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Dave Matthews Band - Busted Stuff

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Free Music Notes for Busted Stuff

Free Music Review: And they're back better than ever!
Hit: 5 Stars

I'm kind of puzzled by DMB's choice of the title track for the opener. I wish he would have chosen something a bit more upbeat for the first track, and then slowed it down just a bit with the title. There's something a little weird about Dave's falsetto vocalization around the 1:45 minute and 2:30 minute marks. Overall, it's not a bad song.

GREY STREET is by far what I believe to be one of the best tracks on the album. DMB uses some amazing rhythm and syncopation, and mixes in a few great echo effects here and there. GREY STREET has definite potential as a DMB classic, ranking up there with ANTS, WATCHTOWER, and SATELLITE. (No, not CRASH. That song is WAYYYYYYYYY overrated.)

WHERE ARE YOU GOING is a beautiful love song. Leroi adds just the right touches with his soprano sax interludes, and Carter supports with his set exactly right. This song is reminiscent of the old style DMB, with just a touch of "right now."

YOU NEVER KNOW is absolutely outstanding. It varies between 6/8 and 5/8, and Boyd really makes the song during the mixed meter parts, no matter how simple his part seems. Dave's voice get a little "squeamish" almost at some parts. It IS, however, one of my favorites.

I am not too impressed with CAPTAIN. Stefan's bass riffs give it an almost "elevator muzak/light jazz" feel that I am not too keen on. Dave doesn't seem to sing with much heart or interest, and I find myself usually skipping this track.

RAVEN is a typical DMB song with a Leroi/Carter/Stefan 3 measure intro. Carter uses a typical 4 beat set pattern. The bridge is *excellent* -- very light, but Stefan provides some awesome bass work, however simple it may be. After the first chorus, the intro repeats and the song continues. Listen closely for the vocal work by Boyd and Carter. Clearly a great song.

GRACE IS GONE is a beautiful but very simple song. Until the 1 minute mark, Dave is pretty much solo, with a few interludes by Leroi on soprano. The lyrics are really quite good, however depressing -- "...One more drink. Could you make it strong, cause I don't need to think..."

KIT KAT JAM is exactly what it sounds like -- a jam. No lyrics, 6/8 time, and VERY intricate. Yes, only one drummer, no matter how many you think. Carter SHINES on this track, and Leroi has some alto sax riffs that will simply floor you. At the 1:40 mark or so, they change style a bit and mix it up. Not so intricate. Kind of reminds me of flying. VERY CATCHY!

DIGGIN A DITCH starts with a mediocre 30 second intro, a few Dave lyrics, and then gets a lot better. A very mellow song. There's not much that goes on, and Dave has a lot of solo moments. However, quite lovely.

BIG EYED FISH is terrific. Boyd does a great pizzicato intro to Dave's amazing vocals. Listen carefully to the lyrics. They are not too bad! The chorus beefs up the song a bit, and then Dave puts out some AMAZING falsetto starting at the 1:45 and 3:05 marks. Wow...

BARTENDER starts with an absolutely astounding transition from BIG EYED FISH. The intro sees the first of Leroi and the bari sax on the album, I believe. Dave sings with extreme intensity and heart, and you can almost "hear" Carter smiling as he jams. I believe that this track is the band's favorite, simply with the level of intensity that they play with. BARTENDER actually ends around the 5:00 mark, but it keeps on going for nearly 3 minutes. However, you'll want it to keep on going after that. Dave's vocalizations are perfect for the song, and the intensity just keeps getting higher and higher. WOW WOW WOW WOW. This is by far the best track on the album.

So, run out to you nearest available music retailer and buy BUSTED STUFF. An amazing album, full of the DMB that we have all grown to love

Free Music Review: Excellent album - A welcome return to form for DMB
Hit: 5 Stars

When I learned the band was rerecording them and releasing them on a new album, I cratered instantly. The original incarnations of the songs were good enough in their own right, but these are simply excellent. I had very high expectations for this record, and I was not let down. In general, the songs sound more polished and have more instrumental depth (which is understandable, since the Lillywhite versions were incomplete). The album as a whole is MUCH more subdued than Everyday, and is reminiscient of the band's past work. I'll try not to compare these songs to their Lillywhite Sessions counterparts too much, but I may not be able to help it.

Busted Stuff - Slow jazzy song, but still has a bit of a fun feel to it. Not a whole lot different from the original version, but the addition of some background distorted guitar is a nice touch.
Grey Street - Up-tempo song with a dark feel. Some new lyrics in places, but it still follows the flow of the original song.
Where Are You Going - New song (and the first single), and a very nice non-traditional love song. The softly wailing electric guitar and piano help round out this song very well.
You Never Know - Another new, very light-hearted song with a pretty good beat.
Captain - Dark song. One of my lesser favorite songs, it hasn't changed much since the Lillywhite Sessions aside from new instrumental stuff going on in the background.
Raven - Probably my second-favorite song on the CD. Each band member gets to flash his stuff in different parts of this song, which alternates between dark and bright. Also completely different lyrics from the old version. I think this should've been one of the first two singles.
Grace Is Gone - The second single. A subdued song that is livened up by different instrumental parts, especially Boyd's violin. A lot lighter than the Lillywhite version, and also has a new acoustic guitar intro.
Kit Kat Jam - Dave takes a break from singing while the band turns in a hard rock-ish piece vaguely reminiscient of Everyday, but better. The original song had lyrics, but I think it sounds better this way.
Digging A Ditch - A pretty slow piece almost like Busted Stuff without the jazz. Not much change from the old version.
Big Eyed Fish - Yet another slow piece with a dark feel, although the lyrics make me laugh every now and then. Like KKJ, not much different than its predecessor, although the way it leads into the next song is a page out of the Before These Crowded Streets book.
Bartender - Hands down, without a doubt, the BEST song on this CD. The lyrics are excellent and the music is simply awesome. They also added piano and electric guitar parts since the Lillywhite Sessions. The first half of the song is dark, but then it beautifully explodes into a 4-minute release of musical emotion by the entire band. Dave's vocal soliloquy during this jam to end all jams is powerful to say the least, and then you get to watch him perform it on the bonus DVD... man, you'll get chills.

If there are two things I would change about this album, I would put rerecorded versions of Sweet Up And Down and JTR (from the Lillywhite Sessions) on this album. However, the fact is that this album is plenty good without those two songs. If you jumped on the DMB bandwagon because of Everyday, this CD may not be for you. However, if you heard and liked the Lillywhite Sessions, or if you like old-school DMB, buy this album. Plain and simple.

Free Music Review: One of the most enjoyable in the DMB catalog
Hit: 5 Stars

I have read some press suggesting that Dave Matthews was not particularly pleased about this effort, and that a variation of this disc had surfaced a couple of years ago. Whatever the circumstances, all credit to Mr. Matthews and his colleagues for returning to the studio to produce this excellent work. As far as my own listening tastes, I found several previous releases by the band to be a little too drawn out and of a scattered effort. I understand they enjoy to riff and jam - comparisons have been made to the Grateful Dead - but the end result has been songs that I didn't particularly care for. That seemed to turn around with their last release, "Everyday", which was a tighter effort and one that I liked (perhaps I am in the minority on this one). In "Busted Stuff", they have maintained that tight cohesiveness, contributing to a disc that is very easy for the casual listener to get into.

There are an outstanding array of songs here, ranging from the upbeat to the dark and brooding to everything in between. The unique Dave Matthews Band sound is very much in fine form, but on many tracks, it seems to exude more of a jazz flair than in his previous material. That fusion of a jazz-rock style makes for some genuinely catchy tunes that "hook" the listener instantly. It is one of those rare discs that doesn't require multiple spins through the CD player to get used to or appreciate.

The radio release from this disc seems to be "Where Are You Going", which is a good song, but not what I would think to be the strongest track on this disc. I really enjoy "Grace Is Gone", "Captain", and "Grey Street"; on the one hand, they all seem to be conveying different moods, yet there seems to be a undefined common thread through these and the rest of the tracks. "Kit Kat Jam" is also a bouncy, fun instrumental that would seem to be a snippet to a much more expansive live concert free-for-all. But the one track that I am most intrigued by is the final song, the dark and intense "Bartender". From the first note, it just heightens my interest, and though there isn't a whole lot to the lyrics, it seems to be saying so much about death and redemption. In my mind, it seems the kind of song that Johnny Cash would sing. Perhaps it is the respect Mr. Matthews has shown to Mr. Cash in the past, or his collaboration with him, but "Bartender" just seems to grab the Man In Black formula and evolve it into a 21st-century sound.

Lyrically, the tracks on this disc are a bit repetitive, but that doesn't detract from the ultimate listening pleasure. Sometimes, I get annoyed at a lack of thought and effort in lyrics, but in Dave Matthews, he can get away with going simplistic or complex, mainly because his stellar musicianship - and that of his band - are the ultimate drivers in their music.

Again, I don't know what the die-hard fan thinks of "Busted Stuff", but as a casual fan, I think it is easily one of his best discs to date. I have played this disc around friends and family who are by no means Dave Matthews Band fans and they wind up enjoying the music, and given that, it is also one of his more "friendly" discs for a much broader audience. As such, I give it a full five-star rating, and recommend it to all audiences.

Free Music Review: Somethings Are Beyond Words
Hit: 5 Stars

Busted Stuff- A very melancholy and jazzy and sexy song that is very relaxing.

Grey Street- A chilling song and at the same time is very upbeat, theres also a very deep and important message in it...listen and you'll get it very quick.

Where Are You Going- The happiest song on the album. Listen too it.

You Never Know- This song is monumental and I have read that is one the two songs they have made new that were not in the Lillywhite sessions.

Captain- This song kind of reminds me of Crush a little but not to the point that they sound exactly a like. They are both very different songs. But you know how certain songs remind you of others?

Raven- Great song. But don't know what its talking about.

Grace Is Gone- I am actually a member of the DMB fan club and heard a sound sample of this song on the website and could not wait to hear the whole thing on the album. I was not let down.

Kit Kit Jam- A jam is right. Nice pick up after listening to raven and Grace is Gone.

Digging A Ditch- A very peaceful song that kind of gives me the same feeling as satellite.

Big Eyed Fish- Great message about appreciating what you have. There is only one thing that disturbs me a little. In the last verse Dave talks about a monkey climbing out of the tree and getting lost in the city and dieing. And I remember this great song Proudest Monkey from Crash and Dave was the monkey in that song and he went out of the tree and to the city and was on his own and that was good thing because the song seemed to be talking about about the need to grow and become independent. Any way if I haven't bored you I hope that Dave doesn't think that he should have stayed up his tree because then none of these masterpieces would be.

Bartender-Monumental. HEAR IT.

This album is a masterpiece from start to finish just as all of their other studio albums have been and continue to be. I love this album and if you can trust a human being being sincere I say buy this album..if you have never heard their music before this may change your life and inspire you to do something truly profound. On a final note I don't mean to rain on anyones parade but I would look for DMB to go back to the sound of Everyday for their next album and for the rest that they do. They really seemed to have a lot of fun doing that album. And it is a masterpiece despite what certain DMB fans may have thought who never should have had those Lillywhie sessions in the first place. The band had a good attitude about is because they had too so they didn't offend anyone. But I'll say that the people who downloaded those materials and put down Everyday were very disloyal and there is no way to get around that. The truth hurts if you care. Any way Dave Matthews Band is the Greatest YEAAAH!

Free Music Review: Somethings Are Beyond Words
Hit: 5 Stars

Busted Stuff- A very melancholy and jazzy and sexy song that is very relaxing.

Grey Street- A chilling song and at the same time is very upbeat, theres also a very deep and important message in it...listen and you'll get it very quick.

Where Are You Going- The happiest song on the album. Listen too it.

You Never Know- This song is monumental and I have read that is one the two songs they have made new that were not in the Lillywhite sessions.

Captain- This song kind of reminds me of Crush a little but not to the point that they sound exactly a like. They are both very different songs. But you know how certain songs remind you of others?

Raven- Great song. But don't know what its talking about.

Grace Is Gone- I am actually a member of the DMB fan club and heard a sound sample of this song on the website and could not wait to hear the whole thing on the album. I was not let down.

Kit Kit Jam- A jam is right. Nice pick up after listening to raven and Grace is Gone.

Digging A Ditch- A very peaceful song that kind of gives me the same feeling as satellite.

Big Eyed Fish- Great message about appreciating what you have. There is only one thing that disturbs me a little. In the last verse Dave talks about a monkey climbing out of the tree and getting lost in the city and dieing. And I remember this great song Proudest Monkey from Crash and Dave was the monkey in that song and he went out of the tree and to the city and was on his own and that was good thing because the song seemed to be talking about about the need to grow and become independent. Any way if I haven't bored you I hope that Dave doesn't think that he should have stayed up his tree because then none of these masterpieces would be.

Bartender-Monumental. HEAR IT.

This album is a masterpiece from start to finish just as all of their other studio albums have been and continue to be. I love this album and if you can trust a human being being sincere I say buy this album..if you have never heard their music before this may change your life and inspire you to do something truly profound. On a final note I don't mean to rain on anyones parade but I would look for DMB to go back to the sound of Everyday for their next album and for the rest that they do. They really seemed to have a lot of fun doing that album. And it is a masterpiece despite what certain DMB fans may have thought who never should have had those Lillywhie sessions in the first place. The band had a good attitude about is because they had too so they didn't offend anyone. But I'll say that the people who downloaded those materials and put down Everyday were very disloyal and there is no way to get around that. The truth hurts if you care. Any way Dave Matthews Band is the Greatest YEAAAH!