Dave Matthews Band - Busted Stuff
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Free Music Review: The Magic of DMB continues with Busted Stuff
Hit: 5 Stars
Amazing! One again the Dave Matthews Band has produced an album for the ages. Deriving from the original recordings of most of these songs, "The Lillywhite Sessions," DMB has added a whole new dimension of music to the songs for this release. The title track is really good and slowly brings you into the experience before Grey Steet gets things really going. This is a beautiful and powerful song that is absolutely breathtaking in concert. Then is Where are you going. I swear it's a little different than it is on the radio, with beautiful piano that really adds depth to the music. It's great! You Never Know comes next. The only other song besides Where are you Going that was not on Lillywhites. It's beautiful and classic. The new version of Captain is very different than before and gives it a whole new feel. It's a bit upbeat and gets you smiling while your driving. Raven has been redone and it is fantastic! All new lyrics and much more intense. Grace is Gone, probably the best song on either the Lillywhites or Busted Stuff. It's as heavy and moving as it is uplifting and pensive. It has a very interesting sound, a little folk, and it's perfect. Kit kat Jam is just a great balls out jam by the boys who do it best. If you like them live, you'll love this intrumental masterpiece. We come to Diggin' a Ditch. It's probably the softest and slowest song of them all but it is amazing and emotional. It just makes you forget about the world around you, all the troubles, all the worries, and let's you drift away for awhile. Any song that can do that is amazing. Big Eyed Fish is a great song about being content with what you have cause you never know what might happen to you on the other side of the fence. One of his best songs. And he ends it all with Bartender. The song was originally an intro to Don't Drink the Water from BTCS. Now it a full fledged recording that doesn't need anything else to validate how great it is. This song is a cry out to God and it's phenominal. Another amazing album to fall more in love with everyday. If you love the old stuff, by this album. If you like the new stuff, buy this album. If you have never heard DMB before, buy this album. What can i say. They just keep getiing better.Free Music Review: A funny thing happened on the way to the record store...
Hit: 5 Stars
Something unusual has come over me for the past few weeks. When at the record store, Dave Matthews Band's latest album had sat on the shelf for over a month. Did I buy it? Did I pick it up and look at the back? Did I give it the slightest bit of acknowledgement? No. What came over me? I was college-age, "Before These Crowded Streets" is one of my favorite albums. Why this trepidation?Well, is it any wonder? After "Everyday", which was quite the disappointment? One of the joys of DMB for me is their sheer musicality, the way that their albums sounded like no one else's. Suddenly, here comes an album with a layer of Top 40 Glen Ballard gloss slopped on like maple syrup on a pancake.
But finally, I succombed to the pressure and bought "Busted Stuff". Within the first couple of minutes, a sigh of relief the size of Ohio escaped my lips. Matthews and Co. are back.
I really have to admire the way the band respects their fans. Not only did they go back and re-record the songs from "The Lillywhite Sessions" (an album that they did not hold in high regard from what I understand), but they made an Enhanced CD AND included an extra DVD. Being the subject of last year's biggest internet piracy controversy must have showed them that they truly have a following.
Anyway, about the album. It is a return to DMB's methods, but a departure from their motives. While the upbeat tempos, lengthy riffs, and big acoustic symphonies are still there, the material is darker, more singed with desperation and confusion. It is reassuringly mature after the adolescense of "Everyday".
The high point of the album comes near the middle, with Matthews' ode to the Irish ballad, "Grace Is Gone", with its incredibly addictive chorus. The moment is followed up by "Kit Kat Jam", an instrumental masterpiece that is so hot, even the band itself can't help from cheering at the end of it. Then, to compliment, "Digging a Ditch", a beautiful work, is next. That trilogy of songs is a small example of the carefully calculated work that is "Busted Stuff".
If DMB lost any fans from their last album, they should be regained from this, with will stand among their best work. I am sure this will emerge one of the better albums to come out this year.
Free Music Review: Would Rate Pretty High
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of DMB's better albums. Here is a review of all the songs:Busted Stuff-Great song, with good lyrics and a fun beat. A good, upbeat song to start of the album. 5/5
Grey Street-Great song. Great lyrics. It has an amazing tune, and with great vocals to back it up, it is one of the best songs on the cd. 5/5
Where Are You Going-The single off of this album. It was made for the movie Mr. Deeds. Anyway, this song is pretty good, but real slow. You sort of have to be in the mood for this one. 5/5
You Never Know-A terrific song with a terrific message. Great vocals and lyrics make up this very, very good song. Also, Boyd plays extremely well on this song. 5/5
Captain-Pretty good song. The saxophone is really good, and the lyrics are ok. 4/5
Raven-Great sax. This is an ok song, but nothing really special here. By the way, has anyone ever noticed that this seems to be the end of #34? Pretty good. 4/5
Grace is Gone-Great song. This song is about a lost girlfriend, and the lyrics and vocals enforce this. The guitar is great, and they all come together for an amazing song. 5/5
Kit Kat Jam-This is a really fun song to listen to. It has no words, like #34, but #34 is beautiful, and Kit Kat Jam is fun. It's a matter of taste. But this song is great. 5/5
Digging A Ditch-Oh my. This song is PAINFULLY slow. It seems to drone on and on and on. The worst song on this album by far, but all of the other songs are great. This isn't. 2.5/5
Big Eyed Fish-Kinda sounds like it should be on Before These Crowded Streets. These lyrics might seem silly, but they really do have a meaning. This is also a good song to listen to and won't have you bored. 5/5
Bartender-Probably the best song on this album. It has religious lyrics like Christmas Song, and has great vocals from Dave. The violin is fantastic, and this entire song is one of DMB's best overall and for sure on this cd. This is an absolutely amazing song, give it a chance. 5/5
Overall, this cd is just incredible. It is one of the best DMB cds, and you will certainly not be wasting your money buying it. Thanks for your time.
Free Music Review: A refreshing retrograde movement
Hit: 5 Stars
A couple of years ago I wrote a scathing review of DMB's Everyday. I have to admit that the album grew on me over time (sort of like a fungus?) but Busted Stuff comes as a huge relief. This is a strong album from the Dave Matthews Band, definitely a more natural continuation from Before These Crowded Streets. From what I remember of my astronomy class years ago, a retrograde movement is a kind of illusion, in which one of the outer planets seems, from Earth's point of view, to be moving backwards; but the planet is actually moving forwards, just at a rate more slowly than Earth's. (Or something like that). Anyway, DMB seems to be moving backwards to an earlier style, but I think they have taken that earlier style and developed it further.There are two tracks I routinely skip on this CD, but in general that's more because I love "Grace is Gone" than because I dislike "Captain" and "Raven" (though I feel "Captain" is the weakest track on the disc). I had heard many of the Lillywhite Session tracks before, both in concert and on bootlegs, and I admit that there are a couple missing that I would have liked to see in this set. That said, however, the band compiled an excellent album.
The themes of the album seem to be loss, regret, and a seeking for higher things. In "Busted Stuff" and "Grace is Gone" the themes of a lost love are explored. The exceptional song "Grey Street," which moves my feet to tap and my eyes to tears, talks about a woman who is trapped in a life she doesn't want. The narrator of "Digging a Ditch" gives a positive look at death. "Big Eyed Fish" and "Bartender" (more songs that make me cry) speak of a regret over trying to be what you're not, and a reaching upward for something bigger and higher than yourself.
Musically speaking, Dave has gone back mostly to his acoustic guitar, and the band as a whole has a much bigger presence. You don't have to search for Boyd and LeRoi's contributions the way you did with Everyday.
In general, I have to admit that some good things came of Everyday, but Busted Stuff is to be preferred.
Free Music Review: Crowning Achievement?
Hit: 5 Stars
Almost 16 months after the fan-entitled "Lillywhite Sessions" were leaked onto the internet, the Dave Matthews Band strikes back and delivers what their fans were begging for- a jam CD with long drawn-out solos and Dave on the acoustic guitar. Although the band has delivered stellar compilations in the past, this may arguably be their crowning achievement. The opening track "Busted Stuff" is not as powerful as other openers such as "Rapunzel" or "So Much To Say", but it is a nice, mellow introduction into "Grey Street". "Grey Street" maybe the best song on the entire work because of its mysterious tone and poetic lyrics. The two tracks that did not appear on Lillywhite's work were "Where Are You Going?" and "You Never Know". WAYG is a song much like "Crash" and "Satellite" and YNK is unique and one of the best songs on the CD. Although I feel they butchered "Captain" from their last attempt at it, they revived "Grace Is Gone", "Digging A Ditch", and "Bartender" into three masterpieces. The group also reached new heights with the track "Big Eyed Fish" in which they switched around the lyrics and music of the Lillywhite work. However, the biggest suprise on the CD comes from "Kit Kat Jam" which is a four minute jam song with no lyrics (unlike the Lillywhite in which Dave sang). This CD shows a maturity in both musical composition and writing. It is focused on the music rather than the words which is unlike any other of DMB's work. The group also has no guest appearances on this album (Bela Fleck, Tim Reynolds, Alanis Morisette, etc.). This allowed each member of the group to be a little more creative in their art. Dave, himself, said that this is some of the best material he has ever written. Also in interviews, the entire group added that they think this is their best album ever. I am not going to lie to you- I have to agree.