Dave Matthews Band - The Gorge
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Free Music Notes for The Gorge
Free Music Review: a great concert; a great cd
Hit: 5 Stars
This is an amazing cd/dvd set. It is by far Matthews' finest live recorded cd released to date. Its a must buy for all dave fans.Free Music Review: Another Great DMB album
Hit: 5 Stars
Every DMB album is consitantly a winner. Great musicians put out great albums. This album is nothing short of that.Free Music Review: THE DVD IS WORTH THE PRICE ALONE
Hit: 4 Stars
The 2 CD's that come with it are decent. The 19:00 version of Two Step wasted a lot of space though. Especially since the Central Park CD also had an 18:56 version. With these two releases being back to back, it just seems foolish not to mix it up a bit. I would've MUCH preferred the 14:06 version of #41 in its place. It's been quite a while since we've had a good live version of that song. The rest of the track selection is good, with The Song That Jane Likes, Fool To Think, Kit Kat Jam and Lie In Our Graves being nice surprises. Incidentally, they are selling a 6 CD set on the official DMB website that has every track from all 3 nights.
OK, now to the DVD. 9 main tracks, 3 short documentaries and the Grace Is Gone montage video. Track selection for the DVD is outstanding. I was going to go through each track, but I'll just give a few quick highlights. The intro to Ants Marching is fun. Seek Up, how can you go wrong with that one? You can't. Tripping Billies! We don't hear that one enough, but here's high energy version for us. The documentaries aren't Earth shattering, especially for fans familiar with the band, but they're cool. Matter of fact, as a fan I was a little disappointed that they didn't have the guys talking some more. The Grace Is Gone video at the end is pretty nice also. As far as the multiple angles feature, it's only on Ants Marching and What Would You Say. Pretty fun, I like watching my "Carter Cam", but they have these 4 annoying little camera selector boxes on the left side of the screen the whole time. Mind you, this isn't on the regular play through of these tracks, it's on a special feature menu. These little windows are semi-transparent, but they're still annoying. I suppose the point is for PC playback or remotes that don't have an ANGLE button.
But the highlight of it all is Halloween on the DVD. Wow. I'm not going to go so far as to say I'd pay full price just for this one track, but it is by FAR the best 9:06 in this entire set. You know it's going to be good when you start off with Carter performing a solo. And I hate to spoil it, but he's playing the toms with HIS HANDS. It's great to watch, and since I'm a drummer I can watch that man do his thing 24/7. Once they get into the song itself, the energy is incredible. If it doesn't give you goosebumps all over listening to it, check your pulse...you might be dead.
Oh, back to the 6 CD set on their official site...I decided that buying this here set just to get the DVD for the $20 was worth it. So I'm going to buy the 6 CD set also. Yeah, the 14 tracks I already have from this set will be duplicated, but I want the DVD versions to listen to without hassling with extracting the audio from the DVD itself. That and there are about 55 total tracks on the 6 CD set. So I'll pay for the extra 41 tracks, no problem. It's a virtual box set of all their songs live. And honestly, who puts on a better show than DMB?
The 4 stars is because the Two Step instead of #41 irritated me. The band ALWAYS gets 5 stars.
Free Music Review: Finding New Ways to Package the DMB Live Experience
Hit: 4 Stars
Music: 3.5 Stars; DVD: 3 Stars; Economic Value: 4 Stars
I've lost count but I guess DMB now has 'officially' released about 5 or 6 live albums (not counting those available through its website), and it's getting harder to come up with fresh ideas but, hey, here's a good one: instead of bringing a single show, let's take songs from the three night stand at the Gorge, and even better, let's put some on CD and others on a DVD.
"The Gorge" (2 CDs, 14 tracks, 112 min.) actually has a lot of great music on it. Highlights for me include the opener Rampunzel, The Song that Jane Likes (from "Remember Two Things"), the somber and touching Gravedigger, the pleasant Everyday (check out the crowd's singalong at the very beginning), and the hard charging "Kit Kat Jam". Not nearly as good are the 2 monster tracks Two Steps (19 min.) and Lie in Our Graves (17 min.).
The DVD (120 min.) contains 9 more songs, with 3 mini-documentaries and the video for Grace is Gone. As to the concert clips, this coulda, shoulda been wonderful. Alas, the editor truly made a mess of it by changing non-stop, literally EVERY SECOND, the camera angle. After a while it becomes so annoying, I could hardly stand it anymore. Among the songs, Halloween and Ants Marching are standouts. The most revealing moment actually comes after the credits when the band retreats backstage after one of the shows and comments on that evening's performance.
Because the songs are diced and sliced, this may not be the best DMB live album, but I will say that you get great value for your money. Two hours of music and another two hours of DVD, and all for about $20, that's hard to beat!
Free Music Review: I came to Gorge but only got a little bite
Hit: 4 Stars
Enjoying this band as much as I do, I have to admit I was disapointted in the Disc(s). The mastering could have been done cleaner, specifically the bass notes that hit with a pleasant thump, just like at a live show, but ultimately sort of blend together the bassline and distract from the song. Doubt this if you may, but I've listened on two high quality systems-car and home.
The second main disappointment is the set list. With so many awesome songs availible, I feel cheated getting a grand total of 14 on the CD's. In the new Guster live CD only about 3 tracks are missing - and they were stuffed onto one disc. The DVD, is essentially complete. Instead of close to 20 minute versions of 2-step for instance, I think I might rather have 3-4 other tracks. Or better yet, get another disc on that stinkin' collection!
Alright, gripes aside this still earns 4 stars because lets face it, these guys are amazing musicians, and this one appeals to me more than the NY discs. Anyone new to this band, and interested in a live sound, would be wise to try Red Rocks or Live at Luther first. A better range of songs, and better quality recordings (in my humble opinion).