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Dave Matthews Band- Live At Folsom Field Boulder Colorado
Amazon.com The fortunes of the Dave Matthews Band have been so tied to its legendary live performances that it's arguably led to some well-documented searches for direction in the studio. The success of Everyday was hard won, its originally rejected material eventually revived, reworked, and released a year later as Busted Stuff. But those creative struggles have paid double dividends here, arguably pushing Matthews and company to a compelling new plateau on stage. Recorded in Boulder, Colorado, on July, 11, 2001, fully half of this two and a half-hour show is culled from the results of those stormy sessions, including brooding versions of Busted's then-unreleased "Bartender" and "Digging a Ditch." But it's the wider, more challenging musical palette of Everyday that takes center stage, stretching from the lyrical, cinematic drama of "The Space Between" and "What You Are" to the smoky, blues-jazz tinged "Angel" and loping funk of "When the World Ends." That sense of adventure helps reinvigorate even Matthews staples like "Crash into Me" and "What Would You Say" with new musical dimensions and helps make this collection more than just the band's sixth live album. It sounds like the beginning of a promising new chapter. --Jerry McCulley Product description Dave Matthews Band: Dave Matthews, Leroi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard. Additional personnel: Butch Taylor (keyboards). Recorded live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado on July 11, 2001. Dave Matthews Band: Dave Matthews, Leroi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard. Additional personnel: Butch Taylor (keyboards). Personnel: Butch Taylor (keyboards); Cindy Mizelle, Brenda White-King, Tawatha Agee (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Jeff Juliano ; John Alagia. Recording information: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO (07/01/2001). Although conflict has been more or less a stranger around the Dave Matthews Band camp, such was not the case in 2001 when a creative impasse with producer Glen Ballard came during the recording of EVERYDAY and its follow-up BUSTED STUFF. LIVE AT FOLSOM FIELD is a show featuring much of the material from that time that features the DMB playing a stellar set despite any in-studio turmoil that may have been going on at the time. Recorded in Boulder, Colorado, this 2-CD set features two and one half-hours of music guaranteed to satisfy die-hards as well as more casual fans. Newer material like the jaunty "Bartender" and crisply delivered "Big Eyed Fish" meshed well with older staples including a swaggering "What Would You Say," an epic "Crash Into Me" and a boisterous encore of "Ants Marching" that had the crowd howling.