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Track Listings
| 1. Pantala Naga Pampa |
| 2. Rapunzel |
| 3. The Last Stop |
| 4. Don't Drink The Water |
| 5. Stay (Wasting Time) |
| 6. Halloween |
| 7. The Stone |
| 8. Crush |
| 9. The Dreaming Tree |
| 10. Pig |
| 11. Spoon |
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The Dave Matthews Band moves its music forward by increments on Before These Crowded Streets. While the album offers more of the folkish melodies and vaguely internationalist rhythms that made this Charlottesville, Virginia, group a major record and concert draw, it also finds them adding new colourings to the mix. Alanis Morissette guests on two cuts, "Spoon" and the disc's first single, "Don't Drink the Water", and banjo whiz Bela Fleck sits in, too. More interesting, though, is the modernist string arrangement played by the Kronos Quartet on the driving "Halloween". Matthews's obvious hopes to lead something other than a jam band are at least partly fulfilled here; at the same time, Streets should keep his customers satisfied. --Rickey Wright
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CD > BRAZILIAN MUSIC > MPB - BRAZILIAN POPULAR MUSIC
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dave Matthews Band is totally brilliant,
By Stephen "Podhi" Burke (Earth) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Before These Crowded Streets [VINYL] (Vinyl)
I don't know what to say to the last review of Before These Crowded streets that thought it was awful after buying Everyday and enjoying it. I can only say this being a DMB fan for many years now and having seen them 7 times - Everyday is the least favourite of most people here in North America. It was not a Dave Matthews Band album but rather was Dave and Glen Ballard (Alanis Jagged Little Pill) writing songs that the band was instructed exactly how to play. The first two 5 star reviews of this album say it best - BTCS is an musically brilliant album with lyrics so intense and deeply moving you will shudder! The Dreaming Tree is so melancholy it makes me cry just thinking about it. The Stone is intense, Rapunzel's chorus is deliciously romantic, Alanis' little verse on Spoon is lovely. Please if you are in the UK and wish to know more DMB I would recommend getting all the albums and the live stuff. DMB live is what made them so famous today. Folsom Field is awesome as is Listener Supported. I hope DMB comes your way soon. Eat, drink and be merry, Steve
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth Many A Listen!,
By Daniel Winter (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Before These Crowded Streets (Audio CD)
It took me a while to get into this album but it was well worth the effort! It is not an album that you can simply put on as background music, or at least not without it being wasted. This is a very technical album, with many intricate harmonies from Dave and Carter, and a multitude of little "bonus" tracks after almost every song. This creates an effect of each song linking, making the entire album a continuous build up, culminating in the brilliant "Spoon". On the way you are treated to many a musical delight, in particular "The Stone" and "The Dreaming Tree" which are both very dark and yet pleasantly uncomplicated - which probably adds to the dark feel! This album is also the home of an amazing bass line from Steffan on "Crush". It also features two colaborations with Alanis Morisette in the form of "Spoon" and "Don't Drink The Water" - a song about the development of America at the expense of the native Indians. At the end of the day this is a fantastic album that can only really be listened to all the way through and with great attention to do it justice. It simply adds more support to the argument that everyone should own a piece of DMB work!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
speechless,
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This review is from: Before These Crowded Streets (Audio CD)
this album was my first encounter with the dmb. it left me speechless. for some months now i've been listening to it almost daily (and sometimes twice a day) and it still hasn't worn off in the slightest - in fact it is still getting better with each new listening. there is a lot one could say about the incredible style-shifting arrangements, the impeccable musicianship of everyone in the band, the extraordinary lyrics, the truly gripping voice of dave matthews etc. etc. - but what really stands out is the passion (and i mean both the ecstacy and the suffering contained therein) and the scorching energy of the album. enough. it really left me speechless. listen to it, but not as background music. put it on, fasten your seat belt and stay with it. it will reward you again and again.
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