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Dave Matthews Band: Listener Supported

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Label: RCA Records
Released: 1999.11.23
Time:
 72:46 / 65:34
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD Double
Web address: www.davematthewsband.com
Appears with: Boyd Tinsley
Purchase date: 2001.09.01
Price in €: 23,99



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Disc one:
[1] Intro (D.Matthews) - 6:25
[2] Pantala Naga Pampa (D.Matthews) - 0:41
[3] Rapunzel (S.Lessard/D.Matthews/L.Moore) - 7:09
[4] Rhyme & Reason (D.Matthews) - 5:58
[5] The Stone (D.Matthews) - 7:28
[6] #41 (D.Matthews) - 9:47
[7] Crash into Me (D.Matthews) - 6:02
[8] Jimi Thing (D.Matthews) - 13:12
[9] #36 (D.Matthews/L.Moore/C.Beauford/H.Fullerton) - 7:34
[10] Warehouse (D.Matthews) - 8:32

Disc two:
[1] Too Much (D.Matthews) - 4:52
[2] True Reflections (D.Matthews) - 7:25
[3] Two Step (D.Matthews) - 14:38
[4] Granny (D.Matthews) - 4:24
[5] Stay [Wasting Time] (S.Lessard/D.Matthews/L.Moore) - 7:07
[6] #40 (D.Matthews) - 1:49
[7] Long Black Veil (D.Matthews) - 8:44
[8] Don't Drink the Water (D.Matthews) - 7:09
[9] Intro to... (D.Matthews) - 1:36
[10] All Along the Watchtower (B.Dylan) - 7:51

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The Dave Matthews Band:
DAVE MATTHEWS - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Producer
CARTER BEAUFORD - Percussion, Drums, Background Vocals, Producer
STEFAN LESSARD - Bass, Producer
LEROI MOORE - Bass Clarinet, Alto- Baritone- Soprano & Tenor Saxophone, Penny Whistle, Producer
BOYD TINSLEY - Violin

JOHN ALAGÍA - Producer

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1999 CD RCA 67898



If you're of the opinion that the Grateful Dead comparisons that dog the Dave Matthews Band ring false, consider that with the release of Listener Supported, Matthews has put out more live albums (four, if you count Live at Luther College, a duet album with Tim Reynolds) than studio efforts (three, if you don't count the Recently EP). That's a lot of live albums, but Matthews fans probably wouldn't have it any other way. Now it's more possible than ever to haggle over which version of, say, "Warehouse"--which appears on Live at Red Rocks, Luther College, and the new album, as well as on Recently and Under the Table and Dreaming--is definitive. But "Warehouse" aside, the Matthews Band isn't making the same album over and over. Listener Supported contains a nice mix of tunes, albeit with a fair emphasis on their most recent studio effort, Before These Crowded Streets. Among the highlights is a funky, freewheeling take on "Rapunzel," and gorgeous readings of "#41," and the traditional country tune "Long Black Veil." With over two and a half hours of music, the album is enough to sate most DMB fans, at least until the next live album turns up.

Daniel Durchholz, Amazon.com



DMB's Listener Supported - A True Work of Art

As an employee of BMG / Bama Rags Inc., I can honestly say that the highly anticipated release of "Listener Supported" is definately worth the wait. Dave Matthews is, if not the best, one of the greatest live performers of all time. From his acoustic jam sessions with guitar wizard Tim Reynolds, to the live concerts with the band, such as Red Rocks and now Listener Supported in New Jersey. Dave, Steffan, Leroi, Boyd, and Carter put on an amazing performance. Also several songs on this album have never before been heard on a non-bootleg album. "True Reflections", Johhny Cash's "Long Black Veil", and the song that every fan knows by heart - #40. I encourage everyone to go out and purchase this piece of live music history.

The label, John Halmier
Public Relations, BMG/Bama Rags , November 24, 1999



In 12 years, Led Zeppelin released exactly one live album. U2 has released two in almost 20 years. In that same time span, R.E.M. has released none. Bruce Springsteen has put out one live recording in nearly 30 years. And then on the other hand, you have the Dave Matthews Band.

Listener Supported marks the band's second live album in the last three years -- third if you count this year's Live at Luther College, which featured only Matthews and guitarist Tim Reynolds.

It'd be so easy to take the cynical route and dismiss the continual live output from Dave Matthews as a gap-filler between studio works, or a sure-fire way to make a quick buck. And some may do that, but those that do likely don't get the Dave Matthews Band.

Before becoming very unlikely rock stars, this was a live band. It seems improbable that without the years of touring the band had put in, particularly in its home region of the Southeast, Under the Table and Dreaming would have made the commercial impact it did. In this day and age it's unusual, but the Dave Matthews Band had established itself without radio, MTV, or a major label. Many fans knew of the band before radio and MTV jumped on "What Would You Say."

So perhaps it's as a thank-you to those fans that the group continues to put out live recordings, since those who count themselves as admirers of the group know that the best way to experience the group's unparalleled musicianship is live.

While Listener Supported doesn't completely recreate the live experience of the Dave Matthews Band, this epic, two-disc set, which contains over 138 minutes of music in total, features enough highlights to make you realize you have to see this band live.

Most notably, "Too Much" carries the same high-energy arrangement that makes it a fan favorite in concert; the band's version of "All Along the Watchtower" absolutely smokes, and "Rapunzel" features the jazz vibe the group often incorporates into its sound. However, it's the extended jams of such tracks as the sterling "#41" and "Crash Into Me" that has made the group one of the top live bands in the world.

While so many artists of a similar ilk suffer from self-indulgence and lose their way during these jams, the Dave Matthews Band thrives on them, showing off its tight chops, impressive individual talents, and strong chemistry.

Those who want to blast the group for putting out so many live albums should instead think about this: At least this band can play live. Since that quality is becoming increasingly rare, instead giving way to choreographed dance routines and lip-synching that passes for a stage show, it needs to be celebrated where you can find it.

Steve Baltin - January 3, 2000
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Recorded live on September 11, 1999 at New Jersey's Continental Airlines Arena, Listener Supported is the latest fan-friendly album from Matthews and company, rush-released and designed to head-off bootleggers. More a live act than a studio band - they've never actually made a studio record worthy of their reputation - DMB has flourished on the stage and Listener Supported definitely substantiates that. The band cascades through crowd-pleasers like "Crash into Me," "Stay (Wasting Time)" and "Don't Drink the Water," while touching on a couple of covers: the folk classic "Long Black Veil" and Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower." Disc Two, with an interlude featuring Matthews' increasingly dexterous acoustic guitar work, is the more impressive of the set, with an ebb and flow characteristic of the band's best performances. The charming Everyman at the mic also ebbs and flows quite elegantly, and the adulatory crowd is obviously in the palm of his very mortal hand. His band, led by the rhythm section of Carter Beauford on drums and Stefan Lessard on bass, exhibits the jazz roots that make the tunes move from beautifully delicate moments to fully adrenalized passages. In fact, it's musicianship that shifts the focus from the leader's comparatively non-descript melodies to the band's very adept chops. That isn't the norm in rock 'n roll, but here it's a great thing.

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