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Dave Matthews Band: Live at The Gorge

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Label: RCA Records
Released: 2004.06.29
Time:
 61:15 / 51:26
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: *******... (7/10)
Media type: CD Double, DVD
Web address: www.davematthewsband.com
Appears with: Boyd Tinsley
Purchase date: 2007.03.14
Price in €: 24,99



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CD one:
[1] Pantala Naga Pampa/Rapunzel (C.Beauford/S.Lessard/D.Matthews) - 7:50
[2] The Song That Jane Likes (D.Mattews/Roebuck) - 4:33
[3] Fool to Think (G.Ballard/D.Matthews) - 4:19
[4] You Never Know (D.Matthews) - 7:13
[5] Granny (D.Matthews) - 4:08
[6] Gravedigger (D.Matthews) - 5:18
[7] Everyday/No. 36 (G.Ballard/D.Matthews) - 8:47
[8] Two Step (D.Matthews) - 19:01

CD two:
[1] Drive In, Drive Out (D.Matthews) - 6:14
[2] The Space Between (G.Ballard/D.Matthews) - 4:55
[3] Kit Kat Jam (D.Matthews) - 5:27
[4] Lie in Our Graves (C.Beauford/S.Lessard/D.Matthews/L.Moore/B.Tinsley) - 17:00
[5] Proudest Monkey (C.Beauford/S.Lessard/D.Matthews) - 8:49
[6] Warehouse (D.Matthews) - 8:56

DVD:
[1] Grey Street - 6:41
[2] Ants Marching - 7:58
[3] Inside the Gorge [Documentary] - 3:45
[4] Pig - 7:39
[5] Dancing Nancies - 9:45
[6] What Would You Say - 5:25
[7] Loving Wings/Where Are You Going - 3:47
[8] Inside the Gorge [featuring "Gravedigger"] - 2:52
[9] Seek Up - 21:01
[10] Halloween - 8:45
[11] Tripping Billies - 7:44
[12] Inside the Gorge [Making the "Grace Is Gone" Video] - 5:07
[13] Grace Is Gone [Music Video] - 5:07

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Dave Matthews - Guitar, Vocals, Producer
Carter Beauford - Drums, Vocals, Producer
Stefan Lessard - Bass, Producer
Leroi Moore - Horn, Vocals, Producer
Boyd Tinsley - Violin, Vocals, Producer

Butch Taylor - Keyboards, Guest Appearance

Tosh Kasai - Engineer, Digital Editing
Ryan Nichols - Engineer, Recording Technician
Scott Campbell - Mixing
Louie Teran - Mastering
Eric Mayron - Digital Editing
Coran Capshaw - Executive Producer
Gary Adcock - Graphic Design
Jenny Fox - Production Coordination
Hank McHugh - Production Coordination
Henry Luniewski - Drum Technician
Monk Montgomery - Guitar Technician
David Saull - Instrument Technician
Thomas Lyon - Audio Technician
Heath Marriman - Lighting Director
Laird Beckwith - Lighting Technician
Pete Carstens - Electrician
Bob Chaize - Lighting Technician
Jeff Child - Audio Technician
James Corbin - Sound Technician
Derek Featherstone - Audio Technician
Pete Franks - Lighting Supervisor
Ben Gokey - Lighting Technician
Ray Werthmann - Lighting Technician
John Terry - Electrician
Mike Rinehart - Lighting Technician
Monte Hale - Stage Manager
Scott Harvey - Delay
Donald Jacobelly - Electrician
Bruce Flohr - A&R
Patrick G. Jordan - Project Manager
Lonnie Quinn - Crew
Jeff Tannenbring - Liner Note Producer
Jeff Thomas - Assistant, House Sound
Geoffrey Trump - Tour Accountant


Douglas Biro - Video Producer
Christopher Byrum - Camera Operator
Michel Caron - Video
Jeffrey Crane - Video Technician
Asaf Eisenberg - Video Editor
Felix Kawamura - Title Design
Ian Kuhn - Monitor Engineer
Mike Lane - Video Engineer
Chris Osterhus - Video Editor
The Jeremy Richter Effort - Supervising Editor, Video Editor, Video Producer, Video Director
Greg Rogers - Video Editor
Arnold Simmons - Camera Operator
Hugh Surratt - Video Producer
Fenton Williams - Video Producer, Video Director, Lighting Design

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2004 CD RCA 61633

This version of the CD & DVD is packaged in an amaray case.

Though the Dave Matthews Band has released several live albums, THE GORGE stands out from the pack due to its unique recording environment. The outdoor venue in question is carved out of the basalt cliffs adjacent to Oregon's Columbia River Gorge, a canyon in the Cascade mountain range. The space is renowned both for its scenic splendor and natural acoustic properties. As such, the sound quality here is warmer and clearer than a typical concert recording, and the ensemble seems inspired to deliver a top-notch performance. As on the group's other live outings, several tracks here are much longer than their studio counterparts. Particular beneficiaries of this treatment include the baritone sax-driven rocker "Two Step" and the funky world-beat exploration "Lie in Our Graves." In addition to the two audio discs, the set also includes a DVD that presents live footage, videos, and a documentary.



Think what you will of the Dave Matthews Band but they certainly know how to keep their fans satisfied. Just eight months after the release of the lavish Central Park Concert package comes another generous helping of live material, this time in a limited edition three-disc set compiled at the band's 2002 concerts at Washington State's scenic Gorge, one of its favorite venues. With more than three-hours of music and video, recorded in 5.1 audio and shot with over 20 high-definition video cameras, even fans that missed the shows will feel the mosquitoes buzzing around their ears. And it's easy to see why Seattle resident Dave Matthews and his cohorts feel at home here--the natural backdrop provides the perfect setting for their gently inspiring music. "I feel like I'm making a racket in a place that should be quiet," the frontman says at one point in the documentary, which may suggest why this is a more reverential, detail-oriented performance than its Manhattan predecessor, particularly in songs like the acoustic "Gravedigger" and the leisurely 15-minute-plus version of "Lie In Our Graves."

Aidin Vaziri - Amazon.com



Even though it consists of two CDs and a DVD, the latest live album by Dave Matthews is actually a teaser in a sense. Not that that's a bad thing. The Gorge, recorded over three nights in 2002, is easily Matthews' finest officially released live outing, even if you can get the entire run in a six-disc set for a very reasonable price through the band's website. This baby just whets the appetite. But does it ever. Matthews and company lay out 14 tracks, many of them less obvious choices than on previous outings. The music here comes from Before These Crowded Streets (a beautiful opening medley of "Pantala Naga Pampa" and "Rapunzel"; "Ants Marching" doesn't appear on the CDs at all, just the DVD footage!), "The Song Jane Likes" from Remember Two Things, and tracks from Busted Stuff, Crash, Everyday, and even Some Devil. The jams are tighter and rowdier; there's less hippie stuff and more honest to goodness musicianship and groove. And the version of "Gravedigger" here is as moving as it is on the studio outing. The singalong at the beginning of "Everyday," featured in a medley with "No. 36," is quite beautiful, not annoying like some similar moments on live records are. The more song-oriented first disc juxtaposes nicely with the more jam-oriented second, which features a smoking version of "Kit Kat Jam" and "Lie in Our Graves." The DVD showcases not only concert footage, but the "Grace Is Gone" music video and a documentary on the making of it, as well as an intimate look at the Gorge itself, a piece of environmental architecture that is an astonishing music venue and makes Red Rocks look paltry in comparison. Fans will have to have it, to be sure, but this might serve to turn others on to that particular brand of Matthews magic as well.

Thom Jurek - All Music Guide



This sprawling set is the latest in the Dave Matthews Band's effort to chronicle not only their favorite live performances but their favorite venues as well. Culled from a three-night stand at Seattle's Gorge Amphitheatre in the fall of 2002, the two-CD/one-DVD package may well be the most adventurous of the band's many live offerings. While there are a fair number of -- for lack of a better word -- hits sprinkled here and there ("Dancing Nancies" gets a particularly strong workout), Live at the Gorge is an even better document of the quintet's improvisational potency. Most intense among the freer numbers are the medleys, such as a seamlessly rendered, if somewhat rambling mélange of "Pantala Naga Pampa" and "Rapunzel," in which the two songs are dazzlingly interwoven, each coming to the fore at several distinct points. Similarly, "Everyday" parts midway through, allowing an extended "#36" to emerge -- before giving way to a take on "Two Step," introduced with some off-the-cuff lyrics on the part of Matthews. The singer's voice is a bit ragged at points, but the interface between the musicians -- even more than usual -- lends an alternately affable and challenging tone to tunes like "Drive In, Drive Out" and "Space Between." The DVD segment of the collection is peppered with multimedia extras, including a mini-documentary about the making of the "Grace Is Gone" video and multiple viewing options for "Ants Marching" and "What Would You Say," which allow a focus on one band member for a song's duration. Impressive, all around.

David Sprague - Barnes & Noble


The Dave Matthews Band has been documenting its shows long enough to know what translates to the screen, and this disc, culled from 2002 tour stops at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington state, is a shining example of how live-concert DVDs should be shot: Viewers get not simply the house video-screen feed or endless close-ups but a mix of perspectives, edited in sync with the flow of the music. The sets are fairly straightforward, with the usual handful of DMB highlights. The highest: a dastardly rendition of "Pig."

TOM MOON (Aug 5, 2004) - Rolling Stone


 

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