Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews' 2007 performance before 50,000 screaming fans raised over a million dollars to expand the Atlanta park for which this three-disc live record is named. Loaded with fan and radio favorites including "What Would You Say," "Don't Drink The Water" and "Two Step," the show is well recorded, but the performance is a little flat -- at least until Greg Allman joins Dave to swap verses on that age-old lighter-swaying anthem, "Melissa."

For Dave Matthews fans, live recordings don't capture the full spectrum of the concert
experience, particularly the preshow tailgate, a long-standing ritual that's crucial: The
consumption of recreational comestibles helps transform DMB's jammed-out folk-pop tunes
at least as much as the band's estimable chops. You may want to stage your own tailgate
before spinning this three-disc set, recorded in Atlanta last summer. The band c... More >