Dave Matthews Band

Matthews and longtime pal Tim Reynolds have been performing as an opening act for DMB or as headliners themselves for years. This set, captured live at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City, is so flawlessly recorded that audiophiles may actually wet their pants over the first five seconds of acoustic guitar-picking alone. Toss in Matthews' penchant for unfurling soulful moan-yells at every opportunity and you have two discs of Dave Matthews the Musical Genius solo, with minimal but impeccable backing. Lots of eight-minute jam-outs on here.

Long before is band was treating stadium crowds to sax solos and jammy polyrhythms, Dave
Matthews was a frat-house troubadour, playing freewheeling acoustic gigs with his buddy,
guitar whiz Tim Reynolds. Matthews has kept doing the occasional unplugged show through
the years, and on this two-disc live album, recorded in April, much of his material stands up
just fine without full-band wizardry. Matthews highlights the warm, sensitive-du... More >