November 17, 2004

Theme Week: Acoustic - Dave Matthews











Dave Matthews - Stream
[From The Album "Live at Luther College"]
Dave Matthews - Lover Lay Down
[From The Album "Live at Luther College"]

Everyone knows who Dave Matthews is so I don't need to elaborate here. This particular live performance took place on February 6, 1996 prior to the release of "Crash" and "Before These Crowded Streets", before Dave Matthews was the hottest concert ticket around. So you'll hear excited fans, but thankfully not too many sloppy fair-weather fans singing along to every lyric. It's nice to hear familiar songs with the energy of a live show but with the hushed intimacy of a private performance. The recording is clean with Dave on guitar together with Tim Reynolds. The song "Stream" picks up where yesterday's "Mediterranean Sundance" left off, it's a quick flamenco style instrumental duet with Tim Reynolds. And "Lover Lay Down" shows off what Dave Matthews is best at, creating vivid images with his lyrics and technically difficult, yet easy to appreciate, guitar playing. This is an official release and still in print.


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