Live Trax, Vol. 13 [Digipak]

Performer: Dave Matthews Band
Engineer: Joe Lawlor; Jeff Thomas
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Dave Matthews Band: Stefan Lessard (bass guitar); Carter Beauford (drums, percussion); LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley. Personnel: Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar); Tim Reynolds (guitar); Rashawn Ross (trumpet). Audio Mixer: Chris Kress. Audio Remasterer: Jonathan Russell. A historic recording that documents the first time a music act performed at Busch Stadium in St. Louis (home of Major League Baseball's Cardinals franchise), LIVE TRAX VOL. 13 showcases the Dave Matthews Band bringing the jam band party to the people in grand style. In addition to crowd favorites "Crush" and the soulful "Everyday," the group delivers an unexpectedly heavy version of Neil Young's "Hey Hey (Into The Black)" (which clearly displays Matthews's vocal debt to Young) and the rarely-performed "Recently/Water Into Wine." Of course, several songs are given the extended jam treatment ("Tripping Billies" is a highlight), driving the crowd into heights of groove ecstacy.

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Matthews was born in South Africa, but it was after moving to Charlottesville, Virginia, in the 1980s that he assembled his world-beating band. Adding violin and multiple saxophones to the traditional rock-band instrumentation, Matthews and his cohorts created a unique, idiosyncratic sound that melded jam-band improvisation with elements of folk-rock, funk, and jazz fusion. A homegrown phenomenon, the band sold a stunning number of copies of a self-released debut album via non-stop touring. After signing to a major label, avoiding any artistic compromise in the process, the band immediately broke through on a national level, becoming one of the most popular groups in the U.S.

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