Live at the Mile High Music Festival [Digipak]

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

Notes: Dave Matthews Band: Stefan Lessard (vocals, bass guitar); Carter Beauford (drums, percussion); Boyd Tinsley. Personnel: Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar); Tim Reynolds (guitar); Rashawn Ross (trumpet). Audio Mixer: John Alagia. Audio Remasterer: Stephen Marcussen. Long a guiding light of the jam scene, the Dave Matthews Band is always better witnessed in its natural road warrior setting, and LIVE AT MILE HIGH MUSIC FESTIVAL is no exception. The sprawling three-disc set captures all of the groups many shades, from the melancholy, dulcet tones of "Proudest Monkey" to the full-out rocking version of the combo's first big hit, "Ants Marching." Other highlights include a spirited cover version of "Sledgehammer" on which Matthews sounds eerily like Peter Gabriel, and a rousing eight-minute take on Sly Stone's funk classic, "Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)."

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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