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The South-African vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews formed the Dave Matthews band in Virginia in the early '90s. Featuring Matthews, Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moor, Boyd Tinsley, and Carter Beauford, the group's music presents a more pop-oriented version of The Grateful Dead, crossed with the worldbeat explorations of Paul Simon and Sting. The band built up a strong word-of-mouth following in the early '90s by touring the country constantly, concentrating on college campuses. In addition to amassing a sizable following, their self-released album Remember Two Things sold well for an independent release; soon, they were attracting the attention of majors. Signing with RCA, the Dave Matthews Band released their major-label debut, Under the Table and Dreaming, in the fall of 1994. By spring of 1995, the record had launched the hit single "What Would You Say" and sold over a million copies.A year and a half after the release of Under the Table & Dreaming, the record had sold over four million copies in the US alone. In April of 1996, the Dave Matthews Band released Crash, which entered the charts at number two and quickly went platinum. Throughout 1996, the group toured behind Crash, sending it to double platinum status. Also in 1996, Matthews launched an attack on bootleggers in conjunction with the Federal Government, targeting stores that were selling semi-legal discs of live performances. The efforts of Matthews, his band and his management resulted in an unprecedented crackdown on bootleggers in early 1997, where nearly all of the major foreign bootlegging companies were arrested by the United States, thereby putting a moratorium on the entire underground industry. To further combat the bootleggers, Dave Matthews released an official, double-disc live album, Live at Red Rocks 8-15-95, in the fall of 1997. It was an unexpected success, debuting at number three on the charts and selling a million copies within the first five months of its release. The live record paved the way for the April 1998 release of Before These Crowded Streets, the group's most ambitious album to date. Another live effort, Listener Supported, followed a year later. Summer tours also packed the late nineties, selling out shows across the US. The new millennium, however, saw the band back in the studio with Glen Ballard to record their fourth studio album. Everyday was issued in February 2001. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Albums
Some Devil
01. Dodo
02. So Damn Lucky
03. Gravedigger
04. Some Devil
05. Trouble
06. Grey Blue Eyes
07. Save Me
08. Stay or Leave
09. An' Another Thing
10. Oh
11. Baby
12. Up and Away
13. Too High
14. Gravedigger [Acoustic]
Busted Stuff
01. Busted Stuff
02. Grey Street
03. Where Are You Going
04. You Never Know
05. Captain
06. Raven
07. Grace Is Gone
08. Kit Kat Jam
09. Digging A Ditch
10. Big Eyed-Fish
11. Bartender
Everyday
01. So Right
02. I Did It
03. When The World Ends
04. Space Between
05. Sleep To Dream
06. What You Are
07. Angel
08. Dreams Of Our Fathers
09. Everyday
10. Mother Father
11. If I Had It All
12. Fool To Think
Live At Luther College
Disc 1
01. One Sweet World
02. #41
03. Tripping Billies
04. Jimi Thing
05. Satellite
06. Crash Into Me
07. Deed Is Done
08. Lover Lay Down
09. What Would You Say
10. Minarets
11. Cry Freedom
12. Dancing Nancies
Disc 2
01. Typical Situation
02. Stream
03. Warehouse
04. Christmas Song
05. Seek Up
06. Say Goodbye
07. Ants Marching
08. Little Thing
09. Halloween
10. Granny
11. Two Step
Before These Crowded Streets
01. Pantala Naga Pampa
02. Rapunzel
03. The Last Stop
04. Don't Drink The Water
05. Stay (Wasting Time)
06. Halloween
07. The Stone
08. Crush
09. The Dreaming Tree
10. Pig
11. Spoon
Crash
01. So Much To Say
02. Two Step
03. Crash In To Me
04. Too Much
05. #41
06. Say Goodbye
07. Drive In Drive Out
08. Let You Down
09. Lie In Our Graves
10. Cry Freedom
11. Tripping Billies
12. Proudest Monkey
Under The Table & Dreaming
01. The Best of What's Around
02. What Would You Say
03. Satellite
04. Rhyme and Reason
05. Typical Situation
06. Dancing Nancies
07. Ants Marching
08. Lover Lay Down
09. Jimi Thing
10. Warehouse
11. Pay For What You Get
12. #34
Remember Two Things
01. Ants Marching
02. Tripping Billies
03. Recently
04. Satellite
05. One Sweet World
06. The Song That Jane Likes
07. Minarets
08. Seek Up
09. I'll Back You Up
10. Christmas Song
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