Sorry about the late post. Lexington minutes, time is slow. Talkin' tonight about the new live release from Dave Matthews Band.
The 18th installment of the Live Trax series takes us to Virginia Beach in 1996. This is one of the best years for the band, as their second album, Crash, was released that same year. Crash helped bring radio time to the band, and really made the band what it is today, as they began to fill bigger arenas and play to more and more people every night. The classic songs that were written 14 years ago have proven themselves time and again, as even today they are still helping the band fill the biggest venues all around the world.
Crash
Live Trax 18
Live Trax 18 does not disappoint in giving new fans and old what they want the most from the band. Beginning with #41, they set the tone with a nice and chill jam, and the rest of the concert follows suit. With Two Step, Crash Into Me, Too Much, So Much To Say, and Lie in Our Graves making up most of the main set, the band plays the songs off their new album with confidence and simplicity, giving jams that are easy on the ear. These jams, however, are different from the same jams of these songs played today. As they were young songs and beginning to take form, jams that would take 15-20 minutes today, only last 7-10, helping to give a different light on these songs while showing hints of what the band would become in later years. Closing out the main set with the fan favorite Ants Marching, the band covers all areas of fan enjoyment. In the encore is the always reliable Dancing Nancies into a powerful Warehouse. They close out the concert with the cover of Dylan's All Along the Watchtower, and prove why they are a band that has lasted 20 years and is still one of the best jam bands of our era.Here's the full setlist
After listening through the concert once, its almost a guarantee that you will soon find yourself listening to it again. With great success, the band has chosen a fitting 18th edition of their Live Trax series, leaving Dave fans wanting more quality live music.
