Before These Crowded Streets

The Dave Matthews Band is moving its music forward incrementally. While Before These Crowded Streets offers more of the folky melodies and vaguely international rhythms that made this Charlottesville, Virginia, group a major record and concert draw, it also finds them adding subtle new colorings to the mix. Alanis Morissette guests on two cuts, "Spoon" and the disc's first single, "Don't Drink the Water"; banjo Bela Fleck steps in, too. Most intriguing, however, is the modernist string arrangement from the Kronos Quartet on the driving "Halloween." Matthewsat least partly fulfills his obvious hopes to lead something other than a jam band here; at the same time, Streets should keep his fans satisfied. --Rickey Wright more

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3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-17-2008; More Personality But Not Enough Development; I didn't have high hopes for this album, but I didn't think it would be like this. This album has high potential. Really high potential. Consider what they have here: A vocalist that can't be imitated (despite the criticism, I like his...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-11-2007; Music Oddyssy or Oddity; The test of time has passed, and this stands out to be the best I`ll ever hear since the 90`s. Progression [sometimes] is not necessary when something is so perfect to start with as `Crowded Streets` has proven to be indeed.It`s the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-01-2007; The Band's Best, A Masterpiece; It is hard to truly describe how amazing "Before These Crowded Streets." This is not just Dave Matthew Band's best album, but quite possibly one of the best albums in recent memory. Every song is so differnet, but they blend together...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-09-2007; wow; this album is amazing. i have been a fan of dave matthews band for a long time, and i never got this cd. i was hooked on under the table and dreaming, but when i got this, it became my all-time favorite cd. this cd is very different from...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-11-2007; Music Oddyssy or Oddity; The test of time has passed, and this stands out to be the best I`ll ever hear since the 90`s. Progression [sometimes] is not necessary when something is so perfect to start with as `Crowded Streets` has proven to be indeed.It`s the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-17-2008; More Personality But Not Enough Development; I didn't have high hopes for this album, but I didn't think it would be like this. This album has high potential. Really high potential. Consider what they have here: A vocalist that can't be imitated (despite the criticism, I like his...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-26-2004; They knew how to make money !; Is the DMB laughing at us? I imagine those guys telling jokes about their fans while counting their bills! We know we will offend most DMB fanzines but -alas- this is close to bul---t, to be true. Better, far better music 4 your bucks in...; read full review | report as inappropriate