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Dave Matthews Band - Busted Stuff Audio CD

A fair review of the Dave Matthews Band "Busted Stuff" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Dave Matthews Band reviews here, or go back to the Dave Matthews Band tabs.

Dave Matthews Band Band: Dave Matthews Band
Title: Busted Stuff
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Release Date: 2002-07-16
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Busted Stuff 2: Grey Street 3: Where Are You Going 4: You Never Know 5: Captain 6: Raven 7: Grace Is Gone 8: Kit Kat Jam 9: Digging A Ditch 10: Big Eyed Fish 11: Bartender

Weary And Despondent


I think the songs sound despondent and weary. Busted Stuff was a work that almost never was, so when evaluating I try to remind myself that the outcome is better than having nothing at all. However, a great deal of beauty resides within them as well. "Grace Is Gone", could you imagine if this song had been lost? The studio version sounds much more Jazz oriented (where as the live sounds country and is played to a slower tempo) and is breath taking. The loss of love has Matthews searching for the moment that he can move on with his life. The songs final jam, makes you feel as if he did find the strength and peace he was searching for.

Overall the music instrumentally is beautiful and stunning. I see colors when I listen to music and with each song on this album, I see a different color. The lyrics on this record reach a depth over the entire course of the album that I have only heard on "Before These Crowded Streets". When Dave sings of his search for peace within death on "Bartender" one can truly feel his awesome emotion pouring out from the contemplation of lifes ultimate mystery.

I think what really is sad though is the exclusion of JTR on the album. This song should have been included. However, the glass is still 3/4's full in my estimation. Not to mention, this is the last time that Dave Matthews Band sounded as themselves. "Stand Up" is okay, but not at all an album that reflects their brilliance in my opinion. "Big Whiskey and The Gruu Grux King" is good, by still very pop oriented, finally Leroi has tragically left this world and I don't even know when he plays on the album, I looked at liner notes and credits and got no indication. I miss him.

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you never know
'you never know' is the closest ive heard them to pink floyd. . and it is a most underrated song that demonstrates true genius of mr matthews. . loved that he played it last night in raleigh!!!.


Rather Listen To Lillywhite
When "Busted Stuff" came out I was expecting more or less the same feel of Lillywhite but I was greatly dispointed. I, along with many DMB fans downloaded the leaked "lillywhite Sessions" and although they were a darker Dave than we were used to it was very good material in my opinion. Busted Stuff came over as poppy cliches of the great material that was produced on Lillywhite. Maybe its just me but Lillywhite was much better and I would have been happier if Dave would have bootlegged it himself and made copies for everyone to buy in the stores instead of wasting the money to re-record it.


amazing album
good vocals, out-of-the-world accompaniment. very good album
"grey street" by itself makes the whole thing worth it.


WHERE ARE THE HOOKS, RADIO FRIENDLY LYRICS AND MANUFACTURED MUSIC ?
For some crazy reason the DMB have historically and still rely upon meaningful songwriting and outstanding musicianship to sell records? Dumbasses, don't they know they could get mainstream radio play if they would just shorten their songs, throw in some catchy hooks, and dumb-down the lyrics. If mainstream music is generally what you like and buy, good for you, but I can tell you right now that you are simply not going to 'get' this CD, and you are definitely looking in the wrong place here, there is nothing here for you. Or maybe the DMB write music the only way they know how, from the heart and soul, without regard for anything else? I think any DMB fan knows the answer to that question. This emotional and meaningful songwriting and remarkable musicianship is the very reason why the DMB sell out every show they play and have show-by-show earned the most passionate and loyal fans in the business.


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