Audio CD review:
Dave Matthews Band - Weekend On The Rocks [live CD & DVD]

Dave Matthews Band - Weekend On The Rocks [live CD & DVD]

Band: Dave Matthews Band Title: Weekend On The Rocks [live CD & DVD] Rating: Release Date: 29 November, 2005 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: The Stone 2: American Baby 3: Time Of The Season 4: Say Goodbye 5: #34 6: Steady As We Go 7: Hunger For The Great Light 8: Bartender 9: Don't Burn The Pig 10: You Never Know 11: Stand Up (For It) 12: #41 13: Stolen Away On 55th And 3rd 14: Smooth Rider 15: Halloween 16: Louisiana Bayou 17: Everyday 18: Stand Up (For It) 19: Time Of The Season 20: Dreamgirl 21: Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives) 22: Crash Into Me 23: So Much To Say 24: Too Much 25: Louisiana Bayou 26: Recently 27: Jimi Thing

Editoral Review But as the set's workout of "Louisiana Bayou" forcefully argues, their sense of energetic economy (and occasional, timely politicking) infuses much of the rest of Matthews jamfest ethos with renewed muscular wallop as well. To loosely paraphrase the traditional Passover question: What makes this Dave Matthews live album different from the last one he recorded at Denver’s Red Rocks amphitheater a decade previously? There's a savory cover of The Zombies' chestnut "Time of the Season" strategically frontloaded, but this edition revolves largely around the Stand Up album he was ostensibly promoting on this ’05 tour stand at his beloved Rocks, as witnessed by focused renditions of the title track, "American Baby" and "Dream Girl" here. The presence of a horn section and guest keyboardist Butch Taylor on some tracks ups the ante considerably, though even core band renditions of staples like disc one’s expansive closer "Bartender" seem charged with renewed passion. The running order here occasionally betrays the collection was edited from four nights and a considerably wider range of performances, but the included bonus DVD gratifyingly expands upon the audio rather than simply replicating it with complimentary performances of "Crash Into Me," "Recently" and "Jimi Thing. " --Jerry McCulley .. You can see a complete list of all Dave Matthews Band discography, or go back to the Dave Matthews Band tabs