So this past weekend I didn’t get a chance to listen to much, but late last week I was able to complete 2 more DMBLive concerts. And I have to say, I listened to one of the best ones I have ever listened to. More details below.
DMBLive Irving Plaza – 3/26/1994 – New York, NY
This is another oldie disc, chocked full of classics. And they are done really well. Yes, some of the songs aren’t as ‘jammie’ as they are now, but they are still very good. It also has on it the fan favorite (and one of my faves) Minarets, an awesome long intro version of One Sweet World, and the somewhat rare Help Myself. Overall, a great ‘oldie’ concert with a lot of classic DMB songs. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars.
DMBLive Benaroya Hall – 10/24/02 – Seattle, WA
This was the concert I was talking about above. It is a very rare and AWESOME release. What makes it rare is that it is Dave Matthews, acoustically, by himself. Usually he is with Tim Reynolds, but this time, all by his lonesome. He does a lot of talking in between songs and it is funny as heck (we DMB heads call it Dave Speak). He mentions to the crowd on several occasions that the song he was about to play he has never done by himself. This includes a few songs from Busted Stuff and Everyday. He also slips Loving Wings in there, another song I love and opens with one of my all time favorites, The Stone. I’ve had this set for a while, but I don’t remember listening to it much. I’m glad I did again (this is why I do this listening party thing) because it could quite possibly be one of the best live releases I own. 5 out of 5 stars. Love it.
Next 5 albums up:
- Live at Folsom Field – 8/16/1995
- Live Trax 4 – 4/30/1996
- Live at Red Rocks - 7/11/2001
- Warehouse 5 vol 2
- DMB Live – The Bayou 4/10/1993
