"What Would You Say" was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
So far, the year 1994 has been a splendid one for grass roots rock bands outside the New York/L.A./Nashville loop. Emerging from the pack with a unique sound of their own have been regional sensations such as Counting Crows, Collective Soul, Hootie & The Blowfish and now, the Dave Matthews Band.
Centered around the talents of their lead singer-guitarist, and featuring some of the top talents on the Charlottesville, Virginia scene, UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING is an exquisite polyglot of voices and moods. As their closing instrumental "#34" demonstrates, the Dave Matthews Band not only possess a sublime pop sensibility, they're able to move seamlessly from rock through jazz, blues, funk and a variety of pastoral folk sources--all the while maintaining a distinctive lyric perspective.
With a slamming, sensitive rhythm section, and powerful solo flights by violinist Boyd Tinsley and saxophonist Leroi Moore, the Dave Matthews Band keeps several pots boiling all the time. Their vigorous group interplay compliments the leader's driving acoustic guitar, grainy, soulful vocals and gentle ambiguities on "Typical Situation," and his harrowing tale of addiction, "Rhyme & Reason." Matthews' sly humor emerges on the sardonic "Dancing Nancies," where he agonizes over every variety of woulda, coulda and shoulda on top of a dancing flamenco groove, and the funky "What Would You Say," where his character urges us to live our lives, not lament them. UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING is positive, upbeat, exploratory pop.
Recorded at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York.
Dave Matthews Band: David Matthews (vocals, acoustic guitar); Boyd Tinsley (vocals, violin); Leroi Moore (vocals, flute, soprano, alto, & tenor saxophones); Carter Beauford (vocals, drums, percussion); Stefan Lessard (bass).
Additional personnel: John Alagia, Andrew Page, Jeff Thomas, Michael McDonald (vocals); Tim Reynolds (acoustic guitar); John Popper (harmonica); Steve Forman (percussion).
Rolling Stone (12/29/94-1/12/95, pp.181-82) - "...One of the most ambitious releases of '94. With an arsenal that includes reeds and a violin backing Matthews' gorgeous vocals, they've got chops to kill....Almost unclassifiable, [they] sound like four or five groups in one..." Entertainment Weekly (10/3/03, p.71) - "...The little jam band that could injects some muscle into its noodling..." - Rating: B+ Q (5/95, p.108) - 3 Stars - Good - "...There are hints of the itchy shuffles of The Spin Doctors, the bucolic textures of Southern groups of yore but in-between come the flashes of anguish that go down well on the college circuit. Repeated exposure sees the preciousness recede and its artful tunefulness come to the fore..." Musician (12/94, p.98) - "...Matthews handles the lithe melodies with such ease that the music flows like conversation, drawing the listener in as if he or she were a participant, making the album almost addictive..."
Nothing Can Beat This C.D!! You would never get tired of this C.D. Not too long ago I saw DMB at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin, and it blew me away. This c.d has some great muscians. You really cant help but tap your feet. Ants Marching is probably the one that impressed me the most. It's definitly worth it! Submitted by Roger Stancar (Waupaca,WI) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
best album I'm the biggest Dave Matthews Band fan and esspecialy the biggest Carter Beauford Fan all of his groovy rythms make me dance and drum along Submitted by max.max (brighton, england) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
The Best DMB album so far!! This is the greatest DMB album ever!! If you're new to the DMB thing, this album will pull you into their world. A must-have album!! Submitted by Rob (Ohio, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
*~Originals are the best~* This is one of the BEST Dave Matthews Band cd's. If u're just getting into DMB, u should definately buy this cd, it's the core of their talent. I love everything they put out, but u can't beat the originals. There's so many chart topping songs like Ants Marching and What Would You Say. Satellite is a classic beauty and Warehouse is awesome! U need to own this cd!!! Submitted by Soccer16Princess (PA, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
One of the best ever... This is one of the ten best c.d.'s of all time. If you don't like Dave, you just ain't into great music. This c.d. made a believer out of everyone, and still continues to do so. Submitted by Jared9674 (Anniston, AL) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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