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Details Lead Performance: Dave Matthews Band

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95 (Bama/Rags RCA) Here's a rarity: a double-disc live album from a renowned jam band that isn't a gratuitous exercise in noodling nonsense. Matthews has always stayed one step ahead of the H.O.R.D.E. by focusing on taut songcraft instead of distended riff-ery, making Red Rocks a primo showcase for the South African expat's serpentine melodies and lockjaw vocals. B

Originally posted Nov 07, 1997 Published in issue #404 Nov 07, 1997 Order article reprints
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