Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance), Big Whiskey has been hailed by Rolling Stone as the group’s "heaviest album yet, both musically and emotionally," which went on to note: "Throughout, Carter Beauford beats out elaborate, propulsive groves; bassist Stefan Lessard lays down Flea-style funk bass lines; violinist Boyd Tinsley plays cresting, intense runs; and Matthews mirrors Moore’s saxophone lines with scatlike singing." Billboard, in a cover story on Dave Matthews Band, praised Big Whiskey as "its best album yet… Highlights include the funk-rock rave-up 'Shake Me Like a Monkey,' the stirring ballad 'Lying in the Hands of God,' the swampy rocker 'Alligator Pie (Cockadile),' radio-friendly fare like 'Why I Am,' which features playful horns over a solid rock riff and a hooky chorus, and 'Funny the Way It Is,' which parlays a subtle intro into a soaring, syncopated anthem."
Customer Review:
It goes unsaid that the past few years have been a dry patch of worthy releases from our favorite fellas, what with all the live recording issues, and the good but not great Stand Up from a few years back. BW&TGGK takes Dave and the boys back to their roots, back to the sounds avid fans will recognize all the way back to Before These Crowded Streets and even earlier. Of course there's the bittersweet in this release, with the passing of Leroi Moore last year. The worlds best Sax player is greatly missed and will never be REPLACED.. but at least we can take heart in hearing some of his best work yet on this release. Personal fave on this album - "Why I Am". Just an all-out jam session, the boys at their groovin best.. Buy it, trust me you'll find you leave it in the cd player to keep jamming to day after day.. Thanks for an awesome return to the band we all love!
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