PAGE 24 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY FEATURES AprillO, 2001 Nookie Thnes: New Dave Matthews Cuddle-Worthy Few things piss me off quite as much as quickly into "holier than thou" preachy hip been well received and popular, proving these 12 new tracks is "The Space hearing a crappy single released by a talent pie crap. The lyrics are irritating and the nothing save that the general public has Between," a sweet and musically complex ed band. Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty well music is repetitive, doing nothing to show almost no taste whatsoever. ballad reminiscent of earlier songs like irritated by shite songs when they're released case the considerable talent these guys have This one single - and my considerable "Crush" and "Lover Lay Down" if not in by piss-poor performers, too. However, if a for complex instrumen bitching aside, style, then in intent. The subtle accompani Album Review group generally tal arrangements. In Everyday, the fourth ment and poetic lyrics serve as the perfect sucks I'm not short, Dave and the boys full-length studio release vehicle for Matthews' unusual voice and his by Stephanie Rawlings left to question have finally put out by the Charlottesville, trademark woman ·worshiping. what nasty combination of illegal substances another song to fit for VA, based band, is damn Despite that Everyday is a good CD, it led to the creation of said quasi-musical trav mid-concert bathroom fine listening, especially doesn't top either the band's 1994 release esty. I don't know what bothers me more and beer breaks. if both you and your Under the Table and Dreaming or their 1998 about musical artists who temporarily take This, of course, is honey-bunches-of-goo release Before These Crowded Streets for leave of their senses - the knowledge that not the first time the are big fans. Everyday is either well-crafted lyrics or musical mastery. they actually produced such a pathetic band has chosen the the most love-song Both of these albums do a better jot- of high attempt at music or that they were able to weakest song from an intensive of the band's lighting the band's considerable talent as over-look the other nine to 14 good songs on album to be their first releases to date, with well as their willingness to experiment with the album and further pollute the airwaves radio release. "What nearly every song, new sounds. Both Crash and Everyday gave with unimaginative crap. Thankfully, the Would You Say?" from including "When the me the impression that the group was toeing Dave Matthews Band has only thus offended 1994's Under The Table and Dreaming, was, World Ends," 'The Space Between" and "So the line, contenting themselves with produc me twice. in my opinion, such a wretched song that I Right" ruminating on the bitter and sweet ing mainstream acoustic pop. The com "I Did It," the first single from their new actually refused to listen to the band at all. It aspects of everyone's favorite insanity plaints of an over-critical fan aside, CD, Everyday, sucks. Though the song deals was only after getting the CD as a Christmas inducer. In short, these lyrics are best appre Everyday is well worth picking up and with issues of social conscience - the thing present from a clueless relative that I gave ciated outside, cuddled up with your baby makes a good nookie soundtrack if the the Dave Matthews Band does best (after them a second chance. Of course, both and a beer. object of your affections is enamored of san writing sultry love songs) - "I Did It" falls "What Would You Say?" and "I Did It" have The undeniable musical highlight from dals and hemp.
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