4 • Augustana Observer» Friday, March 16, 2001 Dave Matthews makes an everyday aibum Kate Estwing Matthews' exhaustive touring schedule StaffWriter and barely seeing his wife. The second batch of songs, written with Ballard, are apparently more uplifting. hree years have gone by since Dave There are amiable moments in the Matthews Bands last álbum, álbum, it just takes a while to find them. TBefore These Crowded Streets, was For example, "Sleep to Dream" and released. In the meantime, the fivetal - "Everyday," both toward the end of the ented musicians from Charlottesville, álbum, most resemble Dave Matthews Virgínia, have packed huge arenas Band's past work. Everyday a "Sleep to across the U.S. and further developed Dream" has cooing lyrics and wistful their following of "Daveheads" (similar acoustic guitar similar to "Crash," and to Deadheads and Phish-heads). From the title track "Everyday" reminisces the these bootleg-crazy fans to those of us upbeat, gospel feel of "Stay." "Mother who were losing fait!i in the possibility Father" is good, but dated—it features of new material, we've ali been hoping Carlos Santana on the guitar, and would for their new álbum, Everyday. have worked better on Santanas collab- With the release of the band's first orative álbum, Supernatural. Small bits single, "I Did It," hope became worry. of songs on Everyday, like the chorus of While listening to the single's successive "The Space Between," can get stuck in tracks on the álbum, "When the World your head like any pop song can, but it Ends" and "The Space Between," worry lacks the emotional power to reel the lis- then became desperation. tener in while getting lost in the energy Where had the band gone? The of songs like "Two Step," "Drive In Drive COURTESY OF RCA RECORDS songs were overproduced (I'll credit Out," and "The Stone" from previous Glen Ballard, Matthews' co-writer of ali Everyday. albums. twelve tracks on the álbum), and the Despite these arguable criticisms, band played with minimal skill. annoyed by walking bass lines in "Sleep Angeles, where he and Ballard, produc- Everyday has reached No. 1 on (Imagine the Chicago Symphony getting to Dream Her" that could be found in er and co-writer of Alanis Morissette's Billboard's Top 200 Álbum Chart, on stage to perform warm-up scales.) beginner bass technique books. The vio- álbum, Jagged Little PUI, wrote ali because, after ali, it is the Dave Dave Matthews Band's unique blend of lins were slow, simple chord arrange- twelve songs for the álbum. This Matthews Band. And they're touring this acoustic guitar, violin, saxophone, flute, ments muted by synthesizers. occurred in less than two weeks, and the summer (Soldier Field July 6 and 7 for and a smattering of percussion instru- Matthews' new use of the electric guitar rest of the band carne to L.A. after the $46.95 a pop, which may redeem the ments had been practically erased, and on Everyday is good, but doesn't make songs were finished and solos had musical quality of Everyday 's songs). ali that was left was Matthews' rich, rus- up for the band playing second fiddle. already been penciled in. Songs that But ask yourself if you'd enjoy—or tic vocais—as if Matthews' name was the Matthews' change has received mixed Matthews had originally written for the have sympathy for—this álbum as much only one left on the chalkboard. reviews from fans and critics alike, and álbum have been shelved. if you'd never heard of the band. I was craving things like instru- those hailing his "fresh" sound seem to Matthews told Rolling Stone that Although the band has made some obvi- mental solos, innovative rhythms, and deny the band's lack of musicianship he liked those songs—which the band's ous changes to their personal style, the musical jams. Instead, I was teased by and the albunVs double coating of gloss. longtime producer, Steve Lillywhite, álbum is lost in a crowd of pop-rock the few short saxophone solos as in The band was not an integral part helped create—but that they were "a lit- albums. As a whole, the new Dave "Angel," bothered with repetitive rhyth- in writing any of the songs, as you might tle bit blue," influenced by pressure, Matthews Band álbum is as everyday as mic patterns in "Fool to Think," and háve guessed. Matthews flew to Los frustration, and depression from the band can possibly sound. Comedian Billy Burr kept the laughs coming

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