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Live In Chicago 12.19.98 At the United Center

Dave Matthews Band

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Album Review

Long ago — a full four years, actually — Dave Matthews decided that it was a very good idea to thwart bootleggers by offering official versions of noteworthy concerts. By the time the series reached its fourth volume, Live in Chicago 12.19.98, in 2001, fans were clamoring for such unreleased material as the scrapped Steve Lillywhite album from 2000, not unadorned, lengthy live records like this, but Matthews and company aren't ones that necessarily follow the direct wishes of the fans — they'd rather follow the general intent. And so, there are releases like Live in Chicago 12.19.98, finding the band doing pretty fine versions of album favorites and live staples, from "Don't Drink the Water" and "Jimi Thing" to "#41" and "All Along the Watchtower." Since the DMB hasn't been officially captured live since the PBS tie-in Listener Supported this is somewhat valuable, especially since the band is livelier, better here than they were then, but ultimately there really aren't many revelations and based on this it's hard to say why (at least for an outsider) this concert was picked over many others on the tour. Not bad, by any means, but still not the live album that the Dave Matthews Band is capable of producing.

Customer Reviews

DMB live. What more do you want?
     

This CD is, in my opinion, essential to a DMB live music collection. It starts off right with a fearsome take on "The Last Stop". "#41" and "#40" are moving. The rarer "Christmas Song" appears just before an epic "Watchtower". But my favorite recording here is Daniel Lanois's "The Maker". More often heard with an acoustic set, Mitch Rutman adds an electric guitar to this gorgeous song taking it new, beautiful places. Several other hits are here, including tracks 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 16 (which is pretty much all the others). In all, this is a very good concert with some very interesting takes on some great songs.

Probably Their Best
     

I have a LOT of live DMB albums and i think that this one is the best. The setlist is great and i think it is the best i have ever heard the band perform. i also think that this album has the best sound quality of all the live albums which is something to think about.

Last Stop
     

Last Stop makes me cry.

Biography

Born: January 09, 1967 in Johannesburg, South Africa

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '90s, '00s

Formed in the early '90s by South African vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews, the Dave Matthews Band presented a more pop-oriented version of the Grateful Dead crossed with elements of jazz, funk, and the worldbeat explorations of Paul Simon and Sting. Matthews populated the group with several Virginia-based musicians — bassist Stefan Lessard, saxophonist Leroi Moore, violinist Boyd Tinsley, drummer Carter Beauford, and short-lived keyboardist Peter Griesar — and the band built up a strong...
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