Everyday

Crash It's tempting to label the Dave Matthews Band as torchbearers of the Grateful Dead's moderate rock fusion and send them off on the next summer tour featuring either Blues Traveler or the Spin Doctors. But there is more at work here, particularly on the band's second major-label r...	Under the Table and Dreaming With popcorn acoustic guitars, trampoline fiddles, bumper-car bass lines, and caramel-coated sax, the Dave Matthews Band's major-label debut is like an evening at the fair. "The Best of What's Around" and "What Would You Say" swirl like the amusement-park ride on the album's cove...	Before These Crowded Streets The Dave Matthews Band is moving its music forward incrementally. While Before These Crowded Streets offers more of the folky melodies and vaguely international rhythms that made this Charlottesville, Virginia, group a major record and concert draw, it also finds them adding subt...	Busted Stuff Dave Matthews doesn't exactly seem thrilled about this release. But how would you feel if you made an album with a producer you didn't like, dumped it, and then woke up one morning to find it leaked on the Internet and available at every bootleg stall in New York City? That's pre...	Some Devil THE FIRST SOLO ALBUM FROM THE ARTIST WHOSE BAND HAS SOLD MORE THAN 25 million ALBUMS! Featuring Guest Musicians: THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND, TIM REYNOLDS, BRADY BLADE, TONY HALL
Stand Up Don't let the headless CGI dancer on the cover fool you. While Stand Up has a more organic feel than 2001's radio-ready Everyday, it is hardly an invocation for carefree days spent twirling on the grass. Instead it is a call to arms that carries over much of the insurrectionary s...	Remember Two Things Dave Matthews Band's first album, Remember Two Things, was self-released in 1993, and was reissued by RCA in 1997. Truly serious Dave Matthews fans all have well-worn copies on the original Bama Rags label, and will tell you they bought them from Dave himself. But if you're less ...	Recently	Stand Up Don't let the headless CGI dancer on the cover fool you. While Stand Up has a more organic feel than 2001's radio-ready Everyday, it is hardly an invocation for carefree days spent twirling on the grass. Instead it is a call to arms that carries over much of the insurrectionary s...	The Central Park Concert

my favorite Dave Matthews album
I've never been a huge fan. Dave's voice annoys me after a little while. I do think this is my favorite album by them. Many fans don't seem to like it but I can't understand why. Angel is my favorite track on here. This album got me into their other work which I had previously written off.

Throw it away
I've been a fan of the Band since '95, and I honestly tried listening to this album, but it just sucks too much. It's a shame that the Band doesn't even realize it and they shove the songs down your throat when you go see them live.

Ack! Lame
I can't believe it, but hey, since I'm not a Dave Matthews Band fan, I don't really give a ____ what people think about. I guess I do know why Dave Matthews fans get a bad rap, I remember seeing somebody get tarred and feathered because they just don't like The Dave Matthews Band. Basically, after listening to Under The Table and Dreaming, this is just laughable. And of course, the electric guitar is a death kneel, it just makes this seem more of a ________ alternative rock band, with nothing good or unique to it, like Nirvana. Under The Table and Dreaming had originality, it was unique, and had great hooks. Everyday features little _____ riffs, plus, the instruments don't even blend together. Just compare the two, you'll see the difference. Pretty much the whole album sounds the same. Well, no, but each track dosen't have anything for it to stand out, it's all the same to me. The rap by Boyd Tinsley is laughable as well, this isn't Rage, Faith No More, or Limp Bizkit. Stick to something that you can pull off, rap rock ain't one of them. The band still shows some talent, Carter's drumming is still pretty good. And sure, these songs might be better live, but live is live. This is the studio. And this failed the test big time. 0.5/10

Shockingly Disappointing False version of DMB
I loved every DMB album up until this one. After 10 years of making the most profoundly wonderful music, the law of averages has finally kicked in for Dave and crew. I have been a fan since 1997 and loved everything about this band. Every album and every song was superb! This album is a HUGH departure from the tradition Dave Matthews Band that all true DMB fans know and love. This album has also made a division between old hardcore DMB fans (fans of the REAL band that includes all 5 members) and new DMB fans (the "I heard it on the radio and liked it" fans) This album does not include all 5 members as Leroi and Boyd are almost non-existent leaving just the guitar, bass, and drums ie. the meat and potatoes of a band. Every band has a guitar, bass and drums making them sound just about like every other band out there. Now how many bands do you know that have a fiddle and a sax/wind instruments in them? DMB used to be one of them. You won't find the adrenaline pumping fiddle solos or the heartfelt wind work on this album. Next we have Dave playing electric guitar and co-writing the majority of the songs over a weekend and boy does it show. He co-wrote these songs with the new producer Glenn Ballard who plays piano on this one as well. The only song that is a work of art lyrically is The Space Between. I also like Everyday as well only because its an evolved form of a true DMB song, #36 (Hani Hani). This one is a real treat to see live as the band will sometime play both #36 and Everyday together. Yes I will say again...Dave plays an electric on this one. Big mistake going from what your traditionally known as being acoustic then going directly to electric...just ask Dylan about this one. I felt like I Did It was an assault on my ears and took my breath away and not in a good way. My jaw dropped to the floor in disbelief and I just could not believe what I was hearing. This was not Dave Matthews Band! The only song that the electric worked with was The Space Between due to it being a dark and sad ending to a relationship. GREAT poetry and lyrics to that one and that song saves the a star from being a 1/5. There are a lot of reviews on here that are saying that it took a few listens before they really liked it. I believe that these are fans that are just in denial and I can't blame them. Did it take a few listens before you fell in love with this band? When I first heard Crash Into Me and Too Much I was just floored and could not believe the sounds I was hearing. Not with this so called DMB. A band with a sax and a fiddle that makes it work!!?? WOW! Take the 4 things out that make DMB, DMB and you get a mediocre any band. The 4 things that make the formula of Dave Matthews Band work are the uplifting and awe inspiring explosive fiddle solos from Boyd (Ants Marching), the emotional wind works of Leroi (Say Goodbye), Dave's lyrics (#41 and I'm not a big fan of Dave's vocals but thats on every album...I wish they would put out an all instrumental album), and the tricky timings, rhythms, and beats of Carter (#36 Live at Red Rocks), all of which pretty much do not exist on this album. This is not DMB and if you do buy it at least you won't buy it under the false pretense that your buying a DMB album. Go get any other album besides this and Stand Up (which is even more disappointing then Everyday) Hardcore DMB fans...you have been warned.

4.5 stars, in the right order
The biggest problem with Everyday is that the best few songs and singles (except for the title track) are burned through at the start of this LP. That's not to say the rest of the tracks are crap (most are good) but there's nothing to keep the listener hanging around for the second half of the album. I bought this album because of `the space between' and was initially disappointed with it. Much later while messing around on Itunes, I rearranged the playlist and realised this is actually quite a strong album of songs IF they are in the right order. If you can, put the tracks in this order and give the it a go, I found it much much more concise and better listen. 1. Everyday 2. Angels 3. So Right 4. Dreams Of Our Fathers 5. What You Are 6. I Did It 7. Fool To Think 8. When The World Ends 9. The Space Between 10. If I Had It All You'll notice I've left off sleep to dream her & mother father, Mainly because they are duds. Even so it works out to be a stronger collection around 44 minutes length wise, which is about all the Matthews and Co. I can handle.