Busted Stuff
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| Studio album by Dave Matthews Band | ||||
| Released | July 16, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002, Record Plant Studios in Sausalito, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 54:36 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Stephen Harris | |||
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| Singles from Busted Stuff | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| Spin | 7/10[9] |
| USA Today | [10] |
Busted Stuff is the fifth album by Dave Matthews Band, released by RCA Records on July 16, 2002.
Nine of the eleven tracks on this album are re-recorded versions of songs that first appeared on 2000's abandoned project now known as The Lillywhite Sessions. "Where Are You Going" and "You Never Know" were not from those sessions, the former of which was the first single. It was also an Enhanced CD.
Recording
Work on the album began in January 2002 at Record Plant Studios in Sausalito, California. The band had been road testing much of the material from the failed Lillywhite Sessions and felt that these songs deserved a spot on the album. Matthews reworked many of the lyrics while the rest of the band continued to evolve the arrangements. Through the recording process, two new songs were created: "Where Are You Going" and "You Never Know".
This is the first album the band has recorded without any special guests.[11]
Track listing
All lyrics written by David J. Matthews.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Busted Stuff" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Grey Street" | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Where Are You Going" | 3:53 |
| 4. | "You Never Know" | 5:54 |
| 5. | "Captain" | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Raven" | 5:38 |
| 7. | "Grace Is Gone" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Kit Kat Jam" | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Digging a Ditch" | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Big Eyed Fish" | 5:04 |
| 11. | "Bartender" | 8:32 |
Deleted tracks
Songs that were recorded during the sessions, but weren't included on the final cut:[12]
- "JTR" - Previously recorded during the Lillywhite Sessions
- "Sweet Up and Down" - Previously recorded during the Lillywhite Sessions
- "Monkey Man" - Previously recorded during the Lillywhite Sessions
- "Counting the Stars" – An early version of a song that merged with another piece of music to become "You Never Know"
- "Save Me" - Later re-recorded for Dave Matthews' Some Devil
- "Gravedigger" - Came out of a mini-jam the band tried and aborted. Later re-recorded for Dave Matthews' Some Devil
Bonus DVD
Busted Stuff came with a bonus DVD titled: Some Other Stuff. It featured two live performances from Boulder, Colorado on July 11, 2001. The two songs performed were "When the World Ends" and "Bartender". The "Bartender" 5.1 audio only track was also on this DVD and it is the only Dave Matthews Band studio recording available in true 5.1.
Personnel
Dave Matthews Band
- Carter Beauford – drums
- Stefan Lessard – bass guitar, dobro, piano, Hammond organ
- Dave Matthews – acoustic and electric guitars, lead vocals
- LeRoi Moore – saxophone, penny whistle, flute
- Boyd Tinsley – electric violin
Technical personnel
- Producer — Stephen Harris
- Engineer — John Nelson
- Mixing — John Alagía
- Mastering — Ted Jensen
- Assistant — Jonathan Adler, Enrique Gonzalez Müller
- Art direction — Danny Clinch, Catherine Dee, Thane Kerner
- Artist relations — Pat McGuire
- Photography — Danny Clinch
- Assistant photographer — Gary Ashley
- Design — Danny Clinch, Catherine Dee, Thane Kerner
- Digital collage — Thane Kerner
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Billboard 200 | 1[13] |
| 2002 | Top Canadian Albums | 1[14] |
| 2002 | Top Internet Albums | 1[14] |
References
- ↑ "Reviews for Busted Stuff by Dave Matthews Band". Metacritic. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Busted Stuff – Dave Matthews Band". AllMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Pareles, Jon (August 2002). "Dave Matthews Band: Busted Stuff". Blender. New York (8): 119. Archived from the original on August 13, 2004. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (July 19, 2002). "Dave Matthews Band: Busted Stuff". Entertainment Weekly. New York: 71–72.
- ↑ Kuipers, Dean (July 14, 2002). "A Little Too Comfortable". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Dave Matthews Band: Busted Stuff". Q. London (196): 108. November 2002.
- ↑ Kot, Greg (July 16, 2002). "Busted Stuff". Rolling Stone. New York. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 519–20. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
- ↑ Hermes, Will (August 2002). "Bartender's Blues". Spin. New York. 18 (8): 107–08. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Gundersen, Edna (July 23, 2002). "Dave Matthews Band, Busted Stuff". USA Today. McLean. Retrieved November 2, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Jacobson, Jeff. Dave Matthews Band: Busted Stuff Guitar and Vocals, 2002, page 2, Cherry Lane Music Company.
- ↑ "Dave Matthews Band". antsmarching.org. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ↑ "Dave Matthews Band - Chart history | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Busted Stuff - Dave Matthews Band | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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