Before These Crowded Streets by Dave Matthews (CD, Apr-1998, 1 Disc, RCA Records USA)

The album begins with a short song urging the listener to come and relax, let your troubles down, don't bear the weight of your worries and let them all fall away. And this, successfully sets the mood.

Listening to Dave Matthews, you won't just stay for one or two songs, you'll want to stay on and listen to the rest of the album and enjoy the musical ride. I've never had the opportunity to listen to them live, but I could just imagine how great they would be. This is one of those albums where you really can feel that the musicians that made it loved making it, loved making music. It's like one big jam session and you can just hop on and enjoy the groove. If you've ever played music or really loved listening to music, this one is for you. It's music for the the die hard music fans and the for the music makers, the album just urges you to come on in and enjoy the ride and tap, tap, tap to the beats.

I lost this CD a while back, and being one of the best CDs I've ever owned I had to replace it. This is highly produced DMB at thier best. Tim Reynolds adds amazing electric guitar to the entire album, and other guests like Bela Fleck and Alanis Morisette add their own unique flare. If you like "Under The Table And Dreaming" or "Crash" you will love this album. It is the last of the DMB studio albums to feature Tim Reynolds and also the last produced by Steve Lillywhite, so it still has the band's unique sound found on earlier albums that was lost, to a certain degree, to a more poppish sound on more recent albums.

Before These Crowded Streets is the best studio album that DMB has put together. Dave Matthews songwriting was at its best in BTCS. There is not a bad song on this album. Each song is beautiful and most have become fan favorites at DMB concerts.

I'm a huge DMB fan and i couldn't find this album for the life of me in stores.. so i decided to hit up Ebay.. and you had it for the best price.. thanks a million. :)

This is by far the best album I have listened to today. It is terribly underrated and didnt receive enough props when it was released.

What isn't there to like about Dave Matthews Band? There music is awesome, especially this CD. I can't say I didn't like anything about it, because there wasn't anything wrong with it. DMB is a great band and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys listening to something new.

I wanted this Cd to replace one that I had lost. The dealer had a great price for a CD that often resales very high. I also appreciated how quickly the CD was delivered and that the CD was virtually brand new. This CD was a great deal for the price. Plays perfectly! Thank you.

great cd, one of daves best studio and live performance, dreaming tree is great, a fantastic song with meaningful lyrics. Of course, this album has a host of artists performing with the band. artists like bela fleck, tim reynolds, and alanis morisette. The last stop has proven to be one of daves more popular songs on tour and one of his rarely played songs, the spoon, is also one the cd. a fantastic cd with some of dmb's best recordings!

Their wasn't any problems with the cd or it's case. It plays well, no skipping. All in all it was a good buy

I received the cd fairy quick and It was in excellent condition.I would recomend this seller to another buyer.

Hey, I don't have anything bad to say about this or any of Dave Matthews Band's albums for that matter! Sure the band's style is a little different here - can you think of a band that hasn't changed over the years... Anyway, 2 of my faves - the fun Stay, and my all time best Crush. Pick this one up, if you enjoy any of DMB's music, you'll certainly enjoy this!