Track Listing
1. Grux
2. Shake Me Like A Monkey
2. Shake Me Like a Monkey
3. Funny The Way It Is
3. Funny the Way It is
4. Lying In The Hands Of God
4. Lying In the Hands of God
5. Why I Am
6. Dive In
7. Spaceman
8. Squirm
9. Alligator Pie
10. Seven
11. Time Bomb
12. Baby Blue
13. You & Me
| Details | | Producer: | Rob Cavallo | | Distributor: | Sony Music Entertainment | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Dave Matthews Band: Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar); Boyd Tinsley (violin); Leroi Moore (saxophone); Stefan Lessard (bass guitar); Carter Beauford (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Joe Lawlor, Tim Pierce (guitar); Danny Barnes (banjo); Alyssa Park, Sharon Jackson, Philip Vaiman, Gerardo Hilera, Alan Grunfeld, Vladimir Polimatidi, Laurence Greenfield, Joel Derouin, Sid Page, Jacqueline Brand, Roberto Cani, Natalie Leggett, Josefina Vergara, Michele Richards, Susan Chatman, Miwako Watanabe, Charlie Bisharat, Mario De Leon (violin); Robert Brophy, Karen Elaine, Victoria Miskolczy, Darrin McCann, Andrew Duckles, Matt Funes (viola); Chris Ermacoff, Steve Richards, George Kim Scholes, Suzie Katayama, Armen Ksajikian, Dane Little, Rudolph Stein (cello); Rob Cavallo (piano, organ); Jamie Muhoberac (organ, keyboards); Roger Manning (keyboards); Timothy Eckert, Nico Abondolo (double bass); Arthur Robinson.
Audio Mixer: Doug McKean.
Audio Remasterer: Ted Jensen.
Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood.
The first studio album since the death of saxophonist LeRoi Moore, BIG WHISKEY AND THE GROOGRUX KING finds the Dave Matthews Band none the worse for wear and collaborating with superstar producer Rob Cavallo (best known for his extensive work with Green Day). Cavallo's way with an aggressive riff is in evidence on "Shake Me Like a Monkey," a funky track vaguely reminiscent of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer," and the driving "Why I Am," which recalls the Knack's "My Sharona." Other songs, such as the groovy, polyrhythmic "Spaceman," find the band returning to classic jammy, chops-a-riffic DMB territory. Full of prominent hooks and snap-tight ensemble playing, BIG WHISKEY gave DMB fans another reason to rejoice.
The first studio album since the death of saxophonist LeRoi Moore, BIG WHISKEY AND THE GROOGRUX KING finds the Dave Matthews Band none the worse for wear and collaborating with superstar producer Rob Cavallo (best known for his extensive work with Green Day). Cavallo's way with an aggressive riff is in evidence on "Shake Me Like a Monkey," a funky track vaguely reminiscent of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer," and the driving "Why I Am," which recalls the Knack's "My Sharona." Other songs, such as the groovy, polyrhythmic "Spaceman," find the band returning to classic jammy, chops-a-riffic DMB territory. Full of prominent hooks and snap-tight ensemble playing, BIG WHISKEY gave DMB fans another reason to rejoice.
Editorial Reviews
GROOGRUX is harder edged and more bottom heavy than DMB's usual fare....A fond, funky farewell.
Spin
3 stars out of 5 -- [T]his latest effort almost shows signs of discipline: four-minute song structures and melodies that realise the benefit of economy.
Q
[With] touching and tasteful tributes....The band takes some sonic risks and shows continued versatility on songs like 'Alligator Pie'...
Paste
[T]his eulogy is a celebration, and BIG WHISKEY is a dense, humid album that, befitting its New Orleans origins, shrewdly cuts its melancholy with exuberance and vice versa.
Billboard
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