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Everyday (Album) by Dave Matthews Band

Artist Biography For Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews Band Was Formed In Charlottesville VA In 1991 By South African Native Singer And Guitarist Dave Matthews Bassist Stefan Lessard The Late LeRoi Moore Who Played A Wide Variety Of Instruments From The Saxophone To The Flute Violin Player Boyd Tinsley Drummer Carter Beauford And Keyboardist Peter Griesar Who Left The Band In 1993 All Of Whom Dave Met In Charlottesville. In 1998 The Band Played Shows With Keyboardist Butch Taylor Although He Was Not Officially A Member Of The Band. Taylor Played With The Band For The Stadium Runs Of The 1999 And 2000 Summer Tours. From May 18th 2001 On Taylor Was A Permanent Fixture On Stage And In 2003 Was No Longer Listed As "special Guest". Even Though He Was Never Officially Part Of The Lineup The Band Recently Announced That Butch Was Leaving The Band Via Their Website And The 2008 Summer Tour Had Some Of The First Shows Without Taylor In Years. Rashawn Ross Has Performed At Every Normal Show From 12.13.05 Until The Present Leading Some To Believe That He Has Joined The Band At Least Semi-Permanently. It Is Also Confirmed That Ross Was In The Studio With The Band During The Recent Sessions. As Of Early 2009 Ross Long Time Collaborator Tim Reynolds And New Saxophonist Jeff Coffin Are Listed As "Touring Members". Early 1990s In The Early 1990s The Band Established A Cult Following Through Relentless Touring With Weekly Stops At Virginia Clubs Known As Trax And Floodzone An Active Taping Community And An Independent LP Remember Two Things. Keyboardist Griesar Left The Band In 1993 Shortly Before The Release Of "Remember Two Things". After Signing To RCA Records Dave Matthews Band Under The Direction Of Producer Steve Lillywhite Released Under The Table And Dreaming In 1994 A Critical And Popular Smash That Firmly Established The Band's Style Of Pop-Rock With Improvisational Leanings. Under The Table And Dreaming Would Be The First Of Three Albums Released Under Lillywhite's Direction. This Was Followed By Crash 1996 . For Most Of America Crash Was The Record That Put The Dave Matthews Band On The Map. Featuring The Hit Single "Crash Into Me" As Well As Fan-Favorites Such As "Two Step" "Tripping Billies" And The Grammy-Winning "So Much To Say" Crash Would Go On To Be The Band's Best Selling Album.
The Mercy Songfacts Reports That Lillywhite Lent His Skills To Their 2012 Album Away From The World. Lillywhite Hadn't Worked With The Band Since A Series Of Unreleased Recordings In 2000 Which Led To The Leaked Lillywhite Sessions. History David John Matthews Was Born In Johannesburg South Africa In 1967. Two Years Later His Family Moved To Westchester County NY. His Father Was A Physicist And Worked For IBM At The Time. He Has Two Sisters Anne And Jane And A Brother Peter . After Living In New York His Family Moved To Cambridge England In The Early '70s. The Family Returned To New York Where His Father Died In 1977. In 1980 The Family Moved To South Africa Where The Young Matthews Went To Several Schools And "got More Wise About The Evils Of Government There And In General." He First Played At A Club In Charlottesville Miller's Where He Worked As A Bartender. He Admitted To Playboy Magazine That He Was Really Never That Good At Bartending But Loved Getting Customers...Well..."drunk As Hell!" He Was First Discovered In A Demo Tape That He Recorded With A Couple Of Current Band Members. This All Came About When He Decided To Put Together A Demo Tape And Decided That He Needed Some Musical Accompaniment Which Ended Up As The Dave Matthews Band. In 1994 His Sister Anne Died In A Domestic Tragedy At Her Home In South Africa. The Grammy Nominated Album "Under The Table And Dreaming" Is Dedicated To Her. Community Dave Matthews Band Is Highly Involved In Giving A Helping Hand. In 2003 The Band Held A Concert Entitled "The Central Park Concert" Which Was Held In New York City's Central Park. The Concert Helped New York City Public Schools The Band Is A Big Supporter Of Education. The Band Also Held A Concert That Helped Victims Of Katrina. Sadly Leroi Moore Passed Away In 2008. After Being Seriously Injured In An ATV Accident In Virginia Moore Succumbed To His Injuries On August 19 2008. He Was Replaced By Jeff Coffin Famous For His Work With Béla Fleck And The Flecktones.
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Everyday Is The Fourth Studio Album By Dave Matthews Band Released On February 27 2001. Critical Reception
Professional Ratings
Aggregate Scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 67/100
Review Scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 Stars
Entertainment Weekly C Los Angeles Times 3/4 Stars
Now 4/5
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 Stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3/5 Stars
Spin 5/10
USA Today 3/4 Stars Initial Critical Response To Everyday Was Generally Positive. At Metacritic Which Assigns A Normalized Rating Out Of 100 To Reviews From Mainstream Critics The Album Has Received An Average Score Of 67 Based On 16 Reviews.
Commercial Performance In The United States Everyday Performed Very Well Commercially. It Opened At #1 With 755 000 Copies Sold Its First Week And Stayed At #1 For Two Weeks. After 25 Weeks Of Sales It Sold Over 2.5 Million Copies. To Date It Has Sold Nearly 3 Million Copies. It Was The 5th Best Selling Album Of The Billboard Year In 2001. The Album Was Also Certified Platinum In Canada 100 000 Units In July 2001. Track Listing All Songs By David J. Matthews And Glen Ballard. "I Did It" – 3 36 "When The World Ends" – 3 32 "The Space Between" – 4 03 "Dreams Of Our Fathers" – 4 41 "So Right" – 4 41 "If I Had It All" – 4 03 "What You Are" – 4 33 "Angel" – 3 58 "Fool To Think" – 4 14 "Sleep To Dream Her" – 4 25 "Mother Father" – 4 24 "Everyday" – 4 43 As Of July 2015 "Dreams Of Our Fathers" Remains The Only Song Released On A Dave Matthews Band Studio Album To Never Be Performed Live.
Personnel Dave Matthews Band Carter Beauford — Bongos Conga Drums Background Vocals Vibraphone Stefan Lessard — Bass Guitar Dave Matthews — Acoustic Guitar Electric Guitar Vocals Baritone Guitar LeRoi Moore — Flute Contrabass Clarinet Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Background Vocals Boyd Tinsley — Violin Background Vocals Additional Personnel Glen Ballard — Keyboards Piano Carlos Santana — Electric Guitar On "Mother Father" Vusi Mahlasela — Background Vocals On "Everyday"