Dave Matthews Band — Stand Up

Stand Up

RCA/Sony BMG

David McDougall (CHARTattack)

05/10/2005 11:47am

As a longtime Dave defender, it's tough to give Stand Up a mediocre review — however, this is one mediocre LP. There's nothing wrong with a band wanting to grow musically and try new things, but apparently Matthews' band never heard of babysteps. Like the dismal Everyday a few years back, this is an obvious attempt to break out of DMB's steadfast formula — unfortunately, when they just toss it aside, the chaotic result is a stylistic jumble. With 14 tracks of "Hey, let's try this," a lot of it falls flat and the handful of songs that do work don't save the whole. Better to just wait for the next live CD.

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