Under the Table and Dreaming

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With popcorn acoustic guitars, trampoline fiddles, bumper-car bass lines, and caramel-coated sax, the Dave Matthews Band's major-label debut is like an evening at the fair. "The Best of What's Around" and "What Would You Say" swirl like the amusement-park ride on the album's cover, sweeping the exhilarated and lightheaded listener higher as the ride spins faster. "Satellite" glides breezily like the prettiest horse on the carousel, "Ants Marching" runs around hitting the bell with the sledgehammer and winning the largest stuffed animals at the target-range booths, and "Lover Lay Down" is the quietest moment on the disc--like the sun setting on a baby's sleeping, snow-cone-stained face collapsed on her daddy's shoulder. --Beth Massa

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Vibrant, broadly accessible adult rock that features soaraway, acoustic-based melodies, intriguing fusion overtones (check the sax/violin interplay on "Dancing Nancies" and "Warehouse") and a vocalist as cool and poised as Sting. Jeff Bateman

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Under the Table and Dreaming

Average customer rating:

Beyond Words
Love or Hate
its' an emotionally pure sound
Its Never too Late to Review a Favorite
Either you like them or you don't

Under the Table and Dreaming
Dave Matthews Band
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000002WQS
Release Date: 1994-09-27

Tracks:

The Best Of What's Around
What Would You Say
Satellite
Rhyme & Reason
Typical Situation
Dancing Nancies
Ants Marching
Lover Lay Down
Jimi Thing
Warehouse
Pay For What You Get
#34

Amazon.com essential recording

With popcorn acoustic guitars, trampoline fiddles, bumper-car bass lines, and caramel-coated sax, the Dave Matthews Band's major-label debut is like an evening at the fair. "The Best of What's Around" and "What Would You Say" swirl like the amusement-park ride on the album's cover, sweeping the exhilarated and lightheaded listener higher as the ride spins faster. "Satellite" glides breezily like the prettiest horse on the carousel, "Ants Marching" runs around hitting the bell with the sledgehammer and winning the largest stuffed animals at the target-range booths, and "Lover Lay Down" is the quietest moment on the disc--like the sun setting on a baby's sleeping, snow-cone-stained face collapsed on her daddy's shoulder. --Beth Massa

Amazon.com

Vibrant, broadly accessible adult rock that features soaraway, acoustic-based melodies, intriguing fusion overtones (check the sax/violin interplay on "Dancing Nancies" and "Warehouse") and a vocalist as cool and poised as Sting. Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

Beyond Words.......2007-06-01

This is the one cd that i can say is uttely amazing. No cd has had an effect on me like Dave matthews band's under the table and dreaming. Do not listen to the person before me who said the songs take time to grow on you. Only one or two but that is the same with any cd. still this is not just any cd... like the cover it is like an amusment park of an album. Dave explores more sounds on this cd than he does on any of his other cds including there dark Before These Crowded Streets. Dave's voice and the production are both top of the line and every song is crisp and breathtaking. This cd and its revolutionary sound could easily be classified as one of the best cds of the 90s. This cd always gets playing time when im chillin with friends.
This wild musical ride starts with The best of what's around possibly my favorite dave song to date it it is VERY CATCHY. The next is the radio-friendly what would you say which has some great hooks making it one of his greatest hits. Satellite has amazing acoustic guitar and is also a great song. Rhyme and Reason and typical sitution are phenaminal live but just as good on this cd. Dancing Nancies is another personal favorite of mine. Make sure to check it out on the live from central park cd. Ants Marching is the classic dave matthews song. it is an amazing song that pretty much sums up his style. Lover Lay Down is mellow and is the one song that takes time to grow on you. Nonetheless it is an incredible song and Dave does a great job in it. Jimi thing is very catchy also and they love to turn it into a jam in concert. Warehouse is also a concert jam and a great song. Pay for what you get is mellow but unforgettable another great vocal job by dave. #34 is a jam and it is a great way to sum up a breathtaking musical experience. If you are just getting into dave matthews band buy this cd, if you like dave but you dont have it you need to buy it. This is a great cd to listen to and an even better cd just to chill to.

Love or Hate.......2006-12-27

Dave Matthews is like coconut. You either love it or hate it. The guy is a musical genius in my book. You have to listen to a song a few time for it grows on you.

its' an emotionally pure sound.......2006-12-18

first things first. i've been a fan of dave ever since i first heard what would you say. I first owned this album on casette and later when I finally had a cd player i bought it. in my lifetime i've met people who either love him or hate him. I have never met a person who was in the middle. for those who don't like em i'm fine with that, but don't go on and say that he's lame and he sucks. I could say the same for some of the things you listen to, but I don't because it doesn't accomplish anything. If I said gwen stefani sucks you'd get all up in arms. (she doesn't suck, its just an example.) all I'm saying is that you just respect our opinions and we'll respect yours.

now to the album review. I've owned this album in form or another for 12 years. It is one of the only albums that I can listen too straight and not get bored, nor skip a track. from ths softness of satellite to the fast pace motion of ants marching this album really tunes in to all of your emotions. as a previous reviewer mentioned earlier this is dave matthews band at its purists. where they actually like to play music with each other. even now 12 years later they are still together. each band member has a staple on this album. that's all i gotta say.

Its Never too Late to Review a Favorite.......2006-11-18

There is no good way to put this album into words magical enough to describe its sound. Under the Table and Dreaming is bar-none the most amazing CD I have ever purchased. Someone once asked me the question "If you had one album in hell that you had to listen to over and over what would it be?" Under the Table and Dreaming is that album. It is an album that has carried me through 10 years of life changing experiences: High School, College, World Travel, and now "the real world". There is no band in the world that has created a more intricately beautiful sound than DMB, and there is no band in the world that is so dear to my heart. DMB has given me the passion to follow music, and the passion to listen closely to music. If music flows through your soul, creates stunning scenes through your imagination, and you still don't own this album, then it is time, my friend, to buy Under The Table and Dreaming. It is an album that, to this day, remains ultimately my favorite piece of music; an album that I recommend to anyone who truly appreciates the art of sound.

Either you like them or you don't.......2006-10-18

Hey guys, its very simple. They have a very unique sound. Either you like it or you don't. If you do, awesome, because you can take part in amazing nationwide tours almost biannually. People who like Dave Matthews don't s*** on the people that don't, so why do people that don't like him have to s*** on those that do. Grow up, if you don't like something than just don't listen to it. No one that listens to Dave Matthews is ever going to bring harm to you by listening to Dave Matthews, so please chill out.