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Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews BandJune 2nd, 2009  or  iTunes Price: $9.99 Genre: Rock Released: Jun 02, 2009 Customer Ratings (5183 Ratings)
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View More By Dave Matthews Band Our ReviewDMB saxophonist LeRoi Moore died from complications suffered in an ATV accident on his Virginia farm and the remaining band pay him tribute throughout 2009’s Big Whiskey. Moore is the “GrooGrux King” and there are references scattered throughout the album that the band’s loss is never far from Matthews’ mind. Yet, the band also pays strong tribute by turning in one of its most assured performances to date. DMB have always been known for their loose, supple grooves, their ability to slip into rhythmic gymnastics without losing their pulse, but here they tighten up and solidify their punch with tunes that feature a powerful forward force. “Why I Am” (where Matthews asserts he’s “still here dancing with the GrooGrux King”) hangs onto its notes with a determined grace that explodes into quick, instrumental moments. “Dive In” throws the piano to the middle for a contemplative ballad. “Spaceman” throws its hands into the doomed air wondering why things couldn’t have turned out differently, while “Squirm” adds a serious tension that’s unusually desperate. Big Whiskey is understandably DMB’s most emotionally affecting album.. Customer ReviewsIt's always easier to leave than be left. (4 stars)With the passing of founding member LeRoi Moore, the boys become the band they always wanted to be. The twangy coffeeshop sound of the 90's is left behind, they kick it proper with Tim Reynolds rejoining them on lead guitar for the first time since the groundbreaking Before These Crowded Streets album and Jeff Coffin of Flecktones fame picking up the pipes. Rashawn Ross of Soulive plays trumpet. The music here is about as rich a tapestry as best DMB album since '98's Before These Crowded Streets (4 stars) its been a loooong time since DMB has put out an album that can compare to when they were at their peak in the mid to late 90s. the big 3, under the table, crash and streets, have been hard if not impossible to top. since 98 there have been some good songs off of Everyday, Busted Stuff / the lillywhite sessions, Stand Up and unreleased new songs, but there seemed to be a timidness to recording layered, complex songs. Big Whiskey sounds like GRUX (5 stars) If you don't like this, then you don't like music. BiographyFormed: 1991 in Charlottesville, VAGenre: Rock Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s Formed in the early '90s by South African vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews, the Dave Matthews Band presented a more pop-oriented version of the Grateful Dead crossed with elements of jazz, funk, and the worldbeat explorations of Paul Simon and Sting. Matthews populated the group with several Virginia-based musicians — bassist Stefan Lessard, saxophonist Leroi Moore, violinist Boyd Tinsley, drummer Carter Beauford, and short-lived keyboardist Peter Griesar — and the band built up a strong...
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