Stand Up (Dave Matthews Band album)
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| Studio album by Dave Matthews Band | ||
| Released | May 10, 2005 | |
| Recorded | Haunted Hollow Studio, Charlottesville, Virginia | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 56:22 | |
| Label | RCA | |
| Producer(s) | Mark Batson | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Dave Matthews Band chronology | ||
| The Gorge (2004) | Stand Up (2005) |
Weekend on the Rocks (2005) |
Stand Up is an album by Dave Matthews Band, released on May 10, 2005. It was produced by Mark Batson.
Prior to the album's release, Dave Matthews Band published a website showcasing video clips from the production of the album with commentary by producer Mark Batson. Additionally, VH1 streamed the album in its entirety before the official release.
The album is offered in CD format, DualDisc format (one side CD, one side DVD), and as a digital download from the band's website or iTunes Music Store. This was the first album by the band released for sale through iTunes.
Stand Up also upset buyers for containing an anti-piracy program which was meant to keep the CD from being ripped. Many fans complained that the CD they had paid good money for would not play in all types of players.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs by Matthews and Mark Batson.
- "Dreamgirl" – 4:01
- "Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)" – 5:00
- "Stand Up (For It)" – 4:13
- "American Baby Intro" – 2:03
- "American Baby" – 4:35
- "Smooth Rider" – 2:17
- "Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)" – 4:17
- "Out of My Hands" – 3:41
- "Hello Again" – 3:56
- "Louisiana Bayou" – 5:37
- "Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd" – 4:18
- "You Might Die Trying" – 4:44
- "Steady As We Go" – 3:24
- "Hunger for the Great Light" – 4:22
Two other studio tracks exist from the Stand Up sessions, and were released on a companion disc to the album. These are "Joy Ride" and "Trouble With You."
[edit] Live Performance Notes
"Hello Again" emerged and was played live the summer before Stand Up was recorded. It was the only Stand Up track to have been played prior to the studio sessions. The song was originally written in the bands sessions during the winter and spring of 2004 before their summer tour. The song, along with three other new songs ("Joy Ride", "Sugar Will", and "Crazy Easy") was played at almost every concert during the 2004 summer tour. It was the only song of the four that was released on the album, but a recording of "Joy Ride" was on a bonus disc for people who preordered the album from the band's online store. Some fans have lamented the song's truncation on "Stand Up," which cuts out during what is typically a Carter Beauford solo during live performances.
Robert Randolph of Robert Randolph and the Family Band guested on the songs "Louisiana Bayou" and "Stand Up (For It)" during the summer 2005 tour. One such appearance was issued on the Weekend on the Rocks live album. During the Winter '05 tour, Randolph came out on 10 December at Madison Square Garden in New York and played on "Smooth Rider" and "Louisiana Bayou." During some 2006 summer tour dates, Randolph made a nightly guest appearance at the end of DMB sets, during which "Louisiana Bayou" was often a featured song.
During the 2005 summer tour, when performing "Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd," Dave sat in a folding chair while playing and singing the song. This is a very rare occurrence, and is not done for any other Dave Matthews Band full-band song. It is said that Dave plays this sitting down because he needs to read the lyrics or tabs off the stage, as the song is just one big loop. Matthews instead stood during performances of the song on the 2006 summer tour.
Live performances of "American Baby Intro" encompass the repeated four-note phrase to which the middle of the track climaxes, stretched out sometimes as long as 10 minutes. Matthews adds no lyrics in addition to "She said / A hundred times / She said / A thousand times," but does ultimate begin yelling the phrase. Another trademark has been Boyd Tinsley's violin solo to begin the song.
Full-band performances of "Smooth Rider" significantly add to the length of the song, adding solos and a second reading of the verses and chorus.
"Everybody Wake Up" was the last of the Stand Up album songs to be debuted at a live show.
"Steady As We Go" was featured in an episode of Everwood.
A live recording of every track except for "You Might Die Trying" and "Old Dirt Hill" was released on the Weekend on the Rocks live album.
[edit] Personnel
- Dave Matthews — vocals, Percussive guitar
- Carter Beauford — vocals, drums, percussion
- Boyd Tinsley — violin, electric violin
- Leroi Moore — soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Stefan Lessard — bass guitar, guitar
Additional personnel
- Mark Batson — vocals, piano, clavinet, organ, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron, keyboards, Moog synthesizer, percussion
- Butch Taylor — piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, organ, keyboards, background vocals
- Lee Grove — percussion
