Why is “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King” already one of the best albums by the DAVE MATTHEWS BAND?
Well, it’s true. The newest material by Mr. Matthews and his band mates is by far one of the best ever produced by them. It has a sense of completeness, as if it reminisce the bands career. This album has a hint of every past album.
Do you think it’s crazy talk? Please, allow me to explain: if we go along the track of this album we’ll be able to identify each and every reference.
For instance, “Shake Me Like a Monkey” is essentially the album “Under The Table And Dreaming” (1994), following the same idea “Funny The Way It Is” has a huge “Before Theses Crowded Streets” (1998) vibe. Moving a bit further we have “Alligator Pie” which has the soul of “Everyday” (2001). And so it goes.
To summarize the whole idea, “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King” is a kick-ass album by a legendary band, which is clearly missing an essential part of it: LeRoi Moore, a great saxophonist. On the other side, we have the guitar-hero Tim Reynolds playing with the DAVE MATTHEWS BAND for the first time since 1998.
So, go to your nearest store and buy it! If you download it, I will fight you! That’s no lie. For your information, this album is the first to be released in vinyl since “
Before These Crowded Streets” (1998).
“Heaven or hell I’m going down with the Groo Grux King!”
By the way, The madeup word “GrooGrux” is a nickname for the wild-sounding rhythm LeRoi Moore, Carter Beauford, Tim Reynolds and Tim Wicks made when they play together.
About the album:
Artist: Dave Matthews Band
Title: Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Released: June, 2009
Lable: RCA
Producer: Rob Cavallo
One Comment
Awesome bro. The album is just fuckintastic.
I love every single piece of Dave Matthews Band, every single song, every single lyric. I love even the widespreadly fan-hated Stand Up.
Taking that in consideration, I can’t say which is my favorite, but I can say for SURE that BWATGGK is one of my loved ones.
See you! =D