Some bands make albums, then play live because it s the best way to market their music.
The Dave Matthews Band makes music to play live, then goes into the studio, in order to sell albums. The difference is huge, and although studio albums Under the Table and Dreaming and Crash have attempted to reproduce a live feel, the music lends itself much better to a concert setting. Now, the band plans to release a series of live recordings, starting with Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95, which presents one concert in its entirety, performed at the famed Colorado pavilion, just prior to the release of Crash. The recording quality of Red Rocks is excellent, and the quality of the performance is tremendous. The producers of this album have done a good job highlighting each individual instrument while at the same time maintaining the raw, live feeling, throwing in just the right amount of crowd noise for atmosphere.