Live at Mile High Music Festival
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Live at Mile High Music Festival is a live album
by the Dave Matthews Band
from the 2008 Mile High Music Festival
outside Denver, Colorado
. In its first week of sales, the album debuted at #97 on the US charts. The concert featured many old songs such as "Don't Drink the Water", "Two Step
" and "#41
", as well as more recent songs such as "Corn Bread" and "Eh Hee
".
This is the first album to be released by the band without saxophonist LeRoi Moore
and the first to feature Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
saxophonist Jeff Coffin
for the entire set. Coffin stepped in for Moore after he was in an ATV accident.
Tim Reynolds
also sat in as a guest for the complete set, as he did throughout the 2008 summer tour.
It was released on Tuesday December 16, 2008.
With Guests
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by the Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band, sometimes shortened to DMB, is a U.S. rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. The founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer/backing vocalist Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore. Boyd Tinsley was...
from the 2008 Mile High Music Festival
Mile High Music Festival
The Mile High Music Festival is an annual two-day concert held in Commerce City, Colorado at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, first done on July 19 and 20, 2008...
outside Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. In its first week of sales, the album debuted at #97 on the US charts. The concert featured many old songs such as "Don't Drink the Water", "Two Step
Two Step (Dave Matthews Band song)
"Two Step" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the third single from their album Crash. It failed to chart well. When played live, the song concludes with an extended jam session. One noteworthy live version can be heard on the second disc of The Best of What's Around Vol. 1,...
" and "#41
41 (song)
"#41" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, featured on the 1996 album Crash.-Song history:"#41" was originally written by Dave Matthews as a reply to lawsuits brought forth by Ross Hoffman, a former associate and manager of the band...
", as well as more recent songs such as "Corn Bread" and "Eh Hee
Eh Hee
"Eh Hee" is a song written and recorded by Dave Matthews that was released as a digital single on September 4, 2007. An accompanying music video was also released on the same date, and was available as a free download from the iTunes Store for one week following its release. The music video was...
".
This is the first album to be released by the band without saxophonist LeRoi Moore
Leroi Moore
LeRoi Holloway Moore was an American saxophonist best known as a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band. Moore often arranged music for the songs written by frontman Dave Matthews...
and the first to feature Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones is a primarily instrumental group from the United States, that draws equally on bluegrass, fusion and jazz, sometimes dubbed "blu-bop". The band formed in 1988, initially to perform once on the PBS series Lonesome Pine Specials. The Flecktones have toured extensively...
saxophonist Jeff Coffin
Jeff Coffin
Jeff Coffin is an American jazz and alternative rock musician best known as the saxophonist for Dave Matthews Band and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. In addition to the saxophone, he plays clarinet, flute and oboe.-Biography:...
for the entire set. Coffin stepped in for Moore after he was in an ATV accident.
Tim Reynolds
Tim Reynolds
Tim Reynolds is a Grammy nominated multi-instrumentalist known as both a solo artist and as the lead guitarist for Dave Matthews Band...
also sat in as a guest for the complete set, as he did throughout the 2008 summer tour.
It was released on Tuesday December 16, 2008.
Disc One
- "Don't Drink the Water" – 7:13
- "You Might Die Trying" – 7:29
- "Eh HeeEh Hee"Eh Hee" is a song written and recorded by Dave Matthews that was released as a digital single on September 4, 2007. An accompanying music video was also released on the same date, and was available as a free download from the iTunes Store for one week following its release. The music video was...
" – 4:25 - "Two Step" – 14:05
- "Proudest MonkeyProudest Monkey"Proudest Monkey" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, featured on the 1996 album Crash.-Origins:"Proudest Monkey" has its roots in a live soundcheck done before the audience at a gig at Williams College on December 11, 1993. The band arrived two hours late for the gig due to a terrible snowstorm...
" » – 8:10 - "SatelliteSatellite (Dave Matthews Band song)"Satellite" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the fifth and final single from their LP Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song originally debuted on their album Remember Two Things. The song presumably evolved from an earlier song...
" – 5:07 - "Corn Bread" – 6:42
Disc Two
- "SledgehammerSledgehammer (song)"Sledgehammer" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. It hit number one in Canada on 21 July 1986 where it spent four weeks; number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States on 26 July 1986; and number four in the UK singles chart, thanks in part to a...
" (Peter GabrielPeter GabrielPeter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
) – 5:55 - "Stay (Wasting Time)Stay (Wasting Time)"Stay " is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the second single off their album Before These Crowded Streets. As a single, it reached #8 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, #33 on the Top 40 Mainstream, and #20 on the Adult 40...
" – 6:53 - "Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)" – 5:12
- "Jimi ThingJimi Thing"Jimi Thing" is a song by Dave Matthews Band, from their album Under the Table and Dreaming. It failed to reach any noteworthy position on the charts, like "Typical Situation" , but has grown into a popular live song played by the band...
" – 14:57 - "#4141 (song)"#41" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, featured on the 1996 album Crash.-Song history:"#41" was originally written by Dave Matthews as a reply to lawsuits brought forth by Ross Hoffman, a former associate and manager of the band...
" – 15:11 - "Tripping BilliesTripping Billies"Tripping Billies" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the fifth single from the album Crash. It originally debuted on their independent release Remember Two Things. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart...
" – 6:38 - "So Damn Lucky" - 8:09
Disc Three
- "So Much to SaySo Much to Say"So Much to Say" is a song by Dave Matthews Band from their album, Crash. It won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1997. It reached #19 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart as a single...
" » – 5:46 - "Anyone Seen the Bridge?Anyone Seen the Bridge?"Anyone Seen the Bridge?" is an instrumental by the Dave Matthews Band, usually played as segue between two songs at concerts. It is an instrumental jam played by the entire band, with scat singing by Dave Matthews. Performances of the tune today typically are heard between "So Much to Say" and...
" » – 1:59 - "Too MuchToo Much (Dave Matthews Band song)"Too Much" is a song by Dave Matthews Band. It was the first single off their album Crash, and reached #5 on the Billboard magazine Modern Rock Tracks chart. It is also featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album The Best of What's Around Vol. 1...
"» – 5:10 - "Ants MarchingAnts Marching"Ants Marching" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the second single from their 1994 album Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and received some album-oriented rock play as well. A different recording of it was included on their prior album,...
" – 8:50 - "GravediggerGravedigger (song)"Gravedigger" is a song by Dave Matthews from his debut solo album, Some Devil. This was the first solo single released by Matthews away from the Dave Matthews Band, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards held on February 8, 2004...
" – 4:49 - "Louisiana Bayou" – 7:30
- "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"Thank You " is a 1969 hit single recorded by Sly and the Family Stone, recognized as one of the greatest and most influential funk songs of all time. The song, double a-sided with "Everybody Is a Star", reached number one on the soul single charts for five weeks, and reached number one on the...
" (Sly & The Family StoneSly & the Family StoneSly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...
) – 8:17
Personnel
Dave Matthews Band- Dave MatthewsDave MatthewsDavid John "Dave" Matthews is a South African–born American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band...
- guitars, lead vocals - Boyd TinsleyBoyd TinsleyBoyd Calvin Tinsley is an American violinist and mandolinist who performs as a member of the Dave Matthews Band. Within the band, Tinsley has collaborated in writing songs, harmonizing, and singing backing vocals.-Early life:Tinsley was raised in a musical family...
- violins, backing vocals
- Stefan LessardStefan LessardStefan Kahil Lessard is an American musician, most famous as the bassist for the Dave Matthews Band.-Early life:Lessard was born in Anaheim, California, to musicians Ron and Janaki Lessard. After moving a number of times during his childhood, Lessard and his family eventually settled in...
- bass - Carter BeaufordCarter BeaufordCarter Anthony Beauford is an American drummer, percussionist, and founding member of Dave Matthews Band. He is known for his ability to adapt to a variety of genres, and both his ambidextrous and his open hand drumming styles. He plays the drums and sings backing vocals in the band...
- drums, percussion, backing vocals
With Guests
- Jeff CoffinJeff CoffinJeff Coffin is an American jazz and alternative rock musician best known as the saxophonist for Dave Matthews Band and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. In addition to the saxophone, he plays clarinet, flute and oboe.-Biography:...
- saxophones - Rashawn RossRashawn RossRashawn Ross is an American trumpeter and arranger from St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Ross is arguably best known for his contributions in the Dave Matthews Band. After his graduation from the Berklee College of Music , Ross has worked with artists in many different genres of music ranging from...
- trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals - Tim ReynoldsTim ReynoldsTim Reynolds is a Grammy nominated multi-instrumentalist known as both a solo artist and as the lead guitarist for Dave Matthews Band...
- guitar