Early 2000s Dave Matthews Band

dave matthews, boyd tinsley, , butch taylor in melbourne during first tour of australia

during 2000, dmb set own recording studio @ large countryside home outside charlottesville. longtime producer lillywhite @ helm, band began work on fourth studio album. heavily influenced personal conflicts, notably death of matthews uncle alcoholism, songs recorded lillywhite rank of darkest has ever written. in end, studio sessions abandoned due objection band s label, ending seven-year relationship lillywhite.

in october 2000, energized matthews began writing glen ballard, famous work alanis morissette. rest of dmb (along special guest carlos santana) joined matthews in los angeles studio , recorded everyday. while album gave band fresh start, ballard s pop-music approach production different creative process steve lillywhite used produce previous studio albums. carter beauford has said album product of matthews , ballard, , did not showcase rest of band. february 27, 2001, release of everyday huge commercial success. singles did , everyday , , space between , brought band larger level of popularity.

in everyday main guitar lick derived of song #36.

in march 2001, lillywhite conflict came full circle when 2000 studio sessions producer leaked on internet. tracks spread on established internet channels such napster. collectively known lillywhite sessions, these tracks lauded both fan base , popular press. after critical comparison of 2 simultaneous albums, fans less pleased everyday s slicker sound frustrated band s decision scrap work in exchange everyday.

many of songs lillywhite sessions would, however, officially released. in response overwhelming fan support, coupled popular , publicized online campaign known release lillywhite recordings campaign, dmb returned studio in 2002 record busted stuff. produced stephen harris, recording engineer worked under lillywhite on previous albums, resulting cd provided new treatments of of lillywhite sessions material, along newly written songs never know , single going subsequently used in movie mr. deeds. busted stuff hit shelves on july 16, 2002, receiving moderate critical , commercial success, while being received band s fans.

during these 2 years band released 2 live albums. first, live in chicago 12.19.98, features tim reynolds on guitar many other special guests such bassist victor wooten, guitarist mitch rutman, , saxophonist maceo parker. second, live @ folsom field, boulder, colorado, highlights songs both everyday , busted stuff , released both cd , dvd.