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Patrick Pho | One of the challenges of touring a new album is the balance of introducing new live material while playing time tested classics. The Dave Matthews Band found a good balance between new and old to close out their stay at the ctnow.com Meadows Music Theatre in Hartford, CT. The band had a strong opener with ?Everyday?, the packed audience joined in with the #36 outro. ?Ants Marching? came in as a surprise, a song that typically finds its way towards the end of the set came in at #2 and got the crowd to their feet very quickly. After two strong openers, the band then snuck in ?Dreamgirl? and followed with ?The Stone?. ?Rhyme and Reason? gave Dave a chance to show the pure emotion that is conveyed in the song. Louisiana Bayou was a catchy tune that has potential to become a new crowd favorite. The chorus ?down by the bayou? is accented so carefully to give it a likeable syncopated beat. Dave placed two longer songs in the middle with ?Bartender? and ?Crush?. The two songs went on for over 29 minutes total. As always the jams were kept with a strong pace that did not make the audience away that they were jamming away for an extended period of time. Dave then mixed in additional new songs with ?Stand Up?, ?You Might Die Trying?, and ?Hunger For the Great Light?. He then closed with ?Pantala Naga Pampa? and ?Rapunzel? a great choice for a strong song to finish the set. The encore included a new song ?Old Dirt Hill? and a regular closing piece ?All Along the Watchtower?. Dave has quickly embraced the new material on his new album, effectively blending it into tonight?s set, creating a cohesive a energizing production. | |
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Peri | EXCELLENT |