With guitarist Tim Reynolds back in the fold after a ten-year absence, Matthews and co. Among the riches on their platinum-selling debut was this vivid examination of the sensory overload of the digital age, shot through with an Orwellian sense of paranoia. Matthews and the band play with a restraint that only serves to amplify the intricacy of the arrangements, with intermittent sax fills, strings and slippery bass. One of a number of songs rescued from an aborted album with producer Steve Lillywhite, Bartender is an expansive treasure that moves from military beats into a roaring jam. Warren Haynes, Trey Anastasio and Dickey Betts have all helped flesh out this underrated diamond on stage with Matthews over the years, though its original studio take is a consummate example of a great acoustic jam. Judiciously-placed sax, guitars and drums make for a compelling intro, before it reaches out into something more anthemic.

'The Space Between'
16. "Big Eyed Fish"
We asked readers to vote for the top Dave Matthews Band songs in three categories: personal favorites, classics and best songs. On each ballot, the No. Then we tallied up the points and produced this overall list of the top Dave Matthews Band songs. Below, you can also find the results for the top Dave Matthews Band songs in each of the individual categories. These are the results of the first song poll, conducted in late and published in early Ants Marching 3. Two Step 4. Crush 5. The Stone 6. Dancing Nancies 7.
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Many of their numbers find new lives onstage, where the group's celebrated interplay thrives in places that could never be fully explored in the studio. But many of them work on record too, riding a solid groove through various twists and turns that take even more off-course trips in concert. Matthews rarely forgets that it all starts with songs -- their melodies, their hooks and their grooves. Working a balance of stage-ready jams and groove-focused highlights, the record peaks when the music flows naturally. One of Matthews' loveliest melodies leads this first single from the album 'Everyday,' which reflected a few changes. Longtime producer Steve Lillywhite -- who was working on another album with the band before it was scrapped -- was replaced by Glen Ballard, who gave the record a glossy coat. It's not always an easy fit, but 'The Space Between' stands out. It's pretty much made for jamming. This ballad from the group's debut album showed that they could do more than just throw around complicated time signatures in a jam setting -- they could also throw around complicated time signatures in slow songs too.
From then until now, Dave has written and recorded approximately songs, and he'll add another 10 to 16 to the total count via the June release of his recently announced record, Come Tomorrow , the band's first studio album since But which songs are his best, the ones that start as earworms and steadily transmute into earnacondas? With the help of my noise-canceling headphones and moral support from cousin Tevin, I listened to every major DMB album from to to glean the 17 absolute best tracks the group's ever made.