- rock, alternative rock, jazz rock, pop rock
- 70 min
- 11 tracks
Before These Crowded Streets is the third studio album by the American rock band Dave Matthews Band. It was released on April 28, 1998, through RCA Records. The album was produced by Steve Lillywhite, his last collaboration with the group until 2012's Away from the World. Recording took place at The Plant Recording Studios in Sausalito, California and Electric Lady Studios in New York.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- The Baltimore Sun3.5/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB−
- The Guardian2/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3/4 ★
- Pitchfork7.6/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 ★
- Spin5/10
- USA Today3/4 ★
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Tracks
- 1Pantala Naga Pampa0:40
- 2Rapunzel6:00
- 3The Last Stop6:58
- 4Don’t Drink the Water7:01
- 5Stay (Wasting Time)5:35
- 6Halloween5:08
- 7The Stone7:29
- 8Crush8:09
- 9The Dreaming Tree8:48
- 10Pig6:58
- 11Spoon7:33
11 tracks, 70 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Dave Matthews Band
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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