Crash

by Dave Matthews Band

Type: Album
Released: 30 April 1996
Label: RCA
Country: United States
Length: 1:08:45
Community rating: 3.76/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Stefan Lessard, Boyd Tinsley, Carter Beauford, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Crash' refines Dave Matthews Band's signature fusion of rock, jazz, and folk, characterized by intricate, jam-oriented musicianship and the prominent interplay of saxophone and violin. [1, 2] Producer Steve Lillywhite captured a dynamic, live-in-studio energy that balances the complex arrangements with Dave Matthews' direct and often earnest lyrical themes. [1, 7] The album became the group's best-selling release, cementing its status as a definitive commercial success of the 1990s alternative scene. [2, 3, 4]

Genres

Descriptors: complex, folk, guitars, melodic, funky, male-vocals

Tracklist

So Much to Say (04:06)
Two Step (06:27)
Crash into Me (05:16)
Too Much (04:21)
#41 (06:39)
Say Goodbye (06:11)
Drive in Drive Out (05:54)
Let You Down (04:07)
Lie in Our Graves (05:42)
Cry Freedom (05:52)
Tripping Billies (05:00)
Proudest Monkey (09:10)

Credits

Carter Beauford - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1, 7, 10, 11, 12)
Stefan Lessard - bass, tack piano
Dave Matthews - vocals, acoustic guitar, design assistant
LeRoi Moore - saxophones, flute, whistles
Boyd Tinsley - acoustic and electric violins
Tim Reynolds - acoustic and electric guitars
Steve Lillywhite - production, mixing engineer (3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12)
John Siket - engineer
Chris Laidlaw - 1st assistant engineer
Scott Gormley - 1st assistant engineer
Paul Higgins - 2nd assistant engineer
Phil Painson - additional recording assistant
Tom Lord-Alge - mixing engineer (1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11)
Alex Case - mixing assistant (1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11)
John Alagía - additional preproduction
Ted Jensen - mastering engineer
Thane Kerner - art direction, design, illustrations
Jane Matthews - design assistant
C. Taylor Crothers - Band photography