Released 20 years ago
The Best of What's Around Vol. 1
Dave Matthews Band · 2006
127 min · 20 tracks · rock music
A vibrant collection of soulful rock anthems blending intricate instrumentation with heartfelt lyrics.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic journey with emotional peaks
- for sing-along moments
- soulful reflections during road trips
- uplifting energy for gatherings
- heartfelt anthems for nostalgia
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer quick, standalone tracks
- avoid lengthy listening experiences
Where this album fits
- Themes
- introspective storytelling· live performance energy
- Career context
- By the time 'The Best of What's Around Vol. 1' was released in 2006, Dave Matthews Band had established themselves as one of America's premier rock acts, following their commercial peak with albums like 'Crash' (1996) and 'Before These Crowded Streets' (1998). This compilation served as a retrospective of their early years, coinciding with their first major hiatus after an extensive touring schedule.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Phish· Widespread Panic· The String Cheese Incident
- Sounds like this from elsewhere
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Brushfire Fairytales by Jack Johnson — Equally heartfelt and laid-back, focusing on personal narratives with a warm acoustic sound.Keep It Together by Guster — Combines intricate melodies and thoughtful lyrics, capturing a similar live performance energy.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 The Best of What’s Around 4:16
- 2 What Would You Say 3:42
- 3 Crash Into Me 5:16
- 4 Too Much 4:21
- 5 Rapunzel 6:00
- 6 Crush 8:09
- 7 So Right 4:40
- 8 The Space Between 4:03
- 9 Grey Street 5:07
- 10 Grace Is Gone 4:38
- 11 Hunger for the Great Light 4:21
- 12 American Baby 4:35
Disc 2
- 1 Don’t Drink the Water 6:31
- 2 Warehouse 10:57
- 3 Say Goodbye 9:26
- 4 Stay (Wasting Time) 6:23
- 5 Everyday 10:27
- 6 Louisiana Bayou 7:24
- 7 Ants Marching 7:36
- 8 Two Step 9:50
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