Live at Radio City Music Hall (2CD)

Recorded in New York City during the spring of 2007, Live At Radio City Music Hall marks the second major collaborative release by jam-band hero Dave Matthews and guitarist Tim Reynolds (the first being 1999's Live At Luther College). Over the course of two discs and 26 tracks, the duo, longtime friends who met in Charlottesville, Virginia before Matthews rose to fame, offers up a dynamic acoustic-oriented set that includes stripped-down versions of many Dave Matthews Band tunes, along with songs from his Some Devil solo album. While certain tracks shine the spotlight on Matthews's signature deep, deft vocal style--see the bluesy "Save Me" and the scat-tinged "Eh Hee"--other tunes focus on the pair's instrumental prowess, particularly on the atmospheric intro to "Lie in Our Graves," which mixes Reynolds's dreamy, effects-heavy electric playing with Matthews's gentle acoustic picking. A performance that easily holds it own with many DMB concert outings, Live At Radio City Music Hall is essential for any diehard fans of Matthews and / or Reynolds.