Listener Supported

Infobox Album |
Name = Listener Supported
Type = Live album
Artist = Dave Matthews Band


Released = November 23, 1999
Recorded = September 11 1999
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Genre = Rock
Length = 138:23
Label = BMG
Producer = John Alagia
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6ad1vw9ia9xk link]
* The Music Box Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/damb-ls.html link]
* Rolling Stone Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/davematthewsband/albums/album/224664/review/5946936/listener_supported link]
Last album = "Before These Crowded Streets"
(1998)
This album = "Listener Supported"
(1999)
Next album = "Everyday"
(2001)

"Listener Supported" is an album by the Dave Matthews Band, released on November 23, 1999. It was recorded live at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on September 11, 1999.

In addition to being the second live release by Dave Matthews Band, Listener Supported was filmed by PBS for an "In the Spotlight" special, and the entire concert was released on VHS and DVD the same year. The title of this release is taken from PBS's "supported by viewers like you". It is currently the only Dave Matthews Band live album to not contain the date or location in the title. This is because part of the broadcast agreement allowed PBS to release their own audio CD version of the television special. The band stepped in and participated in the production of the disc but didn't indicate that it was a live release in the title because they were ultimately unsatisfied with that night's performance.

"Listener Supported" was also the first live release to feature keyboardist Butch Taylor and "The Lovely Ladies" on vocals. In addition to songs from each of their RCA studio albums, "Listener Supported" features the previously unreleased songs "#40", "True Reflections" (sung by Boyd Tinsley), and the Heartbeat intro to "Pantala Naga Pampa", as well as the full band versions of "Granny" and "Long Black Veil".

Track listing

All songs by David J. Matthews unless noted.

Disc one

# Intro — 6:25
# "Pantala Naga Pampa" — 0:41
# "Rapunzel" (Matthews, Beauford, Lessard)— 7:09
# "Rhyme & Reason" — 5:58
# "The Stone" — 7:28
# "#41" — 9:47
# "Crash into Me" — 6:02
# "Jimi Thing" — 13:12
# "#36" – 7:34
#*"with The Lovely Ladies
# "Warehouse" – 8:32

Disc two

# "Too Much" (Matthews, Beauford, Moore, Lessard, Tinsley) — 4:52
# "True Reflections" (Tinsley) — 7:25
#*"with The Lovely Ladies
#"Two Step" — 14:38
# "Granny" — 4:24
# "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Matthews, Lessard, Moore) — 7:07
#*"with The Lovely Ladies
# "#40" – 1:49
#*"solo by Dave Matthews
# "Long Black Veil" (Dill, Wilkin) — 8:44
#*"with The Lovely Ladies
# "Don't Drink the Water" — 7:09
# Intro to... — 1:36
# "All Along the Watchtower" (Dylan) — 7:51

Personnel

Dave Matthews Band

*Carter Beauford — Percussion, drums, vocals
*Stefan Lessard — Bass
*Dave Matthews — Guitar, vocals
*LeRoi Moore — Saxophone, horns
*Boyd Tinsley — Violin

Guests

*The Lovely Ladies — Vocals
**Tawatha Agee
**Chinah Bess
**Brenda White King

*Butch Taylor - keyboards