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Stand Up
Don't let the headless CGI dancer on the cover fool you. While Stand Up has a more organic feel than 2001's radio-ready Everyday, it is hardly an invocation for carefree days spent twirling on the grass. Instead it is a call to arms that carries over much of the insurrectionary spirit the Dave Matthews Band brought to 2004's Vote for Change Tour. Matthews, sounding rawer than ever, swerves between optimism ("To change the world you only start with one step," he sings on "You Might Die Trying") and angst ("See the man with the bomb in his hand/Everybody wake up," on "Everybody Wake Up [Our Finest Hour Arrives]"), while producer Mark Baston, best known for his small-time work with big-name pop acts like Beyonce and 50 Cent, responds by putting the marching band rhythms of Carter Beauford in the front and galvanizing the music with a crisp R&B edge, most evident in the totally--okay, partially--crunk "Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd." --Aidin Vaziri
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Tracks| 1 | Dreamgirl | | 2 | Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back) | | 3 | Stand Up (For It) | | 4 | American Baby Intro | | 5 | American Baby | | 6 | Smooth Rider | | 7 | Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives) | | 8 | Out Of My Hands | | 9 | Hello Again | | 10 | Louisiana Bayou | | 11 | Stolen Away On 55th & 3rd | | 12 | You Might Die Trying | | 13 | Steady As We Go | | 14 | Hunger For The Great Light |
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