The Gorge (album)
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The Gorge is a collection of the songs played during Dave Matthews Band
's three-night concert in 2002 at The Gorge Amphitheatre
in George, Washington
. The album was released in a three-disc set featuring 2 CDs
and a DVD
with live footage, advanced multi-angle features, behind the scenes clips, and a music video. The DVD was directed by Fenton Williams
of Filament productions
The DVD was authored by Neil Matthews at Ascent Media in NYC. The entire three-night concert was also released online through the band's online store as an MP3
or FLAC
download, or as a six-CD box set.
Disc three (DVD
During the scene where Dave borrows "some kid named Jason's" guitar, he is referring to Jason Mraz
before he became famous.
.com's online store and was not sold in stores.
Touring crew
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band, sometimes shortened to DMB, is a U.S. rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. The founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer/backing vocalist Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore. Boyd Tinsley was...
's three-night concert in 2002 at The Gorge Amphitheatre
The Gorge Amphitheatre
The Gorge Amphitheatre is a 20,000+ seat concert venue, located above the Columbia River in George, Washington. It offers lawn-terrace seating and concert-friendly weather....
in George, Washington
George, Washington
George is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 528 at the 2000 census. Its name is a play on the name of George Washington.The city is known for being near the Gorge Amphitheatre, sometimes being called, "The Gorge at George"....
. The album was released in a three-disc set featuring 2 CDs
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
and a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
with live footage, advanced multi-angle features, behind the scenes clips, and a music video. The DVD was directed by Fenton Williams
Fenton Williams
Fenton Williams is a production designer and video director. He has worked with Dave Matthews Band since 1991. He began as their road manager and has served as Dave Matthews Band's lighting designer and video director for the last 20 years...
of Filament productions
Filament Productions
Filament Productions is a Production Design & Touring Video company based in Charlottesville, Virginia since 2005, and founded by Fenton Williams, who was the first road manager for the Dave Matthews Band. During the early 1990s Fenton Williams quickly realized he wasn't the best road manager and...
The DVD was authored by Neil Matthews at Ascent Media in NYC. The entire three-night concert was also released online through the band's online store as an MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
or FLAC
FLAC
FLAC is a codec which allows digital audio to be losslessly compressed such that file size is reduced without any information being lost...
download, or as a six-CD box set.
Disc one
- "Pantala Naga PampaPantala Naga Pampa"Pantala Naga Pampa" is the first track on the Dave Matthews Band's album, Before These Crowded Streets.The song is the shortest track recorded by the band in the studio and was based on an old live song known as "What Will Become of Me?" part of which can be heard at the end of "Jimi Thing" on...
" » "RapunzelRapunzel (song)"Rapunzel" is the second track and was the last single of the Dave Matthews Band 1998 album, Before These Crowded Streets. It is featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album The Best of What's Around Vol. 1....
" - 7:50 - "The Song That Jane Likes" - 4:33
- "Fool to Think" - 4:19
- "You Never Know" - 7:13
- "GrannyGranny (song)"Granny" is a song by Virginia-based jam band Dave Matthews Band. Though never released on an official studio album, "Granny" was dropped from the Under the Table and Dreaming sessions...
" - 4:08 - "GravediggerGravedigger (song)"Gravedigger" is a song by Dave Matthews from his debut solo album, Some Devil. This was the first solo single released by Matthews away from the Dave Matthews Band, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards held on February 8, 2004...
" - 5:18 - "Everyday" » #36" - 8:47
- "Two StepTwo Step (Dave Matthews Band song)"Two Step" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the third single from their album Crash. It failed to chart well. When played live, the song concludes with an extended jam session. One noteworthy live version can be heard on the second disc of The Best of What's Around Vol. 1,...
" - 19:01
Disc two
- "Drive In, Drive Out" - 6:14
- "The Space BetweenThe Space Between"The Space Between" is a song written by the Dave Matthews Band. It was released on their 2001 album, Everyday. It was the album's first hit single and the band's first top 40 hit, with its peak at #22 in the United States - several of their previous singles had been ineligible to chart on the...
" - 4:55 - "Kit Kat Jam" - 5:27
- "Lie In Our Graves" - 17:00
- "Proudest Monkey" - 8:49
- "WarehouseWarehouse (song)Warehouse is a song by Dave Matthews Band which was released on their first studio album, Under the Table and Dreaming. An alternate version of this song was also released on their early EP Recently. This song ranks near the top of the list in terms of all time fan favorites...
" 8:56
Disc three (DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
)
- "Grey StreetGrey Street"Grey Street" is the third and final radio single from Dave Matthews Band from their 2002 studio album, Busted Stuff. The first known recording of the song appears on the unofficially-released The Lillywhite Sessions, produced by Steve Lillywhite. The song revolves around the story of a girl who is...
" - "Ants MarchingAnts Marching"Ants Marching" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the second single from their 1994 album Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and received some album-oriented rock play as well. A different recording of it was included on their prior album,...
" - Inside the Gorge (documentary)
- "PigPig (song)"Pig" is a Dave Matthews Band song from the album Before These Crowded Streets. The song evolved from an earlier tune entitled "Don't Burn the Pig", which was written about a television program Dave Matthews viewed in England where pigs were burned to test their reaction to pain...
" - "Dancing Nancies"
- "What Would You SayWhat Would You Say"What Would You Say" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as a single in 1994, taken from their album Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #11 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It is also featured on Dave Matthews Band's first compilation album, The Best of What's Around Vol. 1. The...
" - "Loving WingsLoving Wings"Loving Wings" is a song by the American band Dave Matthews Band . Having been released on 6 different live albums, "Loving Wings" is the most widely released song that has not been recorded for a studio album that Dave Matthews Band has released...
" » "Where Are You Going" - Inside the Gorge (featuring "Gravedigger")
- "Seek Up"
- "HalloweenHalloween (Dave Matthews Band song)"Halloween" is a song by Dave Matthews Band from the 1998 album Before These Crowded Streets. The song was originally released as a live track on their Recently EP in 1994. It debuted live on Halloween of 1992 and was originally titled "The Halloween Song." It opened the show, and included Kristen...
" - "Tripping BilliesTripping Billies"Tripping Billies" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the fifth single from the album Crash. It originally debuted on their independent release Remember Two Things. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart...
" - Inside the Gorge (Making the "Grace Is Gone" video)
- "Grace Is Gone" (Music video)
During the scene where Dave borrows "some kid named Jason's" guitar, he is referring to Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
before he became famous.
Track listing (Special Edition)
The six-disc special edition features each song from all three nights. This release was only available from MusictodayMusictoday
Musictoday is an entertainment marketing company located in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was founded and run by Coran Capshaw, the manager of Dave Matthews Band. Musictoday is a pioneer in presales of concert tickets, by starting fan clubs for hundreds of artists. Musictoday's first fanclub was...
.com's online store and was not sold in stores.
Disc one
- "Don't Drink the Water" – 10:43
- "When the World Ends" – 4:08
- "You Never Know" – 7:20
- "Grace Is Gone" – 6:57
- "#4141 (song)"#41" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, featured on the 1996 album Crash.-Song history:"#41" was originally written by Dave Matthews as a reply to lawsuits brought forth by Ross Hoffman, a former associate and manager of the band...
" – 14:07 - "SatelliteSatellite (Dave Matthews Band song)"Satellite" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the fifth and final single from their LP Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song originally debuted on their album Remember Two Things. The song presumably evolved from an earlier song...
" – 5:29 - "BartenderBartender (Dave Matthews Band song)"Bartender" is one of Dave Matthews Band's most popular live songs, featured on their studio album Busted Stuff. The song was one of the many that carried over from the near-abandoned project that is The Lillywhite Sessions...
" – 13:42 - "So Much to SaySo Much to Say"So Much to Say" is a song by Dave Matthews Band from their album, Crash. It won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1997. It reached #19 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart as a single...
" » – 4:16 - "Anyone Seen the Bridge?Anyone Seen the Bridge?"Anyone Seen the Bridge?" is an instrumental by the Dave Matthews Band, usually played as segue between two songs at concerts. It is an instrumental jam played by the entire band, with scat singing by Dave Matthews. Performances of the tune today typically are heard between "So Much to Say" and...
" » – 1:23 - "Too MuchToo Much (Dave Matthews Band song)"Too Much" is a song by Dave Matthews Band. It was the first single off their album Crash, and reached #5 on the Billboard magazine Modern Rock Tracks chart. It is also featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album The Best of What's Around Vol. 1...
" – 4:35
Disc two
- "Fool to Think" – 4:56
- "One Sweet World" – 9:18
- "Loving WingsLoving Wings"Loving Wings" is a song by the American band Dave Matthews Band . Having been released on 6 different live albums, "Loving Wings" is the most widely released song that has not been recorded for a studio album that Dave Matthews Band has released...
" – 7:04 - "Where Are You GoingWhere Are You Going"Where Are You Going" is the first single from Dave Matthews Band's album Busted Stuff. The single reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100, #20 on the Modern Rock Tracks, and topped the Triple A chart. The song was featured in the 2002 Adam Sandler motion picture, Mr. Deeds. It is also featured on the...
" – 3:57 - "Everyday" » "#36" – 8:59
- "Grey StreetGrey Street"Grey Street" is the third and final radio single from Dave Matthews Band from their 2002 studio album, Busted Stuff. The first known recording of the song appears on the unofficially-released The Lillywhite Sessions, produced by Steve Lillywhite. The song revolves around the story of a girl who is...
" – 6:31 - "GravediggerGravedigger (song)"Gravedigger" is a song by Dave Matthews from his debut solo album, Some Devil. This was the first solo single released by Matthews away from the Dave Matthews Band, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards held on February 8, 2004...
" – 5:49 - "Ants MarchingAnts Marching"Ants Marching" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the second single from their 1994 album Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and received some album-oriented rock play as well. A different recording of it was included on their prior album,...
" – 7:43
Disc three
- "Grace Is Gone" – 7:50
- "The StoneThe Stone (Dave Matthews Band song)"The Stone" is a Dave Matthews Band song from the album Before These Crowded Streets.-Lyric Interpretation:Per one interpretation, the song is about a guilt over death which one may have caused, and the "stone" in the song refers to a gravestone...
" – 8:35 - "PigPig (song)"Pig" is a Dave Matthews Band song from the album Before These Crowded Streets. The song evolved from an earlier tune entitled "Don't Burn the Pig", which was written about a television program Dave Matthews viewed in England where pigs were burned to test their reaction to pain...
" – 8:29 - "Rhyme and Reason" – 6:03
- "Captain" – 5:48
- "I Did ItI Did It"I Did It" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the lead single from their album Everyday. It reached #71 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Modern Rock Tracks, and #40 on the Adult Top 40....
" – 3:41 - "Dancing Nancies" – 9:48
- "WarehouseWarehouse (song)Warehouse is a song by Dave Matthews Band which was released on their first studio album, Under the Table and Dreaming. An alternate version of this song was also released on their early EP Recently. This song ranks near the top of the list in terms of all time fan favorites...
" – 8:51 - "What Would You SayWhat Would You Say"What Would You Say" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as a single in 1994, taken from their album Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #11 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It is also featured on Dave Matthews Band's first compilation album, The Best of What's Around Vol. 1. The...
" – 5:28 - "CrushCrush (Dave Matthews Band song)"Crush" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the third single from their album Before These Crowded Streets. As a single, it reached #11 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, #75 on the Billboard Hot 100, #38 on the Top 40 Mainstream, and #20 on the Adult Top 40...
" – 11:55
Disc four
- "Kit Kat Jam" – 5:55
- "Jimi ThingJimi Thing"Jimi Thing" is a song by Dave Matthews Band, from their album Under the Table and Dreaming. It failed to reach any noteworthy position on the charts, like "Typical Situation" , but has grown into a popular live song played by the band...
" – 15:24 - "Drive In, Drive Out" – 6:19
- "Loving WingsLoving Wings"Loving Wings" is a song by the American band Dave Matthews Band . Having been released on 6 different live albums, "Loving Wings" is the most widely released song that has not been recorded for a studio album that Dave Matthews Band has released...
" – 7:12 - "Where Are You GoingWhere Are You Going"Where Are You Going" is the first single from Dave Matthews Band's album Busted Stuff. The single reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100, #20 on the Modern Rock Tracks, and topped the Triple A chart. The song was featured in the 2002 Adam Sandler motion picture, Mr. Deeds. It is also featured on the...
" – 4:23 - "Two StepTwo Step (Dave Matthews Band song)"Two Step" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the third single from their album Crash. It failed to chart well. When played live, the song concludes with an extended jam session. One noteworthy live version can be heard on the second disc of The Best of What's Around Vol. 1,...
" – 20:03 - "Cry Freedom" – 4:39
- "What You Are" – 8:33
Disc five
- "Pantala Naga PampaPantala Naga Pampa"Pantala Naga Pampa" is the first track on the Dave Matthews Band's album, Before These Crowded Streets.The song is the shortest track recorded by the band in the studio and was based on an old live song known as "What Will Become of Me?" part of which can be heard at the end of "Jimi Thing" on...
" » "RapunzelRapunzel (song)"Rapunzel" is the second track and was the last single of the Dave Matthews Band 1998 album, Before These Crowded Streets. It is featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album The Best of What's Around Vol. 1....
" – 8:46 - "Grey StreetGrey Street"Grey Street" is the third and final radio single from Dave Matthews Band from their 2002 studio album, Busted Stuff. The first known recording of the song appears on the unofficially-released The Lillywhite Sessions, produced by Steve Lillywhite. The song revolves around the story of a girl who is...
" – 5:53 - "GrannyGranny (song)"Granny" is a song by Virginia-based jam band Dave Matthews Band. Though never released on an official studio album, "Granny" was dropped from the Under the Table and Dreaming sessions...
" – 4:36 - "If I Had It All" – 4:24
- "Crash into MeCrash into MeStevie Nicks released "Crash into Me" as the first single from her album, The Soundstage Sessions, on March 17, 2009.The promo, with the orchestra version of "Landslide" as the B-side, was serviced to radio on the week of March 3, 2009. It has been serviced to Triple A radio stations, and to XM...
" – 5:55 - "The Song That Jane Likes" – 4:33
- "The Space BetweenThe Space Between"The Space Between" is a song written by the Dave Matthews Band. It was released on their 2001 album, Everyday. It was the album's first hit single and the band's first top 40 hit, with its peak at #22 in the United States - several of their previous singles had been ineligible to chart on the...
" – 4:53 - "Seek Up" – 20:59
- "Proudest Monkey" – 9:16
- "Too MuchToo Much (Dave Matthews Band song)"Too Much" is a song by Dave Matthews Band. It was the first single off their album Crash, and reached #5 on the Billboard magazine Modern Rock Tracks chart. It is also featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album The Best of What's Around Vol. 1...
" – 5:13 - "Digging A Ditch" – 5:19
Disc six
- "Lie in Our Graves" – 18:37
- "Lover Lay Down" – 8:27
- "Grace Is Gone" – 7:12
- "The Dreaming Tree" – 4:28
- "All Along the WatchtowerAll Along the Watchtower"All Along the Watchtower" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The song, which has been included on most of Dylan's greatest hits compilations, initially appeared on his 1967 album John Wesley Harding. Over the past 35 years, he has performed it in concert more...
" – 12:09 - "Long Black Veil" – 5:55
- "HalloweenHalloween (Dave Matthews Band song)"Halloween" is a song by Dave Matthews Band from the 1998 album Before These Crowded Streets. The song was originally released as a live track on their Recently EP in 1994. It debuted live on Halloween of 1992 and was originally titled "The Halloween Song." It opened the show, and included Kristen...
" – 9:06 - "Tripping BilliesTripping Billies"Tripping Billies" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the fifth single from the album Crash. It originally debuted on their independent release Remember Two Things. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart...
" – 6:20
Personnel
- Carter BeaufordCarter BeaufordCarter Anthony Beauford is an American drummer, percussionist, and founding member of Dave Matthews Band. He is known for his ability to adapt to a variety of genres, and both his ambidextrous and his open hand drumming styles. He plays the drums and sings backing vocals in the band...
– percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, backup vocals - Stefan LessardStefan LessardStefan Kahil Lessard is an American musician, most famous as the bassist for the Dave Matthews Band.-Early life:Lessard was born in Anaheim, California, to musicians Ron and Janaki Lessard. After moving a number of times during his childhood, Lessard and his family eventually settled in...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Dave MatthewsDave MatthewsDavid John "Dave" Matthews is a South African–born American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band...
– acoustic guitarSteel-string acoustic guitarA steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound...
(electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
on "What You Are"), vocals - LeRoi MooreLeroi MooreLeRoi Holloway Moore was an American saxophonist best known as a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band. Moore often arranged music for the songs written by frontman Dave Matthews...
– saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
s, backup vocals - Boyd TinsleyBoyd TinsleyBoyd Calvin Tinsley is an American violinist and mandolinist who performs as a member of the Dave Matthews Band. Within the band, Tinsley has collaborated in writing songs, harmonizing, and singing backing vocals.-Early life:Tinsley was raised in a musical family...
– violinElectric violinAn electric violin is a violin equipped with an electronic output of its sound. The term most properly refers to an instrument purposely made to be electrified with built-in pickups, usually with a solid body...
, backup vocals - Butch TaylorButch TaylorButch Taylor is a composer, writer, keyboardist and long time guest musician with Dave Matthews Band....
– keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
Touring crew
- Gary Adcock .... screen graphics: tour
- Rudy Arias .... IT manager: tour
- Dave Bell .... production assistant
- Michael Caron .... stadium video: tour
- Briana Carr .... dining diva: tour
- Felicia Carr .... zen sandwich master: tour
- Bruce Flohr .... liaison: A&R
- Jenny Fox .... production coordinator: tour
- Jay Garcia .... merchandiser: tour
- Kara Gilfoil .... caterer: tour
- Norman Gomes .... tour rigger
- Mo Hale .... stage manager: tour
- Joanna Halinski .... ticketing: tour
- Jim Hathaway .... tour security
- Bo Ives .... merchandiser: tour
- Patrick Jordan .... project manager
- Felix Kawamura .... opening title designer
- Thane Kerner .... package art director
- Thane Kerner .... package designer
- Mike Lane .... engineer
- Dean Lawrence .... tour manager
- Malan McCubbin .... engineer in charge (as Malin MacCubin)
- Andrew McHaddad .... communications
- Ken McMillan .... production assistant
- Andrew Miller .... caterer: tour
- Anthony Miller .... head utility
- Chris Mitchell .... engineer in charge
- Terry O'Gara .... production assistant
- Jonathan O'Keefe .... merchandiser: tour
- Daryl Pearsall .... band security: tour
- Erik Porter .... violin/bass technician: tour
- David Richard .... production assistant
- Dave Saull .... horn technician: tour (as David Saull)
- Jack Seraphine .... caterer: tour
- Blaire Sjoberg .... caterer: tour
- Jod Soraci .... high definition color correction: Riot Colors
- Peggy Speir .... caterer: tour
- Russell Steele .... helicopter pilot
- Alex Stultz .... tour merchandise
- Brian Sullivan .... merchandiser: tour
- Greg Tannebring .... assistant communications
- Geoffrey Trump .... tour accountant
- Adam Warner .... production assistant
- Angie Warner .... backstage coordinator: tour
- Fenton WilliamsFenton WilliamsFenton Williams is a production designer and video director. He has worked with Dave Matthews Band since 1991. He began as their road manager and has served as Dave Matthews Band's lighting designer and video director for the last 20 years...
.... video director: tour - Adam Zamarripa .... trainer: tour