Two Step (Dave Matthews Band song)
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"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, performed at Giants Stadium
on June 11, 2001. This performance has come to be known as the "Two step in the rain," as a severe lightning storm hit the area during the encore performance of "Two Step", pelting concert-goers with hail and temporarily blacking out Giants Stadium except for the stage.
While "Two Step" failed to chart well upon its release as a single, the popularity of this song at live performances grew exponentially. It is often used to close a show. The lyrics at the beginning of each live performance change, often to reflect things such as weather or guest musicians. Although beginning in 2009, lyrics from the song "Time Bomb" began being sung at the start of the song.
During the band's 2008 summer tour, the song was used to open at least two shows, most notably their first-ever performance at the new Busch Stadium
on June 7, in a more dramatic fashion than is typical of a Dave Matthews Band concert. Lowered video screens obscured audience members' view of the stage during the introduction, then would rise to reveal the band during the crescendo
that officially kicked off the song in full force.
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...
, released as the third single from their album Crash
Crash (Dave Matthews Band album)
Crash is the second studio album by Dave Matthews Band, released on April 30, 1996. It includes the band's most successful single, "Crash into Me".The album has been certified 7× platinum.-Track listing:All songs by David J...
. It failed to chart well. When played live, the song concludes with an extended jam session
Jam session
Jam sessions are often used by musicians to develop new material, find suitable arrangements, or simply as a social gathering and communal practice session. Jam sessions may be based upon existing songs or forms, may be loosely based on an agreed chord progression or chart suggested by one...
. One noteworthy live version can be heard on the second disc of The Best of What's Around Vol. 1, performed at Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...
on June 11, 2001. This performance has come to be known as the "Two step in the rain," as a severe lightning storm hit the area during the encore performance of "Two Step", pelting concert-goers with hail and temporarily blacking out Giants Stadium except for the stage.
While "Two Step" failed to chart well upon its release as a single, the popularity of this song at live performances grew exponentially. It is often used to close a show. The lyrics at the beginning of each live performance change, often to reflect things such as weather or guest musicians. Although beginning in 2009, lyrics from the song "Time Bomb" began being sung at the start of the song.
During the band's 2008 summer tour, the song was used to open at least two shows, most notably their first-ever performance at the new Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium is the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, of MLB...
on June 7, in a more dramatic fashion than is typical of a Dave Matthews Band concert. Lowered video screens obscured audience members' view of the stage during the introduction, then would rise to reveal the band during the crescendo
Crescendo
-In music:*Crescendo, a passage of music during which the volume gradually increases, see Dynamics * Crescendo , a Liverpool-based electronic pop band* "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue", one of Duke Ellington's longer-form compositions...
that officially kicked off the song in full force.
Track listing
- "Two Step" (Edit) — 3:53
- "Two Step" (Acoustic) — 6:26
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" (Acoustic) — 3:44 - "Two Step" (Album Version) — 6:26
Official Live Recordings
- Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95 is an album by the Dave Matthews Band, released on October 28, 1997. It was recorded live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on August 15, 1995. The album is known on the Internet by the abbreviation L@RR...
- features guest Tim ReynoldsTim ReynoldsTim Reynolds is a Grammy nominated multi-instrumentalist known as both a solo artist and as the lead guitarist for Dave Matthews Band...
- features guest Tim Reynolds
- Live at Luther CollegeLive at Luther CollegeLive at Luther College is a live album by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds recorded at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Recorded on February 6, 1996 and released nearly three years later, it was the first concert by the pair to be available commercially...
- February 6, 1996 Decorah, Iowa
- acoustic performance by 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...
and Tim ReynoldsTim ReynoldsTim Reynolds is a Grammy nominated multi-instrumentalist known as both a solo artist and as the lead guitarist for Dave Matthews Band...
- Listener Supported
- September 11, 1999 East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, ColoradoLive at Folsom Field, Boulder, ColoradoLive at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado, also known as Live at Folsom Field, is the fourth live album released by the Dave Matthews Band. It was recorded in Boulder, Colorado at Folsom Field, the football stadium of the University of Colorado at Boulder on July 11, 2001. It was released on the RCA...
- July 11, 2001
- The Central Park ConcertThe Central Park ConcertThe Central Park Concert is a three disc live album and video by the Dave Matthews Band. The album was recorded on September 24, 2003 on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York, New York in front of a crowd of 121,382, the band's largest audience to date...
- September 24, 2003
- Keyboardist Butch TaylorButch TaylorButch Taylor is a composer, writer, keyboardist and long time guest musician with Dave Matthews Band....
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during the jam
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- 3-night stand in 2002
- Weekend on the RocksWeekend on the RocksWeekend on the Rocks is a live album by Dave Matthews Band. It contains highlights of the four shows in four days the band performed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on September 9–12, 2005. The set is packaged on two CDs and one DVD. However, a complete recording of the four...
- 4-night stand in 2005
- "Two Step" is featured on Disc Four of The Complete Weekend on the Rocks, which is available online, and not on the official Weekend on the Rocks release.
- Live Trax Vol. 4Live Trax Vol. 4Live Trax Vol. 4 is the fourth release of the Dave Matthews Band's Live Trax series. It is a two-disc set released on September 2, 2005 featuring the band's concert in Richmond, Virginia on April 30, 1996. This show was the release party for the Dave Matthews Band album Crash which was released...
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CD release party - April 30, 1996 Richmond, Virginia
- Crash
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- August 23, 1995 Rochester Hills, Michigan
- Live Trax Vol. 6Live Trax Vol. 6Live Trax Vol. 6, unofficially known as Live at Fenway Park, is the sixth installment in the Dave Matthews Band Live Trax series. It features a four disc set of the band's two night performance at Fenway Park in Boston from July 7 and 8, 2006...
- July 8, 2006 Boston, Massachusetts
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- December 31, 1996 Hampton, Virginia
- features guest Bela FleckBéla FleckBéla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most innovative and technically proficient banjo players, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.-Early life and career details:Fleck was born in...
- Live at Radio CityLive at Radio CityLive at Radio City is a live album and video by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds. This was the first release by Matthews and Reynolds since Live at Luther College, released in 1999.-Release:...
- April 22, 2007
- an acoustic performance by 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...
and Tim ReynoldsTim ReynoldsTim Reynolds is a Grammy nominated multi-instrumentalist known as both a solo artist and as the lead guitarist for Dave Matthews Band...
- Live at Piedmont ParkLive at Piedmont ParkLive at Piedmont Park is a live album and video release by the Dave Matthews Band from a 2007 benefit concert in Atlanta. The concert was held at Atlanta's Piedmont Park in front of an audience of over 80,000 people to raise over US $1 million of a US $42.5 million project to expand of...
- September 8, 2007 Atlanta, Georgia
- Live Trax Vol. 10Live Trax Vol. 10Live Trax Vol. 10 is a live album by Dave Matthews Band, and is the tenth volume in the band's Live Trax series. The album was recorded on May 25, 2007 at Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, Portugal. Guest Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine performed two songs at the show on electric guitar...
- May 25, 2007 Lisbon, Portugal
- Live Trax Vol. 13Live Trax Vol. 13Live Trax Vol. 13 is a live album by Dave Matthews Band, and is the 13th volume in the band's Live Trax series. The album was recorded on June 7, 2008 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri...
- June 7, 2008 St. Louis, Missouri
- the first song ever played live at Busch StadiumBusch StadiumBusch Stadium is the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, of MLB...
- features guest Tim ReynoldsTim ReynoldsTim Reynolds is a Grammy nominated multi-instrumentalist known as both a solo artist and as the lead guitarist for Dave Matthews Band...
on electric guitar
- Live at Mile High Music FestivalLive at Mile High Music FestivalLive at Mile High Music Festival is a live album by the Dave Matthews Band from the 2008 Mile High Music Festival outside Denver, Colorado. In its first week of sales, the album debuted at #97 on the US charts...
- July 20, 2008 Denver, Colorado
- with Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin
- Live Trax Vol. 15Live Trax Vol. 15Live Trax Vol. 15 is a live album by Dave Matthews Band, and is the 15th volume in the band's Live Trax series. The album was recorded on August 9, 2008 at Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wisconsin....
- August 9, 2008 East Troy, Wisconsin
- with Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin