The Central Park Concert Explained

The Central Park Concert is a 2003 live album by the American rock group, Dave Matthews Band, recorded in Central Park, New York City.^[1] The concert attracted more than 120,000 people, which makes it the biggest audience to attend a Dave Matthews Band concert.

The Central Park Concert
Type:	Live
Artist:	Dave Matthews Band
Cover:	The_Central_Park_Concert.jpg
Recorded:	September 24, 2003, at Central Park, New York City, New York
Genre:	Rock, jazz rock
Label:	RCA
Producer:	John Alagía (CD) Doug Brio, Daniel Catullo, Jack Gulick(DVD)
Prev Title:	Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	The Gorge
Next Year:	2004

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Don't Drink the Water" (Matthews) – 10:09
2. "So Much to Say" (Griesar, Matthews, Tinsley) – 4:14
3. "Anyone Seen the Bridge?" » "Too Much" (Beauford, Lessard, Matthews, Moore, Tinsley) – 6:41
4. "Granny" (Matthews) – 4:32
5. "Crush" (Matthews) – 11:19
6. "When the World Ends" (Ballard, Matthews) – 3:54

Disc two

7. "Dancing Nancies" (Matthews) – 9:44
8. "Warehouse" (Matthews) – 9:40
9. "Ants Marching" (Matthews) – 5:51
10. "Rhyme & Reason" (Matthews) – 5:36
11. "Two Step" (Matthews) – 18:56
12. "Help Myself" (Matthews) – 5:22

Disc three

13. "Cortez the Killer" (Young) – 10:52
    • featuring Warren Haynes on guitar and vocals
14. "Jimi Thing" (Matthews) – 16:39
    • featuring Warren Haynes on guitar
    • includes an interpolation of "For What It's Worth"
15. "What Would You Say" (Matthews) – 5:27
16. "Where Are You Going" (Matthews) – 3:53
17. "All Along the Watchtower" (Dylan) – 12:59
    • features a bass guitar intro jam of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Stefan Lessard
18. "Grey Street" (Matthews) – 4:58
19. "What You Are" (Ballard, Matthews) – 6:40
20. "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Lessard, Matthews, Moore) – 6:59

DVD track listing

Disc one

1. Prelude »
2. "Don't Drink the Water"
3. "So Much to Say" » "Anyone Seen the Bridge?"
4. "Too Much"
5. "Granny"
6. "Crush"
7. "When the World Ends"
8. "Dancing Nancies" »
9. "Warehouse"
10. "Ants Marching"
11. "Rhyme & Reason"
12. "Two Step"

Disc two

13. "Help Myself"
14. "Cortez, the Killer"
15. "Jimi Thing"
16. "What Would You Say"
17. "Where Are You Going"
18. "All Along the Watchtower"
19. "Grey Street"
20. "What You Are"
21. "Stay (Wasting Time)"

Personnel

Dave Matthews Band

• Carter Beauford — percussion, drums, backup vocals
• Stefan Lessard — bass guitar
• Dave Matthews — guitars, vocals
• LeRoi Moore — saxophones, backup vocals
• Boyd Tinsley — violin, backup vocals

Additional musicians

• Butch Taylor — keyboards, backup vocals
• Warren Haynes — guitar, vocals

Charts

Year-end charts

External links

• • The Dave Matthews Band in Central Park: The AOL Concert for Schools official website (archive)

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r670001|pure_url=yes}} ''The Central Park Concert'']. Thom Jurek . . January 10, 2012.
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3. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004. Billboard. January 17, 2021.