Listener Supported

Listener Supported
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 1999 (1999-11-23)
RecordedSeptember 11, 1999, at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
GenreRock
Length128:37
LabelBMG
ProducerJohn Alagia
Dave Matthews Band chronology
Before These Crowded Streets
(1998)
Listener Supported
(1999)
Everyday
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Music Box [2]
Rolling Stone [3]

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 third 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 the same day and DVD on February 8, 2000. The title of this release is taken from PBS's "supported by viewers like you" underwriting spot. 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.

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 "#36", "Granny" and "Long Black Veil".

  1. ^ Thomas, Stephen (November 23, 1999). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Steven Shepard. "Dave Matthews Band - Listener Supported (Album Review)". Musicbox-online.com. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "Dave Matthews Band: Listener Supported : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". RollingStone.com. February 3, 2000. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2012.