"Alligator Pie" caught me by surprise, though. When I first heard it, I couldn't tell what it was about, but I heard the line "Stella said Daddy when you gonna / Put me in a song" and thought of my own children, wondering when they might be mentioned in something I write. Then I went back and read the lyrics and the song may actually be about hurricane Katrina and the images of those trapped by the storm in or on their homes. "Sittin' on a roof eatin' alligator pie / First day the water rise / Second day the sun is high / Third day Stella cries / Cause night time's dark as a dead man's eyes." Haunting lyrics. And to keep her mind off, Stella wants to know when she'll be in one of her Daddy's songs. All along the song is driven by some backwoods, banjo-picking and a beat that just keeps driving through. Amazing.
If you're a fan of DMB, you can't pass up Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. If you're not a fan, you shouldn't pass up a chance to at least take a listen. This is DMB at their best, celebrating the life of their friend and bandmate LeRoi Moore (whose nickname was "GrooGrux") and so much more. Be sure to find it at your favorite local music store or online.
Article comments
1 - Nate
Exceptional review.
2 - Fitz
Thanks Nate!
I just saw this yesterday as well...
"Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (RCA) debuts at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with 424,089 copies sold in its first week of release. The record is also No. 1 on the Digital Albums Chart, the 20 Rock Albums Chart and the Alternative Albums Chart."