this is like a Dave Matthews solo album his "band" is mostly wasted as just backup studio musicians. the album is very hit ("fool to think", "if i had it all", "the space between", and "when the world ends")or miss ("I Did It", "What You Are", "Sleep to Dream Her"). "I Did It" is probably the WORST song on the album and I really can't believe it is getting so much radio play! If Dave had let his band play a little more it might have been a better album but instead we get him dominating the songs with his new found electric guitar and a desire to keep the songs short. new comers to the band get Under the Table and Dreaming or Crash 1st. oh and skip Before These Crowded Streets its utter crap this is at least a step up from that pile of dung.