Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds

Add Date: March 9

Artist: Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds

Album: Live in Las Vegas

Label: RCA

Genre: Dave Matthews

Comments: I'll admit it, I'm not a DMB fan. You either are or you aren't. I can certainly appreciate their efforts to transcend the funk-jam band by injecting some genuine jazz and meticulous instrumentation, but something about it just doesn't do it for me.

Now, I realize purists will tell me that "Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds" is a different entity entirely than DMB or Reynolds' other band, TR3. Sure, sure. What we have with Live in Las Vegas is a sprawling double-album from a Planet Hollywood show on December 12 of last year. And what Reynolds and Matthews perform on here is a slew of fine acoustic tunes, much more in touch with the folk than the funk. And a lot of these tunes are culled from DMB's latest record, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. (Reynolds even does a pair, "Kundalini Bonfire" and Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir," by himself.)

Fans of the duo, who've released two live records together already, will find more to enjoy on here, I presume.