Dave Matthews Band: Step into the Light [Paperback]

Morgan Delancey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2001

From their initial stints in 1991 at the local bars of Charlottesville, Virginia, to selling more than 20 million CDs and becoming one of North America’s most successful touring acts, this book chronicles the musical development of Dave Matthews and fellow band members Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moore, and Boyd Tinsley. This revised edition includes 75 exclusive photos and two new chapters that chart the band’s activities from 1998 to 2001, right up to the release of Everyday and the mysterious discovery of the Lillywhite sessions. Included is fascinating commentary on Before These Crowded Streets, Live at Luther College, and Listener Supported. The personal lives of each band member are expanded upon, and new coverage of DMB tours, the creation of Dave’s own record label, and the worldwide growth of DMB fans is provided.

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The best-selling first book about the Grammy-winning mega-band

Step Into the Light...with the Dave Matthews Band. From their initial stints in 1991 at the local bars of Charlottesville, Virginia to selling over 15 million CDs and becoming one of North America's most successful touring acts, this book chronicles the musical development of Dave Matthews and fellow band members Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moore, and Boyd Tinsley.

The initial 1998 biography offered a complete chronology of the Grammy-winning band's rise to stardom, exclusive interviews, a first-hand account of DMB on the road, and never-before-published photos.

The New Revised 2nd Edition adds exclusive new photos to the original and two new chapters that chart the band's activities from 1998-2001, right up to the release of Everyday! Step into the Light provides fascinating commentary on Before These Crowded Streets, Live at Luther College, Listener Supported, and the band's guest appearance on the best-selling Santana Supernatural; it also expands on the personal lives of each band member, and provides new coverage of DMB tours, the creation of Dave's own record label (According to Our Records), and the growth of a worldwide DMB fandom.

This new, revised edition of the authoritative book on DMB is completely up to date. Find out where DMB has come from, how it got to Everyday, and where it's going soon.

From the Author

MORGAN DELANCEY is a freelance writer who lives in the Los Angeles area.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: ECW Press; Second Edition, Second edition, Revised & Updated edition (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550224433
• ISBN-13: 978-1550224436
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #522,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Step into the Light Dave Matthews Band, April 26, 2000

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Russ Friedrich (Stafford Springs, USA) - See all my reviews

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Are you a music fan like me? Do you want to read about a band that started off by playing small gigs at frat houses and becoming one of the most talented and popular bands around? If you do, then you must read Dave Matthews Band Step into the Light by Morgan Delancey. I have been a huge DMB fan for many years now, and this book really filled me in on their early years before they became big. Another thing that was really good was, when reading it, it seemed like Morgan Delancey had grown up with the band and been with them every day of their lives. This book was filled with so much information about how they became big to how they get ready for shows and what they do after. It was great. Morgan Delancey went through every song written or played by DMB and told why they wrote the song and what it meant to the band. Come to find out, a lot of the songs were written about love or things that had happened in Dave's life and there are even a few songs about the use of drugs. If you are a big fan of DMB, I highly recommend this book to you. I know so much more about the band now after reading the book. There were also some neat picture of Miller's, the bar in Virginia, where the band first met each other. This is also were Dave worked as a bartender. There are also pictures of the band live on stage and a really cool one of Boyd jamming. So if you want to learn about the bands early years growing up together and playing at small frat house and gigs in Virginia, this is the book to read.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, December 2, 1999

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This review is from: The Dave Matthews Band: Step into the Light (Paperback)

What a great book. Morgan Delancey's interviews with the people who were there from the start-- including the missing 6th member of DMB, Peter Griesar--really rock. There are at least 30 original interviews here conducted by Delancey--like Griesar's: from people who were there from the start, including Stefan's dad! You can really tell that Delancey traveled to C'ville to write this book. The newer book (from Simon & Schuster) is a ripoff of this one. And I mean, totally. From the language and everything! It's almost word for word this book. Don't be fooled. It costs more. But STEP INTO THE LIGHT is the real deal. And has awesome photos. Plus taper acknowledgements in the end...

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DMB Fans Will Enjoy This Book, March 9, 2000

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Aaron Willis ([e-mail]) - See all my reviews

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First off, I am a HUGE DMB fan so I may have a biased view, but I thought this book was fantastic. If you are a true Dave fan then you will love this book. It has tons of little things about the band that I never knew and was fascinated by. Little experiences and the truth behind the struggles to become a successful band in America, starting from scratch in Charlottesville, gaining a strong fan base and becoming a popular band throughout the country. Morgan Delancey made it sound like she had lived with the band through all this. I especially liked the way she told about all of the band members pasts leading up to the formation of DMB...and how DMB became the phenominal band that they are today! Overall I thought it was a GREAT book.