Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" is the first studio album from Dave Matthews Band in four years. But completing it took a tragic turn after longtime sax player LeRoi Moore passed away suddenly in summer 2008. However, when the group reconvened in New Orleans to continue, they were able to integrate much of the material Moore had laid down in earlier sessions. And paying homage to their fallen comrade revitalized and redoubled their creative efforts. Produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance), with album artwork by Matthews, "Big Whiskey" is already being praised as some of DMB's strongest work. "If this is the last album that I ever make, it's the only album that I hope people listen to," says Matthews.Listen to "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" in the
Dave Matthews Band will likely bow at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart next week with "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King," which industry prognosticators are suggesting could sell as much as 390,000 in its first week. If it debuts at No. 1, the RCA set will be the band's fifth straight studio album to do so.(The band celebrated the album's release with a concert at the relatively intimate Beacon Theater in New York. Be sure to check out Billboard's extensive interview with Dave Matthews.)The act's last studio release, 2005's "Stand Up," entered with 465,000. Its three earlier offerings -- 2002's "Busted Stuff," 2001's "Everyday" and 1998's "Before These Crowded Streets" -- all also started with more than 400,000 in their debut weeks."GrooGrux" also leads the Nielsen SoundScan Building Chart that was released on June 3, which reflected unweighted sales through the close of business on Tuesday, June 2. Billboard estimates the seven merchants who report to Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart -- Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, iTunes, Starbucks, Borders, Target and Anderson Merchandisers -- comprise about 60% of all U.S. album sales.
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