Busted Stuff
by Dave Matthews Band
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Jul 16, 2002
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 3 out of 32

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  1. Cosmo"john"Prelog
    Jun 3, 2005
    1
    It reminds me of the first time I heard Lou Bega

Awards & Rankings

69
#69 Best Album of 2002
66
#66 Most Discussed Album of 2002
55
#55 Most Shared Album of 2002

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. AllMusic
    90
    Remarkably, these songs not only retain their emotional core even after they've been cleaned up, but they perhaps even gain more resonance in this setting.
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  2. The A.V. Club
    70
    Busted Stuff does strip away some of the Lillywhite mystique, dropping the exaggerated façade of "lost classic" status, but it further illustrates that Matthews' discards are often more compelling than his hits.
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  3. PopMatters
    90
    A masterwork filled with heavy violins, silky woodwinds, a driving soprano sax, a haunting bass guitar, and expert melding of jazz and rock, with Latin beats and bluesy overtones.
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