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''Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King'' is the seventh studio album by Dave Matthews Band (DMB), which was released by RCA Records on June 2, 2009. It is the band's first studio album since 2005's ''Stand Up'' and the first release since the death of saxophonist LeRoi Moore. Guitarist Tim Reynolds played on the album, marking his first recording with DMB since 1998's ''Before These Crowded Streets''. Rashawn Ross makes his first appearance on a DMB studio album since joining as a regular touring member in 2006 as well as Jeff Coffin, who has taken Moore's role since June 2008. The album was the first to be produced by Rob Cavallo. The album is the third major release by Dave Matthews Band with a vinyl edition. ''Before These Crowded Streets,'' in a limited number and 2012's Away From The World. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 424,000 copies in its first week of release. This marked the group's fifth consecutive studio album to open with a sales week of at least 400,000 copies. Exactly six months after its release, ''Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King'' was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Rock Album and Album of the Year, but lost to Green Day's ''21st Century Breakdown'' and Taylor Swift's ''Fearless'', respectively. ==Recording== Work on the album began in November 2007 at Haunted Hollow in Charlottesville, Virginia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King Sessions, Haunted Hollow Studio, Charlottesville, VA )〕 Production moved to Seattle, Washington in February 2008 at Studio Litho, and continued from October to December 2008 at Studio X. In January 2009 the sessions which would complete the album began at Piety Street Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana. The album was originally slated to be released on April 14, 2009, but it was moved to June 2. The title of the album was announced on February 26, 2009. The album cover was fully revealed on April 13. In the previous four days, sections of the cover were slowly revealed; the cover was divided into nine pieces and revealed one piece a day for the first several days, and then several pieces the last two days before the final reveal. The art was ultimately revealed by shuffling the pieces in a digital sliding puzzle, where the person has to rearrange the puzzle correctly. Once correct, the center piece was revealed to show the full picture. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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