Crash was released in 1996 and followed on from the highly acclaimed, multiplatinum breakthrough, Under The Table And Dreaming. Terms like “Alternative rock/world music pioneer” began to be employed when music scribes tried to describe the DMB’s unusual and versatile sound, which found even further expression in this release. A collection of inspired and soulful tunes, Crash veers from hard rock ("Too Much"), epic moments ("Drive In, Drive Out,"), Cajun-spiced numbers ("Tripping Billies") and more meditative pieces (the lush, ethereal "Two Step" and "41,"). Said Billboard: “Adventuresome but never pretentious, this is a band with no limits--commercially, musically, or otherwise”.
