in January 1999 at a Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds concert just months after the April '98 release of Before These Crowded Streets. In November 2009, Jake Vigliotti claims to have heard 6 different demo takes of "Machead" from an early 1997 recording session for the album, effectively confirming its existence to the fan community. In a 2010 interview with Cali from CBS Radio, Stefan Lessard was asked to give his thoughts on Machead. He replied that "Machead's this little number that I believe was the last song to possibly make it on Before These Crowded Streets and I think there's a recording I have of it somewhere. So it's just finding a recording of it and listening to it and that's on our homework list." As of February of 2022, no official recording has surfaced. Personnel Dave Matthews Band Carter Beauford – drums, percussion, backing vocals Stefan Lessard – bass guitar Dave Matthews – vocals, acoustic guitar LeRoi Moore – saxophone, penny whistle, bass clarinet Boyd Tinsley – acoustic violin Additional musicians Tim Reynolds – electric guitar and mandolin The Lovely Ladies – background vocals (5) Tawatha Agee Cindy Myzell Brenda White-King John D'earth – trumpet (6) Béla Fleck – banjo (3, 4, 11) Greg Howard – Chapman Stick (9) Kronos Quartet – strings (6, 7) David Harrington – violin John Sherba – violin Hank Dutt – viola Joan Jeanrenaud – cello Alanis Morissette – guest vocals (4, 11) Butch Taylor – piano and organ (2, 8) Technical Steve Lillywhite – producer, mixing Stephen Harris – engineer John Alagía – additional pre-production Joel Cortright – assistant engineer John Seymour – assistant engineer Ted Jensen – mastering John D'earth – orchestral arrangements (6, 7) Thane Kerner – art direction, design Ellen von Unwerth – photography Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References 1998 albums Dave Matthews Band albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Steve Lillywhite Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios