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Main » 2010 » May » 24 » Matchbox Twenty - Exile On Mainstream (2007)
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Matchbox Twenty - Exile On Mainstream (2007)

Date of Release: Sep 28, 2007

Genre: Rock
Styles: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Label: Atlantic (7567-89966-2)

AMG Review:

Say this for Matchbox Twenty -- they've gotten better the longer they've stuck around. And that's not just their music, either: they've dropped the pretense of spelling their name as matchbox 20, they've gone away from cumbersome album titles, and they've embraced their status as MOR rockers. All of this is evident on Exile on Mainstream, which is not only the first of their albums to bear a simple yet clever title, it's a collection of hits that traces their progression into a good, solid mainstream band and is also buttressed by an EP that finds them livelier than ever. Bolder, too, especially on the rockabilly of "I'll Believe You When" and the slow oldies beat of "Can't Let You Go," which are light and dexterous in a way they've never been before. These are balanced by a few cuts that don't stretch quite as far, but the propulsive pop "If I Fall," charging anthem "How Far We've Come," and earnest ballad "These Hard Times" are smooth, accomplished mainstream pop that are better constructed in every respect than their earliest hits. That much is evident by this EP's juxtaposition with the 11-track greatest-hits disc, which has all their big radio hits presented in chronological order. There are a few minor hits missing -- "Angry," "Last Beautiful Girl," "Downfall," none of which climbed that high on the charts -- so this has everything that a modern rock or adult contemporary radio listener would know, and the striking thing about listening to the disc is to hear how they abandoned the angst-ridden cartwheels that weighed down "Push" and built upon the snappy hooks of "Real World" and "3 AM," developing a sense of melodic craft that flourished in the smooth ballad "If You're Gone" and the arena rocker "Unwell." These were highlights on their respective albums, but when these moments are put together as a hits collection, it makes for a surprisingly entertaining batch of mainstream rock -- but the real story is the bonus disc, which suggests that after this collection is out of the way, Matchbox Twenty may have their first very good studio album on the way.

Specs: EAC / APE / Cue / Log / No Covers

Track list:

1. How Far We've Come
2. I'll Believe You When
3. All Your Reasons
4. These Hard Times
5. If I Fall
6. Can't Let You Go
7. Long Day
8. Push
9. 3 Am
10. Real World
11. Back 2 Good
12. Bent
13. If You're Gone
14. Mad Season
15. Disease
16. Unwell
17. Bright Lights

EAC Log:

Code
EAC extraction logfile from 3. October 2007, 14:14 for CD
Matchbox Twenty / Exile On Mainstream

Used drive  : PIONEER DVD RW  DVR-108   Adapter: 0  ID: 0
Read mode   : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
                       44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
                       Use compression offset : 0

Other options      :   
      Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
      Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
      Installed external ASPI interface

Range status and errors
Selected range
       Filename H:\Toasten 2\Matchbox Twenty - Exile On Mainstream.wav

       Peak level 99.8 %
       Range quality 100.0 %
       CRC 75DB1903
       Copy OK

No errors occured

End of status report

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