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Matchbox Twenty - Yourself or Someone Like You (1996)
Artist : Matchbox Twenty Album :
Yourself or Someone Like You Record Label : Atlantic / Wea
Quality: Eac-ape Genre : Alternative Year : 1996
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Yourself or Someone Like You turned out to be
the standard-bearer for post-alternative rock because it has a '90s
sheen in its production, but, for all the world, its core sounds like
classic rock. Lead singer/songwriter Rob Thomas adopted some of Eddie
Vedder's vocal mannerisms, but they were smoothed out, lacking the angst
and pain that were Vedder's hallmark. Matchbox Twenty functioned much
the same way, picking up at Pearl Jam's fascination for album rock, but
deciding to stick to the classic blueprint instead of personalizing it.
All of this resulted in a record that is much more straightforward than
most alt-rock albums, even if it follows the pattern of a classic '90s
album -- not just in its production dynamics, but down to the
acoustic-based slow number that closes the record. It blends the most
familiar elements of the two golden eras of album-oriented rock, finding
a balance that is comfortable for mainstream fans of either side. Other
bands with similar sounds that could have done the same thing, yet
Matchbox Twenty distanced themselves from the pack with sturdy songs and
fairly strong hooks, all delivered forcefully with Thomas' distinctive
bravado. Their music is not flashy, nor is it as ingratiating as Third
Eye Blind's pop instincts. It is, however, solid, American rock,
reminiscent of a blend of Petty and Pearl Jam. So, it shouldn't have
been surprising when the album found a wide audience. For many observers
it was still unexpected, because the sound seemed a little plain. What
they didn't realize was that Yourself or Someone Like You wound up being
the point where mainstream American rock stopped being willfully
eccentric and returned to being unassuming and kind of ordinary. ~
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
1 Real World (3:50) 2 Long Day (3:45) 3 3
A.M. (3:46) 4 Push (3:59) 5 Girl Like That (3:45) 6
Back 2 Good (5:40) 7 Damn (3:20) 8 Argue (2:58) 9
Kody (4:03) 10 Busted (4:15) 11 Shame (3:35) 12
Hang (3:47)
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