Exile On Mainstream - Matchbox Twenty

I have to say before I start, that I LOVE Matchbox Twenty, and have done for years. It was a long wait between More Than You Think You Are and Exhile on Mainstream (although somewhat eased, by Rob Thomas- the lead singer's- solo album) but when I heard there was a semi-greatest hits being released I could barely contain myself! The songs selected from the backcatalogue of Matchbox show the fab variety of what they can do. Songs such as 'Bent', 'If You're Gone' and 'Bright Lights' show the band's softer side, with beautiful yet strong vocals from Rob Thomas and sweet yet really meaningful lyrics. Then you have songs such as 'Disease', 'Real World' and 'Mad ...  Read the complete review

Matchbox Twenty are a huge band, well, in the States anyway. Why they've never made it big here I simply cannot understand. People know the frontman, Rob Thomas, mainly from his collaboration with Carlos Santana on 'Smooth'. Exile on Mainstream is the band's fourth album. It's a sort of semi greatest hits, featuring 6 new songs and 11 from previous albums, 'Yourself or someone like you' 'Madseason' and 'More than you think you are'. The new songs are fanstastic opening with the single 'How Far We've Come' which has fantastic lyrics and a great chorus. I saw them live last summer, and when the did this it took the roof off the place. Following then ...  Read the complete review