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More Than You Think You Are
by matchbox twenty

matchbox twenty reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 50 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.1 out of 10
based on 9 reviews
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Still lowercase, the alt-rock band led by Rob Thomas (who is perhaps more famous for "Smooth" on Santana's 1999 album) returns with their third album, the first on which the band shared songwriting duties as a unit.

LABEL: Atlantic
RELEASE DATE: 19 November 2002
DISCS: 1 disc
GENRE(S): Alternative, Rock, Adult Alternative

What The Critics Said

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80
Stylus Magazine
From the onset, this disc excels on a new level.
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70
Billboard
If Foreigner was still an active, young band, it would sound a lot like Matchbox Twenty.
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60
Rolling Stone
Matchbox Twenty now seem almost dignified, a fact that is as much a tribute to their advancing abilities as it is to how shamelessly their sellout successors suck.
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50
All Music Guide
The songs lack hooks, as if melody would be too commercial, while the production has its sights on the radio, resulting in tuneless songs that are polished for mainstream consumption.
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42
E! Online
A subpar album.
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40
Uncut
Thomas' lyrics are too frequently overwraught. [Mar 2003, p.98]
40
Blender
Thomas's songs derive power from being derivative. [#13, p.98]
40
Q Magazine
Mostly it's too laboured to uplift. [Apr 2003, p.109]
40
Mojo
Their songs aren't as good as their playing. [Apr 2003, p.98]

What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this album is 9.1 (out of 10) based on 59 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Tom H. gave it a10:
Anyone who gives this under a 7 is musically ignorant. Matchbox Twenty don't pretend to be an atmospherically intense dramatic emotional band, they make music for people to enjoy. That's the whole point and no-one does it better. Albums don't get nominated for album of the year at the Grammys for nothing.

Rob C. gave it a7:
This is their best album, thay have honest lyrics.

Carol B. gave it a9:
Excellent effort by the Matchbox guys. Every song is good or great. Not one that I dislike. Especially love Bright Lights, Hand Me Down and Cold. These guys can write good music that speaks to a wide range of people. And Rob Thomas' vocals are amazing! I wholeheartedly recommend it.

Craig F. gave it a0:
MATCHBOX TWENTY are hopelessly mediocre. Pablum.

Tim gave it a10:
Great CD. Lots of great songs and there isn't a single song that I dislike.

Matt H gave it a 0:
I'm sure this was all a well orchestrated joke, this lavishing of praise on a band so dry and soulless that they might not even exist. Matchbox Twenty (no, I refuse to spell it lowercase: a band this terrible does not get to rewrite the rules of english) embodies everything banal, amelodic, and forgettable in popular music. There isn't anything distinct about their music, aside from their ability to transmute melody into treacle In short, this album could be compared to the following items: unsweetened oatmeal, the color beige, lukewarm water, or a big bowl of feces.

[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
I love every song on this album. I own about 90 CDs and this is my favorite by far. If you are a rock fan, and have a taste for good lyrics, and soulful voices - I suggest you get this disc immediately.

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