This album is excellent. The guys of Matchbox twenty have done it again.

This album is great. And Rob Thomas's vocal is like WOW. Recommended for ALL matchbox twenty fans out there.

I often find myself listening to this album. I've always been a bigger fan of slow sad songs, and that's where this album truly delivers. I just wish there were more of those songs on this album. It males me wonder why so many people continually put down these guys.

I like the ballads and the mid-tempo stuff but the rockers sound overly processed and over produced and don't really "rock" Rest Stop is probably my favorite song and is probably the most personal.

This album mixes wonderful brass, woodwinds, and string instrumentals with the great tones of Rob Thomas's voice and the skills of the rest of the band. Each song has a different feel to it and can really change your mood. This is one of my favorite CDs of all time and those who say its nothing but "mainstream rock" are just expecting the simple mindedness of such artists as korn in which ever song sounds the same - head banging and vulgar. … Expand

matchbox wins their fans with a great sound, lyrics and passion. Who gives a hoot if they play mosly in C.

Amazing. Having just spent weeks revising for law exams and needing something smooth to listen to this was it. Amazingly truthful. Songs like mad season and bent make you think. Absolutely great. seriously go buy it!!!!!

I was one of the first to buy the debut "Yourself or.." when I first heard the original song "Long Day". I then fell in love with all the songs on the cd. It was not until about six months later that the Dallas radio started to play other songs. Anyway, I was waiting very anxiously for the new album which by the way, took WAY TOO LONG (3 years!). Anyway, Mad Season was very very disappointing! Why all the orchestra crap! They sound like they are trying way too hard and have a very large budget. I wish they would have not sold so many CD's! They then may have went back to basic rock-n-roll music again. Bad follow-up. 30 something… Expand

there is nothing pretentious in the music in this album and its not ambitious either to strive to be different. this is one of the few albums (except their first one) that i listen without even skipping.

The best album of Matchbox Twenty...much better than Yourself of Someone Like You and More than You Think You Are..other critics are so wrong this time

I love MB20 and Rob Thomas. Yourself of Someone Like You and More than You Think You Are are fantastic works of art. Unfortuntately, Mad Season is not on par with these albums. On Matchbox twenty's second effort, they lose the charm that makes them so appealing. WIth orchestras and extra noise for no reason, this album is overproduced and hard to listen to. Rob's beautiful voice and lyrical artistry are lost in the cacophony. I'm glad the boys came back from this to make a good solid album with More than You Think You Are. I hope Rob's solo debut will stay in the vein of these gems.… Expand

This album rocks!!!

One of the hardest albums I've ever made, hope more people like it.

Very good, but not quite as good as the first. You can see they've grown up but that may not neccessarily be a good thing

This album marks a maturing in the sound of Matchbox Twenty. The lyrics are more thoughtful and moving, the musicallity has greatly improved, each song is one you could listen to over and over again. This is saying alot since their first album was such a great achievement.

Not only is this a great album, but one of the few I can listen to without skipping a sub-par song. The critics are way too hard on a band that puts in such hard work to make good music.

i love this album

(9.5) Not a bad song on it--and that seems next to impossible these days. Not only that-- it isn't as if they settle for just making each song respectable. There are some real gems here that will probably be among those I'm humming to myself when I'm old and crazy.

The production on this album is absolutely gorgeous. Big step in the right direction: in fact, they could have gone even farther with the orchesta and relied less on guitars. Unfortunately, the songwriting is only so-so. There's only so many ways for Rob Thomas to lament lost love, and this record goes over by about ten songs.

one of the only albums in which i love almost every song!

hmmm if i had listened to critics i would never have bothered, now i am set on discovering matchbox 20 for the great band that they are. Man they get a bad rap from so many people and i just dont understand it!! this album is great.