Just wasn't long enough . . . :-)

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.

Great CD. Lots of great songs and there isn't a single song that I dislike.

Matchbox Twenty goes above and beyond anything you will hear in this so-called "popular music" genre. And I listen to everything from ambient Sigur Ros to tech metal Between the Buried and Me. I think it's very impressive when a band can run six string sweeps over a series of diminished7 chords. I think it's even more impressive when a band can make a person relate to their music in such a way that he or she will search the music for answers. This is album, and band, are deeply, deeply touching. As for the mediocrity comments, I think most of us can agree there is nothing, and I mean nothing, mediocre about their style. I've been listening to them my whole life. Never before, never since, have I heard such moving pieces of musical mastery.… Expand

Rob Thomas has a great and unique voice, unlike many other bands.

Despite who sounds like what and what sounds like who; that is always gonna be an issue. Who cares? I don't. A song is a song and coming from a musician myself i think this album has a lot of good songs on it. Other people look like other people just like bands sound like other bands. Again, who cares? Good Album. Critics suck.

I smell a number 1 hit with Unwell. This is an amazing cd

Great variety of music. The CD ranges from rocking songs like "your so real" and "downfall" to ballads like "unwell" and "hand me down". Rob Thomas' lyrics make us stop and think about ourselves and our relationships with others. Kick in Kyle, Paul, Adam and Brian with music and back up and they're unstoppable. One of the few CD's I can listen to without skipping a track. Matchbox Twenty does it again!… Expand

Definitively the best Album i've ever heared. Very nice Style! And belive in me, Disease is not the only good Song on the CD! Very Rockky! Hear it and love it!

they just keep getting better!!

Unbelievable! That's all I can say about this album. Matchbox twenty never ceases to surprise me. While I like all the songs on the album coming across ones like "Unwell" and "Hand Me Down" remind me of listening to hit soaked YOSLY and finding "Hang" all over again. In an industry where performers seem to be more focused on getting hits out, Rob Thomas seems instead to live through his songs, not the effect they're gonna have on air time. Keep turnin them out boys and I'll keep listening! … Expand

awesome cd, matchbox tweny is my absolute favorite band and this cd was perfect. what more can i say besides it was totally amazing?

Every since they were new I've loved Matchbox Twenty. They've always been my favorite band..you can feel their music and the lyrics are just amazing. I know their second cd seemed to be a failure..but they pulled off some great songs everyone liked. I like them all. I love all their songs on every cd. Their newest one just proves how talented the five are. Lets not forget some credit to Matt, of course. But Matchbox Twenty deserves a lot, they've put in a lot. Their just..to me..the greatest.… Expand

As per usual Matchbox Twenty never disappoints me. Im constantly impressed by the originality and beautiful thought provoking lyrics. They are one of the truly get poetic bands that exist in todays pop-obsessed music industry.

I will listen to this cd until I get sick of it, or it breaks, whichever comes first. Then I will either give it a rest, then replace the cd, then listen to it again with the same fervor and joy I'm feeling now. I love this band.

how could critics say such a thing.. today i have realised that you guys suck.i mean i have been hearing this stuff alot abt you guys..but today i have realised it. hmm...it's a good album man

In my opinion Matchbox has done it again! They have put out a great third album, without all the hype. They are one of the most talented bands out on the music scene today largely because of their deeply personal lyrics. Hidden treasures of this album in my opinion are Hand me Down, Cold, Could I be You.

I still think Mad Season is there best album, but I also LOVE this cd. Everytime I listeng to the cd, I go back to the nite I saw them in concert! Matchbox Twenty totally ROCKS!!

I haven't even bought the album yet but the songs I have heard, namely "Hand me Down" and "Bright Lights" are absolutely fantastic. I can't wait to hear the whole thing

I love this CD and the fact that it only took an extremely short amount of time to make it is awesome. My favorite tracks that I recommend are "Unwell", "Hand Me Down", and "Disease". Definitely worth your money and time.

this is my favorite group and this album it`s the best

This Album ROCKS! I love the poetic lyrics and the music that acompanies them. Rob Thomas is a cutie as well as a great musician. If they are ever in town, you better believe i'll be there!

I love Matchbox Twenty! They are the best band out there! They show so much passion in their work and it helps that Rob Thomas is the hottest front man ever!

the best

Great all around album...can listen from start to finish without skipping over, a great variety of music.

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.… Expand

This is a cool CD. If you wait for about 15 seconds on the last song you can here a secret song.

The first five tracks are the best on any album in decades, and there isn't a bad track on the whole album. Definitely a classic.

MATCHBOX TWENTY are hopelessly mediocre. Pablum.

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.

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.

I love this album! I love every song on the CD! This is probably their best album yet.

i love it.. the lyrics and accompaniment really show their talent coming through. it's an amazing cd

Possibly I am biased towards the band, being a fan since the release of 1998's "Yourself or Someone Like You"...but I must say this album is fresh and reinventive for the band. Taking much of its influence from 1970's rock sounds and ultramodern emotion, I feel that the tone and mood of the album is profound. While I find "Downfall" to be a bit 'off-center' for the band, it is one of my favorite songs lyrically, along with "Could I Be You," and "Bright Lights," which I hope to see as their next single. Staying fresh, while still exemplifying strong lyrical content, Matchbox Twenty has yet to let me down.… Expand

Mostly it's a record that's going to supply the band's live sets with longtime fodder. There's a lot of anthemic offerings here; stuff you can easily hear 20,000 people singing at the top of their drunken lungs on a summer night. It's much better produced than their first album, and bolder lyrically than their second (though still mainstream enough that the band is going to keep its Orlando pretty boy roots intact and in the mainstream). Something's going to have to give with this band, though. Something big is going to have to happen personally to someone, and I don't mean good things. The appearance of songs written by the entire band speaks well of the group's insistance on remaining just that: a Group. However, Thomas is and will forever be the focal point and will need to remain the braintrust for it to remain a player as the years begin to pile up. He's a more photogenic Paul Westerberg, and M20 needs to keep that band's demise in mind. So WHAT if Thomas is getting all the attention? Keep putting out good albums and you'll be ABLE to make good albums.… Expand

I'd give it an 11 if i could. Friends have said that Disease has an element of a Santana song about it, and since i have found out that Rob Thomas was in fact involved with 'Smooth', i can see why. The album contains variety, yet all the songs share one aspect: they're so damn good!

This album is great. I love it alot.

Ever since i first heard Matchbox20 which was 1997 when i first went to America i've been hooked they are class. They don't seem to have made here in Europe due to this continents love for thrash dance music and boybands. Went to see them in Dublin, Ireland when they supported Bon Jovi and Rob Thomas said how come Ireland was the only country in Europe that has ever heard of them. The new album grows on you which is a pure sign of a great album.… Expand

I love matchbox twenty...I have all thier albums and love them all.

I had heard a little Matchbox 20 before 2001, then i went to Milton Keynes to see Bon Jovi, they supported and i got hooked this album is pure class "hand me down" even challenges "if your gone" from mad season, this is simply superb well done lads!

I love it and I´m really addicted to it. Hope Ißm able to see them live in concert in Cologne.

Creo que estan siendo muy severos con el match, escucho el disco y en verdad me parece que hay una progresion musicalmente hablando si lo comparamos con el Mad Seasson, todas las canciones estan bien estructuradas, no hay rellenos. Creo que son el estandar a imitar para grupos como The Calling. Creo que es un buen disco

Had to listen to the album a few times before I really appreciated it. Now its all that I listen to! Besides disease, my favorite songs include "Downfall" and "All I Need" The more I listen to this CD the more I like it, and the more I understand just how amazing Rob Thomas really is. Especially considering it only took him and the band a few months to put this whole thing together (after a two-year "vacation") Definitely worth $13!… Expand