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There is plenty of unexpected texture to keep your ears engaged.
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Thomas returns with a soaring collection of infectious pop songs that are destined for heavy rotation in 2009 and beyond.
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Thomas presides over a sleekly produced, constantly undulating mixture of sounds that seems designed to appeal to all of the people all of the time.
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This dogged sense of purpose does result in a tighter, better record than Something to Be and even it's not a lot of fun, it's not meant to be: it's big music about big issues, even inflating personal issues to the universal.
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The Matchbox Twenty frontman’s second solo album showcases all of his admirable middle-of-the-road gifts and offers a glimpse of the possibilities when he explores the more extreme edges.
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Cradlesong, his second persistently polite, numbingly polished solo album.
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One doesn't look to the Matchbox Twenty frontman for musical daredevilry, but his second solo disc falls too often into the mom-rock safety net.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 28
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Mixed: 0 out of 28
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Negative: 5 out of 28
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Mar 6, 2011
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NickKAug 1, 2009I don't understand how this album got such a low user score. Each song is unique and awesome.
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CarolB.Jul 15, 2009