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More Than You Think You Are
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 53 Ratings

  • Summary: 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.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Stylus Magazine
    80
    From the onset, this disc excels on a new level.
  2. Billboard
    70
    If Foreigner was still an active, young band, it would sound a lot like Matchbox Twenty.
  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    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.
  4. E! Online
    42
    A subpar album.
  5. Uncut
    40
    Thomas' lyrics are too frequently overwraught. [Mar 2003, p.98]
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  6. Mojo
    40
    Their songs aren't as good as their playing. [Apr 2003, p.98]
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  7. Blender
    40
    Thomas's songs derive power from being derivative. [#13, p.98]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 27
  3. Negative: 2 out of 27
  1. NickK
    Aug 1, 2009
    10
    Rob Thomas has a great and unique voice, unlike many other bands.
  2. SimonR
    Dec 1, 2003
    10
    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 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!… Expand
  4. brittb
    Jan 9, 2003
    10
    they just keep getting better!!
  5. Tim
    Jan 25, 2005
    10
    Great CD. Lots of great songs and there isn't a single song that I dislike.
  6. MaryF
    Jan 15, 2003
    9
    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 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!!… Expand
  7. CarolB.
    Sep 25, 2005
    9
    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 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.… Expand
  8. MattH
    Dec 3, 2004
    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. 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.… Collapse

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#37 Most Discussed Album of 2002

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