| Product Summary | | Label: Atlantic/q Records | | UPC: 00075678996986 | | Release Date: 10/2/2007 | | Buy.com Sku: 205600325 | | Item#: M3S7W4 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. How Far We've Come ~ Matchbox 20 |  | | 2. I'll Believe You When ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 3. All Your Reasons ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 4. These Hard Times ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 5. If I Fall ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 6. Can't Let You Go ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 7. Long Day ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 8. Push ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 9. 3 AM ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 10. Real World ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 11. Back 2 Good ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 12. Bent ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 13. If You're Gone ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 14. Mad Season ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 15. Disease ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 16. Unwell ~ Matchbox 20 | | | 17. Bright Lights ~ Matchbox 20 | |
| After 28 million records sold worldwide, 5 Grammy nominations,
and more #1 hits and weeks at #1 than any other artist in history
at Adult Top 40 and Modern AC, Melisma/Atlantic recording group
matchbox twenty is overdue for a Greatest Hits package. In order to
create something truly special for their fans, the band returned to the
studio to record their first new material in five years. Grammy-winning
producer Steve Lillywhite oversaw the sessions in L.A., marking the
band s first work with the renowned producer - whose credits include
the likes of U2, The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band, Peter
Gabriel, Talking Heads, and many others. Out of the session came
six brand-new songs, turning the package into a new EP with a
bonus of 11 matchbox twenty hits. The new tracks also mark their
first recordings as a foursome.
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Matchbox Twenty: Kyle Cook (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, glockenspiel, background vocals); Paul Doucette (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, guitar synthesizer, glockenspiel, drums, percussion, unknown instrument, background vocals); Rob Thomas (vocals, acoustic guitar, melodica, piano); Brian Yale (bass guitar, background vocals). | | Additional personnel: Adam Gaynor (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Greg Leisz (pedal steel guitar); Enrico DiCecco, Barry Finclair, Donna Tecco, Maura Giannini, Carol Webb, Jan Mullen, Ricky Sortomme, Jonathan Dinklage (violin); Sue Pray, Crystal Garner, Sarah Adams, Vince Lionti (viola); Stevie Blacke, Nashville String Machine (strings); Amy Porter (flute); Ted Gurch (clarinet); Douglas Smith (bass clarinet); Yvonne Powers (oboe); Elizabeth Burkhardt (bassoon); Matt Serletic (woodwinds, keyboards, percussion); Eric Ralske, Jerome Ashby (French horn); Matt Beck (organ); Ryan MacMillan (drums); Lydia Mann-Jaime, Vaneese Thomas (background vocals); Chris McDonald, Carl Gorodetzky. | | The title of Matchbox Twenty's best-of collection, EXILE ON MAINSTREAM, seems to be an acknowledgement, ironic or not, of the band's entrenched status as kings of commercial pop-rock. As the 11 mega-hits compiled here prove, though, the band has a right to be proud. The disc plays like a trip down the main drag of radio-friendly alt rock in the 1990s, with such ubiquitous classics as "Push," "3 a.m.," and "Real World" included. | | But the real treat is the EP that comes with the package. These six songs represent the first new Matchbox Twenty material in the five years since 2002's MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE was released, and find the band more energized, focused, and compelling than at any point in their career. Produced by super-producer Steve Lilywhite, the EXILE EP is a polished stream of well-constructed modern rock with an adult contemporary slant, matching the highlights on the best-of disc for catchy hooks and melodic songcraft. Taken together, the discs offer a perfect summation of the band's past and present glories. | | Say this for Matchbox Twenty -- they've gotten better the longer they've stuck around. And that's not just their music, either: they've dropped the pretense of spelling their name as matchbox 20, they've gone away from cumbersome album titles, and they've embraced their status as MOR rockers. All of this is evident on Exile on Mainstream, which is not only the first of their albums to bear a simple yet clever title, it's a collection of hits that traces their progression into a good, solid mainstream band and is also buttressed by an EP that finds them livelier than ever. Bolder, too, especially on the rockabilly of "I'll Believe You When" and the slow oldies beat of "Can't Let You Go," which are light and dexterous in a way they've never been before. These are balanced by a few cuts that don't stretch quite as far, but the propulsive pop "If I Fall," charging anthem "How Far We've Come," and earnest ballad "These Hard Times" are smooth, accomplished mainstream pop that are better constructed in every respect than their earliest hits. That much is evident by this EP's juxtaposition with the 11-track greatest-hits disc, which has all their big radio hits presented in chronological order. There are a few minor hits missing -- "Angry," "Last Beautiful Girl," "Downfall," none of which climbed that high on the charts -- so this has everything that a modern rock or adult contemporary radio listener would know, and the striking thing about listening to the disc is to hear how they abandoned the angst-ridden cartwheels that weighed down "Push" and built upon the snappy hooks of "Real World" and "3 AM," developing a sense of melodic craft that flourished in the smooth ballad "If You're Gone" and the arena rocker "Unwell." These were highlights on their respective albums, but when these moments are put together as a hits collection, it makes for a surprisingly entertaining batch of mainstream rock -- but the real story is the bonus disc, which suggests that after this collection is out of the way, Matchbox Twenty may have their first very good studio album on the way. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
Producer: Steve Lillywhite; Aaron Brougher; Matt Serletic |
Engineer: Pat Woodward; Shawn 'Fox' Phelps; Mark Dobson; Jeff Tomei; C.J Eiriksson |
| | Artist Overview | | Anyone who couldn't relate to the agitated sounds of late-'90s/early-'00s alt-rock but still wanted to hear something new found solace in such "mature" alternative acts as Matchbox 20. Taking the anthemic rock and balladry of Pearl Jam and smoothing out the edges, the band (led by pretty boy Rob Thomas) hit paydirt right off the bat with their monster-selling debut album, 1996's YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU. Thomas's guest vocal on the Santana smash "Smooth" didn't hurt Matchbox 20's profile either. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/02/2007 | | Original Release Date : 2007 | | Catalog ID : 2975329 | | Label : Atlantic (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 65m : 57s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00075678996986 |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Production |  5 | | Performance | 5 | | Composition | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 matchnox 20 cd review Friday, April 10, 2009
matthew from ruston la
This is a really good cd it has all of my favorite macthbox 20 songs old and current this is a great buy for anyone who loves southern rock music. Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 mvi format Wednesday, October 10, 2007
laura from los angeles, ca
I hope everyone is enjoying the new Matchbox Twenty CD. I am actually working to promote it. I’d recommend you check out the MVI disc set, which includes a regular CD and a special, interactive DVD with ringtones, remix capabilities, icons, photo galleries and lyrics. Let me know if you have any questions about it and I will check back. Was this review helpful?
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