Monday, October 15, 2018

"All I Need" by Matchbox Twenty

Led by the vocal powerhouse Rob Thomas, Matchbox Twenty rose to the top of the post-grunge bands in the late 90s with their monstrous 1996 debut, "Yourself Or Someone Like You," which spawned three top 10 hits ("Push" hit #5, "3 AM" hit #3, and "Real World" hit #9) and a fourth single that topped out at #24 ("Back 2 Good"). 

Still, their biggest hit arrived with their rather tepid sophomore record. "Bent" gave the band their only #1 to date, followed by another top 5 hit with "If You're Gone." The most worthy song of the charts from their "Mad Season" record in my opinion was "Last Beautiful Girl," but as a fourth single it flopped.

The Florida band delivered a back-to-basics record with "More Than You Think You Are" in 2002. To me, it is their best effort. It returned the band to the top 5 ("Unwell," one of the band's greatest pop tunes, landed at #5). Other chart appearances from this underrated record were "Disease" (#29) and "Bright Lights" (#23). "All I Need" also comes from this record and should have easily gone top 10 in a perfect musical world.

The band released some new tunes as part of a greatest hits package in 2007. Everyone knows Rob Thomas has enjoyed a successful solo career, but lesser known is that drummer Paul Doucette fronts his own side band, The Break and Repair Method. Matchbox Twenty still works together, though. Their last effort was "North" in 2012, which gave them their last top 40 hit to date when "She's So Mean" went to #40.

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