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| Group Members: Rob Thomas, Brian Yale, Adam Gaynor, Kyle Cook, Paul Doucette
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| Biography: Upon the release of their debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You, in fall 1996, Matchbox Twenty was pigeonholed as one of the legions of post-grunge guitar bands that roamed the American pop scene in the middle of the '90s. As their first single, "Push," climbed the charts, it was widely assumed (at ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1996 Label: Lava/Atlantic Critics' Rating:  Yourself or Someone Like You turned out to be the standard-bearer for post-alternative rock because it has a '90s sheen in its production, but, for all the world, its core sounds like classic rock. Lead ...Read full reviewReleased: 2000 Label: Atlantic Critics' Rating:  On Yourself or Someone Like You, Matchbox Twenty's ability to craft sturdy, mainstream rock was overshadowed by their reliance on loud guitars, colorless production, and bombastic vocalizing. They trade ...Read full review
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