Rob Thomas - Something to Be
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Track List: Something to Be
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- This Is How A Heart BreaksDownload & Buy
- Lonely No MoreDownload & Buy
- Ever The SameDownload & Buy
- I Am An IllusionDownload & Buy
- When The Heartache EndsDownload & Buy
- Something To BeDownload & Buy
- All That I AmDownload & Buy
- Problem GirlDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Something to Be
- Release Date:
- 04/19/2005
- Label:
- Atlantic / Wea
- UPC:
- 075678372322
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, April 8, 2005Reviewer: bloodpollution900 - See all bloodpollution900's reviews -
ROB THOMAS quit White Zombies to make pop heaven!
, December 3, 2005Reviewer:
BRY or JELLY SHORTS PANTS MAN - See all BRY or JELLY SHORTS PANTS MAN's reviews 3 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this Something to Be review helpfulPros: WHAT a turnaround that is good news to make us happy once more
Cons: SING ALONG|? Try smiling and jumping along too...ITS THAT GOOD
For nearly almost seven years he made records with Whtie Zombies, then he made a breakup and joined the dancing band with church songs The MAtchbox Brothers. BUT NOW he finall ysaid HEY MAN, LET ME TRY SOLO. And wouldnt you of know it, here it is at least. AMAZING! CAn i say that again! AMAZING. A story of saving the rainforests, returning to a polite society, expressing youre emotions without being scared and making foxy dance steps with a well rehearsed partner. Its all here. Listen to this big breakfast of titles BEQUEATH THE RAVENS GOBLET, SOLID AS A CAKE MADE OF IRON, THE MAN WHO DANCED UNTIL HE FORGOT HIS PROBLEMS, GETTIN JIGGY PART TWO (duet with Harold Budd), BOPPING THE TISSY and MAXIMUM FLAMEJOB BISCUIT PANTS. YOu will listen and say, \""man i just cant believe it" TRUST ME. ...
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Pro Reviews: Something to Be
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Since Matchbox Twenty is a faceless group, recognizable for its hits rather than its image, it's easy to assume that the band is nothing more than a solo project in disguise for its frontman, lead singer and chief songwriter Rob Thomas (who should not be confused with Rob Thomas, the creator of UPN's 2005 cult TV series Veronica Mars). Not only is he prominent in the band's videos and press, but he scored the biggest hit of his career with "Smooth," a song he penned and sung for Santana's 1999 comeback, Supernatural. Even though Matchbox Twenty's 1996 debut, Yourself or Someone Like You, was a big hit and spawned four radio hits, "Smooth" was bigger than any of them, making Thomas famous, if not exactly a star. Instead of striking out for a solo career in 2000, he returned to his band, releasing Mad Season that year and More Than You Think You Are two years later. While both records had different moods the former was polished and radioready, the latter hit a little harder both found Thomas working as part of a unit, not as a flashy frontman. This may have illustrated how Matchbox Twenty worked as a band; in particular, More Than You Think You Are sounded like the work of a driven, cohesive unit, even the songs weren't quite up to snuff but they also had to sound a little workmanlike, and certainly not the product of the savvy crosscultural crossover creator of "Smooth." Given the relatively lackluster reception of More Than You Think You Are, the timing was right for Thomas to launch his official solo career in the spring of 2005. It was time to give his music a new coat of paint, similar to how "Smooth" spun his career in a different direction, and that's exactly what his solo debut, Something to Be, is: a slick new variation on Thomas' signature sound. Something to Be is clearly the work of the lead singer/songwriter of Matchbox Twenty, yet it lacks the lean rockoriented sound of the group's albums, even if it is helmed by Matt Serletic, who has produced all three of the band's records. Serletic and Thomas have made a conscious attempt to have this solo album feel lighter, brighter, and a little hipper than Matchbox Twenty's music, adding slight drum loops and electronic elements to the rhythms while taking Thomas away from strictly guitarbased arrangements. Heavy on keyboards, elastic guitars, horns, insistent rhythms, and even the occasional gospelinspired backing chorus or worldbeat inflection, this is a far splashier affair than the average Matchbox Twenty album, and that alone would make Something to Be a noteworthy solo record, since it is indeed a different beast than Thomas' regular gig, but the fresher sound is married to a strong set of songs that play to his strengths as a craftsman of big, anthemic postalternative mainstream rock. This isn't edgy work by any means and for as hooky and chorusdriven as it is, it's music that becomes memorable through repeated plays, never quite catching hold upon the first listen but it's more colorful and wellconstructed than a lot of contemporary mainstream rock in the mid2000s, and it's arguably more appealing than Matchbox Twenty's earnest guitar rock, which can occasionally seem rather drab. With Something to Be, Thomas delivers an album that is at once familiar and fresh. It may not be something to win over the doubters, but it's enough to give him a promising new beginning to the second decade of his recording career, not unlike how "Smooth" helped propel him through the postgrunge fallout of the new millennium. [Something to Be is one of the first albums to be released solely as a DualDisc a disc that contains a CD of the album on one side and a DVD of the album with extras on the second side. The DVD contains a 5.1 mix of the album, lyrics for the 12 songs (these lyrics are also printed in the album's booklet), a link to Thomas' website, a plug for his charity Sidewalk Angels Foundation, a photo gallery containing nine photos, and a 20minute makingofthealbum documentary that contains footage of Thomas writing, Thomas singing a lead vocal, John Mayer recording his cameo, and, finally, a photo shoot with Thomas.] - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Rob Thomas was the singer and principal songwriter for Matchbox Twenty, a Floridabased adult alternative combo that found success with a blend of '70s rock influences, slick hooks, and 1990s postgrunge crunch. The band broke through in 1996 with "Pus...Full Rob Thomas Biography
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Cons: Could have been better
Rob Thomas is a musical genius. He is our modern day MICK JAGGER/JOHN LENNON.He shows his influences. U Can hear alot of Rolling Stones type riffs in his music.I Was skeptikal how his solo album would be but he turned out just fine.Hearing his single "DON'T WANNA BE LONLEY NO MORE" Sacared me away cuz it sounded like a pop song.But after hearing every other song on the album I Was amazed.Great album I Highly recommened it.