More Than You Think You Are

by Matchbox Twenty

Overview

The best proof that Matchbox Twenty is not the Rob Thomas project? Their third album, More Than You Think You Are. If this was simply the work of Thomas, this album would likely be more like their very fine second album, a savvy mainstream pop record that casually displayed his songwriting skills and was casually eclectic. This? This sounds like the effort of a band who not only wants to rock again, but feels compelled to rock again, to prove that they are indeed a band. Perhaps this would have worked if they had either a strong set of songs or a sinewy, persuasive production. They have neither. The songs lack hooks, as if melody would be too commercial, while the production has its sights on the radio, resulting in tuneless songs that are polished for mainstream consumption. It's a weird miscalculation, a regression to the faceless post-alternative rock of their debut. It's a shame, really -- as the years since Yourself or Someone Like You have proven, no matter how disparaged they were in 1996, they did this post-alternative mainstream rock thing better than many bands, because they didn't hesitate to embrace the mainstream. Here, they try for credibility and lose the very things that proved their strengths in the past. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/19/2002
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678361227

Tracks

1. Feel
2. Disease
3. Bright Lights
4. Unwell
5. Cold
6. All I Need
7. Hand Me Down
8. Could I Be You
9. Downfall
10. Soul
11. You're So Real
12. The Difference
13. Disease

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Matchbox Twenty   Primary Artist
Erik Ralske   French Horn
Vincent Lionti   Viola
Ahmed Wallace   Tenor (Vocal)
Takeytha Johnson   Soprano (Vocal)
Dejahnee Richardson   Alto (Vocals)
Ty'Ann Brown   Alto (Vocals)
Suquilah Stillwell   Soprano (Vocal)
Paul Doucette   Drums,Piano,Clavinet,Mellotron,Percussion,Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Cheryl Pepsii Riley   Vocals (Background)
Greg Leisz   Pedal Steel
Kyle Cook   Piano,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Sarah Adams   Viola
Matt Serletic   Congas,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Vaneese Thomas   Vocals (Background)
Jan Mullen   Violin
Melonie Daniels   Vocals (Background)
Sue Pray   Viola
Barry Finclair   Violin
Brian Yale   Bass
Donna Tecco   Violin
William A. Richardson   Tenor (Vocal)
Richard Sortomme   Violin
Adam Gaynor   Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Maura Giannini   Violin
Crystal Garner   Viola
Jerome Ashby   French Horn
Carol Webb   Violin
Rob Thomas   Piano,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Joel Lester   Tenor (Vocal)

Technical Credits

Ria Lewerke   Design,Photography,Art Direction
Daniel Corrigan   Photography
James Minchin   Photography
Roudy Michel   Choir Contractor
Tony Adams   Drum Technician
Bill Synan   Assistant
Jill Dell'Abate   Music Contractor
Mark Seliger   Photography
Lee Stimmel   Product Manager
Corrie Gorson   Design
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Paul Doucette   Composer
Greg Collins   Mixing,Engineer
Kyle Cook   Composer
Mark Dobson   Engineer,Digital Editing
Matt Serletic   Composer,Producer,Orchestration
Jim Scott   Mixing
Matchbox Twenty   Cover Art Concept
Chris Testa   Assistant
Craig Poole   Guitar Technician
Mick Jagger   Composer
Stewart Whitmore   Mastering
Aaron Brougher   Production Assistant
Patrick Woodward   Engineer,Assistant
Rob Thomas   Composer