Matchbox Twenty - Yourself Or Someone Like You (Hybrid SACD) - Audiophile

Matchbox Twenty - Yourself Or Someone Like You (Hybrid SACD)

€49,00

 

Rob Thomas – lead vocals; acoustic guitar on "Hang"

Kyle Cook – lead guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Hang"

Adam Gaynor – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Brian Yale – bass

Paul Doucette – drums

Matt Serletic – keyboards, percussion

Elizabeth Burkhardt – bassoon and woodwind leader 

Amy Porter – flute 

Yvonne Powers – oboe 

Ted Gurch – clarinet 

Douglas Smith – bass clarinet 

Written by Rob Thomas, John Leslie Goff, John Joseph Stanley, Brian Yale, Matt Serletic 



1 Hybrid SACD

Original analog Master tape : YES

Stereo

Studio

Label :  Analogue Productions Atlantic 75 Series

Original Label :  Atlantic

Recorded at Triclops Recording, Atlanta, Georgia

Engineered by Jeff Tomei, Travis McGehee,

Mixed by Matt Serletic, Travis McGehee, Greg Archilla

Produced by Matt Serletic

Mastered by Ryan K. Smith

Art direction and graphic design by Valerie Wagner

Photography by Katrin Thomas and Chris Cuffaro (band photo)

Originally released in October 1996

Reissued in 2024

 

Tracks :

  1. real world
  2. long day
  3. 3 am
  4. push
  5. girl like that
  6. back 2 good
  7. damn
  8. argue
  9. kody
  10. busted
  11. shame
  12. hang


      Reviews :

      “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 singer/songwriter Rob Thomas adopted some of Eddie Vedder's vocal mannerisms, but they were smoothed out, lacking the angst and pain that were Vedder's hallmark. Matchbox Twenty functioned much the same way, picking up at Pearl Jam's fascination for album rock, but deciding to stick to the classic blueprint instead of personalizing it. All of this resulted in a record that is much more straightforward than most alt-rock albums, even if it follows the pattern of a classic '90s album -- not just in its production dynamics, but down to the acoustic-based slow number that closes the record. It blends the most familiar elements of the two golden eras of album-oriented rock, finding a balance that is comfortable for mainstream fans of either side. Other bands with similar sounds that could have done the same thing, yet Matchbox Twenty distanced themselves from the pack with sturdy songs and fairly strong hooks, all delivered forcefully with Thomas' distinctive bravado. Their music is not flashy, nor is it as ingratiating as Third Eye Blind's pop instincts. It is, however, solid, American rock, reminiscent of a blend of Petty and Pearl Jam. So, it shouldn't have been surprising when the album found a wide audience. For many observers it was still unexpected, because the sound seemed a little plain. What they didn't realize was that Yourself or Someone Like You wound up being the point where mainstream American rock stopped being willfully eccentric and returned to being unassuming and kind of ordinary.” Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine


      Rating 

      Discogs : 4.26 / 5

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