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 efforts 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, since 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 are their strengths in the past. [An Australia Bonus Track version was also released.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
More Than You Think You Are (Australia Bonus Track)
12/24/2002
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Track Listing
Credits
- Ty'Ann Brown
- Alto
- Stephen Marcussen
- Mastering
- Jan Mullen
- Violin
- Sue Pray
- Viola
- Erik Ralske
- French Horn
- Jim Scott
- Mixing
- Richard Sortomme
- Violin
- Donna Tecco
- Violin
- Rob Thomas
- Piano, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Jerome Ashby
- French Horn
- Daniel Corrigan
- Photography
- Craig Poole
- Guitar Technician
- Carol Webb
- Violin, Concert Master
- Stewart Whitmore
- Mastering
- Sarah Adams
- Viola
- Maura Giannini
- Violin
- William A. Richardson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Matchbox Twenty
- Cover Art Concept
- Ria Lewerke
- Art Direction, Design, Photography
- Mark Dobson
- Engineer, Digital Editing
- Melonie Daniels
- Vocals (Background)
- James Minchin
- Photography
- Mark Seliger
- Photography
- Matt Serletic
- Conga, Orchestration, Producer, Vocals (Background), Keyboards
- Jan Smith
- Vocal Coach
- Brian Yale
- Bass
- Kim Richardson
- Soprano
- Adam Gaynor
- Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals (Background)
- Roudy Michel
- Choir Contractor
- Kyle Cook
- Guitar, Piano, Vocals (Background)
- Paul Doucette
- Synthesizer, Piano, Percussion, Mellotron, Clavinet, Guitar (Electric), Drums, Guitar (Acoustic)
- Greg Collins
- Engineer, Mixing
- Ahmed Wallace
- Sax (Tenor)
- Bill Synan
- Assistant
- Suquilah Stillwell
- Soprano
- Lee Stimmel
- Product Manager
- Vince Lionti
- Viola
- Patrick Woodward
- Engineer, Assistant
- Aaron Brougher
- Production Assistant
- Jon Belec
- Assistant
- Enrico DiCecco
- Violin
- Jonathan Dinklage
- Violin
- Chris Testa
- Assistant
- Corrie Gorson
- Design
- Takeytha Johnson
- Soprano
- Dejahnee Richardson
- Alto
- Cheryl Pepsii Riley
- Vocals (Background)
- Vaneese Thomas
- Vocals (Background)
- Jill Dell'Abate
- Music Contractor
- Tony Adams
- Drum Technician
- Barry Finclair
- Violin
- Crystal Garner
- Viola
- Greg Leisz
- Pedal Steel
- Joel Lester
- Sax (Tenor)


















