As If We Didn't See It Coming

As many of you know, 2007 has been a year of hit or miss "reunion" albums. Dinosaur Jr.'s Beyond was superb and they met the high expectations demanded of them while the Smashing Pumpkins... well... you get the picture.

I'm going to go ahead and admit that Matchbox Twenty is one of my guilty pleasures. They just had something about them. Sure they had a bunch of cheesy love songs, but they also had something that made them more than just a stupid pop rock band. After hearing their new song (which can be found on the MB20 website - www.matchboxtwenty.com) I realize what it is that made them great because it's the same thing that this new song lacks. There was always some sort of background layering via horns, keyboards or strings that added a dark mystique to the band's music. Now they just sound plain. There is nothing to make them stand out against the rest of the pop music world. I'm sure that as un-stimulating as this song is, it will get massive press and radio play making the situation even worse. Then again maybe I'm just bias because I'll never forgive Rob Thomas for going solo and making really annoying music.




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