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This is their debut album. And it's sold 30 million copies. This means that if you randomly take 300 people anywhere in America atleast 1 of them will own this cd.

Let's take a look at two of the biggest Alternative band's debut albums,

Bush. Their debut album was of such high quality it had 4 singles and sold over 8 million copies. With this they carved their name in the alternative scene forever.

311. Their debut album had enough quality to have 2 singles and sold 3 million copies.

Matchbox 20 on the other hand. Their debut album sold 30 million copies. More than those two combined and doubled. And it had the song quality to release 6 singles. Just because you got the cd and got bored of it because the radio plays them so much doesn't make rob thomas a bad musician.

Perhaps when you sell a 30 million copy 6 #1 single debut cd you can argue that you can judge rob thomas' skills as a muscian?

This is my favorite CD in the entire world!
This is truly my fave CD. It dosn't ever(and I mean it) come out of my stereo. Ever since I've owned it, I listen to it all of the time. Whenever my friends ask me: What is your favorite song on the album? I say: All of them! This CD is a totally all around type. You can rock on, or even cry to their music. A lot of their songs aren't exactlly what you'd call "PG", but their lyrics are very meaningful, whether they be "nice" or "bad". As you probably know, thier most fame songs are push and 3am., but the truth is, you'll be surprised when you hear the rest of the songs, they live up to push and 3am. Once, I asked my friend why they only advertise push and 3am? She told me it's because there wasn't enough room to write all of the songs onto the cover. I didn't have the CD at this time and I laughed and said, "yeah right!". A few weeks later I bought the CD, and to my surprise I totally agreed with her. Every song was a hit in my mind. The truth is that they might even be better than push! Wow, hold back, push is pretty tough to be better than. But anyway if you are looking for a CD that is new to you, but you want it to be good, then you can completely count on liking this CD. -K

Whether you like it or not, it's MB20 at their most basic
I feel compelled to write a review here to counteract everyone else who seems to have just bought the album within the last year. This is a great rock album, and if you want to know what matchbox twenty is about, this is your album. However, as someone who has followed the progress of this band since '96 when this album came out, I have to say, I enjoy their 2nd and 3rd albums a little more. This is not to imply that it's not worth listening to from time to time, but I feel as if Rob Thomas' songwriting skills don't hit their peak until Mad Season.

But, seeing as none of my friends understand why this is my third favorite band, most likely because the first two are Coldplay and Radiohead, I should probably advocate buying this album.

1. Real World- A great intro to the album. Musically, it gets overrun later on, however.

2. Long Day- Really an interesting song, since it briefly put the band on the map in the thrash rock genre. A lot of soulful lyrics in this one.

3. 3 AM- The most popular song on the album, it's worth a listen to and plays well with people at parties if you're just picking up a guitar, but gets old after a while.

4. Push- Totally underrated, it's one of matchbox twenty's best songs ever. It's controversial because some say that the lyrics imply sexual abuse, but Thomas claims this is not the case. A great tune and if anyone gets their hands on the acoustic version, they will love it even more.

5. Girl Like That- A little obnoxious, but it grows on you.

6. Back 2 Good- Really an awesome song, it lays down the foundations for some of their better depressing ballads. Great considering how it stands out in the middle of the album, keeping a listener's attention with it's sad lyrics.

7. Damn- A confusing song, I'm not sure if it's supposed to be twangy or rock or sad or what.

8. Argue- A good rock song and I wish they'd have pushed it as a single.

9. Kody- No one ever talks about this song, but I love it. Second best song on the album. It's sort of a sad tune about a homeless man (and one can hypothesize that Thomas wrote it about himself, a former homeless person).

10. Busted- Reminds me of a bad version of Feel (on MTYTYA).

11. Shame- Catchy guitar riff, and a good song.

12. Hang- Underrated, and sets the tone well for some of the acoustic songs on the next album (If You're Gone, You Won't Be Mine). A spectacular final track to an album, second only to Street Spirit of "The Bends."

If you adore matchbox twenty already, then you should probably not skip buying this. If, however, you want to get your money's worth in one matchbox twenty album, buy not their latest album or this but Mad Season.