个人认为something to be 没有太大亮点，但毕竟是ＲＯＢ第一张个人专集，所以还是肯定的．音乐风格有很大突破，但是熟悉ＭＡＴＣＨＢＯＸ２０的ＦＡＮＳ可能会更喜欢ＲＯＢ的ＲＯＣＫ，像ＤＩＳＥＡＳ,UNWELL,ALL I NEED以及与ＳＡＮＴＡＮＡ的ＳＭＯＯＴＨ，可以说将ＲＯＢ和他的乐队一度推向顶峰．美中不足可能是ＮＥＷ　ＡＬＢＵＭ的最恰当评价了．BiographyRob Thomas was born on a military base in Germany and reared in the southeast-honed his songwriting abilities while fronting in a variety of local bands in his high school years (he lists such artists as Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Al Green and R.E.M. as influences). While enjoying the local scene, Thomas was introduced to matchbox20 drummer Paul Doucette and bassist Brian Yale. After playing together for a few years in bands and touring regionally, the threesome (Thomas, Doucette, and Yale) decided to start a new band-what was to become matchbox20. After recruiting the talents of Adam Gaynor from Criteria Recording Studios in Miami and Kyle Cook from the Atlanta Institute of Music, the lineup was complete. The band quickly joined forces with producer Matt Serletic, who co-produced the Collective Soul albums, and began tracking demos. It wasn't long before the project attracted attention from both coasts. And soon matchbox20 found itself added to the Lava/Atlantic roster. The band wasted no time and headed back into the studio with Serletic to record their debut album, Yourself Or Someone Like You. Rob Thomas is a storyteller whose lyrics focus mainly on personal relationships, and he delivers his lines with a certain intimacy, like two friends sharing a good secret. Yourself Or Someone Like You builds momentum from the strong vocal delivery of principal songwriter Thomas, who doesn't so much sing these songs as bite into them. He's complimented by the background vocals of lead guitarist Kyle Cook and rhythm guitarist Adam Gaynor, whose electric and acoustic guitar arrangements are combined with the rhythm section of drummer Paul Doucette and bassist Brian Yale. 

在英国,ROB比MATCHBOX20更有人气,因为美式ROCK在英国不受欢迎吧,所以我找了很久也没有找到M20的ALBUMS,遗憾~~~~~~~

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