乐队在1996年推出了首张专辑,全美销售量超过一千两百万张、第二张专辑四百万张的纪录,出道短短不过6年的时间,Matchbox Twenty却在乐坛缔下令人咋舌的非凡成就,隶属Post-Grunge音乐范畴的Matchbox Twenty,将走入90年中即告势微的Grunge乐派,铺下另一道血脉,并传承其扎实的音乐风格,表现出更具流畅感与精致度的音乐新导向。回朔至1996年甫出道的Matchbox Twenty,以首张专辑《Yourself Or Someone Like You》作为投石问路的创业作,但却没能立即引起乐迷广泛注意,直到1997年春天,推出单曲"Push"后,马上情势大逆转的将他们知名度扶摇直上,接着一连串的好评锋涌而至,各媒体杂志纷纷标出“年度最佳”等头衔,连创作核心Rob Thomas也因其散发之迷人气质,获选People杂志“50名全球最美丽的人物”。’99年Rob助阵Santana重新复出的首波单曲"Smooth",不仅再次缔造2位音乐人事业高峰,更在乐界传为一段佳话,千禧年所推出的第二张专辑《Mad Season》,首波冲上Billboard流行单曲榜冠军"Bent",成为他们第一支跨入主流界NO.1作品,接着"If You Gone"获全美词曲协会颁发“年度最佳流行歌曲”奖项,光2张专辑在全球却早已突破2千万张销售量!!背负着各界殷切企盼与团员彼此更求好心切的理念下,终在2002年6月进了录音室,交出第三张大碟《More Than You Think You Are》!
专辑简介:
“Exile on Mainstream”是美国摇滚乐队Matchbox Twenty的第1张精选合集专辑,专辑发行于2007年10月2日。这张合集包括了7首新歌。专辑一发行便在Billboard 200专辑榜单上排名至第3位。到2008年6月7日为止在全美就售出了66万3百19张,专辑也被美国唱片工业协会认证为一张金唱片。
专辑曲目:
1. "How Far We've Come" 3:31 2. "I'll Believe You When" 3:16 3. "All Your Reasons" 2:40 4. "These Hard Times" 3:48 5. "If I Fall" 2:48 6. "Can't Let You Go" 3:28 7. "Long Day" (from Yourself or Someone Like You (1996)) 3:45 8. "Push" (from Yourself or Someone Like You (1996)) Thomas, Matt Serletic 3:57 9. "3 A.M." (from Yourself or Someone Like You (1996)) Thomas, John Goff, Jay Stanley, Brian Yale 3:44 10. "Real World" (from Yourself or Someone Like You (1996)) 3:50 11. "Back 2 Good" (from Yourself or Someone Like You (1996)) Thomas, Serletic 5:37 12. "Bent" (from Mad Season (2000)) 4:16 13. "If You're Gone" (from Mad Season (2000)) 4:34 14. "Mad Season" (from Mad Season (2000)) 5:07 15. "Disease" (from More Than You Think You Are (2002)) Thomas, Mick Jagger 3:38 16. "Unwell" (from More Than You Think You Are (2002)) 3:48 17. "Bright Lights" (from More Than You Think You Are (2002)) 4:01
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