Mad Season [ENHANCED] [LIMITED EDITION] [SPECIAL EDITION]

Matchbox Twenty

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 23, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Limited Edition, Special Edition
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00004SVM7
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #169,244 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Angry

2. Black & White People

3. Crutch

4. Last Beautiful Girl

5. If You're Gone

6. Mad Season

7. Rest Stop

8. Burn

9. Bent

10. Bed Of Lies

11. Leave

12. Stop

13. You Won't Be Mine

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Sell 10 million copies of your debut album and you might find yourself putting on a few airs. Evidence that it's happened to matchbox twenty can be found in the new, spelled-out format of their all-lowercased name and the pretentious insertion of that name into the title of this, their sophomore set. The level of popularity achieved by their 1996 debut, Yourself or Someone Like You, posed a more profound problem, though--should they follow in the footsteps of that smash effort, or strike out in a different direction? To their credit, the Orlando quintet puts their massive popularity on the line by opting mostly for the latter course: there are no obvious retreads here of earlier hits such as "Push," "3 a.m.," and "Real World"--or of "Smooth," the multiple-Grammy-winning Santana hit penned and sung by matchbox frontman Rob Thomas. Instead, the album sports a nice mix of material that is catchy, but may take a little longer to settle into your memory banks, such as the moody yet intense "Bent," the horn-driven rocker "Black & White People," and several songs examining various aspects of relationships, "If You're Gone," "Rest Stop," and "Bed of Lies." Whatever the members of matchbox twenty want to call themselves, these guys may yet be able to have it all--artistic growth as well as massive sales. They're not headed for Hootieville just yet. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner for Matchbox Twenty, May 23, 2000

By	pontmarie (SF Bay Area) - See all my reviews

I got my copy of Mad Season this morning and am driving the people at work nuts by playing it over and over and over.

I am so glad that they band hasn't copied their previous hit songs, these songs are different, with the style we've grown to love. Most notable so far are Bent, Black and White People, Bed of Lies, but anything with Rob's lyrics and that wonderful voice of his is just amazing. The band is sharp and obviously growing as artists and there is a song for just about every mood here.

21 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing improvement on Yourself or Someone like You, June 1, 2000

By	Jay Anastasio (Phish Land) - See all my reviews

well they've done it. These guys in MB20 have amazed me. Yourself or Someone like You was a very very very good CD. But their was something about it that always bothered me, and i didnt know what it was untill i bought mad season by matchbox TWENTY (yes that is the title). Their debut album was very unshaven sort of ragged around the edges if you can catch my drift , the mixing wasnt up to the level it should hae been and hell , the guys were new at this. They've obviously taken lessons for this CD is a tight well polished CD. Lets go to the review. 1.)Angry- a great starter song with a wonderful blend of accoustic guitar at the beggining with electric guitar and angst ridden lyrics. 2.)Black and White People- easily one of the strongest tracks , its a crazy pepped up song that makes u feel good even though the message isnt a really uplifting one (horns are great 2) 3.)Crutch- Every CD has to have its black sheep , its not that good , its not terrible but its rob thomas trying to rap? thats not Matchbox 20 but it gets alot better with the next song , alot! 4.)The Last Beautiful Girl-The best track on the cd its just an amazing song very beautiful balladry mixed with hard edged rocking its great! 5.)If you're gone- a nice ballad where we get to hear rob's voice and its very nice its a beautiful song 6.)Mad Season- Its the title song and pretty much the middle of the cd the guys go crazy in this really up lifting peppy song that u just want to sing along to 7.)Rest Stop- A very sad song witha great melody and the violins add to this bittersweet beauty of a song 8.)The Burn- It starts out with Whoo-Whooing which is a great opening for another great song and the chorus s incredible , its another bittersweet song but the chorus has an amaxing harmony between the music and Rob's voice 9.) Bent- You have all heard it and you know its really good. A very sort of angry and sad song that has and awesome back to it . its great 10.)Bed of Lies- takes a while to get really good but its worth it , a great sad ballad its great yet not as good as Rest Stop yet a welcome addition all the same 11.)Leave- The best ballad another mellancholly song that is great with an amazing melody (i smell the compition between this and black and white people for next single) 12.) Stop - very upbeat and good , wat Crutch should have been. 13.) You wont be mine- A sad and unconventional way to end the album but a good one all the same

All in all this is a fabulous worth the money for all the great listening experiences u will recieve. Good Job guys! You did it.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, June 12, 2000

By A Customer

Matchbox 20 followed up "Yourself" with another great album. Rob Thomas was once again brilliant. He sings from the heart and is a true artist. Mad Season has a lot of great songs. Bent, Last Beautiful Girl, If You're Gone, Rest Stop and The Burn are all excellent. As well as Angry, Leave and Crutch. Every song is unique, tells a story and keeps you listening.