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  • Audio CD (October 12, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: October 12, 1999
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Volcano
  • ASIN: B00001O2UZ
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,076 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Millennium Blues
2. If Time Permits
3. Beware My Love
4. Faith in You
5. Hide
6. Future Shock
7. Split Personality
8. I Should Never Have Let You Know
9. Trade Places
10. What Matters
11. Write Your Own Song
12. Worse to Live
13. Thunderstorm

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To mix metaphors, for most of the 1990s Matthew Sweet didn't so much march to his own drummer as swim determinedly against many of the prevailing rough currents in rock music. For Sweet, the melodic sensibilities, adventurous arrangements, and production values of '60s and '70s pop have remained long-lost Holy Grails to be passionately sought. Closing out what he's termed rock's "dry decade" (for its production values, if not content), In Reverse hearkens back to Phil Spector's wall of sound and Brian Wilson's mid-'60s studio prime with a vengeance. (The great bassist of choice during those epochal recordings, Carol Kaye, is a key player here.) Epic in scope and harmonically intoxicating (if occasionally overwrought), this is an album by an artist measuring the distance between his reach and his grasp, his good sense and self-indulgence, his confidence growing with every back-to-the future track. --Jerry McCulley

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Believe the Lack of Hype..., November 22, 1999
Judging by its pathetic debut near the bottom of the Billboard 200, _In Reverse_ obviously does not seem high on the record label's priority list. (Sweet has two gold records, you know!) I bemoan this more than usual because _In Reverse_ may be Sweet's finest hour. _Blue Sky on Mars_ was largely a smudgy and meandersome mess with a couple of minor gems; this record bears very little in common with it. "If Time Permits" and "Thunderstorm" are the two best examples of the Spectorian production techniques that you've read about. I would go so far as to say that this one even trumps _Girlfriend_, long held up as Sweet's unassailable masterpiece. Among Sweet's albums, only this one and _100% Fun_ avoid the occasional spottiness that seems inherent in a style that aims for pop bliss in three-minute packages. Oh, and "Faith In You" rocks.

Don't let the lack of radio and MTV play dissuade you- _In Reverse_ is phenomenal.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Matthew Sweet Album, April 7, 2000
Matthew Sweet has outdone even himself this time. "In Reverse" is, quite frankly, one of THE best albums ever made, period. Listeners are in for one hell of a treat. "In Reverse" may look back to another era for some of it's inspiration, but it has a sound all it's own. A rich, vibrant one. In fact, some of the songs, such as "If Time Permits" and "What Matters" are absolutely drenched in that wonderful sound. Looking at "In Reverse," one can see all of the feeling and sounds from Matthew's earlier albums converge into what is his masterpiece. The rocker "Split Personality," will remind those familiar with his earlier works of the "Girlfriend" and "Altered Beast." "Faith in You," reminds me of both those albums and "100% Fun," a bit, but at the same time it's a new sound for Matthew. Hide is a slow, sad, and beautiful piano song that makes me thing of some of the songs on "100% Fun." Songs like "Millennium Blues," "If Time Permits," "What Matters," "I Shoulder Never Have Let You Know," and "Thunderstorm" are the ones I consider to be the most innovative. Matthew also uses Phil Specter's famous "Wall of Sound" technique on some of the songs. Choosing best tracks is too difficult for me, because they are all so incredible, except for "Beware My Love," which is not favorite of mine, but as with all of Matthew's Songs, is still great. "Thunderstorm," which is actually four songs cleverly woven into one, is the most outstanding though. I can't do it justice --- you simply have to hear it for yourself. This is a great album for any listener who appreciates truly high-quality music, whether they are new to Matthew Sweet or are long-time fans. "In Reverse" gives us the kind of songs the music world needs more of, especially in this day and age.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece of Modern Pop, April 12, 2000
By Chuck Augello (Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
With albums like "100% Fun" and "Altered Beast", Matthew Sweet has flirted with greatness for years. With "In Reverse" he finally gets there. This is Sweet at the top of his game: exquisite melodies, perceptive lyrics, artful guitar work, and brilliant production. Many reviewers have made comparisons to Phil Spector's Wall of Sound and The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album, but the album this most reminds me of is Side Two of The Beatles' Abbey Road. Many of the songs run together, and the transistions are so invisible that you just fall into the next song and become enveloped by the melody. There's a little bit of everything on this album from scorching rockers like "Split Personality" and "Write Your Own Song" to the sad, wistful ballad "Untitled." The album ends with its masterpiece, the nearly ten minute long "Thunderstorm", a virtual pop symphony consisting of four different songs. While "In Reverse" does not feature one single great track like "Time Capsule" or "Sick of Myself", the album is more than the sum of its parts. It's a true album, best listened to from start to finish, as each song complements the next one musically and emotionally. I can't express how much I love this album. It's been a needed friend to me during a a very sad time in my life. If I'm every sent to that mythical desert island, "In Reverse" is coming with me.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An Unheralded Concept Album? (Plot Theory)
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4.0 out of 5 stars A worthy entry in the Matthew Sweet catalog
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Published on May 14, 2006 by Angry Dino

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of his albums to date
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5.0 out of 5 stars A full on return to power pop form, this is right on!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
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Published on May 24, 2004 by Mr. Music

5.0 out of 5 stars A concept album that's still amazingly personal
The first I'd heard of Matthew Sweet was Dark Secret, a song he'd written for the soundtrack to teen movie The Craft. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Special Album
This is on my all-time top 25 list. Great variety in the songs, lots of variety in the instrumentation and wonderful singing. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good
If you like Matthew Sweet you will like this album... but Girlfriend is better.
Published on July 26, 2002 by Matthew Splain

4.0 out of 5 stars Another postive vote
It's interesting to read the opposing views of self-proclaimed Matthew Sweet fans regarding In Reverse. Read more
Published on June 1, 2002 by D. Fay

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