Matchbox Twenty to release Grestest Hits
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matchbox twenty Breaks From 'Exile' With New Tunes
After a long hiatus to allow frontman Rob Thomas to release his first solo album, "Something To Be," the members of matchbox twenty have completed a month's worth of sessions in Los Angeles to record new songs for an upcoming retrospective.
Thomas tells Billboard.com that "Exile on Mainstream," due Oct. 2 via Atlantic, could include as many as six new cuts produced by Steve Lillywhite, plus 11 prior hits. Among the new tunes are the upbeat first single "How Far We've Come," "I'll Believe You When..." ("It's like our Pretenders song," he says of the latter), the '50s-leaning "Can't Let You Go" and "These Hard Times."
"This is different than any record we've made, and different than my solo record," says Thomas, who had never collaborated on the songwriting with his bandmates. "We got together for a week at my house and we all had song ideas, but they didn't sound like what we wanted to play together. Between that vibe and working with Steve, it's a much more raw, energetic, live-sounding record than we've done in the past."
In another twist, Paul Doucette, who had previously been the band's drummer, is now playing rhythm guitar as a replacement for Adam Gaynor, who left matchbox in 2005. "Over the last two or three years, he started playing more guitar and keyboard," Thomas says. "One day, he just said, listen, I'd rather not play drums anymore. He's actually a better guitar player than our old guitar player was."
Thomas, who just launched a new record label with Epic and released a documentary about the experience of recording solo, says matchbox twenty will return to the road beginning in January. "We'll do some one-offs before then, like TV shows," he reports. "We're also playing an Andre Agassi charity event in Las Vegas."
Next summer, Thomas will begin work on his second solo disc, and says he hopes matchbox will be back in the studio in 2009 to record a new album.
"How Far We've Come" is already being played in the States...
can't wait for October 2nd...
am i the only one? 
*edit* Grestest, Greatest, same thing :eek:
matchbox twenty Breaks From 'Exile' With New Tunes
After a long hiatus to allow frontman Rob Thomas to release his first solo album, "Something To Be," the members of matchbox twenty have completed a month's worth of sessions in Los Angeles to record new songs for an upcoming retrospective.
Thomas tells Billboard.com that "Exile on Mainstream," due Oct. 2 via Atlantic, could include as many as six new cuts produced by Steve Lillywhite, plus 11 prior hits. Among the new tunes are the upbeat first single "How Far We've Come," "I'll Believe You When..." ("It's like our Pretenders song," he says of the latter), the '50s-leaning "Can't Let You Go" and "These Hard Times."
"This is different than any record we've made, and different than my solo record," says Thomas, who had never collaborated on the songwriting with his bandmates. "We got together for a week at my house and we all had song ideas, but they didn't sound like what we wanted to play together. Between that vibe and working with Steve, it's a much more raw, energetic, live-sounding record than we've done in the past."
In another twist, Paul Doucette, who had previously been the band's drummer, is now playing rhythm guitar as a replacement for Adam Gaynor, who left matchbox in 2005. "Over the last two or three years, he started playing more guitar and keyboard," Thomas says. "One day, he just said, listen, I'd rather not play drums anymore. He's actually a better guitar player than our old guitar player was."
Thomas, who just launched a new record label with Epic and released a documentary about the experience of recording solo, says matchbox twenty will return to the road beginning in January. "We'll do some one-offs before then, like TV shows," he reports. "We're also playing an Andre Agassi charity event in Las Vegas."
Next summer, Thomas will begin work on his second solo disc, and says he hopes matchbox will be back in the studio in 2009 to record a new album.
"How Far We've Come" is already being played in the States...
can't wait for October 2nd...
am i the only one? *edit* Grestest, Greatest, same thing :eek:
wah
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Nah, you're not the only one girl!
Roll on October 2!
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great when you going through a break-up i must admit>>
but heck, what's not to admire about "bright lights"...
that song is amazing>>
EV intro to Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns
10/25/13 Hartford
absolutely love that song... longer guitar solo live is sweet. Thomas said sometime ago it was his homage to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road...
Jeanie - Feb. they may be here touring - yay
DCGARDEN - uh huh, and re. solo work... yeh didn't mind it but it WAS all over the place, brave for him to experiment...
Hartydog - 3 albums...
locked - mine too
http://www.myspace.com/brain_of_c
ha ha ha
Doesn't an EP have to be at least four songs though?
shock horror
thought on new song...? :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
I'm quite liking it, it has a Springsteen-esque quality to it - well I think it has anyway!
he's got a nice bod. that's back when he had hair, i hate his lack of hair.
he played the piano for us
I liked mb20 but I did not like his solo stuff...
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
-Eddie Vedder
6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
Yes, I totally agree. They certainly helped me during my two year "insane" time after my divorce. Saw them in concert with Train 2001-right before I was slapped right back into reality!
yes, bright lights quite amazing
bahahaha ditto to all of the above (except seeing them at the patriot center)
YUP
the 'new' album will be 12 old songs on 1 cd, and 6 new song on a 2nd one...
http://www.myspace.com/kyle_cook
solo projects from other members...
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/advancedSearchResults?albumTerm=Euro+Club+Hits+Vol+