Matchbox 20 - "Yourself or Someone Like You"

[trustypepper]

Yourself or Someone Like You was the debut album from Matchbox 20, released in October 1996. It was a major, major hit, finished at #28 on the Decade-End Billboard 200 for the 90s. It has also been certified Diamond in the United States.

Track Listing (singles in bold):

1. Real World

2. Long Day

3. 3 A.M.

4. Push

5. Girl Like That

6. Back 2 Good

7. Damn

8. Argue

9. Kody

10. Busted

11. Shame

12. Hang

[Libra]

"3 AM" I remember hearing a bit on the radio, and I definitely remember seeing the video a few times - both of which when it was current. Probably heard the other hits a few different times too, but "3 AM" is the one I can most vividly recall from then.

Context: 1997 is when I started shifting from Country to Pop; by the end of 1998 I'd fully switched over, and 1999 is when I was more actively pursuing Pop music.

I remember hearing this album in full one day during the summer of '99 at my cousin's house. I loved it immediately - I don't remember whether I ended up getting it for my birthday or as a Christmas present, but it was definitely one of those two.

Also definitely a huge fan of their discography from here...probably up through Rob's first solo album Something to Be, at least. I have all of those albums, plus Rob's Cradlesong. (I never bothered with their GH Exile on Mainstream because I figured it was pointless due to having the three albums already, though it's probably worth getting "How Far We've Come" as a single one day - I like that too.) Suffice it to say that this album, as well as that collection of work...while they're not really capable of shedding the times from whence they all came from, they're also not albums that will ever really go bad IMO.

"Real World" is definitely my favorite here, but as I've mentioned being a huge fan of this as a body of work, that song being the opener doesn't really make the rest pale in comparison to it. Actually, I think I like "Push" more within this body of work than if I ever hear it on a classic hits station - if that makes any sense.

[someguy]

Such a great album. "3 am", "Push" and "Real World" remain some of my favourite songs, ever. This album is such a solid collection of songs.

[vann]

One of the best albums that I´ve already heard. ;) So solid and I wish they had done something about the 20th release.