Interview with Rob Thomas on CNN HN

[Fenris]

Apparently, he was *really* impacted by the Passion of the Christ. It became an inspiration for his new album.

Alas, the nuance that infuses a good chunk of "Something to Be" eventually gives way to the hammy, overemotive gestures we've come to expect from Thomas. The strained funk of ''I Am an Illusion'' is painful, as is the football-chant bombast of the look-how-dark-I-can-be title song (in which he lacerates himself for appearing ''a little too boy next door'' and feeling he should ''try to find a downtown whore'').

The nadir is ''Streetcorner Symphony,'' an embarrassing foray into '70s FM rock in which he slurps about going ''down to the corner'' with ''my sisters and my brothers of every different color.'' The song feels like the world's greatest Black Crowes parody -- until you realize Thomas is completely serious.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/20/ew.mus.thomas/index.html

BTW, this reviewer compares other tracks on his album to the Byrds. I feel I should hunt this person down and beat them with a tire iron.

[CubsFan1982]

1. Great. Another person I need to dislike.

I can hardly keep up these days.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

2. Gee,

and Matchbox Twenty was such an original, innovative group....

:sarcasm:

[Fenris]

3. Heh heh heh.

Yeah. :evilgrin:

[d_b]

4. ugh.

That was a dark period for rock.

[sundog]

5. I always hated Matchbox 20

this confirms my aversion :puke:

[asthmaticeog]

6. You didn't think the mire of his suckitude could get any deeper,

and yet there it is. :banghead: