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Matchbox 20 offers strong set of emotion;
short stories on Yourself or Someone Like Voi
matchbox
20
Yourself or
Someone
Like You
Lava Records
★★★ 1/2
By Brandon Truitt
The Battalion
Listening to matchbox 20’s de
but album Yourself or Someone
Like You is like reading an anthol
ogy of short stories.
In a press release, singer/song-
writer Rob Thomas said he always
wanted to tell stories.
“I never had the patience to sit
down at a typewriter and write
short stories or anything like
that,” he said. “I started writing
songs as a way of communicating
ideas the best way I could.”
The band’s debut album was
produced by Matt Serletic, co-pro
ducer of the Collective Soul albums.
Yourself or Someone Like You
sounds similar to Collective
Soul’s work in that it explores the
line between what is pop, rock
and alternative.
They are as hard as Collective
Soul, as crisp as Hootie and the
Blowfish and as emotional as
The Cure.
Matchbox 20 sounds most like
Spacehog, but the chances of
hearing matchbox 20’s first sin
gle “Long Day” on the radio is
probably better than the chances
of hearing Spacehog, so let’s just
say the band sounds like match
box 20.
Every song is a three minute vi
gnette of someone else’s life.
The first song, “Real World,” is
a personal narrative of a man
wondering how it would feel “to
be the rainmaker,” “a super hero”
and “the head honcho.”
In the last song, “Hang,” the
short story elements shine in the
eyes of an omniscient narrator
looking down on a melancholy
world. There is a woman, “She
grabs her magazines, she packs
her things and she goes/She
leaves the pictures hanging on the
wall/She burns all her notes and
she knows/She’s been here too
few years to feel this old.”
Her man smokes his cigarette
and thinks, “If anybody ever had a
heart, he wouldn’t be alone/He
knows she’s been here too few
years, to be gone.”
There is a novelty to this album
as a whole that reminds the listen
er of Pearl Jam’s Ten.
The most poignant story on
Yourself or Someone Like You is
about a man named “Kody.” The
song could be matchbox 20’s an
swer to Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy.”
“Kody sat down on the avenue
/ He watched the light shine
down on the broken glass, and
thought, ‘I don’t got no reasons,’
yet there it is and there itwas
was clear to all of us: wel
hat of broken dreams andwel
pulled them out, whenwer
ed them around/So please^
me the bottle, I thinkI’ml
now, and please give me dire
tion, 1 think the hurt set in,;
don’t feel nothing.”
Each story is unique and
thought-provoking in itsowc|
way. One of matchbox 20's
strongest talents is the ability
sing about Kody — someonej
who is in a different stageofa
— and still offer their listenea
enough insight and meaning
into his condition.
Matchbox 20 does notlivel
lyrics and stories alone. Muss
ly, they are both educatedanl
talented.
While Yourself or Someond
You is far from a perfect uod
art, it is a strong first albumtb]
does its best to paint as manyt
teresting pictures as possible.
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What's Up?
Tuesday
Men’s Lacrosse Club: Practice will be held from
4-6 p.m. at the Zachry fields. Everyone is welcome
and no experience is necessary. For details, call
Todd Hendreks at 764-8561.
Women’s Lacrosse: There will be practice
from 4-6 p.m. at the Zachry fields. Beginners are
welcome. For more information, call Monica at
694-6915.
Aggie Toastmasters: Our weekly meeting will
be held at 8:30 p.m. in the MSC. Check screens
for location.
Aggie Lutherans: There will be a Treehouse
meeting at 7 p.m. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church.
For more information, call Allison at 693-5137.
Catholic Students Association: There will be a
general meeting at 7 p.m. in 504 Rudder. For more
information, call Gus Rios at 694-2174.
Pre- Vet Society: Dr. Herman will be speaking
on wildlife and exotics at 8:30 p.m. in 292 A MSC.
For details, call Marcia Homann at 764-6492.
Study Abroad Programs: An informational
meeting to promote the Spring ‘98 Italy Program
will be held from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. in 358 and 161
Bizzell West.
MSC CAMAC: An informational table on the
10th Annual Southwest Student Conference on
Latino Affairs will be set up in the MSC Hallway. For
additional information, call Lorena at 845-1514 or
e-mail LIR8554@acs.tamu.edu.
Off Campus Aggies: A general meeting will be
held at 8:30 p.m. in 301 Rudder. Contact Rustin
at 845-0068 for more information.
Public Relations Student Society of America
(PRSSA): A general meeting to finalize plans for
the Career Fair Feb. 11 will be held at 8:30 p.m.
in 410 Rudder. Contact Kendra Voigt at 696-8750
for more information.
Ex-Tech (AWHIP): There will be a general meet
ing for students interested in exercise technology
at 7 p.m. in 167 Read.
Hispanic Journalists Association: There will
be a general meeting at 7 p.m. in 003 Read Mc
Donald. For more information, contact Robert at
847-6864.
Undergraduate Women’s Studies Group: There
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p.m. in 156 Blocker. For more information call Kel
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at 4 p.m. in 510 Rudder.
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entation at 4 p.m. in 111 Klodus.
Orthodox Christian Fellowship: There will be a
Divine Liturgy at 5:30 p.m. in All Faiths Chapel. For
more information, call Stavros Megas at 847-6584.
Career Center: There will be a Behavior!
terviewing Seminar at 12 p.m. in 111 K
TAMU Kung Fu Club: Faculty, staff, and stu
dents come try out a highly effective workout pro
gram that is hundreds of years old from 5 to 7 p.m.
in 263 G. Rollie White. For more information con
tact Tye Botting at 845-1411 ortye@leper.tamu.edu.
Wednesday
Men’s Lacrosse Club: Practice will behelcj
4-6 p.m. at the Zachry Fields. Everyoneisj
come and no experience is necessary. Fordel
call Todd Hendreks at 764-8561.
TAMU Waterski Team: There will be a general
meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 707 Rudder. For more in
formation, call Mike Coyle at 265-5926.
Freshman point
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Wildlife Biology Society: There will be a guest
lecture by Deborah Cowman at our first general
meeting at 7:30 p.m. in 113 Kleberg. For more in
formation, call Mariah Guild at 690-6561.
Women’s Lacrosse: There will be pf-l
from 4-6 p.m. at the Zachry fields. ESeginnej
welcome. For more information, call Monj
694-6915.
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Institute of Industrial Engineers: There will be
a speaker meeting featuring Dr. Kuo at 7 p.m. in
304 Zachry. For details call Yvette at 694-0227.
Wesley Foundation: There will be an /'nf(
worship service at 7 p.m. at201 TauberStretf
hind Aggieland Credit Union). For more informa
call at 846-4701.
Texas Student Education Association
(TEAS): There will be a general meeting from 7
to 8 p.m. in 301 Rudder. For more information,
call Carolyn at 847-2136, Cathy at 696-1252 or
Amy at 694-2676.
Catholic Students Association: There will! .
challenge group at 11:30 a.m. For details, cal
St. Mary’s office.
Mi
Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship: A celebration
of Black History Month with special speaker Pas
tor Maurice Green from Lily of the Valley, Church
of God in Christ, will take place at 7 p.m. in 101
Heep. For more information, contact Nathan at
260-9143.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes: There
a time of praise and worship, small group:'*
studies and guest speakers at 9 p.m. in#
Hall Film Room. For details, call Bryan
693-1226.
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more information call 260-9803.
Graduate Student Council: A general meet
ing will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Governance
Room in Koldus. Contact Blake at 862-4240 for
more information.
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The English Club: Dr. Mary Lenn Dixon will be
speaking on editing and book publishing at 7 p.m.
in 110 Harrington. For more information, contact
Jami Castillo at 779-1351.
Riker at 845-4427, ext. 134.
Texas A&M Fencing Club: Beginners come
the fencing club at 7 p.m. in 267 Read. Cal
by Thornton at 691-2296 for details.
Circle K International: A general meeting will
be held at 7 p.m. in 146 Koldus. For details, con
tact Amy at 847-5783.
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College Republicans: A general meeting and club
elections will be held at 7 p.m. in 601 Rudder. Con
tact Kim at 696-3301 for more information.
Career Center: There will be a co-op orientation
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