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Article: ROCK 'N' RUBBLE FRAGMENTED, SHORTSIGHTED MUSIC SCENE ROBS BANDS OF STAYING POWER.(Spotlight)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- November 22, 1998
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Byline: Michael Mehle
Rob Thomas doesn't buy the Chicken Little theories about rock 'n' roll, but who could blame him?
The singer's band, matchbox 20, sold 7 million copies of its debut disc, Yourself or Someone Like You, and capped a breakout year with a summer tour that packed amphitheaters across the country. Rock 'n' roll looks rosy through his eyes these days.
But it's what awaits matchbox 20 that has critics concerned. The '90s are littered with acts that jumped out of the gate with a multimillion-selling debut only to shrink in stature with each passing year. Ask Hootie and the Blowfish, Counting Crows, Candlebox, Weezer, The Offspring, ...
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