OK, this is not a joke, I swear. The new Matchbox Twenty single "How Far
We've Come" (Melisma/Atlantic) - from the forthcoming greatest hits "Exile on Mainstream" - sounds frighteningly like a Fall Out Boy cover. It's uptempo, angst-ridden and weirdly age-inappropriate until it hits the bridge and suddenly Rob Thomas sounds like he is channeling the counting bit from the Violent Femmes' "Kiss Off."
Trying to stay current is one thing, but this is the musical equivalent of the alterna-dads in their 40s shopping at Hot Topic for the latest in teen-skater chic - in other words, embarrassing for everyone.
We've Come" (Melisma/Atlantic) - from the forthcoming greatest hits "Exile on Mainstream" - sounds frighteningly like a Fall Out Boy cover. It's uptempo, angst-ridden and weirdly age-inappropriate until it hits the bridge and suddenly Rob Thomas sounds like he is channeling the counting bit from the Violent Femmes' "Kiss Off." Trying to stay current is one thing, but this is the musical equivalent of the alterna-dads in their 40s shopping at Hot Topic for the latest in teen-skater chic - in other words, embarrassing for everyone.