Arguably the most accomplished singer/songwriter of his generation, Rob Thomas is one of modern music's most compelling and commercially successful artists. Between Matchbox Twenty, his solo work, and his various collaborations with iconic artists like Santana and Mick Jagger, his tally now stands at more than 80 million albums sold worldwide. The latest magical collection of Thomas-crafted inspiration is his second solo album, CRADLESONG. The new album follows his 2005 multiplatinum solo debut, SOMETHING TO BE, which made history as the first album by a male artist from a rock or pop group to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since the chart was launched 50 years earlier.
Say what you will about the frontman for Matchbox Twenty, but the proof of this songwriter's talent is in the music. The three-time Grammy winner has ...
Chris Beaumont - 16/Jul/2009
It always seems that when one band hits it big, there is another similar band ready to challenge them for the top spot. Well, it is not so much that t...
Scott Goodacre - 13/Jul/2009
There comes a time in every frontman’s career when he decides that it’d probably be better if he went off alone and expressed himself in a...
Ben Czajkowski - 06/Jul/2009
The critically acclaimed frontman of Matchbox Twenty is back for his second stint at a solo effort. Does Thomas continue his upward climb or is this a...
Leah Greenblatt - 01/Jul/2009
One doesn't look to the Matchbox Twenty frontman for musical daredevilry, but his second solo disc falls too often into the mom-rock safety net. Cradl...
Jody Rosen - 29/Jun/2009
Rob Thomas will never, ever be cool. Thomas has been the large-lunged, chest-thumping voice of straight-down-the-middle pop rock since 1996, when he e...
Julia Dorrington - 10/Aug/2009
Musik für alle! An das Werk von Rob Thomas muss man zunächst diese Messlatte anlegen, sonst schimpft man ständig über das Offensic...
Stephan Müller - 09/Jul/2009
Rob Thomas ist vermutlich einer der harmlosesten Charaktere in der Musikwelt. Er prügelt weder verbal noch sonstwie auf Kollegen oder irgendwas ein un...
Yan Vogel - 07/Jul/2009
Zahlreiche Platinscheiben im Regal und Kollaborationen mit altgedienten Helden wie Santana wecken Erwartungen im großen Stile - von Fans und Plattenfi...