I think Matchbox 20 has replaced Linkin Park as my favourite band. It's not that I don't love LP anymore, I still do. It's just that I don't really relate to their music as much as I used to. I was a really angsty teenager growing up and I loved the loud sounds of their rock anthems but I have mellowed down so much over the past few years. That being said, I still do appreciate some good guitar riffs and amazing drum beats every now and then.

It also doesn't hurt that Rob Thomas, the principal writer for Matchbox Twenty, is such an amazing song writer. And yes, I do realise that most of the band's songs are pretty sad songs. That's probably why I like them in the first place. I have a weakness for beautiful melodies with sad lyrics.

I spent most of my afternoon yesterday watching youtube videos of one of the live performance. Or rather all the time I spent waiting for my group mates to reply my emails. It was fantastic. I don't think no one sounds as good live as Rob does. Even on his worst sounding song, he still sounded fantastic. And the band, they're amazing. The way they play their instruments is superb. Kyle especially, when he got up on the piano during his extended guitar solo for Bright Lights, he looked like a guitar god. And Brian, the bassist, he seems so contented and happy playing the bass, Most bassists just look bored when playing but you can tell Brian's enjoying himself on stage! Paul, the ex-drummer and now the current rhythym guitarist because Adam quit the band, he's pretty involved in the planning of the entire show. He never misses a beat! Plus did I mention he's married to Moon Zappa? She's the daughter of the legendary Frank Zappa from Led Zap! I don't think you need me to talk more about Rob.

I seriously need to go to one of their concerts before I die or before (hopefully this will never happen) they break up. They're currently working on a new album and I hope their tour comes to Singapore! (John Mayer, you listen up too, you need to come to Singapore as well!) I hope their new album will be great and I wonder what they'll sound like because they channelled more rock than usual in More Than You Think You Are and was pretty poppy in Exile on Main Street.