This crowd had no idea what they were seeing. Rob was so nervous, this was probably close to, if not the first time he'd played in NYC. As a touring Musician from a semi-rural area who has been in this situation, NYC feels like it's going to chew you up and spit you out and forget you ever existed; and it's done just that to countless creatives. This band was special though. They had just enough of the 90s sound to be considered a 90s pop-rock band, but their live show then showed that they were much heavier than they were portrayed on record, and pulled more influence from the Seattle scene than it seemed. Rob was super unique in his writing and melody but especially delivery. He didn't need to rhyme for his stanzas to sound complete, which is super difficult. Cheers MB20, still an inspiration almost 25 years later.
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This is really cool. Funny to hear Rob talking so quietly, he seems really shy. Still singing with all his heart though! Gotta love him and this band :)
This was a really good show. And Rob a bit younger but he still could really belt out those tunes. This is before he met Marisol. It's like it's was yesterday that I saw this. Higher voice here and I hope that I will always be happy and well and that I will always love you my sweet 😋 ❤ ♥ Only 25 at this time. Way to go Rob you can still do this today and I love you always so very much ❤ I hope that you will always enjoy your life and career and your love for your fans and your friends. Been following since 1996. You are the best thing that you can do for me and I'll try to make you feel so
This was the first year that I saw MB20 - in Atlanta GA - never forget it. My husband dragged me there. My son was 2 years old and had a fever. My husband was then dragged to every concert I could get tickets for.
Its 3:02am, I can say I'm the biggest Matchbox Twenty fan ever, but I'm pretty sure so many others would fight me for that title. Whoever posted this, thank you so so much. I've been a fan from day 1, 1995. I seen them in Knoxville, TN in 1997, this was EXACTLY what I seen!! Busted, with the CB radio was the first song and I was mesmerized and freaking out. My son was 2 years old, I got his first babysitter, other than daycare,for him so I could go. When the gates opened I ran so fast to front and center. I didn't know Rob and I were the same age, to me he was such a star, an inspiration with his songs, my therapist when i didn't even know what a therapist was. My son is almost 30 now, last year i told him I was going to see Matchbox where I live in Florida. He told me his job was giving away free tickets so he entered to win, this was in Missouri. He calls to tell me he won and was going. I told him to listen to their new CD, so he did and he said every song made him feel good. My thoughts as well. Him and his girlfriend got to see them first, he called and told me he knew every song.. well of course he did, he was born hearing me playing them in the car and our house everyday. I went to see them a few weeks later, it was like I got to see them with my son, even though we are 17 hours apart. I seen them again in Fort Myers a couple months later too, they are still so amazing! Im venting right now because this video has tugged at my heart ❤️ Im watching it for the second time now. I was a single mom since the day my son was born. Matchbox Twenty filled a void in my life and could cheer me up, make me happy, make me cry, soothe my mood no matter how I felt. I never felt I would ever find a father figure good enough to be with for me and my son, so I stayed single and worked hard. I was the runaway bride, engaged several times but afraid to commit. Long story short, Matchbox Twenty was the only solid, stable, and therapeutic thing I had. This video puts me back in those days, keeping me strong, not settling for just anyone. I LOVE them all! Also every CD they've made, and every CD Rob Thomas has made. He is the most talented songwriter/front man, musician ever. He will always be my heart. I love his life, his wife, son, Sidewalk Angels... everything. If you are lucky enough to see him, tell him there is a fan in Florida that says thank you so much! These memories tonight have made me so happy. I needed to find this person, me, the 25 year old, tough, independent woman i was. Don't worry, hubby knows I stalk Rob Thomas, its a running joke around our home. 😄 😂 He's a fan too, has to be, only Matchbox CDs play in our car and most of the time in the house. This is marked a beautiful day, finding this gem. @35:00 watching this version of Busted, dang... took me back in time! ❤❤ Thank you!❤
Sadly no one in the audience seems to appreciate this as much as I do...... 23 years later and on my computer is nothing compared to live show in a small venue.
Their first album dropped the year I was born and my mom was a super fan so naturally I am too now. This band is on a whole different level in my opinion and I am so grateful that they wrote such beautiful songs. Soundtrack of my childhood and up until right now. I get to see Rob Thomas live in a couple weeks and wow I'm just going to cry like a baby seeing my idol performing in front of me. Also his sweater is so cute!
Its sad that he was just kind of left at some point. And he seems to have nothing but positive things to say. I know Adam is a good bit older than the rest of the band and its possible he was just tired of touring.
Absolutely loving this. I am from the UK and have loved this band since the 90's although they never really made it here. Got tickets to see them in Denver in September so let's hope they are allowed to play it!!
🥀WTF, what's wrong with that audience? Not hardly any response these Guy's were doing Badass song's! I'm from down south and have been listening 2 them for many years! Love Matchbox 20 it's 2019 now! Great video thanx for posting this video☝️
I've been a fan since day one. I LOVED their early raw slightly unpolished sound. Gave voice to and resembled our young adult angst (seperate from the grunge scene).
This album help me through some very hard times. MB 20 music is still my comfort food in 2019. Myself being a born & bred Southerner, I think it's sad Rob has almost completely lost his Southern accent since moving to New York. He is one of the most talented singer songwriters ever and seems to continue to get better with every album!! Looking forward to a MB 20 tour in the year 2020 🍾🥂💖
I do kinda agree...but he trained it out of himself. He cleaned up his voice with a voice coach (for his singing voice) - I think these songs did do a number on his voice in general. But these grungier songs are my favorite.
Peggy Elliott wow we never would have thought 2020 would end up with a postponed concert ( waiting till august 2021 new date) so glad I saw him solo in Meisner park small venue in Boca in 2019. I never miss him. Looking forward to next year 💜 love me some Rob Thomas.
I love, love, love this live version. I wish I could have been there. I was to busy making babies! 😆 Seriously, why aren't the people in the audience digging this!! This is freakin' awesome!! If I were there that night that audience would have been jammin. I hope in this recording they turned the background noise down. Maybe it was a bunch of old fuddies at the birthday bash who don't appreciate good music. Rob Thomas writes beautiful music. I appreciate you!!!Love you guys.
New original music takes a little while to grow on people. It is why so many original bands struggle and ultimately give up. People are fickle and they don't connect easily or readily to music they do not know. I saw them in Feb 1997...probably around the same time this video was recorded. I saw them at this mid-sized club in Allentown, PA. It cost me $.95 (cents) cover to get in. I heard "Long Day" on the radio and dug it, so I wanted to check them out. It was a mid-week show and it had snowed that evening, so there were maybe 50-100 people in the place that probably could hold 400. A friend's band opened for them and then a band called the Guffs who was on tour with them played. I go into the men's room between my friend's band's set and the Guff's set. There are 4 dude's in the men's room just hanging out. One is wearing the most mismatched outfit I have ever seen (Red tuxedo shirt with frilly collar, black pants, and light brown slip-on, old man loafers). I have no idea who they are...I'm thinking a couple of local townies from Allentown. About a half-hour later, Matchbox takes the stage, and it is the four dudes from the bathroom. It seems I was rippin' a 1 in the men's room with Adam Gaynor, Brian Yale, Paul Doucette...and the guy in the red shirt... Rob Thomas. I stood within a few feet of the stage for their whole set..literally at Kyle's feet..I'm a guitar player...About month later "Push" was released and their rocket ride to the celebrity we all now know them to be took off.
This is the growling days that Rob is talking about. Thanks for this post. And yes he has been getting better and better to maintain his voice more and keep on reaching higher notes singing and touring. Keeping grounded is key in being able to stay in this business and fans always appreciate this from these guys.
Wow. I thought I had seen matchbox 20 way back in the day when I saw them in 98 in Knoxville with Cool for August at an auditorium with fold out chairs and held maybe 800 but this is crazy old. This crowd is obviously not there for just mb20. It's some kind of charity event or comped event for radio people or something. they sound absolutely perfect with the most basic audio mix ever. they are the opening act. I really wonder who the two bands they "opened" for were. Oh and any live version of busted is priceless. What a find. How did I miss this on youtube for 2:years? It must have been buried in the algorithm.
I told you Rob that I could see your rise to success. I think that you are such a wonderful blessing to me!! You always were great cutup when we were only in our young teens and we were kids in a million dollars and we were so lucky to have each other. Love you lots and I hope that you are doing well. As I listen I got my answer!!!thanks for being so kind and courteous and loving ❤ 😍 I hope that you will always be my love 💓 ❤ 😍 💖 it just seems like a great way to start a new relationship with each other and tell them what they want to do the things that we do. That's all I won't go any further with all the complete details I respect you too much for the wonderful things that you do for me!!!!!!
They KILL this set, but the fact that they’re opening and don’t seem to have much fan fair leads me to believe this is mid-1996 and not 1997, because their album came out in October 96 so but his point they would have not been so seemingly unknown by the crowd
What a wonderful person and you are so sweet and very talented and very sexy and gorgeous and I still love you to this day and you have been so wonderful and caring for others and for me!!!
Please listen I can't text this is he's phone he want even let me go get mine. HURTS DEEPLY NOT HAVING MY PHONE ALL I HAVE THAT HELPS ME OUT HERE IN THIS CRAZY CREWL WORLD..
I LOVE this raw sound Rob has here.
This crowd had no idea what they were seeing. Rob was so nervous, this was probably close to, if not the first time he'd played in NYC. As a touring Musician from a semi-rural area who has been in this situation, NYC feels like it's going to chew you up and spit you out and forget you ever existed; and it's done just that to countless creatives.
This band was special though. They had just enough of the 90s sound to be considered a 90s pop-rock band, but their live show then showed that they were much heavier than they were portrayed on record, and pulled more influence from the Seattle scene than it seemed. Rob was super unique in his writing and melody but especially delivery. He didn't need to rhyme for his stanzas to sound complete, which is super difficult.
Cheers MB20, still an inspiration almost 25 years later.
Very well said!
Tracklist with timestamps!
1:00 Argue
3:52 Girl Like That
8:01 Damn
11:56 Back 2 Good
18:35 3AM
23:05 You And I & I
27:00 Push
31:40 Kody
36:03 Busted
41:03 Long Day
This is the best raw version of MB20 in the early years that I've come across
Oh yeah they're so good together! I love these Guy's so much!
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God these guys really knew how to harness loud/soft dynamics in their playing from the start
Oh man that performance of Back 2 Good is emotional. Rob was real raw here.
Yes!!! So much passion!!
However this got posted..this was the best gift ever!!! Brings me back to the beginning! ❤️❤️❤️
This is really cool. Funny to hear Rob talking so quietly, he seems really shy. Still singing with all his heart though! Gotta love him and this band :)
They were just getting started in the big time when this came out, listen to the crowd! Theres no crowd!
This was a really good show. And Rob a bit younger but he still could really belt out those tunes. This is before he met Marisol. It's like it's was yesterday that I saw this. Higher voice here and I hope that I will always be happy and well and that I will always love you my sweet 😋 ❤ ♥ Only 25 at this time. Way to go Rob you can still do this today and I love you always so very much ❤ I hope that you will always enjoy your life and career and your love for your fans and your friends. Been following since 1996. You are the best thing that you can do for me and I'll try to make you feel so
This was the first year that I saw MB20 - in Atlanta GA - never forget it. My husband dragged me there. My son was 2 years old and had a fever. My husband was then dragged to every concert I could get tickets for.
Love seeing Kyle back then. He looks so preppy - love Rib’s passion and raw voice
Rob Thomas's vocals on Long Day makes me wanna cry in a good way...
Love seeing Rob got comfortable infront of people, hugely talented band
ID love to go back in time and attend this concert and rock out.
Rob has improoved even more after all these years. Love him!
I was thinking the same thing. His voice has gotten better with age, which is not typical for singers.
Its 3:02am, I can say I'm the biggest Matchbox Twenty fan ever, but I'm pretty sure so many others would fight me for that title.
Whoever posted this, thank you so so much. I've been a fan from day 1, 1995. I seen them in Knoxville, TN in 1997, this was EXACTLY what I seen!! Busted, with the CB radio was the first song and I was mesmerized and freaking out.
My son was 2 years old, I got his first babysitter, other than daycare,for him so I could go. When the gates opened I ran so fast to front and center. I didn't know Rob and I were the same age, to me he was such a star, an inspiration with his songs, my therapist when i didn't even know what a therapist was.
My son is almost 30 now, last year i told him I was going to see Matchbox where I live in Florida. He told me his job was giving away free tickets so he entered to win, this was in Missouri. He calls to tell me he won and was going. I told him to listen to their new CD, so he did and he said every song made him feel good. My thoughts as well. Him and his girlfriend got to see them first, he called and told me he knew every song.. well of course he did, he was born hearing me playing them in the car and our house everyday. I went to see them a few weeks later, it was like I got to see them with my son, even though we are 17 hours apart. I seen them again in Fort Myers a couple months later too, they are still so amazing!
Im venting right now because this video has tugged at my heart ❤️ Im watching it for the second time now. I was a single mom since the day my son was born. Matchbox Twenty filled a void in my life and could cheer me up, make me happy, make me cry, soothe my mood no matter how I felt. I never felt I would ever find a father figure good enough to be with for me and my son, so I stayed single and worked hard. I was the runaway bride, engaged several times but afraid to commit.
Long story short, Matchbox Twenty was the only solid, stable, and therapeutic thing I had. This video puts me back in those days, keeping me strong, not settling for just anyone. I LOVE them all! Also every CD they've made, and every CD Rob Thomas has made. He is the most talented songwriter/front man, musician ever. He will always be my heart. I love his life, his wife, son, Sidewalk Angels... everything.
If you are lucky enough to see him, tell him there is a fan in Florida that says thank you so much! These memories tonight have made me so happy. I needed to find this person, me, the 25 year old, tough, independent woman i was.
Don't worry, hubby knows I stalk Rob Thomas, its a running joke around our home. 😄 😂 He's a fan too, has to be, only Matchbox CDs play in our car and most of the time in the house.
This is marked a beautiful day, finding this gem. @35:00 watching this version of Busted, dang... took me back in time! ❤❤
Thank you!❤
You’re welcome
Sadly no one in the audience seems to appreciate this as much as I do...... 23 years later and on my computer is nothing compared to live show in a small venue.
This is brilliant. I would have loved to be there. Was the audience sedated?
Rob trying to get a reaction @ 26.30 'I'm just gonna shut up'.
How sad is that?
D J no kidding. Missing my summer concerts and I had two MB20 lined up
Very good that song not on there album is fire!
No accounting for taste! Their loss, but they probably all brag about being there and saw MB Twenty perform live!,
rob sings with such emotion fuckin awesome video
🥀🖤🥀PERFECT PERFORMANCES GUY'S DIDN'T MISS A BEAT AND THAT'S A TRUE ARTIST🥀🖤🥀☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️
Their first album dropped the year I was born and my mom was a super fan so naturally I am too now. This band is on a whole different level in my opinion and I am so grateful that they wrote such beautiful songs. Soundtrack of my childhood and up until right now. I get to see Rob Thomas live in a couple weeks and wow I'm just going to cry like a baby seeing my idol performing in front of me. Also his sweater is so cute!
I love your post Natalie and I love matchbox 20
Thanks for writing it
Yourself or Someone Like You 1996
I still miss Adam Gaynor very much from the last 15 years ago. Matchbox Twenty will not be complete without him.
MB20 fever brought me to your opinion. This is the classic lineup.
Its sad that he was just kind of left at some point. And he seems to have nothing but positive things to say. I know Adam is a good bit older than the rest of the band and its possible he was just tired of touring.
WOW! I'm so glad to have found this treasure of a performance!!!
Yourself or someone like you is hands down there best album
Nothing but love for this band. Awesome performance
FINALLY seeing MB20 soon and I hope the energy is this raw
Absolutely loving this. I am from the UK and have loved this band since the 90's although they never really made it here. Got tickets to see them in Denver in September so let's hope they are allowed to play it!!
🥀WTF, what's wrong with that audience? Not hardly any response these Guy's were doing Badass song's! I'm from down south and have been listening 2 them for many years! Love Matchbox 20 it's 2019 now! Great video thanx for posting this video☝️
Awesome!
I've been a fan since day one. I LOVED their early raw slightly unpolished sound. Gave voice to and resembled our young adult angst (seperate from the grunge scene).
Rob is The best Singler, and Entertainer, The Best Lyrics and Best Band Ever 🔥💥
Matchbox Twenty is just beginning 💥💥💥
This album help me through some very hard times. MB 20 music is still my comfort food in 2019. Myself being a born & bred Southerner, I think it's sad Rob has almost completely lost his Southern accent since moving to New York. He is one of the most talented singer songwriters ever and seems to continue to get better with every album!! Looking forward to a MB 20 tour in the year 2020 🍾🥂💖
I do kinda agree...but he trained it out of himself. He cleaned up his voice with a voice coach (for his singing voice) - I think these songs did do a number on his voice in general. But these grungier songs are my favorite.
Peggy Elliott wow we never would have thought 2020 would end up with a postponed concert ( waiting till august 2021 new date) so glad I saw him solo in Meisner park small venue in Boca in 2019. I never miss him. Looking forward to next year 💜 love me some Rob Thomas.
I love the rawer southern rock sound they have here.
Best MB20 performance I've ever seen. Rob is getting it! You I and I was amazing. Way better than the studio
Amen!
🥀You Guy's don't need a studio @ all it's 2019 and I'm still listen to yall, Atlanta, Ga gal here and loving every minute of this🥀Thank you Guy's🥀🎤☝️
This is so great. Excellent vintage live MB 20 performance.
Listen always! Love !
I love, love, love this live version. I wish I could have been there. I was to busy making babies! 😆 Seriously, why aren't the people in the audience digging this!! This is freakin' awesome!! If I were there that night that audience would have been jammin. I hope in this recording they turned the background noise down. Maybe it was a bunch of old fuddies at the birthday bash who don't appreciate good music. Rob Thomas writes beautiful music. I appreciate you!!!Love you guys.
New original music takes a little while to grow on people. It is why so many original bands struggle and ultimately give up. People are fickle and they don't connect easily or readily to music they do not know.
I saw them in Feb 1997...probably around the same time this video was recorded. I saw them at this mid-sized club in Allentown, PA. It cost me $.95 (cents) cover to get in. I heard "Long Day" on the radio and dug it, so I wanted to check them out. It was a mid-week show and it had snowed that evening, so there were maybe 50-100 people in the place that probably could hold 400. A friend's band opened for them and then a band called the Guffs who was on tour with them played. I go into the men's room between my friend's band's set and the Guff's set. There are 4 dude's in the men's room just hanging out. One is wearing the most mismatched outfit I have ever seen (Red tuxedo shirt with frilly collar, black pants, and light brown slip-on, old man loafers). I have no idea who they are...I'm thinking a couple of local townies from Allentown. About a half-hour later, Matchbox takes the stage, and it is the four dudes from the bathroom. It seems I was rippin' a 1 in the men's room with Adam Gaynor, Brian Yale, Paul Doucette...and the guy in the red shirt... Rob Thomas. I stood within a few feet of the stage for their whole set..literally at Kyle's feet..I'm a guitar player...About month later "Push" was released and their rocket ride to the celebrity we all now know them to be took off.
Pure raw talent ❤
The time when Kyle wore only a white polo shirt to perform :p
Great band! My fav!!
You got to think with a band like that
Any love at all is better than nothing.
Miss them and love them.
Brilliant😍 bring back the 90s💞
I love the raw sound so much I downloaded this concert.. listen to it everyday ❤🤘
thank you... thank you... thank you uploader !! this was absolutely wonderful !!!
Thanks for sharing. These songs are from one of my favorite albums of all time.
This is the growling days that Rob is talking about. Thanks for this post. And yes he has been getting better and better to maintain his voice more and keep on reaching higher notes singing and touring. Keeping grounded is key in being able to stay in this business and fans always appreciate this from these guys.
❤❤😊 love 💕 this 💕❤
MB20 is my comfort food in 2021
This is so good
My friend Danny Bonomo loves Matchbox Twenty especially Rob Thomas. He’s been a fan of the music group.
Wow. I thought I had seen matchbox 20 way back in the day when I saw them in 98 in Knoxville with Cool for August at an auditorium with fold out chairs and held maybe 800 but this is crazy old. This crowd is obviously not there for just mb20. It's some kind of charity event or comped event for radio people or something. they sound absolutely perfect with the most basic audio mix ever. they are the opening act. I really wonder who the two bands they "opened" for were. Oh and any live version of busted is priceless. What a find. How did I miss this on youtube for 2:years? It must have been buried in the algorithm.
It’s funny to think this audience was hearing these songs for the first time. Or most of them. It’s great to see them in their early days like this.
Rob used to be one angsty dude lol
I told you Rob that I could see your rise to success. I think that you are such a wonderful blessing to me!! You always were great cutup when we were only in our young teens and we were kids in a million dollars and we were so lucky to have each other. Love you lots and I hope that you are doing well. As I listen I got my answer!!!thanks for being so kind and courteous and loving ❤ 😍 I hope that you will always be my love 💓 ❤ 😍 💖 it just seems like a great way to start a new relationship with each other and tell them what they want to do the things that we do. That's all I won't go any further with all the complete details I respect you too much for the wonderful things that you do for me!!!!!!
They KILL this set, but the fact that they’re opening and don’t seem to have much fan fair leads me to believe this is mid-1996 and not 1997, because their album came out in October 96 so but his point they would have not been so seemingly unknown by the crowd
My friend Danny Bonomo loves Matchbox Twenty especially Rob Thomas..
Awesome! Very cool video
My baseball game friend Danny Bonomo loves Matchbox Twenty especially Rob Thomas.
Hey looking at urh life it’s beautiful going back in urh time lov it ive watch my famous band. Go hard rok on Robbie. Love Danielle .xx
Danny Bonomo’s always been excited for Matchbox Twenty especially Rob Thomas ever since he was a baby.
so cool see them live a lot of times wish they where still playing we will see shame :(
They played this summer and still sound spot on!! Matchbox 20 one of the Greatest Bands \m/
brian yale rocks! :)
Brian rocks to a different tune. He never did get wit da beat hahaha
Setlist:
Argue
Girl Like That
Damn
Back 2 Good
3AM
You and I and I
Push
Kody
Busted
Long Day
How was this found? So cool!! I have been a fan since 1997
Carrie Dillon I became a Matchbox Twenty fan in 2015
WELL AH WELL
The classic lineup.
Huge Fan!
Beautiful 🖤☠️
Hey that drummer looks like their current guitarist
Now that'z a good stuff... 👑
❕👁️🏴👁️.❕
I don’t know why I’ve never heard the song around 24:00. It’s badass.
It's called You and I and I
Great song!
They say they never actually released it as part of the album, so that's probably why!
gold
❤❤❤❤
Rob Thomas having to down about 12 bottles of water. The poor lad looks roasting!
2nd year collage....1997
Where did you get this video?
Paul Doucette is a kickass drummer.
What a wonderful person and you are so sweet and very talented and very sexy and gorgeous and I still love you to this day and you have been so wonderful and caring for others and for me!!!
Thank you to whoever posted this. We cannot erase the last bit of history of raw musical talent. Original.
I can sing like that ..... no I cant
His wife must really be
Mean to him. His sings are so depressing.
This was before he met Mari
Lightening in a bottle!
My friend Danny Bonomo’s birthday is July 15 and his zodiac sign is Cancer ♋️.
Can somebody put Paul back on the drums where he belongs?
Please listen beginning
VERY
In this, This is the people that I'm seeing, Can you get to me? How old is he, I'm female & I'm Alone
Come get me
Can't he get to me
Please listen I can't text this is he's phone he want even let me go get mine. HURTS DEEPLY NOT HAVING MY PHONE ALL I HAVE THAT HELPS ME OUT HERE IN THIS CRAZY CREWL WORLD..
This never got out share it please!
rob sings with such emotion fuckin awesome video