Matchbox Twenty

Every generation has its Bryan Adams -- a syrupy balladeer cloaked in root-rock affectation. By 1997, the chart-topping Holy Grail that Rob Thomas sought was a gut-wrencher that would sound equally at home on Now, That's What I Call Eddie Vedder, Vol. 8 and the soundtrack of Titanic 2. On the radio, "Push" seemed like standard-issue frat-boy resentment. But "Push" sounds different in the context...