大家一定记得当年那只大 HIT 的 Smooth，Satana 烂熟的吉他和一把放肆的男声，在我眼里，这样的男人是 MAN 中之 MAN 啊（完全可与 Bryan Adams 匹敌）哈哈……身为 Matchbox Twenty 合唱团的创作人及主唱，同时也担任着灵魂人物的角色，1996 年至 2003 年陆续推出《Yourself Or Someone Like You》、《Mad Season》以及《More Than You Think You Are》三张专辑，Rob Thomas 带领 Matchbox Twenty 缔造八首全美排行榜冠军单曲，全球累积销量超过两千五百万张，成绩斐然！
Rob Thomas 个人魅力更是所向披靡，拿下3座葛莱美奖、13次BMI金奖，蝉连2届Billboard年度最佳创作人。1999年Rob与山塔那合写合唱的单曲 “Smooth”，不仅让其东山再起重返流行歌坛，更入选滚石杂志百大单曲、全美12周冠军，横扫葛莱美八项大奖，自此 Rob Thomas 独树一格的创作实力，终获得全球压倒性的赞赏与认同！不刻意突显俊秀外型的他，仍被时人杂志选为『全球50名最美丽的人物』之一，美国周刊亦封他为本世纪最性感的摇滚男歌手。
经过五年的构思，Rob Thomas 在2005年推出首张单飞不解散的个人大碟《Something To Be》，发行首周即空降全美专辑榜冠军宝座，也写下 Billboard 榜五十年来第一人，由流行摇滚乐团单飞的首张个人专辑便空降榜首的纪录。《Something To Be》交由 Rob 多年伙伴 Matt Serletic（Santana、Aerosmith、Courtney Love）全权制作，请来各界知名乐手助阵，包括黑人蓝调吉他手 Robert Randoph、首次合作的 Hip-Hop/Rap/R&B 界乐手 Mike Elizondo（Dr. Dre、Eminem）、以及 Gerald Hayward（Mary J Blige、Beyonce），激爆出灿烂多元的音乐火花，诠释音乐的无限可能。
首支单曲“Lonely No More”结合王子力捧女吉他手 Wendy Melvoin 及 Sheryl Crow 专属吉他手 Jeff Trott 对飙搭奏，发行之初即快速攻占各国排行冠军宝座，Rob的嗓音完全呈现都会男性的孤寂感；专辑中也有多首Rob招牌式动人抒情摇滚佳作，“Ever The Same”、“When The Heartache Ends”、“My,My,My”都是柔情再现的感动作品；而带着福音、放客、灵魂、乡村新体验的“Fallin' To Pieces”，则让听者耳朵为之一振；葛莱美奖的创作才子 John Mayer 也特别友情助阵，于“Streetcorner Symphony”当中以吉他献声。透过此张专辑你将可寻觅到 Rob Thomas 心絮纾发的深层表现，突破包袱并细腻雕琢的音乐异想世界。2005 年全球屏息以待的风云人物非 Rob Thomsa 莫属！
专辑：...Something To Be
歌手：Rob Thomas
发行：2005年04月19日
官方：http://www.robthomasmusic.com/
专辑曲目：
Rob Thomas - Lonely No More [MV]
- Something To Be
Now it seems to me
That you know just what to say
But words are only words
Can you show me something else
Can you swear to me that you'll always be this way?
Show me how you feel
More than ever baby
Well I don't want to be lonely no more
I don't want to have to pay for this
I don't want another lover at my door
It's just another heartache on my list
I don't wanna be angry no more
You're the one who could never stand for this
So when you tell me that you love me, know for sure
I don't wanna be lonely anymore
Ooooh Oooooh Oooooh Ooooh
Now it's hard for me
When my heart's still on the mend
Open up to me
Like you do your girlfriends
And you sing to me
And it's harmony
Girl what you do to me is everything
Let me say anything just to get you back again
Why can't we just try?
I don't want to be lonely no more
I don't want to have to pay for this
I don't want another lover at my door
It's just another heartache on my list
I don't wanna be angry no more
You're the one who could never stand for this
So when you tell me that you love me, know for sure
I don't wanna be lonely anymore
Ooooh Oooooh Oooooh Ooooh
What if I was good to you?
What if you were good to me?
What if I could hold you
till I feel you move inside of me?
What if it was paradise?
What if we were symphonies?
What if I gave all my life
to find some way to stand beside you?
I don't want to be lonely no more
I don't want to have to pay for this
I don't want another lover at my door
It's just another heartache on my list
I don't wanna be angry no more
You're the one who could never stand for this
So when you tell me that you love me, know for sure
I don't wanna be lonely any more
Ooooh Oooooh Oooooh Ooooh
I don't wanna be lonely any more
I don't wanna be lonely no more
I don't wanna be lonely no more
I don't wanna be lonely any more
哈，我觉得自己可能有点自闭吧，我还真不懂为情所困的滋味，但我周围却总有一大堆这样的朋友。分分合合，来来去去，我佩服他们追求的勇气，祝他们成功！就整理了一首放了一段时间的歌，各位中秋节快乐：）
Freeman (63)