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Matthew Sweet (born c. October 6, 1964) is a pop-rock musician from Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He was part of the burgeoning Athens, Georgia music scene in the early and mid-1980s before gaining commerical success during the early 1990s.
As a young musician wanting to make a name for himself, Sweet set off to Athens, Georgia in the mid ’80s, to attend college and join the vibrant Athens music scene, most famous as the home base for R.E.M. and The B-52’s. Sweet worked with R.E.M. leader Michael Stipe at this time, joining Stipe’s sister in a band called Oh-OK and then forming another band, Buzz of Delight. Before long he was signed to a solo recording contract with Columbia Records.
One album, Inside, was released by Columbia in 1986 to little success.
Sweet was then picked up by A&M Records where he released his second album, Earth (1989), again without commercial success. This period marked a personal and professional low point for Sweet, as A&M lost interest and his marriage failed.
Sweet quickly recovered, and put together a new band including Richard Lloyd, Robert Quine, Greg Leisz, Lloyd Cole, and Fred Maher. The new group spent 1990 putting together Sweet’s next work, originally titled Nothing Lasts.
In 1990, A&M released Sweet from his contract, and he signed with rival Zoo Entertainment. The album, still under construction, was retitled Girlfriend and released in October 1991. This album featured a classic set of pop-rock songs, was considered by many to be an artistic breakthrough and quickly garnered impressive U.S. sales (spawning a top-10 single with the title track). The video for the title track was aired on MTV and MuchMusic and features Japanese animation (commonly known as “anime”), of which Sweet is a fan.
As a young musician wanting to make a name for himself, Sweet set off to Athens, Georgia in the mid ’80s, to attend college and join the vibrant Athens music scene, most famous as the home base for R.E.M. and The B-52’s. Sweet worked with R.E.M. leader Michael Stipe at this time, joining Stipe’s sister in a band called Oh-OK and then forming another band, Buzz of Delight. Before long he was signed to a solo recording contract with Columbia Records.
One album, Inside, was released by Columbia in 1986 to little success.
Sweet was then picked up by A&M Records where he released his second album, Earth (1989), again without commercial success. This period marked a personal and professional low point for Sweet, as A&M lost interest and his marriage failed.
Sweet quickly recovered, and put together a new band including Richard Lloyd, Robert Quine, Greg Leisz, Lloyd Cole, and Fred Maher. The new group spent 1990 putting together Sweet’s next work, originally titled Nothing Lasts.
In 1990, A&M released Sweet from his contract, and he signed with rival Zoo Entertainment. The album, still under construction, was retitled Girlfriend and released in October 1991. This album featured a classic set of pop-rock songs, was considered by many to be an artistic breakthrough and quickly garnered impressive U.S. sales (spawning a top-10 single with the title track). The video for the title track was aired on MTV and MuchMusic and features Japanese animation (commonly known as “anime”), of which Sweet is a fan.
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I've Been Waiting
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Sick of Myself
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Evangeline
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Divine Intervention
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Winona
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You Don't Love Me
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Thought I Knew You
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Looking at the Sun
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Don't Go
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Nothing Lasts
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Day for Night
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I Wanted to Tell You
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We're The Same
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Your Sweet Voice
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Candlewhack wrote:
Surely you refer to your own post?
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phoustsince1991 wrote:
Pathetic
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krustywazoo wrote:
I'm just getting around to listening to 100% Fun. It's great! I should get some more of his other stuff.
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jammindude wrote:
@WFM...Have to agree with you. I accidentally discovered Sweet while working in a CD shop....In Reverse is an absolute masterpiece.
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WarderFM wrote:
It's kind of a shame that nothing from In Reverse is in the top 15 tracks. That's one of the best albums ever.
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DearAdora wrote:
If you're a fan of Matthew Sweet, check out Chicago based indie artist DEAR ADORA! EP available for free stream... http://www.last.fm/music/Dear+Adora
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Utano wrote:
Love <3
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michaelbehm wrote:
Cool track
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rebeandphantom wrote:
I love you Matthew! Keep on singing cause you're out of this world awesome!!!
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Alphavillain wrote:
The only album I have is "Girlfriend", but I really like it. I should get more. Power pop!
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alexisvos wrote:
so 90's http://www.last.fm/music/Grapes+of+Grain/It+Slowly+Fades
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GospelX wrote:
I love Girlfriend, but 100% Fun is just as the title advertises.
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v_for_violence wrote:
Girlfriend is a really great pop album.
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Peppsy606 wrote:
New song up called "Julia" and its free for D/L just like all of my other songs. (if you are into rock/alternative you might like my shit) Go to my artist page for D/L http://www.last.fm/music/Percy+Mejhagen
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the_flava wrote:
cheesy
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Daburcor wrote:
"Sunshine Lies" has officially beaten "Altered Beast" and "Living Things" out of the top spot of my favorite Matthew Sweet albums. It's a Hell of an album. I love every track on it. My only gripe is that I would have liked for the bonus tracks to be included on the CD version. Fantastic album! :D
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DanAbnrml9 wrote:
"Room to Rock" probably made it because the album needed more rockers. It's slight but it does give you a hit of the classic Matthew Sweet sound, with all the great Richard Lloyd guitar work.
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tammydongwon wrote:
the stand out track for me is Time Machine ^^
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Airmaus wrote:
I liked the new disc after a few listens. There's a couple of tracks I could do without, but overall, it's a good album. Matthew seems actually joyful on this one. I kinda miss the old "obsessed broken-hearted" Matthew though.
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GospelX wrote:
I've listened to Sunshine Lies a few times now, and it's just not as strong as 100% Fun or Girlfriend, or even Altered Beast for that matter. But it is a big step beyond the previous two albums, and it seems to be going in the right direction.
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