http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67299&rws=%2Fmatthew-west%2Ftop-tracks.rssWhen Matthew West didn't get the baseball scholarship he had his eye on, he put down the bat, picked up a guitar, and decided to pursue a major in music Millikin University. By graduation, he had a multi-campus following, including some prayerful supporters who surprised him by covering a sizable price tag to send him to the Gospel Music Association's "Seminar in the Rockies." There, he attracted the attention of a Nashville mover and shaker, who set him on the course of his chosen path. Although convinced this was what he was meant to do, West still suffered some trials, like writing his first hits for other artists (Rachael Lampa, Sara Groves, Salvador, etc.) and putting his hand through a window, which almost curbed the guitar playing permanently. The happy ending came with the debut of the appropriately titled <I>Happy.</I> Label execs had tried to narrow his focus for the album's sake, but West insisted that mixing it up <I>was</I> his style, so he laid it all down in wax — acoustic, guitar pop and alt rock akin to Matchbox Twenty (check out the single "More" and title track). For all West's subtle eclecticism, those two tracks left the impression they were most 'him' and pretty much indicated where he was headed. - Amy BartlettAlternative Christian Contemporaryen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:13:17 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67299&rws=%2Fmatthew-west%2Ftop-tracks.rss When Matthew West didn't get the baseball scholarship he had his eye on, he put down the bat, picked up a guitar, and decided to pursue a major in music Millikin University. By graduation, he had a multi-campus following, including some prayerful supporters who surprised him by covering a sizable price tag to send him to the Gospel Music Association's "Seminar in the Rockies." There, he attracted the attention of a Nashville mover and shaker, who set him on the course of his chosen path. Although convinced this was what he was meant to do, West still suffered some trials, like writing his first hits for other artists (Rachael Lampa, Sara Groves, Salvador, etc.) and putting his hand through a window, which almost curbed the guitar playing permanently. The happy ending came with the debut of the appropriately titled <I>Happy.</I> Label execs had tried to narrow his focus for the album's sake, but West insisted that mixing it up <I>was</I> his style, so he laid it all down in wax — acoustic, guitar pop and alt rock akin to Matchbox Twenty (check out the single "More" and title track). For all West's subtle eclecticism, those two tracks left the impression they were most 'him' and pretty much indicated where he was headed. - Amy Bartlett http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17991366&variant=play&rws=%2Fmatthew-west%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alternative Christian Contemporary Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Matthew West on Rhapsody Online 17991366 tra.17991366 Matthew West art.67299 0.99 Something To Say alb.17990562 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/3/0/1180372_170x170.jpg 2008-01-15 00:00:00.0 2007-01-15 00:00:00.0 true The Motions tra.17991366 227000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17991366&variant=play&rws=%2Fmatthew-west%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17991366&variant=data&rws=%2Fmatthew-west%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3768992&variant=play&rws=%2Fmatthew-west%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alternative Christian Contemporary Tue, 13 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Matthew West on Rhapsody Online 3768992 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