"a sure sense of songcraft and a well-honed pop sensibility" in the songwriting. Q gave the album three out of five stars and stated "[Train] continues to adhere firmly to the rootsy rock of fellow travellers Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows, while their earnest musicianship and hard work will delight fans of that sort of thing". Jeff Puma of The Hartford Courant commended Train for their "sincere attempt at a positive message", but wrote "The effect, unfortunately, is schmaltz, and Train comes off as a poor man's Counting Crows". Rolling Stone writer Gavin Edwards called the band "radio-ready, professional and utterly dull", commenting that "The up-tempo songs are worse than the ballads, and the attempts at lyrical sass are even worse than the sentimental cliches". Glenn Gamboa of Newsday found the band's "sorta rock" style "painfully predictable" on most songs, but stated "The last three songs - the Oasis-ish 'Your [Every] Color', the '80s power-ballad throwback 'Lincoln Avenue' and the gorgeous 'I'm About to Come Alive' - finally fulfill the promise hinted at in the previous seven songs and most of the previous two albums, for that matter". Despite calling them "still essentially Matchbox Twenty Jr.", Los Angeles Times writer Steve Hochman commented that the band "expands its menu beyond vanilla, with some playfulness in words and music, and producer Brendan O'Brien helping bring some imagination to the arrangements". Track listing U.S. Edition Bonus tracks DVD Entire album in 5.1 Surround Sound and enhanced LPCM Stereo Documentary film 21 Days With Train "I'm About To Come Alive" music video "My Private Nation" live version music video Exclusive footage of a rare instore performance Karaoke surprise appearance footage Band member profiles Discography Personnel Patrick Monahan – lead vocals, percussion Jimmy Stafford – lead guitar, backing vocals, mandolin Scott Underwood – drums, keyboards, piano, programming, percussion Charlie Colin – bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Rob Hotchkiss – rhythm guitar, bass guitar, piano, backing vocals Additional personnel Brendan O'Brien – keyboards, piano, organ, guitars, marxophone, percussion, backing vocals Soozie Tyrell – violin on "Lincoln Avenue" Jane Scarpantoni – cello on "Lincoln Avenue" Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar on Calling All Angels Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Single Certifications References External links My Private Nation at Discogs My Private Nation at Metacritic 2003 albums Albums produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer) Columbia Records albums Train (band) albums