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Matt Good Live

July 2004

 

 

Trevor Hargreaves
Music Fella

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

Photo by Angela Blattmann

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He may be known as an opinionated cur-
mudgeon, but when Matt Good staged a
Canada Day promotional appearance at
Richard’s On Richards, he was anything
but. After the untimely demise of the Matt
Good Band, ol’ Mr. Good took some time
off to contemplate his craft. After a year
off, Matty re-emerged on the Canadian
musical landscape by forging ahead with a
new musical direction and a solid solo
album titled Avalanche. The album strayed
away from the mid-nineties alt-rock format
of his previous efforts, opting instead for a
slower, more brooding approach. A year
later, Good has returned with-yet another
solo offering. His latest album titled White
Light Rock & Roll creates a careful balance
of his original style, mixed with his more
recent down-tempo style. The result is an
album of rocking material that dwells on
intense subject matter. While the latest
songs are rather intense, Good takes it all in
a stride. Before playing his latest single
“Alert Status Red,” Good took a few seri-
ous, yet funny jabs at American foreign pol-
itics. Watching him launch an anti-war rant
between sips of Molson beer (on Canada
Day no less), was the true highlight of the
evening. The remainder of the set list was a
well-chosen mix of new and old. When all

_ was said and done, Good came off as a

musician showing both personal and musi-
cal growth. Expect him to be around to
play many Canada Days in years to come.