In a Coma: 1995-2005 is the title of the Matthew Good

Matthew Good

Matthew Frederick Robert Good is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer for the Matthew Good Band, one of Canada's most successful alternative rock bands in the 1990s, before dissolving the band in 2002...

 "best of" album

Album

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, featuring both his solo work and work from the Matthew Good Band

Matthew Good Band

Matthew Good Band was a Canadian alternative rock band formed by Matthew Good that existed from 1993 to 2002. The band consisted of Good , Dave Genn , Ian Browne and Geoff Lloyd from 1995 to 1999...

.

Details

The album is often titled In a Coma: 1995-2005, and notably lacks either "best of" or "greatest hits" in the official title. It was released on September 20, 2005. However, even before its release, the album reached #1 on Amazon.ca via pre-orders, and 200 signed copies sold out from Matthew Good's official site in under four hours.

The album is available in two forms: the regular version and the deluxe. The regular only includes disc one, the deluxe features two audio discs

Compact Disc

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 and one DVD

DVD

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. The first disc contains nearly all of the single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

s released by the Matthew Good Band and Matt solo, lacking only Good's most recent singles ("Near Fantastica", "It's Been a While Since I Was Your Man", "In Love with a Bad Idea") and the singles from the album The Audio of Being

The Audio of Being

The Audio Of Being was the fourth album released by the Canadian rock group Matthew Good Band in 2001. It was the last release from MGB and included the two singles "Carmelina" and "Anti-Pop". The album was certified Gold on March 14, 2003....

("Carmelina", "Anti-Pop"). The first disc also contains two new songs ("Oh Be Joyful", "Big City Life"), as well as a b-side ("Pony Boy") recorded during the sessions for The Audio of Being.

For the second disc, Good entered the studio solo with an acoustic guitar and recorded new versions of several songs from his extensive catalog. For added effect, Good miked the street outside the studio as he performed, adding an ambiance to the session that Good particularly enjoyed. Given the scarcity of the two MGB EPs Lo-Fi B-Sides

Lo-Fi B-Sides

Released in 1998, Lo-Fi B-Sides was the second EP produced by the now-defunct Matthew Good Band. The EP was limited to 5000 copies and was included as a bonus with purchase of the band's 1997 album Underdogs. It became a highly sought-after collectors item by fans, occasionally commanding a...

and Loser Anthems

Loser Anthems

Loser Anthems: B-Sides and Rarities is a 2001 EP release by the now-defunct Matthew Good Band. The EP was issued in a limited 35,000 copies...

, Good decided to add the two discs to the latter half of the second disc as a nod to fans.

The DVD in the deluxe package includes every promotional video filmed during Good's career, solo and with the Matthew Good Band. As a bonus, Good recorded a commentary track with Bill Morrison, who directed the majority of the videos. The DVD also includes an animated video for "While We Were Hunting Rabbits", which was created by students at Sheridan College

Sheridan College

Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students...

. After Good realized that his favourite songs had not been included in the package, a section featuring those songs accompanied by a slideshow of images similar to the cover artwork was added to the disc.

"Oh Be Joyful", the first single from In a Coma, was released on July 25, 2005. The song's release was accompanied by a video that many fans found confusing, as it contained little more than a burning fireplace

Fireplace

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. Matthew Good was quick to defend his video on his blog

Blog

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, saying that it was "one of the greatest temporary musical screen savers of all time" and that it was only intended to appear on his site, not to play on Much Music.

Regular release

1. "Oh Be Joyful" – 3:52 (previously unreleased)
2. "Big City Life" – 4:15 (previously unreleased)
3. "Alert Status Red" – 4:19 (from White Light Rock & Roll Review
   White Light Rock & Roll Review
   White Light Rock & Roll Review is Matthew Good's second album as a solo artist, and was released on June 15, 2004. Though it was not as well-received as his previous solo effort, Avalanche, it quickly achieved Gold certification in Canada....
   
   )
4. "Weapon
   Weapon (song)
   "Weapon" is the title of a song written and recorded by Canadian alternative rock artist Matthew Good. It was released in October 2002 as the lead single from his debut solo album, Avalanche.-Music video:...
   
   " – 6:06 (from Avalanche)
5. "In a World Called Catastrophe
   In a World Called Catastrophe
   "In a World Called Catastrophe" is the title of a song by Canadian rock artist Matthew Good. It was released in January 2003 as the second single from his debut solo album, Avalanche. The song reached number 5 on Canada's Singles Chart. As the previous singe "Weapon", the song features...
   
   " – 5:59 (from Avalanche)
6. "Hello Time Bomb
   Hello Time Bomb
   "Hello Time Bomb" is the first single by Matthew Good Band from their third album, Beautiful Midnight. It was recorded in 1999 at Greenhouse Studios, Burnaby, British Columbia. The song was nominated for "Best Single" at the 2000 Juno Awards, losing to The Tragically Hip's "Bobcaygeon"...
   
   " – 3:56 (from Beautiful Midnight
   Beautiful Midnight
   Beautiful Midnight is the third album released by the Matthew Good Band and the follow-up to the band's 1997 album, Underdogs.The album produced four successful singles and music videos, "Hello Time Bomb", "Load Me Up", "Strange Days", and "The Future is X-Rated"...
   
   )
7. "Load Me Up
   Load Me Up
   "Load Me Up" is the second single by Canadian group Matthew Good Band from their third studio album, Beautiful Midnight. The song reached #1 on Canada's Rock/Alternative chart. It is featured on MuchMusic's compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 5...
   
   " – 3:42 (from Beautiful Midnight)
8. "Strange Days
   Strange Days (Matthew Good Band song)
   "Strange Days" is the third single by Canadian group Matthew Good Band from their third studio album, Beautiful Midnight. The song peaked at #6 on Canada's Rock/Alternative chart, and is one the band's most well known songs.-Music video:...
   
   " – 4:24 (from Beautiful Midnight)
9. "The Future Is X-Rated" – 3:46 (from Beautiful Midnight)
10. "Everything Is Automatic
    Everything Is Automatic
    "Everything is Automatic" is the first single by Matthew Good Band from their second studio album, Underdogs.-Music video:The music video for "Everything Is Automatic" was directed by Bill Morrison. The video features several up-close, zoomed and defocussed shots of the band preparing and...
    
    " – 4:18 (from Underdogs
    Underdogs
    Underdogs is the second full-length album released by the Matthew Good Band in 1997, as a follow-up to the 1995 album Last of the Ghetto Astronauts...
    
    )
11. "Rico
    Rico (song)
    "Rico" is the fourth single released by Matthew Good Band from their second studio album. Underdogs. The song peaked at #23 on Canada's RPM Singles Chart....
    
    " – 3:27 (from Underdogs)
12. "Apparitions
    Apparitions (song)
    "Apparitions" is the third single released by Matthew Good Band from their second studio album, Underdogs. The song received tremendous success in Canada, being nominated for "Best Single" at the 1999 Juno Awards. An edited version of the song is featured on the MuchMusic compilation album, Big...
    
    " – 5:14 (from Underdogs)
13. "Indestructible
    Indestructible (Matthew Good Band song)
    "Indestructible" is the second single from Matthew Good Band's second studio album, Underdogs. The song was relatively successful, reaching #7 on Canada's Alternative chart. The song was also featured on MuchMusic's Big Shiny 90's compilation. It continues to receive airplay on Canadian rock radio...
    
    " – 3:26 (from Underdogs)
14. "Symbolistic White Walls" – 4:30 (from Last of the Ghetto Astronauts
    Last of the Ghetto Astronauts
    Last of the Ghetto Astronauts was the debut album of the Matthew Good Band. It was released independently in 1995 on a budget of roughly $5,000 CAD. With the singles "Alabama Motel Room", "Symbolistic White Walls", the album achieved incredible popularity, particularly in western Canada...
    
    )
15. "Haven't Slept in Years" – 3:35 (from Raygun
    Raygun (album)
    Raygun was a five-song EP released by the Matthew Good Band in 1996 as a followup to their enormously popular indie release, Last of the Ghetto Astronauts. Distributed by A&M Records on Matthew Good's own imprint, Darktown, it was the first MGB album to include guitarist Dave Genn as a member of...
    
    )
16. "Alabama Motel Room" – 3:20 (from Last of the Ghetto Astronauts)
17. "Pony Boy" – 4:03 (previously unreleased)
18. "All Together" - 4:26 (previously unreleased) iTunes Pre-Order Track

Deluxe Edition

Part One: Rooms (acoustic reworkings)

1. "Truffle Pigs" – 4:04
2. "Tripoli" – 4:51
3. "Generation X-Wing" – 3:55
4. "Apparitions" – 4:05
5. "North American for Life" – 3:13
6. "Advertising on Police Cars" – 4:08
7. "Hello Time Bomb" – 4:10
8. "Strange Days" – 4:55
9. "Prime Time Deliverance" – 4:22

Part Two: Loser Anthems

Loser Anthems

Loser Anthems: B-Sides and Rarities is a 2001 EP release by the now-defunct Matthew Good Band. The EP was issued in a limited 35,000 copies...

10. "Flashdance II" – 4:44
11. "The Man from Harold Wood" – 2:18
12. "My Life as a Circus Clown" – 2:46
13. "Intermezzo: M. Good v. M. Trolley" – 0:35
14. "Flight Recorder from Viking 7" – 5:34
15. "Life Beyond the Minimum Safe Distance" – 3:53
16. "The Fine Art of Falling Apart" – 3:39

Part Three: Lo-Fi B-Sides

Lo-Fi B-Sides

Released in 1998, Lo-Fi B-Sides was the second EP produced by the now-defunct Matthew Good Band. The EP was limited to 5000 copies and was included as a bonus with purchase of the band's 1997 album Underdogs. It became a highly sought-after collectors item by fans, occasionally commanding a...

17. "Born to Kill" – 5:14
18. "Enjoy the Silence" – 3:11
19. "Fated" – 3:31

Bonus DVD

Part One: Music Videos

1. Alabama Motel Room
2. Symbolistic White Walls
3. Everything Is Automatic
4. Indestructible
5. Apparitions
6. Rico
7. Hello Time Bomb
8. Load Me Up
9. Strange Days
10. The Future Is X-Rated
11. Carmelina
12. Anti-Pop
13. Weapon
14. In a World Called Catastrophe
15. Alert Status Red
16. It's Been a While Since I Was Your Man
17. While We Were Hunting Rabbits (new video)

Part Two: The Making of "Rooms"

1. The Making of "Rooms" Feature

Part Three: Matthew's picks with special slide show

1. Avalanche
2. A Long Way Down
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Blue Skies Over Bad Lands
5. House of Smoke and Mirrors

Part Four: Discography

Personnel

Matthew Good Band performs from Last of the Ghetto Astronauts

Last of the Ghetto Astronauts

Last of the Ghetto Astronauts was the debut album of the Matthew Good Band. It was released independently in 1995 on a budget of roughly $5,000 CAD. With the singles "Alabama Motel Room", "Symbolistic White Walls", the album achieved incredible popularity, particularly in western Canada...

to Loser Anthems

Loser Anthems

Loser Anthems: B-Sides and Rarities is a 2001 EP release by the now-defunct Matthew Good Band. The EP was issued in a limited 35,000 copies...

. Others are performed by Matthew Good.

• Matthew Good Band
  Matthew Good Band
  Matthew Good Band was a Canadian alternative rock band formed by Matthew Good that existed from 1993 to 2002. The band consisted of Good , Dave Genn , Ian Browne and Geoff Lloyd from 1995 to 1999...
  
  
  • Matthew Good - vocals
    Singing
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    , guitar
    Guitar
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    , cover concept (Underdogs), piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
    
    , percussion
    Percussion instrument
    A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
    
    , additional producer, strings, writing & arrangement, art director, producer
  • Ian Browne - drums
    Drum kit
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  • Geoff Lloyd - Bass Guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
    
     (Last of the Ghetto Astronauts, Raygun, Underdogs)
  • Rich Priske - Bass Guitar
  • Dave Genn - Guitar, Keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
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Last of the Ghetto Astronauts

Last of the Ghetto Astronauts

Last of the Ghetto Astronauts was the debut album of the Matthew Good Band. It was released independently in 1995 on a budget of roughly $5,000 CAD. With the singles "Alabama Motel Room", "Symbolistic White Walls", the album achieved incredible popularity, particularly in western Canada...

• Dave Genn - Organ
  Organ (music)
  The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
  
  , Rhodes
  Rhodes piano
  The Rhodes piano is an electro-mechanical piano, invented by Harold Rhodes during the fifties and later manufactured in a number of models, first in collaboration with Fender and after 1965 by CBS....
  
   (not part of MGB at this time)
• John Shepp - Producer, mixer
• Terry Brown - Mixer ("Alabama Motel Room", "Symbolistic White Walls")
• George Leger - Mastering
• Recorded at Utopia Parkway Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Canada
  Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
  
  
• Manufacturer: Darktown Records
• Distributor: A&M Records
  A&M Records
  A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
  
  , a division of PolyGram
  PolyGram
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   Inc.
• Words and music by Matthew Good

Except "Alabama Motel Room", music by Good/Lloyd/Browne

Raygun

Raygun (album)

Raygun was a five-song EP released by the Matthew Good Band in 1996 as a followup to their enormously popular indie release, Last of the Ghetto Astronauts. Distributed by A&M Records on Matthew Good's own imprint, Darktown, it was the first MGB album to include guitarist Dave Genn as a member of...

• Dale Penner - Producer, engineer
• Clif Norrell - Mixer
• Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
• Recorded at Greenhouse Studios, Burnaby, British Columbia
  Burnaby, British Columbia
  Burnaby is a city in British Columbia, Canada, located immediately to the east of Vancouver. It is the third-largest city in British Columbia by population, surpassed only by nearby Surrey and Vancouver....
  
  , Canada
• Words and music by Matthew Good

Underdogs

Underdogs

Underdogs is the second full-length album released by the Matthew Good Band in 1997, as a follow-up to the 1995 album Last of the Ghetto Astronauts...

Todd Kerns performs backing vocals on "Everything Is Automatic" and "Rico" (not part of MGB)

• Warne Livesey - Producer, engineer, mixer
• Dean Maher - Assistant
• Zach Blackstone - Engineer
• Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
• Recorded at Greenhouse Studios, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
• Words by Matthew Good
• Music by Matthew Good/Dave Genn

Except "Rico", music by Good/Browne/Lloyd/Genn

Beautiful Midnight

Beautiful Midnight

Beautiful Midnight is the third album released by the Matthew Good Band and the follow-up to the band's 1997 album, Underdogs.The album produced four successful singles and music videos, "Hello Time Bomb", "Load Me Up", "Strange Days", and "The Future is X-Rated"...

Todd Kerns

Todd Kerns

Todd Kerns and grew up in Lanigan, Saskatchewan is a Canadian musician who has worked with several successful Canadian bands, most notably Age of Electric...

 (not part of MGB) performs backing vocals on "Hello Time Bomb"

• Natasha Duprey - Phone Sex on "The Future is X-Rated"
• Warne Livesey - Producer, Engineer, mixer
• Zach Blackstone - Engineer
• Steve Kaplan (BJG Studios, London
  London
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  ) - Mixer
• Tim Young - Mastering
• Recorded at House of Brucifer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Words by Matthew Good
• Music by Matthew Good/Dave Genn

Except "Load Me Up", music by Good/Genn/Browne/Priske

Loser Anthems

Loser Anthems

Loser Anthems: B-Sides and Rarities is a 2001 EP release by the now-defunct Matthew Good Band. The EP was issued in a limited 35,000 copies...

(Disc Two, Part Two)

Holly McNarland

Holly McNarland

Holly McNarland is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter.She collaborated with Matthew Good on the song "Flight Recorder From Viking 7" from the album Loser Anthems as well as on the song "Pony Boy" from Matthew Good's greatest hits package In a Coma...

 performs backing vocals on "Flight Recorder from Viking 7" (not part of MGB)

Avalanche

• Pat Steward - Drums, Percussion
• Richard Priske - Bass Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Additional producer
• Christian Thor Valdson - Electric Guitar
• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
  Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
  The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra performing in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over 240,000 people attend its live performances each year. It was founded in 1930 and plays in 12 venues. Its home is the Orpheum theatre. With an annual operating budget of $9.5 million, it is the...
  
   - Strings
• Musica Intima - Choral Performances
• Warne Livesey - Producer, engineer, mixer, strings Writing & Arrangement
• Zach Blackstone - Engineer
• Adam Ayan (Gateway Mastering) - Mastering
• Recorded at Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• All songs by Matthew Good

White Light Rock & Roll Review

White Light Rock & Roll Review

White Light Rock & Roll Review is Matthew Good's second album as a solo artist, and was released on June 15, 2004. Though it was not as well-received as his previous solo effort, Avalanche, it quickly achieved Gold certification in Canada....

• Pat Steward - Drums
• Rich Priske - Bass Guitar
• Christian Thor Valdson - Electric Guitar
• Warne Livesey - Producer, engineer, mixer
• Scott Ternan - Assistant engineer
• Joel Livesey - Assistant engineer
• Zach Blackstone - Assistant engineer
• Kirk McNally - Assistant engineer
• Mastered by Tim Young at Metropolis, London, UK
• Tim Young (Metropolis, London, England) - Mastering
• Recorded at Mushroom Studios and Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• All songs by Matthew Good

New Songs ("Oh Be Joyful", "Big City Life")

• Ryan Dahle - Lead guitar, engineer
• Pat Steward - Drums
• Megan Bradfield - Bass Guitar
• Zach Blackstone - Engineer
• Randy Staub - Mixer
• George Marino - Mastering
• Recorded at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• All songs by Matthew Good

B-Sides ("Pony Boy") {unreleased from "The Audio of Being

The Audio of Being

The Audio Of Being was the fourth album released by the Canadian rock group Matthew Good Band in 2001. It was the last release from MGB and included the two singles "Carmelina" and "Anti-Pop". The album was certified Gold on March 14, 2003....

" sessions}

• Matthew Good - Electric Guitar, vocals
• Dave Genn - Electric Guitar, Keyboards
• Rich Priske - Bass Guitar
• Ian Browne - Drums
• Holly McNarland - Backing vocals
• Warne Livesey - Producer, engineer, mixer
• Recorded at Armoury Studios
  Armoury Studios
  Armoury Studios is a world-class Canadian recording studio located in Vancouver, British Columbia's Kitsilano neighbourhood.-History:The Armoury building was constructed, from the ground up, in 1992 by Canadian songwriter/producer Jim Vallance...
  
   and Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Words & Music by Matthew Good

Rooms

• Recorded at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• All songs by Matthew Good

Music videos

Videos features music, words, and band members from the album they were released on, information on those can be found on each album's page.

• All videos directed by Bill Morrison
  William Morrison (director)
  William Morrison , is a Canadian born Juno Award-nominated music video director, documentary film director, and musician...
  
  

Except "Strange Days" (Morrison/Good), "Anti-Pop" (Chris Nelson), "Weapon" (officially Ante Kovac/Good, but Good fired Kovac halfway through the video), "In a World Called Catastrophe" (Kyle Davison), and "While We Were Hunting Rabbits (animation students of Sheridan College

Sheridan College

Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students...

)

Note: Because most of this album is a compilation, the personnel varies from song to song, which is why the albums were listed during Disc One. The information here will be condensed, full information can be retrieved on the album's original page.