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Matthew Good
In a Coma: 1995 - 2005
(Universal)
A Matthew Good anthology? Isn't that awfully accommodating of the notoriously cantankerous Canrocker? Guess he's finally mellowing in his old age. But as usual, when Good does something he does it right.
In a Coma -- the three-disc deluxe version, anyway -- is an exhaustive overview of Matt's decade-long recording career. The first disc has 14 highlights and singles from his six studio albums and assorted EPs, along with two new cuts and one previously unreleased tune from 2001.
The second disc has recently recorded acoustic versions of nine Good classics, along with 10 B-sides and rarities (from the Loser Anthems and Lo-Fi B-Sides EPs).
After you sit through all that, pop in the DVD, which has 17 videos with commentary tracks, a short in-studio documentary, a handful of slide shows and a full discography including singles, EPs and promotional-only releases for the collectors in the crowd.
For the cheapskates, there's also a single-disc version minus all the goodies, bells and whistles. But we wouldn't recommend it.
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After all, when a guy like Good decides to be a gift horse, don't look him in the mouth -- unless you want to get your nose chewed off.
Track Listing:
Disc 1:
1. Oh Be Joyful (new)
2. Big City Life (new)
3. Alert Status Red
4. Weapon 6:05
5. In A World Called Catastrophe
6. Hello Time Bomb
7. Load Me Up
8. Strange Days
9. The Future Is X-Rated
10. Everything Is Automatic
11. Rico
12. Apparitions
13. Indestructible
14. Symbolistic White Walls
15. Haven't Slept In Years
16. Alabama Motel Room
17. Pony Boy
Disc 2:
1. Truffle Pigs
2. Tripoli
3. Generation X-wing
4. Apparitions
5. North American For Life
6. Advertising On Police Cars
7. Hello Time Bomb
8. Strange Days
9. Prime Time Deliverance
10. Flashdance II
11. Man From Harold Wood
12. My Life As A Circus Clown
13. Intermezzo: M.Good v M. Trolley
14. Flight Recorder From Viking 7
15. Life Beyond The Minimum Safe Distance
16. The Fine Art Of Falling Apart
17. Born To Kill
18. Enjoy The Silence
19. Fated
Disc 3 (DVD):
1. Alabama Motel Room
2. Symbollistic 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 (special animated video)
18. The Making of "Rooms"
19. Matthew's audio picks with special slide show