i thought Avalanche went Platinum.. im probably wrong tho..
Matt Good's a pretty big deal in Vancouver still.. I dont know anyone who doesnt at least KNOW about him. I know a lot of people who dont care or dislike him, but.. yeah.. at least they know of him. And most of the people who like him either really like him, or respect him more than most artists, even if they dont LOVE his music.
I felt that Avalanche was a pretty big deal (well.. maybe only within my lil bubble), and was almost a return to the popularity of Beautiful Midnight.. there was an hour long special or something on MuchMusic that had him talking about his new album, and showed him making the new videos for Weapon and World Called Catastrophe. And Weapon was a huge single.. in Vancouver, anyways..
Anyway... In a Coma is a greatest hits... and those RARELY sell anywhere near to a proper release.. unless marketed properly.. and we've already covered how that doesnt happen above the border.