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Really? That's too bad. It's kind of funny. When I first read this topic I had Mark Hoppus from Blink 182 in mind and I was like 'huh?, he was a big influence on Matt?' but then I realized you were talking about Mark from Talk Talk.

I love how Big Wreck came back with a bang. They're more productive now than they ever were before the break up and they just released the first single I believe from their next album and it's a sweet return to the more rocking Big Wreck. I appreciate the different turn they took with Grace Street but I wasn't able to really get into that album as a whole. It definitely has great moments and a few solid songs but I thought some parts dragged on and didn't go anywhere interesting. Here it is:

Well the London show was pretty sweet. The set list was excellent. Matt sounded really good. The new mezzanine section is really nice. It's at the back but with the venue not being that big it wasn't too terribly far from the stage and they have a big screen to see up close. He played all the songs I was hoping for based on the other shows except Change of Season. I love that he played Blue Skies Over Badlands and I think if I had to pick it would be my highlight of the night. Matt seemed to sing a bit louder and seemed really into it and the guitar playing/tone was awesome. It had the best sound of all the songs. It's surprising that no one has won the Load Me Up game yet. Do you guys know what I'm talking about? Where were you sitting Hoogie? I recorded many songs on my camera and I think they look really good for being from a distance. My 30x zoom on my little camera came in real handy. Maybe I'll try and figure out how to post them. I recorded the whole show in audio on my phone just in case it would be decent and it's not super good but I think it's worth having. My main problem with it is that it's super quiet. I have to use my headphone amp for it to be enjoyable or listen to it almost at max in my car but then it sounds not too bad at all. What program do you guys use to split tracks?

That is an amazing set list! That makes me super excited for my show on Tuesday in London. I quite hope he plays Prime Time Deliverance, Change of Season, Tripoli, Fearless, Blue Skies Over Badlands, Los Alamos among others.

This was a song I didn't think too much of when I first heard it but more and more I liked the style and uniqueness of it. Anyway, the reason I made this thread is because this song has really got me curious lyrically for some reason, it seems like a different topic/style than usual from MG. So I'm wondering, does anyone have ideas on what the heck it's about?

Yeah, it would be nice to not be so crowded. And having a reserved seat is kind of nice too. Who's all going to the London show?

Thanks for asking about it. That is very interesting. That was one of the things that made the decision on whether or not to purchase a ticket harder was thinking I might have to stand because they had very limited seating there last time and I would like to sit this time (especially for an acoustic show). It's very iffy on whether you'll be able to get a seat before they're taken. Guaranteed seat in a new mezzanine sounds cool. I hope it will be worth an increased price. The whole place being seated should be very different for that venue.

Does anyone know why around the time tickets went on sale (regular sale, not presale) the London show was around $46 and now it's $73? Also for the BM tour and when I first checked this it just showed a single GA seat option and now there's different seat options when it's mostly a standing venue?

It may not be the best fit but I often quite enjoy the song.

That's scary to hear of Matt's collapse. Does anyone know why it happened? Hopefully he's alright.

Something Like A Storm very much makes me think of Born to Kill in some ways.

This is definitely news to me, but maybe he has alluded to it before. I thought maybe this was just a literary or story-telling thing and this 'girl' was fictitious or something. It being real means much more.

I remember hearing about that. Good thing that didn't happen.

Now this is a real person, correct?

Wow! That is an amazing and surprising secret to share with the fans and I think that will really make some songs that much more special. Thanks for sharing because I probably wouldn't have caught this otherwise.

Ok, I don't get it. For the past few albums anyway I've found Matthew Good's new album in WalMart. That's strange that the one in Mississauga wouldn't carry it.

Yeah, I definitely don't hear anything off about the sound on the actual cd.

Really I think this is a good album. It has no bad songs, just a couple that are nothing special, it has some very strong moments and solid songwriting as usual and flows well. I think it's more an album I'll like for what it is (80's/new wave influenced) but doesn't have the depth and won't have the lasting quality of most of his others. Then again, maybe I'm getting ahead of myself and speaking too much too soon.

This Is Night easily has the best chorus on the album I think. Something Like A Storm reminds me of Born to Kill a bit.

I've only listened to it twice but Chaotic Neutral was a much stronger album to me. Cold Water, Los Alamos, Harridan, Kid Down the Well, Tiger By The Tail, Girls In Black, Cloudbusting are all range from very good to some of the best songs of Matt's career.

The beginning of This Is Night sounded so familiar to me but I couldn't place it as Lone Gunman. Interesting. I've listened to the new album a couple times and it's going to have to grow on me if I'm going to get too into it. My first impression is how radio friendly and accessible it sounds and parts maybe a bit generic. It has some very nice moments and a few solid songs but overall it doesn't really grab me much yet.

I'm trying to hold out for the album. Decades and Bad Guys Win is enough. Arrows of Desire was kind of more enjoyable I think because I hardly knew any songs beforehand, as opposed to other albums where I heard every song in demo form. Not that that's not great in its own way.

What a great collection of songs and they fit together quite nicely. Songs I haven't heard in a while that stood out are On Nights Like Tonight, Volcanoes, Flight Recorder From Viking 7 and House of Smoke and Mirrors. The latter is a fantastically beautiful sounding song.

Now only 5 song names show up on Google. Huh! Now things are getting interesting eh? Excited to see Something Like A Storm. Quite disappointed to see the drastically reduced length. I knew it wouldn't be nearly as long, but I hoped it would still be at least 10-15 minutes.