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giant, time bomb, load me up, strange days and future is x-rated are played as they are on the recordings. i think only suburbia, let's get it on, i miss new wave are played as they are "reimagined" born to kill is a hybrid of the original and new version. everything else are transposed to lower keys but otherwise sound like the originals.

dumb question but were the audio samples from the album played? i imagine the intro to Giant would be, but phone sex from Future is X-Rated and clock ticks on Time Bomb?

I don't have the setlist info on hand but what about the Avalanche tour? Most of the setlists from that era were dominated by WLRR and Avalanche songs and on the next tour, a good majority of the latter was gone not to be played again.

Dumb question but does anyone know where I can find resale tickets for the Vancouver shows? Looks like the Saturday show sold out...

It's really interesting to hear some of the comments regarding song arrangement in hindsight of "I Miss New Wave." I wonder what songs Dave and Matt would agree on re: overproduction? It's fascinating.

The indie version of LOTGA is definitely on Discogs, i think there's a copy for sale right now.

There's another copy of this on eBay right now if people are still looking.

does anyone know if Matt played bass on the new recordings?

Suburbia has got a more '80s pop-rock vibe to it. Cool!

It'd be neat if they went with era-appropriate tracks too if they're going full nostalgia bent but I get that would be asking a LOT. It already seems like they have their hands full with learning an album's worth of material. Also for those salivating at the thought of hearing BM stuff, here's a recent-ish video upload.

Another tour on the horizon, another chance for Rico to make a long-awaited return. Am i right or am I right??

Has Dave ever said anything about Matt or his time in the band since he left? I don't think any of them, bar for Geoff, have done any interviews or said anything online but I'm curious.

This was to be expected after a blog entry he posted ages ago about demoing the album, where he mentioned wanting to write songs that could be done in eight tracks or less, to strip things down after LOES. Although reading this and his mention about it being more alt-rock, it'll be interesting to hear how it sounds. MGB-esque? Vancouver/WLRRR throwback? Or something different? It'll be a cool listen.

this is a big bump (yeah i know). don't know who pete is, but this is from one of the edgefest shows right? i assumed pete was either part of the whole stunt thing or wahtever crazy shit was going on at that show, or just a tech.

Bit of a bump but I wanted to ask: is the demand (or I should say, interest) in a MGB reunion based primarily on late 90s/early 00s nostalgia + the whole 'everyone else is doing it' and the interest in seeing Matt play with Ian and Rich again or is it really rooted in the interest in seeing Matt play some pre-Avalanche tunes? I mean, starting around '08, his full band setlists have been pretty much based on his solo material (with a few tracks from Underdogs/BM for good measure), and people seem to go nuts every time he pulls out a rarity (Rabbits and Omen, for instance). Could that really be it?

wasn't it also due to matt having an issue with recordings? i may be wrong...

there was this one dude a few years back who uploaded a lot of MGB footage to YouTube, including the entire SnowJob show, a 'behind the scenes' segment for the Strange Days video, some higher quality alternatives to the other stuff hanging around. But this was the same guy who was also writing an unauthorized biography, and that all disappeared a while back.

Didn't Matt play The Future is X Rated halfway through the last tour? There's still a shot. Besides, I don't see anybody talking about how much of a surprise that was. It's such a great song to hear.

Agreed. After hearing all the news, I was expecting a total shocker...but then again, there's a reason why this was the first single... It's pretty good. It reminds me of some of the off-kilter songs from Underdogs, yet it's got the same touchstones of Matt's previous records...I like it though, it's got a nice vibe to it

i used to think dave might have taken it from the guitar intro to Weezer's Sweater Song....it was kinda off but considering matt had mentioned at one point he listened to Pinkerton it seemed fair...

Damn. Not that I was expecting any new album stuff...but more Underdogs and Avalanche ;)

I'm definitely going to that. See if I can make it into the Matt Good show as well. I doubt he'll play new material but it'll be my first hopefully!!

Billy Corgan, if I remember, said something about putting singles out, claiming albums were obsolete. And then put out Teargarden by Kaleidoscope online :/ But yeah I think EPs would be very interesting. Weirdly enough when I think an EP by Matt Good, I instinctively think "is this the return of the folk singer?" (lol) ><

Either Wu Tang Forever or 36 Chambers is a good place to start, their first two albums. Wu Tang is a funny group, I think they have more solo albums than group albums.

I definitely agree with uglyredhonda here. For fidelity purposes, seeking out the History Teacher CDs would be more simpler and superior to trying to find a 15 year old cassette tape.