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It's pretty funny now, with perspective. When people were serious about it, it was annoying as balls. Truthfully, it's always been more irritating when people call out songs that are clearly going to happen - like Apparitions. I once attended a show where a girl spent most of the concert yelling this song name out. I have never attended a Matt Good show where this song was not played. It's safe to assume the song is going to get played :/

You could say it's stuck in neutral, in a chaotic pressing factory! #dadjokes

Thanks so much for this post Matt, and thanks again for making music that has added so much to so many people's lives yet again. I am going to agree with everyone else here and say that I would most certainly pay more for longer shows or for more intimate venues. Whatever platform you were to choose, I'd be there with a smile on a mile wide. As well, I'd like to echo some of the other statements that have been made about your music being immensely helpful during hard times. The release of Chaotic Neutral has coincided with another flare up of longstanding mental health issues in my life, and I couldn't be more happy that I've had that music amidst a really supportive home environment. To hear someone who has been through the worst of it sing "it won't always be like this, you know" is immensely encouraging. Thanks so much for a couple of fantastic shows this past December, and all the best to you and yours in 2016!

I wholeheartedly agree. There were a lot of people that started to conflate the public and private Matthew Good, and I found it started to become a dick-measuring contest as it it pertained to who could be the most lackadaisical about the most recent release/Matt in general. There should be healthy disagreement about any subject, however the moment it becomes personal or goes negative is the moment the conversation has been lost.

Damn, no Omissions! I got my BM and Underdogs today. They look pretty awesome. Will listen and report back later. Also, I got a mystery email from Canada Post today saying a package shipped from Maple Music that is due to arrive tomorrow. Perhaps Chaotic Neutral is on its way????!!!!!!

So much yes! The line "here's my golden spear/here's my cold despair", is one of the best moments of his work in the last few years. Also, in the second chorus to Via Dolorosa, the last "wait till I get my crown on" before the full band comes back in is as passionate as I've ever heard him. Makes me tear up almost every other listen. Yes! I feel exactly the same way. My girlfriend really likes him and goes to any and all Matt Good events with me with a smile on, but (not to take anything away from my lovely lady) I've never met or known anyone/people who can speak with the same fluency and depth of experience as many of those here. I've been around Matt Good forums for a long time - since at least the "Nation of Cool" days, when Matt still paid for the forum - posting more at some times than others. It's great to come back here and hear so many similar experiences and a sort of "communal experience" of sorts.

Excellent, thanks for the update!

Yeah, I don't get how three years removed, you can win a Juno for Vancouver and then Arrows legit flew above the crowd to such a degree that it didn't really get much notice. Mutineering and Garden of Knives both remind me of songs on AoB...Fall of Man and Advertising, specifically....and they don't do so in a derivative, unoriginal way. They both fit that same soundscape, I feel. Via Dolorosa is one of the best songs Matt has ever written or been a part of. My fiancee is more of a casual Matt Good fan (but supports my fanaticism wholeheartedly), and she listens to this tune on repeat. So Close is just straight up bad ass, and Guns of Carolina is this "phase"'s slow jam a la Empty Road/Silent Army In The Trees. Great record. Thanks! Again, great to see so many like-minded comments!

I was given mine as a gift for Christmas...anxiously awaiting their arrival from the MG store! In related news, I wonder what's going on with the CN vinyl...I'd never cancel my order, but even still, there haven't been any updates in what seems like forever.

It's kinda funny, because when I first heard this song, I thought it'd make a great night-driving song. Needless to say, when they released the lyric video, I was creeped out in the best way possible.

Dala are indeed wonderful. I bought their album after the concert. Actually, I happened to go to Teacher's College with one of the Dala girls' (Sheila) brother. Small world indeed.

I like to think of Matt's music in terms of phases: his voice and style with the Band from LOTGA to Beautiful Midnight (with BM being the peak of that period) was explosive, bombastic, and aggressive. The lyrical content seemed to be informed more by literary references to Vonnegut and films from his youth. A logical extension from this were his online writings, and the book. This raw, almost angry style helped me through some rough times. The content seemed to underline my own issues and make me feel like I was not alone. The occasional ballads had high notes that resonated with the best of the best in rock and roll singing. Audio of Being was a distinct departure. Most of that album feels a lot grander, a lot wider in scope as compared to albums before it. There were still the literary and philosophical references that resonated with me, but on an epic scale. Tunes like The Rat Who Would Be King and Truffle Pigs have vocal moments that are almost operatic in nature - vocal swells that made me feel feelings I didn't even know I had. Heartbreaking and beautiful, and angry all at the same time. Avalanche continued with this operatic, epic undertone and replaced literary, philosophical and personal with political. His way of phrasing certain lines of lyric has always been prescient and timely. The words cut to a certain degree of truth in music that was really refreshing to hear at that time. WLRRR seemed to be a reaction to criticisms that his music had become too self-indulgent or over-produced. It's got moments I come back to, but I view it largely as an excuse to tour. There's some great tunes on that record, with Blue Skies being the highlight. Even though I always have Matt's entire discog on my phone, WLRRR is the album I listen to least. The Tour for White Light was bad ass, though. Hospital Music and Vancouver mark the next phase, in my opinion. Lyrically speaking, his writing went from starkly political to intensely personal. He went from a lot of symbolism (Poor Man's Grey), allusion (We're so Heavy) and straight up polemic (Alert Status Red), to describing specific feelings that were personal and universal at the same time (walk outside, get in the car/stare at the wheel and fall apart, she could never say that flat out she don't want me cause I could never say that half way aint enough etc). Vocally speaking, I feel like Hospital Music/Vancouver were the last ones one where he actively tried to/was able to hit the highest parts of his range. Great examples of this occur during the latter part of Odette and the last chorus/breakdown in Empty's Theme Park. We're now in a new phase, so to speak. I feel like the last three records - Lights, Arrows and Chaotic have all really encapsulated the idea that Matt has talked about in interviews as being the concept behind Chaotic Neutral. Lights was experimental, and had elements of Jazz/Blues/Classic Rock, Arrows was a straight up rock record and vocally speaking, I think brought back a lot of the urgency that Beautiful Midnight has in spades. I can remember riding the GO Train to Oshawa one morning in 2013 listening to Via Dolorosa for the first time. I heard "Wait till I get my head on/wait till I get my head on straight" erupt from my headphones was an intensity that I was not expecting given the dulcet tones of Lights. I felt my eyes become warm with tears. I think Arrows is a criminally under-received record, because Matt's level of intensity is staggering. As well, both Arrows and Chaotic dabble in spoken-word singing that has added an extra dimension to the music. I've enjoyed how all over the place Matt's vocals are on this new record, because one of the things I have always loved about his stuff is that you never know what to expect. Recently, I had a friend from England come over to live in Canada for a "working holiday". We were drinking some beers and inevitably, YouTube got thrown on and it became a game of "DUDE YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO THIS TUNE" back and forth. The first song I put on was "Weapon" and he damn near shat himself. He's a metal guy, but he spent the rest of the night making overtures about how Matt's voice is like nothing he's ever heard before, and that he can't believe he isn't internationally famous and such. In sum, there has definitely been an evolution, and I've enjoyed every step of the way. He has the most unique, most powerful voice I have ever heard. The past twenty years of listening to his music has been a gift that continues to pay dividends, no matter what "phase" of his career I happen to be in the mood for on a given day. EDIT: I've loved reading everyone's thoughts on this. It's been cool to see so many people with similar, independently arrived at opinions on this stuff!

Over the last twelve years, I have seen these bands as openers for Matt: 2003-The Dears 2004-Wil 2004- Limblifter/Auf der Maur 2005/2006- Ladies and Gentlemen 2007-Dala 2008- The Spades 2009- Mother Mother (this and the last one might be in reverse order) 2011- Daniel Wesley 2015- Scott Helman But yeah, there's a few more in there I probably forget...a couple of those tours I went to multiple shows.

One of them was definitely the middle section of this speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY-z8MC0UAw The text I know was part of it was this: Our Congress gave the President the ability to respond to the tragedy of September 11. We licensed a response to those who helped bring the terror of September 11th. But we the people and our elected representatives must reserve the right to measure the response, to proportion the response, to challenge the response, and to correct the response. Because we did not authorize the invasion of Iraq. We did not authorize the invasion of Iran. We did not authorize the invasion of North Korea. We did not authorize the bombing of civilians in Afghanistan. We did not authorize permanent detainees in Guantanamo Bay. We did not authorize the withdrawal from the Geneva Convention. We did not authorize military tribunals suspending due process and habeas corpus. We did not authorize assassination squads. We did not authorize the resurrection of COINTELPRO. We did not authorize the repeal of the Bill of Rights. We did not authorize the revocation of the Constitution. We did not authorize national identity cards. We did not authorize the eye of Big Brother to peer from cameras throughout our cities. We did not authorize an eye for an eye. Nor did we ask that the blood of innocent people, who perished on September 11, be avenged with the blood of innocent villagers in Afghanistan. We did not authorize the administration to wage war anytime, anywhere,anyhow it pleases. We did not authorize war without end.

It was one of the most spirited performances in my now 12 times seeing him! Great show, though in the first balcony before the encore no one was doing the KICKASS chant beckoning the band back on. It was weird - I think I was the only one doing it haha. Oh, and I believe the girly crop-tops said SCOTT in glitter, owing to his kinda teen-idol persona.

I don't mean to provoke sensationalism, because it may have been for venue use only, but there were signs all around Danforth Music Hall saying something to the effect of " Matthew Good Dec 3, 4, 5 shows being recorded. By entering this venue, you have consented to your likeness being filmed etc etc". Like I said, may have been for venue use only though.

Tons of Cloudbusting practice in soundcheck yesterday....very interesting to see how Matt and Holly co-ordinate their vocal ranges together.

- All full length recordings and loseranthems on CD - An extra, unopened copy of WLRRR signed - A copy of the IAWCC CD single - Avalanche, Vancouver, LOES, Arrows of Desire, and (whenever they get their act together) Chaotic Neutral on Vinyl - Copy of Avalanche Vinyl signed in person during VIP a few years ago - LOES VIP T - Shirt, LOES Tour shirt, Hospital Music Shirt - I used to have three Avalanche Tour shirts, but all have been lost to time and moving. I also used to own an Avalanche Keychain, stickers, and an MGB patch. - At Last There Is Nothing Left To Say - Avalanche Tour 2003 Poster - Signed Lithograph, LOES Tour - I've kept all my ticket stubs - seen 11 shows including the evening with Jay Baruchel in Toronto, 12th will come December 5th

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I am in the same boat. iTunes, CD, LP versions of the record and a concert for my girlfriend and I including VIP. Worth every penny, let me tell you!

Totally. It has elements from both albums, but seems to capitalize on both. Whereas some songs it can be argued, meandered, on Lights, they reach a satisfying crescendo on Chaotic Neutral. And where it can be argued that there may not have been enough in the way of ballads on Arrows, this record more than makes up for that fact.

I know, me too! Eventually years of wearing it during the summer lead to pit stains and ultimately, the trash bin. I should've cut the RCAF graphic out for future use, mind you. I'm also reminding myself of the fact that my book bag in university had the MGBFC patch sewn to it. Those were the days.

My favourite show of all time is probably Brand New at Kool Haus in Toronto, 2007. They did an epic encore featuring an extended version "Welcome to Bangkok" that featured the whole band, every guitar tech playing at once and ended with Jesse Lacey alone on stage, on his knees, furiously hitting a snare drum. Favourite Matt Good show is probably acoustic, live at Massey Hall 2007. He played over 20 songs and seemed half in the bag, which made for a great stand up routine.

The Danforth is indeed a great venue. I've seen City and Colour there before. With the exception of drunken jerkfaces yelling crap, it was a great show. I'm going on the Friday!

I've met him only once at a meet and greet. I tried to say my name and no sound came out, I was that starstruck! Twenty six years old haha