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| Avalanche | 
 enlarge | Artist: Matthew Good
Label: Universal Int'l
Category: Music
List Price: $24.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  75 reviews
Sales Rank: 41951
Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 044006673523
EAN: 0044006673523
ASIN: B00008DKBK
Release Date: March 17, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Pledge of Allegiance | | • | Lullaby for the New World Order | | • | Weapon | | • | In a World Called Catastrophe | | • | Avalanche | | • | 21st Century Living | | • | While We Were Hunting Rabbits | | • | Bright End of Nowhere | | • | Near Fantastica | | • | Song for the Girl | | • | Double Life | | • | A Long Way Down | | • | House of Smoke & Mirrors |
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Album Description
2003 solo album debut for the Canadian singer/songwriter, his first since the dissolution of the Matthew Good Band. 13 tracks.
Album Details
Canada's King of Angst-pop First Post-matthew Good Band Solo Project. Says Matthew,"When I Set Out to Write this Record I Promised Myself that If I was Going to Continue Making Records I Would Do it to Satisfy the Desire Within Myself to Discover Something that I Hadn't Yet. As a Writer, as a Person, etc. So as I Wrote the Record I Confronted a Lot of Aspects of Making Music that I Had Never Allowed Myself to Before. And in the End I Really Found Myself Writing Short Soundtracks to Various Thoughts and Realizations Rather Than Proper Songs.
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Near Mattastica February 24, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
If perfection was something that was truly attainable and not merely subjective, "Avalanche" would the the Webster's defintion.
This is a man who's just rediscovered creative control and, like a kid at Christmas, can't wait to use it. Matt experiments with whatever pops into his head and the result is a surprisingly cohesive album. The album can be defined in general as a rebellion album, where Matt rebels against politics, the music industry, the current state of society... you name it. He's still pissed off but he's not trying to cram his thoughts down your throat. He's explaining in great detail the reasons why you should be pissed off too.
The album can be listened to from start to finish without a moment you'll regret. And there are some definite standout songs. "Pledge Of Allegiance" is a great opener and creates a soundscape with a delayed guitar that's very visual. You lose yourself in this song. "Weapon", the first single, is still an amazing song with a great combination of acoustic guitar and crunching electric guitar. "A Long Way Down" is an upbeat ballad with a beautiful chorus, "House Of Smoke And Mirrors" is an amazing closer with some impressive piano work, and "Double Life" is the most upbeat song of the bunch with two infectious guitar solos.
But wait, there's more. In fact the best two songs on this album are polar opposites. "While We Were Hunting Rabbits" is a powerful lament about the state of the music industry and has the type of ending that makes you say "That should be at the end of a movie!"
The other song, which somehow manages to top the previous, is "Near Fantastica". This song is a driving rock song with an incredibly loud chorus which will surprise you considering how toned down the rest of the album is. It has a rhythem guitar effect throughout the whole song which is really hard to describe but I guarantee it will have you coming back again and again.
So, to sum this album up?
"It's been alright."
I had to write something after reading all the other reviews March 1, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I'm so happy that others agree with me on this album. I purchased it, I think the day it was released, nearly 2 years ago and it is still consistently my favorite cd. Sure I purchase a new one every now and then but this cd always finds its way back into my stereo for a few days stint at a time in order to get my emotional fix from powerful music.
The lyrical content might be confusing to some, including myself, but the vocals and the music in this will blow most people away. I love how Matt Good has moved from more traditional rock to experiment with some other musical mediums on this album and the marriage of the two types of music and his voice still moves me after hearing the album hundreds of times since I bought it. From start to end, it's damn good listening.
My favorites are "While We Were Hunting Rabbits", and "Nearing Fantastica"... they build up and get you rolling!
I hope he can match this album in the future but I can't see how. He never lets me down per say but his newer album doesn't compare to Avalanche in my opinion, but mostly because it's simply a different style and I prefer the more complex music of Avalanche.
One of the Best Albums EVER to Have Been Made October 5, 2004
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I know the title of my review makes me sound like some 12 years old fan but that is my honest opinion. And to obtain that title in my mind Matthew Good had to compete with artists like Nine Inch Nails, Tori Amos, REM, Smashing Pumpkins, Sigur Ros and ton-loads of others...
Honestly, I have never ever ever heard anything like "While We Were Hunting Rabbits". This has to be in the top 5 of my favourite songs of all time, and that's a lot. This song alone makes the entire album worth buying. This song is so incredibly emotionally powerful that I cannot begin to describe it, I just wished everyone in the whole world would have a chance to hear it, even if just once.
This being said the rest of the album is equally amazing. "Weapon" is certainly as stunning and emotional. If we had to show aliens what sort of music we make on this planet I recommend we send them a copy of this album.
definitely obsession-worthy March 18, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I heard Weapon I knew I had to buy this CD the day it came out, and I was not disappointed. Every track is a crazy musical rush. Pledge of Allegiance is awesome with its soaring choral lines and bells.
Lullaby For A New World Order is totally moving. Weapon, of course, is heavenly.
In A World Called Catastrophe is fun, but Avalanche is just plain exhilarating: when Matt starts singing
"aaaaaaavalaaaaaanche..." it actually evokes a real avalanche, and the mixing effects are cool.
Then there's 21st century living, which is maybe my least-favourite song because of the slightly-less-than-clever spoken parts, but then again the chorus is catchy.
While We Were Hunting Rabbits is nice and relaxing.
Et cetera, whatever, the rest of it is good too.
Almost every song, if not every one, has orchestral backup that brings the whole experience to new heights of beauty. Buying this album is like making 100% profit. You'll love it and want to listen to it all day... and make all of your cheapskate, CD-burning, MP3-downloading friends jealous at the slick pictures in your CD booklet... You'll also notice the little white card to access matt good's members-only site to download other versions of the songs, and, on the last page of the booklet, a nearly-invisible little poem that you may have to hold up to the light to read.
Holy Cow! March 7, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
All the Matthew Good Band CD's were good - I always thought the band was very underrated in the US. This first solo CD from Matt however, blows everything away. It is an incredible 70 minutes of music, unlike anything I've ever heard. It really hits you like an Avalanche. I spend a lot of time looking for the best music out there, but with MG I have to look no further. I like bands like Interpol, Coldplay, Strokes, and Radiohead, but this is better and more ambitious than any of them. Time will show that this is one of the great records of our time. It is epic in every sense of the word. Songs like "Avalanche", "Lullaby for the New World Order" and "...Hunting Rabits" are breath-taking, amazing tracks. It's solid if not spectacular from 1-13. Very few people have the vision, skill and the cojones to pull off something like this. It's the best music Matt's ever done, and finally a product by MG that is so powerful it's impossible to ignore - I expect this to be succesful everywhere it's released.
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