Underdogs (album)
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| Underdogs | ||||
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| Studio album by Matthew Good Band | ||||
| Released | October 7, 1997 (CAN) August 25, 1998 (International) |
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| Recorded | Greenhouse Studios, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge[1] | |||
| Length | 57:27 | |||
| Label | Mercury Records, Darktown Records, Polygram Records | |||
| Producer | Warne Livesey | |||
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Underdogs is the second full-length studio album by the alternative rock band Matthew Good Band. It was released in 1997 on Mercury Records.
Commercial and critical performance
Underdogs was the band's most successful album yet, being certified platinum in Canada and being nominated for "Best Rock Album" at the 1999 Juno Awards. By March 2003, the album had sold 200,000 units in Canada.[4]
In a 2000 poll by music magazine Chart, Underdogs was voted the 18th Greatest Canadian album of all time.[5]
Track listing
All tracks written by Matthew Good and Dave Genn, except where noted.
- "Deep Six" – 3:32
- "Everything Is Automatic" – 4:17
- "Apparitions" – 5:11
- "My Out of Style Is Coming Back" – 3:16
- "Strangest One of All" – 4:41
- "Middle Class Gangsters" – 5:37
- "Rico" – 3:26 (Good, Genn, Lloyd, Browne)
- "Prime Time Deliverance" – 5:33 (Good)
- "The Inescapable Us" – 3:12 (Good)
- "Indestructible" – 3:24
- "Invasion 1" – 4:04
- "Look Happy, It's the End of the World" – 3:47
- "Change of Season" – 7:21
Personnel
- Matthew Good Band
- Matthew Good - vocals, guitar, cover concept
- Ian Browne - drums
- Geoff Lloyd - Bass Guitar,
- Dave Genn - Guitar, Keyboards
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- Note: Todd Kerns performs backing vocals on "Everything Is Automatic" and "Rico" (not part of MGB)
- Warne Livesey - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
- Frank Weipert - Manager
- Dean Maher - Assistant
- Zach Blackstone - Engineer
- Stephen Marcussen (Precision Mastering, Los Angeles, CA) - Mastering
- Legal: Jonathan Simkin
- Accounting: Davidson & Co.
- Don C. Tyler - Digital editor
- Leanne Petersen - Cover photos
- Andrea Marouk - Additional photos
- Garnet Armstrong - Album design
- Manufacturer: Darktown Records
- Distributor: A&M Records, a division of PolyGram Inc.
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/underdogs-mw0000453738
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r368040/review
- ↑ http://musicianforums.com/review/7270/Matthew-Good-Band-Underdogs/
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