Matthew Good Band Beautiful Midnight
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fogza
Contributing Reviewer
October 26th 2020


9891 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I always feel a little guilty for liking this record so much.

porcupinetheater
October 26th 2020


11042 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Put that guilt aside, baby. The hooks are catchy beyond reason, but that's just a side effect of some of the best songwriting in alt pop/rock



GO-HOD DAMN it's DEAFENING

fogza
Contributing Reviewer
October 26th 2020


9891 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

SOOH SO DEFORMED

fogza
Contributing Reviewer
October 26th 2020


9891 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

There's just something so simultaneously goofy and heart on sleeve about this album, like it's SO overblown, but somehow I buy that he's sincere

porcupinetheater
October 26th 2020


11042 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I hear you, so many moments could come off as corny in just about any other hands, but when the opening track of your album kicks its beat off from the cadence of a high school cheer routine, and it *fucking works*, you've already gotten away with the whole game

fogza
Contributing Reviewer
October 26th 2020


9891 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I always thought that segue from the cheerleaders, drums, and guitar screeching into that sort of romantic guitar riff was really beautiful. Then I have to slap myself for liking it. Damn you Matthew G.

porcupinetheater
October 26th 2020


11042 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Sounds like a once in a generation tightrope mastery of tone.



Should probably 4.5 it < 3

fogza
Contributing Reviewer
October 26th 2020


9891 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Cheeky. Very cheeky.

Observer
Emeritus
October 28th 2020


9408 Comments


This is stadium rock perfected. Got my dad this CD recently in the mail and he loved it (Guy only likes 70s rock). Little wonder he'd never heard of them before.

You guys like any of his other material?

fogza
Contributing Reviewer
October 28th 2020


9891 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I actually do like bits and pieces off his solo stuff and the album before this one. Some of his wider body of work is too cheesy for me but there's usually a few songs that hit the spot.

fogza
Contributing Reviewer
October 28th 2020


9891 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

And he does a mean (if a bit earnest) cover of Cloudbusting.

porcupinetheater
October 28th 2020


11042 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Hospital Music and Avalanche both kick ass, yeah. This is the peak, tho

Observer
Emeritus
October 28th 2020


9408 Comments


I have Avalanche on this level personally. Fucking timeless for me. Vancouver is also really really good, but not much else comes close. Dont care for Hospital Music.

hel9000
October 28th 2020


1545 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Vancouver, Avalanche, Audio of Being and Beautiful Midnight are his best. Although I don’t think he’s put out anything bad per se. New one was his strongest since Vancouver once I gave it some time.



“Rooms” on the In a Coma deluxe edition was excellent as well

fogza
Contributing Reviewer
October 29th 2020


9891 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I do seem to remember Vancouver being strong. I think Avalanche has 21st century living on it, which is one of my faves.

porcupinetheater
October 29th 2020


11042 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Never actually got around to Vancouver, think that ought to be next on the jam queue, Matthew Good's been scratching an itch this last week

fogza
Contributing Reviewer
October 29th 2020


9891 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, reminded myself, Avalanche is probably one of (if not the best) solo outings. Some of the songs on it used to conjure a pretty crappy time, so maybe I kind of blocked it out lol.

grandbazaar
November 3rd 2020


147 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

My favorites of his as a solo artist are Avalanche, Vancouver, Chaotic Neutral and Moving Walls.

as for MGB I think Underdogs, Beautiful Midnight and The Audio of Being are all solid albums, although the latter two are my favorites.

Observer
Emeritus
November 4th 2020


9408 Comments


How good is Suburbia though. Damn.

hel9000
November 4th 2020


1545 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah probably my favourite here.



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