Matthew Good Band

Does anyone remember the Matthew Good Band? You know, those guys with a string of hits in the mid-90s before Matt Good became a solo artist / angry political activist? Well, I remember them. MGB is one of the most underrated modern Canadian rock bands in history. With hit tunes like "Apparitions" and "Load Me Up," most people lump the now defunct alt-rock band in with one-hit wonders like Semisonic and The Verve Pipe - but MGB was so much more than a string of radio singles.

Since dissolving the Matthew Good Band in 2001, Good has released three solo albums - and not one of them has even a fraction of the depth and imagination of MGB. Matt Good is still a tremendous singer/songwriter, but it was his collaboration with MGB guitarist/keyboardist Dave Genn that made his songs so potent (most MGB tunes are in fact credited to Good/Genn). Genn's unique guitar playing is stamped all over MGB's four studio albums with increasing ferocity, culminating on the group's final album, 2001's The Audio of Being. MGB disbanded almost immediately after releasing their final record, much as The Beatles did subsequent to Let It Be, and for much the same reason.

In their 6 years as the Matthew Good Band, Good, Genn, bassist Rich Priske and drummer Ian Browne recorded four full length studio albums and three EPs, won several Juno awards, and garnered continual critical acclaim. Check out a chronological sampling of their career below.