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Matthew Frederick Robert Good (born June 29, 1971, Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer for the Matthew Good Band, one of Canada's most successful alternative rock bands in the 1990s, before dissolving the band in 2002. Other band members included drummer Ian Browne, guitarist/keyboardist Dave Genn, and original bassist Geoff Lloyd, later replaced by Rich Priske. In the years since the Matthew Good Band's disbanding, Good has pursued a solo career and established himself as a political activist and blogger.

In a Coma 2005 (Greatest Hits)

In a Coma is the title of the Matthew Good "best of" album, featuring both his solo work and work from the Matthew Good Band.

The album is often titled In a Coma - Matthew Good 1995-2005, and notably lacks either "best of" or "greatest hits" in the official title. It was released on September 20, 2005. However, even before its release, the album reached #1 on Amazon.ca via pre-orders, and 200 signed copies sold out from Matthew Good's official site in under four hours.

The album is available in two forms: the regular version and the deluxe. The regular only includes disc one, the deluxe features two audio discs and one DVD. The first disc contains nearly all of the singles released by the Matthew Good Band and Matt solo, lacking only Good's most recent singles ("Near Fantastica", "It's Been a While Since I Was Your Man", "Fell in Love with a Bad Idea" ) and the singles from the album The Audio of Being ("Carmelina", "Anti-Pop" ). The first disc also contains two new songs ("Oh Be Joyful", "Big City Life" ), as well as a b-side ("Pony Boy" ) recorded during the sessions for The Audio of Being.

For the second disc, Good entered the studio solo with an acoustic guitar and recorded new versions of several songs from his extensive catalog. For added effect, Good miked the street outside the studio as he performed, adding an ambiance to the session that Good particularly enjoyed. Given the scarcity of the two MGB EPs Lo-Fi B-Sides and Loser Anthems, Good decided to add the two discs to the latter half of the second disc as a nod to fans.

The DVD in the deluxe package includes every promotional video filmed during Good's career, solo and with the Matthew Good Band. As a bonus, Good recorded a commentary track with Bill Morrison, who directed the majority of the videos. The DVD also includes an animated video for "While We Were Hunting Rabbits", which was created by students at Sheridan College. After Good realized that his favourite songs had not been included in the package, a section featuring those songs accompanied by a slideshow of images similar to the cover artwork was added to the disc.

"Oh Be Joyful", the first single from In a Coma, was released on July 25, 2005. The song's release was accompanied by a video that many fans found confusing, as it contained little more than a burning fireplace. Matthew Good was quick to defend his video on his blog, saying that it was "one of the greatest temporary musical screen savers of all time" and that it was only intended to appear on his site, not to play on Much Music.

Tracks:

Regular Release (CD 1)

"Oh Be Joyful" – 3:52 (previously unreleased)
"Big City Life" – 4:15 (previously unreleased)
"Alert Status Red" – 4:19 (from White Light Rock & Roll Review)
"Weapon" – 6:06 (from Avalanche)
"In a World Called Catastrophe" – 5:59 (from Avalanche)
"Hello Time Bomb" – 3:56 (from Beautiful Midnight)
"Load Me Up" – 3:42 (from Beautiful Midnight)
"Strange Days" – 4:24 (from Beautiful Midnight)
"The Future Is X-Rated" – 3:46 (from Beautiful Midnight)
"Everything Is Automatic" – 4:18 (from Underdogs)
"Rico" – 3:27 (from Underdogs)
"Apparitions" – 5:14 (from Underdogs)
"Indestructible" – 3:26 (from Underdogs)
"Symbolistic White Walls" – 4:30 (from Last of the Ghetto Astronauts)
"Haven't Slept in Years" – 3:35 (from Raygun)
"Alabama Motel Room" – 3:20 (from Last of the Ghetto Astronauts)
"Pony Boy" – 4:03 (previously unreleased)

Bonus CD (CD 2)

Part One: Rooms (acoustic reworkings)
"Truffle Pigs" – 4:04
"Tripoli" – 4:51
"Generation X-Wing" – 3:55
"Apparitions" – 4:05
"North American for Life" – 3:13
"Advertising on Police Cars" – 4:08
"Hello Time Bomb" – 4:10
"Strange Days" – 4:55
"Prime Time Deliverance" – 4:22

Part Two: Loser Anthems
"Flashdance II" – 4:44
"The Man from Harold Wood" – 2:18
"My Life as a Circus Clown" – 2:46
"Intermezzo: M. Good v. M. Trolley" – 0:35
"Flight Recorder from Viking 7" – 5:34
"Life Beyond the Minimum Safe Distance" – 3:53
"The Fine Art of Falling Apart" – 3:39

Part Three: Lo-Fi B-Sides
"Born to Kill" – 5:14
"Enjoy the Silence" – 3:11
"Fated" – 3:31