Artist Biography by AllMusic
One of Canada’s leading alternative rock bands of
the 90s, the Matthew Good Band was based around the central figure of
singer-songwriter Matthew Good (b. 29 June 1971, Burnaby, British
Columbia, Canada). He started his music career as part of an acoustic
folk outfit touring the Canadian circuit. This line-up recorded a
five-song demo before Good returned to Vancouver and formed a rock band
with Geoff Lloyd (bass) and Charlie Quintana (drums). The latter was
soon replaced by Ian Browne (b. 12 November 1973, New Westminster,
British Columbia, Canada), and Dave Genn (b. 2 March 1969, White Rock,
British Columbia, Canada) was added on guitar and keyboards. The new
line-up of the Matthew Good Band recorded and independently released
1995’s Last Of The Ghetto Astronauts. The album gained airplay on local
alternative stations and eventually sold in excess of 20, 000 copies,
leading to a recording contract with the US label Private Music. The
band recorded the Raygun EP for the label, but owing to record company
machinations were released from their contract. They recorded their
second album, Underdogs, independently at Greenhouse Studios in Burnaby,
British Columbia. A distribution contract with A&M Records and
extensive radio play of the singles ‘Everything Is Automatic’ and
‘Apparitions’ confirmed the band’s popularity, however, and the album
went on to achieve platinum sales. In 1998, Rich Priske (b. 29 August
1969) replaced Lloyd on bass. The band’s third collection, Beautiful
Midnight, was released by Universal Records the following September, and
swiftly topped the Canadian charts. The creation of The Audio Of Being
was a fraught affair, with Genn leaving during the recording and Good
undergoing difficult throat surgery. Following the album’s release Good
pulled the plug on the band and embarked on a career as a solo artist.
He made his debut in 2003 with the album Avalanche.
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