Matthew Good Band - Running For HomeAlbum: Beautiful Midnight [1999]
with this bold and distinct album, vancouver's matthew good band established their calling cards. "beautiful midnight" included lyrics that openly ravaged society's focus of materialism at the time, dead end spirituality and other immoral but obvious societal ills, along with a tight, hard rocking sound, and pained vocals. this album was not just a showcase to what the band could do well, but also what the band thought and felt deeply about. in creating their sound they successfully created their own niche within the crazy universe of music. the quintessential album from one of the few bands where the musical description of "alternative" can correctly identify them. this album saw the band finally marry image, substance, and sound into a powerful sonic package. "running from home" is the last track on the record and, by featuring only matt good's vocals and a chilling piano, is achingly beautiful in it's very lonely and ambient ways. it was a perfect display of pure, simple emotion during a time when rock music was struggling to be more than a big black hole of soulless pop and meaningless rock.
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