The Matthew Good Appreciation Thread
alright, thanks.
"if the nuremberg trials were applied to us foreign policy, every us president since 1945 would have been hanged." noam chomsky.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
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<font color="#3C8C8B">Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try, no hell below us,
above us only sky, imagine all the people, <font color="#FFFFFF">living</font> for today...</font>
<font color="#50B4B3">Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do, nothing to kill or die
for, no religion too, imagine all the people, living <font color="#FFFFFF">life</font> in peace...</font>
<font color="#89CDCC">Imagine no possesions, I wonder if you can, no need for greed or <font color="#FFFFFF">hunger</font>,
a brotherhood of man, imagine all the people, sharing all the <font color="#FFFFFF">world</font>...</font>
<font color="#B1DFDE">You may say I'm a <font color="#FFFFFF">dreamer</font>, but I'm not the only one, I hope
some day you'll join us, and the world will <font color="#FFFFFF">live</font> as one.</font></center></font>
Queen of the Harpies <img src="../phpBB2/files/queen_of_harpies.gif" align="texttop"></td><td><font color="orange">President of the Pookie Brigade</font>
"If you put those on the internet, I'll kill you guys!" - Jer</td></tr></table>
<center><img src="../phpBB2/files/squiggle.gif">
<font color="#3C8C8B">Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try, no hell below us,
above us only sky, imagine all the people, <font color="#FFFFFF">living</font> for today...</font>
<font color="#50B4B3">Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do, nothing to kill or die
for, no religion too, imagine all the people, living <font color="#FFFFFF">life</font> in peace...</font>
<font color="#89CDCC">Imagine no possesions, I wonder if you can, no need for greed or <font color="#FFFFFF">hunger</font>,
a brotherhood of man, imagine all the people, sharing all the <font color="#FFFFFF">world</font>...</font>
<font color="#B1DFDE">You may say I'm a <font color="#FFFFFF">dreamer</font>, but I'm not the only one, I hope
some day you'll join us, and the world will <font color="#FFFFFF">live</font> as one.</font></center></font>
Holy shit it's in like a week for me.
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
woah! lucky Sean. Which show are you going to?
Open your eyes to nights and days, you close them up and float away
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
And I've just worked out this del.icio.us thing Matt has - it's great. I can't believe I was scared of it before!
Open your eyes to nights and days, you close them up and float away
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
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haha
I've never really explored it other than looking at it when he first posted it
I've never really explored it other than looking at it when he first posted it
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Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
Winnipeg, on the 26th
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
Soozy in February 2004 wrote:gavtodd71 wrote:One of the best songs, though
Is prime time, and he NEVER plays it in concert.
I'd probably die if I heard that - so maybe it's a good thing
I thought I'd said this at some point. I no longer think I will die when I hear it. Which is a very good thing, because I would think the chances of hearing it next month are rather large.
is it just me, or is jen's blog down? i miss it. 
"if the nuremberg trials were applied to us foreign policy, every us president since 1945 would have been hanged." noam chomsky.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
Matt's made a few posts on Thought Mechanics, though not for a little while now.
Open your eyes to nights and days, you close them up and float away
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
I found this on Near Fantastica. I shall black out the song names he mentions he'll playing. Though I would like to add this: 
Matt said:
Being that this is the popular fan community on the web, I thought I would send along a little inside info about the upcoming tour to wet some appetites.
First the bad news. I've been sick as a dog all week which has seriously hampered my ability to prepare. So cut a brother some slack!
I've spent a considerable amount of time going through countless songs and wanted to briefly touch upon the goal of performances of this nature. As some of you are aware, I did shows like these years ago, more than ten years ago in fact. In fact, there was a time when I only performed by myself. That said, there is a certain type of song that works in this setting, which makes attempting to bend certain songs to fit it a rather pointless enterprise.
Now, it's obvious that anything can be played on an acoustic, but depth and dimension have to be taken into consideration with regards to playing to an audience. Weapon, for example, can be picked and then clumsily strummed, but it does not captivate in my opinion, and the reason is because from its inception it was a very multi-dimensional piece that relied on a variety of elements to properly succeed. Interestingly, I came to the same conclusion about While We Were Hunting Rabbits just yesterday. While it begins with interest, it wanes too quickly and, ultimately, does not stand up. Again, it was a piece in which while the verses were driven acoustically, the subsequent sections were entirely dependent on an interplay between altogether different instruments. Numerous songs have fallen into this category for me over the last few weeks.
When it comes to some older material, I have spent some time re-visiting some of my favourites, such as The Fine Art Of Falling Apart, Life Beyond The Minimum Safe Distance, and Symbolistic White Walls. But I have tended to focus on those pieces that intrigue me, so I did not spend time trying to tackle Fearless or other songs from earlier periods.
There has been a great deal of interesting reinvention though, the most noticeable being Sort Of A Protest Song. But there are a few other interesting surprises in there that hopefully come off well, such as possibly Indestructible.
How will it all play out' To be honest, I've never been faced with a tour on which I'm going to fly by the seat of my pants so much. It should be filled with moments to remember, forget, and ponder for years to come.
Hopefully you enjoy it, or, at the least, leave feeling only partially ripped off. Drive and walk safely to and from the venues, ensure that you do not drink and drive, and by all means throw sexy lingerie at my while I am playing something that appears to be entirely too moody for its own good.
Matt said:
Being that this is the popular fan community on the web, I thought I would send along a little inside info about the upcoming tour to wet some appetites.
First the bad news. I've been sick as a dog all week which has seriously hampered my ability to prepare. So cut a brother some slack!
I've spent a considerable amount of time going through countless songs and wanted to briefly touch upon the goal of performances of this nature. As some of you are aware, I did shows like these years ago, more than ten years ago in fact. In fact, there was a time when I only performed by myself. That said, there is a certain type of song that works in this setting, which makes attempting to bend certain songs to fit it a rather pointless enterprise.
Now, it's obvious that anything can be played on an acoustic, but depth and dimension have to be taken into consideration with regards to playing to an audience. Weapon, for example, can be picked and then clumsily strummed, but it does not captivate in my opinion, and the reason is because from its inception it was a very multi-dimensional piece that relied on a variety of elements to properly succeed. Interestingly, I came to the same conclusion about While We Were Hunting Rabbits just yesterday. While it begins with interest, it wanes too quickly and, ultimately, does not stand up. Again, it was a piece in which while the verses were driven acoustically, the subsequent sections were entirely dependent on an interplay between altogether different instruments. Numerous songs have fallen into this category for me over the last few weeks.
When it comes to some older material, I have spent some time re-visiting some of my favourites, such as The Fine Art Of Falling Apart, Life Beyond The Minimum Safe Distance, and Symbolistic White Walls. But I have tended to focus on those pieces that intrigue me, so I did not spend time trying to tackle Fearless or other songs from earlier periods.
There has been a great deal of interesting reinvention though, the most noticeable being Sort Of A Protest Song. But there are a few other interesting surprises in there that hopefully come off well, such as possibly Indestructible.
How will it all play out' To be honest, I've never been faced with a tour on which I'm going to fly by the seat of my pants so much. It should be filled with moments to remember, forget, and ponder for years to come.
Hopefully you enjoy it, or, at the least, leave feeling only partially ripped off. Drive and walk safely to and from the venues, ensure that you do not drink and drive, and by all means throw sexy lingerie at my while I am playing something that appears to be entirely too moody for its own good.