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Rico (song)
"Rico" is a song by Matthew Good Band. It was released as the fourth single from their second studio album, '' Underdogs'', and peaked at #23 on Canada's Singles Chart. It was a staple in the group's concerts and unplayed by Matthew Good in his solo career. Track listing Music video The music video for "Rico" is a continuation from the " Apparitions" video. It features Good's janitor character going to a nightclub and includes the call girl A call girl or female escort is a prostitute who (unlike a street prostitution, street walker) does not display her profession to the general public, nor does she usually work in an institution like a brothel, although she may be employed by ... entering and having a drink after her traumatic experience in the previous video. It is the band's final video with bassist Geoff Lloyd, who left shortly after filming. Charts References External links * 1998 songs Matthew Good Band songs Songs written by Matthew Good Songs writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Good
Matthew Frederick Robert Good (born June 29, 1971) is a Canadian musician. He was the lead singer and songwriter for the Matthew Good Band, one of the most successful alternative rock bands in Canada during the 1990s and early 2000s. Since the band disbanded in 2002, Good has pursued a solo career and established himself as a political commentator and mental health activist. Between 1996 and 2016, with sales by Matthew Good Band included, Good was the 25th best-selling Canadian artist in Canada. Good has been nominated for 21 Juno Awards during his career, winning four. Early life and career Matthew Good's father was a colonial Englishman from India and his mother was from British Columbia, Canada. Good's introduction into the music scene began while he was in high school, when he was asked by members of a folk group to write lyrics for them. Good then began singing with the group. Good taught himself to play guitar at age 20 and continued to write songs. Good's early career in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Time Bomb
Hello Time Bomb is a song by Canadian alternative rock group Matthew Good Band. It was released in September 1999 as the lead single from their third studio album, '' Beautiful Midnight''. It was nominated for Best Single at the 2000 Juno Awards and is one of the band's signature songs. Between 1995 and 2016, it was the fourth most played song by a Canadian artist on rock radio stations in Canada. It also is the band’s highest charting single in the U.S., peaking at 34 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Alternative Airplay. Song information Good mentions that he wrote the song quickly on an old acoustic guitar at a friend's place. Music video The music video for "Hello Time Bomb" reached #1 on MuchMusic Countdown. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Trivia "Hello Time Bomb" is featured on MuchMusic's compilation album, '' Big Shiny Tunes 4''. Todd Kerns from The Age of Electric sings backup. In 2009's "Top 200 songs of the 1990s" by 102.1 "The Edge", it was voted #35. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Good Band Songs
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1998 Songs
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Girl
A call girl or female escort is a prostitute who (unlike a street prostitution, street walker) does not display her profession to the general public, nor does she usually work in an institution like a brothel, although she may be employed by an escort agency."Is the number of trafficked call girls a myth?" BBC News. (9 January 2009) The client must make an appointment, usually by calling a telephone number. Call girls have traditionally had a number of routes available to advertise their services, including classified advertisements in magazines and latterly via the Internet. The use of online classified advertisement websites such as Backpage for this purpose has increased during the 21st century. An intermediary advertiser, such as an escort agency, may be involved in promo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janitor
A cleaner, cleanser or cleaning operative is a type of Industry (economics), industrial or domestic worker who is tasked with cleaning a space. A janitor (Scotland, United States and Canada), also known as a custodian, Facility Operator, porter or caretaker, is a person who cleans and might also carry out Maintenance, repair and operations, maintenance and security duties. A similar position, but usually with more managerial duties and not including cleaning, is occupied by building superintendents in the United States and Canada and by site managers in schools in the United Kingdom. According to the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Cambridge English dictionary a "cleaner" is "a person whose job is to House cleaning, clean houses, offices, public places, etc.:"; the Collins dictionary states that: "A cleaner is someone who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building." However, a cleaner does not always have to be employed and perform work for pay, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPM (magazine)
''RPM'' ( and later ) was a Canadian music-industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. ''RPM'' ceased publication in November 2000. ''RPM'' stood for "Records, Promotion, Music". The magazine's title varied over the years, including ''RPM Weekly'' and ''RPM Magazine''. Background In 1964, Harriett Wasser came on board as the magazine's New York correspondent. She was no stranger to the music industry and she had been associated with many prominent figures in the industry that included Bobby Darin and Bob Crewe. The address at the time for correspondence was Harriet Wasser, 161 West 54th Street, Suite 1202, New York, N.Y. 10019. An example of her work can be seen in page 5 of the October 9, 1964 edition of ''R. P. M.'', in DATELINE NEW YORK by Harriet Wasser. Discontination In the fall of 2000, faced with changing advertisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Good Band
Matthew Good Band was a Canadians, Canadian alternative rock band formed in Coquitlam, British Columbia in 1995. The band consisted of singer-songwriter/guitarist Matthew Good, guitarist/keyboardist Dave Genn, drummer Ian Browne (musician), Ian Browne and bassist Geoff Lloyd. Lloyd was replaced by Rich Priske in 1998. They became one of the most successful rock bands in Canada during the late 1990s and early 2000s, being nominated for 14 Juno Awards and winning the awards for "Juno Award for Group of the Year, Best Group" and "Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year, Best Rock Album" (''Beautiful Midnight'') in 2000. The band broke up after the release of their 2001 album, ''The Audio of Being''. History 1995–1996: Formation, ''Last of the Ghetto Astronauts'' After beginning his music career as a folk musician, Matthew Good formed a three-piece rock band in 1995 composed of himself, drummer Charlie Quintana (later replaced by Ian Browne (musician), Ian Browne) and bassist Geoff Llo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apparitions (song)
"Apparitions" is a song by Matthew Good Band. The third single released from the band's second studio album '' Underdogs,'' the song was very successful in Canada, being nominated for "Best Single" at the 1999 Juno Awards. The edited version of the song is featured on the MuchMusic compilation album, '' Big Shiny Tunes 3''. Good regards "Apparitions" as one of his best compositions. Track listing Music video The video was filmed in Vancouver, with exterior shots of the Vancouver Central Library and interior shots of the Toronto Dominion Tower. Inside an office building at night, a janitor (Good) horses around the building while going about his work, pausing to stage a mock duel with the lobby security guard. Making his way down a corridor, the janitor bumps into a prostitute, who has been hired by the firm's recently terminated chief of securities. After drinking heavily, the chief shoots himself in the prostitute's presence, causing her to run out in distress. Good encounters t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underdogs (album)
''Underdogs'' is the second full-length studio album by the Canadian alternative rock group Matthew Good Band, released in 1997. The album was nominated for "Best Rock Album" at the 1999 Juno Awards. In a 2000 poll by music magazine ''Chart'', ''Underdogs'' was voted the 18th Greatest Canadian album of all time. Background In December 1996, Matthew Good Band signed a two-album deal with Private Music. In mid-January, on the first day of pre-production for ''Underdogs'', the group was notified that BMG Entertainment North America was merging Private Music into Windham Hill/ High Street Records, putting a halt to the production of the album. In mid-March, after negotiations, Windham Hill/High Street released the group from its contract. Good was paid what he was owed for the two albums, and the group decided to record the new album regardless of label support, using the money received from the divorce of their contract with Windham Hill/High Street to fund it. According to Good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warne Livesey
Warne Livesey (born 12 February 1959) is a British/Canadian music producer, mixing engineer, songwriter and musician. He has produced Midnight Oil, The The, Matthew Good Band and Deacon Blue. Life and career Warne Livesey started his career in London, England as a musician and sound engineer, working with producers like David Lord and Rhett Davies.Warne Livesey In:. ''The Encyclopedia of Record Producers''. Eric Olsen, Paul Verna, Carlo Wolff. Watson-Guptill Publications, New York 1999. , p 479-480(Review on: Review on Good Reads/ref> This led to early production work during London's expanding independent music scene in the early 1980s.Profile: Warne Livesey by Kevin Young in Professional Sound Magazine. Norris-Whitney Communications. Vol. XV No.5. October 2004p18./ref> In 1986, he teamed up with Matt Johnson to work on his The The album '' Infected''. Livesey worked closely with Johnson on the record also contributing on bass and keyboards as well as arranging for strings. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Genn
David Robert Madison Genn (born March 2, 1969) is a Canadian musician, producer, and songwriter. He is a member of the rock group 54-40, and a former member of the Matthew Good Band. Early life Genn was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 2, 1969. He is the son of artist Robert Genn, and the brother of film and television director James Genn. Career Dead Surf Kiss (DSK) Dave Genn was a member of Vancouver psychedelic, punk, hard rock, band Dead Surf Kiss, named after their love of The Grateful Dead, Surf music, and KISS. They had several releases, the first of which was titled "Narcotic Nevada" via Vancouver label "Onslot Music" in 1991. The album was produced by Dave Ogilvie (Skinny Puppy) and Dan Tanna. "Onslot Music" later signed a sub-distro deal in the US with BMG Music. They played shows at Vancouver's Town Pump Cabaret. DSK was the opening act for BMG label-mates TOOL on their North American tour, in the early 1990s. Matthew Good Band Genn spent six years w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
