Underdogs (album)

This article is about the Matthew Good Band album. For other uses, see underdog (disambiguation).

Underdogs

Studio album by Matthew Good Band

Released

October 7, 1997 (CAN)
August 25, 1998 (International)

Recorded

Greenhouse Studios, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Genre

Alternative rock, post-grunge^[1]

Length

57:27

Label

Mercury Records, Darktown Records, Polygram Records

Producer

Warne Livesey

Matthew Good Band chronology

Raygun (EP)
(1996)

Underdogs
(1997)

Lo-Fi B-Sides (EP)
(1998)

Singles from Underdogs

"Everything Is Automatic"
Released: 1997
"Indestructible"
Released: 1997
"Apparitions"
Released: 1998
"Rico"
Released: 1998

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Sputnikmusic	^[3]

Underdogs is the second full-length studio album by the alternative rock band Matthew Good Band. It was released in 1997 on Mercury Records.

Commercial and critical performance

Underdogs was the band's most successful album yet, being certified platinum in Canada and being nominated for "Best Rock Album" at the 1999 Juno Awards. By March 2003, the album had sold 200,000 units in Canada.^[4]

In a 2000 poll by music magazine Chart, Underdogs was voted the 18th Greatest Canadian album of all time.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Matthew Good and Dave Genn, except where noted.

"Deep Six" – 3:32
"Everything Is Automatic" – 4:17
"Apparitions" – 5:11
"My Out of Style Is Coming Back" – 3:16
"Strangest One of All" – 4:41
"Middle Class Gangsters" – 5:37
"Rico" – 3:26 (Good, Genn, Lloyd, Browne)
"Prime Time Deliverance" – 5:33 (Good)
"The Inescapable Us" – 3:12 (Good)
"Indestructible" – 3:24
"Invasion 1" – 4:04
"Look Happy, It's the End of the World" – 3:47
"Change of Season" – 7:21

Personnel

Matthew Good Band
- Matthew Good - vocals, guitar, cover concept
- Ian Browne - drums
- Geoff Lloyd - Bass Guitar,
- Dave Genn - Guitar, Keyboards

Note: Todd Kerns performs backing vocals on "Everything Is Automatic" and "Rico" (not part of MGB)

Warne Livesey - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
Frank Weipert - Manager
Dean Maher - Assistant
Zach Blackstone - Engineer
Stephen Marcussen (Precision Mastering, Los Angeles, CA) - Mastering
Legal: Jonathan Simkin
Accounting: Davidson & Co.
Don C. Tyler - Digital editor
Leanne Petersen - Cover photos
Andrea Marouk - Additional photos
Garnet Armstrong - Album design
Manufacturer: Darktown Records
Distributor: A&M Records, a division of PolyGram Inc.

References

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/underdogs-mw0000453738
↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r368040/review
↑ http://musicianforums.com/review/7270/Matthew-Good-Band-Underdogs/
↑ "Good Unleashes 'Avalanche In Canada". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
↑ "Top 50 Canadian Albums Of All-Time (20 To 11)". Chart. Archived from the original on 2000-10-18. Retrieved 2011-03-26.

Matthew Good

Matthew Good Band (1993-2002)	Rich Priske (1999-2002) Dave Genn (1995-2001) Geoff Lloyd (1995-1999) Ian Browne (1995-2002, 2011) Ariel Watson (1994-1995) Eran Vooys (1994-1995) Judy Renouf (1993-1995) Steve Codling (1992-1995)

Matthew Good (solo) (2002-2005)	Christian Thorvaldson Pat Steward (2002-2007, 2012) Rich Priske Mark Olexson (2002)

Matthew Good (solo) (2008-2010)	Stuart Cameron Blake Manning Milos Angelov Peter Nunn (2008)

Matthew Good (solo) (2011-present)	Jimmy Reid Blake Manning (2013-present) Milos Angelov Anthony Wright

Demo Tapes	…And in Closing (Rodchester Kings) (1991) Left of Normal (1992) Broken (1993) Euphony (1994) 15 Hours on a September Thursday (1994)

Studio Albums	Last of the Ghetto Astronauts (1995) Underdogs (1997) Beautiful Midnight (1999) The Audio of Being (2001) Avalanche (2003) White Light Rock & Roll Review (2004) Hospital Music (2007) Vancouver (2009) Lights of Endangered Species (2011) Arrows of Desire (2013) Chaotic Neutral (2015)

Live Albums	Live At Massey Hall (2008)

Compilation Albums	In a Coma (2005) Old Fighters (2013)

EPs	Raygun (1996) Lo-Fi B-Sides (1998) Loser Anthems (2001)

Singles	"Alabama Motel Room" "Symbolistic White Walls" "Haven't Slept In Years" "Everything Is Automatic" "Indestructible" "Apparitions" "Rico" "Hello Time Bomb" "Load Me Up" "Strange Days" "The Future Is X-Rated" "Carmelina" "Anti-Pop" "Weapon" "In a World Called Catastrophe" "Near Fantastica" "Alert Status Red" "It's Been Awhile Since I Was Your Man" "In Love With a Bad Idea" "Oh Be Joyful" "Born Losers" "I'm a Window" "The Devil's In Your Details" "Last Parade" "Us Remains Impossible" "In a Place of Lesser Men" "Zero Orchestra" "Had It Coming" "Arrows of Desire" "All You Sons And Daughters"

Bands	Limblifter Age of Electric 54-40 Odds

Related Articles	Matthew Good Discography Matthew Good Band Discography

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