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width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" background="graphics/tile_bg.gif"> <tr> <td height="980" valign="top"> <table width="955" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="graphics/hdr_latest_reviews.gif" width="322" height="23"><img src="graphics/hdr_tile01.gif" width="613" height="23"></td> <td><img src="graphics/hdr_right03.gif" width="20" height="23"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="35" valign="top" background="graphics/tile_bdr04.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" background="graphics/bgcolor_gray.gif"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#FFFFFF"> MATTHEW GOOD<br> December 10, 2009 @ Metropolis</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td background="graphics/underline_gray.gif"></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="1063" valign="top"><p> <font color="#FFFFFF" size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> <font size="2"> Special Contributor review by </font></font> <font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> Gregory Downey<br>of <a href="http://www.colorshapeform.com" target="_blank">Color Shape Form</a></font></p> <p><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Arial"> <p>Making music for over a decade, Matthew Good brought melody and meaning with sharp comedic wit to a packed Thursday night Montreal Metropolis crowd. The bulk of his set was made up of songs mainly from his recently released album Vancouver, with a sprinkling of fan favorites. Opening the night with a pleading  On Nights Like Tonight gave the audience something to adore followed by  Last Parade , a newer edition to a long list of anthems. Louder with more anger than his solo acoustic tours, but still bespectacled and bewildered, one really has to come see to fully understand how politics and poetry can bleed into song. Hardcore fans came hungry for past favorites and Matthew Good and his backing band delivered potently and passionately with  the future is X rated ,  Apparitions and  Weapon . <p>His catalogue is vast and his voice and work speak volumes. A three song encore rounded out the night and the crowd went home happy, but still hungry for more. And as the end of every Mathew Good show approaches, you are left with the feeling that he leaves us with his latest Revelation and his current Resolution. <p>On a personnel note for next time, may a talkative crowd speak in whispers; I like my slow songs without all that audience white noise. And can that can that guy swigging the bottle please share and pass me a round? <p>This is the way the concert played out: <p>1.On nights like tonight <br>2.Last Parade <br>3.The Future is X -Rated <br>4.The Boy Who Could Explode <br>5.Load Me Up <br>6.Great Whales Of The Sea <br>7.Volcanoes <br>8.Born Losers <br>9.Us Remains Impossible <br>10. The Vancouver National Anthem <br>11. Apparitions <br>12. Weapon <p>Encore encore: <br>13. Giant <br>14. Fought to Fight <br>15. 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