White Light Rock & Roll Review
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| Studio album by Matthew Good | ||||
| Released | June 15, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Mushroom Studios and Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, Canada | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 48:43 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Canada | |||
| Producer | Warne Livesey | |||
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White Light Rock & Roll Review is Matthew Good's second album as a solo artist, and was released on June 15, 2004. Though it was not as well-received as his previous solo effort, Avalanche, it quickly achieved Gold certification in Canada.
Recording sessions for White Light Rock & Roll Review began less than a year after the release of Avalanche, making it the shortest time spent between records for Good. Having become disenchanted with the state of recorded music, Good became enamored with the techniques employed by classic artists like Led Zeppelin and The Who, who spent much of their careers perfecting their live shows and recording albums live off the floor. To this end, Good sought to write songs that could best be conveyed to live audiences. In fact, many of the record's tracks (including "Little Terror", "North American for Life", "Blue Skies Over Bad Lands", "It's Been A While Since I Was Your Man", and "Ex-Pats of the Blue Mountain Symphony Orchestra") were written and performed live, well in advance of the album's release.
All tracks written by Matthew Good, except where noted.
Alert Status Red is a song about terrorism and violence. The title of the song alludes to the United States terrorist warning system.
The video for this single was released on June 1, 2004, on Matthew Good's website. Matthew Good did not direct this video, and after complaints, he took it down, because in addition to footage shot at Centennial School in Coquitlam, British Columbia, it also contained brief flashes of footage from the Columbine High School massacre.
After thinking on the matter for a while, Good put the video back on his website, with these comments:
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