In a Coma
In a Coma: 1995-2005 is the title of the Matthew Good compilation album, featuring both his solo work and work from the Matthew Good Band. Details. The album is often titled "In a Coma: 1995-2005", and notably lacks either "best of" or "greatest hits" in the official title. It was released on September 20, 2005. However, even before its release, the album reached #1 on Amazon.ca via pre-orders, and 200 signed copies sold out from Matthew Good's official site in under four hours. The album is available in two forms: the regular version  and the deluxe. The regular only includes disc one, the deluxe features two audio discs and one DVD. The first disc contains nearly all of the singles released by the Matthew Good Band and Matt solo, lacking only Good's most recent singles ("Near Fantastica", "It's Been a While Since I Was Your Man", "In Love with a Bad Idea") and the singles from the album "The Audio of Being" ("Carmelina", "Anti-Pop"). The first disc also contains two new songs ("Oh Be Joyful", "Big City Life"), as well as a b-side ("Pony Boy") recorded during the sessions  for "The Audio of Being". For the second disc, Good entered the studio solo with an acoustic guitar and recorded new versions of several songs from his extensive catalog. For added effect, Good miked the street outside the studio as he performed, adding an ambiance to the session that Good particularly enjoyed. Given the scarcity of the two MGB EPs "Lo-Fi B-Sides" and "Loser Anthems", Good decided to add the two discs to the latter half of the second disc as a nod to fans. The DVD in the deluxe package includes every promotional video filmed during Good 's career, solo and with the Matthew Good Band. As a bonus, Good recorded a commentary track with Bill Morrison, who directed the majority of the videos. The DVD also includes an animated video for "While We Were Hunting Rabbits", which was created by students at Sheridan College. After Good realized that his favourite songs had not been included in the package, a section featuring those songs accompanied by a slideshow of images similar to the cover artwork was added to the disc. "Oh Be Joyful", the first single from "In a Coma", was released on July 25, 2005. The  song's release was accompanied by a video that many fans found confusing, as it contained little more than a burning fireplace. Matthew Good was quick to defend his video on his blog, saying that it was "one of the greatest temporary musical screen savers of all time" and that it was only intended to appear on his site, not to play on Much Music. Track listing. Deluxe Edition. Part One: Rooms (acoustic reworkings) Part Two: "Loser Anthems" Part Three: "Lo-Fi B-Sides" Bonus DVD. Part One: Music Videos Part Two: The Making of "Rooms" Part Three: Matthew's  picks with special slide show Part Four: Discography Personnel. Matthew Good Band performs from "Last of the Ghetto Astronauts" to "Loser Anthems". Others are performed by Matthew Good. Section::::"Underdogs". Todd Kerns performs backing vocals on "Everything Is Automatic" and "Rico" (not part of MGB) Section::::"Beautiful Midnight". Todd Kerns (not part of MGB) performs backing vocals on "Hello Time Bomb" Section::::"Loser Anthems" (Disc Two, Part Two). Holly McNarland performs backing vocals on "Flight Recorder from Viking 7" (not part of MGB) Music videos. Note: Because most of this album is a compilation, the personnel varies from song to song, which is  why the albums were listed during Disc One. The information here is condensed; full information can be retrieved on the album's original page.