White Light Rock & Roll Review
Album by Matthew Good
Released	June 8, 2004
Recorded	Mushroom Studios and Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, Canada
Genre	Rock
Length	48:43
Label	Universal
Producer(s)	Warne Livesey
Professional reviews
AMG (3.5/5) link
Matthew Good chronology
Avalanche (2003)	White Light Rock & Roll Review (2004)	In A Coma (2005)

White Light Rock & Roll Review was released on June 8, 2004, as Matthew Good's second album as a solo artist. Two singles were released, Alert Status Red and It's Been A While Since I Was Your Man. Image File history File links Matthewgood_wlrrr. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Matthew Good Matthew Frederick Robert Good (born June 29, 1971, Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian rock musician. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Members of Parliament Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen Members of the Legislative Assembly Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor Mayor Sam Sullivan City Manager Judy Rogers Governing Body Vancouver City Council... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Note: This page should be merged with Music Corporation of America. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Matthew Good Matthew Frederick Robert Good (born June 29, 1971, Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian rock musician. ... Avalanche was Matthew Goods first solo album. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In a Coma is the title of the forthcoming Matthew Good best of album, featuring both his solo work and work from the Matthew Good Band. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Matthew Good Matthew Frederick Robert Good (born June 29, 1971, Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian rock musician. ...

The b-side "Annabelle" was recorded during the sessions for the album, and was eventually offered for free via Amnesty International's Canadian website and for purchase via iTunes. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization with the stated purpose of promoting all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. ... iTunes is a digital media player application, developed by Apple Computer, for playing and organizing digital music and video files. ...

Tracklisting

1. Put Out Your Lights
2. Poor Man's Grey
3. We're So Heavy
4. Empty Road
5. Alert Status Red
6. Little Terror
7. In Love With a Bad Idea
8. North American for Life
9. Blue Skies Over Bad Lands
10. It's Been A While Since I Was Your Man
11. Buffalo Seven
12. Ex-Pats of the Blue Mountain Symphony Orchestra / Hopeless*

"Hopeless" is a bonus track that follows the end of "Ex-Pats of the Blue Mountain Symphony Orchestra"

Personnel

• Matthew Good - Vocals, guitar, art direction
• Christian Thor Valdson - Guitar,
• Pat Steward - Drums, percussion
• Richard Priske - Bass guitar
• Warne Livesey - Producer, engineer, mixer
• Scott Ternan - Assistant producer
• Joel Livesey - Assistant producer
• Zach Blackstone - Assistant producer
• Kirk McNally - Assistant producer
• Garnet Armstrong - Album design
• Ivan Otis - Photography
• Liza Visagie - Cover art (Second Beach Three and Second Beach Four)
• Mastered by Tim Young at Metropolis, London, UK

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Controversy

This is a screenshot from "Alert Status Red"

Alert Status Red is a song about terrorism and violence. The title of the song alludes to the Unites States terrorist warning system. Image File history File links Alertstatusred. ... Image File history File links Alertstatusred. ...

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 High School in Coquitlam, British Columbia, it also contained brief flashes of footage from the Columbine massacre. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Centennial is a common name for high schools throughout North America. ... Coquitlam is a mid-sized city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, bordering the cities of Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Moody, and Port Coquitlam. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 2. ... The Columbine High School massacre occurred on April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in Jefferson County near Littleton, Colorado, United States. ...

After thinking on the matter for a while, Good put the video back on his website, with these comments:

"We are members of a violent society. We sell the world the majority of its weaponry; we are the foremost purveyors of nuclear weapons, chemical and biological weapons, and military hardware. And yet we love nothing more than to point the finger at others and claim that they are the cause of the world's love affair with violence. The truth of the matter is that we tend to hide from the fact that we are just as violent, that we are just as capable, that we do not dwell on some higher moral ground from which to cast blame and point fingers. Incidents such as what occurred at Columbine High School demonstrate this, as does the wanton aggression of world superpowers that claim to be acting in self-defense when the truth of the matter is that theyíre merely reaping the whirlwind of their own abusive conduct. Our responsibility is to wake up and realize these truths."

External link

• Alert Status red at songfacts