Goodbye Planet Earth
Matthew Ebel
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Better Off Dead | Matthew Ebel | 5:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Just Want to Fall In Love | Matthew Ebel | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wordsworth | Matthew Ebel | 1:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Better Off Dead (Reprise) | Matthew Ebel | 1:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Goodbye Planet Earth | Matthew Ebel | 4:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Everybody Needs a Robot | Matthew Ebel | 5:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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A Cautionary Tail | Matthew Ebel | 13:02 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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Downtown | Matthew Ebel | 4:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Getaway | Matthew Ebel | 2:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lost My Way | Matthew Ebel | 3:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Gray Planet | Matthew Ebel | 1:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Join the Conversation | Matthew Ebel | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Everybody Needs a Ninja | Matthew Ebel | 2:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Every Color | Matthew Ebel | 3:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Falling to Earth | Matthew Ebel | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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She Will Set You Free | Matthew Ebel | 4:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Will Wait for You | Matthew Ebel | 4:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 17 Songs |
Customer Reviews
A solid album; rivals the greats
In his newest album, "Goodbye Planet Earth", singer/instrumentalist/songwriter Matthew Ebel has crafted what may be his magnum opus - his greatest work. The album is varied in its musical exploration, incorporating dynamic dance styles (A Cautionary Tail), modernist instrumental tunes (Gray Planet), a capella (Lost My Way), and classic Ebel piano-rock (Goodbye Planet Earth, Every Color). With all the available listening options, "Goodbye Planet Earth" will never bore you, and as you jump around the album you will quickly find your favorite track. At the same time though, Ebel accomplishes something far more impressive: the songs, though catchy and great in isolation, are even more strong when listened to as a cohesive album. Transitions are smooth and logical, and where they might not make sense, Ebel has carefully inserted instrumental tracks. There are reprises, melody replications (where they makes sense), and the layout of the tracks was undoubtedly intentional. This album is no musical pastiche, it is a well-defined, expertly conducted overture with Ebel as maestro. Matthew Ebel proved he could write catchy tunes with his previous album, "Beer and Coffee", but "Goodbye Planet Earth" proves his ability to assemble an album - a skill reminiscent of the rock greats who preceded him; Brian Wilson, The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd. It is not hard to imagine this album crossing into the mainstream and one can only hope that Mr. Ebel is rewarded thus. He certainly deserves it - "Goodbye Planet Earth" presents a listening experience unlike any album released in 2007; it is equal parts emotional, exotic, ephemeral, and engaging. Matthew Ebel has set the bar high for podsafe and independent music.
Another master work - buy it!
Mash up an intergalactic space opera with pop and rock, and you get Goodbye Planet Earth. Imagine Ben Folds and Wil Wheaton collaborating on an album and you get where this could take you. I've owned it since PodCamp Boston and have never actually removed it from my CD player since. Top recommended track: I Will Wait For You. This track is something special. The whole album is good, but this is the finishing touch that makes it all worth it.
Matthew does it again!
This review of "Goodbye Planet Earth" is based not only on hearing the music on the CD, but also from seeing Matthew perform "live" at the 3rd annual PNME in Ontario, Calirofnia this past September 2007. All other acts that night had backing bands but Matthew was the only solist and clearly his inborn talent poured out of him. This was especially true on his performance of track #10 that all his fans love, "Lost My Way." The CD track contains multiple voice tracking, but "live" on stage with no other pre-recorded track playbacks, Matthew pulls this one off! Back to the "Goodbye Planet Earth" CD review. The CD's 17 tracks are all a part of a concept album, as past classic rock albums have had. Hearing again today, the title track, "Goodbye Planet Earth" and its referral to not being able to board a commercial airline flight due to the bottle of shampoo in his posession, is a great societal commentary all by itself! (Adam Curry should hear it!) In short, if you're an adult you'll love every track. If you have kids, they'll love "Everybody Needs A Robot" and possibly "Everybody Needs A Ninja." Complete with an array of sound effects and extended segments of pyschedelic sounds, Matthew sucessfully takes us with him on a journey from planet earth into space and then back again, so buckle your seatbelts for this one!
Top Albums and Songs By Matthew Ebel
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Everybody Needs a Ninja | Goodbye Planet Earth | 2:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Everybody Needs a Robot | Goodbye Planet Earth | 5:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Wish I Were | The Lives of Dexter Peterson | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Drive Away | Beer & Coffee | 4:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lost My Way | Goodbye Planet Earth | 3:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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All I Want Is You | Filling the Pages | 4:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sally Went Down | Filling the Pages | 3:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Know You're There | Beer & Coffee | 3:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rain | Filling the Pages | 4:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jingle Bells (Single) | The High Orbit Holiday Special | 3:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
