Editing Goodness (band)

{{short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name                = Goodness
| image               = Goodness Lava Atlantic.jpg
| caption             = Goodness, 1995
| origin              = [[Seattle, Washington]], U.S.
| genre               = [[Alternative rock]], [[indie rock]]
| years_active        = {{start date|1994}}-{{end date|2005}}
| associated_acts     = [[Hammerbox]], [[The Rockfords]], [[Pearl Jam]]
| past_members     = [[Carrie Akre]]<br />Garth Reeves<br />Danny Newcomb<br />Fiia McGann<br />Chris Friel
}}

'''Goodness''' was an American rock band from [[Seattle, Washington]], led by [[Carrie Akre]], formerly of [[Hammerbox]] and now primarily a solo artist. Goodness featured Akre (vocals), Danny Newcomb (lead guitar), Garth Reeves (guitar), Fiia McGann (bass), and Chris Friel (drums).  Akre, Friel, and Newcomb later joined Mike McCready of [[Pearl Jam]] and Rick Friel to form the rock band [[The Rockfords]].

Goodness recorded a version of "Electricity, Electricity" with [[Mike McCready]] using the pseudonym "Petster" on electric guitar for the ''[[Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks]]'' tribute disc on Lava/Atlantic. They released [[Goodness (Goodness album)|their self-titled debut album]] in 1995 on Y Records, followed in 1998 by [[Anthem (Goodness album)|Anthem]] on [[Immortal Records|Immortal]]/[[Epic Records|Epic]] and later [[These Days (Goodness album)|These Days]] on Good Ink. Two live albums were released via Kufala Recordings in 2004. Goodness toured extensively all over the world, supporting such acts as [[Pearl Jam]], [[Cheap Trick]], and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]. They co-headlined a tour with [[Candlebox]].

== Discography ==
*''[[Goodness (Goodness album)|Goodness]]'' – 1995
*''[[Anthem (Goodness album)|Anthem]]'' – 1998
*''[[These Days (Goodness album)|These Days]]'' – 1999
*Live Seattle July 8, 2004–2005
*Live Tacoma, WA 6/19/04 – 2005
*Live Seattle 12/03/04 – 2005

== References ==
*{{cite magazine |title=For Goodness Sake |author=Adrianne Stone |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=November 5, 1998 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5930249/for_goodness_sake |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209064731/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5930249/for_goodness_sake |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2010 |access-date=March 28, 2008}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/goodness-mn0000664581 Goodness] at [[AllMusic]]
*[http://www.myspace.com/carrieakre Carrie Akre] at Myspace
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