Good Health

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Composition

Musically, Good Health has been aligned with punk, indie rock, emo,[1] and "twitchy" post-hardcore akin to The Nation of Ulysses.[2]

Critical reception and legacy

In a 20th anniversary review, StereogumTemplate:'s Tom Breihan dubbed Health "28 delirious minutes [that are] enough to leave you breathless and stirred." He positively called its sound "fast and urgent and adrenaline-charged", as well as "rich and dynamic."[1] In a 2022 retrospective list by BrooklynVegan, it placed #33 out of 35 of 2002's best emo & post-hardcore albums. The site's Andrew Sacher wrote that the group "came out of the gate swinging" on the record and that, 20 years on, its tracks "still pack a refreshing punch."[2]

Track listing

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Personnel

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