What is Matt best at?

What is Matt better at?

  • Playing guitar

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Singing

    Votes: 3 9.4%
  • Songwriting

    Votes: 16 50.0%
  • All of the above

    Votes: 13 40.6%

  • Total voters
    32
I LOVE his singing AND playing... but his writing is what brings them both together, and gives them context. The man can shred some rhythm guitar! But I made myself pick one other than "all of the above," so I had to go with songwriting :) But yeah, he has a killer right hand! I don't like Iced Earth a whole lot, but Jon's gallop patterns are insane. I like Matt's style even better than Jon's \m/
 
Looking back, I think it is a hard call. "Songwriting" might encompass everything, and therefore nullify "All of the above". Maybe I should do another poll where I also include "*ss whooping" and "shoulder rubs"?
 
And I'll be the one screaming for Rudolph vs. Frosty. :D

It's pretty incredible that even the joke songs this band does are incredibly written and performed. I mean, is there any reason Rudolph vs. Frosty couldn't be on an album? It's certainly well-written enough. I tacked it on the end of the copy of Theocracy I made from iTunes for my girlfriend. ^_^
 
Tough question. Matt is an exceptional guitar player, but there are those that can rival him.
Matt has a KILLER voice, with one of the most impressive ranges I've ever heard, and he is a far better singer than guitar player (and as I said, he is definitely no slouch on the guitar).
Then there are his lyrics, which are unparalleled. He is the absolute best writer of Christian lyrics in the industry. The lack of "Jesus is my girlfriend" songs definitely help. ;) . But he simply tells it like it is, and makes it poetic somehow too...crazy.

So I have to say he is the BEST songwriter I've ever heard, so that makes him best at songwriting, followed closely by his vocal abilities.

Although his sense of humor might beat it all....I love Rudolph VS Frosty, Skeletor goes to Mars, and the St. Anger parody. :)



edit: sorry for the bump....I noticed the dates AFTER I typed all that out...and I hate to see hard work go to waste ;)