CellarDoor
02-16-2008, 06:55 AM
I've seen few posts mentioning The Matches but no discussions on them in particular. I have 3 songs that would make for a particularly fun pack in mind for very good reasons each.
Sick Little Suicide:
This would be a ridiculously fun guitar song. A great solo line and great chord progression within the verses would make for a great addition. Plus the bass line is very fun and moves quite a bit, which would make it interesting.
Shoot Me in the Smile:
My room mates and I will turn this song on anytime of the day and just rock out to it. Relatively difficult pop punk style guitar lines. Very Ska influenced bass lines (Walking Bass-put simply), with a modern rock feel to them. Overall a very fun song to listen to (and I can imagine, play).
Didi (My Doe, Part 2):
This is a very upbeat high energy song. It's not a terribly difficult but is still interesting enough to generally keep to the attention of the more experienced players. Fun to listen to and extremely catchy.
I didn't really mention anything as far as the vocals or drum tracks go, and here's why. Shawn Harris, the lead singer for The Matches, has an amazingly unique voice. If you take the time to listen to any of the songs listed you will notice that he is incredibly talented with his lyrics as wells as his vocal stylings. He's voice is nearly contagious, for once you learn the words to his songs you cannot help but to sing along. As for the drum tracks are concerned; they are always attention grabbing and, again, unique. Even between these three songs the drum tracks vary in different ways, I am almost certain that any Rock Band drummer will thoroughly enjoy playing them.
Seriously guys, take a listen. Sick Little Suicide is posted on their Pure Volume site. http://www.purevolume.com/thematches
Shoot Me in the Smile
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Didi (My Doe, Part 2)
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The best version of this song I could find online.
Let me know what you think, and keep an eye out for their new album "A Band in Hope" due out March 18. Got mine pre-ordered already (w00t!)
Sick Little Suicide:
This would be a ridiculously fun guitar song. A great solo line and great chord progression within the verses would make for a great addition. Plus the bass line is very fun and moves quite a bit, which would make it interesting.
Shoot Me in the Smile:
My room mates and I will turn this song on anytime of the day and just rock out to it. Relatively difficult pop punk style guitar lines. Very Ska influenced bass lines (Walking Bass-put simply), with a modern rock feel to them. Overall a very fun song to listen to (and I can imagine, play).
Didi (My Doe, Part 2):
This is a very upbeat high energy song. It's not a terribly difficult but is still interesting enough to generally keep to the attention of the more experienced players. Fun to listen to and extremely catchy.
I didn't really mention anything as far as the vocals or drum tracks go, and here's why. Shawn Harris, the lead singer for The Matches, has an amazingly unique voice. If you take the time to listen to any of the songs listed you will notice that he is incredibly talented with his lyrics as wells as his vocal stylings. He's voice is nearly contagious, for once you learn the words to his songs you cannot help but to sing along. As for the drum tracks are concerned; they are always attention grabbing and, again, unique. Even between these three songs the drum tracks vary in different ways, I am almost certain that any Rock Band drummer will thoroughly enjoy playing them.
Seriously guys, take a listen. Sick Little Suicide is posted on their Pure Volume site. http://www.purevolume.com/thematches
Shoot Me in the Smile
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Didi (My Doe, Part 2)
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The best version of this song I could find online.
Let me know what you think, and keep an eye out for their new album "A Band in Hope" due out March 18. Got mine pre-ordered already (w00t!)
