Matt Skiba (2,779 views)

[Gilad]

Matthew Thomas Skiba
Also Known As: Matt Skiba
Associated Acts: Alkaline Trio, blink-182, Matt Skiba and the Sekrets, Heavens, theHell
Vocal Range: F♯2 - D5

Significant High Notes:
D5 ("Parking Lot")
B4 ("As You Were", "Bottom of the Ocean", "Burn", "Don't Mean Anything", "The First Time", "Happy Days", "Haven't You?", "I Really Wish I Hated You", "Luciferian Blues", "My Little Needle", "Rabbit Hole")
B♭4 ("6/8", "Blame It on My Youth", "Cynical", "Emerald", "Exploding Boy", "Good Fucking Bye", "Good Old Days", "Hungover You", "In Your Wake", "Into the Night", "Krystalline", "Long Lost Feeling", "Queen of Pain", "Remember to Forget Me", "Transients", "Why Are We So Broken")
A4 ("6/8", "'97", "All Fall Down", "Another Night", "Armageddon", "Barrio", "Blackbird", "Bleeder", "Bored to Death", "Bottom of the Ocean", "California", "Clavicle", "Cooking Wine", "Cop", "Cringe", "Cynical", "Darkside", "Donner Party (All Night)", "Dumpweed" live, "Emerald", "Emma", "Exploding Boy", "Fine Without You", "For Your Lungs Only", "Generational Divide", "Go" live at Soma San Diego 2015, "Heaven", "Hell Yes", "Home Is Such a Lonely Place", "I Found Away", "I Really Wish I Hated You", "Into the Night", "Kings of the Weekend", "Last Train Home", "Lead Poisoning", "Left Alone", "Live Young, Die Fast", "Los Angeles" live in Las Vegas 2016, "Lost and Rendered", "Love Love, Kiss Kiss", "Merry-Go-Round", "Metro", "Midnight Hands", "Minds Like Minefields", "Misery", "No Future", "No Heart to Speak Of", "Nose Over Tail", "Olde English 800", "Olivia", "On Some Emo Shit", "The Only Thing That Matters", "Parking Lot", "Prevent This Tragedy", "Radio", "Ransom", "Rooftops", "Run Away", "San Diego", "San Francisco", "She Said", "Singles Night", "Sleepyhead", "S.O.S.", "Sweet Vampires", "Teenage Satellites", "Transients", "Trucks and Trains", "Vas Te Faire Foutre", "Voices", "Weak Week", "We've Had Enough", "Wildfire", "Worn So Thin", "You", "Young Lovers")
G♯4 ("Always" live 3/30/2017, "Armageddon", "As You Were", "Balanced on a Shelf", "Barrio", "Bottom of the Ocean", "The City That Day", "Cop", "Darkside", "Dethbed", "Emma", "Feeling This" live, "The First Time", "Goodbye Fire Island", "Goodbye Forever", "Help Me", "Hungover You", "I Found Away", "I'm Only Here to Disappoint", "Is This Thing Cursed?", "Jaked on Green Beers", "Krazy", "Lonely and Kold", "Los Angeles", "Message from Kathlene", "Next to You", "No Where Left", "Off the Map", "One Hundred Stories", "Pin the Grenade", "R R R", "Remember to Forget Me", "San Francisco", "She Took Him to the Lake", "Sleepyhead", "Southern Rock", "Stupid Kid", "This Could Be Love", "This Addiction", "Those Lungs", "Warbrain", "What's My Age Again?" live, "You're Dead")
G4 ("5-3-10-4", "About Falling", "Adam's Song" live, "All on Black", "Anthem Part Two" live, "Barrio", "Black Rain", "Blackbird", "Blame It on My Youth", "Bleeder", "Bored to Death", "California", "Calling All Skeletons", "Carousel" live, "Cooking Wine", "Counting", "Cradle to the Grave", "Cringe", "Dammit (Growing Up)" live, "Do What You Do", "Don't Mean Anything", "Dorothy", "Dysentery Gary" live, "Eating Me Alive", "The End of Joy", "For Your Lungs Only", "Gardens", "Gasoline", "Generational Divide", "Haven't You?", "Heaven", "Hey I'm Sorry", "How the Hell Did We Get Here?", "I Just Killed to Say I Love You", "I Wanna Be a Warhol", "Into the Night", "Into Thin Air", "Kings of the Weekend", "Krystalline", "Last Train Home", "Lead Poisoning", "Lost and Rendered", "Love Love, Kiss Kiss", "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Luciferian Blues", "Madam Me", "Maybe I'll Catch Fire", "Merry-Go-Round", "Minds Like Minefields", "Misery", "Never Believe", "No Future", "Parking Lot", "Piss & Vinegar", "Private Eye" Damnesia version, "Rabbit Hole", "Red, White and You", "Sadie", "San Diego", "She Wolf", "She's Out of Her Mind", "Sober", "Southern Medicine", "Stay", "Stay Alive", "Teenage Satellites", "The Temptation of St. Anthony", "This Is Getting Over You", "Throw Me to the Lions", "The Torture Doctor", "Trucks and Trains", "Tuck Me In", "Until Death Do Us Part", "Voices", "Watching You", "Way Bakk When", "While You're Waiting". "Why Are We So Broken", "Worn So Thin")
F♯4 ("All Fall Down", "Back to Hell", "Balanced on a Shelf", "Bloodied Up", "The Boat", "Broken Wing", "Burn", "California", "Clavicle", "Dead and Broken", "Demon and Division", "Demons Away", "Dethbed", "Dine, Dine My Darling", "Donner Party (All Night)", "Down" live, "Fall Victim", "Falling Like Rain", "Fatally Yours", "Fire Down Below", "Help Me", "Hemophiliak", "Home Is Such a Lonely Place", "I Can't Believe", "I Held Her in My Arms", "I Miss You" live, "Jaked on Green Beers", "Keep 'Em Coming", "Krashing", "Krazy", "Last Train Home", "Live Young, Die Fast", "Mercy Me", "Metro", "Midnight Blue", "Mr. Chainsaw", "Not Another Christmas Song", "Old School Reasons", "Olivia", "On Some Emo Shit", "Over and Out", "Pale Blue Ribbon", "The Poison", "Queen of Pain", "Reckless Abandon" live, "Snake Oil Tanker", "S.O.S.", "Stay Alive", "Steamer Trunk", "Stupid Kid", "Sun Burns", "Time to Waste", "Trouble Breathing", "True Hate", "Violence" live, "Wait for the Blackout", "Warbrain", "Way Bakk When", "We've Had Enough", "What Happened?", "While You're Waiting", "Wildfire")

Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("'97", "The American Scream", "Angel of Deaf", "Another Night", "Armageddon", "As You Were", "Blue in the Face", "Cooking Wine", "Dead on the Floor", "Draculina", "Fine Without You", "Goodbye Forever", "Heather", "Hell Yes", "I Can't Believe", "I Can't Believe You", "I Found Away", "I Lied My Face Off", "I Really Wish I Hated You", "Is This Thing Cursed?", "Kiss You to Death", "Krazy", "Leave", "Lonely and Kold", "Midnight Blue", "Movin' Right Along", "My Friend Peter", "My Little Needle", "Never Believe", "No Where Left", "Pocket Knife", "San Diego", "She Lied to the FBI", "She Said", "She Took Him to the Lake", "Sleepyhead", "Sorry About That", "S.O.S.", "Southern Rock", "Sundials", "Sweet Vampires", "The Temptation of St. Anthony", "This Addiction", "This Could Be Love", "The Torture Doctor", "Trouble Breathing", "True Hate", "Tuck Me In", "Watching You", "You're Dead")
E♭3 ("Angel of Deaf" Demos version, "Armageddon", "The City That Day", "Continental", "Dead on the Floor", "Draculina", "Good Fucking Bye", "Goodbye Forever", "Hell Yes", "Hemophiliak", "In Your Wake", "Krystalline", "Leave", "Lonely and Kold", "My Friend Peter", "Nose Over Tail" Compilation version, "Pin the Grenade", "San Francisco", "This Addiction" Acoustic version, "True Hate", "Why Are We So Broken", "You're Dead")
D3 ("All Fall Down", "Blackbird", "Dead End Road", "Eating Me Alive", "Fuck You Aurora", "Haven't You?", "Heather", "Hey I'm Sorry", "Hybrid Moments", "I Just Killed to Say I Love You", "Krashing", "Last Train Home", "Long Lost Feeling", "No Heart to Speak Of", "On Some Emo Shit", "Radio", "Stay Alive", "Teenage Satellites", "Trucks and Trains", "Until Death Do Us Part", "Vienna", "Voices", "Wait for the Blackout", "Way Bakk When", "While You're Waiting", "You")
C♯3 ("Continental" Mild in the Streets version, "Demons Away", "Goodbye Fire Island", "Haven't You?", "Olivia", "Pocket Knife", "Radio", "Sleepyhead", "Soul to Keep (For Phyllis)", "While You're Waiting", "You Didn't Feel a Thing")
C3 ("6/8", "Bleeder", "Bored to Death", "Counting", "Eating Me Alive", "Emerald", "Gardens", "Heaven", "Merry-Go-Round", "Never Believe", "Piss & Vinegar", "Razor Blade Blues", "Remember to Forget Me", "She Wolf", "She's Out of Her Mind", "Until Death Do Us Part")
B2 ("6/8", "About Falling", "All on Black", "Always" live 3/30/2017, "Bleeder", "Counting", "Cradle to the Grave", "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Merry-Go-Round", "Misery", "Stay Alive", "Trouble Breathing", "What Happened?", "You")
B♭2 ("Bored to Death" Acoustic version, "Burn", "Goodbye Fire Island", "Next to You", "Vas Te Faire Foutre")
A2 ("Dead End Girl", "Halloween", "Heather", "How the Hell Did We Get Here?", "Live Young, Die Fast", "Louis Vuitton Body Bag", "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Mercy Me", "Olivia", "Red, White and You", "Wait for the Blackout", "Watching You", "You Didn't Feel a Thing")
G♯2 ("Dead End Girl", "Kiss You to Death", "Next to You")
G2 ("Dorothy", "Halloween", "How the Hell Did We Get Here?", "Razor Blade Blues", "Red, White and You", "Wash Away")
F♯2 ("I Found Away", "Nausea (Cruel and Usual)" Olivia demo)
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

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{Questionable Notes}B5 ("Movin' Right Along[1])
B♭5 ("Vas Te Faire Foutre"[5])
A5 ("Southern Medicine"[5])
G5 ("Transients"[5])
F♯5 ("Into Thin Air"[5])
D5 ("Kings of the Weekend"[5])
B4 ("'97"[2], "I Found Away"[2])

D3 ("Prevent This Tragedy"[1])
C3 ("I Wanna Be a Warhol"[2])
B2 ("Continental"[1], "Cooking Wine"[1], "My Little Needle"[1])
A2 ("Haven't You?"[1], "I Held Her in My Arms"[2], "Radio"[1])
F♯2 ("Last Train Home"[1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.

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{Album Ranges}Alkaline Trio:
Goddamnit (1998): B2-B4
The Alkaline Trio (2000): B2-A4
Maybe I'll Catch Fire (2000): C♯3-A4
From Here to Infirmary (2001): D3-A4
Good Mourning (2003): B2-A4
Crimson (2005): A2-B4
Remains (2007): A2-B♭4
Agony & Irony (2008): F♯2-B♭4
This Addiction (2010): G2-A4
Damnesia (2011): E3-A4
My Shame Is True (2013): G♯2-A4
Is This Thing Cursed? (2018): B♭2-B♭4

blink-182:
California (Deluxe Edition) (2016): B♭2-B4-D5
Nine (2019): C3-B4

Matt Skiba and the Sekrets:
Babylon (2012): G2-B4
KUTS (2015): C3-G♯4-A4

Heavens:
Patent Pending (2006): G♯2-A4

theHell:
Sauve Le Requin EP (2012): B♭2-A4
Southern Medicine EP (2013): C3-B♭4

Solo:
Matt Skiba & Kevin Seconds (2002): G♯2-B♭4
Demos (2010): F♯2-A4

[avi]

New AK3 album is out! I tried to notewatch it for practice, but it was tough, the backing vocals get *really* quiet sometimes. Here's what I got:

Bb4 (“Meet Me”)
A4 (“Bad Time”, “Break”, “Hot for Preacher”, “Meet Me”, “Teenage Heart”)
G4 (“Bad Time”, “Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs”, “Break”, “Hot for Preacher”, “Meet Me”, “Scars”, “Shake With Me”, “Teenage Heart”)

E3 (“Bad Time”, “Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs”, “Break”, “Meet Me”, “Teenage Heart”)
D3 (“Bad Time", Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs”, “Break”)
C3 (“Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs”, Break”)
B2 (“Hot for Preacher”)

The C5 on Meet Me is tricky, but I think it's Dan. Compare Matt's falsetto youtu.be/jAQPU3hsqV4?t=76 and Dan's falsetto youtu.be/_hlk4XnRBXs?t=30 : they do sound similar, but Meet Me sounds more like Dan to me. Matt also does some A4s in Versions of You, but they're so brief I wouldn't count them.

I also notewatched the Lektron EP:

G4 (“Dirty Jacks”, “She’s a War”)

E3 (“Dirty Jacks”, “She’s a War”)

Yeah. There's also an F#5 on Dirty Jacks, but it's questionable at best. Backing B4 in She's a War is Lucy Giles.