Joined: November 18, 2013
Matt Likes: 37 Songs
Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Songwriting
Badfinger, Beatles, Bee Gees, Blue October, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, Credence Clearwater Revival, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Crowded House, Eagles, Elton John, Fleet Foxes, Gaslight Anthem, Fleetwood Mac, Hollies, Iron & Wine, Jackson Browne, John Mayer, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, Journey, Killers, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Police, Radiohead, Roy Orbison, Scorpions, Simon & Garfunkel, the Band, Tom Petty, U2, UB40
Matt Rees gave feedback on Sentimental Way
Good arrangement. The intro works well, also as a turnaround. The bridge and modulation come at the right time. I would just change the melody of “I don’t wonder where she is” for variation away from the verses. Creative ending too - makes me want to make mine more... Read More
Matt Rees gave feedback on Quiet Silence
They should pay you to design the song photos. Yours are amazingly well composed and so representative of the song meanings. This song is a great start. The only feedback I can think of is to suggest studying songs from your favorite artists that are close to being only one... Read More
Matt Rees gave feedback on They All Blame me
Great guitar part. The chords are nice, then haunting in the perfect ways at the perfect times. I love the chorus, but below I’ve rearranged the lines of the verses that I like best in a way I think tells the story. Sorry if the feedback is too bold.... Read More
Matt Rees gave feedback on Talking to a Ghost
Great song. very catchy, interest holding, and easy to relate to. If the old, sad, drinking alone you is the ghost, that’s a really cool metaphor. But the pronouns make finding the meaning a little too difficult for the pop music listener. Maybe try: now I’m talking to... Read More
Matt Rees gave feedback on Willy Don't Need No Shoes
Nice job. I would vary the chorus a little, though, by getting more into the Bo Diddly and less of the travelling beat, and maybe coming to a crescendo for chorus line 4 “plays it all” then a hard stop for chorus line 5 “guitar man.” Guitar burst back in on “shoes.”