Top Five Matt Skiba Pickslides!!!

Matt Skiba fucking loves to pickslide! It’s rad, so here’s my Top 10 5 pickslides as performed by Matt Skiba in the 12 years of Alkaline Trio’s existence. Enjoy!

In no order:

1. Trucks And Trains (From Here To Infirmary, 2002)
   Well this one is stone cold rad. Just before the last chorus at about 2:39 onwards to 2:44. Rad song. Used to be on CBBC’s Short Change too. Listen Here.
2. Goodbye Forever (I Lied My Face Off EP, 1999)
   Another amazing one. Is this post dripping with sarcasm yet? And at a mere 0:15 seconds in, it kicks in and Skiba sings obviously. Watch Here.
3. Cop (Goddamnit, 1998)
   Second track into Goddamnit. We instantly kick the song off with a chord then a slide/scratch thing from like 0:05 seconds in, followed by about 4 actual slides! Fucking rad. The bass noodling’s cool too. Listen Here.
4. Warbrain (Rock Against Bush, 2004)
   Undoubtedly one of the Trio’s best songs. A real storm de force (Pitchfork talk.) After the diary bollocks, it kicks in at 0:20 and then kick ass riffage. I CANT GO ONNNNNNNNNNNNNN! Watch Here.
5. Metro (Another Year On The Streets, 2002)
   A cover. One with about 4 pickslides! First one at 0:40. Then again at 1:35, 2:23, where else? Oh yeah… 3:17. Listen Here.

That’s all for today fagatrons!