Stop doubting your talents. Also, next time you plan to go to Meteghan, let me know. So I can drive back to the boonies and jam with you in my Uncle Hugh's barn with yo' mawfackin talented ass, brah. Stogies and whisky to follow.
clinker I saw him open for Beth Hart just a few days ago. I had found Matt's music on RU-vid a while back and loved it ...so when I was at the Taft Theater for Beth, I didn't know Matt was the opener....talk about excited! I was thrilled that it was he whom I'd found on YT. And what a display of awesome talent. Beth Hart raved about Matt on her set too. Altogehter, it was one amazing show!
Jesus, Mary, & Joseph this man is beyond blessed with talent. I shut the video down on a Friday, re-opened it on Sunday and he was STILL holdding that same note.
I think he had an audio track playing that note at the end just for fun.. if you listen, right when he starts that note, you hear the audio sorta spasm... I think cuz I His volumes didn't blend perfectly. This is the best version of this song I've ever heard
@@dandan6778 LOL Just watched him live in concert tonight at a music festival....and I can vouch for the fact he can hold a note for ever...He was absolutely amazing!
I saw him a few years ago, his voice overpowered the PA. It was amazing. I got to meet him before the show, he was so nice and so humble. Just a great soul.
@@jaymoose9313 I live in the same small community as Matt, and I can tell you with great authority and conviction that he will aspire to do many things in life, but "be a piece of shit" is not one of them. One of the most solid cats around, guitar or not...
@@denniscotey8182 Good thing that's just your opinion because it is a dumb one. Music is art and art is subjective. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".
Why is this man not a superstar? We gotta put up with bullshit fake pop artists and this dude who has talent beyond belief and he is virtually unheard of?
@@sandilarson2884 You seem offended. If you like current pop music, hey, make yourself happy. If you believe it is objectively the best music being produced today, and that it is born out of a genuine love for music, I and many others can refute that. Some people (myself included) think it would be more equitable if people like this guy got more exposure and the commercial, over-produced pop "sensations" got less.
@@AbigailPoirier you also sound offended. Pop music has always been shallow, it's not just current pop music. I agree with Sandi, this has nothing to do with anyone else, just enjoy the music. Maybe this guy turned down record deals, ya never know. Maybe he doesn't want to be bigger.
I understand where people are coming from when they say "this is overdone". But you have to understand, this is a blues musician, doing a blues version cover of an amazing song. And he has one of the most powerful voices on planet earth. For him to understate his talent would be a travesty. This is exactly what a Matt Andersen fan wants to see when they see him perform. This is HIM. The Blues are passionate and emotional, and this is perfect in my opinion.
Floored. As a musician, I am absolutely floored by this performance every single time I listen to it. The power, the precision, the soul.. If I can get to half the prowess of this man with my voice and guitar I'll die a happy musician.
707king Maybe that you want to got control over to many things, mate... Let it go... you know your scales, you're in tone... let it flow and you'll estonished yourself... trust me.... not. Just do it.
Wait wait wait. Why is this such an old clip and I'm just seeing it? Who's this big glass of soulful melody? How is this the first time I'm hearing of this man. Straight to favourites ->
Ain't no sunshine has always been my favorite song and I stumbled upon this version, so now... now I'll never be able to listen to this song any other way again. Matt, you are a genius.
If you look hard enough you’ll find my comments from 2 years ago, 1 year ago, 3 months ago, and yesterday. Why do I keep coming back you might ask? Well I’m just making sure it’s still the same great sound it was when I left it. And it never is. It’s always better.
Everyone's talking about his voice, what about the fire in that guitar playing!!?? Magnificent control and phrasing. Absolutely wonderful performance all around!
HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NORMALLY I AM A TRADITIONALIST FOR SONGS BUT MATT JUST BLEW THE DOORS OFF THIS..30 SECONDS OR SO AT THE END HOLDING A NOTE...........JUST AMAZING!!!!! CHILLS AND GOOSEBUMPS!!!! (SORRY FOR CAPS) GOD BLESS
What a genius guitar player and what an increadible voice. One of my favorite versions of "Ain't no sunshine". I joined a Matt Anderson Concert in Berlin in 2019 and the show was sooooooo good! Thanks to Matt for sharing this with us.
I've had the pleasure and honour of watching Matt perform in Ottawa several times. I found him by accident and was raving about him to some of my friends from PEI who knew him well and they were really amused as how I was going nuts over a (then) rather known musician. Matt is a humble gentle tower of talent that still embodies what a true, true artist is. He's humble and shy to the point I wanna say "for fucks sake man, walk a bit taller" .... but I love him for what he is. I believe on the 7th day god took a break yes .... but he made this human. I also believe he closes his eyes on stage because he actually plays for himself and gets so lost in each song, each time he sings it. His cover versions of songs like this and "I'm on fire" is amazing but he is also a poet when it comes to his own song writing. When he performs and is introducing a song, his take in very poetic yet funny and sometimes cheeky, which is really cool. I have a family and am a professional, if not I would so have toured with Matt as a stage hand just to be able to hear him sing night after night (and maybe even jam sometimes) ...... and oh yeah .... I would SO smoke up next time I go to one of his concerts (and I don't even "smoke" that much). P.S. - Matt's so big because you can't house as big a heart as he has in a smaller vessel.
I've never met him. I'm just now stumbling upon the 9th wonder of the world! I want to know why he isn't heard of! He left my jaw on the floor, and every hair on my body was standing on end! He probably has no clue that he is making people everywhere feel feelings they've never felt. Why is it that the musicians of this magnitude are rarely heard of? My God....he is PHENOMENAL!
I never had an experience like this before. I have never seen or heard of this man in my life. But a mix of that dangerously precise guitar and that voice, he had me on edge throughout the whole thing I couldn't stop thinking he is going to f**k up any second either by stretching the guitar out too long or his voice but, to my astounding surprise, he didn't. I have never had a piece of music keep me on the edge of my seat like this. Amazing.
I do not know how many times I have watched this over the years. Amazing voice and talent. I can not imagine how it is possible to get 2400 thumbs down
I could listen to you sing your grocery list Matt...ohmygosh, the raw passion, range, purest pitch...mesmerizing. Thank you for your passion, and powerful playin'. Wow, human talent expressed so viscerally, so magnificently, and the delivery, primal in essence, touching in reality, touching the collective on every dimension...the control in that voice and on that instrument...mind boggling, so I'll just feel it and be satisfied and appreciative. Bravo.
Went into this with a negative attitude, just feel like covers of this song give off a pretentious vibe before you even click on. But I have to say I was blown away and glad I watched it, it was a genuine expression of emotion and not just showing off (although he has talent like crazy)
Yeah this wasn't a gimmicky showoff cover at all Cut to the guy leaning back 45 degrees fingertapping with both hands on the neck for 15 seconds straight in the middle of "Ain't no Sunshine"
How have I not heard of this talented man is beyond crazy. Came here from studying CT abdominals scans and I’m pleased I got to hear his voice to give me a break! Should be all over the radio with that talent! Bravo 👏🏼
Dealing with severe anxiety. Army veteran, former SC state trooper. I've seen 6 dead bodies in the last 2 years. I went from never having emotions to wearing my heart on my sleeve. This song and performance helped me feel a little calmer today. My pulse is over 100 beats per minute and I'm in above average shape. After listening to the soul and talent in this video I feel a little better for some reason. I love you all. Stay strong
Do you really use YT to look up people to make fun of ? Have you ever taken the time to listen to the music ? Is that what Jehova teachjes people, not to have respect ?
***** 1) NO! DO YOU USE RU-vid TO TROLL OTHER PEOPLES COMMENTS? 2) I DIDN'T SAY I DIDN'T LIKE HIS RENDITION, I JUST SAID IT IS OVER THE TOP, DO YOU KNOW HOW TO READ? 3) MINE WAS A JOKE TO BEGIN WITH, WITH NO HARM INTENDED. PERHAPS JEHOVAH COULD GIVE YOU A SENSE OF HUMOR - GOD KNOWS YOU NEED IT! 4) WHAT YOU DID TO ME WAS NOT RESPECTFUL IN THE LEAST. MAYBE JEHOVAH COULD THROW A LITTLE RESPECT ON YOU TOO.
jehovahuponyou 1 Your use of CAPS is indicative of your rudimentary grasp of internet etiquette; 2 No doubt your "religious beliefs" suggest that climate change is a hoax too, so how can your opinion about anything else be taken seriously? 3 God made Adam and Steve to apologize for people like you, Amen! 4 This guy sings his ass off and you are musically challenged if you don't think so. Period.
Stephen LeBlanc 1) I DON'T ABIDE IMMATURE INTERNET EDDIE-CAT - THAT IS FOR CHILDREN LIKE YOU. 2) YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOUR DAD IS, HOW CAN YOU JUDGE HUMOR, YOU FLAT HEAD MORON. 3) IT IS NEITHER MY INTENT NOR IS IT WITHIN MY POWER TO MAKE OTHERS "FEEL BAD" - BUT SOMETHING SURE HAS YOUR CHILDISH ASS SHOOK UP, HEH, HEH! 4) NO MATTER WHAT I TYPE ON RU-vid, SOME HATE FILLED BITCH ALWAYS BRINGS MY FAITH INTO IT - LOOK I CAN NOT HELP THAT YOU ARE A REPROBATE AND GOD WILL NEVER REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU - THAT ONE DAY YOU WILL BOW BEFORE HIM, JUST TO BE CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE - SO GO AWAY YOU HATE FILLED ILLOGICAL BITCH!
