Matt Bowers i&e 2008

[MrHeavanell]

He was cleaner with the blindfold.

[rattlinO0Osnares]

i like how this solo actually has groove instead of being incredibly difficult like tim jacksons solos. and the theme is there throughout the entire solo

[CheeseCracker57]

chuck norris was this man's father ...

[sickeningsplat]

Lol....

[JumpShotDude]

chuck norris= god....

I guess that makes this guy Jesus!

[dzuy12]

@JumpShotDude chuck norris owned by bruce lee :P

[1OOYears]

Wow, I like the beginning, its cool... :D

[taquitoisaacs]

ahhh. It's great to see how much God loves people sometimes lol. Matt is legally blind and has cerebal paulsy. Does it matter? HECK NO! CAUSE HE'S A BEAST! lol.

[sickeningsplat]

He has cerebral palsy?

[OneDaylatebratwurst]

No. There is another video based on another guy of the same name with cerebral palsy. taquitoisaacs probably didn't see the whole video.

[Aaronsucksatdrums]

lol, he doesn't have cerebral palsy. no big deal though, just a mix up. he's really a smart dude, and funny as fuck.

[taquitoisaacs]

i feel like a complete idiot! hahahaha. thanks for tellin me guys, lol. woopsssss lol.

me=mentally disabled as of now. :(

[ccl2009]

matt bowers!!!

your amazing!! miss ya!

[mjolnire1]

Christian, I'm sorry but I can top that. Matt taught me to play tenors. As for his sight, no, the blind doesn't make much of a difference for him, not because of his vision, but because after playing with him for 4 years, I know that he can honestly feel the music of a tenor drum better than anyone I've ever seen.

[phsdrumline]

matt bowers > everyone i love

[ChristianEggers]

I marched with this dude my freshman year at Purdue. Best tenor player I'll probably ever meet. I'm so glad to hear he won I&E!

[rosski47]

So incredibly beastly.

[adam12343210]

amazing.

[charliegfrenz]

nice writing

[CWsnare]

No way. The only way I'd agree with that is if he pulled something off on three tenors like Tim Jackson.

[OneDaylatebratwurst]

I honestly think he's better than tim jackson in his prime.

[drumrguy]

No rim/perfect technique.  The new "Tim Jackson"?

[bailesie]

being blind folded requires an acute awareness of your surroundings to perform that solo. For some people, it's hard for them to even look away from their set; most of the time they lose their reference point and lose their playing area. Very well done!

[AjaxHammer6]

hes legally blind.

[germandude20]

if you watch close in all his warmups hes got his eyes closed so the blind fold dosent really make a difference to him

[AjaxHammer6]

it probobly adds visual points

[xSabiaNx]

He's legally blind anyway

[loto127]

plus, sight isnt needed to play tenors.

when ur at this level, or high school for more than 2 years for that matter, ur body knows where the drums are.

[WOMPAS4EVER]

lol looks like he missed the last big hit got pissed and tried to break his drum head.

[c2dinc]

Haha, that was on purpose.  Poking fun at himself.

[thesistatement]

I love the 3's starting around 1:47. They were so smooth.

[wazzzzuuuppp]

man i think he hit more rims when he didn't have the blindfold on!! lol

[alanDRUMnett]

he is leagally blind!

[wazzzzuuuppp]

Yea I know that

[c2dinc]

Pay close attention. I think he might've hit about 2 or 3 rims total through the whole solo. A couple times he incorporated the Dynasty hardware right into his solo.

[wazzzzuuuppp]

True true! Incredible!!!

[AjaxHammer6]

proboly my one of favorite tnor solos ever!

[harryballsonya]

is this the guy that's legally blind?

fantastic solo. very entertaining.

[drummingislife91]

if he is the tenor from RX (which it looks like) then yes. It'd make sense for him to be in BD (TJ). Extremely talented player.

[dbrddr]

I agree. What a great solo!

[kietey14]

One of the first beautifully written and executed Quad Solos Ive seen in a WHILE. Had a great theme throughout.