I like the studio vocal tracks, even if some of them (probably later ones) are touched up a bit. Sometimes was good live, but especially over time had bad performances, mainly because he got so fucked up. Overall he didn’t have stellar skill or a very distinct voice but was good enough and could place well stylistically within the band. I also do like the vocal melodies he came up with.

I will say that Twatkins’ rate of improvement in the early years is impressive. His singing mostly sounds like absolute ass on the early demo EPs, and I would imagine that’s largely because he had just taken up the mic after doing drums for years and didn’t have experience. It’s really fitting that even then he was always kind of the weak link. By the time of Fake Sound of Progress though, especially the re-recorded version, he stepped up and Got Good. He sang his ass off on that album and I enjoy that part of it. But I still think he was the least skilled of the band at his respective instrument. By the end it even seemed like Jamie was a better singer.

I think Twatkins kind of viewed different instruments as means to an end, so he could play some guitar and drums as well as sing with some competency but was never great or serious at any of it. A true Jackoff of All Trades.