The Washington Post described the Skillets’ live set as a showcase of “solid songwriting and tight instrumentation in musical styles ranging from funk to groove-based R&B to soulf ...more

The Washington Post described the Skillets’ live set as a showcase of “solid songwriting and tight instrumentation in musical styles ranging from funk to groove-based R&B to soulful jam-based ballads. Tucker's tunes are sturdy without being rigid, soulful without being cloying, and he expresses them like he believes the words.”

The band’s eclectic sound has drawn comparisons to artists like Ben Harper, Wilco and Dylan.  Their third album The Scorpion and the Dove features fuller musical arrangements and more of Tucker’s meditative, socially conscious lyrics. The music is equal parts melody and message, whether in the blistering rock of “Good to Go” or the plaintive waltz of “Three Yellow Roses.”