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Modern Musician


            What attracts a person most are the lyrics that Edwin McCain .
             He writes about life's good times and also the struggles in .
             which people endure. In one of his songs, McCain writes about a man in .
             New Orleans who lost his father and a week later lost his wife. In the .
             song, McCain goes on to talk about life's struggles and what we as .
             humans have to do to deal with these pains (Honor Among Thieves). He .
             shares his view of how life wears us down when he sings, "Like a stone .
             in a stream, life smooths all our ridges 'till we barely make a ripple .
             anymore" (Honor Among Thieves), which is from his song "Sorry to a .
             Friend." McCain's clever lyrics portray his views on young people such .
             as, "Youth goes hand in hand with foolish pride," and his .
             love-as-a-war view saying, "The blood that was spilled in the .
             heartache before left road maps of scars that I never, never could .
             ignore" (Misguided Roses). Singing these lyrics with his soulful voice .
             with a slight touch of Southern charm, McCain makes you believe every .
             word that soars from his heart.
             In addition to McCain's amazing lyrics, his musical skills are .
             also very fine tuned. When compared to Dave Matthews, a well know .
             acoustic rock star, McCain measures up and even exceeds Matthews' .
             talents. The two artists both have superior guitar skills, yet .
             Matthews lacks in understandable lyrics and vocal quality. McCain .
             writes songs about life's ups and downs while Matthews leaves the .
             listener wondering what is trying to be portrayed. Matthews' voice is .
             piercing and almost shrill while McCain's soothing tone and and .
             unbelievable range leaves a listener breathless. Matthews ,like .
             McCain, has his own style of music, but is limited in the style of his .
             songs. McCain uses different jazz feels and then hits you up with a .
             blues feel for the very next song. McCain is classified as an acoustic .
             rock performer which may do him an injustice. Someone who listens to .
             blues would love McCain's raspy voice and the mellow tones of the alto .


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