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 .
