McCain is at his best when he channels the rootsiness of singer-songwriters like Bonnie Raitt and Keb’ Mo’. That mood pervades Mercy Bound, for better or for worse, and sometimes the studio work verges on the amateurish, but most of the time it gives McCain’s music a warm, intimate atmosphere. McCain’s voice sounds loose and natural, like the producer had the good sense to just step back from the soundboard and let him rip. The album opener and de facto lead single “The Boy Who Cried Love” is the type of song that probably would’ve been a modest hit 15 years ago, injected with a bit of post-Jason Mraz rapid-fire lyricism. So despite the fact that Mercy Bound, the latest from McCain, feels a little anachronistic and a little one-note, it’s a comforting, enjoyable album by a guy you find yourself rooting for. Nobody’s really making this kind of music anymore on the mainstream stage, except the Script, sort of - and Train themselves. After all, “I’ll Be” was a song that peaked at #5 on the Billboard charts compare that to 2010, when the only “rock” song to finish the year in the Top 40 was Train’s “Hey Soul Sister”, which everybody knows doesn’t count. In some ways, it’s a striking reminder of what’s happened in mainstream pop over the past decade. Over 10 years later, McCain is still recording music, and most of it sounds like a time capsule dug up from his heyday. For good measure, there’s a saxophone that pops up every once in a while for that extra cheese factor. “I’ll Be” might just be one of the truly quintessential hits of the late ’90s, in part because of the way McCain combines the big-hearted rock balladry of Aerosmith (remember, this was around the same time Aerosmith unleashed “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” on us) with tinges of country, soul, and even post-grunge in the almost Creed-like way McCain bends his vowels. :) But no biggie.In 1998, an unassuming young singer-songwriter named Edwin McCain released a jewel of a single that quickly became inescapable, especially if your parents listened to the adult contemporary stations a lot. Btw, Edwin, the Starry, Starry Night song is actually called Vincent. Orlando from CaliforniaI’ve always loved singing this song even though I never knew what love suicide meant.Hoping that I get to see 40 more shows in the future. He truly appreciates his fans and has always been down to earth. A small club in Newport, RI, Fuddrucker's patio in Hilton Head and even the 2019 summer concert series at a small, local venue in Peachtree City, GA.Īnd I even got to know him a little bit personally during his early years. And I've probably seen him play 40 times since. Early on, we knew that his music would take him places and saw him every time he played near us. Came for the cheap beer/wings and stayed for the show. Eric from Peachtree City, GaI first saw Edwin McCain play at a converted gas station in downtown Charleston, SC (called Cumberlands) on a Wednesday evening in the early 90s while I was in the Navy.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Capitol CMG Publishing, Peermusic Publishing, Royalty Network, Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Tuned in, turned on, remembered the thing that you said You're my survival, you're my living proofĪnd I've dropped out, I burned up, I fought my way back from the dead Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips The strands in your eyes that color them wonderfulĮmeralds from mountains and thrust towards the sky
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