2008 Woodie Awards
Editorial: Edwin McCain made us cry, but not with his music
Issue date: 10/12/06 Section: Opinion/Editorial
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Congratulations, Webster, on a grand 2006 Homecoming celebration. There really "was no place like home."
Perhaps the biggest hit of the Homecoming event was singer/songwriter Edwin McCain, who made audience members melt with his heartfelt lyrics - or not.
Word has it some 200 people filled the Music Quad Oct. 7 to rock out to McCain ... or were they coming to see freshman Ian Fisher?
While he puts himself on the same playing field as Hootie and the Blowfish and Dave Matthews Band, his fan base was never that great. No one can compare to the classic sounds of Hootie, and Dave Matthews Band is still packing concert venues. Fellow southerners or not - sorry Edwin, you just don't rank that high.
However, The Journal is a fan of Edwin McCain. We find ourselves teary-eyed when swaying back and forth to "I'll Be," our hearts beating with adoration as we listen to "I Could Not Ask for More." Frankly, McCain's OK in our books.
However, cool as it may be to rock out to songs from 1997 ("I'll Be") and 1999 ("I Could Not Ask for More), couldn't Webster be more hip and in touch with the current music scene? Sure, we love the 1980s, but we pay tribute to '80s greats nearly 20 years after they became popular - not just a few.
Local colleges like Saint Louis University have welcomed performers like Jason Mraz to campus - and his songs play on radio stations other than soft rock.
Students were excited to hear Webster's plan to bring bigger and better concerts to campus. We waited in anticipation, anxious to hear what "big names" would be making their way across the Music Quad. We waited.
We knew money would be taken as fees from our accounts and we were OK with that. We loved when Hal Sparks hosted the Webbies last semester.
We didn't care. We just wanted music we could rock out to, relieving some of the stress from upcoming midterm exams.
Instead, listening to Edwin McCain was more like riding a hormonal roller coaster - we didn't know when to laugh or cry.
For the sake of our students, who have a variety of musical interests, please consider booking someone more appealing to a broader audience.
Perhaps the biggest hit of the Homecoming event was singer/songwriter Edwin McCain, who made audience members melt with his heartfelt lyrics - or not.
Word has it some 200 people filled the Music Quad Oct. 7 to rock out to McCain ... or were they coming to see freshman Ian Fisher?
While he puts himself on the same playing field as Hootie and the Blowfish and Dave Matthews Band, his fan base was never that great. No one can compare to the classic sounds of Hootie, and Dave Matthews Band is still packing concert venues. Fellow southerners or not - sorry Edwin, you just don't rank that high.
However, The Journal is a fan of Edwin McCain. We find ourselves teary-eyed when swaying back and forth to "I'll Be," our hearts beating with adoration as we listen to "I Could Not Ask for More." Frankly, McCain's OK in our books.
However, cool as it may be to rock out to songs from 1997 ("I'll Be") and 1999 ("I Could Not Ask for More), couldn't Webster be more hip and in touch with the current music scene? Sure, we love the 1980s, but we pay tribute to '80s greats nearly 20 years after they became popular - not just a few.
Local colleges like Saint Louis University have welcomed performers like Jason Mraz to campus - and his songs play on radio stations other than soft rock.
Students were excited to hear Webster's plan to bring bigger and better concerts to campus. We waited in anticipation, anxious to hear what "big names" would be making their way across the Music Quad. We waited.
We knew money would be taken as fees from our accounts and we were OK with that. We loved when Hal Sparks hosted the Webbies last semester.
We didn't care. We just wanted music we could rock out to, relieving some of the stress from upcoming midterm exams.
Instead, listening to Edwin McCain was more like riding a hormonal roller coaster - we didn't know when to laugh or cry.
For the sake of our students, who have a variety of musical interests, please consider booking someone more appealing to a broader audience.
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angielittle
Angie Little
posted 10/12/06 @ 4:53 PM CST
What do YOU have against Edwin McCain? How funny that you spend the entire article running his music down, while saying, "However, The Journal is a fan of Edwin McCain. (Continued…)
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