One anecdote: when I first heard this song, my right speaker was shot. So it was as if he was singing the first verse acapella. It still blew me away, even without the music behind him. Seriously, try taking out your right earbud and listen to just the left side.
As for his voice: I will admit that I didn't like it at first either. But it's his lyrics that hit you, and then his voice becomes amazing, because for the most part, it is not your typical voice. It makes him seem more real and therefore the songs hit even closer to home because he is at your level. Not to say he is not good, but I just hate how "produced" most other vocalists sound these days. Maybe I shouldn't be writing about this on this thread...there is probably an entire one devoted to discussing voice.
One anecdote: when I first heard this song, my right speaker was shot. So it was as if he was singing the first verse acapella. It still blew me away, even without the music behind him. Seriously, try taking out your right earbud and listen to just the left side.
As for his voice: I will admit that I didn't like it at first either. But it's his lyrics that hit you, and then his voice becomes amazing, because for the most part, it is not your typical voice. It makes him seem more real and therefore the songs hit even closer to home because he is at your level. Not to say he is not good, but I just hate how "produced" most other vocalists sound these days. Maybe I shouldn't be writing about this on this thread...there is probably an entire one devoted to discussing voice.