Less touchy-feely and hokey than McCain's earlier hits, 'Solitude,' 'I'll Be' and 'Could Not Ask For More,' Far From Over's title track is still one of those let?s-not-lose-this-relationship kind of tunes to which McCain owes his entire musical career.
But unlike the aforementioned love songs, Far From Over won't make you want to cry like a teenybopper without her Justin Timberlake.
Catchy and even downright happy at times, Far From Over is a refreshing step away from the tormented lover/artist McCain reflects.
It's a welcome change, since the 'tortured artist' routine never fit McCain well anyway.
Sticking with the love song theme, McCain teamed up with Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin for two of the album's tunes, 'Hearts Fall' and 'Write Me A Song.'
While 'Hearts Fall' is a nice little play-it-loud-with-the-windows-down ditty you'll find yourself subconsciously singing along with, 'Write Me A Song' veers back toward McCain's earlier days of chick-rock mushiness.
'And now write me a song/ One that makes all the girls cry/ And the old women swoon/ At the sound of my tune/ And the hearts of the lonely will fly', he sings. Um ... yeah ... gag.
However, McCain redeems himself with the subsequent track 'Get Out of This Town,' in which he pumps out some pretty decent rock (slightly) reminiscent of Aerosmith or a sweaty Garth Brooks, depending on how you look at it - think 1993?s 'Fever' by Brooks.
McCain goes on to poke fun at the institution of rock 'n' roll and all that comes with it on 'Radio Star.' Though the song comes across as somewhat cheesy, McCain effectively disses Britney Spears, Fred Durst and the rumors that tend to be spread about the famous.
