Gavin DeGraw has an amazing voice. I'll start with that. He is incredibly talented, both as a singer and a songwriter. The only reason I give this cd four stars and not five is because it's not super memorable. I listen to a lot of music and whenever I stumble upon this cd, I'm pleasantly suprised. He has an incredible style that puts his breathtaking vocals against dramatic forceful melodies. A good number of his songs have the same relaxing rhythm. Overall this cd is great, I would reccommend buying it if you like anything along the lines of....hmm comparisons are hard, buy it and find out. (Also, I would definitely reccommend this stripped version for the extra couple of bucks)