Price $17.98
ASIN: B0000AQS0I
Release Date: August 19, 2003

Review:

In Nearly Two Decades in Music-making, Franti Has Grown from a Black-booted Voice of Youthful Rage Into a Barefoot Clarion for Social Justice. Franti Has Toured with U2, Recorded with William Burroughs, and Became a Protest Music Icon. In 1994 his New Band Spearhead Became a Worldwide Phenomenon, but by 1999 Franti Re-centered his Music and Politics. He Became Tied to the Rising Movements Against the Death Penalty and Corporate Globalization, Voicing his Observations Through his Music. Franti Has Now Found a Confident New Voice. His Songs Reflect on Fatherhood, Life and Untimely Death. His New Album Everyone Deserves Music Centres on What's Happening in the World Right Now, and How We Cope with It.

As usual, Michael Franti and Spearhead resist any kind of pigeonholing. Though it could be loosely classified as a hip-hop album, Everyone Deserves Music is, more accurately, a well-crafted and eclectic collection of political protest songs and power ballads. Franti and crew confidently build upon a vast array of musical styles, ranging from the electro-Caribbean funk that bubbles through "Pray for Grace" to the smooth, classic-rock styling of "Love Why Did You Go Away." "We Don't Stop," featuring Gift Of Gab's adept rhymes, recalls the Clash's instrumental party track, "The Magnificent Dance." R&B singer Ledisi adds soul to the Sly & Robbie-produced "Bomb the World (Armageddon Version)." The disc also contains a 23-minute mini-documentary, which highlights the band's creative process. Spearhead is a band unafraid to bring positivity to light and listeners should appreciate the message. To quote Franti himself, "Power to the peaceful." --Rebecca LevineSource: Amazon.com

Number of Discs: 1
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