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| Sales Rank: | 2408 (lower is better) |
| Price as of: | 10/11/2008 9:13:17 PM MDT |
| Price Used: | $13.26 |
| Shipping: | Free Shipping on most orders over $25* |
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| Release Date: | 2003-08-19 |
| Label: | Reincarnate Music |
| UPC: | 801190113521 |
| Binding: | Audio CD |
| Published By: | Reincarnate Music |
| ASIN: | B0000AQS0I |
| Category: | Music |
Tracks on Everyone Deserves Music by Reincarnate Music
- What I Be
- We Don't Stop
- Everyone Deserves Music
- Never Too Late
- Bomb The World
- Pray For Grace
- Love Why Did You Go Away?
- Yes I Will
- Feelin' Free
- Love Invincible
- Bomb The World (Armageddon Version)
- Crazy, Crazy, Crazy
Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions
Album Description
Limited edition single taken from the 2003 album of the same name. The title track is backed with three non-LP tracks, 'Feelin' Free' (Clothing Optional Mix), 'Everyone Deserves Music' (Frequency 3 Remix by Joy Bowmen), & 'What I Be' (Jonah Sharp Remix).
Amazon.com
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 Levine
Customer Reviews
One of my favourite albums of this decade - Reviewed on 2007-02-16
This is a definite 5 star album ! Wonderful songs, terrific vibrant playing, socially-aware lyrics, and underlying all of this music is a strong source of positive energy, which would seem to originate from the person of Michael Franti himself. There are uplifiting soul-inspired songs , such as the breezy Feeling Free, the rousing and chorus-driven title tune Everyone Deserves Music , and my favourite song on the album the inspirational, fantastic Yes I Will. Songs don't come better than this one! Slow tune Love Why Did You Go Away has a gradual building tempo, while more immediate tunes like the pretty Pray For Grace, the opening track What I Be and the funk wordplay of We Don't Stop also work very well. Definitely check out the landmark song Bomb The World, which is a cry for peace in a time when there seem to be new wars starting up in lots of places. It's a great song that everyone ought to pay attention to. It also appears in a second, rather different dub-influenced version as the penultimate track. Love Invincible and quiet final track Crazy Crazy Crazy round out this invaluable recording that manages to use many different musical elements to comprise a wonderful whole.
I'm sure it's been said before by others, but everyone deserves THIS music !
One of my favourite albums of this decade so far.
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Book Subjects
- Alternative Rap
- Political Rap
- Pop
- Pop/Rock Music
- Rock
- Soul/R & B
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