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Everyone Deserves Music | 
 enlarge | Artist: Michael Franti & Spearhead
Label: Reincarnate Music
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
Buy New: $12.06
You Save: $5.92 (33%)
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 18992
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.5
MPN: 1135
UPC: 801190113521
EAN: 0801190113521
ASIN: B0000AQS0I
Release Date: August 19, 2003
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Condition: Brand New and Factory Sealed Item Fast Shipping
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| Tracks:
| • | 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 | | • | Crazy, Crazy, Crazy |
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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
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).
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| Customer Reviews: Read 30 more reviews...
 Great, but... April 28, 2008
Very good as always, but only a couple of tunes have real power. I'm holding Franti to a higher standard here, due to "Yell Fire". It's still better than 99% of what is out there. Really wish he hadn't made reference to "Nick-at-Night", in what would have been an otherwise more universal and timeless song.
Would it have killed the song? March 4, 2008
To sing "What I am" instead of "What I be"? Great music, but damn, we have enough illiterate people in this country...
 Spiritual May 29, 2007
This guy is GOOD. My son told me to listen and I'm glad I did. He makes music that can truely affect your mood and outlook for the better
Franti May 17, 2007
Ah, another favorite Sunday work CD's. Franti manages to bring poignant lyrics to some laid back melodies. If you like Franti, check out John Butler Trio and Xavier Rudd.
One of my favourite albums of this decade February 16, 2007
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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