Everyone Deserves Music by Spearhead

Pros: Uplifting message set to R&B and Hip-Hop overtones
Cons: None. You need this album.

I've been in need of some seriously positive vibes lately, and who better to get them from than charismatic Michael Franti, leader of Spearhead. Franti, who morphed from angry young hip-hopper (The Beatnigs, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy) to a ...

Pros: Surprisingly unpretentious, easy-to-swallow uplift.
Cons: Alienating considering Spearhead's previous body of work.

To compare Spearhead to someone like, say, The Roots, is to fall into an easily palatable (if off-base) comparison because of both bands' renowned social conscious and the fact that they're among hip-hop's precious few *bands*. In reality, Spearhead, ...

Pros: An aggressive anti-war, pro-people message set to Franti's most radio-ready music ever.
Cons: The poprockness of it all might turn some hip-hop fans off.

The man. Michael Franti has had one of hip-hop’s most interesting and rewarding careers; yet for nearly twenty years now he’s managed to keep himself flying underneath the radar. Though he is well-respected among critics and ...

Pros: Positive lyrics, tight band, a refreshing antidote to sex and gun-filled music.
Cons: Album drags occasionally, Franti's voice is an acquired taste.

One of the coolest things about Epinions is that you get to be turned on to music you might not ordinarily pick up if you didn't read a review written on it by someone who seems to share your taste in music. Michael Franti & Spearhead's "Everyone Deserves ...

Pros: Every song rocks!
Cons: A few bad words, so careful around the kids.

This is a CD that stays in my car at all times. Michael Franti and the Spearhead crew are amazing, and this is one of those albums where every song is great -- from the tunes to the lyrics, it's all awesome. Michael Franti is one of the great true poets of our time. BRAVO!