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Macy Gray lets her freak flag fly, almost to the detriment of everything else.
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MojoThe Id simply turns up the levels on what made her debut so big, in the process overshadowing the background detail that made that album so special. [Oct 2001, p.128]
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But while Gray's voice is still beguiling and unique, The Id is basically Brit-award winning, corporate soul with little identity, too cosy and calculated to have any genuine depth.
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It is only when she tries something a little different that Macy comes unstuck.
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The Id suffers from the conundrum of all post-breakout second albums. You're disappointed either because the songs are not enough like the first one or because they're too much like the first but not quite as good.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 16
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Mixed: 1 out of 16
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Negative: 5 out of 16
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tomaOct 18, 2006
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JoseAntonioAOct 8, 2002Clear & deep songs of life looking for a soul.