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- Record Label: Capitol
- Release Date: Sep 21, 2010
- Summary: The artist's latest album with the band Spearhead continues his melding of hip-hop, reggae, and rock music.
- Record Label: Capitol
- Genre(s): Reggae, Pop/Rock, Alternative Rap, Contemporary Reggae
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| Hey Hey Hey | |
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| It’s been a long time coming that I had to say When I wake up in the morning all I do is pray For some guidance and protection on the streets... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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On The Sound of Sunshine, "I'll Be Waiting" reaches for U2 grandeur, but Michael Franti is best as an amiable neo-Marley busker, asking for change, love, and maybe one more shot at crossover gold.
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This is an album that's best enjoyed with a sweating Red Stripe, at least 95% humidity and an abandonment of cares.
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May 18, 2011From dancefloor tracks such as "Shake It" to a lover's rock vibe on "Only Thing Missing Was You", Franti has made an eclectic, conscious album
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most poppy album yet is full of reggae hybrids and his best stab at arena rock.
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The unrelenting earnestness of the album may appeal to some listeners and repel others, but in either case Franti has achieved his goal of capturing the "sound of sunshine"--and it seems like he's having too good a time to care what anyone thinks, anyway.
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Summer's gone, but the buoyant vibe to The Sound of Sunshine extends year-round.
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UncutJun 3, 2011Anyone seeking the funky militancy of The Beatnigs or The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy may be baffled. [Jul 2011, p.82]
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