Michael Franti & Spearhead "Yell Fire!" (domestic / US import / UK import) Michael Franti & Spearhead  "I Know I'm Not Alone" (US import) the official site Michael Franti & Spearhead http://www.spearheadvibrations.com/ check 'em? -->  previous works  "Live in Sydney" (US import)
"Love Kamikaze: The Lost Sex Singles & Collectors' Remixes " (UK import) "Instant Live: The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, 11/2"(US import - 3CDset) "Songs from the Front Porch " (US import / UK import) "INSTANT LIVE: ROXY - BOSTON MA 03-02-04 " (US import) "Everyone Deserves Music" (USimport / UK import) ... and more check the albums?  mag files : Michael Franti & Spearhead CD review : Yell Fire! (06/09/18) : reviewed by michaelCD review : Yell Fire! (06/09/15) : reviewed by kenCD review : Yell Fire! & DVD review : I Know I'm Not Alone (06/09/11) : reviewed by sakamoto |
"I'm wide awake! I'm wide awake! Wide awake! I'm not sleeping." Bono's seminal restorative words in urgency and compassion coupled with U2's always spiritually enriching music echoes beautifully within Michael Franti And Spearhead's 'Yell Fire!' Birthed by Franti's firsthand experience in Iraq, Israel and Lebanon, these 14-rounds of freedom in sustenance for mind, body and soul between Franti (vocals, guitar), Carl Young (bass), Dave Shul (guitar) and Manas Itene (drums) give light. "Time To Go Home" opens the resultant resonant tripartite landscape of enchantment in Franti's point blank range truth as its tempo and peaceful rock steady gain strength. Momentum carries in Schul's swirling guitar as Young'and Itene give Franti fuel for the title track that then seamlessly transfuses blood into the pulmonary resuscitation witnessed as well as lost in "I Know I'm Not Alone." "East To The West" bounces in its universal gratitude found through humility while "Sweet Little Lies" exhorts that comfort we desperately seek and need when facing life's displeasures in rallying hope. Common ground is struck, replete in the joyous simplicity of "Hello Bonjour," bringing smiles and eyes alive righteously. Letting go of fear and pain, the heart opens immensely in "One Step Closer To You." Enjoying the course of a shared expressed faith and its liberation, "Hey Now Now" flows fluidly while rump-shaker "Everybody Ona Move" gives instant body movement wherever, hands in the air, smiles wide guaranteeing a 10-minute mix ahead. A dreamy, spinning nocturnal breather of hope on the road duly helps you "See You In The Light" as "Light Up Ya Lighter" chugs while giving full color of the daily war-torn realities that continues to carry you on a stretcher in plain view in "What I've Seen" that emphatically pleads in "Tolerance." Closing on the reflection of humanity's needless, yet endless self-destructive ways, the acoustic "Is Love Enough?" is given plenty with Gentleman's vocal contributions. Aesop said, "After all is said and done, more is said than done." Not for these four. This latest fire is equally unforgettable, never to extinguish. reviewed by michael |
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