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Much different than his previous endeavors with Spearhead, Songs from the Front Porch takes Michael Franti and puts him in an acoustic setting with a stronger emphasis on songwriting/storytelling, singing, and performance. Songwriting skills that show traces of Ben Harper and Terry Callier along with a vocal delivery on par with those two are fairly obvious from the get-go. The manner in which Songs was recorded gives the record an immediate sense of intimacy, almost as if you're on the front porch of his brownstone and he's playing the songs directly to you for the first time. Songs retains the intelligent lyrics of his earlier efforts with Spearhead, and nowhere is this more evident than on "Oh My God," an iron-hot discourse on the state of the union, circa 2003. At 40 minutes, there's no unnecessary filler, and while the album has a tendency to become a bit preachy at times, it's refreshing to see Franti's versatility outside of the hip-hop arena.
© Rob Theakston /TiVo
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Michael Franti, Composer, Producer - Michael Franti & Spearhead, MainArtist - Dave Shul, Composer - Carl Young, Composer - C-Ya-Later Sounds (BMI), MusicPublisher - Franticsoulutions / Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - ShulD Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers (P) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
Michael Franti, Composer, Producer - Michael Franti & Spearhead, MainArtist - Dave Shul, Composer - Franticsoulutions / Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - ShulD Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers (P) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
Michael Franti, Composer, Producer - Michael Franti & Spearhead, MainArtist - Dave Shul, Composer - Franticsoulutions / Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - ShulD Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers (P) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
Michael Franti, Composer, Producer - Michael Franti & Spearhead, MainArtist - Dave Shul, Composer - Carl Young, Composer - C-Ya-Later Sounds (BMI), MusicPublisher - Franticsoulutions / Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - ShulD Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers (P) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
Michael Franti, Composer, Producer - Michael Franti & Spearhead, MainArtist - Dave Shul, Composer - Carl Young, Composer - C-Ya-Later Sounds (BMI), MusicPublisher - Franticsoulutions / Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - ShulD Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers (P) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
Michael Franti, Composer, Producer - Michael Franti & Spearhead, MainArtist - Franticsoulutions / Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers (P) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
Michael Franti, Composer, Producer - Michael Franti & Spearhead, MainArtist - Dave Shul, Composer - Franticsoulutions / Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - ShulD Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers (P) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
Michael Franti, Composer, Producer - Michael Franti & Spearhead, MainArtist - Carl Young, Composer - C-Ya-Later Sounds (BMI), MusicPublisher - Franticsoulutions / Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers (P) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
Michael Franti, Composer, Producer - Michael Franti & Spearhead, MainArtist - Ramon Lazo, Composer - Franticsoulutions / Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ramon Lazo Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers (P) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
Michael Franti, Composer, Producer - Michael Franti & Spearhead, MainArtist - Dave Shul, Composer - Carl Young, Composer - C-Ya-Later Sounds (BMI), MusicPublisher - Franticsoulutions / Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - ShulD Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers (P) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
Album review
Much different than his previous endeavors with Spearhead, Songs from the Front Porch takes Michael Franti and puts him in an acoustic setting with a stronger emphasis on songwriting/storytelling, singing, and performance. Songwriting skills that show traces of Ben Harper and Terry Callier along with a vocal delivery on par with those two are fairly obvious from the get-go. The manner in which Songs was recorded gives the record an immediate sense of intimacy, almost as if you're on the front porch of his brownstone and he's playing the songs directly to you for the first time. Songs retains the intelligent lyrics of his earlier efforts with Spearhead, and nowhere is this more evident than on "Oh My God," an iron-hot discourse on the state of the union, circa 2003. At 40 minutes, there's no unnecessary filler, and while the album has a tendency to become a bit preachy at times, it's refreshing to see Franti's versatility outside of the hip-hop arena.
© Rob Theakston /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:33
- Main artists: Spearhead
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Boo Boo Wax
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(C) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers (P) 2002 Boo Boo Wax marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
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