| Franti, Michael & Spearhead / Yell Fire! |
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| Album: | Yell Fire! | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Franti, Michael & Spearhead | Added: | Aug 2006 | |
| Label: | Boo Boo Wax | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-08-20 | Pull Date: | 2006-10-22 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Oct 22 | Oct 15 | Oct 8 | Oct 1 | Sep 24 | Sep 17 | Sep 10 | Sep 3 |
| Airplays: | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 28, 2022: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon (rebroadcast from Dec 3, 2013) Everybody Ona Move | 4. | Feb 27, 2014: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon Hey Now Now | |
| 2. | Feb 25, 2019: | Happy Hour Seweet Little Lies | 5. | Dec 03, 2013: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon Everybody Ona Move | |
| 3. | Feb 29, 2016: | Happy Hour Seweet Little Lies | 6. | Mar 14, 2013: | Happy Hour What I've Seen |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2006-08-15 | ||
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Franti, Michael and Spearhead – Yell Fire! (Boo Boo Wax) Reviewed by Sadie O., 8/15/06 Mostly reggae, with some folk and a bit of rock, with pacifist political/philosophical lyrics. Much of the record was recorded in Jamaica with Sly and Robbie, and the whole record has much more reggae beat than most Spearhead offerings. No FCCs detected. I like 6 best, although the title track is great for those rockin’ moments, and several others are excellent. 1. 5:10 **about 9 seconds of near silence at start, midtempo roots reggae bubble with occasional electric guitar. Sad political philosophizing. 2. 4:44 ***hard rock anthem, big noise, revolutionary lyrics 3. 4:04 *folky pop, solidarity lyrics, gains volume and energy 4. 3:56 ***uptempo and upbeat roots rock reggae, bouncy, female chorus 5. 4:43 *acoustic folk, turning into folky roots reggae bubble 6. 4:50 ****upbeat bounce, almost ska, upful togetherness lyrics, a bit of dancehall verbal skank 7. 4:41 *acoustic folk with a bit of toasting, turns into a nice midtempo reggae skank after a minute and a half. Pink does some guest vocals. Gospel-y. 8. 5:36 ***uptempo reggae bubble, almost ska at times. Fun and danceworthy. A bit of “rap” and some rooster crowing. 9. 5:49 ***upbeat and a bit uptempo dance reggae, happy party tune with a lot of extra sounds, shout out to “and you don’t stop” 10. 4:18 pretty acoustic folk, grows into orchestral overblown stuff, autobiographical 11. 4:57 ***midtempo reggae bubble, killer production, about the war 12. 4:52 folk/pop with a reggae one-drop. Downbeat til halfway through, then goes hard rock. 13. 3:49 piano folk/pop, Beatles-style orchestral backing. Good message, but rather overblown delivery. 14. 5:08 acoustic guitar folk. Sweet guest bit by Gentleman. | ||
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