Everyone Deserves Music

1	What I Be / Michael Franti 4:45
2	We Don't Stop / Michael Franti 4:37
3	Everyone Deserves Music / Michael Franti 4:36
4	Never Too Late / Michael Franti 4:51
5	Bomb the World / Michael Franti 4:29
6	Pray for Grace / Michael Franti 4:53
7	Love, Why Did You Go Away? / Michael Franti 4:29
8	Yes I Will / Michael Franti 4:01
9	Feelin' Free / John Butler 3:55
10	Love Invincible / Michael Franti 3:50
11	Bomb the World / Radioactive Armageddon Version 4:44
12	Crazy, Crazy, Crazy / Michael Franti 3:30

All Music Guide

In a rap world set predominately on a limited range of topics to cover, politically and socially charged hip-hop is a breath of pure, fresh air. For the past decade, Spearhead and Michael Franti have been the antiseptic to a plaque-filled gold-toothed hip-hop mouth, expelling righteous truths and music with extremely thoughtful, meticulous details. Everyone Deserves Music continues with the tradition, but takes the sound of Spearhead into more of a disco-funk territory at times. This doesn't displace Franti's lyrics by any means, but gives him an extremely fresh perspective to stretch out and experiment with his delivery. Not so much a punch to the stomach like their previous releases, Franti and Spearhead almost made a deliberate attempt to stray from the typical hip-hop beats and go for something a bit more organic and acoustic than their previous efforts -- and the experiments more than pay off. It's honest, compelling, emotional, and soulful, and it's unfortunate that these values don't equate with much in the commercial hip-hop market anymore. In a perfect world, this would be a future classic played out of every car stereo, boombox, and apartment for generations to come. Rob Theakston

Vibe

Far from music's recent thug mania, this jumble of hip-hop, reggae, and folk rock delivers a spiritual and political message that's both sensual and relevant. Isoul Harris