Macy Gray - On How Life Is
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Free Music Review: The Best Rod Stewart Album of a Generation?
Hit: 5 Stars
I heard this album again by accident the other day, and then it hit me, this really is the best Rod Stewart album of a generation.Free Music Review: Fresh and funky
Hit: 4 Stars
With a voice like Billy Holidays little sister Macy introduces herself with an excellent R&B album that looks back to '70s soul with a funky vengence. About freeking time someone with a distinctive voice that doesn't sound like some cooing 14 year old came on the scene. This album is sexy but perhaps a few too many ballads to warrant a 5, but what the hell, buy it now.Free Music Review: Donald Duck+70s funk=Perfection (alias Macy Gray)
Hit: 4 Stars
On her debut, Ms. Gray put together her most complete and well-presented mess yet in her career. Gray's over raspy, cartoonish voice sounds more like Donald Duck than anything else, yet she embellishes it with soul and feeling. The strange voice is the icing on Ms. Gray's bizarre cake of a personality. Yet Ms. Gray mixes her unique vocals and personality with familiar riffs and music straight out of 70's soul. On "Why didn't you don't call me" Ms. Gray soulfully groans about a one night stand and on "I try" she puts her own spin on a generic pop rock ballad. The one drawback here is too many mushy ballads where Ms. Gray's vocals lag and her playful persona is missing. The best are the sexual "Caligula" and "Sex-omatic Venus freak" where Ms. Gray giggles and brags about sex like a man. The coy girls of sex and the city, perhaps with the exception of Samantha, could learn a thing or two from Ms.Gray (she sings "I feel like an ex x rated movie star" with childish joy on "Sex-omatic"). The best are "I've committed murder" where Ms. Gray sing/raps about murdering her boyfriends boss with infectious playfulness and `Do something" where she strains her voice to plead with herself to escape drugs. On "On how life is", Macy creates a unique, beautiful, funky escapade that proves that with good singing and personality the most unlikely of candidates can become leaders in the world of music. Free Music Review: The Arrival of an Amazing Talent
Hit: 5 Stars
When I first heard Macy Gray, I thought she had a wonderfully unique voice. I first heard her in the 1997 movie Picture Perfect. "I Try" was playing in the background towards the end, and for some reason the song stood out. Two years later, I heard "Do Something" and thought it was good, but it wasn't until "I Try" became such a big hit that I remembered who she was. I bought the CD and let me tell you, it is a fantastic album. She sounds as if she's been doing this for years, yet it is only her first CD! 1)Why Didn't You Call Me- a good album opener. It's refreshing to hear an R&B album that uses real instruments.
2)Do Something- a really good song. It really does make you think about what you should do with your life.
3)Caligula- the first raunchy song. She sounds as if she enjoys sex, rather than just singing about it to get attention.
4)I Try- it's no surprise this was such a big hit. Most artists can only dream of having a song this good on their first album.
5)Sex-o-matic Venus Freak- this song is really dirty. It should have been a single. It's one of the best songs on the album
6)I Can't Wait to Meetchu- a really terrific song. It's a very spiritual song that will make you feel good even if you're not a very spiritual person.
7)Still- another great song. She really nails this song and the emotion behind it.
8)I've Committed Murder- a very strange song. It tells a story that you don't hear in music everyday. Very unique.
9)A Moment to Myself- another really good song. It talks about being happy with who you are, and who can complain about that?
10)The Letter- a song about suicide. She's able to pull it off because she is so good at singing about taboo subjects. On some level, it sounds like she's leaving behind the days when she wasn't happy and wasn't doing what she loved to do.
This is a very good CD. I highly recommend it for those who like artists that aren't afraid to take chances. It's also one of those albums that deserved to sell millions and ended up doing just that.
Free Music Review: haha this is music?
Hit: 1 Stars
how can anyone call this music? her voice sounds like a female axel rose with a sore throat and a cracker lodged in her throat. dont buy this junk.