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Michael Franti and Spearhead — Time to Go Home
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bitbanger
(Upper West Side)
Posted: Apr 04, 2013 - 16:19
 

Catchy tune and you can dance to it!



unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston)
Posted: Jan 26, 2013 - 08:06
 
 listen_n_sf wrote:
"Those who fight wars never like them"

Is that from a 4th graders book report? 
 
I am a six-year Navy vet, and I think he is precisely right: those who fight wars never like them.  Ask any vet if they think war is a good way to spend a nation's money and children.  Wanna bet how they will answer?

Apparently, you've chosen a life outside the armed services.

countryrds
Posted: Nov 30, 2012 - 04:04
 
 Bull

This is about Empire and control of others' resources. 

Michael is right this is no more right or legal or ethical or moral than what the so-called evil ones do.

MiracleDrug wrote:
yeah yeah Mike...

there's these little matters we call:

NATIONAL SELF-INTEREST/DEFENSE

SELF DETERMINATION/SOVEREIGNTY
 



Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 09:10
 
NO WAR!!!  Well, except warfare by drone aircraft so only the bad guys get killed and only if the prez is a democrat.

Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: Oct 29, 2012 - 19:51
 
Thanks, jah_blessed, for the upload, and many others I enjoy, as well. This is one I recall from my first visit to RP and have upgraded my rating ever since. For me, it's timeless.

cShaggy
(..in the general vicinity..)
Posted: Oct 28, 2012 - 00:46
 
..wouldja categorize this as reggae-plus?..whatever the case, i'm diggin' it..

coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: Sep 28, 2012 - 08:21
 
He played in Boston last weekend
Always a super show... 

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 09:58
 
 1wolfy wrote:
I am liking this groove.  This guy has some great stuff.  Tough to sit still with this playing

 

 

Hear! Hear!  

 

Funny enough, this CD would make great party music.  

 

And, yes, as a person who grew up listening to military occupation stories and is terribly proud of his capo terrorist grandfather, I'm a little more than sympathetic to calls to self-determination.  



JIan
(Phoenix, AZ, USA)
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 09:53
 
7—>8

malvey254
Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 04:21
 
 logic wrote:

4:20mt today, too...  Nice.

 
Sneaky - it's 4:20 a.m. PST right now as it's being played (7:20 in sunny Philadelphia).  I think three times rules out any chance that it is a coincidence.

{#Cowboy} 

MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 09:16
 
yeah yeah Mike...

there's these little matters we call:

NATIONAL SELF-INTEREST/DEFENSE

SELF DETERMINATION/SOVEREIGNTY

ninamo
Posted: Mar 20, 2012 - 22:10
 
yes!

coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: Mar 20, 2012 - 22:10
 
Very Great Stuff

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Feb 19, 2012 - 22:37
 
Nice!

sbird
(Potsdam NY - the north country)
Posted: Dec 18, 2011 - 11:40
 
Jelani wrote:
Oh, shut it Frante.
 
oh shut it Jelani...

How's the 800 billion fiasco and 5000 lives we lost over the last 8 years doing for you?... if there's one time this song is relevant it's now (along with CSNY's Deja Vu) - great set Bill...





tunemanz
(Sonora, California, USA)
Posted: Dec 18, 2011 - 11:39
 
Great song off a very strong album...keep it coming!

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 17:16
 
Oh, shut it Frante.

arthur_d
(Hamburg, Germany)
Posted: Oct 16, 2011 - 05:00
 
Nice bass.

Cynaera
(Kenneth's Frequency)
Posted: Sep 14, 2011 - 15:45
 
 pdxrlk wrote:
Putting aside the politics for the moment - must every reggae song share the EXACT.... SAME....BEAT ?     {#Eyes}   There's not enough pot in the world to make it sound original.
  Speak for yourself - as far as I'm concerned, there's not enough pot.

Here's an article I wrote for the local newspaper when I was free-lancing. Of course, it didn't get published, but it's a true story...
I'm starting to really appreciate the counter-syncopation of reggae music. "Ghetto of my Mind" by Rickie Lee Jones reminded me of Bob Marley and the Wailers. Dang - the man died too soon. I remember the first time I ever heard reggae. I was in a bar called the RanchInn, in Elko, and every Friday and Saturday night, it had live music. I'd just gotten off work early to meet a friend there for a drink. There was a cheesy lounge-lizard act doing horrible '70's covers. Suddenly, they began this sort of herky-jerky rhythm on bass and the dance floor cleared. It was "Jammin'" by Bob Marley. It was reggae, and no one in the backward little town of Elko knew how the hell to dance to it. Except for one guy - a slightly overweight, bookish-preppie-looking guy named Chris Valentine and wouldn't you know he figured I'd be the perfect dance partner? I was too polite to decline and too mortified to give it much thought.

Once we were out there on the floor, I watched Chris for a moment. He had the perfect dance steps for reggae - moving with the off-beat. I closed my eyes, began to feel the music, and before I knew it, I was the first girl in Elko to dance to reggae.

It took a week to get the tar and feathers out of my hair.

 




1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Aug 12, 2011 - 13:05
 
Obscured by layers of b.s....and tired of it ! Anyone speaking the truth can't make it on the balot. They are labeled as lunatics.  What is one to do ? fredriley wrote:

A simple truth is still true. It's the spinmeisters and warmongers who add layers of complexity to obscure the essential reality of war to suit their own ends and pull the wool over our eyes.

 


unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 22:06
 
 pdxrlk wrote:
There's not enough pot in the world to make it sound original.
 
Have you attempted to substantiate that claim?  I suspect you'd change your mind after only a small percentage of the world's supply ...

logic
(Divide, CO)
Posted: May 11, 2011 - 15:24
 
 erichb wrote:
Michael Franti being played on RP at 4:20 CST.  Nice.
 
4:20mt today, too...  Nice.


soulcollision
(Vancouver, BC)
Posted: May 11, 2011 - 15:23
 
love his tunes <3


1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: May 11, 2011 - 15:22
 
I am liking this groove.  This guy has some great stuff.  Tough to sit still with this playing


DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: May 09, 2011 - 21:54
 
 fredriley wrote:

A simple truth is still true. It's the spinmeisters and warmongers who add layers of complexity to obscure the essential reality of war to suit their own ends and pull the wool over our eyes.

 
nicely put.



Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Apr 08, 2011 - 06:46
 
 philbertr wrote:

In foreign policy the hopey-changey thing is working quite nicely, thank you.  (Can't think of an unnecessary war started recently, fer instance.)  Things aren't perfect, certainly, but are definitely much better. 

 

Heh.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Apr 08, 2011 - 06:45
 
 listen_n_sf wrote:
"Those who fight wars never like them"

Is that from a 4th graders book report? 
 
A simple truth is still true. It's the spinmeisters and warmongers who add layers of complexity to obscure the essential reality of war to suit their own ends and pull the wool over our eyes.


listen_n_sf
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 12:51
 
"Those who fight wars never like them"

Is that from a 4th graders book report? 

dkwalika
(Upper Midwest)
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 11:16
 
 SmackDaddy wrote:


So how's that whole "being an idiot all your life" working out for you?
 
That "hopey, changy" thing saved us from a depression.


SmackDaddy
(San Diego)
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 11:15
 
 Hannio wrote:


So.  How's that hopey-changey thing working our for ya?
 

So how's that whole "being an idiot all your life" working out for you?

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 04, 2011 - 03:41
 
 tomis wrote:
This is what good music is about, head-boppin' and with a message of real substance.
 
Yup. Agitprop you can dance to. In that sense, Franti is in the same tradition as The Clash, The The, and Thievery Corporation.


philbertr
(Roch New York)
Posted: Dec 05, 2010 - 07:14
 
 Hannio wrote:


So.  How's that hopey-changey thing working our for ya?
 
In foreign policy the hopey-changey thing is working quite nicely, thank you.  (Can't think of an unnecessary war started recently, fer instance.)  Things aren't perfect, certainly, but are definitely much better. 

In domestic policy, not so much.  But then it is awfully hard to effect change when the 'Publicans (and sinners) have a policy of saying "No" to EVERYTHING (even programs, such as the health care reform which THEY originally proposed.) 

So, do I regret having Obama in the White House instead of McCain?  What do you think? 



Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Dec 05, 2010 - 07:04
 
ambrebalte wrote:
Quite interesting to listen to this in a period of time when the great migration to the country side has started here...   
Thanks for the insight into your world, and a reminder that a song can outgrow its composer's intent to encompass wider meanings. Riding my bike to a Franti concert on the beach today, I'll remember that the whole world is not as fortunate and remain thankful and mindful.


kletzing
(Munich)
Posted: Dec 03, 2010 - 13:12
 
Cool Voice, nice Rhythm



JustJeff
(Somewhere in Kansas)
Posted: Nov 03, 2010 - 14:24
 
The music Bill has been playing today seems to fit my overall mood.

erichb
(Des Moines, Iowa)
Posted: Nov 03, 2010 - 14:21
 
Michael Franti being played on RP at 4:20 CST.  Nice.

tomis
(Monterey, CA)
Posted: Nov 01, 2010 - 20:50
 
This is what good music is about, head-boppin' and with a message of real substance.

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 - 23:28
 

Nice energy.

 

Puts me back in the townships of the Republic.



james_of_tucson
(Tucson AZ)
Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 13:38
 
Artists I know personally get 9's, no exceptions.

araujokrl
(the county)
Posted: Feb 22, 2010 - 10:05
 
 fredriley wrote:

For the same reason that all blues is based on 12-bar phrases - because it wouldn't be blues if it weren't 12-bar. Similarly, reggae without a reggae beat wouldn't be reggae. For all that, there's a lot of variation in such musical genres, the same as composers like Mozart and Chopin found variation within prescriptive 'concerto form'.

 
well said fredriley
for some new reggae variation, check out LIONIZE   http://lionizemusic.com/

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Feb 22, 2010 - 09:03
 
"If the first victim of war is innocence, then perhaps with each bullet fired, bomb detonated, leader overthrown, wall built, economy destroyed and family member killed, we are not creating goodwill and harmony, but rather another child who believes violence is the only means to bring about change in the world." - Michael Franti

Power to the peaceful and much love to the Frantiman and all his freaky followers.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Feb 22, 2010 - 08:58
 
 pdxrlk wrote:
Putting aside the politics for the moment - must every reggae song share the EXACT.... SAME....BEAT ?   

 
For the same reason that all blues is based on 12-bar phrases - because it wouldn't be blues if it weren't 12-bar. Similarly, reggae without a reggae beat wouldn't be reggae. For all that, there's a lot of variation in such musical genres, the same as composers like Mozart and Chopin found variation within prescriptive 'concerto form'.


pdxrlk
Posted: Feb 20, 2010 - 14:57
 
Putting aside the politics for the moment - must every reggae song share the EXACT.... SAME....BEAT ?     {#Eyes}   There's not enough pot in the world to make it sound original.



ambrebalte
(Beijing)
Posted: Jan 21, 2010 - 23:19
 
Quite interesting to listen to this in a period of time when the great migration to the country side has started here, in Beijing, and the railway stations, bus stations, airports begin to be packed because of the Sping Festival big return.

Not the same meaning as in the song, yet, in times when every 4 graduated students on 5 didn't find a job and is camping in the suburb of Beijing in the worst conditions ever -shelter, no sanitation, little food, temperatures below zero- because going back home is impossible: its' another war and it leaves millions of people on the sideroads. What is the most frightening in this situation is that they could probably create their own jobs in the country side where there is a huge lack of upper and middle mangement, and creators. But their own families only value the success gained outside, preferably in the legendary cities, and of course Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou area are the ultimate myths.
That's why they sacrified their lives, paying huge tuition fees for their only child to be a success in the city. This song, has this meaning to me, when I am in this area and see the thousands of students - some say ten thousand- being lost.
And from what I've heard, Beijing is not the only city where this occurs.
Edit : By reading older comments here I realized I definitely totally missed the point - I didn't think about THIS war whatsoever.
I love RP: it's one of these places where I've seen people posting comments with totally opposed point of views without to go to extremes, even keeping a sense of humor and not fuelling the grudge.  

CascadianPDX
(Stumptown)
Posted: Dec 21, 2009 - 13:09
 
builds nicely, pretty good tune

ronbellaz
Posted: Dec 19, 2009 - 18:49
 
the thing with Radio Paradise is that you can't just write a comment about one particular song without considering it in the context of the entire set ... that's what's so cool about RP ... before this was Dylan — Positively 4th St ... 'you gotta a lotta nerve ..."

Valley_Boy
(Wisconsin: Smell our DairyAir)
Posted: Nov 18, 2009 - 08:58
 
I can feel the love in these comments....

Bill, can you find a pro-war song to make some of these people happy?

(former member)
(Infinity and Beyond)
Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 16:53
 
 LowPhreak wrote:

Why is being angry an "issue"? It's often a legitimate response.

Quit jumping on easy cliche's, k?  
 
The cliche' is using anger as a means to deal with a problem. That's an adolescent, talentless, inarticulate way to address things.

Anger = lack of acceptance of the situation, refusing to acknowledge that - good or bad or neutral - the situation just is. You can get as angry as you want, and the situation has not changed one bit - but now you're not thinking clearly anymore, and so you can't address it thoughtfully through your anger.

Once you calm down, you're more able to think of a reasonable way to change it from what it is (which may be wrong) to something else, to something more right.

The easy cliche' is anger.



MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 16:47
 
End Obama's war!

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Sep 16, 2009 - 08:30
 
 philbertr wrote:


Well!  I guess we know now how Bush's extensive foreign policy experience served him while in the White House.  His results were SOOOOOOOO much better than that pussy Clinton! 

 

So.  How's that hopey-changey thing working our for ya?