Songs from the Front Porch [Limited Edition] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Yes I Will

2. Closer to the Sky

3. Firefly

4. Love'll Set Me Free

5. Love Invincible

6. Anybody Seen My Mind

7. Sometimes

8. Stay Human

9. Oh My God

10. Ganja Babe

Songs from the Front Porch,Michael Franti,Import [Generic],Alternative Rap,Folk-Rock,Pop,R&B,Soul/R & B

Tracks:

Yes I Will
Closer to the Sky
Firefly
Love'll Set Me Free
Love Invincible
Anybody Seen My Mind
Sometimes
Stay Human
Oh My God
Ganja Babe

Customer Reviews:

good vibes.......2007-06-13

on the whole a chill album there are some top quality moments and peachy versions.well worth checking out

good music.......2007-04-11

We are not to familiar with the artist, but it's nice easy-going music with a reggae flair.

worthwhile.......2007-01-05

Michael Franti once again brings light to his "Songs from the front porch" album.....this cd definitely along with his others is worth buying even if there are duplicate songs from other cd's.....the acuoustic version has a more at home style to it!

Michael is my new guru - he should be everyones!.......2006-09-21

Michael Franti has it down - with his lyrics, sound and his laid back lifestyle! He is my new guru - listen and live through and by his lyrics!

Peace!

Everything music should be. Simply rythmic & pure........2005-01-09

I don't know what you expect from a dreaded guy showing his bare foot on the cover, but that picture is meant to fool you. This is the most honest& best album I have played over the air in 2004. The more times you listen to this cd all the way through, the more you'll be convinced this man is put here just to help you see. Very rarely you'll find such an artist at his peak, and virtually unknown. Very proud to say my listeners request Michael Franti regularly. Every flower has a right to be bloomin :) Brilliant!

Songs from the Big Front Porch...A Celebration of American Folk Music

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TRACK LISTINGS

Songs from the Big Front Porch...A Celebration of American Folk Music
Bridget Ball & Christopher Shaw
Manufacturer: Twining Tree
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005YBKS
Release Date: 1996-11-05

Tracks:

Old Joe Clark
Gold Watch and Chain
Dark as a Dungeon
This Old House
Wild Mountain Thyme
Diggy Liggy Lo
Blow Ye Winds of Morning
Life's Railway to Heaven
I Ride an Old Paint
Jenny Jenkins
Red River Valley
How Can I Keep from Singing?

Customer Reviews:

TRACK LISTINGS.......2005-02-09

1. Old Joe Clark
2. Gold Watch and Chain
3. Dark as a Dungeon
4. This Old House
5. Wild Mountain Thyme
6. Diggy Liggy Lo
7. Blow Ye Winds of Morning
8. Life's Railway to Heaven
9. I Ride an Old Paint
10. Jenny Jenkins
11. Red River Valley
12. How Can I Keep From Singing

Average customer rating:

One Small Voice

Manufacturer: Iris Ann Hirsch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAH3RQ
Release Date: 2004-06-15

Pat Johnson's Songs from the Town Boredom Built

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Pat Johnson's Songs from the Town Boredom Built

Manufacturer: EPJ
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA3DSE
Release Date: 2005-10-11

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Songs from the Front Porch
Michael Franti
Manufacturer: Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

R&B | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00008WD0I
Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

Yes I Will
Closer to the Sky
Firefly
Love'll Set Me Free
Love Invincible
Anybody Seen My Mind
Sometimes
Stay Human
Oh My God
Ganja Babe

Album Description

Limited edition acoustic album from Australia features 10 tracks on the Liberation label for the rapper. 2003.

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Michael Franti - Songs from the Front Porch
Lyrical Man Rocks!!!

Songs from the Front Porch
Michael Franti
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

R&B | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00009P1PU
Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

Yes I Will
Closer to the Sky
Firefly
Love'll Set Me Free
Love Invincible
Anybody Seen My Mind
Sometimes
Stay Human
Oh My God
Ganja Babe

Customer Reviews:

Michael Franti - Songs from the Front Porch.......2003-11-20

This is truly a beautiful collection of acoustic songs that have been taken from a number of different Michael Franti and Spearhead albums. The songs have been striped back to a simple acoustic strum and drumbeat, accompanied at different times by hand claps, piano, and flute.

Opening with "Yes I Will", a catchy and smooth flowing song that builds to a near gospel ending, the album starts with one of the best songs. "Closer to the Sky" is purely a slow acoustic ballad, whilst track 3 "Firefly" has a toe tapping piano and percussive beat which you cant help but move to. "Love'll set Me Free" is another slower tempo song with an acoustic guitar and flute accompanying it. "Love Invincible" - which is taken of Franti's new spearhead album "Everyone Deserves Music" - is brilliant as it ups the pace again and has an irresistible congo rhythm underlying the quick guitar strumming and Wurlitzer. On the next track "Anybody Seen My Mind" Franti once again slows the pace. This leads us into the last 4 songs on the album that are perfect. "Sometimes" starts to bring in a more hip hop style of singing rather than the more soulful style that Franti has used on the earlier songs. This style is continued on the final three songs with track 8 "Stay Human" being my personal favourite on the album. The finger picking on the acoustic tries to make you float away whilst Franti's "boom bab" lyrics and other oral percussion sounds keep you stuck there listening. Franti also makes the song more and more urgent as he increases his voice and pace. "Oh My God" brings on some real "spoken" lyrics and Franti steps up his political theme too, before once again getting more urgent. Track 10, is the funky closer "Ganja Babe" where Franti exercises his deep smooth soulful singing and steers the topic down a lighter path, accompanied by some damn catchy whistling.

Overall this album is well worth a purchase as it is a sweet melding of both a hip-hop flavour and a lighter acoustic "no frills" approach. With some interesting lyrical topics, sweet melodies, hand claps and a pop/hip-hop/soulful voice over the top it is truly songs for the front porch.

5 stars

Lyrical Man Rocks!!!.......2003-07-30

This album, refered to as an "acoustic collection", contains songs that can also be found on other Franti & Spearhead cds. However, I'd have to say this one is my favorite.
Free of fancy overdubs and superfluous instrumentation--it's Franti's extraordinary talent that carries this cd. From the rockin' entrance of "Yes I Will", to the sly "Ganja Babe", every tune is fresh, unique and captivating. Michael Franti's eclectic style crosses genres and generations, and is a welcome relief from the generic "mu$ic" so widely marketed these days.
This music is real.

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Suitcase full of Songs
Razzmatazz for Kids
Manufacturer: Razzmatazz for Kids
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Children's Music | Styles | Music

General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music

International Folk | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000063EMN
Release Date: 2001-09-21

Tracks:

Banjo
Introduction to Unsquare Dance
Unsquare Dance
The Chicken Pox Blues
Sleeping Over
Si Mon Moine
Dum-Dee-Di-Dee-Diddily-Do
Take Me to the Zoo
Alle Brider
Mud
Macaroni
Bilingual Introduction to Jai vu le loup
Jai vu le loup
Ive Got my Longjohns On
Chugga Choo Choo
Butterfly
Zum Gali
English Introduction to LArbre est dans ses feuilles
LArbre est dans ses feuilles
Coney Island Washboard
The Swing
Sleeping Over (Instrumental)

Album Description

WINNER of the EAST COAST MUSIC AWARD 2003 for "Children's Recording of the Year" and NOMINATED in the Children's Music category of the CANADIAN INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS 2002, "Suitcase full of Songs" vibrates with many different styles of music. You will hear guitar, fiddle, mandolin, harmonica, accordian, piano, wooden spoons, banjo, shakers, hand drums, and rub-board, often accompanied by bass and drums. We're pleased to include musical traditions such as Klezmer, Cajun/Zydeco, Appalachian, Latin Percussion, and Blues in this group of original and traditional songs. Along with the English songs, we've included songs in French, Hebrew, and Yiddish. Children also participated in this project, including our son and daughter. We thank everyone for their contributions. From front-porch country banjo to pizzicato violin minuet, from blues to a square dance, from waltz to Klezmer, from calypso to Cajun, this suitcase full of songs is our gift to you.

Enjoy! Sandy and T.C.

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