MUSIC: All Rebel Rockers

Toiling from the masses in relative obscurity for years, lead singer of Spearhead, Michael Franti and his band mates have released an album that is actually getting airplay on Top 40 radio. I almost drove off the road when I head the DJ announce the next song, breakout hit single "Say Hey (I Love You)," was by the group. I'm a little bit saddened too since there will be millions who think this is a "new band" and will not get to experience great songs like "Love is the S***". Too bad...

Spearhead's newest effort, All Rebel Rockers, is a nonstop reggae/rock party from track one to thirteen. The aforementioned first single is a good choice as it is one of the discs best tunes. I'm intrigued by the production behind "Hey World (Remote Control Version)" which would make current creative geniuses in pop and hip-hop like T-Pain and the Black Eyed Peas insanely jealous. Another track that I've had on repeat is "The Future" which finds Franti singing intellectual lyrics so deep at such a rapid fire pace, you need to listen to it a couple times to grasp the whole meaning of what he's trying to say. My favorite: "They take all your privacy give it away / and for musical piracy lock you away / They tell you that war is a permanent thing / and American Idol kids really can sing!"

Fight the man...get this album!

Sergio del Limónar