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Macy Gray’s wearable advertisement at the
“MTV Video Music Awards” may have been
undeniably tacky, but anyone who followed the
instructions written in masking tape on Gray’s
dress and bought her newest CD has found that
she was giving great advice.
Gray’s new album, the id, rocks. Beginning
with the first song, “Relating to a Psychopath,”
any listener will be begging for more.
“Relating to a Psychopath” starts out with a
hot 70s, disco-like beat that stays strong until
the final words, “Love is butter, won’t you be
my bread?” Some of the words on the first track
are a little corny, but one definitely can look
past that when they find themselves tapping
their feet and dancing to the beat. This song is
fun, and listeners will want to hear it over and
over again. It would put anyone in a good mood
with its crazy lyrics like, “Hot like hot wings
and hot chocolate in hell, cold like in my isola
tioncell in the winter while kissing Mr. Freeze.”
The lyrics actually are pretty serious, but the
upbeat rhythm gets listeners pumped.
The quality of music remains constant
throughout the CD, even through the style
changes.
The second song, “Boo,” is a big change
from the first with a more mellow, laid-back
sound. The beat, again, keeps the listener’s
attention, aad the words catcbuthe ear with
phrases like “Why am I runnin’ from you,
and who are these bitches on my answering
machine?”
“Sexual Revolution,” the third song,
starts out with a semi-annoying ballad by
Gray with her trademark voice, but that only
lasts about one minute and then leads into a
song just as fun as “Relating to a
Psychopath.” These two songs are sure to be
big hits at Top-40 dance clubs.
Track five, “Sweet Baby,” has the rem
nant melody of “I Try” and “Why Didn’t
You Call Me.” It’s a love song with a lot of
soul that will make listeners want to hold
their loved one close and dance along with
the sweet groove of the song.
The only tracks that may lose the listener’s
interest are the last three. At this point, though,
listeners are so intrigued by the rest of the CD
that they may not care.
The id is even more promising than Gray’s
debut album. On How Life Is, which brought
the hits “I Try” and “Why Didn’t You Call Me.”
The CD deals with serious issues ranging from
mental disabilities to the importance of children
respecting their parents and making the most of
their lives (in track four, “Hey Young World Part
2”). The issues are presented in a fun, light
hearted manner. The themes on the CD include
love, sex, violence and a little humor.
Gray, a mother of three, said on the
divas.com Website that she was made fun of for
her distinctive voice as a child.
“When I was little, I had this really funny
voice,” she said. “Every time I talked, the kids
would make fun of me, so 1 stopped talking.
Everybody thought I was shy, but really I was
self-conscious of my voice. It never occurred to
me that I could sing.”
While this may have been true, Gray has
made her voice work to her and her listeners’
advantages in the past and will, without a
doubt, continue producing more catchy hits.
(Grade: A-)
Kelly Preiser
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