Unpredictable [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings

1. Born 2 Be a Soldier - Master P, Mystikal, Silkk the Shocker, Silkk the Shocker

2. Murder 2

3. 13 Years

4. Unpredictable

5. Ain't No Limit - Mystikal, Silkk the Shocker, Silkk the Shocker

6. Ghetto Child - Master P, Mystikal, Silkk the Shocker, Silkk the Shocker

7. Did I Do It

8. Here We Go - B-Legit, E-40, Master P, Mystikal

9. We Got the Clout - Mia X, Mystikal

10. Still Smokin'

11. U Can't Handle This

12. Man Right Chea

13. Dick on the Track

14. Sleepin' With Me - Mystikal, O'Dell

15. It Yearns

16. Gangstas - Master P, Mystikal, Snoop Dogg

17. Shine

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Don't mistake the rollicking, cantankerous, belligerent, and scattershot verbal delivery of Mystikal as a marker of ignorance. Behind those layers of verbal masking lies some of the most insightful and capable lyricism coming out of the entire No Limit camp. Not that that's a high bar to cross, but Mystikal is apt to fall into the cracks, too easily dismissed as a vocal novelty. On Unpredictable, supported by the requisite Beats by the Pound production team, he dances with the usual themes, though his lyrics and presence are a notch above the rest. Most absorbing are "Murder 2" and "Shine," both tracks written for his murdered sister. The latter is an ode, and the former a harrowing fantasy of revenge against her killer, both delivered with an additional, pained twinge of vocal expressivity. --Jon Caramanica

Unpredictable,Mystikal,Jive,Dirty South,Hardcore Rap,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Southern Rap

Average customer rating:

Jamie Foxx- Unpredictable
Lyrically challenged
jamie fox
Jamie Foxx - Unpredictable
triple threat

Unpredictable
Jamie Foxx
Manufacturer: J-Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BPK2MK
Release Date: 2005-12-20

Tracks:

Unpredictable
Warm Bed
DJ Play A Love Song
With You
Can I Take You Home
Love Changes
Extravaganza
Three Letter Word
Get This Money
VIP
Do What It Do
Storm (Forcass)
U Still Got It
Heaven
Wish U Were Here

Amazon.com

Lest you think Jamie Foxx is simply capitalizing on his Oscar-winning turn in Ray, don't forget that Unpredictable is actually a follow-up (albeit 11 years later) to his 1994 debut, Peep This. In fact, Unpredictable even sounds like a slow jams album from the '90s; despite featuring guests like Snoop, Kanye West, and The Game, Foxx isn't trying to out- club Ciara or Amerie with a series of hip-hop-flavored tracks. Instead, he relies on getting his croon on with tried-and-true R&B balladry. Unpredictable actually gets rather predictable over the course of 15 songs, too many of which begin to meld into one another. But on the best songs, like the sublimely acoustic "Heaven" and his duet with Mary J Blige ("Love Changes"), Foxx reminds you that he has been singing just as long as he's been acting; this is no Jamie-Come-Lately. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

Jamie Foxx- Unpredictable.......2007-06-14

This was a surprise! Jamie can really sing. He does lack songwriting skills but his vocals really make up for it. And he has an all star writing cast and a producing cast on his side which really helps this album alot. He definetly likes sex, which who doesnt but that is what most of this album consists of. But he does it right so its okay that he is a sex maniac. This album wont win any awards, but it will earn him many fans for the future. Including me. But the single and title track "Unpredictable" is really one of the only fast tracks. Most of the other tracks are slowed down baby making tracks. Which is where he excells. I mean the standouts are "Three Letter Word" which is just explaining how the three letter word (Sex) is always on his and many other mens minds. It is a very sexy song. And then there is the Tank assisted "Do What It Do" which is again a mid tempo sex song that you find yourself singing along with. It is definetly a standout track. It just has a sexy coolness to it, which makes it the standout it is. And then the other REAL baby making track on this album is the RL (From Next) assisted slow jam "Storm". ANd boy let me tell you one listen to this track and you are going to be in that mood instantly. It is so soothing and sexy you just cant deny the sexyness this track has. And then he actually changes the mood a bit with the sweet "Heaven" which will have the soft hearts going AWWWWW! And then Jamie morns the loss of his grandmother on the smooth "Wish You Were Here". And then one of the last standouts is the Mary J Blige collabo "Love Changes" which is a mid tempo old school track that explains...well how love changes you. Jamie really surprised me with this album and when he finally makes another album i will be counting down the days til it comes out!

Grade:
B-

Lyrically challenged.......2007-03-19

Even after just reading the title to the songs, I didn't think there was going to be anything "Unpredictable" about this album. I listened to it and confirmed that this album is a total waste of resources and energy. I'm so surprised that it has 4 out of 5 stars here on Amazon. There is one subject that this album is about. It seems like when he wrote the lyrics he had to be thinking "they'll love it because I'm Jamie Foxx". Maybe he got his ghetto teenage cousin to write these lyrics because they are hideous. I can't blame the man for milking the cow while he's hot though, but I'm truly disappointed (but not too surprised because his first album wasn't that great either) that he couldn't put out a decent product. I'm all for supporting black, but we should expect quality.

jamie fox.......2007-03-09

He is a good actor and a very good singer. Trust you will feel this CD. Just don't mess around and make a baby. And in the event that you do make a baby, just play you still got it.

Jamie Foxx - Unpredictable.......2007-03-09

HATED IT!!! I should have read reviews first. Not at all what I expected. He has a wonderful voice but it was NOT showcased at all. Lyrics are VERY explicit! I could never listen with my young kids in the house...but the CD will not be around here long enough for anyone to hear. I don't care that he thinks about sex every minute or how much he drank or where he ended up! What a voice!!! too bad he wasted it on crappy lyrics. Maybe he should stick to acting. Reminds me of the trainwreck Madonna made with her sex book several years back! Who cares how much sex Foxx is having give me some good music!

triple threat.......2007-02-16

Jamie knocked it out the box! again, another case of a cd that didnt get enough airplay but word of mouth paid off!

Average customer rating:

Unpredictably his best album
mystical in my top 5 best rappers of all time...
Good album --- What are you listening to??
The Best Album Ever
a masterpiece

Unpredictable
Mystikal
Manufacturer: Jive
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000559
Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

Born 2 Be A Soldier
Murder 2
13 Years
Unpredictable
Ain't No Limit
Ghetto Child
Did I Do It
Here We Go
We Got The Clout
Still Smokin'
U Can't Handle This
The Man Right Chea
D**k On The Track
Sleepin' With Me
It Yearns
Gangstas
Shine

Amazon.com

Don't mistake the rollicking, cantankerous, belligerent, and scattershot verbal delivery of Mystikal as a marker of ignorance. Behind those layers of verbal masking lies some of the most insightful and capable lyricism coming out of the entire No Limit camp. Not that that's a high bar to cross, but Mystikal is apt to fall into the cracks, too easily dismissed as a vocal novelty. On Unpredictable, supported by the requisite Beats by the Pound production team, he dances with the usual themes, though his lyrics and presence are a notch above the rest. Most absorbing are "Murder 2" and "Shine," both tracks written for his murdered sister. The latter is an ode, and the former a harrowing fantasy of revenge against her killer, both delivered with an additional, pained twinge of vocal expressivity. --Jon Caramanica

Customer Reviews:

Unpredictably his best album.......2007-06-24

Mystikal was doing his thing with Jive before No Limit. Mind Of Mystikal was great and I didnt think was going to top that one until I heard this one. The first track Born 2 Be A Soldier was slammin(even though they could have kept Silkk away from that song). Murder 2 picks up where Murderer on the first album left off as Mystikal lets off some steam at his sister's killer. Unpredictable, 13 Years, U Cant Handle This, The Man Right Chea is Mystikal at his best. As usual Mystikal always has his smoke record on each album and Still Smokin' is the best one out of all of them. D*** On The Track and It Yearns(which samples T La Rock's Its Yours) are Mystikal flexing his lyrical muscles and he does a good job too. Even though this album is tight it does have its flaws. Silkk The Shocker should have never been on Aint No Limit and Born 2 Be A Soldier. Sleeping With Me is kind of bland and Gangstas(features Snoop and Master P) was soso. The album ends with a nice tribute to his sister which is called Shine. Bottom Line: Mystikal was at his best on Unpredictable which is his best album to date. He was hungrier here than he sounds now and the production was great. This unquestionably one of the best No Limit releases. Standout Tracks: BORN 2 BE A SOLDIER, MURDER 2, 13 YEARS, UNPREDICTABLE, GHETTO CHILD, HERE WE GO, STILL SMOKIN, U CANT HANDLE THIS, THE MAN RIGHT CHEA, D*** ON THE TRACK and IT YEARNS.

mystical in my top 5 best rappers of all time..........2006-04-15

mystical is sick he can rap slow he flip it and he can be metaphorical with it the only other rapper out there that can do that is luda but what people dont understand is that mystical has been doing this for 12 years still selling gold and platinum albums and so called mc's in new york or the east may have invented the game but please dog dont hate on the souf cuz we comin... p.s. never bite the d*ck that feed u suckas mystical's crunk dog. "haters".....

Good album --- What are you listening to??.......2005-08-10

The best album ever, PLEASE, this album is not even close to being good. Of the 17 songs on here, 2 are good, about 6 are ok, and the rest are just plain bad. My least favorite No Limit cd of the 15 or so I have (clkose with Snoop's "Da Game Is to Be Sold..." album). Not even the No Limit guests (which oddly there aren't nearly as many as any other release) can bring this up to even an ok album. Yeah Mr. Puzzleface can rap fast but that don't make him good. His flow is way off beat and he can't rap either, and the sad part is this is his best cd. Production is decent, but not as good as Beats by the Pound crew usually is (the wack rapper on the mic is probably the main reason). Craig B does 6 songs, KLC does 5, O'Dell does 2, and Rick Rock, DJ Darryl, Studio Ton, and Legendary Traxster all do 1. So when he asks -- Did I Do It? I answer yes, you made a horrible cd. Unless for some odd reason you're one of the bunch of idiots who like him or comemrcial down south music save you money and ear drums on this one.

#1 - 8 (f/ Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Fiend, Mac)
#2 - 7 (about his murdered sister)
#3 - 6
#4 - 6
#5 - 7 (f/ Silkk the Shocker)
#6 - 5 (f/ master P & Silkk the Shocker)
#7 - 4
#8 - 5 (f/ E-40, B-Legit, Master P)
#9 - 4 (f/ Mia X)
#10 - 7.5
#11 - 6.5
#12 - 8.5 (nice beat)
#13 - 6
#14 - 4.5 (f/ O'Dell)
#15 - 7 (nice beat)
#16 - 5.5 (f/ Snoop Dogg & Master P)
#17 - 7 (deeper song)

Michael Tyler -- New Orleans, LA

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The Best Album Ever.......2003-01-07

This album speaks for itself. There is no cd ever came out that was better than this on.(If you can find one than e-mail me). Mystikal, I Think, on this album comes with his best raps ever. The first song on the album tells you how hard he is coming. He is the best rapper to ever live. So the only think I can say about this album is, There is not another better and if you don't have it you need to go and get as fast as you can. Because you know this {will} sell like some hotcakes.

a masterpiece.......2002-02-16

Man, I've never been so delighted with a South hip-hop album like I am with this one! I always thought the dirty south didn't deliver good hip hop untill I heard 'bout Mystikal! I loved his voice right away when I heard it! I went out and searched for all his CD's but the first 3 aren't available here so I went to England and picked them up there... And I got to say it is worth it, these CD [are good]! His ruff voice and superfast flow can't be compaired to any other rapper, you could say Mystikal is one of a kind! And them ol' dirty south beats on this joint are just smokin' , it is an allmost flawless album! I like every track, from the first to the last! But if I have to give the best tracks I would have to say... Damn, I can't choose, the whole CD's great!! Really, you have to believe me, it doesn't matter if you like east, west, north or south, you'll like this, no matter what! This is defenitly No Limit at it's best! Just buy it and find out!

Average customer rating:

Mr. Foxx knows how to impress the ladies.
Mr. Foxx is on fire!!!
Here Comes Jamie Foxx!
He Makes It Do What It Do, Baby!
I LOVE DUALDISC I AM HOOKED! LOVE YOU JAMIE!!!

Unpredictable
Jamie Foxx
Manufacturer: J-Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Warm Bed
DJ Play a Love Song - Jamie Foxx, Twista
With You - Jamie Foxx, The Game, Snoop Dogg
Can I Take U Home
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Three Letter Word
Get This Money
VIP
Do What It Do
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Amazon.com

Lest you think Jamie Foxx is simply capitalizing on his Oscar-winning turn in Ray, don't forget that Unpredictable is actually a follow-up (albeit 11 years later) to his 1994 debut, Peep This. In fact, Unpredictable even sounds like a slow jams album from the '90s; despite featuring guests like Snoop, Kanye West, and The Game, Foxx isn't trying to out-club Ciara or Amerie with a series of hip-hop-flavored tracks. Instead, he relies on getting his croon on with tried-and-true R&B balladry. Unpredictable actually gets rather predictable over the course of 15 songs, too many of which begin to meld into one another. But on the best songs, like the sublimely acoustic "Heaven" and his duet with Mary J Blige ("Love Changes"), Foxx reminds you that he has been singing just as long as he's been acting; this is no Jamie-Come-Lately. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

Mr. Foxx knows how to impress the ladies........2006-05-10

I bet anyone anything that every single girl in this country owns this cd by now. Us men do appreciate what Jamie Foxx is doing, even though it has cost us our girlfriends. Anyways, I was truly speechless when I heard the first few tracks off of the album, then I got hooked on it. His slow jams are the best and the uptempo ones dont fall behind. He has some great collabos that include Snoop and Game, to name a few. Overall, this is a must buy must hear album, trust me.

Mr. Foxx is on fire!!!.......2006-02-18

I have never selected a CD with more tracks that I like. It is great. You'll enjoy this if you like R&B.

Here Comes Jamie Foxx!.......2006-01-30

The CD Unpredictable is just what the title of the CD says. Jamie Foxx is so talented. Its like everything he touches turns to GOLD. He is the bomb and I mean the CD is the bomb too. All I can say is WOW! I LOVE YOU JAMIE and its not just infactuation. I cant wait to get more from him. Im sure your next project will be ALL GOOD!

He Makes It Do What It Do, Baby!.......2006-01-29

At first, I was not turned on to J.Foxx ( as I love to call him). I just thought of him as another actor/comedian trying to break into the music world. I knew he had a little voice but I didn't think he had the skills that he display as on this album. From track 1 - 15, I'm loving it. Basically ALMOST every song on her has a sensual feel to it. If you wanna get intimate w/your partner, you can DEFINITELY do w/this album. Because of this, I have fallen in love w/him and his voice. I loved when he acts but this album here lets me know he is a Jack of All Trades. Keep it up J.Foxx and keep making it do what it do! This album has truly brought my man to the light!! Finally, he has arrived!!!

I LOVE DUALDISC I AM HOOKED! LOVE YOU JAMIE!!!.......2006-01-15

I LOVE THIS CD!

I GOT TWO COPIES!
1 DUALDISC
1 REGULAR JAMIE FOXX CD!

JAMIE IS HOT!
HIS MUSIC IS HOT!
HIS ACTING IS HOT!

IT'S GREAT!
I AM SO PROUD OF HIM!

Average customer rating:

walkin'on the wildest side
POW
The title is right online, Bashin' is all it says it is.

Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000047G6
Release Date: 1997-10-28

Tracks:

Walk On The Wild Side
Ol' Man River
In A Mellow Tone
Step Right Up
Beggar For The Blues
Bashin'
I'm An Old Cow Hand (From The Rio Grande)
Bashin'
Ol' Man River

Customer Reviews:

walkin'on the wildest side.......2003-10-29

I have 3 Lp copies of this CD. All in terrible state. I spinned these lp's hundred's times. Arrangements by Oliver Nelson are splendid. Numbers like step right up and walk on the wild side are worth 6 stars. Bravo Jimmy, this must be your best album ever.

POW.......2001-07-05

Combine the huge and sardonic big band sound of the Oliver Nelson Orchestra with the greasy organ of Jimmy Smith, and you get a marvel.

The title is right online, Bashin' is all it says it is........2000-01-24

This CD is really some smokin' playing by Jimmy. It's highly recommended. The big band backup of Oliver Nelson, with whom Jimmy collaborated on for a good number of recordings really adds to the BASHIN'. It's real powerful stuff all the way through.

Average customer rating:

Look Closely

Unpredictable
Jamie Foxx
Manufacturer: J-Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CEVCLU
Release Date: 2005-12-20

Tracks:

Unpredictable - Jamie Foxx, Ludacris
Warm Bed
DJ Play a Love Song - Jamie Foxx, Twista
With You - Jamie Foxx, The Game, Snoop Dogg
Can I Take U Home
Love Changes - Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx
Extravaganza - Jamie Foxx, Kanye West
Three Letter Word
Get This Money
VIP
Do What It Do
Storm (Forecass)
U Still Got It (Interlude) - Common, Jamie Foxx
Heaven
Wish U Were Here

Amazon.com

Lest you think Jamie Foxx is simply capitalizing on his Oscar-winning turn in Ray, don't forget that Unpredictable is actually a follow-up (albeit 11 years later) to his 1994 debut, Peep This. In fact, Unpredictable even sounds like a slow jams album from the '90s; despite featuring guests like Snoop, Kanye West, and The Game, Foxx isn't trying to out-club Ciara or Amerie with a series of hip-hop-flavored tracks. Instead, he relies on getting his croon on with tried-and-true R&B balladry. Unpredictable actually gets rather predictable over the course of 15 songs, too many of which begin to meld into one another. But on the best songs, like the sublimely acoustic "Heaven" and his duet with Mary J Blige ("Love Changes"), Foxx reminds you that he has been singing just as long as he's been acting; this is no Jamie-Come-Lately. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

Look Closely.......2006-12-07

I hate clean cd's. I haven't figured out what's clean yet. I'm guessing Game's rap, I think I can live with that. I was worried because I knew the whole thing was about sex. No wonder I found it used, some other sucker probably opened before they figured out it was a clean cd. They need to put all those in one section. But anyway, it's good riding music on the way to his or her house. :)

Average customer rating:

Unpredictable
Nancy Martinez
Manufacturer: A&M
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DNC0
Release Date: 1989-08-04

Average customer rating:

walkin'on the wildest side
POW
The title is right online, Bashin' is all it says it is.

Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

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Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music

Midnight Special
Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise
Root Down
Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo
Crazy! Baby

ASIN: B0000046VO
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Walk on the Wild Side
Ol' Man River
In a Mellow Tone
Step Right Up
Beggar for the Blues
Bashin'
I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)
Bashin' [Single Version][*]
Ol' Man River [Single Version][*]

Customer Reviews:

walkin'on the wildest side.......2003-10-29

POW.......2001-07-05

Combine the huge and sardonic big band sound of the Oliver Nelson Orchestra with the greasy organ of Jimmy Smith, and you get a marvel.

The title is right online, Bashin' is all it says it is........2000-01-24

Average customer rating:

Fun Fun Fun
Unique and Creative

Birds Falling from the Sky
The Harmonica Pocket
Manufacturer: Goldfish In Your Cocktail
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

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General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000ACJHHU
Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

Last Night I Saw
Earth Over Air
Lemonbomb
Morning Blue
Bag of Never
Sun Maiden
See Ya Maria
Waiting For a Shovel
This Time of Night
Float . Fall
Drive
Call This Sleep
Pocketful
The Stars are All Out
Vase
Umbrella
Up In the Sky
please don't leave us

Album Description

"Birds Falling from the Sky" is an 18 track album by Seattle performance and recording project The Harmonica Pocket. Released in August 2005, the record is an eclectic, unpredicable tally of genre-crossing tunes.

From the experimental opening soundscape "last night i saw" into "earth over air" a folk-reggae track spliced with voicemail excerpts; OR from the lo-fi record player blues on "bag of never" to the beatlesque epic pop song "the stars are all out," song after song the Harmonica Pocket consistently takes musical risks and effortlessly colors outside the lines of commerical music.

Check out the Harmonica Pocket website for *many* more unreleased, full length, high quality mp3s.

Customer Reviews:

Fun Fun Fun.......2007-03-30

Unlike hundreds of todays upcoming artisits, Harmonica Pocket goes off the typical boring path of making each song on an album sound like the one before and after it. The fun combination of sounds, instruments and lyrics makes each song on the album totally different from another. Imagine that! It is so refreshing to hear truly NEW music. Lemonbomb might just be the best song ever for driving to work in the morning, cooking dinner or even waking up to! Pocketful... AAHHHH great song.
KUDOS!

Unique and Creative.......2006-10-15

With some independently released albums including a very charming one for children, The Harmonica Pocket brings a lot of heart to their music; which in my dumb opinion more than few major label artists seem to lack. I can't help but feel a little happier while I'm listening to this cd.

The songs, lyrics, vocals are all very original and creative. I'd be hard pressed to pick the best but my personal favorites are Earth Over Air, Drive, Float/Fall, and See Ya Maria. [...]

Anyway, I honestly can't think of anything I'd fault or criticise this album on. There's two cds worth of songs here and nearly all of them are good so give them a chance.

Average customer rating:

Incredible songwriting, remarkable musicianship
Powerful, Playful, Introspective Piano-Driven Jazz-Pop
Invigorating!
Tori and Fiona ain't got nuthin' on True Margrit
A Rock Musical that Actually Rocks!

Seaworthy
True Margrit
Manufacturer: Bobo Tunes
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000BTJC9K
Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

Hours In Reverse (Deja Vu)
Deliver Me
True
Electricity
Members Only
Losing Face By Degrees
From Another Zone
Everyone Wins
Vanity Loves Company
Great Praise
Uncurl
If Heaven Knows
Nothing

Customer Reviews:

Incredible songwriting, remarkable musicianship.......2007-01-31

This is an amazing listen. (A night out at one of their shows will similarly put you in an aquatic, wayfaring trance for weeks afterwards.) The selection, "Deliver Me" gets me a' bouncin' in my seat even as it gets me riled: "I'm not convinced there's still time/to believe in current events...'cause history recycles every bone/that heroes collect at the side of the road/homesick pirates weep and moan/deliver me." The song "Electricity" has a beautiful waltz tempo and is terribly sweet. And I adore "Uncurl" because Margrit brilliantly includes the phrase "the early bird/distributes all the sperm" and the word "fetus" in one song. Piano pride alert! Piano pride alert! "Members Only," with its deliciously sneaky lyrics, reminds me that some of us NEED our black and white keys- not a guitar string in sight.

Powerful, Playful, Introspective Piano-Driven Jazz-Pop.......2006-07-22

Does True Margrit ever get tired of Ben Folds/Five comparisons? Think "The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner" with fewer references to the South and more lyrics exploring the existential status of the human soul. Susan Werner's voice, lyrics, and piano playing also come to mind, though in different proportions.

Like onions, ogres, and parfaits, this CD has layers. If you have some obsessive tendencies, it holds up quite well through a week at work listening on the laptop nonstop. I was hooked through Pandora by the piano bombast and clever theology of "If Heaven Knows" -- and there's a enough bombast and clever throughout the disc to satisfy anyone's Meat Loaf/They Might Be Giants sweet tooth.

On repeat play, what stood out for me was the thoughtful, unpretentious take on where we come from, where we are, and where we're going. It's tricky to make a record about that sort of thing without getting Heavy (And Using A Lot Of Capital Letters), but Margrit Eichler manages it beautifully.

Invigorating!.......2006-06-07

Sometimes you can listen to the radio for hours and have the music float right over you. But then a new song starts and it immediately gets your attention and reminds you that music is supposed to be enjoyable. Such was the case with "True" by True Margrit off their album Seaworthy. Perhaps it was the strident piano that is soon accompanied by staccato cello that leads to an ominous verse that often takes a relaxed, hopeful breath in the simple chorus. More orchestration occurs as the song develops, at times refreshing and then suddenly threatening, taking the listener through many moods in just three and a half minutes without ever leaving it's melodic roots. Invigorating!

Tori and Fiona ain't got nuthin' on True Margrit.......2006-05-08

Tori and Fiona ain't got nuthin' on True Margit...and what I mean by that is...in the past, when I wanted to put on music that "moved" me...I would usually choose either Tori Amos or Fiona Apple, cuz piano music moves me, and I love their poetry and use of the piano to express themselves. (I have been listening to both of them since the beginning of their careers) NOW...when I want to put on music that moves me...True Margrit is my first choice. Both of their CD's are so amazing that I can just play them over and over again and not only keep hearing different things with each song musically, but lyrically, I also hear different lines that I missed, or didn't register other times. I am looking forward to another new release, and in the mean time, I'll keep on rockin' to Seaworthy and Deceptively True...it's TRUE!!!!

A Rock Musical that Actually Rocks!.......2006-04-14

Seaworthy wasn't written as a rock musical, but it certainly could have been one. It's a coherent collection of complex, piano driven songs. Too many rock musicals (and rock musicians versed in music theory) tend to forget that rocking out is as important as the technical nature of the craft. As a song-writer and performer, Margrit never makes this mistake. Her songs are both complex and cool. If you like Ben Folds or Rufus Wainwright, you'll want to check out Seaworthy.