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Macy Gray
On How Life Is
By Steven Fullwood
As a youngster, my mother regaled me with stories about jazz legend Billie
Holiday. However, upon actually hearing Ms Holiday's scratchy voice, I was less than
impressed. I'd sit listening and think, my, that's not a pretty sound. I say all of this
by way of introducing the much-hyped Macy Gray.
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I listened to Gray's debut On How Life
Is, and I didn't like it. It seemed packaged, forced and artificial. Where was the music?
Where was the raw passion? Where, indeed, was the cd remote? Then a funny thing happened.
A good friend of mine reveals that Ms Gray is her sister (what are the odds?) Great. So
here I am, and here are my impressions.
It stinks. Seriously speaking, Ms Gray's gravely voice may take a minute to grow on you.
On cuts like "Why Didn't You Call Me," and "I Can't Wait to Meetchu,"
Gray is at her scratchiest. However she's a skillful songwriter. "Why Didn't You Call
Me," has Gray querying a man with whom she indulged in a one-night stand, and
wonders, well, why didn't you call? "I Can't Wait to Meetchu" is about Ms Gray
being excited to meet God, and not the man with whom she indulged in a one-night stand.
"A Moment to Myself" is not about God, or the man with whom she indulged in a
one-night stand, but quite simply being with herself.
Since I've already placed my friendship with Ms Gray's sister in jeopardy, I'll leave it
at that. M
January 2000
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