Macy Gray

Macy Gray brings the humor on her latest wickedly funny, plain-spoken, deeply soulful album. Heavy doses of vintage Funk and soul underpin Gray's trademark rasp, and the dynamics range from drowsy to dancey. With songs like "Gimme All Your Lovin' Or I Will Kill You," how can you lose? You can't. "Relating To A Psychopath" and "Freak Like Me" are also joys to behold.

Macy Gray thinks she's crazy, but I don't think so. Her second album, The Id, is filled with
references to her lack of sanity, from her exuberant theme song "Relating to a
Psychopath," in which she reminds you that "your role model is in therapy" and would
"rather remain a psycho" than take her meds, to the hilarious "Gimme All Your Lovin' or I
Will Kill You," in which her love is requited by introducing the man she can't get... More >

Extraordinary voice, interesting person, familiar ideas, ordinary music ("Gimme All Your Lovin' or I Will Kill You," "Nutmeg Phantasy") (Grade - *)