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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 167 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3178
Category: Music
Artist: M.i.a.
Publisher: Interscope Records
Studio: Interscope Records
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
Label: Interscope Records
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000484402
UPC: 602498826515
EAN: 0602498826515
ASIN: B0009S2TFC
Release Date: May 17, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Ba-na-na Skit | | • | Pull Up The People | | • | Bucky Done Gun | | • | Sunshowers | | • | Fire, Fire | | • | Dash The Curry Skit | | • | Amazon | | • | Bingo | | • | Hombre | | • | One For The Head Skit | | • | 10 Dollar | | • | URAQT | | • | Galang |
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Amazon.com
M.I.A.'s debut record is both intensely urban and aggressively modern. The group's sole member, Maya Arul, infuses her blend of hip-hop and chunky electro with raw, tribal overtones and a healthy dose of sex appeal. There are elements of world music here, in Arul's multilingual vocal as well as the tonal shifts and instrumentation (like the drone that opens up "Hombre"). Her delivery uses a variety of yelps and tics full of street-wise confidence and bratty energy. But there's also an appealing melodic sense, like early Neneh Cherry or Miss Kitten when she's not in diva mode. M.I.A. doesn't really sound like anybody; the music is just experimental enough to wiggle out of easy comparisons. The IDM-style bleeps and beeps of "Galang," for example, give an already catchy song extra punch. The only problem with the record, a common flaw for debuts, is a sameness from track to track which robs it of the ability to surprise. Still, Arul is hugely talented and her abundant originality packs a wallop. --Matthew Cooke
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| Customer Reviews: Read 162 more reviews...
 Great artist with unique sound June 12, 2009
I first heard her music on the radio; the station played the song Galang, which I didn't like at first, until I found myself endlessly singing it. It had found its way into some crevice in my brain, and it's still there to this day. I eventually bought the album for myself, and I was blown away by it. This is M.I.A.'s first album, and it is remarkable. Such incredible rhythm and lyrics, with messages and depth. Such an incredible range of instruments I've never heard of, culled from many different parts of the world. Everything, even down to the cover design, which she did herself, I've been told, is absolutely drenched in a sense of originality and individuality that is so unheard of in the music business today. I can see thousands of Miley Cyruses or Jonas Brothers, churning out pop ballads about your boyfriend breaking up with you or a pretty girl you like, and I weep for the future of music. But then I hear music like this, from a new artist, no less, about things like how an AK-47 can be purchased for only 10 dollars in Africa and I have hope that kids in the future will grow up with music that was handmade with care and thought, and not just churned out, coated with honey, and with the edges filed off for profit and mass consumption. A flawless merging of disparate genres and elements with unique design and lyrics that matter. Absolutely fantastic and unmissable.
Loved it. March 19, 2009
I was not disappointed with this album. I find if very impressive that she does all of the artwork and writes all of her own music.. Something which not many "music artists" still do these days. I love all of the tracks, and find myself singing the lyrics to myself quite often. There's no real label to put on her music, but if you like electronica and reggae, you'd probably dig M.I.A.
M.I.A's First and Awesome Music! February 7, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After getting her second CD, Kala, I decided to get her first CD. I am actually impressed how good her first CD is next to her second one. I really don't understand how she didn't get popular from this CD. I recommend this CD if you love Kala. Its worth it!
Excellant January 27, 2009
I love Kala as well, because it sounds cleaner and more developed. However this album was an excellant break out in her career. fire, fire is one of my favorites. Mix with marijuana.
M.I.A. "Arular" January 10, 2009
Upon coming across this album like a gold mine, I was in the process of re-defying myself by the music I listen to. This album represents problems that are happening all over the world and addresses them with a catchy, rhythmic tune. It basically talks about a serious concept in life and makes it sound like nothing at all. This aspect is indulged with M.I.A.'s amazing perspective at song writing. By stepping into the music industry and singing about something that nobody has even tried tried to attempt, M.I.A. made her mark on the industry forever. This album instills music in it's audiences mind with clean, popping beats, catchy lines that just make you want to dance, and her wonderful done home British accent. If this album isn't worth anyone's time, then I don't know what is.
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