"I am a work in progress," appropriately announces Ani DiFranco on her debut album. Though her lyrics have the rambling style of free-form poetry and she sounds like she learned her spare, percussive style of guitar playing by listening to Suzanne Vega albums, she defines a distinct persona, that of a self-possessed, assertive woman in a tough, urban landscape who feels the need to lash out first (usually in reference to heterosexual romantic relationships) and then turn vulnerable. She justifies her chip-on-the-shoulder attitude with some telling observations and turns of phrase, even if individual lines are sometimes better than whole songs, and puts the songs across with her elastic phrasing and sheer conviction even when they're not really about much of anything. When she has a real subject, however, notably on the album's best composition, "Lost Woman Song," which concerns abortion, it all comes together and she displays a writing and performing talent that is as thrilling as it is affecting.
I really got into Ani DiFranco a few years ago. I made it up to the Out of Range album before the obsession stopped. I fell away from ani the way some people fell away from Dylan after he went electric: for me, the newer records don't have that simple, tuneful authenticity of her first few albums. (I'm sure ani would hate to hear this, as will likely the army of ani fans.) I've always had issue...
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this women moves me like no otherthe more i listenthe more the greatness becomesthe more i love herani..marry me?cause i love you so frickin muchhey SATURDAY MOGhave you got yo shit together yet?I might come n hang out with ya then
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I think there are few artists as raw, open, unabashedly honest, unashamed, at times gentle, & others rough. She brushes up against you like sandpaper, then gently lulls you with a song of love that stays true to her soul. For her, "Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right". *+She's an Enigma+*. There are countless female artists that I love for as many different reasons as there are arti...
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I really got into Ani DiFranco a few years ago. I made it up to the Out of Range album before the obsession stopped. I fell away from ani the way some people fell away from Dylan after he went electric: for me, the newer records don't have that simple, tuneful authenticity of her first few albums. (I'm sure ani would hate to hear this, as will likely the army of ani fans.) I've always had issue...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Both Hands |
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| 2 Talk to Me Now |
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| 3 The Slant |
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| 4 Work Your Way Out |
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| 5 Dog Coffee |
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| 6 Lost Woman Song |
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| 7 Pale Purple |
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| 8 Rush Hour |
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| 9 Fire Door |
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| 10 The Story |
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| 11 Every Angle |
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| 12 Out of Habit |
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| 13 Letting the Telephone Ring [*] |
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