Word: difranco
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...sits in the kitchen of her modest home in Buffalo, N.Y., Ani DiFranco has Minneapolis, Minn., on her mind. In 1999 she was summoned to the Twin Cities by the Artist Who Is Now Called Prince but Who at That Point Was Going by That Weird Symbol. He wanted her to play guitar on a song he had just written, so he played her the tune (just once), told her simply, "It's in G," and began to record, expecting DiFranco to improvise something on the spot. Says DiFranco: "I thought I could either start crying...
...DiFranco, 30, ever changed her name to an unpronounceable symbol it probably would look like a fist, to represent her subversion of music-industry conventions. Or maybe it would take the shape of a crooked smile. Or perhaps there's no single symbol that can stand for what DiFranco is all about: she's folk and she's punk; she can be a little country and even a tiny bit hip-hop. In fact, she has transformed herself into a flesh-and-blood icon, one that represents a blithe, unconquerable self-reliance: she has released 15 albums over...
...also intensely personal. DiFranco, who married her sound engineer, Andrew (Goat Boy) Gilchrist, three years ago, says that she has found living and working with the same person "24/7" difficult, and that Reckoning deals with that strain. "In the past, music has been a way that I've had to empower myself," says DiFranco. "Reckoning is about 'How do you show yourself at your weakest?'" On one song, the casually jazzy So What, DiFranco sings about a doomed relationship: "Who's gonna take the call/ when you find out that the road ahead/is painted on a wall?" On Marrow...
Despite the slight uniformity of the songs on Reckoning, the overall effect of the collection compliments a coffee a rainy Boston afternoon. In this double feature, DiFranco is certainly trying new techniques and styles with her music, making it an interesting listen. The wonderful lyrics add to the intensity of the music. Is it worth the $25 to purchase this set? Definitely. Ani DiFranco invariably offers a song to match every mood, and can appeal to many a musical preference...
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