Difranco, Ani - Ani Difranco (Anniversary Edition) (RSD 2021)
Difranco, Ani - Ani Difranco (Anniversary Edition) (RSD 2021)
Format: Vinyl LP
UPC: 748731700164
Release Date: 07/17/21
Condition: N
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Event: RSD DROPS 2021 - July 17
Release Date: 7/17/2021
Format: 2 x LP
Label: Righteous Babe
Quantity: 1500
Release type: RSD Drops 2021 Jul 17th
Originally released in 1990, Ani DiFranco's first album is so revolutionary that the purveyors of status quo install women's music sections in the dusty corner of their stores in order to hide it. Dorm rooms coast to coast transform into audio dub houses where young women with aching arms scratch out hand-written labels and personal letters like "you have to hear this." These quasi-booking agent and pirate distributors work long into the night purchasing greyhound tickets for a certain young Folksinger to come play at their school. Today. Folk and poetry prevail. Vulnerable stories arm themselves as powerful songs on Ani DiFranco's self-titled first solo record. Ani's voice is rich and eloquent. Her guitar moves like an appendage. From cockroach pus to abortion rights the record doesn't flinch. This singer/songwriter folk mecca contains songs with an epic stage life such as, "Both Hands," "Out of Habit," "The Slant," and "Fire Door." All of the tracks embody the love and humor inherent in Ani's music. Thematically this record gives a face to feminism that is both beautiful and accessible to anyone. The stories focus on relationships and humanity. We sit in the waiting room of an abortion clinic after facing an angry crowd in "Lost Woman Song." "Talk to Me Now" and "The Story" confront the inequality of the sexes in a man's world. The love songs examine relationships with the same discernment as the political ones. "Both Hands" is a hands down favorite among any DiFranco fan. "Every Angle" infuses the thrill of protest with the joy of a crush, "thoughts of you are picketing my brain/ they refuse to work such long hours without rest/ in unstable conditions at best." And the unforgettably poetic and guitarific, "Fire Door" is a heartfelt treat in its first studio recording.
1. Both Hands 2. Talk to Me Now 3. The Slant 4. Work Your Way Out 5. Dog Coffee 6. Lost Woman Song 7. Pale Purple 8. Rush Hour 9. Fire Door 10. The Story 11. Every Angle 12. Out of Habit 13. Letting the Telephone Ring
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