In 1990, New York-based folk musician Ani DiFranco launched Righteous Babe Records, an independent record label designed to share "unorthodox" music with a culture engrossed in MTV and VH1 pop and rap trends.
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Ani DiFranco was a star from the get-go. It just took the world a little while to catch on
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to that fact. In 1990, folksingers didn't shave their heads, wear nose-rings, or sing about the feelings in their jeans, but DiFranco did. Her bracing punky stance hit just as hard on her debut as it does now; perhaps even more so, due to its own freshness and DiFranco's uncompromising solo acoustic attack. These songs, all delivered with an absorbing passion and a palpable conviction, are the bedrock of her soaring career. Some, like the fantastic and challenging "Both Hands," still pop up in concert.--Michael Ruby
Ani DiFranco - Ani Difranco
Ani DiFranco was a star from the get-go. It just took the world a little while to catch on
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to that fact. In 1990, folksingers didn't shave their heads, wear nose-rings, or sing about the feelings in their jeans, but DiFranco did. Her bracing punky stance hit just as hard on her debut as it does now; perhaps even more so, due to its own freshness and DiFranco's uncompromising solo acoustic attack. These songs, all delivered with an absorbing passion and a palpable conviction, are the bedrock of her soaring career. Some, like the fantastic and challenging "Both Hands," still pop up in concert. --Michael Ruby
Ani DiFranco: Render
Join Ani DiFranco her band and members of the extended Righteous Babe family as they
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crisscross the country in this long-awaited one-of-a-kind portrait of the Li'l Folksinger at work. Videographers spent years on Ani's trail capturing her onstage in the studio and on the tour bus--footage which Ani herself shaped into a very personal self-portrait. The resulting movie which draws on material from as far back as 1997 focuses on her 2000 and 2001 tours. This impressionistic collage takes you way behind the scenes; you'll watch a new song take shape and learn the stories behind some favorite older ones. Over two dozen songs are featured including two brand new Ani songs and previously unreleased live versions of many of her classics. As dynamic thought-provoking and fun as one of her concerts Render gives you a sneak peek into Ani's life and music in her own words on her own terms. It's a visual live album it's a road film it's an art flick it's a document of a movement in time.
Released as always on her label, Righteous Babe, Di Franco has fashioned a so-so album that covers both the edgy break-up songs of her early career as well as her political and more funk-tinged material. Lavishly packed in an origami sleeved box (as if by the Next catalogue), this double CD of 29 songs is split between two CDs and distinct musical moods. That's the idea anyway. Di Franco fires on all cylinders, lyrically, (best lines--"TV is after all the modern day roman coliseum... and now millions sit jeering collectively cheering the bloodthirsty hierarchy of the patriarchal arrangement.--"Garden of Simple"). Musically, it's wallpaper, plain guitar plucking, bolstered occasionally by the odd stab of brass. Much of it sounds the same. However the songs are all pleasant in a low-key Me'shell N'dege Ocello kind of way. Of the two CDs, Reckoning has the strongest material-"Your Next Brave Move" and "So What" are the standouts. As a whole, it's chunky-post-pop-cum folk is a little too tired to sustain the course. Although the wild eclecticism of Little Plastic Castle was rightly praised, Reckoning/Revelling doesn't represent a revolution for this righteous babe. --Helena Dvorak
Advantages: Powerful, honest, dedicated effort by an up-and-coming musician. Disadvantages: Some may not like the bold approaches to controversial topics.
...1990, New York-based folk musician Ani DiFranco launched Righteous Babe Records, an independent record label designed to share "unorthodox" music with a culture engrossed in MTV and VH1 pop and rap trends.
Along with this successful label, Ani also released her self-titled debut album - an outstanding mix of folk rock and slight country with faint influences of jazz, blues, and a tiny shred of funk here and there to keep things interesting.
DiFranco ... ...production of this record. Ani also penned and recorded "Lost Woman Song" which is featured toward the middle of this full-length album. It is a softer, highly-influential and poignant look at a woman having an abortion. Yes, it is a controversial topic, but Ani handles it with a skill and grace that is so beautiful it made me cry the first time I heard it. She also does not specifically state that abortion is the topic: Rather, she discusses it ...
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