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Rolling Stone (6/13/96, p.85) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...while most devoutly `political' artists stress polemics, DiFranco stresses music....she's at her best when she picks somber guitar phrases and lets her voice trail off into a whisper. Her self-deprecating humor prevents her personal songs from becoming sappy or self-righteous..."Spin (7/96, pp.93-94) - 7 (out of 10) - "...a song cycle excavating an unrequited obsession that knocked the wind out of her. DILATE's core conflict is DiFranco's pain as the other woman....DiFranco retains her knack for the well-cut phrase, and that's what razors some of these behemoths down to size..."Entertainment Weekly (5/24/96, p.98) - "...DiFranco's songs and voice grab you between the ears and won't let go." - Rating: B+Alternative Press (10/96, p.82) - 4 (out of 5) - "...she goes electric, adding a Hammond organ, sequenced drums and synths to her songs that blend punk's anger with a folksy belief in the power of protest..."Option (9-10/96, p.102) - "...DILATE smoothes out DiFranco's rough edges a little....DiFranco handles out-right love songs like `Superhero' with surprising ease, and even strays from her usual six-string folk, experimenting with things like echo tracks and synthesizers..."Village Voice (2/25/97) - Ranked #22 in the Village Voice's 1996 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.NME (Magazine) (8/3/96, p.45) - 6 (out of 10) - "...Ani Di Franco is her very own one-woman music industry. Ceaseless touring and a total of eight albums--all self-produced, self-financed...have made her a grass roots sensation over the pond..."14.4541
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Rolling Stone (3/20/03, p.65) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The still-indie boho excels at energetic streams of observant, often strident lyrics..."Entertainment Weekly (3/21/03, p.112) - "...She is to Norah Jones what Ornette Coleman is to Kenny G..." - Rating: B+Uncut (6/03, p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Solo and acoustic but still full of fireworks, if it points to what she intends next, a treat is in store..."14.3877
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Rolling Stone (1/20/00, p.57) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...finds DiFranco exploring different voices - including a newfound sense of soul....TO THE TEETH signals that [her] frenetic productivity is more than a case of spinning in place."Spin (1/00, pp.121-2) - 7 out of 10 - "...suggests a move less toward pop product than into straight-up social protest....Perhaps a challenge to her new power generation to not be 'lazy as white paint on a wall'..."Q (1/00, p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...a suprisingly upbeat affair....a packed, often powerful album - sometimes deft, sometimes dizzyingly direct - which can be as infuriating as it is rewarding."Alternative Press (2/00, p.84) - 4 out of 5 - "...reflects DiFranco's effort to stretch the boundaries of her traditional acoustic sound....She has shown while her trademark sound has been smudged and twisted into new amalgamations, her music is all the better for it."Magnet (4-5/00, p.70) - "...Crazy-sexy cool...with loads of add sounds coaxed from an array of instrumentation....will convince most cynics that she's made of the right stuff..."CMJ (11/15/99, p.3) - "...proves that, like Ezra Pound, the songwriter is insistent upon making it new....DiFranco's music is her therapy...which is perhaps why her ardent, rabid fanbase supports her so wholeheartedly..."Dirty Linen (4-5/00, p.54) - "...TO THE TEETH is a more introspective and intimate effort than her last couple of more pop-oriented releases....it shows that Ani DiFranco is [ready]...to continue to push the envelope of her artistic expression."Mojo (Publisher) (12/99, p.116) - "...Even by her usual startlingly individual standards it's outlandish....this is another extraordinary seat-of-the-pants DiFranco adventure."11.57656
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Rolling Stone (3/5/98, p.66) - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...a clever, thoughtful, relatively quiet record that gets better with every spin....[DiFranco] strums a smart guitar....As usual, her versatile vocal tool is used to great effect, and her grand metaphor-making is in full force..."Spin (3/98, p.130) - 8 (out of 10) - "...An itinerant folkie more concerned with spontaneous mementos than lasting monuments, she cranks out music like that other pixie androgyne contrarian, the Artist. But like his recent work, DiFranco's compositions shine more as personality vehicles than actual songs..."Option (3-4/98, p.83) - "...offers a good example of why she's compelling and confounding; as the melody sweeps you along, you find yourself giving in to her....This may not be your cup of, uh, tea, but she's definately an original."11.51016
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Rolling Stone (2/4/99, p.60) - "...Her lovely, elastic voice can swing from toffee to burlap within a phrase, and her feel for words is masterful--she pins down both grim and romantic truths with the same accuracy, and the result is always unexpected and vivid..."Q (4/99, p.95) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...As influenced by the impish convention-teasing and experimentalism of Beck and Laurie Anderson as the are by the great female singer-songwriters, these songs are sprawling, intense, original, wordy beasts which revel in their diversity..."CMJ (1/25/99, p.5) - "...undoubtedly among her most confident and ambitious releases, brimming with burning insights and burning insights and burning question that fuel slowly cooking grooves..."Dirty Linen (10-11/99, p.61) - "...Di Franco is continuing to evolve in ways that hint at still more experimentation, rather than falling back on a tried-and-true studio formula. As the title suggests, there's no place to go from here but...up."10.07139
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Dirty Linen (p.55) - "DiFranco has a way of delivering words that is visceral. The politically charged poem 'Self Evident' is both wrenching and exhilarating."10.07139
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Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.47) - "GENES & JEANS is a singer-songwriter album with elements of traditional music adding additional spice....Highlights include the literate 'Waltz To The Road,' the upbeat 'Something Has Changed' and the elegiac 'Ani Tzameh.'"0.3575532
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Rolling Stone (8/24/95, pp.102-103) - 3.5 Stars - Good - "...Judging by NOT A PRETTY GIRL, few have done battle with the vigor, determination and brooding honesty of Ani DiFranco, a talented and fiercely independent singer/songwriter..."Sing Out! (Vol.41 #1, pp.130-132) - "...all of Ani's expression comes together on this, her latest archive of passion....She writes songs informed by urban despair and sexual politics..."0.1878257
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Entertainment Weekly (p.71) - "Known for his honeyed voice, nimble fretwork, and smart wordplay, Canadian Cockburn employs all this -- plus glockenspiel, flugelhorn, and Ani DiFranco -- on his 29th album." -- Grade: BUncut (p.95) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] lovely, stately affair that allows his languid melodies to breathe."No Depression (p.106) - "The arrangements are deft: The sparing use of a string orchestra adds color and emotional weight; the dreamy 'See You Tomorrow' features harmonium, celeste, and Ani DiFranco..."0.1502606
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Rolling Stone (p.63) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The world needs more radicals like Ani DiFranco: wry, sexy, as committed to beauty and joy as a revolution."Magnet (p.53) - "DiFranco holds back and focuses on her strengths: her beautiful voice, clever musical phrasings and cutting lyrics. Opening track 'Life Boat' is a model of subtle songwriting beauty."0.1328129
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JazzTimes (p.92) - "Gurvich presents a compelling and strikingly original program that is imbues with beautiful, soulful melodies and brimming with ecstatic improvisation."0.130411
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Q (5/00, p.117) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Funk's eternal verities pour like water for Maceo....He expounds them in the first 2 tracks of this 6th solo album..."CMJ (5/1/00, p.33) - "...Smears the borders separating jazz, funk, soul and pop....collaborating with Ani DiFranco, James Taylor and Prince..."Down Beat (8/00, p.72) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Completes a sonic makeover of Maceo Parker, creating a contemporary, radio-friendly setting for his expressive alto sax and flute....98% funk and 2% jazz..."Mojo (Publisher) (6/00, p.112) - "...Maceo's pretty much unbeatable, providing an old-fashioned, R&B, dance-yourself-dizzy situation....Funky..."0.1062503
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Down Beat (p.87) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "This is a superbly controlled record, balancing the booming ego in Avishai Cohen's basslines with the diligent niceties of Sam Barsh's baroque-infused piano and Amos Hoffman's oud added for dramatic effect on half the tracks."JazzTimes (p.75) - "This is a unit with rock-solid cohesion that knows how to kick off an album."Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[They are] one of the most agile, empathetic trios today."0.09780829
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Dirty Linen (p.47) - "[S]ome of the choicest cuts on this 11-track album showcase guest vocalists such as Tomer Yosef, Italo Gonzales, and Dror Romem..."0.09780829
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The Wire (pp.62-3) - "[A] music that extends beyond races and historical boundaries."0.0815069
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The Wire (11/99, p.72) - "...Passover songs and cantorial transcriptions filtered through the style of Willie Bobo. The presence of percussionists EJ and Robert Rodriguez, from Marc Ribot's Los Cubanos Postizos, highlights the proximity of [DIASPORA] to that group's sound....an irresistible atmosphere of chilled languid funkiness."Down Beat (2/00, p.77) - 4 out of 5 - "...a mixed bag....soulful Jewish compositions...with the Gulf Coast tropes of New Orleans marching bands and Afro-Cuban rhythms evoking the homebrew sonic ambience of...Cosimo Matassa..."0.0815069
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