Ani DiFranco

[Never]

Someone explain.
Get me one of the musical people, I'm in need.

 

[modest mouse]

SHe is a far better than average folk singer witha knack for using her vox as an instrument.

Runs her own label.

Accepted an award from GLAAD the same year she married her drummer, a man.

Buy her older stuff and work forward, persuing some live shit and grab a show if possible.

 

[Never]

Andy Sturchansky? She just introduced him.

Yeah, I'm listening to a CD with live stuff on it right now. It's pretty good if you don't try and make sense of it.

Thank you mm.

 

[Sandia]

"asking too much"

i want somebody who
sees the pointlessness
and still keeps their purpose in mind
i want somebody who
has a tortured soul some of the time
i want somebody who
will either put out for me
or put me out of my misery
or maybe just put it all to words and make me go
you know, i never heard it put that way
make me go what did you just say?

i want somebody who
can hold my interest
hold it and never let it fall
somebody who can flatten me
with a kiss that hits like a fist
or a sentence that stops me
like a brick wall
if you hear me talking
listen to what i'm not saying
if you hear me playing guitar
listen to what i'm not playing
and don't ask me to put words
to all the spaces between notes

I think you might like her.

 

[Sandia]

Everything makes sense if you try hard enough.

Btw, I can't find my Marilyn Manson disk. Has anybody seen it?

 

[lavender]

 

[Never]

I don't think I'm supposed to make sense of some of it.
It would be nice if they had included a packet of lyrics.. oh well, that's what the net is for.

I guess if I never reciprocate I can never disappoint.

 

[Sandia]

Yes.

One more.

"light of some kind"

wish i didn't have this nervous laugh
wish i didn't say half the stuff i say
wish i could just learn to cover my tracks
guess i'm not concerned enough
about getting away with it

every time i try to hold my tongue
it slips like a fish from the line
they say if you're gonna play
you should learn how to play dumb
guess i can't bring myself
to waste your time

cuz we both know what i've been doing
i've been intentionally bad at lying
and you're the only one
i ever let see through me
and i hope you believe me
when i say i'm trying
i hope i never improve my game
i would rather have these things
weigh on my mind
cuz at the end of this tunnel
of guilt and shame
there must be a light of some kind

musta blown a fuse or something
it was so dark in my mind
she came up to me with the sweetest face
and she was holding a light
of some kind
and i still think of you as my boyfriend
i don't think this is the end of the world
maybe you should follow my example
and go meet yourself
a really nice girl...

 

[Rambling Rose]

There's always room for a righteous babe. I like Dilate.

 

[RisiaSkye]

I'm way out of step with most of the arch-liberals I work with, because I think A. DiFranco's hideously overrated. Most of them worship her in a not-altogether-healthy way.

 

[Never]

I'm no heroin.

 

[RisiaSkye]

I'm no heroin.

I disagree.

 

[Never]

I'm way out of step with most of the arch-liberals I work with, because I think A. DiFranco's hideously overrated. Most of them worship her in a not-altogether-healthy way.

I've heard 31 of her songs so far and the best one was her version of Amazing Grace. Then again, it has the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra as back up. That helps the kick-ass quality more than a tad.

 

[Never]

RisiaSkye:
"I disagree."

I'm flattered. I'm also now illegal in all fifty states.
Everything balances out in the end.

 

[Sillyman]

My mom really likes her, but frankly I'm not terribly impressed.

 

[Sandia]

I'm way out of step with most of the arch-liberals I work with, because I think A. DiFranco's hideously overrated. Most of them worship her in a not-altogether-healthy way.

I like some of her songs, but many of them are not angry enough for me.

I still can't find my goddam MM cd.

I think it's in the car.

 

[Sandia]

I'm no heroin.

"i am not a pretty girl"

i am not a pretty girl
that is not what i do
i ain't no damsel in distress
and i don't need to be rescued
so put me down punk
wouldn't you prefer a maiden fair
isn't there a kitten
stuck up a tree somewhere

i am not an angry girl
but it seems like
i've got everyone fooled
every time i say something
they find hard to hear
they chalk it up to my anger
never to their own fear
imagine you're a girl
just trying to finally come clean
knowing full well they'd prefer
you were dirty
and smiling
i'm sorry
but i am not a maiden fair
and i am not a kitten
stuck up a tree somewhere

This one's pretty good.

 

[Guest]

Oooh, I'm a huge Ani fan!

 

[aly*]

I'm not sure i would love her as much as i do, if hadn't seen her live the first time hearing her. Years ago i caught her playing for free at a college i was visiting in a small intimate setting. no back up. She is damn good at guitar. My fingers nearly bleed when i try to cover any of her songs with out cheating.

 

[Sandia]

I caught her live in Austin a few years ago. She is beautiful.

 

[seXieleXie]

she is stereotyped as a lesbian/feminist icon. she has some really good songs, some okay ones, and some crappy ones.

i've posted her a bit in the song dedication thread, but that's not much fun to browse through. there are lots of websites with her lyrics. just check google.

 

[Never]

Oh - I haven't heard too much lesbain feminism in her songs. I'll listen more carefully next time.

 

[modest mouse]

Lexie hits it on the head. She has written some great songs but is prolific and thus not everything is great, or even good. Fake Plastic Castles is a terrible album in relation to her other work.

She was, and is to a lesser extent, an icon of modern, edeucated but not radical lesbians. Much of that I would think comes from her independence and ability to work outside of the traditional system. SHe began and still runs her own record label, for no other reason than to control her own music and remove the pressure of corporate sales.

SHe was openly with women but her sexuality was not thrown out there like propaganda or something that was necessarily anyone's business. It gave her a credibility that others lacked.

my main musical opinion of her is that her strength is that she is one of a few singers today that uses her vox like an instrument. Disregarding the lyrics (I couldnt quote you anything (but listening to the notes and little tone shifts, then she spirals into some wack out session for 5 seconds. I wish more singers would realize lyrics are not the be-all and end-all of vocal skills and presence.

 

[sexy-girl]

i might check her out ... can you recommended an album of hers MM ?

 

[modest mouse]

Hi sexy-girl.

Ani is someone I have run into on numerous occasions, inthe musical sense. I actually dont own asingle album by her but am relatively familiar with most of her stuff. In general terms, I can generate links and definitive suggestions if you want, I'd look towards he olders tuff.

If I was to give you a buying suggestion I would suggest the album I think that Never is lsitening to. "Living In Clip", its a double live album that gives you an overview of many of her bet songs and captures her live energy, which she is know for. From ther, if you like it, you can venture to the studio efforts and hear how the composition changes inthat setting.

Let me know if you want more information.



(On a separate note. Your current avatar is unwelcome in that it spotlights this stunningly curved ass and legs bent in a palyful manner. Just lounging around in your panties and boots. Goddamn, girl, its not fair. I am going to put all my efforts in to getting a picture of your face. Maybe after more coffee.)