Ani Difranco - Imperfectly
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Free Music Review: FANTASTIC!
Hit: 5 Stars
Of all her albums, this one speaks to your core. If you've ever been in a relationship, this album will speak volumes with just one chord.Free Music Review: Imperfectly
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a punchy example of Ani Difranco's talent as a folk singer/songwriter. At first I thought it was too angry and 'folky' ... but then I played it through a couple of times and songs like 'What if No-one's Watching' and 'Served Faithfully' just really stuck on me! In fact, almost every song on it wholly satisfying... except 'Every State Line' and 'If It Isn't Her' which lack in a catchy tune. It is a good album to begin your 'early Ani' collection... Damn - I love this album!Free Music Review: Great Album
Hit: 4 Stars
Imperfectly is a great Ani album, but, like many of her albums, it takes a few listens to fully appreciate it. I was bored about halfway through the first time I heard it but now it's one of my favorites. Probably only worth the $15 for an Ani fan willing to put in the time and truly appreciate the artistry of this album.Free Music Review: Not as good as others, but still great
Hit: 4 Stars
This is my 2nd Ani CD, I got it actually after getting "Little Plastic Castle" recently. It didn't leave me quite as satisfied as LPC did, but if you're an Ani fan you'll like it.Free Music Review: Her best early album
Hit: 3 Stars
(Actually ***1/2, but Amazon doesn't allow half stars.)
Ani's third record is nearly full of fine Ani songs offering the compassionate, cutting wit that keeps me coming back to her music:
"They made sure I wasn't smuggling someone in from Mexico, someone willing to settle for America 'cause there's nowhere else to go."
"I'm not on the rag, but I'm not on the run."
"I sing what I wish I could say."
"It's Mr. DiFranco to you."
"He caresses every bottle like it's the first one he's had, saying 'It ain't love, but it ain't bad.'"
That last comes from a song in which she cuts some slack to a run-down, drunken ex-con who keeps making unwelcome passes at her, a bit of impressively thick-skinned magnanimity from a principled feminist who forgives because, "You've gotta understand the grandness of the man behind the petty crimes, and let 'em off easy sometimes."
Unfortunately the album's marred by "Fixing Her Hair," which like many bad Ani songs has all the makings of a fine essay but no good musical ideas. But she more than makes up for that with my all-time favorite song of hers: the original studio version of "Every State Line," in which Ani sets aside her acoustic guitar, usually her sole accompaniment on this album, and traces her travels as a woman alone with no money through often hostile country in an a cappella tour de force. (Living in Clip has a completely different and also excellent version of this song that I don't like quite as well.) This is Ani DiFranco's best album before Not a Pretty Girl, and it's a fine place to start getting into her early work.
Song by song:
1 What if No One's Watching ***
2 Fixing Her Hair *
3 In or Out ***
4 Every State Line *****
5 Circle of Light ***
6 If It Isn't Her ***
7 Good, Bad, Ugly ***
8 I'm No Heroine ***
9 Coming Up ***
10 Make Them Apologize **
11 The Waiting Song ***
12 Served Faithfully ***
13 Imperfectly **