Ani Difranco - So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter
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Free Music Notes for So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter
Free Music Review: So Much Enjoyment
Hit: 5 Stars
Disc One:
Swan Dive - 10/10 This much needed live version of the song does not disappoint. Adds great depth to the originally very accoustic song.
Letter to a John - 9/10 Very good rendition of the song. A favorite of mine from Out of Range
Grey - 9/10 I glide past through this song on Revelling/Reckoning, but this rendition is amazing. You can feel the intimacy of the song in the performance. Stunning!
Cradle and All - 10/10 One of the best songs on the album. Good song from Not a Pretty Girl, but a highlight rendition on So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter
What All is Nice - 6/10 I skip past it
What How When Where - 8/10 Good song, not one of my favorites from Revelling/Reckoning but a good rendition nonetheless
To the Teeth - 10/10 So much better than the album version. It's nice to hear the crowd reaction add more relatability to the performance.
Revelling - 7/10 Good rendition
Napoleon - 9/10 not as good as the version on Living in Clip, but it's original and fun and that's all that matters
Shrug - 8/10 From Evolve, I actually like this version. The song sounds raw on this version
Welcome To: - 10/10 So much better than the album version (from Evolve). She sings it on a higher key and it sounds so much more melodic and so much more passionate
Girls Singing Night:
Comes a Time - 5/10 Skip it. No point in having it on the album
Ain't That the Way - 8/10 I don't like this song, but this is a good rendition of it anyways. She sounds very good on it, but the lyrics are her worst ever.
Dilate - 9/10 So much better without the disruption you hear on Render. It sounds good with the full band as well.
Gratitude - 10/10 A highlight to hear an old Ani classic
Rock Paper Scissors - 6/10 Another boring song from Revelling/Reckoning
32 Flavors - 9/10 I actually prefer this version from Living in Clip because it's fuller and less boring. Some may disagree, but I mark it as a highlight on Girls Singing Night
Loom/Pulse - 9/10 I love this version. The tempo is sped up and it is very enjoyable
Not a Pretty Girl - 10/10 Perfect. Amazing. The best version I've heard live. She totally rearranges the song, and it benefits it greatly here.
Self Evident - 10/10 Here we go. One of the best poems I have ever heard. I was lucky to hear it live, but the band adds so much depth to the song. We hold these truths to be self evident: number 1 - George W. Bush is not president.
Reckoning - 7/10 It's ok. I like it better than Revelling
My IQ - 10/10 Awesome with the band. Awesome
Jukebox - 10/10 Her vocals are amazing and the arrangement is really good. A song you can have fun with while listening.
You Had Time - 9/10 A good way to end the album and I'm sure Ani fans will appreciate a classic song at the end.
Ani Difranco is so much better live. You can hear the intimacy and passion in her when she is on stage. While this is not a ticket to a show, So Much Shouting/So Much Laughter is a good representation on Ani's making good music with her band. Not as good as the incredible album Living in Clip, but still amazing nonetheless.
Free Music Review: "I don't know why the f--- I play acoustic guitar"; but I do
Hit: 5 Stars
Being fairly new to Ani Difranco, I can't review this in relation to her other albums. I don't have an expressed opinion of her "progression" from the early days to Evolution, except that I believe this to be a good combination of both worlds. With each song Ani uses her talent to speak for a generation that is unwilling to buckle under corporate leadership, and would rather share their opinions than accept those of the government, the media, their friends or their families. Her music is a category of itself- folk roots with punk and jazz influence. And her singing is something else- sometimes edgy, other times softly wafting between the atmosphere of the song and the atmosphere of Ani's emotions (which combines nicely). Perhaps her vocals can be a little too forceful, bouncy, and possibly even too weird for the tastes of some. But I've found that those are the moments when I am most compelled by Ani's aura, her DIY ethos, and what she's got to say. Given, there is the occasional tracks I skip on a regular basis ("Swan Dive", "Ain't That the Way", "Whatall is Nice"). But out of twenty four total, that doesn't make much of a dent. And while I could review each song individually, it doesn't capture the flow. The tug of the guitar strings, the soft-harsh-soft world Ani sings you into. Her angsty "Self Evident" speech, the entertaining, "Napoleon", the liberating "Not A Pretty Girl". Seldom played tunes, such as "Gratitude" and "Cradle and All" make an appearance as well. Ani Difranco may literally say the same thing to every, but different lyrics speak to different people. With So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter though, there's something for everyone.Free Music Review: Not a sequel to 'Living in Clip', but that's fine with me
Hit: 5 Stars
I was fortunate enough to receive a copy of SMS/SML a week before the official release date because I ordered it via the Righteous Babe website. Since that time I have been playing this 2-CD set consistently and I definately like what I hear. As the title of this review declares, this is not a sequel to Living in Clip but that is not necessarily a bad thing. In the recording of songs on tour with her 6-piece band between 2000 and 2002, Ani gives her older songs a different twist while simultaneously gracing us with several new songs. Songs like 'IQ' and '32 Flavors' have a definate spin that allows one to appreciate the song in a different, but not less significant, way.The price of the double CD is worth it alone for the spoken word of 'Self Evident' which was recorded live in Ann Arbor. Written shortly after 9/11/01, this song represents a perspective on the events of this day and afterwards not shown in mainstream media. The release of this song cannot be at a better time when we are being slapped in the face with rememberance programs on television and radio. It's reason enough just to turn the TV off, pop in this CD, and not oneself get sucked into all the propaganda.
This 2-CD set (the first CD is titled 'Stray Cats' and the second is 'Girls Signing Night') comes with a beautiful digipak and booklet of wonderful pictures of Ani and her band on tour.
This new release is not to be missed by any Ani fan.
Free Music Review: Sheer energy: shocking and powerful
Hit: 5 Stars
To say Ani DiFranco is a powerful performer is an understatement. Let me put this out: this is my first Ani DiFranco album ever, but now I know it will not be my last one. Musically, her style brings to mind Dave Matthews (with her guitar playing and somewhat fusion-jazz-rock sound in the background at times), but Tori Amos, Laurie Anderson and Kate Bush influences can -to a certain extent- be felt here.However, her lyrics (loaded with a significant social weight and an clear anti-establishment theme, sometimes sung in a clever slow rap-like fashion that I just love) make her stand out on a totally different level. The newly released "Self Evident" is the best testimony of this. The only other artist I have heard that remotely sounds like her on stage is Peter Hammill, but even that can be a bit of a stretch. The fact is: you have to take Ani DiFranco at face value, take any prejudices off your mind and listen to her. I think you will be surprised as I was, and wonder: where have I been all this time, while she's been recording music?
Free Music Review: ani's like no one else live
Hit: 5 Stars
I saw ani difranco live about a year ago and was totally blown away by her enthusiasm, charisma, and fun she had for her audience. She really connects with them like no one else, and thats what makes her such a great live act. This CD showcases it as well. For the old fans, there is a total potpourri of stuff from her puddle dive days (my iq), dilate (napoleon), not a pretty girl (title track, 32 flavors) to the teeth (title track) little plastic castle (swan dive) all the way up to her last album, revelling/reckoning (aint that the way, tambrritza lingua, revelling, reckoning, rock paper scissors, whathowwhenwhere) and the songs sound really different live. So thers whole new, extended or abridged versions of classics. Plus, she performs her poem about 9/11 (self evident) and a bonus, "you had time". The CD runs for more than 2 hours and even if you havent heard ani before here is a fabulous place to start.