32 Flavors and Then Some
Fan site, with photos and some lyrics and links.
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/7859/ani.html |
Penelope's Ani Pics
Over 100 Ani DiFranco pictures.
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/3146/ani.html |
The Progressive - Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco, interview by Matthew Rothschild.
http://www.progressive.org/int0500.htm |
Triple J - Ani DiFranco J-File
Archived inteview with Richard Kingsmill in 2001 and 1998 and a fact sheet.
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jfiles/files/s279868.htm |
atPictures.com: Ani Difranco
Collection of pictures, both live and promotional shots.
http://www.atpictures.com/ani/ |
Duncan and Michelle's Ani DiFranco Page
Word of mouth information about Ani.
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stage/9435/animain.html |
Collected Sounds, a Guide to Women in Music: Ani DiFranco
Spotlight on Ani DiFranco.
http://www.collectedsounds.com/spotlight/anidifranco.html |
OnHerOwn.net
Searchable lyrics, discography, message board, tour dates, downloads, bootlegs, quotes, links, and pictures.
http://www.onherown.net/ |
LadySixString: Ani DiFranco, Singer Songwriter
Biography, photos, tour dates, discography, trivia about Ani DiFranco.
http://www.ladysixstring.com/artists/folk/AniDiFranco/ |
Righteous Babe Records
The official site for Ani DiFranco and her record label. Also includes information for other artists under this label.
http://righteousbabe.com/ |
Metacritic: Revelling/Reckoning
Multiple critic and user reviews.
http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/difrancoani/revellingreckoning |
Ani DiFranco @ musicOMH.com
Includes news, views, links, pictures, albums, tour dates.
http://www.musicomh.com/anidifranco/ |
Amazon offers
Little Plastic Castle (Audio CD),17 February, 1998
List price $16.98
A fun, thoughtful, serious, and eye-opening album!!! / 5
Background info before writing this review will probly help Ani fans reading it. I'm not an Ani fan in the sense of agreeing with all her messages and supporting the things she does. I am a fan, however, who admires her outspoken honesty. She knows exactly what she feels, thinks, and believes and isn't one bit afraid to put it out there & in your face. That takes guts, more power to her. This world we live in (especially this country, USA) could greatly benefit from exercising her unapologetic frankness.
This was the first album I got by Ani, and I have to say my favorite to date. Personally, I'm an eclectic & enjoy ALL music (I tend to stay mainstream [not Britney Spears-type, though], but enjoy many types of music). When I first heard Miss DiFranco, I was really quite turned off by her sound. A friend of mine had been playing her music in the car on our trips & activities, and I almost couldn't stomach it. She played Revelling/Reckoning, To The Teeth, Evolve, and probably Dilate. I just remember thinking "What is this???" Ani has a musical style all her own, very raw and real. I suppose my ears were just so used to sugar-sweet candy pop that I was somewhat disgusted. But even 'alternative' rock like death metal & all that don't have anything on her; she's got something that so many other artists, whether or not I like them, don't have.
Anyway, back to the task at hand: reviewing "Little Plastic Castle." I'm pretty sure the reason I like it so much is it is probably one of the more musically melodic albums she has out. What I mean is someone who is used to pop and things like that would probably do well to buy this CD as their first Ani album because it's closest to what they know. It's very effective in that way because it tunes the pop listner in by using sounds they can handle while presenting very deep messages and opinions that aren't so popular like the sound they are carried by.
Listening to number 1, the title track, really made me step back and think how boring things can get as far as the music industry and TV, etc. Some lyrics from that song are: "In a coffe shop / in a city / which is every coffe shop / in every city / on a day which is every day / I pick up a magazine / which is every magazine / read a story and forget it right away" She has a very good point here about how the media (TV, radio, movies, newspapers, magazines, etc) train us to know what is 'normal,' and keep spoonfeeding us those stereotypes.
The lyrics to song 2, "Fuel," are hard-hitting & heavy. They talk about racism (slavery), politics, and many other things. It's a very good song to sit & ponder because at the end of it she sums all of her scenarios up by describing them each one as "a fire just waiting for fuel." One of my favorites!
Track 5 is good, "Two Little Girls." It's sad and dark but it's a good listen, it compells me all the way through each time.
I reccomend this CD highly because it helped me break out of the pop mindset, even though I was eclectic I never really understood how narrowminded I was musically (as well as politically, etc). Go for it! Do your best swan dive into the bold, bold world of Ani DiFranco.
Song "Out Of Range (Acoustic)"
just the thought
of our bed
makes me crumble like the plaster
where you punched the wall beside my head
and i try
to draw the line
but it ends up running down the middle of me
most of the time
and boys get locked up in some prison
girls get locked up in some house
and it don't matter if it's a warden
or a lover
or a spouse
you just can't talk to 'em
you just can't reason
you just can't leave
and you just can't please 'em
yeah i was locked
into being my mother's daughter
i was just eating bread and water
thinking
nothing ever changes
and i was shocked
to see the mistakes of each generation
will just fade like a radio station
when you drive
you just gotta drive
out of range
and if you're not angry
then you're just stupid
you don't care
how else can you react
when you know
something's so unfair
when the men of the hour
can kill half the world in war
make them slaves to a super power
and let them die poor
i was locked
into being my mother's daughter
i was just eating bread and water
thinking
nothing ever changes
and i was shocked
to see the mistakes of each generation
will just fade like a radio station
when you drive
you just gotta drive
you just gotta drive
out of range
'cause just the thought
of our bed
makes me crumble like the plaster
where you punched the wall beside my head
and i try
to draw the line
but it ends up running down the middle of me
most of the time
and baby i love you
that's why i'm leaving
there's no talking to you
and there's just no pleasing you
and i care enough
that i'm mad
that half the world don't even know
what they coulda had
i was locked
into being my mother's daughter
i was just eating bread and water
thinking
nothing ever changes
and i was shocked
to see the mistakes of each generation
will just fade like a radio station
when you drive
you just gotta drive
you just gotta drive drive drive drive drive drive
drive out of range
ohhh, out of range
ohhh, out of range
out of range
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slant // magazine.com: Music Review - Ani DiFranco: Ani DiFranco
A review of the album Ani DiFranco.
http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=399
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Virgin Megastores : Ani Difranco
Virgin Megastores : Ani DiFranco: Ani Difranco. ... WHAT YOU THOUGHT. Be the
first to write a review on this product click here ...
http://www.virginmegastores.co.uk/invt/225356
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