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Not So Soft (CD)
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Solo performer: Ani DiFranco (vocals, acoustic guitar, congas).
Recorded at Audio Magic, Buffalo, New York in September 1991.
Having announced herself with a quietly intense folk-style debut (ANI DIFRANCO) in 1990, this Buffalo, New York-based singer/songwriter-still barely into her 20s-almost entirely reinvented herself with the aptly titled follow-up NOT SO SOFT. Whereas much of her debut album recalled both Joni Mitchell and Suzanne Vega, DiFranco here jettisons stark acoustic beauty and instead fields a much more unique and personal vocal style.
On NOT SO SOFT, DiFranco uses a rougher, talk-singing style, her lower-register delivery owing much to both Patti Smith and Lou Reed yet more nakedly emotional. DiFranco also adds brasher acoustic guitar, a heavily rhythmic playing style that gives the album a fuller, more rock & roll-oriented sound than the often- delicate debut. Her songwriting is equally improved. She examines personal and political issues while sidestepping preachiness and stridency, even on the spoken-word title track. NOT SO SOFT is an exciting, passionate folk album with punk intensity.
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SHOP.COM Product Reviews
To Be Heard!
by anonymous, July 22, 2008 |
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not my absolute favorite but a worthwhile listen indeed |
 | W.L.'s April Artist Of The Month Opens With Ani DiFranco's "Not So Soft."
by wlswarts, 4/3/2009 |
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Pros: Good lyrics
Cons: Musically limited, Vocally tiresome, Short
The Bottom Line: Having heard many great female singer-songwriters, Ani DiFranco's "Not So Soft" does not convince me she is one of them.
Review: For those who might not read my many music reviews, each month, I select an artist who is (usually)
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by JennJoy, 8/12/2000 |
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Pros: Imaginative and honest
Cons: Lacks the maturity of experience
Review: I seem to have taken an odd chronological path in writing Ani DiFranco reviews. I started in the mid
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| | Not So Soft That It's Lost That Ani Edge
by J.J.Samen, 7/18/2000 |
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Pros: Sometimes snappy, sometimes easy, always Ani, standing in the feminist grassroots and shaking her fist at corporate America
Cons: Ani doesn't pull any punches and can scare off those who like their heads in the sand
Review: I am often heard to lament, "Where are the protest songs of <i>our</i> generation?", havin
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