Not So Soft
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Description:
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.
Details:
Track Listing:
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Anticipate
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| 2. |
Rockabye
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| 3. |
She Says
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| 4. |
Make Me Stay
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| 5. |
On Every Corner
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| 6. |
Small World
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| 7. |
Not So Soft
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| 8. |
Roll with It
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| 9. |
Itch
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| 10. |
Gratitude
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| 11. |
Whole Night
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| 12. |
Next Big Thing
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| 13. |
Brief Bus Stop
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| 14. |
Looking for the Holes
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Availability
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