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Like I Said: Songs 1990-91

Ani DiFranco - Like I Said: Songs 1990-91 Audio CD

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Band: Ani DiFranco
Title: Like I Said: Songs 1990-91
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Release Date: 1994-07-26
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Anticipate 2: Rockabye 3: Not So Soft 4: Roll with It 5: Work Your Way Out 6: Fire Door 7: Gratitude 8: Whole Night 9: Both Hands 10: She Says 11: Rush Hour 12: Out of Habit 13: Lost Woman Song 14: Talk to Me Now 15: Slant

Excellent overview of early Ani
If you already have Ani DiFranco and/ or Not So Soft, this album would basically be superfluous. I bought this CD to get an overview of Ani's early work, instead of buying "Ani DiFranco" and "Not So Soft" separately. That being said, I think this is a lovely album. You get early recordings of songs that remain live concert favorites ("Anticipate," "Both Hands," "Fire Door") but also some gems that have long been out of the concert rotation ("Rockabye," "Work Your Way Out," "Rush Hour"). Plus there's two short spoken word pieces: "Not So Soft" and "The Slant. " Need I say more? "Like I Said" is a beautiful melding of poetry and music. Ani fans should check it out.

A Must-Have CD For Any Feminist
Really, other than the truth, you never know what you're going to get. One thing about Ani's albums is they're always different. "Like I Said" brings us back to when Ani was just starting out in her amazing music career, back in the days where it was just her, her guitar and her head full of thoughts and emotions. Personally, I feel that of the six Ani DiFranco cds I have so far acquired, this is one of her best works. It's my second favorite right after "Not A Pretty Girl" and a must for any feminist. On this album, she tackles everything from freedom of choice to why having sex with someone isn't her obligation, no matter how thankfull she is to them, among many other personal ballads and lyrics that will really move you and maybe even influince your own politics. I'd suggest this cd to anyone.

"Talk To Me Now"

he said ani, you've gotten tough
'cause my tone was curt
yeah, and when I'm approached in a dark alley
I don't lift my skirt
in this city
self-preservation
is a full time occupation
I'm determined
to survive on this shore
you know I don't
avert my eyes anymore
in a man's world
I am a woman by birth
and after nineteen times around I have found
they will stop at nothing once they know what you are worth
talk to me now
I played the powerless
in too many dark scenes
and I was blessed with a birth and a death
and I guess I just want some say in between
don't you understand
in the day to day
and the face to face
I have to act
just as strong as I can
just to preserve a place
where I can be who I am
so if you still know how
talk to me now.

Beauty in its Purest Form!
She defentally has opened my eyes to the world that we live in. Ani is unique in many ways from her music to her poetry. I have listened and chereshed Ani sence the begining, all 14 years and all 25 albums or so,(I even met her) and I have seen her music evolve, but when i look back I always go to this album. "Like I Said" is a album of poetry and simplistic music of Ani and her guitar. The three most chereshable Ani songs are featured on this CD: Fire Door, Out of Habit, and most importantaly Both Hands. Ani's music has defined a generation. Buy it and you WILL love it.

If she ever comes to your town see her live and you will understand why music is here!.

Classics by an esteemed artist.
Through her copious energy and sheer strength of will, she has become a popular icon, a heroine and an inspiration to many. Ani Difranco is now the patron saint of artist who make it on their own.

But her success was not always assured. Back before the magazine covers, the duets with Prince, the sold-out shows and screaming fans, she was a struggling young artist with little chance of making it in the music industry. These songs are from that time period. And although not as polished or experimentally mixed as her later material, these songs show a raw passion in a young musician who wants, not to be liked, but to be respected. And over a decade later, the album still feels fresh and powerful.

Songs like "Anticipate", "Rush Hour", and "The Slant" show how she is able to experiment musically, using her voice and guitar in new ways to express strong emotions. Her abilites as a singer/songwriter/poet were firmly established by such lyrical works of art as "Not So Soft" and "Out of Habit". And lest anyone confuse her for a fluffy bit of entertainment, her bold political stances are made clear in "Gratitude", "Work Your Way Out", and nearly every other song to one degree or another.

Ani Difranco's later albums range from polished masterpieces to tired and mellow collections. She is now all grown up, married, having bucked the system and created her own. It's inspiring to see an artist change and grow and mellow, and yet never give up her principles. But sometimes it's exciting to peek back to the days when she had to work for every fan, when each tiny college concert meant one more day of having enough money to eat. These songs are from that time, and they're a joy to hear.

great place for you to start...
ms. ani difranco is still one of america's most underrated and important artists alive today. difranco happens to be one of the few artists i know who is indeed a self-made pop star. here is one of lesser known albums which i sat down to digest recently and i'm glad to say it's a new member of my cd family. like i said just happens to be a great place to start for all those interested in ani whereas five years ago i probably would've told you to try not a pretty girl or dilate perhaps. this cd is basically a compilation of her first two albums and i've read or been told that these are actually remixes of the originals though i'm not for certain. ms. difranco has a lovely voice which doesn't sound forced but yet is undeniably powerful. on this cd, we find an intoxicating and stimulating hearing experience of spoken poetry over acoustic guitars alongside beautiful balads which stay in your head for nearly days. i'm singing both hands as i'm writing this review. be sure and check this one out real soon. happy listening.

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