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Revelling: Reckoning

~ Ani DiFranco
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (9 April 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Righteous Babe
  • ASIN: B00005B16H
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 83,884 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Ain't That The Way
2. OK
3. Garden Of Simple
4. Tamburitza Lingua
5. Marrow
6. Heartbreak Even
7. Harvest
8. Kazoointoit
9. What All Is Nice
10. What How When Where Why Who
11. Fierce Flawless
12. Rock Paper Scissors
13. Beautiful Night Reckoning
14. Your Next Bold Move
15. This Box Contains
16. Reckoning
17. So What
18. Prison Prism
19. Imagine That
20. Flood Waters
See all 29 tracks on this disc

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

Reckoning/Revelling is the 13th album from the resolutely independent Ani Di Franco. Released as always on her label, Righteous Babe, Di Franco has fashioned a so-so album that covers both the edgy break-up songs of her early career as well as her political and more funk-tinged material. Lavishly packed in an origami sleeved box (as if by the Next catalogue), this double CD of 29 songs is split between two CDs and distinct musical moods. That's the idea anyway. Di Franco fires on all cylinders, lyrically, (best lines--"TV is after all the modern day roman coliseum... and now millions sit jeering collectively cheering the bloodthirsty hierarchy of the patriarchal arrangement.--"Garden of Simple"). Musically, it's wallpaper, plain guitar plucking, bolstered occasionally by the odd stab of brass. Much of it sounds the same. However the songs are all pleasant in a low-key Me'shell N'dege Ocello kind of way. Of the two CDs, Reckoning has the strongest material-"Your Next Brave Move" and "So What" are the standouts. As a whole, it's chunky-post-pop-cum folk is a little too tired to sustain the course. Although the wild eclecticism of Little Plastic Castle was rightly praised, Reckoning/Revelling doesn't represent a revolution for this righteous babe. --Helena Dvorak


CD Description

There was hardly a year in the '90s that didn't see a full-length release from Buffalo, New York's anti-folk rock icon and ultimate symbol of D.I.Y. success Ani DiFranco. So it was hardly surprising that she rolled into 2001 full-blast, sounding fully refreshed, spreading over two hours of inspired, defiant songs onto the double album REVELLING RECKONING. With her latter '90s output she had deftly cast off any shredof criticism that her earlier work possessed a certain monochromatic feel. REVELLING RECKONING continues her musical exploration.
The album finds her unique brand of mellow folk-rock imbued with a bluesier, jazzier feel than she had previously displayed. Songs like "Ain't That the Way" are a sweet yet gritty mosaic of melody. Her friend Maceo Parker drops by, saxophone in hand, for a radiant turn on "What How When Where (Why Who)", a breathy, brilliant, nomadic tune also featuring Hans Teuber's brilliant flute, which sets the sweet, misty tone of the whole album. DiFranco's knack for telling a story, and her skill in turning simple lines like "I'm learning how to be alone", on the beautiful "Marrow", into something special, persists throughout.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Split personality album, 17 Oct 2002
By M. D. W. Wilson (uk) - See all my reviews
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I put the first half on - what a load of rubbish - I hated it. 'This one is going back', I thought. I gave it another go but still I couldn't get along with it.
As it is a double album I had to give the second half a listen. FANTASTIC. It is Ani at her best. The lyrics are moody, sad, and poignant. The music is hypnotic. What a difference. It is always on my stereo. Not car music, not very pacey. Perfect for having a bath or working to.
I have to confess that every now and again I give the first half another listen but I still don't like it. Too experimental, too quirky.
I would recommend it as a great album with a free beermat included!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ani once again shows why she's a genius songwriter., 21 Feb 2002
By gem.nics@genie.co.uk (Norwich, England) - See all my reviews
Revelling/Reckoning is a great buy for any fan, new or old. It brings all her styles together on two superb CDs, theres the folk Ani, the political Ani, the funk Ani etc. Songs such as"Grey","School Night","Garden of Simple" overwhelm you with a feeling of awe, the lyrics are shear poetry. The Revelling CD is more funky than her old folk, melo-dramatic style- its along the same lines as the outstanding "To The Teeth" album. The Reckoning CD is far more chilled out, but the songs are quite deep almost soul searching material- but not even slightly heavy going! This album isn't going to make people rise up into a revolution- but thats never her intention, it makes you think,feel,understand and maybe even want to make a difference. Ani may not want to be a heroine, but she does a bad job at trying not to be one.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Gasping for air..., 13 Jun 2001
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Most of the other Ani albums I've listened to have left me content, but not completely full. This album, however, left me lying on my bed somewhat overwhelmed. I've given it four out of five, only because there are two tunes I'm not entirely at ease with, but hey, that's just a personal thing. If you're an Ani virgin, buy this album first as it'll give you a good indication of what she's about. I spent the first month of album ownership listening to Revelling pretty much obsessively and have only just got round to listening to Reckoning today. Wow! What a fabulous discovery. This is by far my best musical aquisition of the year. An all round mind blowing experience.
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