- Audio Cassette (23 April 2001)
- Label: Billboard Singles
- ASIN: B00005JH4D
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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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
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
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!
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!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
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!!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
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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