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Ani DiFranco Pictures
Artist:
Ani DiFranco
Origin:
United States, Buffalo - New YorkUnited States
Born date:
September 23, 1970
Ani DiFranco Album: «Swing Set Ep»
Ani DiFranco Album: «Swing Set Ep» (Front side)
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  • Customers rating: (4.2 of 5)
  • Title:Swing Set Ep
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Review - Amazon.com
Although ostensibly an EP centering around the song "Swing," starring Maceo Parker from last year's To The Teeth, this Ani DiFranco collection of musical bits and pieces has a thematic consistency, as well as several great covers, which make it interesting. After the song "Swing" itself, here presented in both its original version as well as a funked-up, abbreviated "radio set," a radical take on To The Teeth's title track adds a lithe beat and an active bass line to her blunt attack on America's gun culture. After that, there are three socially aware covers, from Woody Guthrie's testy "Do Re Me" to Phil Ochs's plaintive "When I'm Gone" and the Bob Dylan classic, "Hurricane." DiFranco continues to find new ways to express old ideas, as she uses the slight hoarseness that's crept into her voice in recent years to lend gravity to her interpretations, accompanied by her effortless virtuosity on her ever-present acoustic guitar. The EP ends up sounding not at all like an afterthought, but like crucial listening for any fan of DiFranco's more politically oriented material. --Matthew Cooke
Customer review
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
- Funky Freestyling

Fun filled and jammy. I love the live performance of Do Re Mi. I'd never heard that song before but adored it the first time I heard it come out of Ms. Difranco's mouth. A really fun remix of Swing and To The Teeth. Definetly worth the price.. WARNING: Hard to let go of after first listen! Enjoy

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
- Buy it for "Hurricane"alone.

This little album from Ani might at first seem like a little self-endulgent exercise on her part. A number of the songs on this album were (albeit in different styles) also on her "To The Teeth" album. Nonetheless, the Bob Dylan cover "Hurricane" Ani and her band perform on the album is absolutely, utterly amazing. The choice of rythm, what instruments to play and Ani's stunning vocal abilities make this album worth buying just for this one song.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
- A Great Value

Swing, one of the funkiest songs from "To The Teeth," makes a nice expanded single. The CD includes an additional version of Swing, plus new material from the same vein as To The Teeth. The album version of the song alone is worth the buy, and the new material is good Ani quality.

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
- some more good ani

if you are an ani difranco fan, this cd will fit perfectly in your collection. it has some un-released songs on it, as well as mixes of swing, which happens to be one of my favorite songs. it is worth the few dollars as an ani addition to any cd collection.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
- 3 okay, 3 outstanding

The song "swing" is definitely fun and funky, but definitely not my favorite off of TO THE TEETH. The rap on the album version makes it sound almost silly, but in a way I kind of like that. The remix of "To the Teeth" is interesting as well, but the standouts are by far the last three songs. "Hurricane" I believe is just as good as Dylan's... maybe even a bit angrier at the injustice of what happened to The Hurricane. Fan's of her earlier/folkier days will love "When I'm gone" and "Do Re Mi." If you've ever heard earlier versions of "Do Re Mi" (by Woody Guthrie), you'll see how remarkably Ani re-invents that song. She adds a bit of hostility and passion that the song needs to fully illustrate the content of the lyrics.