Music Review

Up Up Up Up Up Up (1999)

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Release Date: Jan 19, 1999; Lead Performance: Ani DiFranco; Genre: Rock

Somehow, the idea of Ani DiFranco (smart young feminist who writes, performs, and produces her own funk-inflected folk and runs her own label) is more interesting than the reality. She isn't a very inspired melodist — despite all the flashy effects, her 12th album Up Up Up Up Up Up's 11 songs remain stubbornly earthbound (exception: the moving ''Everest''). A first-rate pamphleteer, DiFranco is not yet a first-rate artist. B-

Originally posted Jan 22, 1999 Published in issue #468-469 Jan 22, 1999 Order article reprints
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