- Audio CD (Dec 12 2011)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Festival Distribution Inc.
- ASIN: B0000058MY
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (103 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#49,152 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #41 in Music > Alternative Rock > New Wave & Post-Punk > Urban Folk
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Track Listings
| 1. Little Plastic Castle |
| 2. Fuel |
| 3. Gravel |
| 4. As Is |
| 5. Two Little Girls |
| 6. Deep Dish |
| 7. Loom |
| 8. Pixie |
| 9. Swan Dive |
| 10. Glasshouse |
| 11. Independence Day |
| 12. Pulse |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
As she's gone from the Young Woman Who Could to the Woman Who Has, Ani DiFranco has explored more than her share of musical styles, all the while remaining true to her core. Even during her most extreme departures, you could hear the sound of the early albums coming through. On Little Plastic Castle, an album on which people are credited for adding pontifications, incantations, and an "evil machine" to songs, you could--for the first time--hear an almost completely new artist. Call her Ani, version 3; she couldn't have existed without hearing all of Ani, version 1's albums, and she wouldn't be as funky and experimental without the influence of Ani, version 2. She still has a lot to say--about politics, about relationships, about herself--but the messages aren't thrown in your face here (well, not as often). Instead they're wrapped in funky hooks and lots of production--anything you learn from DiFranco on this album will come from pure repetition, and for the first time, the album is varied enough, catchy enough, and subtle enough that you'll push the repeat button while cleaning the house. --Randy Silver
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[Ani DiFranco's] latest ... is a gem that is at once funny, moody, meditative and challenging. Full of DiFranco's pet peeves and ironic musings ... the album will make listeners laugh, think and tap their feet.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Different and Not to be missed,
By bethtexas (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Little Plastic Castle (Audio CD)
This was Ani DiFranco's first really synthesized, fancily-produced album. And it's a whole different world from the style she was known for before this. Listening to this is definitely like being introduced to a whole new artist. There are more electronics, more experimental song styles, and even her voice has changed a little -- it's a tad raspier. The lyrics are still just as good -- but don't buy it expecting the old Ani ... you have to love it as something completely new. And I DID love it! The songs are made not more watery, but more powerful by the elaborate compositions. The topics capture so many sides of life -- from the pretty to the dark. One song urges rude people to "just suck up and be nice". Another song, whose entire atmosphere tells of a desperate hour proclaims, "If you think you know what I'm doing wrong, you're gonna have to get in line." GRAVEL has a catchy, hardcore beat and really gets across the humor in having an ex that you just seem to keep taking back, no matter what he does. And it all leads up to the climax -- the final song -- that is more of a hypnotic symphony than a song. It only has a few spoken words -- the rest it says in its swaying rhythm -- but it is absolutely powerful. An expected pinnacle. The first song or two on the album are just warm-ups. Skip past them to really delve into the riches of this outstanding record. This album is not to be missed by anyone who likes true-to-the-heart, poignant, powerful experimental music.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A solid album from Ani...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Little Plastic Castle (Audio CD)
To me this is a solid album from Ani... It's also my first one that I've bought/owned by Ani - got lucky and picked it up in a 2nd hand store (thought it's definitely worth full price)...Musicwise, 'Two Little Girls' and 'Swan Dive' is my two favorite tracks, though I like them all at varying degrees of enjoyment... As well as I like that it doesn't sound exactly the same from... So after listening to this one, I'm looking forward to one day picking up "Not A Pretty Girl"... Plus, I'm very impressed that Ani performed at the "Women March for Choice" on March 20, 2004... - Savannah Skye...
2.0 out of 5 stars
This one never pulled me in...,
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This review is from: Little Plastic Castle (Audio CD)
I own Not A Pretty Girl, Dilate, and this album by Ani Difranco. While I thouroughly enjoy the first two--Little Plastic Castle never pulled me in at all really. I've given it numerous listens and still I don't think it remotely compares to the other two albums I own by her. The only song that sticks out to me is "Gravel" and even that song I am having trouble recollecting exactly in my mind. I suggest the other two if you are a starting Ani fan. I must admit I'm surprised by the overwhelming popularity of this one.
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