Independence Meal

Independence Meal Artist: Alix Olson
Label: Feed the Fire
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD


UPC: 677516530422
EAN: 0677516530422
ASIN: B0000A0WK6


Release Date: 2003-04-15

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Listmania:

  1. Chicks Rule! This is THE best of the best!
  2. Fave FolkyChicks
  3. Holy Freakin' Cow! This stuff ROCKS!

Tracks:

  1. Pirates
  2. Unsteady Things
  3. Independence Meal
  4. Subway Lips
  5. Beautiful Bones
  6. Dorothea Tanning
  7. 8 X 10
  8. Bedtime Poem
  9. Wholly Human
  10. Kindness and Rage
  11. Womyn Before
  12. Blessed With a Family

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Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars I need originality to be inspired.......2006-06-18

I think it's great that this woman stands so strongly behind her convictions and she is clearly a very talented poet. I just wonder why talented artists who clearly have an abundance of creativity cannot find their own voices and instead insist upon copying Ani Difranco's style. This makes the album painful for me to listen to. Clearly, Alix is an amazing poet. However, hearing her recite them is like listening to someone trying to mimick Ani Difranco. She is great at sounding like her. I honestly could not tell the difference. Sorry, but I think thats kind of lame. I can't listen to Alix. I think she is extremely talented...yet this whole business of stealing Ani's style... I can't stand it. It happens to often and it is just..kind of lame. What happened to originality? If I want Ani, I'll listen to her. Otherwise I'd just like to read Alix's poems.

5 out of 5 stars Not so subtle sister.......2004-12-28

I've had the pleasure of hearing Alix perform several times. In addition, I've had a chance to talk with her. This woman stands fully behind what she says. There's no glamour or glitz; what you see and hear is what you get. She truly lives to speak about what she experiences and to empower women. This album is incredibly raw and overflowing with the truth of what is going on in this world. It also runs the gamut of political commentary (like the title track "Independence Meal") and personal reflection ("8 x 10"). Alix's voice is an instrument, rocking the listener with her own syncopated rhythm. Seeing her perform is the only thing better than listening to this album!

5 out of 5 stars More than Just Ani Difranco.......2004-09-02

It's easy to say that Alix is just copying Ani Difranco, especially if you're a huge Difranco fan. But, let's be honest, folks, I really think that Alix is unique and very, very clever. Her poetry is more than just words, it's what all writers grasp for... a voice. She can make us all look back and wonder what life is really like. She has a tour coming up and I highly recommend you check out her web page for details. I won't miss it for the world.

2 out of 5 stars thr originality of passion.......2004-06-03

I give her credit where it needs to be, but honestly folks, if I didn't know any better I would say that Ani Difranco had a new album. Alix uses the same patterns, phrasing, and vocal techniques as Ani- and to such a large extent that it sounds just like her!! When playing the album, I've had others ask me when did Ani release this new record. Originality Alix, please.

5 out of 5 stars Another wake-up call from Alix.......2004-02-28

To say this woman has a way with words is a serious understatement. She can not only make you feel what she is saying, she can take you there, put you right in the middle of it. This is not happy little songs to get you through your life, this is the truth,with nothing held back. Alix is nothing less than extraordinary.

Music CD:

  1. Troubled Times ~ Holcombe Waller
  2. Sings Ballads and Blues ~ Odetta
  3. Belly Superstars Dance Music : Greatest Lebanese Dance Music ~ Raqs Sharqi Vol. 1 Nourhan Sharif ~ Yousry Sharif ~ Badawi & Chamoun
  4. The Other Evening in Chicago ~ Bob Franke
  5. I Love This Town ~ Clive Gregson
  6. The Chase ~ Wolfstone
  7. Veering from the Wave ~ Jennifer Kimball
  8. Folk Is Not a Four Letter Word ~ Various Artists
  9. At Long Last. . . Christmas ~ Lowen & Navarro
  10. Thinking Like a Mountain ~ Libby Roderick

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Alive ~ Terry Callier

Swing So Softly ~ Billy Novick

Black Nasa

Tear of Thought ~ Screaming Jets

Portuguese Folk Music ~ Various Artists

Novo Millennium ~ Chitaozinho & Xororo

The Very Best of Mahotella Queens ~ Mahotella Queens

Music & Dance ~ Raghunath Manet

Bogle ~ Japanimation

Big Trout Radio: Songs About Fishing ~ Shaw & Akstens Traum