Living in Clip is a live album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1997. The title is from a comment made by live sound engineer Larry Berger, indicating that the amplifiers weren't merely being overdriven into clipping occasionally (which is not uncommon in live sound situations); they were clipping so much that they were "living in clip". Rolling Stone named it one of "The Essential Recordings of the ‘90s".[9]
Living in Clip | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | April 22, 1997 | |||
Recorded | September 1995 – November 1996 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, folk rock | |||
Length | 124:54 | |||
Label | Righteous Babe | |||
Producer | Ani DiFranco | |||
Ani DiFranco chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [2] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | A−[3] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
Los Angeles Times | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Spin | 8/10[8] |
Track listing
editAll songs by Ani DiFranco, except where noted.
Disc one
edit- "Whatever" – 1:46 (Albuquerque, NM)
- "Wherever" – 0:06 (Santa Ana, NM)
- "Gravel" – 4:11 (New London, CT)
- "Willing to Fight" – 4:12 (Sacramento, CA)
- "Shy" – 4:29 (Houston, TX)
- "Joyful Girl" – 4:26 (Eugene, OR)
- "Hide and Seek" – 4:34 (Hightstown, NJ)
- "Napoleon" – 4:54 (Northampton, MA)
- "I'm No Heroine" – 4:16 (Berkeley, CA)
- "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 6:17 (Buffalo, NY)
- "Anticipate" – 3:47 (Ithaca, NY)
- "Tiptoe" – 0:37 (dunno)
- "Sorry I Am" – 4:46 (New York, NY)
- "The Slant/The Diner" – 8:22 (Atlanta, GA)
- "32 Flavors" – 4:48 (Boulder, CO)
- "Out of Range" – 4:27 (Portland, OR)
Disc two
edit- "Untouchable Face" – 3:36 (Bloomington, Ill)
- "Shameless" – 4:35 (Portland, OR)
- "Distracted" – 1:08 (San Francisco, CA)
- "Adam and Eve" – 5:36 (New York, NY)
- "Fire Door" – 4:03 (Worcester, MA)
- "Both Hands" – 4:52 (Buffalo, NY)
- "Out of Habit" – 3:40 (Arcata, CA)
- "Every State Line" – 3:55 (Atlanta, GA)
- "Not So Soft" – 4:00 (New York, NY)
- "Travel Tips" – 1:05 (Spokane, WA)
- "Wrong With Me" – 1:57 (Ithaca, NY)
- "In or Out" – 3:22 (New York, NY)
- "We're All Gonna Blow" – 2:41 (Victoria, BC)
- "Letter to a John" – 3:58 (San Francisco, CA)
- "Overlap" – 11:28 (New York, NY)
Personnel
edit- Ani DiFranco – acoustic guitar, bass, vocals
- Sara Lee – guitar, bass, vocals, bass pedals
- Doc Severinsen – conductor on "Amazing Grace" and "Both Hands"
- Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on "Amazing Grace" and "Both Hands"
- Andy Stochansky – harmonica, percussion, drums, vocals
Production
edit- Ani DiFranco – record producer, mixing, design, layout design, photography
- Andrew Gilchrist – mixing
- Chris Bellman – mastering
- James Mabry ("Amazing Grace" and "Both Hands") – arranger
- Adam Sloan – design, layout design
- Asia Kepka – photography
- Susan Alzner – photography
- Scot Fisher – photography
- Matt Hagen – photography
- Thomas Hoebbel – photography
- Liam King – photography
- Dan Koeck – photography
- Heidi Kunkel – photography
- Liz Marshall – photography
- Andy Stochansky – photography
- Asia Kepka – cover photo
Charts
editAlbum
Year | Chart | Position |
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1997 | The Billboard 200 | 59 |
References
edit- ^ Cater, Darryl. "Living in Clip – Ani DiFranco". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ Kot, Greg (April 25, 1997). "Ani DiFranco: Living in Clip (Righteous Babe)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Ani DiFranco: Living in Clip". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Beth (April 25, 1997). "Living In Clip". Entertainment Weekly. No. 376. p. 71. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ Cromelin, Richard (April 20, 1997). "Fiery DiFranco, Hot Combos, Cool Polara". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ Kot, Greg (May 15, 1997). "Ani DiFranco: Living In Clip". Rolling Stone. pp. 111–12. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ Hull, Tom (2004). "Ani DiFranco". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 236–37. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Cooper, Carol (July 1997). "Ani DiFranco: Living in Clip". Spin. 13 (4): 111. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Rocklist.net Rolling Stone Lists – Main Page". Rocklistmusic.co.uk. October 17, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2012.