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The problem here is the lack of any dynamic. ‘Sweet the Sting’ is a gentle (“MUM a, WWW” scholarly , tn h,“ 4-, ,,,_ jaunt that borders on R&B while ‘Witness‘ swings in a gospelly sort of way {Ix/0m, 8mm,” W, M anger,gongwmerlym , N ,9,“ "i, but fails to fully ignite in a muffle of ‘oohs' and ‘aahs’. The moments of drama “NW”, “1mm ,( H 83 0V8, a DVD am and passion that punctuate much of her previous work are sorely missing sum [Mark RU, Wth, matchmg audio CD. W ‘l ‘l\ and after 19 tracks, it‘s hard not to feel a little let down. Dean Martin Hwy; DESC Ani Difranco isn’t one to deal in ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs‘. The ever-prolific HOOK Amore (Ca/WW rim f’flct‘lln the 89" American creates fine sketches of life which have the required doseage, BASTRO saucy old crooner h “T f h “5‘; .... passion and power. Propelled by her thunking, plucked guitar lines and Sing the Troubled gwes rendmons Of “MM.” backed with a simple but effective rhythm section, Difranco is a political BeaSt/P'abto Quapo most Of ms Crass,“ no“ _ r poet who knows how to paint the complicated greys in life with the finest '0“) (“mi .... in this TV special , 2 it of detail. From the murky, whispered poem ‘Parameters’ to the grinding, Antler§i Live 1991 from the 603. { ' rolling swing of ‘Studying Stones’ Difranco continues to be an emphatic ‘B'W (/holl‘it'd‘“ My Life With The force in a sea bobbing with musical navel gazers. (Mark Robertson) .... Thrm Km Kult m0 Ku/t KO/lectron " Mutt‘h an intense Bf't?‘.‘l' hurn suunnks into (RYKO). Ah 8” tiuntrnan. It's an anun, their already teerninu ehCOmDeSSlhg "Ve sun/can and doubtless {l‘.’£1l{1ll(‘ll(}{)t sound. 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