Educated Guess
Template:About-distinguish Template:Use mdy dates {{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |Template:Short description|noreplace}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=Evolve2003Knuckle Down2005studioEducated GuessAni DiFranco - Educated Guess.jpgAni DiFrancoJanuary 20, 2004Template:Hlist48:22Righteous BabeAni DiFrancox|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} Educated Guess is the 13th album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released January 20, 2004 (see 2004 in music). It was recorded alone at her homes in Buffalo, New York and New Orleans, Louisiana.
Critical receptionEdit
Template:Album ratings The album so far has a score of 67 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=meta/> Filter gave it a score of 74% and said that DiFranco "dives into a murkier, less-definable world that is part acoustic neo-soul, part spoken word and dreamier than you might imagine."<ref name=meta/> The A.V. Club gave it a positive review and stated that it "benefits from DiFranco's emphasis on spare shimmer, though it also perpetuates her recent tendency to let her songs languidly drift along, for better and for worse."<ref>The A.V. Club review</ref> The New York Times also gave it a positive review and stated that "It's worth putting up with a few overbearing moments to hear someone so willing to take chances."<ref>The New York Times review</ref> Billboard likewise gave the album a positive review and said it was "Characterized by production rawness—for better (the immediacy of the performance) and worse (traces of off-key harmonies)."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Other reviews were average, mixed, or negative: Q gave it three stars out of five and said of DiFranco, "The jazzy stylings are a mixed blessing... [but] her fans will not be disappointed."<ref name=meta/> Rolling Stone gave the album only two stars out of five and stated that the "awkward, improbable tendency goes unchecked, as does DiFranco's penchant for jarring arrangements."<ref name=rs/> E! Online gave it a D and called the album "so staccato and nonlinear, a sort of free-jazz version of rock with just too much going on and little worth hearing."<ref name=meta/>
The album reached No. 55 on the Australian ARIA albums chart in January 2004, and spent five weeks in the top 100.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Track listingEdit
All songs by Ani DiFranco.
- "Platforms" – 0:17
- "Swim" – 3:06
- "Educated Guess" – 5:52
- "Origami" – 2:23
- "Bliss Like This" – 3:08
- "The True Story of What Was" – 1:53
- "Bodily" – 4:01
- "You Each Time" – 4:18
- "Animal" – 5:36
- "Grand Canyon" – 3:31
- "Company" – 4:06
- "Rain Check" – 4:05
- "Akimbo" – 1:29
- "Bubble" – 4:30
PersonnelEdit
- Ani DiFranco – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, percussion, electric bass, electric piano
ChartsEdit
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)<ref name="ARIA">Template:Cite Ryan</ref> | 55 |