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Dilate is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1996. Dilate is her highest-selling and most critically acclaimed record, with US sales of over 480,000 units according to SoundScan. In 2011, Slant Magazine placed the album at No. 67 on its list of "The 100 Best Albums of 1990s".
We get it love, you've been binned and are bitter!
Thought this was pretty enjoyable. I grew up listening to Alanis, not sure how I missed this. Female, semi-angry singer/songwriter is a guilty pleasure of mine. Every song was enjoyable, except for Amazing Grace, that was likely one of my least favorite renditions ever, but was probably pretty original in the mid-90s.
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Shameless, Done wrong
Alanis Morissette coded early 90s angry white girl singer songwriter jams. I liked it a lot! Napoleon has been stuck in my head for a few days. I cannot in conscience give 5 stars to an album with the abomination of "Amazing Grace" on it.
Sounds like Alanis Morissete. I liked it, but sounds like Alanis
90s lady power!
I appreciate Ani DiFranco's talent, but at the same time her music never really connected with me that much. 3 stars.
Recall this being huge in its scene in the mid 90s which were my just-post-college era. I could never quite get past the particular perpetual relationship angst tone of all of her work. Forgot how much kind of almost rap-adjacent stuff was going on in a lot of the vocals, a common sin of those times.
Fínt mótþróaalbúm.
Painfully 90s.
At times I felt like I was listening to Alanis Morrisette, then it changes enough, again and again... it is noticeable an experimental album that works well in itself, however for my taste it is not the genre that I like.
I know Ani DiFranco is big in indie circles, so it's a bit of a surprise to hear so much Alanis Morissette in this. But there we go eh? This was a little too "tortured" for me. I made the mistake of reading the lyrics while it played, which didn't help. Can't say it's inspired me to check out the rest of her stuff. 2/5.
Not the album for me – while some of the instrumentals were creative and fun, DiFranco’s breathy and at-times rhythmically-tortured delivery marred any chance of musicality here. I’m much more of an instrumentalist than a lyricist when listening, so an hour+ of edgy, bitter singing was not really my cup of tea.
Got some Alanis Morissette vibes, but less good.
awful album
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