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Educated Guess

by Ani Difranco

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of 455,735

9,614
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1,830
2004

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236

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Overall Rating: 2.6064 Educated Guess is ranked overall as 2.6064 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.5836 Educated Guess has an avg. critic score of 2.5836 out of 4 stars

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PopMatters

Educated Guess explores new musical territory that is challenging enough to engage even the most folk-averse listeners while it maintains a unity of tone which yields a highly listenable work. ...more

All Music Guide

A decent but not spectacular album that, not for the first time, finds DiFranco on her way to somewhere else. ...more

Rolling Stone

On Educated Guess, which DiFranco wrote, produced, recorded and mixed entirely on her own, this awkward, improbable tendency goes unchecked, as does DiFranco's penchant for jarring arrangements. ...more

Rolling Stone

There are several things ani DiFranco does well: She's determinedly independent, she has a wholly appropriate streak of righteous indignation, and she's got a ripping voice, able to give depth to even the most awkward, improbable lyrics. ...more

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Delusions of Adequacy

Educated Guess is an absolutely stunning creation, although it did take a few listens for me to begin to fully appreciate what I was hearing. ...read the complete review at Delusions of Adequacy

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Not many artists have shown the amount of resolve of Ani Difranco. Since 1989, she's done an average of an album a year and released them all herself on her own Righteous Babe records. And if that's not enough people actually bought them....read the complete review at Filter

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Q Magazine

THe jazzy stylings are a mixed blessing.....read the complete review at Q Magazine

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E! Online

It's just so staccato and nonlinear, a sort of free-jazz version of rock with just too much going on and little worth hearing....read the complete review at E! Online

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musicOMH.com

In this age of corporate culture run riot, Ani DiFranco is proof positive that the independent spirit remains alive and well in some artists. She's released 16 albums on her own, self-financed label, Righteous Babe, and constant touring and recording...read the complete review at musicOMH.com

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