This EP gathers together various odds and ends: a radio edit of
"Swing"
from the
To the Teeth
album, shortened by eliminating
Corey Parker
's rap but with the funky rhythmic elements pushed up in the mix; a recasting of
"To the Teeth"
that, unfortunately, de-emphasizes the angry lyrics; and covers of
Woody Guthrie
,
Phil Ochs
, and
Bob Dylan
songs, each recast in characteristic
DiFranco
style. Of the last three, the one that works best is a version of
"Hurricane"
recorded for but not used in the film
The Hurricane
;
Dylan
's righteous anger works well in
's cutting interpretation. Her
"Do Re Me"
(sic) loses the irony
Guthrie
got out of it by matching the lyric to a jocular performance, and her
"When I'm Gone"
(different from the version used in the film
Steal This Movie
) loses
Ochs
' graceful, elegiac tone. But it's good to have such songs renewed through reinterpretation. ~ William Ruhlmann