This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Let’s face it: Most folks only remember Janis Ian for At Seventeen, the anthem of mopey teenage girls everywhere.
But this live collection, recorded nearly 20 years ago at N.Y.C.’s Bottom Line club, aims to correct that misconception. And it nearly does. Ian’s crack rock band, sophisticated pop-folk and impressive musicianship earn her a place as the forgotten link between classic hipsters like Joni Mitchell and contemporary earth-mother songstresses like Jewel, Joan Osborne and Sarah McLachlan. Too bad the spotty sound quality of this radio broadcast puts a blemish on an otherwise spotless tribute.
