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	Chalkhills: Reel by Real: "Knuckle Down"
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		Knuckle down, love her Gm Am race, it doesn't matter if you win or lose a little face knuckle down and D Bb Cm Gm love that race.
	chalkhills.org /reelbyreal/s_Knuckle.html (735 words)

	Ani DiFranco - Knuckle Down - Righteous Babe Records - CD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Her latest, Knuckle Down, is no stranger to those same feelings but appears to be more thematically based on memories.
		Knuckle Down is a collection of 12 songs that do not deviate from Ani’s familiar sound but this release is exceptional and is easily replayed in succession.
		Most songs are powered by their own heart and, in their diversities make Knuckle Down nothing less than a brilliant effort of emotions.
	www.musictap.net /Reviews/DifrancoAniKnuckleDownCD.htm (454 words)

	Knuckle replacement: Relieve pain, improve function - MayoClinic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Knuckle replacement might be an option if you've tried other therapies to ease the pain of arthritis in your hands.
		Your knuckles rely on a complex system of tendons and ligaments to stabilize the bones of your hand and fingers and allow free movement of your fingers.
		Knuckle replacement in these types of arthritis is less common than in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/knuckle-replacement/AR00014 (1541 words)

	Ani DiFranco: Knuckle Down (2005): Reviews
		While Knuckle Down doesn’t wow with new musical directions, the album undeniably satisfies by being familiar and stunning.
		Knuckle Down holds together quite well, revealing an artist still developing a powerful and engaging self-analytical aesthetic.
		Knuckle Down looms as both a pleasing musical achievement and a disappointing move.
	www.metacritic.com /music/artists/difrancoani/knuckledown (482 words)

	Knuckle down
		They declared that "this is where the phrase 'knuckle down' came from".
		The same series had recently included the confidently expressed 'fact' that the origin of top dog was mediaeval saw pits (which is at best an uncertain derivation), so I had my doubts.
		The former is still used in the game of marbles, where players still knuckle down.
	www.phrases.org.uk /meanings/knuckle-down.html (280 words)

	Ani DiFranco - Knuckle Down : album review
		Knuckle Down is the New York singer's thirteenth studio album and represents quite a departure for the original Righteous Babe who was an independent woman long before,b>Beyonce had ever shaken her booty.
		By contrast, Knuckle Down is probably her most accessible album since 1999's To The Teeth and contains some of her most winning songs in a while.
		And while she's seemingly incapable of making a bad record, Knuckle Down is one of the best of her career.
	www.musicomh.com /albums/ani-difranco-5.htm (547 words)

	Life & Arts 1 -- The Daily Cougar Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Knuckle Down does little to stray from DiFranco's classic sound, but unlike past albums, these songs seem to flow more deliberately thanks to a more poppy folk sound.
		Knuckle Down starts off with the titular track in which DiFranco demonstrates her ability to move her mouth as fast as her fingers, spouting out the poetic lyrics that have always been a strong point in DiFranco's music.
		The album's only disappointment is that as the listener progresses through the tracks, things start to slow down and fans may find themselves skipping through the last half of the album unless they are trying to fall asleep.
	www.stp.uh.edu /vol70/78/arts/arts1.html (365 words)

	Amazon.com: Knuckle Down: Music: Ani DiFranco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Overall, "Knuckle Down" is a transitional record for Difranco, finding her surfacing between two different phases of her life.
		"Knuckle Down" (12 tracks; 57 min.) starts off very strongly with the title track and "Studying Stones", only to reach an ever higher plateau as her band joins in and rocks on "Manhole" and Modulation", the latter being the best track on the album.
		That said, "Knuckle Down" is overall a great listen, and in particular the first half recalls the best music that Ani has ever done.
	www.amazon.com /Knuckle-Down-Ani-DiFranco/dp/B0006SSQGG (2121 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Knuckle Down: Music: Ani DiFranco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		With 2005's KNUCKLE DOWN, the DIY icon's 14thsolo studio record in 16 years for her own Righteous Babe label, DiFranco eschews much of that experimentation, opting for a return to the formula that, along with her heralded DIY ethos, initially brought her to prominence.
		KNUCKLE DOWN opens with comfortingly familiar, insistent acoustic-guitar strumming on the sweetly pensive title track, as DiFranco begins her story with the image of her "cowgirl alter-ego", before weaving through constantly shifting Dylan-esque imagery.
		KNUCKLE DOWN is yet another reminder of the prolific DiFranco continued relevance.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Knuckle-Down-Ani-DiFranco/dp/B0006ZFQXA (657 words)

	Reveal Review: Knuckle Down
		Knuckle Down, adding a touch of jazz to DiFranco’s usual blend of folk and funk.
		Knuckle Down one of the most pleasant and listenable entries in the Ani canon.
		Knuckle Down, as well, but, amidst he pain, DiFranco laces her lyrics with surprising introspection, making her poetry something far more excellent than just a long string of angry tirades.
	www.revealarts.com /music/2005/knuckledown.htm (543 words)

	Knuckle Down - Ani DiFranco - Music Downloads
		Fans that were lukewarm to Ani DiFranco 's bare-bones, self-produced Educated Guess will be pleased to learn that the notoriously independent artist has delegated half of her 13th studio recording's production duties to fellow singer/songwriter Joe Henry.
		Knuckle Down may not have the machine-gun edge and maverick intensity that fueled her early-'90s heydays, but it spares nobody -- including DiFranco herself -- from interrogation, and with its creative arrangements, smart pacing and refined production, it ranks as the artist's most concise and accessible release to date.
		Sorry, at this time no streams have been found for Knuckle Down.
	www.mp3.com /albums/657635/downloads.html (694 words)

	Underwurld Review
		But the sentiment is hard hitting - 'I gotta knuckle down, just to be okay with this, 'cause that star struck girl is already someone I miss'.
		She seems to be waking up to the realisation that things haven't quite gone her way in recent years and no is the time to get down to it.
		The most impressive thing about this section of the album it is actually sounds as if Ani Difranco is committed to what she is doing - the knuckling down is not a substitute for compliance and 'button pushing'.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /sabrewulfe/reviews/anidifranco_knuckle.htm (1014 words)

	Victory needs to 'knuckle down' - Soccer - Sport - theage.com.au
		He said yesterday his players had to learn to knuckle down and grind out results even if they were feeling tired and stressed.
		It was only when substitute Vince Lia came on in the second half to give the team a focal point that it looked more dangerous up front, but Lia's finishing let him down when he had a fine opportunity to level with a free header 10 minutes after the restart.
		Austrian winger Richard Kitzbichler caused problems with his pace and tricky running, but he was never able to get close enough to produce a telling shot or get in enough quality crosses.
	www.theage.com.au /news/soccer/victory-needs-to-knuckle-down/2005/09/10/1125772735460.html (694 words)

	Ani DiFranco - Knuckle Down (2005)
		Knuckle Down, DiFranco’s voice is, as always, her strongest asset, full of power, subtlety and confidence.
		Knuckle Down hits a patch of lugubriousness from which it never quite recovers, which is deadly for a performer whose unbridled energy is one of her defining characteristics.
		Knuckle Down moves DiFranco one step closer to confirming her status as her generation’s Joni Mitchell, with her restless musical curiosity, her dexterous, jazz-infused voice and her complete willingness to bare her soul, both obliquely and candidly, in her songs.
	www.spacecityrock.com /marc/albums/difranco.html (494 words)

	U-WIRE.com/CD REVIEW: DiFranco gets too serious on 'Knuckle Down' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Well known for her marathon touring schedule, huge output of albums and status as a feminist icon, Ani's new album demonstrates both her maturity and her ability to collaborate and learn from experience.
		For that reason "Knuckle Down" could come as a disappointment to fans expecting more of the same.
		"Knuckle Down" is undoubtedly her most mature work to date, and her fans will probably embrace it wholeheartedly.
	www.uwire.com /content/topae020105001.html (602 words)

	Knuckle Down
		One rule in the game provides that a player must shoot directly from the spot where his or her marble lands; this requires that the player knuckle down, that is, put his knuckles on the ground.
		Since marbles was a popular pastime with adults as well as children at the time, knuckle down possibly came to express earnest application to any job.
		However, the bones of the spinal column were also known as “knuckles” in the 17th century, and the expression may derive from the act of “putting one’s back into a task.”
	www.allaboutstuff.com /Sports_Phrases/Knuckle_Down.asp (123 words)

	A: Knuckle down and get a better job - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Townsend thinks he can use his construction work skills to get a better job with his current employer.
		He works as a concierge for a company that runs a historic lodge, overlooking Lake Placid, N.Y., that burned down last year.
		Townsend is part of a small team of employees that's working while the lodge is being rebuilt.
	www.usatoday.com /money/perfi/credit/2006-12-18-advice-townsend_x.htm (629 words)

	knuckle down definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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	DOA - Ani DiFranco - Knuckle Down
		Because of this, I was curious to see where the next album would lead her, especially in light of personal upheaval (the breakup of her marriage and death of her father), which would clearly affect the lyrical content.
		Knuckle Down has all the hallmarks one expects from Ani: the songs are all beautifully crafted folky tunes with great attention paid to the words.
		Knuckle Down finds her sharing producer credits with fellow musician Joe Henry.
	www.adequacy.net /review.php?reviewID=5054 (524 words)

	The South End Newspaper - Ani’s ready to knuckle down! - MUSIC REVIEWS - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		On Jan. 25, Ani DiFranco birthed yet another “folk punk” treasure called “Knuckle Down.” After releasing as many albums as DiFranco has over the past 15 years, you would think she would be almost out of material.
		With “Knuckle Down” she continues to prove that she is the best thing to happen to folk music since Bob Dylan.
		Another interesting thing about this “Knuckle Down” album is that she had many guest musicians featured throughout the album as opposed to her last release, “Educated Guess,” where she preformed completely solo and played all the instruments herself.
	www.southend.wayne.edu /modules/news/article.php?storyid=841 (851 words)

	'Knuckle Down' unconventional, beautiful
		But Knuckle Down sheds the smooth operator-ness and relies heavily on the finger-picking guitar-and-vocals combo of earlier works, but with enough whistling, glockenspiel and unconventional percussion to keep things interesting.
		Some people like to sneer at Ani for her albums that weaken their clutch on reproductive rights and government watch-dogging, but honestly, even bisexual, feminist, anti-capitalist activists have emotions other than anger (or, at least, what people like to call anger because it's easier than calling it awareness).
		What comes across on Knuckle Down, more than on the hungry confrontations of Not a Pretty Girl or Out of Range, is that Ani is a shouting, laughing, reveling, reckoning human being.
	www.collegian.psu.edu /archive/2005/01/01-28-05tdc/01-28-05darts-02.asp (618 words)

	knuckle. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
		To press, rub, or hit with the knuckles.
		knuckle down To apply oneself earnestly to a task.
		knuckle under To yield to pressure; give in.
	www.bartleby.com /61/50/K0095000.html (173 words)

	Defiant Proteas knuckle down for fair return - Cricket - Sport - theage.com.au
		The captain had cost his side nothing, however; de Villiers was still on two when he drove inside a Lee delivery, a fine off-cutter which nipped in and gained an edge to Gilchrist.
		Smith survived a Symonds caught-behind shout on 31, which the TV snickometer suggested was out, but he ground his way only to 39 before being beautifully trapped in front by Lee, a bullet skidding off the pitch to beat some admittedly loose defences.
		Smith's grief was heightened by a booming declaration on the PA that he was "obviously not very happy", from a ground announcer who was over-zealous at best, an infuriating example of cricket dumbing down at worst.
	www.theage.com.au /news/cricket/defiant-proteas-knuckle-down-for-fair-return/2006/01/02/1136050391792.html (1005 words)

	knuckle - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		to apply oneself vigorously and earnestly; become serious: Just knuckle down for an hour or so and finish the work.
		To knuckle down "apply oneself earnestly" is 1864 in Amer.Eng., extended from game of marbles; to knuckle under is first recorded 1740.
		Example: She hit her hand against the wall and grazed her knuckles.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/knuckle (544 words)

	Ani Difranco (Knuckle Down) mxdwn.com review by Thea Cooke
		For any other artist this might not be surprising, but for Difranco recording in a professional studio instead of her home-made one is a change, and gives Knuckle Down a different feel than her last completely solo, self-recorded, and self-produced album: Educated Guess.
		But most notable about Knuckle Down is the co-producing of fellow musician Joe Henry, something Difranco has never done.
		The fast-paced title track "Knuckle Down," somber "Parameters," and visceral "Callous" are classic Difranco.
	www.mxdwn.com /reviews/2005/Ani_Difranco/Knuckle_Down (316 words)

	Knuckle Down That Taw!
		Turn your hand so that at least one knuckle rests on the ground.
		This is called “knuckling down.” Hold your shooting marble between your curled index and middle fingers.
		Polish up those mibs and taws, call your friends, and “knuckle down” to an exciting and historic game.
	www.highlightskids.com /Stories/NonFiction/NF0199_knuckledown.asp (552 words)

	Rolling Stone : Knuckle Down : Review
		Known more for her image and independence than for any particular song, Ani DiFranco remains an iconic singer-songwriter to her followers and the press without actually being heard by much of the radio-listening public.
		With the atypical addition of co-producer (and fellow folkie) Joe Henry, Knuckle Down has a chance of changing that situation.
		But like the records before it, her fifteenth studio album sounds underproduced - when a melody or acoustic guitar riff threatens to coalesce into a hook, the arrangement runs the other way.
	www.rollingstone.com /reviews/album/6885194/review/6955981/knuckle_down (177 words)

	Amazon.ca: Knuckle Down: Music: Ani Difranco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		I know this is a CD I will still be putting on in 10 years and still enjoying....while some artists and our tastes change over time she is in a league with Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow etc. I will ALWAYS be playing her music!
		Ani DiFranco's Knuckle Down is some of her best works i have heard for a LONG time :D She seems to have taken the role of the urban poet once again, but with a twist.
		'Knuckle Down' was my first foray into the musical world of Ani DiFranco, and has quickly become one of my favourite albums of all-time.
	www.amazon.ca /Knuckle-Down-Ani-Difranco/dp/B0006SSQGG (629 words)

	RTÉ Sport: Fowler to knuckle down at Anfield
		Liverpool's out-of-favour striker Robbie Fowler has pledged to knuckle down and fight to regain his place in Gerard Houllier's first team.
		The England international has slipped down the Anfield pecking order since series of injury problems.
		Emile Heskey and Michael Owen have forged an excellent partnership up front for the Reds this season, and the arrival of Finland skipper Jari Litmanen cast more doubts on Fowler's future at the club.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2001/0118/fowlerr.html (494 words)

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