Who knew that all Liz Phair ever wanted was to be a pop star? Surely, her debut, Exile in Guyville, with its cinematic lo-fi production and frankness, never suggested as much, nor did its cleaner sequel, Whip-Smart, even if her appearance in negligee on the cover of Rolling Stone did imply she wanted a wider audience. In retrospect, perhaps the streamlined surfaces of Whitechocolatespaceegg were a bid for the big time, but it was undercut by songs of motherhood, marriage, and remnants of her time as an indie queen. All of that is a distant memory on her long-delayed eponymous fourth album, where she makes a long-delayed stab at superstardom, glamming herself up like a Maxim MILF of the Month and pitching herself somewhere between Sheryl Crow and Avril Lavigne, on one side working with Michael Penn and adult alternative singer/songwriter Pete Yorn and on the other hooking up with 2003's hitmakers du jour the Matrix (not wanting to lose her aging core audience, she began her support tour for the album opening for the thirty-something darlings of the early 2000s, the Flaming Lips, even if her new music was a far cry from indie). As "Extraordinary" starts the album with a heavy guitar downstroke, it's clear that Phair has piled nearly all her chips on making it as a pop act, delivering music that not just fits comfortably with Lavigne's, but follows her sounds and stance. Yet Exile in Guyville had such a lasting impact, it's impossible to shake its memory when hearing newer work such as this. Liz Phair is running away from that shadow on Liz Phair, creating a record that is pretty much the polar opposite of that album, a shiny bright affair that wants nothing more than to be taken as a confection, even when it tries to dig deeper.
It's been five years since Liz Phair's self titled album on Capitol was released and although a lot of long time fans were put off by the album because it appeared to be overly commercial, we embraced the fun of the wonderful pop that Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards and Scott Spock of The Matrix brought to the table as produceres and co-songwriters with Liz.We do have a bit of fun playing a cens...
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and in anticipation of the actuality of it happeningand it never happenedso fucking sadbut i still have the songmissed it the first time aroundbut now it is one of my favs even though it is from a weak lp in my opinion
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Thank Mog it's Friday!!! Time to get your freak on with Liz P.Give it to me, don't give it awayDon't think about what the others sayMy skin's getting clear and my hair's so brightAll you do is fuck me every day and nightYou're my secret beauty routineNa na na na, what my body has seen!I am looking good and I'm feeling niceBaby, you're the best magazine adviceGive me your hot, white cumGive me y...
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It's been five years since Liz Phair's self titled album on Capitol was released and although a lot of long time fans were put off by the album because it appeared to be overly commercial, we embraced the fun of the wonderful pop that Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards and Scott Spock of The Matrix brought to the table as produceres and co-songwriters with Liz.We do have a bit of fun playing a cens...
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This is a beautiful song. I first discovered it as a central element of the motion picture soundtrack for "13 going on 30". A great metaphor in the lyrics is "We're already wet and we're gonna go swimming.".
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