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Liz Phair | 
| Artist: Liz Phair
Label: Capitol
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Rating:  447 reviews
Sales Rank: 20334
Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 22084
UPC: 724352208401
EAN: 0724352208401
ASIN: B00009OOH9
Release Date: June 24, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Extraordinary | | • | Red Light Fever | | • | Why Can't I? | | • | It's Sweet | | • | Rock Me | | • | Take A Look | | • | Little Digger | | • | Firewalker | | • | Favorite | | • | Love/Hate | | • | H.W.C. | | • | Bionic Eyes | | • | Friend Of Mine | | • | Good Love Never Dies |
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Amazon.com
Eponymous albums are usually either debuts or the work of musicians trying to introduce themselves to a new audience. Count Liz Phair among the latter. It's Phair's fourth studio album, but her first since 1998, and it's a long way from the arty, low-fi sound that marked her true full-length debut, 1993's Exile in Guyville. Phair has developed into a considerably more confident singer, while her songs and the production they receive here are as slick and radio-friendly as anything by, say, Avril Lavigne. That's no surprise, since Lavigne's production team, the Matrix, produced many of the tracks here. (The rest are helmed by LA rock stalwarts Michael Penn and Pete Yorn producer R. Walt Vincent.) Sex is still Phair's primary subject, whether it's comparing a lover to a comfortable pair of old underwear ("Favorite"), asking a much younger man to "Rock Me" all night long, or praising the beauty benefits of oral sex ("H.W.C."). The only time Phair lets the cheery facade crack a bit is on "Little Digger," on which Phair tries to explain to her young son why the man she's currently dating is not the boy's father. Who could've guessed that even the freest, best-protected sex could have such far-reaching, unintended consequences? --Keith Moerer
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| Customer Reviews: Read 442 more reviews...
 Apology and Review! June 1, 2008
monkeytot (USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Years ago when this came out I didn't like it because my friend S---- got OBESSESSED with La Liz and spent all his time ont eh Internet and listening to her that we didn't do scenes together (we are actors and if you don't do your scenes you lose your chops). He called her his favorite MELF (which is a very degrading word I wont tell what it means in case there are women reading this). AngryI got made so I spread some rumours about liz Phair first atn school then ion the net! I know that thye must have hurt her. They were very hurtful and wrong. Liz I am sorry for any pain I caused you. Good news. I have since repaired my friendship and have given this cd another try and it is Great! So, forgibve me Liz and make more music!
 Refreshing honesty and joyful pop May 17, 2008
Steve (Nevada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The fourth album by Liz Phair, the darling of the indie rock scene when she released her debut ten years prior to this re-invention of sorts, is a nice mix of the old and the new. Yet, many of the critics of this release lament the blatant pop quality of some of the songs that found their way into regular radio airplay as well as movie soundtracks. Let me get something straight; the Beatles have been hailed as the greatest rock band of all time by largely focusing on pop songs and yet Liz Phair is ostracized as a sell-out when she does the same? Factor in the scads of reviewers who can't reconcile or stomach a woman writing a song about semen when the entire history of macho rock and roll has focused on the male perspective of sex and objectified women's bodies and sex far beyond the pale and we have evidence of something more closely resembling latent misogyny or at the very least a double standard rather than an opposition to a cd which has a far more approachable radio-friendly vibe than they were expecting from the pigeon holing they demand of artists.
"Red Light Fever" is a pointed and emotionally-stirring song, "Why Can't I?" is fun and catchy and the heartbreaking "Little Digger" shows the world through the eyes of a child who carries the confusion and scars of his parents' divorce. These are songs straight from the life of a woman going through divorce, starting to date again, discovering younger lovers, feeling comfortable in her new life, and trying to make sense of it all. Phair has been nothing if not lyrically blunt and she keeps that trademark alive on this cd. The aforementioned "H.W.C." is funny yes, but moreover, in your face and the kind of song we should be thanking her for writing. Stop the over-romanticizing of love and sex and just tell it like it is. I'm glad she avoids the cowardly and sophomoric metaphors everyone from Prince to Kiss to Madonna to Aerosmith and all points in between have used to talk about sex and just talks like an adult. How refreshing. Why does that make so many people uncomfortable? Clearly your discomfort says more about you than her.
There are enough songs on here that hearken back to her previous lo-fi releases to satisfy hardcore traditionalists, but it's the proudly poppy songs that keep this cd in heavy rotation for me years after its release.
She Got Me Way Deep Down Inside . . . January 7, 2008
Keith E. Martin (Greenville PA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
OK, so I didn't pick up a copy of LIZ PHAIR for the first 5 years of its existence, but other reviews have inspired me to jump into the fray (no pun intended). Yes, Ms. Phair has waded hip-deep (at least) into producing power pop, but to me one of the most boring things in the music realm is the ubiquitous snob who looks down his upturned nose at pop music -- as if something being popular represents a sin against true progressivity. I say thank goodness one can not know for sure what to expect from a Liz Phair release. Pet peeves aside, I'm also coming down strongly on the approval side of LIZ PHAIR. The CD is aurally pleasant from start to finish, but just "H.W.C." would have been worth the price of admission. Who needs hidden meaning or deep exploration of a lyrical theme when she gets our attention almost immediately? I challenge any straight man listening to the tune while admiring LIZ PHAIR's front cover to successfully avoid actively imagining giving this multi-talented (not to mention fetching) woman exactly what she's requesting! Any truly good pop song has to have a hook, and there is no doubt that Liz Phair has hooked me with this one. Now I'm only hoping she'll consider taking a break from her obvious 2003-current preference for younger men.
Liz ROcks November 25, 2007
C. Carroll (mn)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this CD. Liz's lyrics are very powerful and almost feminist. They are blunt and don't hide. I love her for it. The music is unique and catchy; one of my favorite songs to rock out to in the car.
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