It's awesome, as is the album. And her 2003 album that caused all the suicides
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Unfortunately quite a few indie males remain.
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:33 (thirteen years ago) link
I never hated the 2003 album, fwiw. But I've never been a big fan of hers anyway, so it just seemed like a natural progression to me (OH HAI I'M LIZ AND I HOP ON BANDWAGONS). Funstyle is probably the first time in her career where I haven't been able to figure out what she's aiming for.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:35 (thirteen years ago) link
forgot about this
Somebody's Miracle was originally modeled after another canonical album, Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder, though only elements of this exist in the final product. At an estimated 84,000 copies, Somebody's Miracle remains Phair's lowest selling LP to date.
she sucks at sell-out
― buzza, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:39 (thirteen years ago) link
only elements of this exist in the final product
Elements?
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:41 (thirteen years ago) link
notes and stuff
― Dr. Chuck Klosterman, LLC (jjjusten), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:42 (thirteen years ago) link
"Look, a thing!"
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:43 (thirteen years ago) link
The acrostic of the first seven lines of one of the songs spells out "Sir Duke"
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:44 (thirteen years ago) link
"Stevie's use of the F# really pushed me through the creative process"
― Dr. Chuck Klosterman, LLC (jjjusten), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Perhaps she could have gone this route:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTsxpVcQtL4
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
"I loved how his clavinet reminded me of the sound of my larynx."
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
She could have gone this route:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03OElvyEoNs
― kkvgz, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:53 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03OElvyEoNs
can somebody force dan to listen to this, because i need to experience his reaction
― Dr. Chuck Klosterman, LLC (jjjusten), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:54 (thirteen years ago) link
He might die.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:57 (thirteen years ago) link
to Celine doing "I Wish"?
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Where's Linda Ronstadt doing "You Haven't Done Nothin'"?
Celine is actually covering Skee-Lo.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link
the route she probably actually tried:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFK6H_CcuX8
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 15:59 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^^ PLEASE ^^^^
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 16:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Did anyone read M@ura's ramble about this? Gave up after the first page (much like I gave up about a minute into "Bollywood")
― the food has a top snake of 1 (ulillillia), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 16:45 (thirteen years ago) link
liz phair song is remarkably bad (just listened to the whole thing after bailing on the comedy voices a couple days ago). i get that it's supposed to be silly & self-mocking, but it's awful however you take it. like laurie anderson with all the wit removed, and so completely lost in time. seems to come from some bad, alternate 1990, like it's supposed to slot in next to soho or something. updated with c2K missy beats? can't make sense of it & can't believe it's an actual album track.
― good news if you wear cargo shorts (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
people
stop comparing this to laurie anderson
wtf
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Seriously, my 2NU comparison upthread is way more on the money.
― kkvgz, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 17:12 (thirteen years ago) link
well, i was just picking up on what was said before... but it's hard to hear this particular voice pitch shifted in this particular way without immediately snapping to "sharkey's night". and bringing up LA is an attempt to construct a conceptual frame in which the song might make sense - even though it still doesn't. but yeah, it's a tenuous comparison at best.
― good news if you wear cargo shorts (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 17:15 (thirteen years ago) link
also, liz's attempt to comment on herself as an object presented for consumption smacks of conceptual art, or of certain ideas about such art, which (along with the sonic palette) links easily/lazily back to LA
― good news if you wear cargo shorts (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 17:20 (thirteen years ago) link
it sounds more to me like she's fucking around. which i don't object to in principle, tho obv there are plenty more inspired examples. anyway i'm about to pay 6 bucks for the album out of mere curiosity, and that's more money than i've spent on a liz phair album in a long time.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 17:24 (thirteen years ago) link
It certainly won't be the worst album to released on-line this year.
My hate isn't growing.
― Blue Sky Whine (SeekAltRoute), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:22 (thirteen years ago) link
omg i would not pay for an album with that song on it if my life depended on it
― janice (surm), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:26 (thirteen years ago) link
like obviously she is v confused, and some kind of drug, or something, or coming off a year or 2 on drugs during which she did nothing but fry her brain
am about to watch this celine tho
― janice (surm), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:27 (thirteen years ago) link
<3 u ramz
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:28 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:30 (thirteen years ago) link
hahaha I am never listening to this
― emo WINNER! (HI DERE), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:30 (thirteen years ago) link
just the way she says "portfolio" is grounds for dismissalit's hard to recover from that when it's the first line of the song
― an outlet to express the dark invocations of (La Lechera), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:31 (thirteen years ago) link
I am sitting here laughing/crying over the Celine video.
I wish she had covered Skee-Lo.
― ô_o (Nicole), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:33 (thirteen years ago) link
My peen-ius got limp.
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:36 (thirteen years ago) link
dude, i would kill to go to celine's vegas show!
― janice (surm), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:37 (thirteen years ago) link
So would I!
― ô_o (Nicole), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:38 (thirteen years ago) link
i would only kill to go to celine's vegas show if it was with ramzi
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:38 (thirteen years ago) link
So would I!!!!
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uSTXn4H5jY (Stevie D), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:42 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm afraid we'd be the only men present.
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:43 (thirteen years ago) link
oh no you wouldn't, my wife went to one and you would have company aplenty
― emo WINNER! (HI DERE), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:44 (thirteen years ago) link
You didn't go with her? You bastard!
― ô_o (Nicole), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:45 (thirteen years ago) link
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we would have such a time!! :D
― janice (surm), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:46 (thirteen years ago) link
lol stevie that's what you get when you italicize your sn
― janice (surm), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:47 (thirteen years ago) link
There should seriously be a Celine/Vegas ilx meet up.
― ô_o (Nicole), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:49 (thirteen years ago) link
As soon as the concert's over we should go here.
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Have to wait until March but...
http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon_vegas.html
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:51 (thirteen years ago) link
You sick bastard, Alfred. You mean here.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:52 (thirteen years ago) link
I'll only go if Dan sings "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" in the atrium.
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 July 2010 02:53 (thirteen years ago) link