**thunderous applause**
― it's time for the fish in the perculator (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 30 April 2011 00:54 (twelve years ago) link
i might have voted for canary, not sure
had i voted, obvs
― mookieproof, Saturday, 30 April 2011 01:03 (twelve years ago) link
My first college girlfriend was a really big deal too, at the time. But somehow, she's not so important to me currently. I think that once in a while I can work up some enthusiasm for Jeremy Engle, but that's about it. There's gotta be an alternate universe out there somewhere where Phair actually amounts to something...
― dlp9001, Saturday, 30 April 2011 01:19 (twelve years ago) link
Glory is definitely one of the best songs ever.
― Wacky Way Lounge (Evan), Saturday, 30 April 2011 01:56 (twelve years ago) link
Her electric rhythm strum is one of my favorite songs ever.
― My mom is all about capital gains tax butthurtedness (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 30 April 2011 02:48 (twelve years ago) link
aww man, one late write-in vote for Dance of the Seven Veils, because I too am a cunt in spring..
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 2 May 2011 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
no, apparently I voted way back in the day. I guess Future Lex is nastier than Past Lex. I am still 6'1" though.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 2 May 2011 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
― My mom is all about capital gains tax butthurtedness (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, April 29, 2011
SOTM - she and brad wood found a great sound on this record.
mesmerizing in particular. the bluesy little hook from same is one of my fave things to play when I'm just hangin' on the couch with a guitar.
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Monday, 2 May 2011 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
Anyone listened to her episode of Joe Rogan yet? I just realized that it was up.
http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/liz-phair
― how's life, Monday, 9 April 2018 14:26 (five years ago) link
i'll be honest, the 'joe rogan' part is a likely unsurmountable hurdle right out of the gate
― star wars ep viii: the bay of porgs (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 9 April 2018 14:31 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I get that. But he isn't 100% unlistenable and can be a good interviewer (with some very glaring exceptions). My breakdown of when I'll listen to Rogan from another thread:
how's life wrote this on thread Post a controversial opinion on board I Love Everything on Oct 13, 2017lol, I'll listen to Joe Rogan if one of my favorite musicians is on. Then it'll be like Ok that was pretty cool. Who's next? A guy who hunts invasive pigs in Patagonia? Great! Sign me up! Subscribe! Next? A b-list stand-up comic. Ok, sure I guess... Next week? The more speculative side of evolutionary psychology! EJECT EJECT!This repeats itself every 6 months or so for me. Substitute in Milo Yiannopoulos, an anti-feminist woman, or some MMA fighter in the last slot as necessary.
lol, I'll listen to Joe Rogan if one of my favorite musicians is on. Then it'll be like Ok that was pretty cool. Who's next? A guy who hunts invasive pigs in Patagonia? Great! Sign me up! Subscribe! Next? A b-list stand-up comic. Ok, sure I guess... Next week? The more speculative side of evolutionary psychology! EJECT EJECT!
This repeats itself every 6 months or so for me. Substitute in Milo Yiannopoulos, an anti-feminist woman, or some MMA fighter in the last slot as necessary.
Point being, there's a two-hour Liz Phair interview up.
― how's life, Monday, 9 April 2018 14:36 (five years ago) link
omg, like 10 minutes in and they're talking aliens.
― how's life, Monday, 9 April 2018 15:37 (five years ago) link
I enjoyed it, it's just 2 hours of stoner talk
― flappy bird, Monday, 9 April 2018 16:43 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I was enjoying it. I just got up to the part where Liz starts talking about how maybe demons are dog ghosts and had to take a little break. I'll finish it up tonight.
― how's life, Monday, 9 April 2018 16:46 (five years ago) link
Haven't listened to it yet, but she's on the latest Song Exploder talking about Divorce Song.
http://songexploder.net/liz-phair
― how's life, Friday, 11 May 2018 11:41 (five years ago) link
I really wish those Song Exploders were an hour long. They're great for the most part but I always want more.
― flappy bird, Friday, 11 May 2018 16:21 (five years ago) link
My thoughts exactly! It's seemed like they could have covered a lot more
― rip van wanko, Friday, 11 May 2018 16:23 (five years ago) link
I'm not a gearhead or even a musician but I don't remember it being mentioned what kind of guitar she used
― rip van wanko, Friday, 11 May 2018 16:25 (five years ago) link
I'd bet it was her old Fender Duo Sonic. She's had other guitars since but probably not at the time.
― how's life, Friday, 11 May 2018 16:54 (five years ago) link
Having never listened to Liz Phair before it's insane reading old ILM threads (not this one, the other ones)
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 11 May 2018 16:57 (five years ago) link
Haven't listened to it yet, but she's on the latest Song Exploder talking about Divorce Song.http://songexploder.net/liz-phair― how's life, Friday, May 11, 2018 4:41 AM (nine hours ago)
― how's life, Friday, May 11, 2018 4:41 AM (nine hours ago)
I wonder if "Shane" was a sequel to "Divorce Song":
I know that it was the nightThe war broke out becauseYou and I were driving around
You were doing a storyAbout if people understoodWhat had happened to their worldTonightIn bedSleepingThe world tonightIn bedAsleep
You said that you were in touchWith the draft resistorsIn case the big boys called you upYou're gonna have to let 'emDick you aroundBut don't let 'em makeYou doWhat you can't live withTonightIn bedWith meSleepingYou looked like you were just a little kid
Shane, I said, you've got to watch your ass
You've gotta have fear in your heartYou've gotta have fear in your heartYou've gotta have fear in your heartYou've gotta have fear in your heartYou've gotta have fear in your heartYou've gotta have fear in your heartYou've gotta have fear in your heartYou've gotta have fear in your heartFear in your heart
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 11 May 2018 21:21 (five years ago) link
This album is one of those albums that I've discovered is a "root" over the past 27 years since I first heard it.
I don't have much that's profound to say about that, but I don't think there's a song that I don't like on here. Hard for me to believe that "Canary" got 0 votes in the original poll, it's always been one of my favorites.
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Thursday, 8 September 2022 01:10 (one year ago) link
Before I started here, but this is one poll where I agree 100% with the co-winners (virtually tied for me, too).
― clemenza, Thursday, 8 September 2022 01:11 (one year ago) link
Agree with the top five tbh
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 September 2022 01:14 (one year ago) link
xxp yeah it's all great, including the three zero-vote tracks
― sleeve, Thursday, 8 September 2022 01:15 (one year ago) link
I think I probably ended up voting for Shatter in the end, as I said upthread
― sleeve, Thursday, 8 September 2022 01:16 (one year ago) link
I don't like "Stratford-on-Guy" at all, it's boring. I think each of the tracks that didn't get any votes are better.
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Thursday, 8 September 2022 01:18 (one year ago) link
(I mean I still like it, but it would be near the bottom of my list)
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Thursday, 8 September 2022 01:19 (one year ago) link
I like songs about looking out of plane windows, bored.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 September 2022 01:23 (one year ago) link
I'm not totally sure what made me think about this record today, for what it's worth— I was doing some work after dinner, and all of a sudden the phrase "tell him to jump higher" came into my head.
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Thursday, 8 September 2022 01:28 (one year ago) link
This album has some of my favorite electric rhythm strumming.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 September 2022 01:32 (one year ago) link
reposting these great mostly-unreleased tracks here:https://www.mediafire.com/file/lkcseenpa3i1ccd/Liz_Phair_-_Unreleased_Songs_Collection.zip/filehttps://www.mediafire.com/file/c1unravlu2fbti8/Liz_Phair_-_Unreleased_Songs_Collection_part_2.zip/file
1. Desperado Theme2. Oh My God3. If I Ever Pay You Back4. Tell Me You Like Me5. Firewalker6. Hurricane Cindy7. Don't Apologize8. Beginning To See The Light9. I'm Like That10. I'll Get You High11. Conversation Overheard Between Two Bouncers12. Wasted13. You Have No Idea14. Russian Girl15. I'm A Believer16. Waiting For The Bird17. Freak Of Nature
1, 4, 9, 14, 16, 17 - from White Chocolate Space Egg solo demos boot CDR2 - Squirt TV, 1.963, 8 - Minneapolis 4.22.955, 7 - Wellesley 4.30.996 - unknown demo10, 13 - NYC 4.25.9511 - live, source unknown12 - KCRW, 12.8.9415 - live, source unknown
― sleeve, Thursday, 8 September 2022 01:50 (one year ago) link
100% same
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 8 September 2022 02:04 (one year ago) link
xp thanks, sleeve!
― west coast heat dome blues (morrisp), Thursday, 8 September 2022 02:05 (one year ago) link
Good ol’ “Hurricane Cindy”
Thanks sleeve.
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 8 September 2022 02:06 (one year ago) link
(I have all the WCSE demos somewhere but don’t know where, and it’s been a while.)
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 8 September 2022 02:12 (one year ago) link
I know it's lo-fi but "Conversation Between Two Bouncers" is just incredible
happy to throw these out into the world again! I made this from my own bootlegs CDRs and tapes, I got like a dozen boot tapes off of eBay in the mid-2000s and went through all of them for the gold.
― sleeve, Thursday, 8 September 2022 02:31 (one year ago) link
(the tapes were bought as a lot, to be clear)
many thanks, sleeve.
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Thursday, 8 September 2022 02:44 (one year ago) link
First-past-the-post is so cruel. "Dance of the Seven Veils" and "Canary" might even have been my favourite tracks 2/3 of a lifetime ago. Some days, at least.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 8 September 2022 06:03 (one year ago) link
I was shocked how few songs she played from Exile a few years ago and there wasn't a big audience pop for "Fuck and Run" or "Divorce Song" - and most of the audience sang along to "Why Can't I" (which I like). Completely flipped my expectations of what a Liz Phair concert audience in 2018 (or 2017) was into.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 8 September 2022 06:07 (one year ago) link
A lot of great songs on this album (“Shatter” is sorta its lowkey MVP)… but I still remember what it is was like to hear “Fuck and Run” those first few times, in someone’s car, it felt like something totally new and I just had to get the album.
― west coast heat dome blues (morrisp), Thursday, 8 September 2022 06:28 (one year ago) link
sleeve, not for the first time, you are a true hero to Liz Phair fans around these parts!
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 8 September 2022 13:14 (one year ago) link
"Why Can't I" still pops up on the semi-reg on Adult Contemporary/Hits Radio.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 8 September 2022 13:42 (one year ago) link
that’s pretty wild, I was just driving home late at night and “Shatter” popped up on the shuffled iPod I use for car play, I marvelled at its greatness in the dark.
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 8 September 2022 14:07 (one year ago) link
Newly released outtake to mark 30th Anniversary: https://matablog.matadorrecords.com/2023/06/22/liz-phair-exile-in-guyville-30th-anniversary-edition-miss-lucy/
(I have a ticket to the L.A. show in November)
― Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Thursday, 22 June 2023 16:12 (nine months ago) link
This is one of the greatest albums of all time, also: Brad Wood and Gordon Raphael tied for #1 in the category of "spectacular producers who deserve more acclaim that they've received".
― professional window (flamboyant goon tie included), Friday, 23 June 2023 14:32 (nine months ago) link
*than, doy
― professional window (flamboyant goon tie included), Friday, 23 June 2023 14:33 (nine months ago) link
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Friday, 23 June 2023 21:51 (nine months ago) link
old friend asked me to be her date since her actual date couldn’t make it tonight— amazing show tbh.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Thursday, 23 November 2023 04:19 (four months ago) link