The Independence of Liz Phair

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Then again, a lot of those songs are on the Girlysound tapes (not tracking the Stones album), so I dunno. Maybe it was half serendipity, the way the parallels fell into place.

absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Friday, 16 March 2018 05:09 (six years ago) link

That SPIN article was really interesting & revealing; really cool to hear about how that album was constructed

the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 16 March 2018 23:10 (six years ago) link

Also

Her guitar tunings – her guitar playing, period – are mad underrated. I can listen to "Explain It To Me" ad infinitum.

― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, June 27, 2013 3:12 PM (four years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This is super otm (& not solely bcz "Explain" is my OPO from the album)

the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 16 March 2018 23:12 (six years ago) link

five years pass...

Been playing her first three albums a lot since her show on Friday. This track is still a favorite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHqOJwgbpxo

FWIW, I also saw Richard Linklater's Before trilogy yesterday - I was surprised how disappointing the third film seemed when viewed immediately after the first two. It still had a good deal of promising ideas, but they give way to a pair of climactic scenes that feel much too prosaic and much too narrow - packed with dramatic fireworks but with nothing new to say. Liz's song suggests a whole lot more in its two minutes and 53 seconds.

birdistheword, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 05:36 (five months ago) link

^I revisited Whitechocolatespaceegg last week, and too was struck by how good & precisely worded that song is.

This field is required (morrisp), Tuesday, 28 November 2023 06:34 (five months ago) link


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