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Indie rock critics and fans have made almost a sport of charting Liz Phair's ever-mutating sound. Phair's music has lived under the microscope, from the homemade Girlysound tapes to the carnally frank lo-fi classic EXILE IN GUYVILLE, the more polished, but still chaotic WHIP-SMART, and the quainter pop of a newly married mom on WHITECHOCOLATESPACEEGG. Emerging from a five-year hiatus, Phair comes out with a self-titled effort sure to give said critics and fans plenty to talk about.
The eponymous title is fitting for the debut of a new Liz, reborn as a pop star. "Why Can't I" would fit smoothly on top 40 radio right next to Avril Lavigne's "Complicated," which is no coincidence considering that Phair heard the song and actively sought out the megahit's production team, the Matrix. Phair's neurotically brash manner hasn't deserted her either; see "Extraordinary" with its assertion "I am just your ordinary average everyday sane psycho-supergoddess." Following a divorce, Phair's raw sexuality is turned loose once more on tracks like "H.W.C." and "Rock Me." While LIZ PHAIR certainly finds the able singer-songwriter about as far from her lauded origins as possible, taken as a pop record, LIZ PHAIR is a well-crafted, enjoyable affair in all its hooky glory.
Personnel: Liz Phair (vocals, guitar, samples); R. Walt Vincent (electric guitar, guitar, harmonica, Wurlitzer electric piano, bass, background vocals); Buddy Judge (guitar, background vocals); Wendy Melvoin (guitar, bass); Pete Yorn (guitar, drums); Michael Penn (guitar, bass, samples); Corky James (guitar); Patrick Warren (piano, keyboards); Jebin Bruni (keyboards); Mike Elizondo, David Sutton (bass); John Sands, Victor Indrizzo, Matt Chamberlain, Mario Calire, Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Alison Clark, The Matrix, The Wizards Of Oz (background vocals).
Producers: The Matrix, Michael Penn, Liz Phair.
Personnel: Liz Phair (vocals, guitar, samples); R. Walt Vincent (electric guitar, guitar, harmonica, Wurlitzer electric piano, bass, background vocals); Michael Penn (guitar, bass, samples); Wendy Melvoin (guitar, bass); Pete Yorn (guitar, drums); Buddy Judge (guitar, background vocals); Corky James (guitar); Patrick Warren (piano, keyboards); Jebin Bruni (keyboards); Mike Elizondo, David Sutton (bass); John Sands, Victor Indrizzo, Matt Chamberlain, Mario Calire, Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Alison Clark, The Matrix, The Wizards Of Oz (background vocals).
Personnel: Liz Phair (vocals, guitar, sampler); The Matrix , The Wizardry of Oz (vocals); R. Walt Vincent (guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, Wurlitzer organ, background vocals); Buddy Judge (guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Pete Yorn (guitar, drums); Michael Penn (guitar, sampler, background vocals); Corky James, Wendy Melvoin (guitar); Patrick Warren (piano, keyboards); Jebin Bruni (keyboards); Abe Laboriel, Jr., Matt Chamberlain, Victor Indrizzo, Mario Calire, John Sands (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Alison Clark (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Serban Ghenea; Tom Lord-Alge.
Recording information: 12th Floor, Capitol Records; Decoy Studios, Studio City, CA; Grandmaster; House Of Blues Studios, Encino, CA; Master Control, North Hollywood, CA; Mesmer Ave. Studios; Sage & Sound; Sonora Recorders; Sunset sound; Third Stone Recording.
Photographer: Phil Poynter.
Arranger: The Matrix .
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both reular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Spin (7/03, p.107) - "...What LIZ PHAIR delivers is authenticity..." - Grade: B-
CMJ (6/2/03, p.6) - "...Decidedly more poppy than the already high-gloss sheen of 1998's WHITECHOCOLATESPACEEGG, but...Phair has definitely not lost her edge..." Liz Phair Music | List Price | $11.94 (You save $0.25) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Pop CDs, Alternative, Enhanced CD, Rock | | Label | Capitol / EMI | | Orig Year | 2003 | | All Time Sales Rank |  6235  | | CD Universe Part number | 5939913 | | Catalog number | 22084 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 24, 2003 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Doug Boehm; The Matrix; Howard Willing; Michael Penn; R. Walt Vincent; Ryan Freeland | | Personnel | Patrick Warren - piano, keyboards
Matt Chamberlain
Liz Phair - vocals, guitar, sampler
Buddy Judge - guitar, background vocals
Jebin Bruni - keyboards
R. Walt Vincent - electric guitar, guitar, harmonica, Wurlitzer electric piano, bass, background vocals
Also: Michael Penn | | Additional Info | Enhanced CD |
Liz Phair Music Review Average Rating: (3.6 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews fun and frivolity
great pop- kinda of an Anti-Avril album as the sound is the same but liz obviously does not have the same sexual hangups of darling little pretend punk avril.
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this is a great cd it has the singles extraordinary and the uncut version of why can't i also the hot and steamy hwc,other excellent cuts like my bionic eyes, good love never dies,rock me,favorite and firewalker great cd to try.
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liz phair's best
this cd is liz phair's best so far this cd is loaded. her 2 singles why can't i, extraordinary. also great album cuts hwc, rock me, good love never dies, my bionic eyes. this is my favorite cd also it contains my song of the year 2 years in a row. 2003 why can't i, 2004 hwc. a must for all liz phair fans.
Submitted by robert (waterbury ct.)
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That song really nice song on the radio !!!
Submitted by wwww Ashleigh (Holland MI USA)
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This album is terribly awful!!If you want to hear Liz at her most talented and inspired moment buy "Exile In Guyville" which is completely different from this mainstream pop crap
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