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Exile in Guyville by: Liz Phair List Price: $15.98 CD-Charts Price: $13.99 You Save: $1.99 (12%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0880882162726 Label: Ato Records / Red Manufacturer: Ato Records / Red Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Ato Records / Red Release Date: June 24, 2008 Studio: Ato Records / Red Sales Rank: 5361 MPN: 21627 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: Two CD set archive release of her 1993 album. Liz Phair is a US singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her signature guitar, which she is often seen playing (and is prominent upon the cover of her self-titled fourth album), is a Fender Duo-Sonic II. Her album Exile in Guyville was chosen as one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. This two disc set includes four previously unreleased audio tracks and a DVD with a documentary about the album's genesis. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Powerful, sad, brilliant album of someone finally speaking their mindYou know that scene in "Say Anything" where Lili Taylor plays the songs she recorded for that guy? Well this album reminds me of that, except it's real. I remember originally hearing this album two years ago and being underwhelmed, because I didn't think it "rocked" hard enough, whatever that means. It does though, and the quiet parts sting with resigned anger and frustration. What got me to listen to the album was hearing "Never Said" again and thinking maybe I had missed something before. Could be this time I came to the record expecting something different, but instead of being bored I hear someone bored with doing everything they can for everyone, and I can relate. The line in "Gunshy" that sums a big theme ... Read More: Rating: - She's got no love for GuyvilleI have the utmost respect for Liz Phair, who has great lo-fi guitar chords and a low alto voice that's blunt and righteously grumpy. On the other hand, though, her frank sex talk disturbed me almost too much. Notice that I said "almost." This is a great low-key album, with a cool downbeat guitar rhythm in "6'1"." Phair knows how to play great guitar rhythms, and from "Help Me Mary" to "Divorce Song," Phair probably has a cooler sense of Southern rock than Sheryl Crow. And Phair has a great sense of humor, singing bluntly in "Divorce Song" that "it's harder to be friends than lovers/And you shouldn't try to mix the two/'Cause if you do it and you're still unhappy/Then you know that the problem is you." As for some of the ... Read More: Rating: - Overly hyped at one time, but has proved it is a classicThose who criticize EIG for 1) Liz' admittedly sometimes flat or even off-key singing; 2) DIY lo-fi "non-professional" sound; and 3) lack of bitchin' guitar solos or hot licks etc. are totally missing the point. Yes, the early 90's indie media over-hyped this one a bit (fueling an inevitable backlash....), but this disc has lasted; while some of the "potty-mouth" shock-value has worn off (it wasn't really the point of the record anyway....just something easy for no-nothings and those who enjoy being offended to latch onto...), the songs themselves remain potent and compelling. The entire album is suffused with an atmosphere that alternates between anger and melancholy (and after all, doesn't depression manifest itself just as often as ... Read More: Rating:  - Lizzie's Magical Misery TourLIZ PHAIR "Exile in Guyville" is at best a demo disc -- mainly aimed at stoned-out hippies and 'rug munching' feminists who blame men for their problems. Maybe "Lizzie's Lezzie Laments" or "I Gotta Lotta Chips on My shoulders" would have been more appropriate album titles. To begin with, the vocals sound like someone practicing in the bathroom -- off key, not well structured, and sloppily delivered. The instrumental parts sound so generic, trite and un-inspired, that it's probably best that they're mixed down a bit. They remind one of summer camp sing alongs or the lame folkie-stuff they play at 'progressive' churches. The lyrics alternate between whining about others (the first 2 songs, anmong others), to whining ... Read More: Rating: - All's "Phair" in Love and War and Rock 'n Roll "Exile in Guyville," released in 1993 on Matador records, is an excellent, groundbreaking album. It is early `90's rock `n roll at it's best, with a fresh, new sound, both quirky and powerful, exploring the timeless problems of love and life with freedom and daring. It is solid rock `n roll, anchored securely in the guitars, rhythm, bass and drums tradition going back to Elvis. But against the crunching guitar chords and tougher than tough rhythm sections, the melodies are often odd and chromatic. Phair sings with confessional honesty about self-doubt, sexuality, power, and the contradictions, disappointments and compromises inherent in life. Nothing is off limits, nothing is too intimate or personal. The only requirement seems to be that the songs be honest ... Read More: |
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