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Chicago-based songstress Liz Phair's caustic vignettes on life, love and female solidarity caused a stir in the early 1990s, not least for her "unladylike" propensity for using the word "fuck". On her third album, post-baby, post-sabbatical, she seems to have matured and mellowed out, with plunging West Coast chords, psychedelic licks, sweet harmonies and songs about relationships rather than quick flings. Part-produced by Scott Litt (REM), the album is more mainstream than her two previous offerings Exiled In Guyville and Whip-Smart, but still characteristically uneven. Rarely the perfectionist, Phair is a self-confessed "complicated communicator" who sometimes sings off key and it's that quirky, perceptive slant that makes her songs memorable. Tracks that work best here include the kooky nonchalance of the title song; the ironic Sheryl Crow-ish boogie of "Johnny Feelgood" and the rocking, loping groove of "Love Is Nothing". --Lucy O'Brien
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1998 album featuring members of Wilco & REM.Includes 'Perfect World' & 'Shitloads Of Money'.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Slam
Format:Audio CD
When this review was written, this CD was so far down the Amazon sales list it would need rope and crampons just to reach the level of sales failure.
Rather more successful in the USA (more then a hundred reviews for this CD on Amazon.com), Liz has a tendancy to be a bit of a Sweary-Mary that keeps her off the sensitive UK airwaves. However, Whitechocolatespaceegg is less agressive and more agreeable than 'Exile in Guyville'.
Whitecho.. oh whatever, is an undiscovered Jagged Little Pill (Phair was an inspiration for AM), with more variation and less misery. It is simply brilliant.
'Polyester bride' and 'What makes you happy' are my highlights, but the variety of pace and styles will result in different favourites for different people rather than a few spots of excellence generally agreed upon.
Buy it now - you've lived without this too long already.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By L. Omelasz
Format:Audio CD
As soon the album begins with the title track, you know you're not listening to the same Liz that churned out classics like F*** and Run, Supernova, Whip - Smart et al or the same Liz who spat out obscenities like 'I'll f*** you till your d**k is blue'. In the 4 years separating Whip-Smart and this album, Liz' sound is more polished and refined and she's also more tactile. Poppier songs like Johnny Feelgood and Polyester Bride may be the solar opposite of Liz' back catalogue but they are, in fact, two of the album's best offerings. If fans of 'Guyville' and 'Whip Smart' reading this think she's lost the plot then have no fear, you have the lyrics to fall back on. As usual, Liz lets the lyrics tell the story. On the title track, she explores motherhood; Perfect World showcases her desire to be more supermodel-like; Johnny Feelgood highlights her fondness for getting 'roughed up' and on Polyester Bride, one of the best songs she's ever likely to record, sees Liz reflecting on her ruthless years as a teenager. Softer tracks like Fantasize and Girls' Room make two of the more simpler tracks on the album but are great nonetheless. Shitloads of Money is probably the album's weakest moment in my opinion but is listenable. By the end of this album, it is very clear that the 'good old' days of Liz are over; she's moved on which isn'y necessarily a bad thing. She's moved in a different direction and I couldn't be more glad.
Best track: Polyester Bride
Worst track: none!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I bought this without hearing a lot on Liz. It's pretty good with a mix of different style from modern rock to folky (but not irritatingly folky).
The more you listen, the more you like. Well worth the price.
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