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Date Posted: 01:33:15 05/16/03 Fri
Author: Old Liz fan
Subject: Re: honestly....about the entire new album...
In reply to: shiftydotorg 's message, "honestly....about the entire new album..." on 17:56:28 05/14/03 Wed

Just had to come on here and check out what people thought of this album, at least those who heard it. I had it delivered to me yesterday (I write for music mags), and I gotta say I so am disapointed. Man, I fucking love Liz Phair, those early albums are up there will my all-time favourites. And I liked the last one too, took me a while, but I it grew on me a lot....

This, however, is shit. The production is terrible, feel like I'm listening to the soundtrack to American Pie II or something. Yeah, there are a few songs that have that old Liz revealing personal lyricism touch, but they're lost within the mass of comformative song structures, radio-friendly sound, the way too obvious use of Protools... I just feel let down. I hoping this is gonna grow on me to, but I doubt it.

I do think it is really naive, however, as those who wrote above to say that they're sure the sound would have been different if she wasn't on a major. Labels may exude pressure but they don't force people to do what they don't want to; it sounds this way because Liz also wants it to sound this way. The ringing of the cash machine, my friend. It's not like she is an unwitting accomplice along for the ride... this is her vision, her album ultimately.

And that's what is bumming me out.

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