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Date Posted: 09:46:21 06/25/03 Wed
Author: Whitney
Subject: Re: Devastating Review
In reply to: Mel 's message, "Devastating Review" on 16:44:27 06/23/03 Mon

I like the article, Mel, thanks for posting the link.

By all means, Liz is free to do what she wants. I wouldn't mind a commercial, polished album if it was well done--but this one is just all over the place. The lyrical content is what bugs me even more than the polished production. I mean, Liz is 36, not 16. Sheryl Crow sings glossy pop songs, too, but at least she keeps them in her age group. That's what turns me off the most about this record.

No, Liz is not in the same place she was 10 years ago with "Guyville." Who is? But she appears to have regressed rather than progressed, and that's sad.

What I miss most is her imperfect voice, the flaws, the cracks. I understand that you can't have that if you want to do mainstream pop stuff, but that understanding doesn't stop me from missing it.

I do like a few songs: "HWC," even though the article disses it (I just keep telling myself Liz is being sarcastic, despite evidence to the contrary, lol); "Little Digger;" and "Good Love Never Dies" (again, I'm just imagining Liz being sarcastic...I know it's all in my head). "Red Light Fever" is OK, and I can even stand "Why Can't I?." But songs like "Rock Me" and "Extraordinary"...blech.

I would hate this album coming from ANYONE. Because it's Liz, whom I love, I merely dislike it. But I don't think I'll hold my breath waiting for her next album.

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[> [> Re: Devastating Review -- 5'2", 05:31:49 06/26/03 Thu

yah. i hear you. i really liked guyville, whipsmart and whitechocolatespaceegg - if you are going to go commercial, at least do it well - although i do like the songs more which liz did not collaborate on.


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