Not so flattering review of Liz's Boston show. Must be DeRogatis's sister http://www.boston.com/ae/music/blog/2008/0..._in_lizvil.html

It's a well written article. I agree with parts of it. Even if you don't agree with it, I think you can still see where the writer's coming from.

i kind of see where she's coming from. there is a disconnect between the way she behaves now, talks, dresses and exile in guyville. something happened to her. she turned into a cougar. it's weird. but anyyyyway, i love the descriptions for her moments with Dance and Explain.

still wish she performed another new song. is that the only new song she has? maybe the rest of the album are remakes of girly sound songs. bahaha. maybe, "you have no idea".. ooooooh. hope she records that for the album.

She was going to do another new song in Philly but at some point decided against it and did "Chopsticks" (flawless!) instead. She mentioned the "Ding Dong" song is one that everybody likes, so she always does it (and she's right about that; although I think she was actually referring to insiders, like bandmembers or studio people who've heard more of her new material, the crowds have been really digging that one, especially when she does the falsetto part). She said the other one was one that she liked personally, I think she said she was worried she'd fuck it up because she'd never done it live before but that she was going to attempt it anyway. But then she didn't.

I hope that video or audio of "May Queen" in Boston will surface. I'm curious how well she did on it. It's not a hard song to play, especially if you practice it a couple time before playing it in front of an audience.......

Also, something tells me there won't be any re-worked Girly Sound songs on the new album, I'm not sure why you keep clamoring for them. The tracks are golden as they are. The idea of redoing them with approximations of the original guitar chords and Liz's new slick studio vocal abilities turns me way off. "Can't Get Out of What I'm Into," anyone? I wanna hear her new songs. It's been a long-ass time since Liz Phair has been able to do what she wants artistically. Let the new stuff pour out.

I know...I hate to say this, but I'm just having a hard time with the Liz of today. I'll admit I was very cynical about her after the last two Capitol albums, BUT I was very excited about the reissue and the early interviews, etc. But, (and I don't say this to bash Liz-it reflects more on ME than her) the more interviews I read with her, and the more I see her in those pics & listen to the links people are nice enough to post, the more I seem to realize that she just seems light years away from the artist I originally liked & admired. Please don't get me wrong, I'm really glad Liz seems to have found some happiness, seems to be a good mom, and is in a much better place than in her early day. But, I guess just me, personally, I don't care for the tight outfits or tan or the "hot" looks-for the most part, I don't like people who dress or look that way in real life-it doesn't really relate to me. And, musically, I just haven't been super moved by the live links, either.
I used to think of Liz Phair as a cool alternachick I could relate to, but maybe that was just MY perception of her & she always was more like the image she is now.
I hope Jeremy, Fub & everybody aren't mad at me, but I don't like "The Ding Dong Song," but maybe she will have some other better new material.
Again, I'm not ripping on Liz. It's not Liz Phair's problem, it's more my own. I think it's more of a check on myself for maybe reading a whole lot more into her that I wanted personally to see than was really there in the first place.I agree, she has every right to do her own thing or have whatever image she wants & that's fine. But, sadly, at this point, it just doesn't do anything for me.

^^Well said!

I love Liz enough that I will probably follow her whatever she does. Her first three did that for me.

some people just like liz sad and depressed and unsure and nervous. hell, i liked her more that way. but i do trust liz's songwriting. even her last two albums had glorious moments. so whatever she's cooking up, i'll probably come over to smell. something like that.

and people who don't want to. well, they can just consume cyanide. hah.

Don't get me wrong. I'll follow her anywhere, too. But I'll do so with trepidation.

I don't think that album six will be like 4 or 5. Liz has pretty much stated that they won't be.

It also won't be a reiteration of 1, 2 or 3. I don't think it can be.

I'm looking forward to a new different Liz and I'll try to keep the speculations off of the table, as they're likely to be wrong. If she doesn't repeat anything and has the old smartness to it that was missing in the new material, then she'll have succeeded.

Just because Liz finally returned from exile and has been more or less welcomed with open arms doesn't mean that others can do the same and expect the same treatment.

LOL!

i swear this record's broken. someone should fix it.

LOL!!!!

How ironic. The two biggest idiots on the forum are complaining about the metaphor!!

WLY we would, but someone sexually abused the record as a child, so it's kinda stuck...

then i'd say it's time for a new one.

I think that "metaphor" broke the forum.

maybe not.

Interesting review even though not flattering.

Ditto!

Cheers!

RE - ditto!!!!