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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0724357776929 Label: Capitol Manufacturer: Capitol MPN: 77769 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Capitol Release Date: October 04, 2005 Studio: Capitol Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Is Liz Phair apologizing? It would be easy to get that impression from the title track of Somebody's Miracle. Suddenly the singer who was once known for her jaded lyrics and liberal use of the "f" word, is throwing around different kinds of "f" words altogether. "Faith?" "Fairytale?" Once, a generation of young women turned to Phair to express their collective rage at emotionally unavailable men. Now it's all about frogs with princes inside, and her regret over fleeing relationships with a few good men. My, how times have changed. Some tracks on this album, including "Got My Own Thing," "Why I Lie," and "Can't Get Out of What I'm into," go back to Phair's more cynical roots. (In fact, "Can't Get Out," dates back to the singer's early demos.) But it seems clear that her overall trend towards pop (exhibited on her self-titled CD from 2003) is continuing. And who can blame her? Exile in Guyville was a breakthrough, but it left her in a real bind. A decade plus later, a still-bitter Liz would probably seem tiresome and immature. A happier, hopeful Liz could be accused of going soft. Phair doesn't need her angry-girl persona to prove she has talent, but she may still need it to stand out from the crowd. After all, do we really need another pop song like "Stars and Planets" telling us "we all shine, shine, shine?" The question Somebody's Miracle raises is: can Liz Phair drop some of her attitude without losing all of her edge? --Leah Weathersby Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Liz Phair, All Grown UpSure, this album sold poorly and got mediocre reviews from music critics. That's because people were comparing "Somebody's Miracle" to Liz Phair's earlier works, especially "Exile in Guyville." It's true that "Somebody's Miracle" lacks the edginess of 1990s Liz Phair. Still, the songs on this album are beautifully written. "Count On My Love," my favorite track, displays the sweet side of Liz Phair without sounding manufactured like the songs from her self-titled album of 2003. That's the general ... Read More Rating:  - Talent can go ANY directionThis album, like all of Liz's albums, is just too utterly good for me to sit here and embark on some long-winded, cliche riddled review. Yawn! However, as with anything worth taking a gander, the music...the artistry of that music, will ultimately speak for itself. Rating: - Good, but no ExilePoor Liz Phair, she can never have an album before or after Exile to Guyville that will approach its excellence. This album has many good songs and is nice enough to listen to, but few of the songs are extraordinary, and some start to sound the same. Rating: - Huh. Well, let's start with this: I am A HUGE Liz Phair fan (or, at least, I thought so.) I loved "Exile" and "WCSE" very much, and I intend to get Whip-smart. No matter how many times I listen to these cds, something jumps out, and sucks me in. In "Exile," the lyrics are phenomenal, and the production is rough; a true masterpiece. It showed a ton of emotion. In "WCSE," Liz expanded her subject matter, and, while her music became a tad more accessible, the lyrics were great and the songs stay ... Read More Rating: - Think before you whingeThis is a really good record. Listen to it as many times and with as much heart as you listened to Exile in Guyville, then whinge freely, o you hipsters of lamentation. It's lousy with great, if less strident, hooks and smart,spot-on lyrical moments. It does sound really different; lo fi Liz is gone forever, but we're all making rent and we like it. And to whoever wrote the Amazon blurb (brace yourself, this is boring but important), twitting her for reminding us that "we all shine, shine, shine." She, ... Read More |
