From: owner-support-system-digest@smoe.org (support-system-digest) To: support-system-digest@smoe.org Subject: support-system-digest V8 #126 Reply-To: support-system@smoe.org Sender: owner-support-system-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-support-system-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk support-system-digest Wednesday, October 5 2005 Volume 08 : Number 126 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Washington Times / E! Online) [Kenneth Lee ] RE: [support-system] Can't Get Out... ["Liz J" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 23:12:15 -0700 From: Kenneth Lee Subject: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Washington Times / E! Online) Two more "Somebody's Miracle" reviews: From The Washington Times: (http://washingtontimes.com/entertainment/20051003-094223-7066r.htm) Liz Phair can crow over latest album Liz Phair "Somebody's Miracle" Capitol Records Sheryl Crow "Wildflower" A&M Records It's been Liz Phair's misfortune that, since her recent for-profit sonic makeover, she has been lumped in with the likes of Sheryl Crow. Other than being female singer-songwriters who made their proper debuts in 1993, the two would seem to have little in common: Miss Phair the provocative feminist vulgarian who flipped the bird at classic rock's male titans, Miss Crow the conciliatory flatterer to same. However, after 2003's "Liz Phair," the gap between Miss Phair and Miss Crow tightened a tad. Suddenly, it wasn't so hard to imagine the Top-40 Phair ditty "Why Can't I?" on a Crow album such as "C'mon, C'mon." Miss Phair's latest, "Somebody's Miracle," out today, won't do much to disassociate her from Miss Crow (the raw indie-rocker of "Exile in Guyville" days is gone forever), but it still makes for a neat study in contrasts. Put simply, Miss Phair is a better songwriter than Miss Crow, who released "Wildflower," her fifth LP, last week. She has more to say -- and says it more distinctively -- than the increasingly uninspired Miss Crow. With "Miracle," Miss Phair consolidates her claim on the mainstream, churning out a smart-sounding set that offers showy ballads ("Everything to Me," one of three tracks co-written by rainmaker John Shanks) to an adult-contemporary niche and shiny pop ("Count on My Love") to the teen-pop masses. Yet her idiosyncrasies (the wavering melodies, the spiteful lyrics), manage, thankfully, to dirty the studio-enhanced luster that she seems to have embraced permanently. The production (largely by John Alagia) is streamlined to perfection. Neither hairs nor notes are out of place -- and if they were, you wouldn't notice them through the glare of strings, keyboards and other adornments. Still, it sounds graceful next to the futuristic flourishes that marred already-catchy "Phair" cuts such as "Extraordinary." No matter how much you may miss the brassy chick who cursed like a sailor on "Exile," you'll ache right next to her as she yearns on "Miracle's" title track for a "modern fairy tale" to come true in her own (famously volatile) love life. Mr. Alagia dials down the sheen for the Stonesy romp "Why I Lie" and the sad and lovely "Table for One," a Mexican-flavored tale of alcoholism. Miss Phair is in fine lyrical form as she warns the "wide-eyed ingenue" of "Stars and Planets" that her star will fall as quickly as it rises. ("We've seen 10 of you, just this morning," Miss Phair sings.) Then on the shrugging "Why I Lie," she chalks up her fibs to "a special combination of predatory instinct and simple ill will," which is straight talk of a sort. You'll find no such edge on Miss Crow's "Wildflower." The album was supposed to be the artsy companion to a pop album the singer was also slated to release this year. She nixed the idea (probably wisely) and came up with this mediocre compromise of a disc that drowns in lugubriousness. It's basically a run of overwrought ballads with a few breaths of oxygen such as the midtempo "Lifetimes" and the silly philosophical pop-rocker "Live It Up." Geopolitical commentary lurks amid the mawkishness. The perplexed Miss Crow has here a mind to pen a "Letter to God" and, on the wannabe-George-Harrison-esque "Where Has All the Love Gone," she sings, "Today I saw the flag roll by on a wooden box/And if it's true we've lost our way/Then what have we got?" I can't speak for all of us, but I know what Sheryl Crow's got: a lack of originality and a modest gift for mimicry that, 10 years on, has run its course. Enough already. ***** From E! Online: (http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3567,00.html?fdreviews) Liz Phair "Somebody's Miracle" Artist / Band: Liz Phair Record Label: Capitol Records Release Date: October 04, 2005 Our Review: The good news is that "Somebody's Miracle" isn't as unrelentingly poppy as Phair's 2003 bridge-burning self-titled disc. The bad news is that it still sounds like a second-rate Sheryl Crow album. There's gutsier new material like "Got My Own Thing" and "Why I Lie," in which Liz is at least sounding like she's trying to reconnect with her '90s indie roots. But most tracks have a commercial sheen that makes the songs sound like they were custom-made to be played in the background of pivotal scenes on The O.C. It's not such a bad thing, until she starts dishing mindless drivel like "Stars and Planets" and "Lazy Dreamer." Miracle's not so magical. Our Grade: B- - -Ken kenmlee@ix.netcom.com MeSmErIzInG - AnOtHeR LiZ PhAiR WeBsItE http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/2471/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 08:20:50 -0400 From: "M.C. Hackney" Subject: RE: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Washington Times / E! Online) I never would think to compare Liz and Sheryl...apples and oranges. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-support-system@smoe.org [mailto:owner-support-system@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth Lee Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 2:12 AM To: support-system@smoe.org Subject: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Washington Times / E! Online) Two more "Somebody's Miracle" reviews: From The Washington Times: (http://washingtontimes.com/entertainment/20051003-094223-7066r.htm) Liz Phair can crow over latest album Liz Phair "Somebody's Miracle" Capitol Records Sheryl Crow "Wildflower" A&M Records It's been Liz Phair's misfortune that, since her recent for-profit sonic makeover, she has been lumped in with the likes of Sheryl Crow. Other than being female singer-songwriters who made their proper debuts in 1993, the two would seem to have little in common: Miss Phair the provocative feminist vulgarian who flipped the bird at classic rock's male titans, Miss Crow the conciliatory flatterer to same. However, after 2003's "Liz Phair," the gap between Miss Phair and Miss Crow tightened a tad. Suddenly, it wasn't so hard to imagine the Top-40 Phair ditty "Why Can't I?" on a Crow album such as "C'mon, C'mon." Miss Phair's latest, "Somebody's Miracle," out today, won't do much to disassociate her from Miss Crow (the raw indie-rocker of "Exile in Guyville" days is gone forever), but it still makes for a neat study in contrasts. Put simply, Miss Phair is a better songwriter than Miss Crow, who released "Wildflower," her fifth LP, last week. She has more to say -- and says it more distinctively -- than the increasingly uninspired Miss Crow. With "Miracle," Miss Phair consolidates her claim on the mainstream, churning out a smart-sounding set that offers showy ballads ("Everything to Me," one of three tracks co-written by rainmaker John Shanks) to an adult-contemporary niche and shiny pop ("Count on My Love") to the teen-pop masses. Yet her idiosyncrasies (the wavering melodies, the spiteful lyrics), manage, thankfully, to dirty the studio-enhanced luster that she seems to have embraced permanently. The production (largely by John Alagia) is streamlined to perfection. Neither hairs nor notes are out of place -- and if they were, you wouldn't notice them through the glare of strings, keyboards and other adornments. Still, it sounds graceful next to the futuristic flourishes that marred already-catchy "Phair" cuts such as "Extraordinary." No matter how much you may miss the brassy chick who cursed like a sailor on "Exile," you'll ache right next to her as she yearns on "Miracle's" title track for a "modern fairy tale" to come true in her own (famously volatile) love life. Mr. Alagia dials down the sheen for the Stonesy romp "Why I Lie" and the sad and lovely "Table for One," a Mexican-flavored tale of alcoholism. Miss Phair is in fine lyrical form as she warns the "wide-eyed ingenue" of "Stars and Planets" that her star will fall as quickly as it rises. ("We've seen 10 of you, just this morning," Miss Phair sings.) Then on the shrugging "Why I Lie," she chalks up her fibs to "a special combination of predatory instinct and simple ill will," which is straight talk of a sort. You'll find no such edge on Miss Crow's "Wildflower." The album was supposed to be the artsy companion to a pop album the singer was also slated to release this year. She nixed the idea (probably wisely) and came up with this mediocre compromise of a disc that drowns in lugubriousness. It's basically a run of overwrought ballads with a few breaths of oxygen such as the midtempo "Lifetimes" and the silly philosophical pop-rocker "Live It Up." Geopolitical commentary lurks amid the mawkishness. The perplexed Miss Crow has here a mind to pen a "Letter to God" and, on the wannabe-George-Harrison-esque "Where Has All the Love Gone," she sings, "Today I saw the flag roll by on a wooden box/And if it's true we've lost our way/Then what have we got?" I can't speak for all of us, but I know what Sheryl Crow's got: a lack of originality and a modest gift for mimicry that, 10 years on, has run its course. Enough already. ***** From E! Online: (http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3567,00.html?fd reviews) Liz Phair "Somebody's Miracle" Artist / Band: Liz Phair Record Label: Capitol Records Release Date: October 04, 2005 Our Review: The good news is that "Somebody's Miracle" isn't as unrelentingly poppy as Phair's 2003 bridge-burning self-titled disc. The bad news is that it still sounds like a second-rate Sheryl Crow album. There's gutsier new material like "Got My Own Thing" and "Why I Lie," in which Liz is at least sounding like she's trying to reconnect with her '90s indie roots. But most tracks have a commercial sheen that makes the songs sound like they were custom-made to be played in the background of pivotal scenes on The O.C. It's not such a bad thing, until she starts dishing mindless drivel like "Stars and Planets" and "Lazy Dreamer." Miracle's not so magical. Our Grade: B- - -Ken kenmlee@ix.netcom.com MeSmErIzInG - AnOtHeR LiZ PhAiR WeBsItE http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/2471/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 08:40:54 -0400 From: "M.C. Hackney" Subject: RE: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Washington Times / E! Online) ? What's the demographic? Also...I don't think singing backing vocals constitutes a comparison of individual artistic styles/careers. Norah Jones sings backing vocals on a Ryan Adams song and has Dolly Parton singing backing vocals on one of her tunes...I wouldn't compare her to either of them. ________________________________ From: Tyler Coates [mailto:coatesjt@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 8:33 AM To: M.C. Hackney; support-system@smoe.org Subject: Re: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Washington Times / E! Online) I don't think they're that different. I mean, think about it. Once WCSE came out, they were both catering to the same demographic. They both toured at Lilith Fair. Also, Liz did provide the backing vocals to "Soak Up The Sun." Tyler On 10/4/05, M.C. Hackney wrote: I never would think to compare Liz and Sheryl...apples and oranges. -----Original Message----- From: owner-support-system@smoe.org [mailto: owner-support-system@smoe.org ] On Behalf Of Kenneth Lee Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 2:12 AM To: support-system@smoe.org Subject: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Washington Times / E! Online) Two more "Somebody's Miracle" reviews: From The Washington Times: (http://washingtontimes.com/entertainment/20051003-094223-7066r.htm ) Liz Phair can crow over latest album Liz Phair "Somebody's Miracle" Capitol Records Sheryl Crow "Wildflower" A&M Records It's been Liz Phair's misfortune that, since her recent for-profit sonic makeover, she has been lumped in with the likes of Sheryl Crow. Other than being female singer-songwriters who made their proper debuts in 1993, the two would seem to have little in common: Miss Phair the provocative feminist vulgarian who flipped the bird at classic rock's male titans, Miss Crow the conciliatory flatterer to same. However, after 2003's "Liz Phair," the gap between Miss Phair and Miss Crow tightened a tad. Suddenly, it wasn't so hard to imagine the Top-40 Phair ditty "Why Can't I?" on a Crow album such as "C'mon, C'mon." Miss Phair's latest, "Somebody's Miracle," out today, won't do much to disassociate her from Miss Crow (the raw indie-rocker of "Exile in Guyville" days is gone forever), but it still makes for a neat study in contrasts. Put simply, Miss Phair is a better songwriter than Miss Crow, who released "Wildflower," her fifth LP, last week. She has more to say -- and says it more distinctively -- than the increasingly uninspired Miss Crow. With "Miracle," Miss Phair consolidates her claim on the mainstream, churning out a smart-sounding set that offers showy ballads ("Everything to Me," one of three tracks co-written by rainmaker John Shanks) to an adult-contemporary niche and shiny pop ("Count on My Love") to the teen-pop masses. Yet her idiosyncrasies (the wavering melodies, the spiteful lyrics), manage, thankfully, to dirty the studio-enhanced luster that she seems to have embraced permanently. The production (largely by John Alagia) is streamlined to perfection. Neither hairs nor notes are out of place -- and if they were, you wouldn't notice them through the glare of strings, keyboards and other adornments. Still, it sounds graceful next to the futuristic flourishes that marred already-catchy "Phair" cuts such as "Extraordinary." No matter how much you may miss the brassy chick who cursed like a sailor on "Exile," you'll ache right next to her as she yearns on "Miracle's" title track for a "modern fairy tale" to come true in her own (famously volatile) love life. Mr. Alagia dials down the sheen for the Stonesy romp "Why I Lie" and the sad and lovely "Table for One," a Mexican-flavored tale of alcoholism. Miss Phair is in fine lyrical form as she warns the "wide-eyed ingenue" of "Stars and Planets" that her star will fall as quickly as it rises. ("We've seen 10 of you, just this morning," Miss Phair sings.) Then on the shrugging "Why I Lie," she chalks up her fibs to "a special combination of predatory instinct and simple ill will," which is straight talk of a sort. You'll find no such edge on Miss Crow's "Wildflower." The album was supposed to be the artsy companion to a pop album the singer was also slated to release this year. She nixed the idea (probably wisely) and came up with this mediocre compromise of a disc that drowns in lugubriousness. It's basically a run of overwrought ballads with a few breaths of oxygen such as the midtempo "Lifetimes" and the silly philosophical pop-rocker "Live It Up." Geopolitical commentary lurks amid the mawkishness. The perplexed Miss Crow has here a mind to pen a "Letter to God" and, on the wannabe-George-Harrison-esque "Where Has All the Love Gone," she sings, "Today I saw the flag roll by on a wooden box/And if it's true we've lost our way/Then what have we got?" I can't speak for all of us, but I know what Sheryl Crow's got: a lack of originality and a modest gift for mimicry that, 10 years on, has run its course. Enough already. ***** From E! Online: (http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3567,00.html?fd reviews) Liz Phair "Somebody's Miracle" Artist / Band: Liz Phair Record Label: Capitol Records Release Date: October 04, 2005 Our Review: The good news is that "Somebody's Miracle" isn't as unrelentingly poppy as Phair's 2003 bridge-burning self-titled disc. The bad news is that it still sounds like a second-rate Sheryl Crow album. There's gutsier new material like "Got My Own Thing" and "Why I Lie," in which Liz is at least sounding like she's trying to reconnect with her '90s indie roots. But most tracks have a commercial sheen that makes the songs sound like they were custom-made to be played in the background of pivotal scenes on The O.C. It's not such a bad thing, until she starts dishing mindless drivel like "Stars and Planets" and "Lazy Dreamer." Miracle's not so magical. Our Grade: B- -Ken kenmlee@ix.netcom.com MeSmErIzInG - AnOtHeR LiZ PhAiR WeBsItE http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/2471/ - -- John Tyler Coates coatesjt@gmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 07:32:34 -0500 From: Tyler Coates Subject: Re: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Washington Times / E! Online) I don't think they're that different. I mean, think about it. Once WCSE came out, they were both catering to the same demographic. They both toured at Lilith Fair. Also, Liz did provide the backing vocals to "Soak Up The Sun." Tyler On 10/4/05, M.C. Hackney wrote: > > I never would think to compare Liz and Sheryl...apples and oranges. - -- John Tyler Coates coatesjt@gmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 10:44:45 -0400 From: "M.C. Hackney" Subject: RE: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Washington Times / E! Online) Didn't I already respond to this...? Am I going crazy? - -----Original Message----- From: owner-support-system@smoe.org [mailto:owner-support-system@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Tyler Coates Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 8:33 AM To: M.C. Hackney; support-system@smoe.org Subject: Re: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Washington Times / E! Online) I don't think they're that different. I mean, think about it. Once WCSE came out, they were both catering to the same demographic. They both toured at Lilith Fair. Also, Liz did provide the backing vocals to "Soak Up The Sun." Tyler On 10/4/05, M.C. Hackney wrote: > > I never would think to compare Liz and Sheryl...apples and oranges. - -- John Tyler Coates coatesjt@gmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:06:51 -0400 From: Jase Subject: RE: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Washington Times / E! Online) "M.C. Hackney" wrote: >Didn't I already respond to this...? > >Am I going crazy? Tyler sent his post to both you and the list. The one he sent to the list bounced, though, because it was sent from an address not subscribed to the list, so I had to manually approve the post before it would go through. The post you replied to was the one you would have received from him before the one to the list at large went through. Cheers, Jase ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:05:23 -0700 From: Kenneth Lee Subject: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Denver Post / A.V. Club) Two more reviews of "Somebody's Miracle": From The Denver Post: (http://denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_3083818) Liz Phair, "Somebody's Miracle" (Capitol) The story is old now: Liz Phair, indie rock princess full of rage and spite, went commercial with her boring 2003 pop CD that broke her on mainstream radio. But where does this new CD land? Is she apologizing for the pandering? Or is she continuing the pandering, which has made her an icon for 13-year-olds and an enemy to the now 20- and 30-somethings who used to rely on her frank observations on love. Early word has the 13-year-olds - and pop radio the world over - all abuzz. - - Ricardo Baca ***** From The A.V. Club: (http://avclub.com/content/node/41328) Liz Phair "Somebody's Miracle" (Capitol) Reviewed by Keith Phipps Liz Phair boasts the unusual distinction of having released one of the most universally acclaimed albums of the previous decade-her 1993 debut "Exile In Guyville"-and one of the most lambasted albums of this one, 2003's "Liz Phair". That second accomplishment wouldn't have been possible without the first. "Exile" established her as a fearless songwriter able to craft incisive pop character studies using lo-fi tools. "Liz Phair" found Phair recruiting a then-hot production team to make a would-be world-crushing album of radio-friendly tracks. Coming from anyone else, it would have been an indistinguishable slab of blandness. Coming from Phair, it felt like the too-cool-for-school hipster's belated attempt at being the homecoming queen. Whether Phair lost a little bit of her soul in the pursuit of pop stardom is a question she'll have to answer for herself, but the new "Somebody's Miracle" at least makes a better case for the decision musically. Sounding more confident and relaxed than before against the sympathetic production work of John Alagia and John Shanks (who, between them, have worked with John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, and the Dave Matthews Band), Phair has grown into the role of an MOR songstress. "Got My Own Thing" lays a swelling chorus on top of an amiable groove, the leadoff single "Everything To Me" is pleasant enough, and with its telling details and emotional forthrightness, the album-opening "Leap Of Innocence" even suggests she might find a way to fold the kind of songs she used to write into the music she writes now. She's not there yet, however, and while "Somebody's Miracle" marks an improvement over "Liz Phair", there's still nothing revolutionary, or even memorable, happening here, just a lot of passable material from someone who proved she could do a lot better early on, even if she'd like the rest of us to forget it. - -Ken kenmlee@ix.netcom.com MeSmErIzInG - AnOtHeR LiZ PhAiR WeBsItE http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/2471/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:24:43 -0700 From: Kenneth Lee Subject: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle reviews (Jane / Blender / Maxim) Three more "Somebody's Miracle" reviews: From Jane (October 2005): Liz Phair, "Somebody's Miracle" Gone is the plasti-sheen of Liz's controversial (but pretty darn successful) last album. Instead, this- with its low-slung production, shambling melodies and Cafi-folk sunniness- feels more like a rightful follow up to "whitchocolatespaceegg". The funny thing is, if "Somebody's Miracle" was by a new artist, people would be freaking out. It's that good (even if, as with every Liz record, there is a song so cringey as to justify skipping -- in this case, the title track, which veers close to Sheryl Crow sap). - -- Shelly Ridenour Rated 4 (out of 5) ***** From Blender (October 2005): Liz Phair "Somebody's Miracle" 4 stars (out of 5) Tell-all impulse intact, Phair matures -- and rocks out -- adventurously Good for Liz Phair: She's weathered the shoulda-known-better critical carping and shoulda-sold-better sales of her supposed "sell out", 2003's Liz Phair, and come back with another brazenly varied set. Sustaining the (true? faux?) autobiographical details in her conventional lyrics for five albums without lapsing into repetition or narcissism is a real achievement (Loudon Wainwright III is her only competition). "Got My Own Thing" is typical of the complex notions in this pop/rock/ballad/rave-up song cycle: She's falling for a guy she knows could either prove a keeper or a dawg, and either way she gets off on the thrill. Refusing to be hemmed in by her age (heading toward 40, the fuck-around girl of "Exile in Guyville" has become an adult both more hardheadedly realistic and genuinely erotic), she's fast approaching Underrated Treasure status. Ken Tucker DOWNLOAD: "Why I Lie", "Can't Get out of What I'm Into", "Got My Own Thing" ***** From Maxim (October 2005): LIZ PHAIR "Somebody's Miracle" (Capitol) Everyone who was hurt by Liz Phair's turn toward radio-ready pop on her last album can buck up: She's gone from total crap to mediocre. 3 stars (out of 5) - -Ken kenmlee@ix.netcom.com MeSmErIzInG - AnOtHeR LiZ PhAiR WeBsItE http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/2471/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 23:31:25 -0400 From: David Bicking Subject: [support-system] Can't Get Out... I just bought the album. Number 9 is "Closer to You." Are there two versions of the album? David > 8. "Everything To Me" > This is the "Why Can't I" of the new record. It's sappy and stupid, > but unbelievably catchy. It's also weird to hear strings in a Liz > Phair song. I like the line, "I bet it makes you laugh watching me > work so hard to reach you." Again, sounds like a happy song, but the > lyrics are rather sad. > > 9. "Can't Get Out of What I'm Into" > A classic, even if it's poorly placed in between "Everything To Me" > and "Table For One," too much rock 'n' roll, and really faced pace. > It's also hard for me to believe that she made the decision to change > the "queers" lyric to "school," since she does say "fuck" many times > in the song. > > 10. "Table For One" > Here's the "Little Digger" of the album, and it's the best song here. > Still, a bit too over-produced. This is the last song on the album > that really stands out to me. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 23:48:11 -0500 From: "Liz J" Subject: RE: [support-system] Can't Get Out... "Can't Get Out" was on the promo version given to critics a few weeks ago. It's since been replaced by "Closer to You." However, "CGO" is apperantly an iTunes only download. Liz aka the girl who hasn't got the album yet >From: David Bicking >To: support-system@smoe.org >Subject: [support-system] Can't Get Out... >Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 23:31:25 -0400 > >I just bought the album. Number 9 is "Closer to You." > >Are there two versions of the album? > >David > > > 8. "Everything To Me" > > This is the "Why Can't I" of the new record. It's sappy and stupid, > > but unbelievably catchy. It's also weird to hear strings in a Liz > > Phair song. I like the line, "I bet it makes you laugh watching me > > work so hard to reach you." Again, sounds like a happy song, but the > > lyrics are rather sad. > > > > 9. "Can't Get Out of What I'm Into" > > A classic, even if it's poorly placed in between "Everything To Me" > > and "Table For One," too much rock 'n' roll, and really faced pace. > > It's also hard for me to believe that she made the decision to change > > the "queers" lyric to "school," since she does say "fuck" many times > > in the song. > > > > 10. "Table For One" > > Here's the "Little Digger" of the album, and it's the best song here. > > Still, a bit too over-produced. This is the last song on the album > > that really stands out to me. ------------------------------ End of support-system-digest V8 #126 ************************************