From: owner-support-system-digest@smoe.org (support-system-digest) To: support-system-digest@smoe.org Subject: support-system-digest V8 #149 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 Friday, October 28 2005 Volume 08 : Number 149 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [support-system] Somebody's Miracle review (St. Paul Pioneer Press) [Kenn] [support-system] Bouncer's Conversation demo [Kenneth Lee ] [support-system] Re: toronto show [] Re: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle review (People) ["Jim" Subject: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle review (St. Paul Pioneer Press) From St. Paul Pioneer Press: (http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/13001988.htm) ROCK | LIZ PHAIR Today: On her latest disc, "Somebody's Miracle", the former indie queen settles into a sound that's roughly midway between her previous two albums, marrying the quieter, more introspective moments of 1998's "whitechocolatespaceegg" with the glossy production of her 2003 self-titled effort. Those obsessed with her now-legendary debut, "Exile in Guyville", won't find much to like about Liz Phair circa 2005, but they are probably long used to that fact. Matt Pond PA opens. 6 p.m.; First Avenue, 701 First Ave. N., Mpls.; $25; 651-989-5151. - -- Ross Raihala - -Ken kenmlee@ix.netcom.com MeSmErIzInG - AnOtHeR LiZ PhAiR WeBsItE http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/2471/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:47:44 -0700 From: Kenneth Lee Subject: [support-system] Bouncer's Conversation demo Hey folks, If you been to Mesmerizing today, you might not know that there is a demo of Bouncer's Conversation on Mario Calire's website. You can get the song here: http://www.mariocalire.com/audio/MARIO_CALIRE-Bouncers.mp3 Enjoy! BTW -- Mario Calire played drums on "Can't Get Out Of What I'm Into" (you know, the Girlysound tune left off "Somebody's Miracle). - -Ken kenmlee@ix.netcom.com MeSmErIzInG - AnOtHeR LiZ PhAiR WeBsItE http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/2471/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:11:24 -0700 From: Kenneth Lee Subject: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle review (San Antonio Current) From San Antonio Current: (http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15460279&BRD=2318&PAG=461&dept_id=484045&rfi=6) Exile in blandville Liz Phair "Somebody's Miracle" Capitol In 2003, Liz Phair decided to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her critically lauded debut, "Exile in Guyville", by turning out the most critically reviled work of her career, the eponymous "Liz Phair". Apparently, being rock's hottest MILF wasnt enough for the indie queen; her (at the time) 36-year-old mid-life crisis had led her to want more, more, more. You can't fault her ambition, though her execution seems questionable. Two years later, Phair's back with "Somebody's Miracle": Fourteen tracks so shiny and spit-polished by overproduction that the transitions between them become sufficiently blurred that only the CD player can verify which track you're listening to. While she's marginally corrected her sonic and lyrical trajectories from her last outing, she's still staring into the same abyss Britney Spears calls her career. Songs like the opener, "Leap of Innocence", offer a glimmer at the marriage of indie sensibilities and big-pop orchestrations that Phair seems to be searching for. There's an emotional forthrightness here, even if it is muddled by glitzy production. "Stars and Planets" offers some solid verses, too, only to be undermined by an Ecstasy-happy chorus: "We all shine! Shine! Shine!" Then there are hook-laden tracks that seem to be recorded simply for romantic comedy soundtracks: "Count on My Love" ("You can count on my love/With me you'll feel protected and you'll never be rejected"), and "Everything to Me" ("Do you really know me at all?/Would you take the time to catch me if I fall?"). The ghostly remains of Phair's integrity keep her from being lost to us forever; despite the missteps on "Somebodys Miracle", theres still hope.  Cole Haddon - -Ken kenmlee@ix.netcom.com MeSmErIzInG - AnOtHeR LiZ PhAiR WeBsItE http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/2471/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 20:55:56 +1000 From: "Derek McGough" Subject: [support-system] Billboard 200 Somebody asked about Liz on the Billboard 200 a few days ago. I didn't see a reply so I checked it out. It is at #159 in its second week - a drop of over 100 spots. Everything to Me is up 1 to #31 on Adult Top 40 chart Derek ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 8:33:06 -0400 From: Subject: [support-system] Re: toronto show jase wrote: Someone requested "Jeremy Engle," which she also performed acoustically, then followed it with "Girls' Room." Hahahah - that was ME!!!!!! i was by the bar and i was like - "fuck it..." it sounded awesome though. i was with a bunch of friends who are kinda skeptical of liz (since the BEGINNING!!!) so i'm glad they saw how cool it was that she actually played a song i yelled out. and a good one at that. so i was like "HA!! Let's see Ani DiFranco do THAT!!" to all of them while she was playing Jeremy Engle. anyway - i agree Jase - it was a FANTASTIC show. sooo cool. great set. Rock Me was a BIG down point, but easily over-looked since she covered FRICKIN' JONI MITCHELL!!! even Why Can't I was nice cuz it was the acoustic version. i really liked it. it felt like old liz - especially in the beginning... dan "People have got to defy the FCC. I've decided that I'm not going to care if radio won't play me." - - Liz Phair, 1993 "I'm totally trying to [get new fans]. It's a wall I really want to break through. I'd like to hear more radio people like me, you know?" - - Liz Phair, 2003 [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment with a content-type header it could not parse.] [Content-Type: null; name="reply"] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 20:11:13 -0400 From: "Jim" Subject: Re: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle review (People) Holy shit! A positive review? I like this guy. Jim - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Lee" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 6:09 PM Subject: [support-system] Somebody's Miracle review (People) > From People: > > Liz Phair > "Somebody's Miracle" > > After the mainstream breakthrough of her self-titled last disc -- > which featured the VH1-ready hit "Why Can't I?" -- '90s alt-rock > darling Liz Phair was exiled from indieville. But her fifth outing > finds the singer-guitarist continuing to make herself right at home > in more pop-friendly territory. Cuts such as the sunny "Lost > Tonight" and the sweetly melancholy single "Everything To Me" > are as glossily good as it gets. The deceptively breezy title > tune -- the best Sheryl Crow song that Sheryl Crow never wrote -- > is every bit the catchy confection that "Why Can't I?" was. Still, > on tracks like the edgy rocker "Can't Get Out Of What I'm Into", > this chick shows that she hasn't completely lost her attitude. > > 3 stars (out of 4) > > - Chuck Arnold > > DOWNLOAD THIS: > "Somebody's Miracle" > > > -Ken > kenmlee@ix.netcom.com > MeSmErIzInG - AnOtHeR LiZ PhAiR WeBsItE > http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/2471/ ------------------------------ End of support-system-digest V8 #149 ************************************