the new Liz Phair CD “Somebody’s Miracle” came out today. i got up an extra 4 minutes early to download it before work. i’m nervous. the liz bashing has been rampant since the release of her last record. i think that mean guy from the Chicago Sun Times even called her ‘soulless.’ i think what upsets me the most is that i’m somewhat disappointed in Liz. i guess i like her angry and wounded. I am attracted to angry and wounded people.
i’m nervous about the new CD because i love liz. i really really do. she’s all tied up in my 20something years. plus, i got my first tattoo before a liz phair concert. you don’t forget that kind of shit.
but i’ve also learned that after awhile your idols start to let you down (*cough* john irving *cough*). and i was so disappointed in weezer’s last album that i can’t even talk about it. god, i hope this doesn’t suck.
i feel exactly the same way, except that i didn’t purchase the new album. i’m afraid.
let me/us know how it is. 🙂
(i also think the new weezer was a bit disappointing, even though they were still fun in concert.)
Have you heard of dictionaraoke?
http://www.archive.org/download/dictionaraoke/Liz_Phair-fuck_and_run.mp3
When you are a senior citizen like me, you will realize that every artist you’ve loved will eventually break your heart.
But some will capture it back!
I think you’ll like Liz’s latest. I did.
I am pissed, and my knees are trashed from marathon training. Does that qualify me as angry and wounded?
You have to remember that Liz writes based on who she is at the time she’s making the record. She’s not a college kid having one night stands any more.
That said, for a late 30s divorced mom, she’s got a lot of very personal and raw stuff on this new disc. It’s still polished, but not excessively so, like a lot of tracks were on her last album.