whitechocolatespaceegg [Explicit Lyrics]
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Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville proved that a debutante-attractive woman rocker singing about oral sex could earn the attention of the mostly male rock press corps. But Whitechocolatespaceegg confirms--much as her second album, Whip-Smart, attempted--that Phair can be a pop tunesmith as well. Her songs snap and crackle with giddy doses of '80s new wave, Buddy Holly pop, and Stones rock; her husky voice mostly overcomes its previous, potentially off-putting wobble. And while the clangy "Johnny Feelgood" recalls Phair's earlier tough-sex scenarios, "Polyester Bride," which eavesdrops on a conversation between an advice-giving bartender and a wide-eyed female patron (maybe this season's answer to Semisonic's "Closing Time"), is more demonstrative of Whitechocolatespaceegg's thematic maturation: less titillating but no less womanly. And no less feisty. --Neal Weiss --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Rolling Stone
Instruments twang out of tune, strings and frets squeak with each chord change, and Phair's tenuous, conversational singing voice ... explores the dynamics of marital endurance. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
whitechocolatespaceegg [Explicit Lyrics]
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- excellent
- "Yes I'm broadcasting myself!"
- Anna Nalick
- Big Drop-Off from Exile
- Still remains my favorite...
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Similar Items:
- Whip-Smart
- Exile in Guyville
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- Somebody's Miracle
- Juvenilia
ASIN: B000009OGW
Release Date: 1998-08-11 |
Tracks:
- White Chocolate Space Egg
- Big Tall Man
- Perfect World
- Johnny Feelgood
- Polyester Bride
- Love Is Nothing
- Baby Got Going
- Uncle Alvarez
- Only Son
- Go On Ahead
- Headache
- Ride
- What Makes You Happy
- Fantasize
- Shitloads Of Money
- Girls' Room
Amazon.com
Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville proved that a debutante-attractive woman rocker singing about oral sex could earn the attention of the mostly male rock press corps. But Whitechocolatespaceegg confirms--much as her second album, Whip-Smart, attempted--that Phair can be a pop tunesmith as well. Her songs snap and crackle with giddy doses of '80s new wave, Buddy Holly pop, and Stones rock; her husky voice mostly overcomes its previous, potentially off-putting wobble. And while the clangy "Johnny Feelgood" recalls Phair's earlier tough-sex scenarios, "Polyester Bride," which eavesdrops on a conversation between an advice-giving bartender and a wide-eyed female patron (maybe this season's answer to Semisonic's "Closing Time"), is more demonstrative of Whitechocolatespaceegg's thematic maturation: less titillating but no less womanly. And no less feisty. --Neal Weiss
Customer Reviews:
excellent.......2006-04-23
I'm not much of a fan of her 2 latest pop albums, but wcse is just great pop, not saccharine, just great. You can definitely appreciate exile in guyville and this album as well.
"Yes I'm broadcasting myself!".......2006-03-27
Liz Phair's whitechocolatespaceegg is a fun and catchy album. More produced than her two previous albums, but still a classic collection. Some of the gems on the album include: What makes you happy (loved it first time i heard it!) polyester bride, big tall man, and ride. Liz is an amazing songwriter, and her lyrics do not disappointment on this particular album. lyrics like, "I'm sleeping in the girls room, i'm sleeping in the sky, i'm sleeping in the water, i'm sleeping in the girls room tonight" What i like about this album it was the right transiton that Liz needed in her career, yes the sound is more slicker and predictable but every artist needs to grow and not write about the same thing all the time because the prevoius formula was successful. Whitechocolatespaceegg is worth checking out, keep rocking Liz!
Anna Nalick.......2006-03-16
I think Anna's cd is interesting because her songs Breathe2(am), and In The Rough. (GO Anna!)
Big Drop-Off from Exile.......2006-01-05
Quite belatedly (like last year!) I feel in love with Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville album. So after wearing out that CD, I wanted more.
Egg isn't it. It has it's charming moments (Girls Room), but overall it has no musical coherence. One song is grunge, the next slick pop, the next folksy. While I might like this or that song, the CD as a whole leaves me feeling seasick - and longing for the brilliance and coherence of Exile.
Still remains my favorite..........2005-10-11
As inconsistent as this album is, it is easily my favorite Liz Phair album to date. I'm a sucker for pop music and perhaps this is why I find WCSE so appealing. Phair's early works such as 6'1, F**k and Run, Divorce Song, Supernova, and May Queen always stood out as my favorites. The pop songs on this album are pulled off so effortlessly, unlike the songs on the S/T album (Underwear) and the more recent Somebody's Miracle (Stars and Planets). A lot of the success relys on Phair's ability to pen quirky lyrics as heard on the S/T track, Johnny Feelgood, Polyester Bride and Uncle Alvarez. However, fan of lo-fi material on Exile (Glory, Dance of the Seven Veils) and Whip Smart (Chopsticks, Shane, Alice Spring) should not be disappointed. Tracks such as Perfect World (truly one her best songs ever), Go on Ahead, Fantasize, and Girl's Room sound like incognito Girly Sound Recordings hidden by a more polished production. And while some songs seem out of place here they all manage to succeed. What Makes You Happy is a wonderfully charming, conversation song between Phair and her mother ("I swear this one is going to last and all those other bastards were just practice..."). Headache is a catchy sing-a-long mainly because of Phair's vocal approach to the song, sounding bored and unenthused with being in love. While Sh**loads of Money (a reworked Girly Sound) could've used a better arangement it's a nice pre-closer to the remarkable Girl's Room. For those of you who want to give it another chance, take it in the car with you in the summer and go on a long drive. I do it every year and sing each one of these amazing, pop songs, without any shame. Afterall, everyone needs to hear this album in one way or another.
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Average customer rating:
- Some great stuff, but not completely satisfying
- "edited" -explained
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Whitechocolatespaceegg [Edited]
Liz Phair
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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Lo-Fi
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Indie Rock
| Indie & Lo-Fi
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Singer-Songwriters
| Alternative Rock
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Singer-Songwriters
| Pop
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Pop Rock
| Pop
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Adult Alternative
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ASIN: B000009V2D
Release Date: 1999-12-21 |
Tracks:
- White Chocolate Space Egg
- Big Tall Man
- Perfect World
- Johnny Feelgood
- Polyester Bride
- Love Is Nothing
- Baby Got Going
- Uncle Alvarez
- Only Son
- Go On Ahead
- Headache
- Ride
- What Makes You Happy
- Fantasize
- S***loads Of Money
- Girls' Room
Amazon.com
Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville proved that a debutante-attractive woman rocker singing about oral sex could earn the attention of the mostly male rock press corps. But Whitechocolatespaceegg confirms--much as her second album, Whip-Smart, attempted--that Phair can be a pop tunesmith as well. Her songs snap and crackle with giddy doses of '80s new wave, Buddy Holly pop, and Stones rock; her husky voice mostly overcomes its previous, potentially off-putting wobble. And while the clangy "Johnny Feelgood" recalls Phair's earlier tough-sex scenarios, "Polyester Bride," which eavesdrops on a conversation between an advice-giving bartender and a wide-eyed female patron (maybe this season's answer to Semisonic's "Closing Time"), is more demonstrative of Whitechocolatespaceegg's thematic maturation: less titillating but no less womanly. And no less feisty. --Neal Weiss
Customer Reviews:
Some great stuff, but not completely satisfying.......2002-06-23
The three stars are relative to what I think she is capable of, not a comparison of her with her female pop contemporaries (that would be a 4 1/2 star rating). It is undeniable that this is a great-sounding CD. She generously supplies her songs with strong hooks and totally appropriate arrangements, and you can put this CD on loud while cleaning the house and you will enjoy it immensely. No two songs sound alike, and that alone makes the CD sound fresh at each listen. Why only three stars then? Well, from her I expect more than just good hooks and clever turns-of-phrase, since Guyville proved that we could have it all: the hooks, the wit, the insight, and the concept sustained throughout an entire album. The difference between Guyville and WCSE is the difference between a landmark album and just a collection of cool-sounding songs with some deep songs thrown in for "texture". The strongest tracks on here are an evolution of the best material on Guyville: complete snapshots of relationships and mixed feelings such as "Polyester Bride", "Go On Ahead", and "What Makes you Happy". These three songs are all about what she does best as a lyricist: evoking an entire relationship with all its discomfort and complexity in a few anecdotal, conversational lines. If you are the type of listener prone to recognizing yourself in a song, you will identify with the object of these songs as much as with the subject. That is how skilled and fair-minded she is. If every song were done in that confessional style, however, it would be a little heavy for one album. She never makes that mistake, and here there's plenty of variety: the lovely "Uncle Alvarez", the impossibly catchy "Headache", and the poignant (I'm not kidding) "S**tloads of Money". Next to these songs, some of the other material has me scratching my head and wondering "What am I missing?" I am completely puzzled as to why she would include tracks like "Johnny Feelgood" and "Girl's Room", which, lyrically, are lazy knock-offs of her earlier smart-but-insecure-college-girl gems. Facile has no place on a Liz Phair CD, but apparently, she sees some concept value in it. I sure don't. There are other problems too, but with 16 songs, it would be a little tedious to critique each one. Overall, there is too much filler here for this album to stand on its own as an artistic statement. There is a magnificent EP in here somewhere. I am still waiting for Liz to provide the great, lasting follow-up to Guyville that she could write if she put her mind to it.
"edited" -explained.......1998-10-28
I haven't seen this edited version of the album myself, but the general consesus among Liz's internet fans is that it is exactly the same as the normal whitechocolatespaceegg, except that the track-listing on the cover is altered. As you can see from the tracklisting here, "Sh**tloads" has been substitued in the title for "Shitloads of Money." This slightly changed version of w.c.s.e is also known as the "clean cover" copy of the album. As far as I know, the other graphics and the musical content is still the same, so go ahead and reference the normal whitechocolatespaceegg reviews - it's definitely a 5 star album with broad appeal - I love it, as a longtime fan - and it has appealed to my non-fan friends as well. So whether you have heard Liz before or not (if not, you've been missing out), you will like this album.
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Whitechocolatespaceegg
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ASIN: B000IJ7LL4
Release Date: 2006-11-21 |
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