Comments on: nipples for men?!?

By: gregor

gregor — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:08:49 +0000

i dont think claiming that her new songs sucks compared to her first three records is sexist at all. its the truth.

i can handle, and actually welcome, a slutty 30something liz if her songs were on par with her back catalogue. part of her problem is that she has recently worked with shitty top 40 producers and have glossed over her once, dare i say “edgy” sound.

you’re right it is tired, but its only cause we care.

By: Delysid

Delysid — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:51:50 +0000

Ach, all this Liz-bashing is sooo tired and so misplaced. She must be the most under-rated rock musician of our time, and it’s a shame. Everyone loved her as a slutty 20-something with a 4-track and a guitar, but can’t handle her as a slutty 30-something with musical ambitions and abilities that extend far beyond the preciously traded lo-fi bootleg tapes of yore. I love her old stuff too, but to ignore the continuing quality of her recent work is perverse trend-slavery at best, and at worst an example of that special brand of sexism that draws self-righteous vitriol from men and women alike. She remains one of the most distinctive vocalists, finest rock guitarists, and best songwriters working today, despite the shallow criticism recited in groupthink unison by people who can’t hear beyond their prejudice. For proof, lend an unbiased ear to “Red Light Fever” and “My Bionic Eyes” from her self-titled 2003 album, or “Lazy Dreamer” and “Somebody’s Miracle” from the 2005 Somebody’s Miracle album, to name a few recent highlights.

BTW, can you tell that this is one of my musical pet peeves? I now return to my usual state of universal love and kindness.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:44:09 +0000

What an awesome show!! Thanks for posting.

By: gregor

gregor — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:48:23 +0000

i would not mind, at all, another whitechocolatespacegg which is a fantastic record. i have seen her roughly 10 times and was never disappointed by any of her shows. actually, i take that back. she did three nights at the vic, in chicago, and i went the first two evenings. what did she do? she played the same freakin set both evenings. sure the performances were great but come on! i have not seen her since.

By: Bum

Bum — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:59:01 +0000

Thank you so much for these old Liz live songs.

Yeah, too bad about her current situation, but I have hope that she’ll yet make good music (if she does it’ll probably be whitechocolatespaceegg-like, which was indeed a good album)

I find it funny when people used to complain she was bad live. I think in the old bootlegs she sounds really good. Her nervousness of performing live only adds to the charm.