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`Liz Phair': Exile in Popville.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Tom Moon
Thirty seconds into track one, and anybody who ever cared about Liz Phair knows something's up. Before she gets to be coy or clever, the formerly acid-tongued indie-rock siren, now 34, can be heard proclaiming "I'm extraordinary" over a bargain-basement teen beat that sounds like an Aguilera reject.
And she doesn't just make the claim once. No, Phair begins her eponymous release by insisting on her specialness again and again and again, as if she's trying to convince herself.
Thus begins one of the saddest chapters in the short history of alt-rock, the cautionary tale of a smart, influential artist who, after critical acclaim but dwindling sales, chose to take a stab at commercial pop. It could have been a cheeky move. Instead, "Liz Phair" (Capitol, 1 and { stars out ...
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