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I picked this up today after reading sufficient comments on the audio improvement, plus it was on sale and includes the DVD retrospective. I understand the point that part of the original charm was its lo-fi, indie sound, but I can't complain about the increased vocal separation and fuller sound of the reissue.
There's been some interesting commentary on the significance of the record. The first I read noted how Phair has always worked backwards, singing about divorce and motherhood before actually going through it. So Exile is along those same lines - a masterpiece at the beginning of her career rather than at the end or middle. I'm not really critical of her later work, mainly because Exile wasn't this big revelation for me like it was for some, so her follow-ups were never some big letdown. And I plan to pick up her next album under Dave Matthews' ATO Records.
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Re: Exile in Guyville Reissued / Remastered
Well, I wasn't really interested in hearing from THOSE people.
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Re: Exile in Guyville Reissued / Remastered
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And I plan to pick up her next album under Dave Matthews' ATO Records.
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Wow, Dave-O is really stockpiling artists and good ones at that...Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Gov't Mule, Gomez, North Mississippi All Stars, etc.
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Liz Phair on the Dave Matthews label....Should be interesting. So Exile.. is good? May have to check it out.
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The album is especially resonant for women, but there's much to appreciate regardless of your gender. I would have enjoyed her concert playing the album in its entirety - the one concert I attended it was the coolest thing to hear a chorus of women singing along to "F--- and Run."
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Re: Exile in Guyville Reissued / Remastered
I missed this was coming out. I picked it up blind back in the day and loved it ever since. I like her new stuff too, she always had a bit of a pop sense, I didn't mind the switch.
