flower

ouch! (but it's true):

"To compare [Liz] Phair's first three albums to her most recent discs is to see a schizophrenic split unprecedented in rock history since Jefferson Airplane became Jefferson Starship. She defends this as part of her inevitable growth as an artist -- a specious and nonsensical claim, given that the melodies and lyrics of her earlier work are infinitely more sophisticated, complex and mature than the sunny platitudes and hummable inanities of late.

"It's nice to be liked / But it's better by far to get paid," Phair sang in the now prophetic "Shitloads of Money". The problem she faces: If the SUV crowd doesn't buy the music she's crafting for them, will any of her older fans remain? The strength of most of Wednesday's show suggests that perhaps they will, but it all depends on how much more of this dismal new dreck Phair expects us to tolerate."

god, it must be a really busy day at work.