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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-undertheskin Recent reviews written by member undertheskin en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_200682737284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - first off, get this clear. this is a new liz. this is not the liz who wrote exile in guyville. it's not that it's as awful as how the critics deem it so, but it is a little sad to think that liz, exile in guyville liz, whipsmart liz, girlysound liz... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~200682737284 Sun, 9 Oct 2005 15:39:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_200682737284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_200682147460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - "mother, mother" was an anthem in the mid nineties. play that song now and a lot of people will relate to it and treasure it as their own. maybe it was the stop start dynamics of the song, the cooly violin laden verses and then the precisely timed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~200682147460 Sun, 9 Oct 2005 15:27:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_200682147460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_200681361028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - those gagging for gin soaked, genuinely felt alt country may find salvation and relief with tara angell's debut. come down is so convincing in the mood it conveys, those of drunk nights, chilly weather and warm, cigarette smoke coated lungs. think mazzy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~200681361028 Sun, 9 Oct 2005 15:21:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_200681361028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_200617922180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - the first few moments of smoosh's she like electric sounds like weird video game background noise and then that voice enters. she sounds like a young girl and guess what? she is. asya is 12 and she plays the keyboard parts too and chloe, her sister is 10... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~200617922180 Sun, 9 Oct 2005 15:15:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_200617922180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_200585744004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - she's singing again. her life is so sad. she's so sad. she must be drugged because she sounds laconic. melancholic and laconic, now, that's a lethal combination. i guess, this woman is not really slitting her wrists, she's just hanging by the window of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~200585744004 Sun, 9 Oct 2005 15:11:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_200585744004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_200585285252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - ah, chick rock is on the rise again, so clear especially when you hear the debut lp from the all girl band, the like. i've been reading that all the three girls in the band came from money. daughters of known producers, the bassist's father being... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~200585285252 Sun, 9 Oct 2005 15:06:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_200585285252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_155389431428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - Veruca Salt may be one of the most talented bands of the nineties and nobody even recognized it. The music critics were so busy trying to sniff hints of borrowed hooks in their catchy songs and of course, they do see what they’re seeking. Nina Gordon and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~155389431428 Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:11:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_155389431428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_147273125508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - Juliana Hatfield&#146s voice reminds me of so many other female vocalists. Tanya Donelly, though her voice is more otherworldly and pixie like than Hatfield, has the same cotton like softness. Jill Sobule and Lisa Loeb have the same timbre. Mary Lou Lord... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~147273125508 Sun, 11 Jul 2004 12:39:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_147273125508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_146273832580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - God, I wish I grew up during the mid nineties. To have all that thoughtful rock so available then, almost every college radio playing all the emo and indie rock you want and even the awful rock songs of the decade sound considerably better than the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~146273832580 Sun, 4 Jul 2004 11:07:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_146273832580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143928430212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - Okay, I have to admit this odd, strange perversion I have, I kind of pretend I&#146m Liz Phair when I borrow my brother&#146s guitar and strike non-chords, twisting and repeating words like Kristin Hersh. There&#146s something lovely and delirious about... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143928430212 Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:36:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143928430212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143920172676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - Before Liz Phair&#146s freakishly commercial fourth LP, Whitechocolatespaceegg was released showcasing the singer in early stages of a major sonic makeover. Abandoning the low fidelity that she championed in Exile in Guyville, Whitechocolatespaceegg is a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143920172676 Fri, 18 Jun 2004 07:11:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143920172676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_136685850244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - Juliana Hatfield’s most effective weapon is her disarming voice. Hers contains a girlish twinkle, a kind of knowing bite that makes you know that she’s aware of how charming it is. She tries to make that charm shocking by writing direct, sometimes woeful... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~136685850244 Tue, 13 Apr 2004 23:01:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_136685850244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_136396443268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - I’ve been steering clear of the Pixies for the longest time because I was intimidated. I had this stupid idea that the kind of music they used to make and apparently still do is very loud and very convoluted. I had also heard a sample of Black Francis’... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~136396443268 Sun, 11 Apr 2004 11:46:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_136396443268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_134998363780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - I don&#146t know a lot about the history of music but a lot of surfing through the allmusicguide site has given me a lot of information and I am confident enough to say that Juliana Hatfield is a true original. I think, she was the first to sport the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~134998363780 Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:56:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_134998363780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_134039899780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - I became obsessed with Polly Jean Harvey quite suddenly and so rapidly like fire. The review in Rolling Stone featuring Exile in Guyville and Rid of Me started the whole thing. I started reading more about her, learned that she was a part of a band first... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~134039899780 Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:46:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_134039899780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_134014275204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - Liz Phair crafted a superb, lush, witty record too early in her career. Since the 90&#146s classic, Exile in Guyville, every musical effort she unleashes has been and will be viewed as a slight disappointment. So I guess it&#146s smart for her not to try... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~134014275204 Mon, 22 Mar 2004 01:35:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_134014275204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133925146244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - I first heard and seen Kathleen Edwards performing her minor hit, Six O&#146clock News, on the Late Show with David Letterman. Her performance was a bit muddled. Her voice was slightly covered by the heavy instrumentations backing her up. That turned me... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133925146244 Sun, 21 Mar 2004 11:20:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133925146244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133726899844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with Sheryl Crow’s music. When I first heard of her, I was up and above myself, waiting for her videos and wanting to see her live. I was too young to know better. The thing is Sheryl Crow, at best, is good. Her... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133726899844 Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:39:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133726899844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133682007684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - The Breeders’ third release is somewhat familiar. It still has the weird song structures, the drunken talk, the relentless guitar/ drum interplay and of course, Kim Deal’s excellent voice. It’s so familiar, that it almost seems like a step backward. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133682007684 Thu, 18 Mar 2004 23:40:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133682007684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133608148612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - Like most musical artists nowadays, Frou Frou was introduced to me via MTV. Their video, Breathe In, was heavily played in VH1 and I noticed that it starred Robin Tunney, an actress I kind of admire. I anticipated its play every day for the girl’s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133608148612 Thu, 18 Mar 2004 05:47:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133608148612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133521378948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - The Last Splash is probably The Breeders at their most produced, most popular and most viciously catchy. It’s not a bad thing. Them having a hit is the most god sent thing ever to have happened during the mid 90’s alternative explosion (second is Mazzy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133521378948 Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:33:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133521378948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133518298756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - Pod - The Breeders I have to confess I've developed quite an obsession with Kim Deal. She was The Pixies' version Kim Gordon. Her voice which she used in her three Breeders releases was complete sunshine. Her tone, her sound is sugary which makes it an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133518298756 Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:49:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133518298756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_126650846852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - My introduction to the band, Veruca Salt, occurred very early. Way too early, if you ask me. My older brother had purchased a Skunk Anansie Record and me, being a fifteen year old copycat, bought Veruca Salt&#146s Eight arms to hold you just to keep up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~126650846852 Tue, 20 Jan 2004 01:34:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_126650846852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_126090251908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author undertheskin - Some people might immediately worship this record by virtue that this is a trendy listen. Fiona Apple is a hip artist. Her name, although she's been frustratingly absent since 1999, haunts the halls of dormitories all over America. But this is a fine,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~126090251908 Thu, 15 Jan 2004 03:54:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_126090251908?linkin_id=8003929