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Exile in Guyville is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair, released on June 22, 1993, by Matador Records. It was recorded at Idful Music Corporation in Chicago between 1992 and 1993 and produced by Phair and Brad Wood .
Liz Phair remains larger than life, in a way — even taller than 6’1”, if you will — as a result of her utterly down-to-earth yet myth-making first album, “Exile in Guyville,” in 1993.
Robert James Sheffield (born February 2, 1966) is an American music journalist and author. [1] He is a long time contributing editor at Rolling Stone, writing about music, TV, and pop culture. Previously, he was a contributing editor at Blender, Spin and Details magazines.
The Rolling Stone critic Barry Walters wrote that "Rock Me" and "Little Dagger" matched the "lofty songwriting standard" of Exile in Guyville, and concluded: "Phair is a fine lyricist, and although she's lost some musical identity, she's gained potential Top Forty access." [21]
After Exile in Guyville, you made different-sounding records — more produced, less lo-fi. Whip-Smart, as you say, was mostly well-received. But of course there was backlash, cries of “sellout ...
After performing “Guyville” in its entirety, Phair took a break and then played a few of her recognizable non-“Guyville” tracks as an encore (although skipping some of her biggest, opting ...
In 2018, it was announced that Phair's former label, Matador, would be releasing a 25th-anniversary retrospective set for her debut album, Exile in Guyville. The set, titled Girly Sound to Guyville, included remasters of Phair's 1991 demo tapes recorded under the moniker Girly Sound from the original sources, and was released May 4, 2018. [47]
Exile in Guyville is still taken, however, as a more general reply to either Exile on Main Street or overall works of the Rolling Stones.--Weebot 22:59, 14 September 2005 (UTC) OK, I think I see your point.