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Liz Phair Releases Exile In Guyville

1993

Liz Phair releases her debut album, Exile In Guyville. The indie rocker approached the project as a track-by-track response to The Rolling Stones' 1972 album, Exile On Main St. Her candid perspective on sex and relationships earns her favor with critics and a growing fanbase and Guyville is hailed as one of the best albums of the decade.

Phair, who spent most of her formative years in the Chicago suburbs, drew inspiration from the area's alt-rock community, namely the guys who considered themselves serious artists and tried to school her in music. "They always dominated the stereo like it was their music," she explained, "They'd talk about it, and I would just sit on the sidelines." Guyville is a mocking term, coined by her friends in Urge Overkill, to describe any small-town mentality where macho ego decides who is worthy to succeed. Exile On Main St. attracted Phair because Mick Jagger's persona reminded her a lot of the guys who rejected her. "It perfectly fit my impression of what was going on in the head of this guy I had a crush on. I could project onto the Stones and they would answer back. It was like having a relationship through the music," she said. As a result, "6'1" recalls the Stones' "Rocks Off," with Phair pitted against a lover who's stumbling home from a one-night-stand with another woman; "Flower" challenges the false assumption from "Let It Loose" that "good girls" from the suburbs are inherently uptight about sex, with Phair famously proclaiming, "I want to be your blowjob queen"; and "Never Said" turns the tables on unreliable guys like the narrator from "Tumbling Dice." Phair recorded many of the songs a couple years earlier as Girly Sound, but perfected them at Chicago's Idful Studio with producer Brad Wood, who showcased her wry, deadpan delivery and unique, off-the-beat guitar stylings. Wood, who helped get Phair signed to Matador Records, adds Stones-like touches to the arrangements, most notably the percussive elements, such as the shakers and cabasa, from "Divorce Song" that echo "Honky Tonk Women." Exile In Guyville barely cracks the albums chart, but critics are impressed with Phair's frank assessment of relationships and sexuality and Guyville goes down as one of the decade's musical masterpieces, with Phair regarded as a feminist rock icon.

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