Somebody's Miracle - Liz Phair
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54 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

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  • Summary: After the critical lashing for her previous pop-oriented album, the singer-songwriter enlisted John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer) to produce this follow-up set.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. Stylus Magazine
    83
    Foregrounding the self-doubt that was a quiet but insistent subtext on the eponymous album, producer John Shanks provides unobtrusive arrangements and lets Phair strum more electric guitar; this is a singer-songwriter record, like Exile On Guyville. It’s also warmer than its predecessor.
  2. Blender
    80
    Another brazenly varried set. [Oct 2005, p.142]
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  3. All Music Guide
    60
    Pleasant but dull.
  4. Billboard
    30
    Even the few noteworthy moments are lost in the banality of the music. [15 Oct 2005]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 6 out of 25
  1. BradT
    10
    I'm totally digging the new Liz Phair. How can anyone in his or her right mind give this a zero? You've gotta be an airhead if you have been as long a fan as I have since the early, early days of Girlysounds. Come on, there are some really cool and classic Liz songs on here. There is some weak filler stuff but I can even listen to those songs because it adds to the anticipation feeling I get waiting for songs like Got My Own Thing, Wind and the Mountain, Why I Lie, Everything (Between Us), Giving it All, Leap of Innocence, Table for One, Closer to You and if you have the extra of Can't Get out of what I'm into. I listen to the whole album and have grown to like it as much as any Liz Phair album. It is far from zero material. At it's worst is still probably more like a 5 without the songs mentioned above.… Expand
  2. Patricia
    8
    She's done better!
  3. ChrisG
    6
    Sinking further into mediocrity
  4. KatieW
    4
    People might like this album only becuase it is Liz Phair. Or people might hate this album only becuase it is Liz Phair. If you take her name off the album and just judge it sonically, the ablum is subpar. Mediocore at best. The vocals can not stand up to the way to glossy production. It sounds very run of the mill.… Expand

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