Girly-Sound to Guyville [Box Set]
by Liz Phair
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: May 4, 2018
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 68 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 68
  3. Negative: 24 out of 68
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  1. sophiaemma7007
    Jun 20, 2018
    10
    A true masterpiece. Very good production. Rich musically, deep lyrically, 1 of todays finest!
  2. fede01_8
    Jan 3, 2019
    10
    A 90s masterpiece. It continues to influence every girl with a guitar that makes indie music, like Courtney Barnett, Soccer Mommy, Snail Mail, etc...
    BTW, who are the f****ing idiots that gave this album a negative score? Is it because it's in the chart of Best of 2018?
  3. MonxoSM
    Oct 25, 2020
    10
    That one of the greatest debuts in music history gives us unreleased material from it is so delightful. Without a doubt it is one of the best albums in history
  4. colbyD13
    Aug 5, 2022
    10
    This is one of Liz Phair's best works. Standouts include 6'1", Dance Of The Seven Veils, Never Said, F*ck And Run, Divorce Song, and Gunshy.

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Metascore
99

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Dusted Magazine
    May 8, 2018
    80
    Phair mobilized and rearranged some tunes from her Girly-Sound tapes. Almost all of them improve with Guyville’s studio polish, but a couple are better in their original form ... Exile in Guyville remains her most visible and memorable record, but it’s more than a time capsule of early-nineties indie rock. Its most compelling songs (and there are a bunch of them) still generate tensions, among a voice and its bodily contours and the public’s articulations of femininity.
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  2. Mojo
    May 8, 2018
    100
    Built on Phair's self-taught chording and a melodic sense of rich DIY potency, these compelling narratives blossom into a transfixing (and profane) particularity. [Jun 2018, p.102]
  3. Q Magazine
    May 8, 2018
    80
    The record's sexual frankness unfairly overshadowed the intricate songwriting idiosyncrasies or Phair's deadpan articulation of relationship dynamics. ... [The Girly-Sound tapes] provide a fascinating roadmap to her debut. [Jun 2018, p.119]
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