Liz Phair

The first song I ever learned how to play was Liz’s ‘Polyester Bride’. Upstairs in my bedroom. 9th grade on my mom’s classical guitar. Nylon strings just didn’t quite cut it.

In 2005, I was fortunate to meet Liz at a private concert at one of my home brew pubs, Russian River Brewing Company. We shared a bathroom visit, I got her autograph on a beer coaster and I gave her my phone number incase she ever had any vision for violin on a future track. She was extremely down to earth and short like me!

Liz ‘s chord structures and constant changes have always made me swoon. Her lyrics are straight out of a diary you wonder if you’re allowed to be reading. She is intimate, raw, a little off and extremely confident. I sometimes think she could sing an octave higher and get better air support for melody but then I realize, that’s the 90s sound that I love so much. I do love her just the way she is and she’s a big staple.

Side note: Her later albums are different than the 90s but not to pass over.