Liz Phair "Whip-Smart" Ryan Adams Beyond the more obvious hits

Beyond the more obvious hits

but the lyrics seem less confessional than usual

such as Absolute Punk's description of "a walloping 34-minutes of Midwestern-bred punk rock with a dose of Descendents-like melody

The album was originally released on June 13

The band went on to perform at Ozzfest in 2001 and SnoCore Festival

Liz Phair "Whip-Smart" Ryan Adams Beyond the more obvious hitsWhip Smart is the second album by American singer songwriter Liz Phair, released in 1994, the follow up to Phair's critically well received debut, 1993's Exile In Guyville. Whip Smart debuted at #27 on the Billboard 200 and ultimately achieved gold status. The album was ranked sixth for it's year inside The Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. Although obscured by it's famous predecessor, the album has gained more recognition with time and is largely