For another discussion: I came to Liz Phair through Exile—with no knowledge at all of The Rolling Stones album (I'll admit to only having ever gotten into a few of their songs), only that the name referred to their own Exile. It was a crucial album for me and a lot of other women of my generation, and I was always heartened to find that a new friend and I could belt out the whole thing together. Hugely cathartic. (After that, "Cinco de Mayo" may have been the point after which my enthusiasm began to wane—and the shock of later Phair output was one I remember being hard to deal with.)
For another discussion: I came to Liz Phair through Exile—with no knowledge at all of The Rolling Stones album (I'll admit to only having ever gotten into a few of their songs), only that the name referred to their own Exile. It was a crucial album for me and a lot of other women of my generation, and I was always heartened to find that a new friend and I could belt out the whole thing together. Hugely cathartic. (After that, "Cinco de Mayo" may have been the point after which my enthusiasm began to wane—and the shock of later Phair output was one I remember being hard to deal with.)