Popdose: The Cassingle Vault: Chynna Phillips, “Naked and Sacred”
Bastard No. 1
· 1 year ago
Great post. You are absolutely correct. I had no idea this existed and I never need to hear it again. Both songs are terrible but Naked and Sacred is a joke. The rhyming scheme could have been written by a 6 year old and half the lines aren't even long enough to fill the bar. You'd think after selling as many records as she did, she might have been able to veto this crap and choose another song. Then again, since the b-side is only slightly crappier - maybe she was the one who loved them. At least I'm not going to get this stuck in my head all day.
David_E
· 1 year ago
Oh god. Naked and Carnie.
Thank you for starting my day with Chuckle and Retch.
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
It didn't help that during her press trek to pimp this thing, she kept referring to the album as her 'love letter to my new husband", some Baldwin brother and I can't recall which one...
If she was trying to sell sexuality, mixed messages and off-the-market status sure weren't the way.
Scraps
· 1 year ago
Bryan Buss at Allmusic leads the (fewer than) 25,000 fan parade:
"the most consistent album any of the [WP] women have produced, solo, as a duo, or together. Phillips' girlish vocals are more assured than ever, there are hooks to die for, and she is backed by lush arrangements that complement her voice instead of covering up weaknesses like so many productions do. Not one track falters."
"Naked and Sacred" is the kind of title that happens when terrible songwriters try to Get Deep.
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
Oh, I think AllMusic has quite a few bogus opinions. Read some of the reviews of REO Speedwagon albums if you doubt me.
Scraps
· 1 year ago
Whoops, I replied in the main thread. Grr, threaded comments.
1Py_Korry1
· 1 year ago
Would you say that this is one of the worst solo outings of the 90s for a woman who was with a group?
CC
· 1 year ago
I'm one of those unfortunate people who knew the song existed. Worse, I own it.
Scraps
· 1 year ago
Allmusic is chockablock with bogus opinions. They've got a handful of reliable, decently insightful reviewers covering as much of the important stuff as possible, and a crowd of others to fill the vast spaces beneath, who range from knowledgeable specialists to fanboys, publicity hacks, pompous asses, and semi-literate gushers (typified by the agonizingly bad Mackenzie Wilson).
Panhandler
· 1 year ago
Let's face it... her best work was done in 1987; 3 seconds in front of a locker with Hardy Jenns.
trow125
· 1 year ago
I remember when this came out -- every time I saw the title, I thought it said "Naked and Scared," which is a much less pleasant scenario.
Pat
· 1 year ago
Always had a crush on her. She was a fine piece in her day...even with that horrible short haircut. Did you ever see the video for "Naked & Sacred"? Hot!
I think she dated AOR axe-legend Michael Landau back in late 80's/early 90's and she thanks him in the liner notes of the Wilson Phillips records he played on.
rwcass
· 1 year ago
She performed this song on "Late Show" back in the fall of '95. And that's the last I heard of it until now.
All Comments
Thank you for starting my day with Chuckle and Retch.
If she was trying to sell sexuality, mixed messages and off-the-market status sure weren't the way.
"the most consistent album any of the [WP] women have produced, solo, as a duo, or together. Phillips' girlish vocals are more assured than ever, there are hooks to die for, and she is backed by lush arrangements that complement her voice instead of covering up weaknesses like so many productions do. Not one track falters."
"Naked and Sacred" is the kind of title that happens when terrible songwriters try to Get Deep.
I think she dated AOR axe-legend Michael Landau back in late 80's/early 90's and she thanks him in the liner notes of the Wilson Phillips records he played on.