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You could argue that Jagged Little Pill is the commercialised face of grunge. You could argue that Morrisette is just a cynical businesswoman, courting controversy with a few carefully placed, risqué references. You could even argue that this whole angst-rock is just a comfort-blanket for the therapy-generation. But it's still hard to argue that Jagged Little Pill isn't a great album. After all, it's the perfect alternative/mainstream crossover. There's "You Oughta Know", which marries its vitriolic, explicit narrative to thunderous, airbrushed grunge. With references to oral sex, Middle America were shocked, but not quite offended: it sold by the truckload. There's "Ironic", where Morrisette laments the trials that face every housewife ("there's ten thousand spoons / when all you need is a knife") to a scream-along, mosh-friendly chorus. The simple truth is, on Jagged Little Pill, the Canadian-born Alanis Morrisette does a very good job of being America's Everywoman. --Louis Pattison
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ALANIS MORISSETTE Jagged Little Pill (1995 UK/German 13-track CD album including the hit singles You Oughta Know Hand In My Pocket Ironic plus You Oughta Know - Alternate Take)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
... just like Alanis herself. This album touches the emotions you didn't even know you felt, gives you an outlet for the ones you didn't want to admit to, and just lets you rock out to your heart's content. The famous tracks such as 'Hand in My Pocket' and 'Ironic' are mixed with some lesser know but just as great songs. Especially 'You Oughta Know' - the perfect song for anyone who's ever been angry and unreasonable.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I was a young teenage girl when I first heard this album. I coveted this album; I enjoyed its energy and ballsy attitude towards the antagonists in Alanis' life and I loved that, even though I barely understood the nature of its lyrics, I could so easily remember those words and relate to them in my own way.
However, I'm alot older now and I can appreciate its intellectual value as well (alright, so it's not Homer). Alanis, although barely in her 20s at the time of writing, seems to have nailed some of people's most elusive behaviour through her effective use of metaphors, personification and similes. And she has written so much of this album in the second-person narrative; perhaps the reason why I felt so close to the album as a teenager. Whichever you listen to this album yourself, you will probably relate to its issues of trust, failure and expectation which, for Alanis' young perspective, are surprisigly astute. And angry. This is part of Alanis that you may not want to indulge in too much; there's alot of negative energy that just doesn't need to propositioned as a burden of your own.
So, listen at your discretion and comfort, and don't believe everything she says! ;-)
However, I'm alot older now and I can appreciate its intellectual value as well (alright, so it's not Homer). Alanis, although barely in her 20s at the time of writing, seems to have nailed some of people's most elusive behaviour through her effective use of metaphors, personification and similes. And she has written so much of this album in the second-person narrative; perhaps the reason why I felt so close to the album as a teenager. Whichever you listen to this album yourself, you will probably relate to its issues of trust, failure and expectation which, for Alanis' young perspective, are surprisigly astute. And angry. This is part of Alanis that you may not want to indulge in too much; there's alot of negative energy that just doesn't need to propositioned as a burden of your own.
So, listen at your discretion and comfort, and don't believe everything she says! ;-)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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her voice is enough to give it a five, the lyrics and music are a plus.
this album is truly brilliant, all round brilliance, the best songs being:hand in my pocket, you learn and ironic.
buy this!
i picked it up for a quid at a jumble sale and didnt really to be honet think id even like it.... but now i play it all the time, its amazing!
this album is truly brilliant, all round brilliance, the best songs being:hand in my pocket, you learn and ironic.
buy this!
i picked it up for a quid at a jumble sale and didnt really to be honet think id even like it.... but now i play it all the time, its amazing!
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Hugely irritating and pretentious
One of the most irritating and pretentious albums it has been my misfortune to pick up on the offchance at my local charity shop. Read more
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Superb!
Jagged Little Pill is a classic album from a classic artist. It's one of those you just have to own. Highly recommended.
Published 6 months ago by G. Gould
wonderful
im not sure what can be written about this cd that hasnt been written before or most people will have heard before,but this is a wonderful album full of emotion and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Nicky Beet
Great memories!
I first heard this album as a Fresher at university, and it sounds as relevant today as it did 14 years ago. Read more
Published 10 months ago by C. Calver
Ironic, this album has one good song!
You really don't need an album trust me Ironic is the only upside to this album, so download that and save yourself a few euro or pounds, its a recession you know.
Published 11 months ago by ekb
feisty, intelligent, she rocks...
On re-visiting this album over 14 years after it was released...my first reaction on hearing the opening track was that it was a bit hard on the ears - all that 'neurotic' angry... Read more
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Jagged Little Pill
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