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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a step in the right direction for Alanis Morissette, 19 Jun 2004

By	Louis Smith (Southampton, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So Called Chaos (Audio CD)

I loved Jagged Little Pill. Even though I was only eight when my mum brought it, I never found it challenging and I loved the catchy songs. My family and I used to sing along to in the car on journeys, I bet my friends used to think I was really weird! I immediately went out and brought the subsequent Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, however I didn't really like the darker more lesbianic idea she was promoting at the time. I was only 9 or 10.. After SFIJ I didn't really follow her direction, but I brought 'Unplugged' and I was thrilled, but it was more of the same JLP and a few new tracks, which were ok and far as an eleven year old can tell. In retrospect I didn't expect anything less from JLP due to the legendry producer Glen Ballard at his peak. I hesitated when buying 'Under Rug Swept' but I loved the single that she released. I always secretly wanted her to get to #1 in the UK charts and I scanned the radio to try and find her playing on a local station but the closest she got to #1 was with 'Ironic' in 1995.
'So Called Chaos' is the much-delayed successor to JLP in the sense that Ms. Morissette has progressed in a direction that I prefer. Her upbeat melodies juxtapositioned with her insightful lyrics exposing her incredible vernacular and broad range emotion make for a brilliant and innovative combination, last seen in JLP. With incredibly uplifting tracks like 'Eight Easy Steps' which could even appear in the next 'Legally Blonde' movie, show a more positive aspect to her music, the single 'Everything' which has been more popular on MTV than any other Alanis Morissette since the 'naked' video, 'Doth I Protest Too Much', 'Out Is Through', 'Excuses', 'Knees of My Bees' and 'This Grudge' shine out of the album which are a return to a happier place. If you're looking for a return to Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, it's not here. If you're looking for a fantastic follow up to 1995's successful Jagged Little Pill you've found it. It's been a while, but after 9 years, it's easy to tell her music has progressed to a place where she's wiser, happier and more aware than she's ever been in delivering an incredible album like this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars So-called Chaos, 3 Jun 2004

By	Frederikke Lindholm - See all my reviews

This review is from: So Called Chaos (Audio CD)

Think Alanis Morissette, and you'll be initially presented with mental images of a naive cuckoo with long hair and a mysteriously-spelt surname who thought she could be revolutionarily unique in the music industry by abreacting her feelings with rhyming words, a dash of xylophonic mix and naturalistically writing her lyrics in someone else's kitchen. Those crazy Canadians, eh? Add "Ironic". Add more hair. Add more feelings. Take away the rhyming structure. Add a list of older lovers and burned fingers. Add some grudge; a lot of it. Then suddenly some international publicity. After "Jagged Little Pill" being jaggedly rodded through your ear, "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" made you run for the etymological encyclopaedia. "Under Rug Swept" left you wanting to do exactly that and perhaps even nail this emotionally excessive girl to the underside of wooden floors. "Feast on Scraps"? Here comes the grudge again? No, here's where we add resurrection of her positive self-image. Positive as in uniquely, enviably insightful. The red carpet was rolled out for "So-Called Chaos" and reporters were ready to critisise its unglamorous and so-two-minutes-ago dress, but it arrived prestigiously and stepped out of the limo without too much knickers-exposure. The songs represent the discrepancy between instinctual behaviour and socially accepted behaviour. Without preachy Freudian analysis, they make you think about little things as sideways glances, towel-throwing, brave faces and how day-to-day experiences are usually linked to unsexiness, self-protectionism and fear of abandonment. Morissette "So-Called Chaos" is exactly not so-called that.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Alanis, 3 Jun 2004

By	J. N. Valente "jnscav" (Evora, Portugal) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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Just over 40 minutes long, only a compact 10 songs, and yet... She may have lost some of the raw anger of 'Jagged Little Pill' - but she's matured brilliantly in this album, and every song can be your own favourite masterpiece - if the mood strikes you just right.
Her writing skills are still way above any of the competition (does she have any?) and her voice never sounded better. Or truer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars So Called Brilliant
Alanis Morissette never fails to produce brilliant music that one can not help but sing and dance along to; this album is no exception. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Just Joe

5.0 out of 5 stars Alanis Returns!!
I am a huge alanis fan and this is actually the first album i ever bought of hers which led to me buying all the others. Read more

Published on 24 Dec 2005 by J.D.H

3.0 out of 5 stars Fruit of the gloom...
While the controlled rage of 1995's 'Jagged Little Pill' thrilled and inspired, Alanis Morissette's attempts to banish her demons have been less than entertaining over the years... Read more

Published on 13 May 2005 by kelly_chaotic

4.0 out of 5 stars So Called Chaos
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Published on 16 Feb 2005 by Rich Milligan

2.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing release from a good artiste
Ol' Larnis is a predicable ol' gal, bringing out an album every three years without fail (this is her fourth). Read more

Published on 16 Jan 2005 by M. LLOYD

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Piece of the Alanis Jigsaw.
Like all of Alanis' albums, this is amazing - she marvels us each time, always producing something fresh and clever. Read more

Published on 10 Sep 2004 by bobbyrobertfreak

2.0 out of 5 stars The rapid decline of the Jagged one
When 'Jagged Little Pill' came out, I was a teenager, studying for my A-levels at 6th form college. The brilliant lyrics and cleverly written music on that album provided a... Read more

Published on 3 Aug 2004 by M. Ash

4.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly strong
Jagged Little Pill was surely one of the best albums of the 90s with incredible lyrics and even better power music. Read more

Published on 1 Jul 2004 by MBC

5.0 out of 5 stars Best kept secret
Alanis is one of the music industry's best kept secrets. JLP got loads of media attention - and rightly so. Read more

Published on 27 Jun 2004 by The usual suspect

5.0 out of 5 stars How DOES she do it?!
No matter what anyone says - Alanis is a truly legendary musical icon. Whilst her sales will almost certainly never reach the dizzying heights of 1995's classic 'Jagged Little... Read more

Published on 24 Jun 2004 by Mark

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