Advantages: Just a really classy album Disadvantages: Not ironic dear, just rather unlucky
This is a truly classic CD, and an essential for every collection. The singles are memorable (“Hand In My Pocket”, “Head Over Feet” and of course, “Ironic”) but every song on this album brings something new. From the quiet “Perfect”, through the catchy “You Learn” to the ranty “Right Through You”, this is a superb collection of songs. There aren’t any real weak points, and the production quality is excellent too. Its a shame her follow-up album never ...
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10.12.2000
JAGGED LITTLE PILL Review ofJagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissetteby
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Advantages: Packed full of stunning tunes Disadvantages: I suppose it's an acquired taste
...was not very successful. Jagged Little Pill was her first major album, released in 1995 with the help of her "spiritual brother" and producer Glen Ballard, and she became an overnight success with her style of angry, aggressive rock about love and, well, men. The album won her several awards as well as fame, including Best International Newcomer at the Brits, and 4 Grammy awards, including Album of the Year. It went on to sell around 30 million copies ...
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Advantages: Alanis is unique. Disadvantages: Some may dislike her voice.
...suprise. It is appropriately named jagged little pill as initially it hard to swallow but becomes very addicitve. Alanis hard hitting lyrics along with her sometimes screeching voice at first take a while to get used to, but soon you begin to feel the sources of her angst and the power of her voice you realise what a ground breaking album this is. The people who say she cannot sing are wrong because she does have a very talented powerful voice which ...
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Advantages: All of the songs are excellent and alanis has a really strong voice Disadvantages: none really
I bought this album because I liked "Ironic". i thought the rest of the album would probably suck but it didn't. Everyone knows Alanis is a bit of a kook but shes totally cool and this album is so bad. Its better than "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" by miles and almost every single song is brilliant. "Head Over Feet" is one of my faves. Why do people look at you funny when you say you like Alanis Morissette. Well, they don't always, its normally ...
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29.09.2000
Neurosis Review ofJagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissetteby
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Advantages: Full of heartfelt anger Disadvantages: not for the feint hearted
...is perfect depression music.
For me, Jagged Little Pill is a remarkable album. It’s packed with great songs, and beautifully produced and shows an enormous talent. ...
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20.11.2002
I am in a mood Review ofJagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissetteby
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Advantages: Flows through the emothions Disadvantages: can't play it loud enough
This album is one of my utmost favourites, especially when im p####d off with everything!
When I have had enough of the world and I couldn’t care if the neighbours complain or not I put this CD in the player and play it very loud. Its
not the type of CD that you can play quietly, it begs to be played loud, the louder the better!
I don’t dislike any of the songs but I do have my favourites “All I really want” and “Ironic” ...
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15.05.2001
jagged little songs!! Review ofJagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissetteby
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Advantages: one hand in my pocket Disadvantages: none
Jagged Little Pill is one of the most famous albums of the Nineties. In some ways the overplay of such songs as Ironic has spoilt the appeal of the album. Heard in isolation, it is a great album, but with all the radio play of many of it's songs it is not so good. This notwithstanding, the album is great. Mary Jane is the only bad song on the album, the rest are brilliant pieces of music, and the songs all work together to produce an album of top ...
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Advantages: An album of great, catchy songs Disadvantages: a bit of a moody album
A very good quality and completely recommended album.
As the name suggests not the happiest album in the world.
But a realistic and very enjoyable album none the less.
I have played mine to death so recently had to but a replacement.
All tracks are enjoyable from this amazingly popular album.
Some of her lyrics on this album are so cool. She hs such a good way of expressing herself.
Good number of tracks 13 on the disk and all are good.
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When ‘Jagged Little Pill’ came out, it was Alain’s debut album, and what a great album it was. Full of loads of great songs, with sublime lyrics which were deepful and meaning.
The angry was quite an angry one, songs like ‘Perfect’ resenting having to meet to everyone’s needed. And it was a song that you could relate to, how pressure was on to finish first and how second was never good enough.
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Great vocals, great lyrics and great music. I love this album. It literally lives in my stereo. If you are feeling sad it picks you up, feeling happy it keeps you happy or feeling angry it is a great album to sing along to and vent your anger. You Oughta Know is a great track for any woman scorned and Perfect reflects on all pressured children everywhere. In “Right Through You” Alanis practical sticks her finger up at all the people in the music industry ...
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Advantages: Feel good factor from the queen of angry Disadvantages: The songs never leave you -EVER!
So she tends to be a bit of a winge bag with 'issues' - so what? After owning her album for many years, a few select songs still to this very day make a well deserved appearance on my ipod which in turn, gives me the opportunity to sing (shout) the hard hitting words, enabling me to let of steam or simply scare my beloved 4 legged little friend back into his dog basket.
Madonna did well in signing Alanis to her record label! I'm sure she's still ...
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This is Alanis at her finest. This album will never become dated. Although it is over ten years old it still manages to be one of the greatest alternaitve albums ever made.
With a mixture of angy rock, 'witty' lyrics, sing-alongs, and wonderful melodies, this album is a must for any true music fanatic of any kind.
Morissette seems to have strated a trend with leaving secret tracks, the one on this album being spectacular. Whether or not she wanted ...
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21.04.2007
Just the drug Review ofJagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissetteby
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...classics on there such as Jagged Little Pill, Not The Doctor, You Learn, Ironic, All I Really want, Right Through You and Hand In My Pocket.
There are some good instrumental pieces in some of the songs and some superb singing. This is not a CD to buy if you don't like loud music because once you buy it you will want to keep turning the volume up and up.
A full set of lyrics are enclosed in the inlay and some of the lyrics are very thought provoking.
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25.08.2000
What a woman... Review ofJagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissetteby
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Advantages: The best lyrics by a female songwriter for 20 years. Disadvantages: Can be a but depressing. ;)
Let's be honest, there aren't a great deal of truly original female songwriters out there, are there? Kate Bush, Tori Amos... then, of course, Alanis.
I first heard this album in about 1997 and if I'm honest, it wasn't the best thing I'd ever heard. Well, that's not quite right - it wasn't the best thing I *thought* I'd ever heard. Since then, and in-numerable plays later, it's grown on me to become one of my favourite albums in my collection (which ...
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03.11.2000
Lucky? Review ofJagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissetteby
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Advantages: Some classic songs Disadvantages: Bit moody at times...
This album was received very well when first released, and it still is very good. Alanis has gone down in everyone's estimation since then, but this is still worth listening to. It was released around the same era as Sheryl Crow's Sheryl Crow album and out of the two this is worse.
The songs are more angst than Ms. Crow's, and some are quite dark and harsh. None the less this album does still hold it's head high as being a classic at a certain ...
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