After her “first” two albums (she had made two albums before, but they were only sold in Canada and USA) “Jagged little pill” and “Supposed Infatuation Junkie” Alanis made it again and her new album has the title which we can find in one of the eleven lyrics: “Under rug swept”.
Her new album has only eleven songs (Supposed.. has 17) with more than 50 minutes of music and she brought us a new sight of Alanis. Better than “Supposed..” but it can not unfortunately reach her “first” album. This new album is characterized by wonderful lyrics, but also by unusual rhythmic. It is characterized by her beautiful rode voice, but also by a music which is in some songs very strange. You can find this and other contrasts in this album, but finally you would say that “Under rug swept” is a good album.
Alanis starts in her new album with the song “21 things I want in a lover”. This song has many rhetorical questions and describes the situation of a woman who searches a lover. A very good lyric, but the song is “Shadowed” by a not so good music. The same characteristics has the next song “narcissus” in which Alanis had made one of her worst songs. Nevertheless, the album changes in a positive way with the next song which is also her first single “Hands clean”. It is one of the best songs of the album and it is one of the songs which you cannot get out of your mind. Other songs like the second single “precious illusions” and “surrendering” also belong to this group of songs which have more or less the same characteristics like good music, good melodies and good lyrics. The last named song is especially characterized by wonderful and nice sounds with the electric guitar. However, the album also has songs which can be forgotten very fast like “you owe me nothing in return”, “a man” and “flinch”. They have more or less good lyrics, which tell us about a man who does what he can to have a good relationship, or they tell us a love of a girl towards a man who does not need to give her something in return. “Flinch” is a “good-made” ballad, but Alanis also has two other new ballads, which solve the difficult problems of a ballad, which does not be ridiculous.
“That particular time” and “utopia” are the two ballads which are very beautiful. The first is characterized by wonderful piano sounds and the second is characterized by wonderful sounds of a “Spanish” guitar. In addition, the last named song “utopia” tells us about a wonderful place where everybody lives in peace and harmony.
Finally, Alanis made a song, which reflects a situation of many women: “so unsexy” which is the title of this song and it tells about a woman who feels insure about her look and her character traits. A very good lyric, which is supported with good electric sounds.
As I have mentioned and as you can see this album has many contrasts, but the positive side of the album is superior to the negative.
Taking everything into account, I have one thing I want in Alanis Morissette’s new album. To make in some songs better melodies and music so that her new album will be perfect.