Reviews (page 11 of 15)
Her voice is kinda annoying considering how popular she is, but this was a good album full of heart.
It was okay, still not my thing 100%
It’s okay. It’s got 2 or 3 songs that get me pumped, even more pumped if I’m 2 or 3 drinks in. I didn’t dislike it, but I didn’t love it.
Some absolute bangers pulled the weight of this album. Sometimes I loved her sound and sometimes I didn’t (little too squeaky). I liked it better when she wasn’t forcing her voice out of her range. I skipped 2 songs after a minute, just not my vibe.
I really liked her voice and the emotion. I thought the production was great and I loved the drums. I thought the lyrics were solid. I liked most of the progressions of the songs. I thought the album was strong and I loved a few songs, thought a few were okay, and did not care for one or two. There are a few songs I could definitely see myself replaying.
I’m not a high school girl in the mid-90s so I’m certainly not qualified to speak on the cultural appeal of this record. Musically, my initial takeaway, I really dislike her voice for large stretches of the record. She has a great voice, but the vibrato and “pouty” effect were grating. I think the record feels very 90’s and dated. However, I think the actual songs are well written and would still be hits today if redone in a modern way. Not for me, but the hits are good. 3/5
Alanis's voice is a bit rough, at first I wasn't quite fond of it. But overall she gave an enjoyable performance. Songs on this album could be divided into two categories. One is the trip hop/downtempo side, the other is the grunge/alternative rock side. I enjoy the latter more, but both are good nonetheless. I could totally see how this could be an influence to some great pop rock artists, e.g. Olivia Rodrigo
One thing's for sure, I'll never be a fan of Alanis Morissette. I respect the career she built, but I still have PTSD from music classes when our teacher tortured us with "Ironic". Definitely not an overplayed song, no, who'd think that? 😅 That song and Alanis' attempts at jodeling drop the rating of "Jagged Little Pill" for me since I'm really not too fond of mainstream pop music. There's certainly some interesting parts here and there, but it feels like most songs that aren't super well-known on here sound a bit too similar imho. On top of this, it's also very 90s. Not necessarily bad, but quirky. I bet it has a ton of fans, but it's not for me. I do respect the craft though.
It wasn’t bad.
me gustó lo que escuché, no es mi estilo pero me agradó
Not quite my cup of tea - sum songs were cool tho Vent slutningen er faktisk banger, ironic
A few great songs
liked the first 2 songs, the rest are ok? love the angst radiating out of her voice. will revisit when im in that specific headspace
Thought this was a badass album. Super cool, reminded me of Fiona Apple female rage
I figured this would be awful, but what do you know, it was actually quite decent. Alanis still annoys with her lack of understanding of the meaning of the word "irony". Rain on your wedding day isn't ironic, it's just bad luck. Someone should have sat her down and explained this and it's honestly going to make me deduct a star. So I'm going with three stars, mainly because that's "ironic" (it isn't).
i get why people love her. i also relish the fact she went sober after a horrid night with quentin t. i can relate
Pas révolutionnaire, et l’album est très répétitif les mélodies se ressemblent beaucoup Par contre les paroles sont super belles et j’aime particulièrement celles de Perfect & Forgiven qui raconte une histoire très personnelle et ça m’a aidé à crée un lien avec l’album sans connaître l’artiste Mentions honorables pour You Oughta Know,You Learn & Right Through You Par contre Mary Jane c’est le maillon faible de cet album ptn
Only knew a few songs before I listened but there were a few catchy songs in there with goof story telling and attitude.
There are a few tracks that I recognized - but wasn't a big fan of the album overall. Just not my era of music.
Really cool vocals, old corny stuff which is kinda endearing, edgy as hell. sweet guitar, vocals carry this album and they are gorgeous Bass line on wake up *chefs kiss* 6/13 saved 82/100
"You Oughta Know" and "Ironic" were the obvious standouts, and none of the other songs on the album really connected with me.
I’m starting the resolution a little early of listening to new albums at least once a week (ideally once a day) using the 1001 album generator website. This is my first pick!! I feel like this is such a good first pick for me. I’ve obviously heard of Alanis Morissette and know the classics, but I’ve never sat down and ingested her work before. I’m looking forward to listening through the album. All I Really Want - 8.5 STRONG guitar/bass combo to begin this song. I feel like I’m in a movie. This feels like the beginning to an infamous crashout. About being conflicted about things you want as a complex human being. I thoroughly enjoyed. Morissette has a very unique voice and I don’t know if would work for everyone, but I find myself really captured by the genuine approach to her music. Very groovy and I found myself head bobbing along. You Oughta Know - 9.5 I mean, c'mon. This is the classic Morissette, and for a reason. This song is powerful and I feel like I can have no real notes. I just sit and am along for the ride. The loss of half a point comes from this not being the genre I typically find myself coming to and I’m not sure of its re-listenability for me personally. But this song is top tier and I respect the hell out of its place in the zeitgeist of pop culture. Perfect - 7 Woah. Slowing it down and getting deep as hell. This song being about parents living vicariously through their children and promising an idea of unconditional love but finding fault in the things their kids do. I like the simple, driving nature of the track and how it almost hits you with this abrupt tone and harsh phrasing. Definitely packs a punch. Similar to You Oughta Know, I don't know how often I’ll come back to this in terms of relistens, but it's a strong and emotional song. “We’ll love you just the way you are if you’re perfect” is a banger of a line. Hand in My Pocket - 8.5 Another classic Morissette, if people haven’t heard this one, I’m concerned about them living under a rock. About the back and forth of being human, it really is living somewhere in between both extremes all of the time, “and what it all boils down to is that no one has it figured out just yet”. Right Through You - 7 Starting acoustic?? Ok. Driving DRIVING chorus. Powerful, teetering on the “girlboss” energy the women of the time would have run with after hearing this. But ultimately, this song is going to be about how horrible men are and are never ever clever enough to not be seen right through. Forgiven - 7.5 Alright so this is going to be a song for the religious trauma girls. About how ass backwards religion is, especially existing in a patriarcal religion like Catholocism. This track has insanely emotional writing which is meant to pull these feelings out and call for reflection about religion in general. I like how Morissette directs us to this feeling of we were kind of forced into these religions by our parents when we were kids and ultimately the teachings of those churches are not lining up with lived experiences and leads to messy life events where the church has failed us, or specifically Morissette in this instance. Very specific song and again, a little pointed for my everyday listening, but I appreciate how emotional and strong this messaging is. You Learn - 9.5 Title track!!! Jagged little pill makes an appearance in the pre-chorus. I love the messaging of this one. Basically saying that no matter what happens, anything can be a lesson and YOU LEARN. This song is probably the one that I identify with the most and could see myself listening to again. I LOVE the line about “melt it down, you’re gonna have to eventually anyway” because we really have to go through this life, we may as well take as many lessons from it that we can!!!! Head Over Feet - 8 This is a song about the nice guy, friends-to-lovers arc. “I couldn’t help it, it’s all your fault” and “you’ve already won me over in spite of me” are amazing lines. Good job to the guy in this song, he sounds like a good one. …Didn’t she date Joey from Full House though….I’m becoming nervous that this song is about him. Very cutesy song. Mary Jane - 7 Wow, vibe shift from the last song. Alanis Morissette could power a city on her pronounciation of “bab-ay” alone. I think this song is about taking care of the woman who is always taking care of others before it eats her alive. I see a lot of different applications for this song for different people, but ultimately is going to be about the price of empathy and caring for others. Ironic - 9 Another classic!! Who knew they were all on this album. Overlooking the fact that some of these example are not “irony” but maybe that’s further irony for the song. This song slaps and is absolutely DRIVEN by these vocals. Not the Doctor - 9 Another acoustic start. Loving this one and adore how this writing says that she cannot be bothered to be a caretaker for this man. These are not her problems; she’s “not the doctor,” and things are starting to progress past her pay grade. Love the call out to how backwards some relationships are, while also almost protecting herself from the expectations put on her in relationships. Wake Up - 7 Last track!! When I hear this song, it's about how a relationship is going to end if this guy is not putting in the effort to continue it, and it was never going to work out due to personality differences. He was a contrarion, passive, empty, going-through-the-motions, struggling with commitment guy who did not align with Morissette. She’s telling him to get over himself, wake up, and get out, and I’m here for that energy. “There's an obvious attraction to the path of least resistance in your life but there's an obvious aversion no amount of my insistence could make you try tonight” is just a banger line and truly the core of most relationships, that if two people are not compatible in their lives and goals, it is not going to work out. Overall - 8 Wow okay!! That album was not really what I expected, and I came away with a few new bangers to add. You Learn, Not the Doctor, and All I Really Want were my favorite songs (that I had not heard previously). My least favs were probably Perfect, Right Through You, and Forgiven because they felt a little misplaced with the rest of the tracks, but they were still solid songs! This genre and type of album are not typically what I listen to or gravitate towards. Still, I found a new respect for Morissette after listening to this album in its entirety. I liked her blunt writing style and, of course, her strong ass vocal that ends up driving a lot of these power ballads.
Ragged Little Pill has three certified 'turn it up' songs which is to say if they come on the radio, you turn them up at once, you stop talking or talk in a lower tone, your ears perk and you pay closer attention to such songs. That's pretty good. Nothing on Ragged Little Pill is worth skipping but an awful lot of it simply doesn't grab my attention and at times her voice just gets annoying but again nothing is less than interesting and some of it is pretty fascinating but not enough to get me to go out and buy a copy and add it to my collection but you can be certain that if any of the singles come on the radio I will turn them up with a happy face. That's not bad.
Never my favorite
reminds me so much of the movie "what a girl wants" independent woman music there was actually a few songs on this album that i already knew. i think that the music + vocals were both really good, artist is super talented but, i'm not the biggest fan of the sound of her voice
reminded me of my mum
You Oughta Know was my favourite from thid album!
Fed stemme, men kan også blive lidt meget med den meget luftige stemme Fedt beat Lidt ensformigt album, sangene blændes lidt samme Tekster der hitter on point om livet Kreativ afslutning
Alanis definitely has a very unique voice. I just don’t is if I enjoy it on every song. With that said, I totally understand why this was such a popular album in the 90s. Moreover, the amount of singles and songs I recognized from this record is crazy. Did all her music come from 1 album??
Hand in my pocket - perfection.
Hmrooorm
This was just too strange for my liking, singer's voice was pretty rough and the songs were interesting but not enough to keep me intrigued throughout the album's duration
Okay. Had it been a part of my culture whilst growing up, I might have well understood the hype and relate to it/
⭐️⭐️⭐️ The instrumentals are fuckin sick and the and the album flows super well. Not exactly my style (pandered for women) but would definitely revisit for the instrumentals alone. Great vocals
me if i created an album of rage and despair. i can handle a song every now and then but listening to the whole album all at once was intense
The music got better the longer I listened to it. I enjoyed some of the songs a lot and would recommend people listen to it at least two times before making up their minds. My favourite songs were: Perfect, Forgiven, You Learn, Mary Jane and Ironic.
Nearly a 4, but it doesn't hold up as well as I thought it would.
Edgy AF Interesting harmony Not a fan of her voice Middle of the album got a bit samey Good but not for me
Man she really took teenage adolescent voice cracks and turned them into a career. Some massive hit songs on this album that had a strong grip on the 90s. She would have been a great punk singer. I feel like I hear a bunch of influence for latter pop albums of the 2000s. 6/10
Seminal mid-90s album.
Hits on hits on hits. I didn't realize half of them were Alanis. Has some cheesy angst which I can imagine resonating well with an 8th grader. Only being ~20 years old at the release of this album is kinda crazy. Solid, but an album having this many hits being just solid feels like a ding to the score. Still going middle of the road 3 on an album that I think is in the top 15-20 of this list oddly.
Cool mal mehr von ihr zu hören als nur einzelne Lieder.
Really like her voice and how personal she sounds. The singles stand out, and there are many.
Lots of memories and big pop hits. The non singles tracks are just not of the same quality though
Alanis is a solid 3 for me, I like quite a bit of it but it’s not quite my thing, would have been happy to hear this on the radio at the time though as she’s definitely doing something a bit edgier than the rest were at that time
Great 90s album minus her voice
It's been awhile. I mean, the big ones are on the radio all the time up here (thanks, CanCon!), but to re-hear the whole thing is interesting: love the rage and hippydip, but I forgot just how super produced to a high polished sheen this is, and I forgot just how affected the singing is--like I cringed for a few of them. Plus, several of these songs are just not that great. Still, apex mid-90s radio.
After my first listen of this acclaimed and slightly over played album I’m left with the realization that almost half of the tracks here play several times a day at my workplace. A few I really don’t like (Hand In My Pocket) and a few I get down to (You Oughta Know). There won’t be a moment where I willingly listen to this album again, however I would’ve absolutely loved to have see this woman preform live at the time of its release. A real rocker.
Nice 90s reminiscing but not a great voice
3.5
It was a massive album at the time. I found it a bit cringe
That one song was supposed to be about the full house guy
it's fine. if i had a vagina i'd appreciate it more.
Good album with some really good songs! 6.7/10
Ok
This felt fresh when it was new. Now it mostly just feels fine.
Listening to this album feels like a journey through all the sounds of the 90s. We have angry, open lyrics about love and sex set to grungy guitars, smooth girl pop sensibilities and a drumbeat (Head over Feet) that I swear was on half the songs from the decade. As such, there is plenty here that will work for everyone, which helps explain why it was such a juggernaut album and easily Morissette's most well-known set of songs. There's lots to like but it also often feels disjointed and lacking an overall sound or aesthetic. Can't deny how catchy some of the songs are though.
I can see why this album was so big, extreme 90s energy with a lot of anger that you didn't really see in this poppy sort of style. While it's definitely a good album overall the instrumentation sounds of its time, and Alanis' singing (which is good don't get me wrong) doesn't work for me so I can't give it full marks. If it's a 5 for you I get it though
nice noisy guitars with some catchy vocal melodies. Sadly the vocals are mostly too loud for my liking and the lyrics are a little cringey.
Pretty good 6/10
Not really my thing but a good album regardless. I was offput by the first song's vocal mixing, as Alanis's voice pierces through really strong. Everything after that was really good, both mixing and melody-wise. Favorite track: You oughta know
No time for a proper review today. Decent album. Thumbs up.
pretty fun listen
i kinda thought i’d like this more based on my perceived immense respect for alanís morissette, but I think I just had to be there
My ex used to love this album. It will be hard to see it with fresh eyes. Hand in my pocket is always a bop Forgiven and you learn are solid songs
Setting aside the long standing joke about how nothing in Ironic is actually ironic (it’s just bad luck), I was really looking forward to revisiting one of the most massive albums of the early 90s. Especially since this is not one I’ve meaningfully listened to or thought about since the 90s (notwithstanding my bemusement that it has been converted to a Broadway show; millennial nostalgia cash out is real). After our recent run of Bob Dylan, I found the harmonica sounds a little triggering and —yikes — her style really hasn’t aged well (at least on the opener). A couple more songs in and that misgiving holds. The big ones still hit (mostly), with Hand in My Pocket and Head Over Feet remaining my favorites. But when Alanis misses she really misses badly, making certain songs not just the kind of tracks you can tune out while waiting for then to end but the type you need to actively skip to keep your ears from bleeding.
Jeg har utsatt dette albumet fordi jeg har tenkt at "Ironic" suger. Men "All I Really Want" overrasker. Litt sånn trommemaskin-grunge med Bob Dylan-munnspill, og utrolig kul vokal. Og jeg syns det er mye kult som skjer med melodiene og detaljene utover plata, men jeg blir lei av at det føles som musikken bare ligger under som et karaokespor til tider. Det låter litt flatt, rett og slett. Det er også grungeelementet. Vi har vel etablert at grunge ikke er så velkommen i vår lyttergruppe (med mindre det er Smashing Pumpkins). Jeg tenker også det handler mye om at det minner om veldig mye av den forferdelige musikken som ble påvirket av grungen, slik som Three Days Grace og Nickelback. Men som sagt, mye bra på melodifronten. Åpningssporet og "Hand in My Pocket" er fint. "You Learn" kunne jeg likt, om ikke produksjonen hadde vært så innmari komprimert. "Ironic"? Ikke så ille som jeg husket, men dårlig forståelse av hva ironi er
I liked this album a lot when it first came out 30 years ago. It fit in with the times then. Now it seems whiny and overdone.
I rolled my eyes when this came up. After a few songs I found myself enjoying it, felt nostalgic about this era of music. Then I stopped enjoying it and was ready for it to end. Iconic hits but can only take so much of her voice.
Surprised at how songs I recognised on this album , and Alanis has a very distinctive sound , which is not necessarily to my taste as it’s a bit warily I can see why it made the 1001 list though as it’s well put together
Alanis has a powerful voice that papers over the cracks left by the mostly bog standard '90s rock. Favorite track: You Learn
classic, I love how the 90s pop is more raw and real then todays pop. Also Alanis looks like a girl next door which makes her relatable
3.5 57:23 (13 tracks, last hidden a cappella) Full of radio hits - hard not to know this album
Banger
Best album, reminds me of college
Hearing after a long time. Some songs are really off key. And also it’s sometimes hard to take serious because of how much she over enunciates every word and how lyrics are a bit silly
I remember hearing You Oughta Know for the first time on MTV and loved it but I never actually listened to the whole album, just the other songs that were released as singles and I wasn’t as impressed. So this is my first time hearing the whole thing. It was…better than I expected based on those other singles. It’s just that after a while her voice is really grating in a shrill, nails-on-a-chalkboard way that’s very unpleasant. This is the case with too many artists for me. A couple of songs at a time? Fine. A whole album’s worth of caterwauling? Not so much. 8 for the songs themselves, 3 for the vocals.
Very "produced". Lots of studio tricks make this sound cleaner than it should. It kicked off a woman's movement in music but actual sounds derivative of itself
Meh
This is something my dad would unironically call a masterpiece
This came out my senior year of high school, and obviously I hated it. But there was NO ESCAPE from these songs, they were literally being played everywhere, and the girls I knew LOVED this album. The music cracks me up. It's like Pearl Jam was hired to play the tracks and then the producer turned everything down in the mix. Her vocal affectations are also entertaining to listen to. I remember the videos vividly. Overall, I never got this music, but for an album that I never voluntarily listened to, I sure know it well. Clearly this was a ground-breaking album and she's very talented and beautiful. Three stars for impact.
3,33 - Das Album klingt so, wie ich mir 90er-Pop vorstelle. Nicht grandios, aber kann man sich alles super anhören. Highlights: You Oughta Know, Forgiven
It’s so 90’s, I feel like I’m in a romcom
Another album where I seem to know all the songs but I don't think I've ever chosen to listen to Alanis Morissette??? Just like Sheryl Crow, I am mostly indifferent to this one as well.
There's 5 or 6 excellent songs on this album. The harmonica really stands out which I like. I would rate this album a 6 out of 10 because there are also 5 or 6 songs that are just not very good. I would not listen to this album straight through.
90s teenage girls rejoice, this album is for you. Interesting mix of pop and…grunge maybe? Very angsty. Interesting that she has a nice sounding voice in the soft parts of Ironic but that doesn’t really appear in the rest of the album. Recognized more of the songs than I thought I would. Harmonica use in All I Really Want and Head Over Feet was unexpected and fun
Wow. I loved this album back in the day, but 30 years later find dear Alanis rather annoying. I don't know when I would choose to listen to this again. Brought back good memories, though.
So much 90s attitude.
Im not sure I like the beat on the back of many songs but yeah. Same for the voice, I mean hell yeah anyone who listens to this is cool as hell but not exactly my style, at least for now.
For so long I thought Alanis was just Ironic, but I was surprised how familiar some of these tracks were. It was alright, I'll never be a superfan, but she has plenty of those
Sorta the un-hip cousin to “Exile in Guyville”, Jagged is rammed with hits, most of which hold up well. She still puts on a great live show too. 3.5
A coupler of catchy numbers on here. The irony of writing a song about irony without understanding the definition of irony! The songs which weren't singles didn't move me particularly.
Has a very specific sound from a very specific era. I don’t particularly like that era. Maybe if I was alive for that time period I would appreciate this record more. Also, what is she doing with her voice? The vocals are borderline annoying for me.
3.25
Admirably ragged and unconventional considering the massive hit it was (and still is). The hits are bedrock for the 90s, undeniably essential; the remaining album tracks just don’t hold much interest for me.
This started out rough, but got significantly better quickly. Super fun 90's album.
significant album for women's rock,, it's too bad i find her voice a lil annoying
Pretty fire, but i am with Jane in feeling that sometimes it is a bit much. I think I could be a big fan of Alanis Lessissette
interesting to me, i kinda hate her voice yet its also what makes her such a charismatic performer so i am a bit split on it. she definitely gives her all on every song which is very charming, many of the songs dont hit for me but when they hit they hit quite hard so idk, low 3 fa me Fav song: Head Over Feet
Good
Her voice becomes grating after a while, but plenty of bangers here.
I remember when this album came out, a handful of songs got regular radio play. Good album
Good album
Primeiro disco de Morissette que ouço e devo confessar que surpreendeu positivamente. Se as baladas Pop são bem convencionais, os temas de PopRock, apesar de não apresentarem impacto em suas melodias, em contrapartida são muito bem arranjados, especialmente as partes de guitarras.
7/10 Favourite: You Oughta Know Least Favourite: Mary Jane
Ahhh the late 90s were really something.
the 90s
Would be worth more stars if she looked up the definition of a irony
Catchy songs from unique enough voice. Enjoyed the album, even songs I didn't already know
good music not my style
Grad zwei mid-40-jährigi Fraue vom Büro hend gmeint "Alanis Morissette - das isch so mini Teenie-Ziit gsi!" Und genau so tönt sii au die gueti. No en herzige nostalgie-faktor (obwohl ich sie nie glost han), aber denn doch au ned sone Kult-Status wie zB. d Brittney oder Anastasia. (Und während em schriibe isch denn Ironic cho wo all die Nostalgie-Faktore doch sehr erfüllt het, let's go!!)
Kenni nöd aber na flexi. Hät banger potential wenn mir is de chindheig mega glosst hed. So aber eifach es klassischs rocki album. 3 chlini pille gids trotzdem
Cynically, it sounds like it’s an attempt at making the rock and grunge songs at the time radio friendly. I was expecting to dislike this more (her voice affectations can grate, and some of the lyrics are cringey) but thought that, as a pop record, it wasn’t awful mostly because of the supporting band.
Algo diferente en el panorama, diferente y refrescante, aunque...
Ikke noe meget spesielt har ikke noe særlig å si. Verken postitivt eller negativt noen bra sanger, noen som ikke var så bra. 5/10
Feels a little dated but not bad
I was a little skeptical of this album at first, but I really did come to enjoy most of it. Ironic is a classic, but I found head over feet which I really enjoyed.
Don't really like the style but her vocals are really good!
In the summer of ‘95 you could run but you couldn’t hide from Alanis Morrissette. The singles from this album were in constant rotation on the radio and MTV and stayed there for the better part of two years. Unless you were a hermit who avoided all contact with the outside world, the odds were pretty good that you knew at least one person who owned a copy of this album and absolutely adored it. I wasn’t a big fan back then, nor am I now, but I get the appeal. It has its moments (“All I Really Want” being the prime example). There is pain and angst and liberation aplenty in these tracks. The lyrics are edgy without being edgelord. They are sung (sometimes over sung) with a feeling that oscillates between subdued hopefulness and righteous anger. But the music is canned, overproduced pop that tries to disguise itself as something grungier that it actually is. Trying to have it both ways worked out just fine in terms of the album’s commercial success. For me personally, it just means I liked it but I didn’t.
Enjoyed the album - I alwaythi I I should like Alanis Morissette more than I do. Not quite sure why I don't
im kinda undecided as to whether i liked the pop rock vibe. it was giving paramore which i liked. i liked the angst (?) do see myself revisiting some of these songs though
Very 90s, but still somehow very unique. Not really my style, but listenable enough. Don't love her delivery but the novelty of it is enough to get through the album.
This was decent. I knew three of the songs really well. It did nothing to change my opinion of Alanis which is that I have no strong opinion either way about her. I like her voice. Hand In My Pocket is good
Boy, does this sound like the 90s. Not a bad album overall - lots of hits.
Women singer/songwriters were truly thriving in the nineties. Alanis Morissette ate in Jagged Little Pill. I just love how her voice can be so beautiful, but she isn't shy about letting her emotion come through and allowing her voice to be gritty--and not-so-pretty. There's something very real and honest in her lyrics. I admire how vulnerable she allowed herself to be. And that gave us cute titles like "Head Over Feet." Also, this is the smallest thing, but I am a sucker for when an artist sneaks in the album's title into a song ("You Learn" in this instance!) because it's a subtle nod to the listener. I love being rewarded when I listen closely to an album. The album flows extremely well, too. 3.5
not bad but all kinda sounded the same. and i didn’t LOVE the sound so didn’t really resonate
Ei oo tätäkään klassikkoa tullut kuunneltua alusta loppuun. Ei oikein iske kuitenkaan. 2,5/5.
6/10
Ok listen.
Power anthems that capture the angst and irritation and insecurities that plague women in their 20's. Alanis pushes her voice to their ugly limits and sings distinctly nasally which fits with the billing but isn't it for me, tonally. "All I really Want," "You Oughta Know," and "Hand in My Pocket" are familiar to me. "You Learn" sounds like it needs to be listened to on a CD with tragically flat-ironed hair and a fresh history of teenage injustices. Something super satisfying about it.
Very good production however record feels a bit uninspired. A bit cringy lyrically at least from a first listen. Halfway through record now. Feel like missing context as to why this album is so highly rated, it's not bad by any means but considering you had someone like Bjork active at the same time and this hardly compares to that. Enjoyable listen nevertheless, either case 3.5/5 at least
A brit-pop rock with a hint of US motifs. Good instrumental, the voice is a bit too high for me. Feels mostly like a soundtrack to a early to mid 2000s family adventure or student comedy movie. Fine and catchy, but not quite mine.
ITS LIKE RRAAAAIIIIIIN ON YOUR WEDDING DAAAAAAY Every feminist anthem from the 90s all in one place. Enjoyable but ultimately repetitive
1995, quelle année de merde et de grâce. Kurt nous avait laissés sur le carreau un an plus tôt, la Britpop commençait à nous saturer les esgourdes de ses refrains pour hooligans, et moi, je trônais derrière le comptoir du magasin de disques, voyant défiler une génération qui ne savait plus trop sur quel pied danser. Le grunge avait clamé sa propre mort, l'indie-rock devenait une formule mathématique pour plaire aux critiques, et on se demandait bien d'où viendrait la prochaine mandale. Elle est venue du Canada et elle avait la gueule d'une Cendrillon énervée sous Prozac. Une chanteuse pop qui avait fait deux albums pour ados au Canada et qui, maintenant, voulait jouer les rockeuses. Et on a entendu "You Oughta Know" avec sa basse vrombissante et élastique (merci Flea), cette guitare lacérée (merci Dave Navarro), et surtout, cette voix. Cette voix qui ne chantait pas la rupture, non, elle la vomissait. C'était la chanson d'une ex-copine psychopathe, le genre de morceau que tu écoutes en espérant que ton ex ne l'entende jamais, de peur qu'elle y trouve des idées. C'était cru, direct, venimeux, et ça avait l'odeur du soufre, de la vengeance servie non pas froide, mais balancée en pleine gueule à l'état d'ébullition. On a tous pensé la même chose : si tout l'album est comme ça, on tient la Patti Smith de la génération X. Le problème, c'est que le reste de l'album n'est PAS comme ça. Et c'est là que le bât blesse, que la fameuse pilule a un goût amer, et que la note de 3 sur 5 prend tout son sens. Passé ce premier uppercut, on se retrouve avec un disque qui a le cul entre deux chaises. D'un côté, la rage, la promesse d'une authenticité crue, et de l'autre, une collection de titres pop-rock calibrés pour les radios FM, produits jusqu'à l'os par un Glen Ballard qui a dû se dire qu'il fallait bien rentabiliser l'investissement. Et c'est là tout le problème car avec sa production trop lisse, l'album a un problème de vieillissement. Il sonne terriblement 1995. C'est trop propre, c'est trop lisse, les guitares acoustiques sont si brillantes qu'on pourrait s'y mirer, les électriques ont ce son un peu synthétique, ce grain si particulier du rock "alternatif" de major de l'époque. C'est le son d'une époque où l'on pensait que pour rendre le rock accessible, il fallait lui passer une couche de vernis. Ça a marché, on ne peut pas le nier. L'album s'est vendu par palettes entières. Des millions, des dizaines de millions. Mais aujourd'hui, à l'heure où l'on a réappris à aimer les productions plus rêches ou plus "garage", "Jagged Little Pill" sonne comme un épisode de Friends. Sympathique, mais daté. C'est un disque schizophrène, tu passes de la fureur de "You Oughta Know" à la gentille promenade en décapotable de "Hand in My Pocket". Un titre cool, certes, un hymne à la coolitude un peu forcée, mais sans la moindre once de danger. Puis vient "Ironic". Ah, "Ironic", le morceau qui a fait couler plus d'encre que la Constitution américaine. On a passé des heures à débattre pour savoir si une mouche dans ton Chardonnay était vraiment ironique ou juste pas de bol. On s'en fout, au fond. C'est un tube pop parfait, avec un refrain imparable, mais on est loin, très loin, de la furie vengeresse qui nous avait été promise. Et c'est ça, le fond du problème, l'album est une sorte de gigantesque malentendu. Les gens sont venus pour le vitriol et sont restés pour le sucre. Ils ont acheté un album en pensant s'offrir une thérapie par le cri, et ils ont eu une collection de refrains à chanter sous la douche. Les journalistes un peu paresseux de l'époque ont qualifié ça de "therapy rock", et ils n'avaient pas tout à fait tort. Alanis a ouvert la porte à toute une flopée de chanteuses "à fleur de peau", de Jewel à Meredith Brooks, qui ont fait de leurs petits et grands tourments un fonds de commerce. Alanis n'était que la première à être marketée aussi efficacement. Alors, on jette tout ? Non. Ce serait malhonnête. Il y a deux ou trois excellents titres. "You Oughta Know" reste un putain de classique. "Ironic" est un tube générationnel, qu'on le veuille ou non. Et "Head Over Feet" est une jolie ballade, simple et touchante. Mais le reste oscille entre le sympathique et le franchement oubliable. L'album est trop long, il s'essouffle. Il y a un côté journal intime d'adolescente qui peut être touchant, mais qui, sur la longueur, devient un peu lassant. "Jagged Little Pill" est un produit parfaitement calibré pour une génération post-Nirvana qui avait besoin de sa dose de mal-être, mais sans les seringues et les descentes d'enfer. Juste une petite pilule, un peu dentelée, facile à avaler. Trente ans plus tard, le verdict est le même. C'est un album important, un phénomène de société qui a marqué son époque. Mais est-ce un grand album ? Un album qui a transcendé son temps ? Je ne crois pas. Il est le témoignage sonore parfait du milieu des années 90, avec ses qualités et ses défauts. Une capsule temporelle, une relique. Un 3 sur 5, c'est payé généreux, mais juste. On a tous eu notre période Alanis. Et comme une amourette de lycée, on s'en souvient avec un mélange de tendresse et d'un peu de gêne. C'était bien, mais on est content d'être passé à autre chose.
Neat album! I really liked the instrumentals. Her voice was passionate and emotional. My two main points of critique are that her voice is sometimes a bit too sharp for my liking and the album becomes kind of repetitive near the end. "All i really want" is a banger opening track though.
pop rock PURIM mas eu até acho ok o vozerão dela!! tem umas guitarra aqui bem grunge, mas não foge mto do pop rock padrão não... nao eh dos melhores, mas achei que seria beeeeem pior
I recognized way more of these songs than I thought I would. It’s pretty good, though I wonder if I’ve heard it enough that it’s not unique anymore.
Reminds me of being 14 and pretending I wasn't absolutely captivated by this. Fun listen and the hits definitely still stand out. The rest wasn't as compelling but I still feel fond of this one. 3.5
It's a great for a 90's pop-alternative album with a handful of classic singles, but it suffers from the usual 90's rock syndrome of shitty guitar tones and dated sounding production.
There are of course a couple massive bops here, but overall I find her voice and the lyrics a bit annoying, sssorryy
Dad- 8 Mom- 7 Mike- NA Lori- 5.5 Michael- 7 Miles- NA Cole- NA Avg- 6.88
Favorites: You Oughta Know, Hand in my Pocket, Ironic I decided to look through the reviews for Jagged Little Pill on Rate Your Music and sheesh, I had no idea so many people hated this album in the mid to late 2000s. It appears most of the hate stems from her unique vocals (which I had zero issues with) and shallow lyrics (did we listen to the same album?). Personally, I don't really understand the hate, and I think most of it's rooted in the ideology that "popular = bad" and/or misogyny. Don't let the haters convince you otherwise, this album rules. 7.5/10
I think I should like this more than I currently do, it's just kinda ok for me Will I listen to again: 79%
Not really my type of music but definitely a few good songs I liked
Nostalgia jams. Every time we'd take my sister to netball this was on. The only cassette available in many other cars. A little bit toooo ironic
I absolutely despise the 90s style of singing the type of over enunciation that was in vogue at the time. In spite of that, this album genuinely has too many incredible songs for 2 or 3 bad ones to weigh it down.
I am having a hard time rating this album. Undoubtedly, it is an angsty album full of raw emotion. What is keeping me from rating this a four is my personal preference, I think. I wouldn't reach for this album personally. However, that doesn't take away from my enjoyment of the iconic songs like All I Want, Head Over Feet, Hand In My Pocket, etc. I enjoyed the silliness/goofiness in some of Alanis' lyrics and vocals, you can tell that she knows exactly who she is and knows her style.
All I Really Want Is Some Patience 1001 Albums Generator 100 (08/20/2025) 100 albums in! Jagged Little Pill is a wonderful, sarcastic piece of alt rock by an artist who had previously been making dance pop stuff. This shift in genre was hugely successful commercially, as JLP is Alanis' biggest album to this day. It was also done quite well, and the songs that I tend to not like here are largely the less grungey ones like You Learn and Mary Jane. You Oughta Know and Hand in My Pocket are absolute classics, but the opening All I Really Want surprised me with how good it is; probably my favorite. Overall, it's a mixed bag with more good than bad. 3.5/5, rounded down to 3. Favs: All I Really Want You Oughta Know Hand In My Pocket Least Fav: Mary Jane
Grungier then I'd expected
6/10 - some memorable songs, also a lot of nostalgia for my wife so it was a great conversation around this album, put a smile on my face
Really didn't care for this as much as I thought I would. Not sure I'd go back to the full album but probably would for the odd tracks.
I mean, I don't really like this music but it has had insane staying power so there's something to be said about that. It's really not my bag though
A very personal and honest album. I found it a nice change of depth from the more generic rock and pop albums that usually dominate the airwaves. Not sure I loved all of it, but I did like most of it. The music style was very 90s. It had some grunginess with alt rock attitude in the way that really flourished during that time. She also changed it up with slower, more acoustic-based songs a few times. The vocals weren't my favorite due to the pitch range and her style on some parts. I was able to look past that mostly. As I mentioned, the lyrical content was interesting and grabbed your attention. That content is really what made the album worth the listen. Whether or not you can relate to her and her experiences, you can feel what she's saying and tell the impact of what she's been through. Putting the words together with the music style, it really just worked to make something memorable. I do think this album suffers a bit from listening now, 30 years later, compared to when it was fresh. I don't necessarily just mean that it's dated, but also because it doesn't land the same way as it did then. A lot of its impact comes from that first impression, when you're not sure what to expect. This isn't a pop record? Where's the angst coming from? etc. That impact has been dulled a bit by the exposure it got and the efforts of other artists taking inspiration from it. Which I guess says a lot about the album itself in that way. And, to immediately contradict myself, I will note that it does stand out today in certain ways, perhaps even more than it did then. It seems like most modern women power artists are pop-focused without much 'edge' compared to what AM did here. In contrast to this album, it feels like they're playing it safe instead of taking risks. Everything is more generic and polished than the personal, emotional cuts on this album. Current artists might have a song or two that goes to that place, but not a whole album with material as hard to swallow as this Jagged Little Pill. All in all, I can't criticize it too heavily. There were only a few tracks I didn't like all that much, and they were balanced out by some really good ones. As a whole, I think this was a solid album and has a lot of power still. I enjoyed the listen. Overall: 3.4/5
I woke up at 6 am Saturday to drive an hour to a bus transport from Falmouth Center to Woods Hole to run a road race. Got to the bus area and there was no parking, so dropped my wife and went looking for parking. Found a spot and ran back to the bus. Dozens of empty school buses, hundreds lined up to get on. Unfortunately the narc race volunteers turned me away because I missed the “check in time”. No way to get to the start line, no road race for me and a couple hours to kill. I was completely enraged. I decided to go for my own “protest run” and immediately went to my album of the day. First song that came up was You Oughta Know. As soon as I heard Alanis as irate as I was I started laughing like a maniac. It’s not fair, to deny meeeeee!!! Logistical nightmare but a lovely protest run. A full album of this is pretty grating. The hits are very good, although I think the drum machines were a mistake. Head Over Feet was my favorite re-listen. Still feel bad for the dude from Full house every time I hear YOK.
Brat for even whiter people
3,4/5
Listened to it growing up. Loved a couple, liked a few. Also heard about it from the CNN mini-doc about the 90s.
Nothing I listen to every day but I like this album a lot. Never upset to hear Alanis Moeissette come on. Time Machine to 90s. I’d say 3.5 but can’t add half stars here. Songs added to/on playlist: 0 3/5
Not really a fan of her vocal style but some of the songs still sound good today
Very 90s, and to be honest, not really my kind of thing. Before listening to this, the only one of her songs I knew for sure was “Ironic,” which I’ve never liked much. The album as a whole was better than that song. I’m a little torn, because I didn’t love it, but it does have a raw honesty that’s rare in this sort of pop music which I always appreciate. 3.5?
We’re often forgiving of men with unconventional voices, and I don’t feel like we extend that same generosity to women quite as much. I know some people won’t like this album just because of the vocals, but Alanis’ vocals are what’s keeping this above just being average to me. Also it’s like 10,000 spooooons
Nostalgia
while her voice gets grating I gotta give up the credits to the production and songwriting that came outta this, ironic or not.
Much better than I remember it.
Alanis was the capstone of a very specific type of alternative music of the 90s. The high water mark of an alternative before all the polish of the Clinton years made everything just a bit more poppy. Not a huge fan, but I can respect it.
3.5
The hits are great, the rest is good, but I find her voice a little grating in the Long run. 3.5 stars
When I was 20, this album was pretty huge. Everyone had a copy, and you couldn't avoid hearing one of the 6 singles on the radio. It was like the alt-pop Thriller. Listening to it 20 years later, it's not as good as I remember. The singles are mostly fine. The deep cuts leave a lot to be desired. I think Alanis has a tendency to lean into this quirky alternative girl style that seems pretty dated and cheesy now and the production is very dated. Highlights for me are "Hand In My Pocket", "Head Over Feet", and probably "You Learn". "You Outta Know" and "Ironic" are alright, but so overplayed, I could go the rest of my life without hearing either. 3.5 stars.
Testi molto girl Power, voce alcune volte fastidiosa, pezzi in generale carini
you combine a harmonica and a 90’s party and a mum with 3 kids going through a divorce
a little girly
Decent. Ages poorly.
Some bangers but overall this is something only the 90s could produce
Some REALLY good bangers, but towards the end I was begging for it to be over.
Alanis was more of my brother’s music than mine. But the hits on this album still hit for me. 3.5/5
Great singles, grating as an album
Capture the spirit of the 90s, but mostly the parts we'd rather forget. The musical style and lyrical content didn't resonate with me. However I will admit that Alanis has an incredible voice.
The hits are fantastic, the rest of the album lacks. Great album that's a product of its time but not to my taste
Hesitantly giving this a 3, probably should be a 2 but idk.
Man, wut da heeeeeelllll is this album? It appears to be massively acclaimed, though I’m dead sure I’ve never heard of Alanis Morissette or any of her music before. I hate feeling uncultured. Anyways, on to the music. Goddamn it. I got two track’ed again – I recognise the second song. Apparently, it’s a common industry practice for music producers to put the big single as the second track on an album, which is trend I’ve just now noticed. I can probably use that tidbit of knowledge to my advantage when I get back to exploring music the regular way. Okay, on to the actual music – for real this time. This album is certainly unique. Alanis has a unique persona and the songwriting ain’t half bad, either. As a long-dicked male, none of this music really resonates with me, but I respect the inclusion. “You Oughta Know” is good. I dig the vindictive, crazy ex energy. The building tension is fantastic as well – a common point of praise that I have for this album. “Hand in My Pocket” is a nice break from the high energy of the album. I like the muffled, subdued sound, and Alanis’ vocals are very nice. “Right Through You” has a great atmosphere. There’s an epic quality and a Bends-esque floatiness to the music that I enjoy. Admittedly, the second half of this album slouches very hard, though the first half is rock solid. I’m gonna say it: “Ironic” doesn’t have a single bone of irony in its body. I know this point of contention has been exhaustively pointed out by music critics over the years, but I came to this conclusion entirely on my own a few years back and felt smart at the time. I think that may have been one of the first times I ever took a close look at the lyrics of a song. Anyways, Ironic is the best song on the album. The songwriting is excellent, and the lyrics are a fun listen if you retcon the one infamous lyric to be “unlucky”. “Unfortunate” would be the more accurate title, but that’s unfortunately one syllable too long for the chorus. This album has some pretty big hits, though I’m curious to know a little more about why it’s in here. Even the book mentions the lack of irony in “Ironic”. Influential among female singer/songwriters. Yeah, this is an alright pick. I can’t remember the last time I listened to a wahmen album through the list, let alone a female rock album in general, so I think this is a worthwhile listen.
Some songs are good, but production is definitely not my cup of tea. Alanis's voice is fine.
Super autobiographical lyrics that are at times absurd and startling in the best way Highlights: - Ironic - You Oughta Know - Right Through You
hahaha find glichzitig, dass sie e cooli stimm het aber auchli alvin and the chipmunks??? ahh ja oughta know kenntmer!! bis jz recht cool, catchy aber chan auchli seicht werde mite ziit? ui perfect hani nöd gern gha hand in my pocket chli e vorlag für villi anderi songs? also au lyrisch na cool aber au chli vorussehbar find recht geil wenn sich ihri stimm so halbe überschlaht (jodelmässig??) hahaha you learn het mich zerst chli gnervt (u.a. wegem text) ABER plöttlich hets iwie klick gmacht hahahaha. YOU LIVE YOU LEARN YOU LOVE YOU LEARN🕺 head over feet findi defür wieder seeehr langwilig dito für mary jane :( HAHAHAH WAAAAAS das isch ironic?? ja halt gnueg ghört aber schono en banger find d strophe und d bridge zwar chli sehr ruhig, defür explodiert de refrain als kontrast fast scho BASS poah d lieder zwüsche de coole lieder findi leider echt grössteteils langwilig ouh scho fertig (ussert natüürliiich de hidden track, wo sie immerhin sehr schön singt!) joaaa 3 oder 4? find die guete lieder sind eeecht cool, alles dezwüsche (wo halt doch öppe ⅔ vom album uusmacht) findi nöd schlecht, aber doch echli langwilig und macht wenig mit mier. aber EBEEE schlecht sinds au nöd WEISS NÖÖD
this one was really hit or miss, some of the songs were really good, some were really bad, overall a decent album but didn't strike me as anything other than average.
I'm really trying to enjoy this but her vocals are annoying the shit out of me. First two tracks are cool ig but the rest is boring asf Ngl i kind of adjusted to her voice a bit near the end, but im highkey not interested giving the album a second chance.
This was solid the whole way through. But I don't have much to say about it.
She was 20 when she made this.
2.5
My 1st Alanis Morissette album. Not my style but I probably need to give it a second try later
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I think Alanis sang this album on helium.
This was really fun to listen to. I appreciate the humor and tenderness in the lyrics. Glad she won a Grammy
This album for some reason reminded me of the smelly cat song from friends
Terrible. But I was compelled to sing along. Uncle Joey! How could you! Cut. It. Out.
Catchy agnst ridden and deep revealing songs
kinda overrated
When this came out, a lot of Canadian music fans were surprised. We were vaguely aware of pop singer Alanis from our video channel, Much Music. For some it took a while to accept this new version. We used to talk a lot about authenticity. It was silly in retrospect. Listening now I notice that 90s dance beat underneath the grunge/rock guitars. It’s a good mix and creates a feel good vibe. I think the lyrics still resonate today for a lot of people. I’m also charmed by the Canadian pronunciation of words. Not a discernible accent, but clear Canadian letter r sounds. Fun to revisit.
This was so omnipresent in the late '90s, but then disappeared. I hadn't heard these songs in ages. Artist's voice is weird and interesting. The backing tracks are generally nothing, studio musician doing alt-rock ish stuff. I'd never really paid much attention, but most of her lyrics are crapola. Still a fun enough listen for old time's sake.
More like 3.5
A blitzkreig of optimistic 90s fempop. Seriously, it'd be hard to make a record more emblematic of this era of popular music. In fact, so efficiently does she boil the whole aesthetic down into one lyric ('I've got one hand in my pocket, and the other is holding up a piece siiiign') that it would have made Hitler's most diligent logisticians blush. Don't get me wrong, none of this is meant pejoratively. It's very well executed. More than just a forgettable token of the time. Like, I'd never have guessed an Alanis Morrissette album would contain this much litetary biblical allusion, but here we have it. She even shows a flash of Marianne Faithfull in track two where she accusingly asks her ex if his new beau will go down on him in a theatre. Yknow, like Alanis did. Not quite what I expected but very happy to be surprised. High 3.
Isn't it ironic that all of those situations in the song Ironic aren't ironic? (They're just unfortunate coincidences.) Maybe that's the point! I had low expectations going in, but they were exceeded. Morissette is great at bending words into whatever melody is required at the moment. She definitely has an original voice. Minus 1 star for the totally unnecessary inhale-exhale harmonica playing.
this is SOOOO 90s its crazy. knew some songs of the album but also really enjoyed listening to the whole thing. i do wish sometimes though, that the guitars were a little grittier idk
the child of bôa and placebo
Wasn't a big fan first time around (in the 90s), started off poorly, the vocals on You Oughta Know in particular were grating. But there was enough in the later tracks to balance it out
A couple of brilliant songs, a few whiny ones, and commercial radio and ads ruined a lot of it for me
This is music for depressed, angsty high-school girls from suburban families. Not that I'm judging; I'm just not the target audience. I liked the heavier songs here just because that grungey guitar tone is so good and they're more energetic, but most other were very forgettable. I would've probably liked it a lot more if I related/cared about the lyrical content, but I don't.
There are some bops on here, but I can only take so much of her voice.
90’s classic. On listening back, not as stronger as I remember it
This is an album I know well and had heard before, back when it was popular. Revisiting this shows just how many songs were released as at least half of them must have been singles. I had a decent time here but having not listened in 25-30 years, it's unlikely I'll be going back again.
A classic of Canadiana. Five big singles, and an all-timer (You Oughta Know). The vocal stylings would become a standard of the 90s.
I was already familiar with the hits. The rest is alright. She can sing, the high pitch robot voice gets old. Just let it rip naturally 1001 album worthy: yes - 99/180
This is my first time listening to this album, although nearly half the tracks are familiar as singles. 1995 for me was a year of Trip Hop and Progressive House and Brit Pop associated albums. This isn’t bad 30 years on now, dismissed at the time by me as being too commercial and pop. I could probably let it become a grower.
Unieke sound, weinig bereik. Toch kan ik hier wel een uur naar luisteren omdat de nummers onderling genoeg verschillen en er vaak genoeg een nummertje langs komt die me ligt. 3/5.
Bas was best tof. Niet echt mijn ding vooral
Ik was wat sceptisch toen ik dit aanzette maar was aangenaam verast met de kwaliteit. Dit is peak GenX radio rock, met een goede dosis 20s angst. Haar stem is super cool en er zijn meerdere nummers die ik nooit gehoord had die lekker in het oor lagen. Oh en love Canada
Brengt me terug naar de vakantie CD's van vroeger in de auto naar Frankrijk. Alanis heeft een uitgesproken zangstijl obviously, niet helemaal mijn ding, maar wel respect voor hoe ze met gestrekt been erin gaat en gewoon haar ding doet. Zitten best een aantal nummers bij die vet in elkaar zitten en eerlijk gezegd heb ik het album easy door geluisterd. Ben zelfs tot een tweede luisterbeurt gekomen. Misschien lichte nostalgie bias, maar deze plaat mag er best wezen :)
2.5
32/1001. This probably is the soundtrack of mid 90's for many: the drum patterns, the guitars, the typography and graphic design, the videos, the voice. For me not so much, back then I more or less dissed anything that went top 10. I don't think I ever listened to the whole album before, the hits were pouring in and that was plenty. So, what is revealed after 30 years? Nothing that gets me excited about now either. Yes, some young energy and freshness is there, no fancy overproduced shite, pardon me stuff, like so much of today's music. Songwriting is at times great, I guess the hits are hits for a reason, although the chord progressions are nothing new. But somehow I can't get this out of 1995-96, ghosts of trip-hop drums and grunge guitars apart from the Spice Girls, who were much more fun and still raise a heck on the dance floor when played today. Somehow the album holds through, although I don't see a reason to listen to it again. Perhaps it is just the the amount of distorted guitars of 1995.
Not a massive fan of Mary Jane, don’t like you oughta know but overall I like the sound.
This has some classics and a fair amount of nostalgia. My sister was going through a tough relationship when this came out, and she had seen Alanis at the Masquerade before she blew up. This album was big for her during this time. I can't really relate to it, but it's a solid album. 3.
I surprisingly didn't have this album despite being in its target demographic, but I knew a ton of songs anyway from all of the massive singles. I remember driving with a friend who was listening to this album and I realized how many hit songs there were on one album, so that's pretty impressive. 3.5
I've never listened to an Alanis Morissette album. When this came out, the kind of music I was into was so much different from what is on this album. Despite that though I think Alanis has a good voice and some.unique and recognizable ways of using it (the Delores O'reardon type vocal pops.when she switches some of the notes). The album still is not my kind of thing but respect for making a memorable album for so many. The tone of it is like she is going through some things.
⭐️Mary Jane
3 stars
Fun album that is such a specific place in time for me. 3.5 stars
Sure, whatever.
I knew more of these songs than I remembered. Good record.
Ugh. Fine
Favorite Songs: You Oughta Know / Ironic
Have you ever wanted to be transported back to the 90s but in a really matter of fact way, not like in a cool nostalgic wet dream kinda way? Well, this gets pretty damn close. It is far from moving the needle. Nothing about it screams innovate or singular. It serves as a great signpost for time travelers more than anything. There were hundreds if not thousands of albums that didn't reach these heights, so Alanis can die happy to some extent. 6.4/10 Favorite Song: Right Through You/ You Learn
Hit and miss. Out side of the hits, the songs don’t stand up. Her voice can be a little too much and she doesn’t have much diversity. I do like the intensity she brings.
fun
I don't think this is supposed to be funny, but I find it quite humorous. The whiny voice, the various things she has in the hand that isn't in her pocket.
Helt ok.
Better than I thought. Sounds very 90s, especially the rhythms.
Favourite songs: hand in my pocket (I guess). Albums fairly diverse which is nice but it didn’t really enthrall me at any point. 5.9/10
Has its place in time, songs I've never listened to yet recognise and enjoy
This is just an okay album, neither special nor bad.
The hits are great for a reason. Rest of the album was just kinda bland
I hated it at the beginning, but you’ve gotta give credit from one album being so jam-packed with so many radio hits. Hats off, Alanis.
I would recommend doing a chunky goon tribute to James Stewart
I was expecting a bit more of this as I’d heard a lot of good things about it. It was good but outside of some of the hits, it was a little underwhelming. Solid 90s album though.
E star
The 90s were such a weird time for music. "All I Really Want" is not what I thought it was going to be. I was expecting it to be slower paced singer-songwriter type music, but she's got some fun vocals and production going on. "You Oughta Know" is a powerfully nostalgic song. Listening to it is a single highly concentrated dose of 00s school dances. I couldn't have told you this song was by Alanis Morissette. It's a fun song. It's one of those songs thats transcended being a standalone piece of art, and now occupies some other ambigous place in culture. I'm not sure if that's a good thing. "Hand in My Pocket" was OK. I wonder if she's figured it out yet. The songs are all kind of blending into one 90s/00s blur now. Wow, "Ironic" is another song everybody knows. This song to me is mostly a meme because half of the situations aren't irony. It's a classic 90s jam though. This album was better than I thought it would be, but it also wasn't anything special. This era of music doesn't do much for me, maybe because it's all I heard growing up? It all kind of blends together into the sounds of the 90s/00s, and I don't like those sounds that much. I didn't dislike it, but I didn't like it either. 5/10
++: All I Really Want, You Oughta Know, Forgiven, You Oughta Know Your House (a Capella) +: Hand in My Pocket, Right through You, You Learn, Head over Feet, Not the Doctor +-: Mary Jane, Ironic, Wake Up -: Perfect 6,3/10
Fav: You Oughta Know Notes: High school flashbacks with this one...scared to talk to girls who were Alanis-heads. Shame really. Some good tracks but not one I'll likely come back to.
Kinda hard to overstate the cultural impact this one had for those of us who "were there" when Alanis' voice started hitting the airwaves with this record. The "Seattle Sound" grunge era was well underway and actually starting to wane, and the Madonna wave was crashing. Funny enough you can actually hear some of Alanis' Madonna influence in here, along with her signature vocal style that was ripped off by Meredith Brooks et.al. as the copycats tried to cash in on the zeitgeist. The number of radio hits on this one is impressive, and it still holds up pretty well imo, though the vocal style can get to be a bit too much of a unique thing
Ha this album was crazy to get. So many of these songs were familiar, this album seemed to big when it came out. The mix on this is just not for me--vocals to the front and everything else is pretty minimized. Cleary this worked for a lot of people though. Interesting to listen to in terms of snapshot from the mid-90s.
I wasn't crazy for it then less so now.
I understand this was a great album but it was beat to death. I was forced to hear the songs on the radio and in public venues, so I’m not listening to it now.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I'd certainly heard the big hits and they were better than I remembered. Hard to believe she was only 19 when this was released. It definitely works well as a package, some very strong songs here. I probably won't come back to this repeatedly, but when my wife plays it, I'll enjoy it that much more having listened to the whole thing.
Pretty good
Bottled up 90s female rage. She lead that scene!
The album that launched Alanis onto the world. Ironic and You Oughta Know are of course the highlighted tracks, but the rest are excellent too. An assured debut.
Highlight Song/s: Hand In My Pocket Alanis sounds at times a Mishmash of Billy Corgan and Dolores (The Cranberries)
I can see the appeal, but these little pills are not for me.
Honestly I don’t fully understand the hype on this one. Not bad I guess but not extraordinary either. I guess it doesn’t help that I don’t much like her voice
Great album. Her voice can be a little jarring at times, but I think that’s more because it’s so distinctive that it’s almost become a parody of itself (cant knock it for its cultural prominence!) I love how Ironic is just quietly buried away late in the album. To that point been some real bangers, and you think ok we’re winding down now, just a bit of filler to finish up. And that track just dials it back up to 11/10. I wonder if they knew what they had with that track at the time.
6/10
I’m tempted to dismiss this record out of hand – those awful gated drums so common in 90s/00s pop; that bouncy-bouncy vocal rhythm in every bridge that’s, and perhaps sensibly on reflection, just shy of an actual rap; that overwhelming feeling throughout of being trapped in a teen drama with a legion of floppy-haired, lachrymose middle-Americans – before arriving at a totally transformative perspective: this 90s tropeapaedia feels so not because it was a product of its time, but because it did so much to produce its time. Today, Alanis is here to remind us of the mess they made in the nine-ta-heys. And, yes, you ought to know – it feels a shame that the corporate grunge inspired production choices betray not much more than an opportunistic short-termism. (It’s not quite Avril levels of insincerity, but it’s far from PJ levels of authenticity.) Can’t blame an artist for wanting to sell some records, though – and you’d have to be a total bore to call “Ironic”, “Hand in my pocket” and “You oughta know” any less than classic. Fave song: “Wake up”. (Ironically, the worst offender for trope soup!)
90s SCREAMING out this album
A staple in the CD collection of every girl I dated in high school, along with Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco, and the soundtrack to Rent. I will say I had an affliction for arty girls. This album pulls at the strings of my nostalgia. I was 13 or 14 when this record came out, working at an ice cream shop and having a side hustle with the gas station across the street where I would give them free malts/shakes for packs of cigarettes that I would later sell to kids at a mark up. It was a lucrative venture. This album and Better Than Ezra were the soundtrack of that Summer. Late nights slinging ice cream, flirting with girls, and using my ill begotten gains to buy bottle rockets that my friends and I would have wars with. The album hasn't aged well but it is a perfect moment in time. I would put August and Everything After by Counting Crows in the same category. In that I have so many memories where the music was playing. It is strange sometimes how we can pinpoint moments from a single song. I don't love the record but I cannot hate it either.
Pas mal
Nem volt rossz, mérgeslányzene
No está mal, pero si se vivió la época en la que este disco salió, creo que hoy en día parece un tanto exagerada la reacción. Era la época, y que trajera canciones tan directas como You oughta know, hizo temblar a muchos sectores de la música, para después irse en picada con los siguientes álbumes. No está mal, pero 30 años después siento que no funciona tan bien. ¡Hasta hubo un musical en Broadway basado en este disco!
3.5
A very hit or miss. the recognizable tracks are pretty good. I can bop along to Ironic and a couple others that are catchy and the vocals aren't too obnoxious. About half the tracks are just unenjoyable mostly because of the wacky singing.
I disliked the vocal tics on the first track, things got better. A decent album overall but not really 'my thing'. 3/5.
Well-made with a few baubly bits but too obviously commercial (playing up crazy ex-girlfriend angle, eg) to make much of a personal impact. Granted, one was never the target and great if she inspired other women artists, but one always found it more annoying than anything else, "Ironic" especially so (how, exactly, is rain on one's wedding day ironic? In the '90s, "ironic" was used the way "literally" is now, which is to say, almost always incorrectly). Indeed, the lyrics are silly. And could the guitar playing be any more generic in the vein of '90s alt rock. Never liked – and generlly didn't like the people who liked – and still don't. One's not sure one'd put Alanis in his top 50 all-time female artists – and it's seems more bug than feature that she made the world safe for Avril Lavigne, say. To call this average even feels rounding up and she should feel lucky for the reward she got when Juliana Hatfield, say, or Sarah Harmer, deserved so much more.
Too yodelly. Ironic is a bop.
lemppari: all i really want vähiten lemppari: hand in my pocket
Pretty good! So many hit singles and while not all of them are my favorite, some of the songs hit so hard and the song writing is genuinely creative.
She just goes off, and It's at its best when backed with those incesent funky grooves, though the albums lyrical themes, vocal style, and very 90s guitars and production do get a bit tiring by the end.
Nice music, bit samey
She’s got one type of song absolutely nailed - I don’t really like it though 😭 Head over feet harmonica solo went crazy Mary Jane and Ironic d-_-b
Here we go, first album. Album art is peak 1995. All I Really Want is this to be over. You Oughta Know is a banger. Hand in My Pocket of course is great. TAXI-cab. I'm wondering if I'll like anything that's not a single. I don't but there are a lot of singles.
One of the 90's best albums, with great songs and songwriting.
I don’t have the nostalgia for this album that I have for many others of this time period. I think it’s a combination of overplaying and it being a favorite of an ex girlfriend of mine. But beyond that, a lot of her vocals are just grating. She makes a lot of weird noises like she is having convulsions and then sings with a harsh nasal twang that pierces through my brain. Add to that a lot of dated production and buzz saw guitars and effects and it just wears me out.
Caylum - 8/10 Keith - 6/10 Ross - 6.5/10
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Heard it a bunch. Pretty good. Never needed to buy it.
Probably the most 90s album ever made. The hits are great, but there's a lot of misses in here too.
Haven’t ever had the chance to listen through this whole album & unfortunately not sure if I’ll sit down for the whole thing again. The hits are still as good as I remember of course, but most of the remaining album is slower for my taste than I prefer.
zapravo mi je bas loše sjeo na novo slušanje nakon 25 godina
That was alright
It was alright. Liked some of the songs but found it a bit repetitive. 6/10
some good stuff, some screechy stuff
Oh hi, it's the 90s. I grew up knowing her as Alanis Marmoset, thanks to a joke from my Mum. She really owns her own voice and confidently delivers vivid lyrics, with a tasty (but slightly overplaying) band behind her - way better than I expected! Favourite tracks: You Oughtta Know, Perfect, One Hand In my Pocket (unexpected nostalgia from 25+ years back), Head Over Feet, Wake Up
Favorite track: you oughtta know. Overall score: 6.8/10
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90s, fands nicht so überragend. i.O. Ironic ist natürlich 5/5 Banger, ab auf die Playlist damit
If there was one album that epitomized the post-grunge mechanisms that defined the industry, and the culture, by 1995 it is Jagged Little Pill. And it is an effective one, as Alanis Morrissette's half- screech/half-whine vocalizations embedded itself into the subconscious of listeners who were curious about the Hole's and Bikini Kill's of the world but felt too timid to dip their toes in the waters. That's not to say it is all bad, there are plenty of moments throughout the album that makes the listening experience worth it (Right Through You, Forgiven, You Learn) but this really is a time capsule of what was and what may never be again. Favorites: All I Really Want, You Oughta Know, Hand in My Pocket, Right Through You, You Learn, Head Over Feet, Ironic, Wake Up.
Some real bangers even if I thought it was called jagged little phil
Enjoyed the first few tracks here, especially All I Really Want and Hand in My Pocket, but then Ironic came up, which I have been overexposed to and disliked it from the first. Another very 90's-sounding album. "Confessional" was a work I used to describe her songwriting style, and I would agree, and I would add "simple", to the point of obviousness - her metaphors are overly clear and often she just states how she is feeling about something. That clarity and straightforwardness can be worthwhile to get to the core of emotions, but it's not very interesting. Three stars, but only just.
Eh, not the best we have to offer.
Alanis Morissette was able to capture the angst and anger of the Big 4 of Seattle in a way that many post grunge counterparts haven’t been able to. I had always preferred You Oughta Know to Ironic and I’m glad to say the majority of this album pulls from the former. It generally leans more into its rock sound instead of a pop sound. I’m also a sucker from odd/unique vocalists (David Byrne, David Bowie) and Morissette able to able to scratch that same itch. Match that was some really awesome bass playing, you get a pretty solid listen!
Man, 30 years old. What a strange time of my life that was - a turning point. I didn't listen to this album much until 1996, when it really seemed to blow up. 'You Oughta Know' was great, and still is - an iconic song from that era. 'Head over Feet' words brings me back to a relationship of that time. 'Wake Up' with the great tune.
Sometimes when you get older your taste changes, well this is the case with this album. I was 16 when it came out and I loved it but now not so much! I will still give it 3 stars because their is some talent here.
Good album impressed
Not terrible, with some catchy hooks and pleasingly poppy songs, but didn't dig then and don't dig now. One worries that one's reasons for not liking – it's overwrought gerenally and here and there histrionic – sound borderline sexist. Perhaps the fact that one just preferred Toni Childs and Tori Amos may serve as sufficient defense. Sheryl Crowe and Liz Phair are also much better. It really wants to be taken seriously, and viewed as wise, but one just doesn't see it (see lyrics to "Ironic" which would be a non-serious person's idea of serious lyrics – a fly in your wine is unfortunate, not necessarily ironic; same with rain on one's wedding day). Alanis Morissette is closer to Britney Spears than Lucinda Williams, say. And she doesn't need one's endorsement given that she sold many more records than she actually deserved, capitalizing on the perennially dodgy taste of American consumers.