Reviews (page 11 of 14)
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.
Enjoyed it more than I expected to.
Good, no really musically stars out tracks, liked the lyrics consistentl
Interesting and enjoyable to listen to this album through in full a couple of times after all these years. I think it still holds up.
3.5
Yes, it might be dated sounding at times, and the hits on it may be overplayed, but you just can't deny the energy of this record. Alanis is so passionate, you can hear that in her vocals and driving force of very well written lyrics and great choruses. A very well made record. Fun and consistent The consistency affects a little bit the production and instrumentation in my opinion But the great energy definitely carries the album through the entire listening time
i see the praise but not for me
I forgot about the great harmonica resurgence of the mid 90’s! Angry woman music, but also Canadian so not too rude about it.
I hadn’t listened to this album before, but of course had heard a few of the songs over the years. For the most part, I liked the album but I found the way she uses her voice to often be annoying and harsh. This brought it down from a four to a three for me.
The high range of her voice annoys me to no end for some reason, and she has like 3 songwriting tricks. Head over feet goes pretty hard tho.
Good album but sounds dated … enjoyed it more in the 90s.
I hated this album when it was released. However, a couple of the songs have grown on me over time: Not the Doctor and You Oughta Know.
Some solid bangers individually but felt like it didn't flow well as an album, lovely slice of 90s nostaliga though
A good album with some good songs.
so 90s
Such mixed feelings on her music I dunno.
Was alright
Hadn't heard it in years. Not really a fan of her sound and not sure this album has aged well.
OK, I get it - this is a very popular album. There's a musical about it! But this is my review. The hits make the album pretty solid, with a mix of nostalgia. You oughtta know, hand in my pocket, you learn, ironic. All pretty solid songs. Some of the non-hits were good too. Solid 3.
A lot of “ohhh she sings this song?” For me…overall tho I’m not sure I’d go back to the album itself
A soothing Pop Rock record with that classic mid 90s twist. Some songs didn’t really do it for me, but I did enjoy a handful. Favorites: You Oughta Know, Hand in My Pocket, Ironic
not for me
I liked this more than I expected to. I just have memories of laughing at how terrible Ironic is and flinching at how nasal her voice is. But I ended up liking how she uses her voice and she doesn't seem to have other lyrics as bad as Ironic.
Well isn't it ironic, don't you think. The album feels very much like a product of its time. It's mostly an enjoyable listen. I think it'd score higher if I came into it feeling angstier, but as I'm no longer a teenager, I'm settling on a 3.
Classic 90s rock album Some great songs with good lyrics and catchy hooks. Not to my taste overall but easy to see why it's revered
Итс окэй. Лучшая песня - You Oughta Know.
Pretty cool 90s vibe, little bit cringe.
I feel like i would’ve loved this if i listened to it as an angsty teen.
this is one that my parents had in the house on CD. I think her MTV Unplugged album is also in the collection, but this is the first time I really sat down and went through Jagged Little Pill from top to bottom. I like the production, which feels like that same mix of electronica and rock that Garbage were doing, but Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard are leaning way more on the rock end of things. these are often pretty loud songs, and they sound pretty great all-around. I just don't love how Morissette enunciates, and I occasionally find her lyricism pretty eye-roll-worthy. I already play "You Oughta Know" at least once a month in one of the cover bands I work with, and that's all the connection I really feel the need to have with this record. "You Learn" is pretty good, too. strong 5/10.
I like it stylistically. It has some edge.
I was up and down on this album. Early on I was thinking it sounded dated in production and that Alanis over-eggs the pudding on every syllable she sings. But then about three quarters of the way through I was thinking this is just one good tune after another - hard to criticise this level of consistency. But then it outstayed its welcome with a weaker track (Wake Up) then the pointless remix of You Oughta Know and then the hidden track. Still, more cracking pop songs than a lot of folks have in a whole career.
She was alright in her time. Definitely had some bangers but I can’t listen to the whole album like that again. Just too much.
A nostalgia one for sure. This album was huge and you can thank Morissette's charisma for that. I think the known songs are mostly good, a few better than others. The unknown songs don't shine though. I bet I'd feel differently if I listened to this as a teen like I was supposed to have. In a slightly different world, I'm distantly related to this woman. Which wouldn't be that different for me, but would be funny.
There's good songs on here and I can respect what Alanis is doing I just don't think it's for me
Huge album. Nary a peep from her after.
Had some bangers. Had some mid
It's been a long time since i've heard these songs, and I was a little too cool for them at the time (even if I secretly vibed to the videos when they played on Much Music). It's easy to forget just how absolutely massive this album was in Canada in 95/96. It was everywhere. I still remember the hits word for word. But have I changed much in the 30 years since this album came out? I'm vibing to these songs right now but I still probably wouldn't go out of my way to listen to them.... so I guess not. ::shrug::
Not my mood but amazing voice
Gorgeous sound on this album.
Never been much of a fan of Alanis, I just find her too whiny. But then again I suspect I’m not her target audience. However I can see why the album was popular and I’ve heard a lot worse on here!
So incredibly dated but in some really endearing ways
Dit is een tof album, maar ik ga dit wss niet nog een keer luisteren, maar echt wel heel leuk :)
I know the songs and generally like them. You Oughta Know is undeniably brilliant. But I've never listened to the album. I wanted to like it more than I did...since I lived in Alanis' home town for 20 years and she was an alt darling. But something kept me from being drawn in to many of the songs. Maybe it's the production, maybe its her vocal style...which, as I listen now the song Wake Up, is really very good and I like it. But I can't say I like it on quite a few songs here, But the songs are good and she's skilled, Just lacking, for me, that IT factor. 3.5 stars (before Wake Up, it would have been 3 stars, great tune)
Sound of my childhood. Some really good songs, but too long.
Some great songs but Alanis' voice is too grating to want to listen to a full album in one go. Better to have each song sprinkled throughout a playlist
I didn't hate it, I didn't love it either. Something good to be said about how forward and direct Alanis is with her heartbreak. Instead of hiding behind metaphors and tricky stanzas she's goes right for the throat. Something bad to be said about the dated production, but that doesn't really bother me that much. At the end of the day its just Alanis, kind of a one it wonder. Her one hit being this album.
This is #day120 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… in fact, it's 450+ albums later that I decided to give this one another go. I kind of feel like I wasn't in the right mood when this album first popped up. Now, I quite enjoy the musical backdrop: that alternative rock and trip-hop mix is unmistakably '90s. Where this record doesn't sit completely right with me is, of course, the vocals. They kind of make sense when viewed through the prism of female expression and going against the grain. I don't know… a 3 feels a bit low, and a 4 feels a bit too high. Let it be a 3 for now. Looking forward to #day121.
Decent enough. Quite a recognisable voice but overall not really doing it for me. A few good tracks but mostly not very memorable.
Nothing wrong it with it, just not my thing really
This album grew on me the more it went through. At first I wasn't a huge fan of Alanis Morissette's vocals, but by the end I liked them a lot more than when the album started. This album also had some songs on it I kinda forgot I knew. The 2nd half of the "Jimmy the Saint Blend" version of "You Oughta Know" was interesting. This album is probably more like a 3.5. Liked Songs: "You Oughta Know" , "Hand in My Pocket" , "Right Through You" , "Forgiven" , "Mary Jane" , "Ironic"
This needs some work in a ton of ways but you've got to admit the style and attitude hits. This isn't made for me but I can appreciate the hell out of it and for the people who this was perfect for it must've been the only thing they listened to. Cool album. Totally makes sense to be on the list. Not perfect, but great at what it wants to be
Her voice is interesting and does some heavy lifting keeping my attention. The compositions also interesting, but the instrumentation isn't great. Also shout out to the music video for Ironic
I've heard the album before. There certainly a lot of songs that got airplay. There aren't any hidden gems among the rest of the tracks. The only one of the hits that still resonates is You Oughta Know and her scratchy vocals on that song are her best vocals on the album. The rest of the "hits" don't resonate anymore, and sound more like a punchline than a great song (see:Ironic, Hand In My Pocket). The songwriting isn't that bad, but every one of these songs (except You Oughta Know) would be better with different performers and producer. By some accounts, this album is the 13th best selling album of all time. It must have hit at just the right time and place to be so popular. That level of popularity seems really baffling looking at it 30 years later.
Nah
Highlights: You Oughta Know, All I Really Want, Ironic. In a nutshell: retrospect can be a bitch. Tween me was unprovoked. Before 1996, I never heard a woman swear in a song or sing about an ex with vitriol. It was cool, and powerful. Looking back, You Oughta Know still retains its venom as a diss track. All I Really Want is a decent opener with great lines ("...did you long for the next distraction?"). Ironic has nice vignettes and musings. But the rest of the tracks blend into each other. I wanted to give this a higher score but won't as there is too much filler. Overall: 5/10
A solid pop rock album whose singles will get stuck in your head for days, but carry the album as a whole. Luckily, the massive singles comprise about half the album. You Oughta Know is just as biting as I remember. Did the drums always carry this much of a trip hop vibe or am I just hearing it now? Either way, this album is drug down my some very 90s production, the lack of a theme pulling these tracks together, and the reality that her pop success is double edged. The songs lack the grit or depth of some of her contemporaries and had me constantly thinking of artist who did these think of songs but with more of that edge that makes them memorable
I liked the actual sound of the album but I found the mixing to be a little weird
The documentary about the associated tour was interesting.
Wow the 3 Alanis songs that Triple M bash are from the same album, the more you know.
I never disliked her voice until I had to listen to it for 50 mins. Having said that it's not a bad listen, one of the slightly better alt rock albums this list has shown
Nothing to say, just wanna see what the next album is
Wat nieuws, erg leuk, maar waarom dit in deze lijst staat geen idee
Listening to alternative rock radio during my late formative years was one of the building blocks to become the appreciator of 90s and 00s post-grunge that I am today. Of course, "You Oughta Know" and "Ironic" got a LOT of play. Jagged Little Pill is so synonymous in my mind with 90s pop culture that my mom owns a vinyl record of it. However, despite all this, I can't get myself to care much about it on a musical level. You Oughta Know is a good song, but it's just that, good...it feels a lot more relatable when you're younger. Ironic is still anthemic and pleasant, but it sounded better when I was a kid. If anything, listening to this album made me realize why I don't click with Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS that much. It's all pleasant, well written, genuine but doesn't do much to elevate itself in my mind. Nowhere near the best post-grunge album by Canadians released in 1995. 6/10
Enjoyed more than I expected
Slightly embarrassing but I had a dubbed cassette tape with this on one side and “sparkle and fade” by Everclear on the other side in grade 7 so I was interested to see how it holds up. Starts strong (All I really want is a pretty good song I had forgotten about and you oughta know is her best song imo), but after that it couldn’t really keep my interest. I can see why it was popular in its place and time but the song writing is pretty bad a lot of the time.
3.5
Don't always love her voice, and some of the non-singles don't stack up as well against the big hits, but there's some undeniably excellent stuff here. 3.5/5
Singles are bops
Alanis missed the “No Whining” rule. Other than MaryJane (best song) the album is a one hour whine fest about her broken relationships. Many well known hits, but it just sounds like she’s straining her voice and whining on every song. I’ve got one hand in my pocket and the other one is pinching my nose closed. (3.5*s)
Unfortunate for this album to be generated right after “Nevermind.” A few fun tracks, just don’t fully love her style.
Harmless pop with an alt-rock (and some false pretences of grunge) mask put on, crafted for GenXs left by their boyfriends. Production is very well-executed, I give her that; which is something of a lost art nowadays. The voice can really be annoying sometimes, and the lyrics do nothing for me (a bit cheesy for my taste), though I'm not really the market they were written for.
Favorite songs: All I Really Want Right Through You
A few good songs and a lot of utterly forgettable songs. Trim the fat, and you’d have yourself a great album.
It was okay, would rate 3.5
Went in being very familiar with Alanis and this album- it was one of my sisters favorites growing up. I thought this would be an instant love for me, but I was actually surprised that there qere a lot of parts of the album that came up flat. The hits are of course still hits and theu definitely hokd up, but there were other songs where it felt like she was trying to do too much lyrically. The instrumentation on a lot of songs also felt a little flat and repetitive. Overall- still a good album and one that solidified Alanis's stardom.
very spunky, but not as exciting a sound as I would’ve liked
Good angsty energy with solid songs.
I’m not a fan of Alanis Morissette’s voice. I like how raw some of the songs feel. But also ironic is too much of a meme.
Quite a few of these were indeed the 90s, alongside "Torn" and a few Oasis songs. Not really an album I'll listen to in full though.
Far better than I ever remembered this to be.
This album definitely deserves is place here. It was ubiquitous for a decade, has some classics of the genre and holds up well. None of it is my bag, but i really found merit in this.
this shits gonna be wacky and idk if thats good or bad yet all i really want- harmonica...I HATE HER VOICE. i really dont know what to do with this one. 5 i oughta know- 4. i like the bass perfect- stop it. CAUSE ITS FREEEEEEEEEE FREE FALLIN. 4 hand in my pocket- i think my moms played this. 5 right through you- stop. 3 or 4. oh my god its the original mean by taylor swift forgiven- 3 or 4 you learn- 3 head over feet- mary jane- ironic idc
I am going to give it a 3. There are a lot of top hits on here, but her vibe is just kind of depressing to me.
pros-appreciate her rawness/honesty in lyrics & range of topics. in the mid 90's there were plenty of bubble gum fluff pop female artists, so hearing Alanis' strong voice was refreshing. cons-the shouting lyrics get old after about 4 songs 3.5 stars
Ironic is an iconic song.
I remember hating this album when it came out. After listening to it now, I can understand why it was so incredibly popular back in the day. It's not perfect by any stretch. Her voice is grating at times and the slower songs don't measure up. But there's no denying the power of You Oughta Know with that great bass line and her searing delivery. So yeah, it's OK even though it's firmly stuck in 1995.
I thought I would be into this, but actually I don't think the album has aged well, kinda ironic if you ask me. Alanis' voice is quite a challenge. I thought the album would be witty and edgy, maybe even jaggedy, but its really the opposite, cheesy and immature. Fave Tracks: Ironic 3/5
You just couldn't escape the singles from the album when this got released. I still think they're good, but I have to take my Alanis in small doses because her delivery is tiring after a while.
A country vocalist singing over grungy guitars playing pop songs... Well... It surprisingly works. Not for me, but still, it works.
Was ok. Maybe needs another listen for full appreciation
3 hits and the other song were solid too
I'll give it a three for its historic appeal as it was something different in its time. Probably hasn't aged well?
Was good but then got too nasally and whiny
Good music, but not for me.
The ubiquity of the singles way back when put me off of the rest of this so I’ve never heard the deep cuts and it turns out they’re actually pretty good. Surprised.
Huge 90's album, dominated the airwaves while generating huge hits "Hand In My Pocket", "You Oughta Know", & iconic "Ironic". Packed with attitude, female-power & an edge that hit hard in 1995. The other songs on the album all fall in line with the hits and aren't filler but perpetuate the vibe she's throwing at the listener. The one exception is "Perfect" which is painfully bad and "Forgiven" which is just annoying. "You Learn" and "Head Over Feet" weren't huge hits but they are fan favorites you still hear on the radio. 5 of 12 songs making the radio is impressive any way you slice it. It's a loaded album, packed with hits and tons of attitude!
When it's good, it's really good! Some songs can be a bit hit-and-miss and feel overproduced, but the fact Alanis Morissette was only 20/21 when she wrote these songs, is amazing. But this album has had such a massive impact on the musical world and I feel that Sinéad O'Connor, The Lion and the Cobra is far ahead of this album and should have had the praise that this album received Perfect though, I would live a happy life not to hear that song again! But it is a great album all the same!
Abut too 90s
It screams 90's until you can't take it anymore and throw up. But it has "Ironic" so... not quite so bad after all. 3.5/5.
альбом - олицетворение 90-х, квинтэссенция
Classic. The one that made her huge.
I’m young but I’m underpaid.
Nice album, but i already listen those ones on the radio, long time ago. It's ok for me
I basically think that this is what Avril Lavigne thinks she sounds like. Actually, I think Avril Lavigne thinks she has a real Riot Grrrl thing going on. I think this is what Avril Lavigne's fans think she sounds like. Anyway, it's a solid 3 from me. A lot of hits on here for someone I had not previously heard of.
Growing up I hated this album (outside of "You Oughta Know"), but I've warmed to it a bit more. Meta commentary wasn't really a thing in the 90s, but a song about irony which contains no irony is pretty ironic and pretty clever.
me gusta su voz, tiene mucha onda. mg las letras pero siento que las canciones son similares entre si, capaz es por su voz
Angry album. I liked it quite a bit when I was younger, and perhaps angrier. I still like it, just not as much.