Reviews (page 13 of 15)
My mum played it a lot when it was released so thought this might be quite nostalgic... I think "you oughta know" and "head over feet" are really good tracks and by far the best things about this album. They are polar opposites in themes too.... I wouldn't want to piss her off However, her voice, although pretty distinctive, is quite grating after a while and found myself wanting the album to be over. Fairly creepy hidden track too... 2.5, but 3 for those 2 tracks.
Not bad.
it's ok? "ironic" is a good song as it's always been but there's a lot of uninteresting tracks. thankfully there's enough good songs to keep it afloat though.
Showing its age a little but still some catchy tunes.
Decent, but my issues with this one would be the generic-ness of the deep cuts and the weird, probably exaggerated, accent of hers. Nonetheless, it's a charming ode to the day when my late mother and I would blast female-led alt-rock at home.
For some reason I can't seem to get through this entire album. Must move on. Perhaps just too much nostalgia.
Worde than i expected.
I've always found Alanis morissette overrated. Her actual singing voice is barely good enough for a night out of karaoke so she makes up for it by being angry, growly, and repetitive.
Solid songwriting, good hooks, good energy. I'm not big on Alanis's voice (though it's distinctive, at least) and the whole thing is drenched in a mid-tempo minor-key 90s malaise that I'm iffy towards. A good example of how I like grunge itself but don't like its effects on the pop music of the decade. Either way, this is a pretty good album. It does get a minus for Head Over Feet, which is a deadpan snore with terrible lyrics, but it also has an all-timer breakup song, so it must be respected. Best song: You Oughta Know
Probably the best compliment I can give the album is that it's packed with smash hits, and it's sequenced in a way where you basically get a hit, a solid filler, and then another hit all the way through. All of the non-hits are pretty standard though and don't really stand out, but they aren't bad either. The production, especially the drums, really screams 90s so it does feel a little dated, but the angsty lyrics and great choruses make up for it. Not one to go back to that often, but the hits really do hit. Especially Ironic, one of the best singles of the 90s for sure.
Bit whiny for my liking but production is good
Not bad but got bored as the album went on. Some songs have very pointed lyrics, others feel like filler. Went from a 4 star to 3. Not really an album I’m eager to listen too again.
TOUT les bangers de Rythme FM sur le même album!
this album is lore of the 90s. beloved by all. i just dont like it. the singles are bangers tho. i understand my bias is shit, but it is what it is. grunge covered balladry can be fun, but i want it harder. i want pj harvey in the 90s. or sleater kinney. ya know?
Classic angry 90s girl. It's ok. "You Learn" is the best song on the album.
Va vel kanskje på tide å ha hørt dette og
ganske ironisk
iconic. irreplaceable. multifaceted. raw. i rlly like this album. it's complicated. it's bible. Alanis is an amazing poet. an amazing lyricist. an incredible vocalist. this album deserves all the love it's gotten over the years. and yet ... I really want to give this album a 4 but I have to give it a 3. some of the songs go on for too long and some songs I've heard over and over again at nauseum. if it was new to me I'm sure it would be different. faces : you oughta know, hand in my pocket (both 5/5 songs. bible. gospel. should be studied) least fave : forgiven, head over feet listen again hmm??? yes. with and without my consent I will hear all the singles from this album over and over again.
I think the overall album is okay, I like the punkish instrumentals, but I am not always a fan of the vocals. Nothing special and I don't think that I would listen again but oh well that's an okay album and I guess a staple of the style for the epoch. Favorite Tracks : Ironic, Forgiven Rating: 2.5 / 5
It is an easy album to listen to
Yes in the past I liked her music
Good, solid album with some sleepers I had forgotten about. So much nostalgia for the 90s here, definitely an album that defined a generation 7/10
Quite average
Nice and decent indie rock. Sounds a bit dated today though
6/10. Not what I'd use to teach someone about irony, but overall a nice piece of crazy ex girlfriend pop
I remember riding in the backseat of my mom's 92' Impala having to locate this CD so she could pop it on. I didn't like it then. She listened to it on repeat for well over a year. As time went on, I didn't necessarily rush back to Alanis. But if anything from JLP came on, I was more or less at peace with it. Listening to this album today, I'm more willing to accept that it's one of the more memorable albums of the 90s, and completely encapsulates the music ideologies of the decade, for better or worse. I think it's easy to look at through the lens of nostalgia, but as someone who disliked this one during its reign (sure I was 6 but whatever), it's objectively a really fun record that's just LOADED with hits. But you oughta know that already.
The ones we know - good
God blanding av corny opplevelser og minner
Love the song writing but her voice is just hard to listen to for an hour.
I was too young to appreciate this when it came out. My brother was a fan of Alanis going back to her first two dance pop albums, so this got some plays on family road trips. Haven’t listened to it in the years since, apart from the singles that still get radio play here. (context: I live in her home town so she probably gets more than usual here). First impressions: I remembered this being more of a pop album, but it’s more alt-rock than I remember. The lyrics have teeth and the vocal delivery in particular strikes me as singular, and I have a hard time imagining this being a hit today. The bass on You Oughta Know goes harder than I ever realized. (checks: of course it’s Flea.) You Learn, Head Over Feet, Ironic might be why I thought of this as a more poppy album. Easy to see how this was so successful - feels like it can appeal to a lot of audiences without pandering to them. At the same time, it’s the pop production on these that make this feel more dated than it otherwise would. Not sure if I needed this You Oughta Know remix. Feels like b-side material, not different enough to justify including it on the album proper. The hidden track is neat too, but feels like an unfinished song. The acoustic version on the deluxe set feels more finished. Standout tracks: All I Really Want, You Oughta Know, Wake Up 3.25
I have one hand in my pocket.
Iconic 90s album with some excellent songs, but some of them just aren't my cup of tea.
Good
Alanis is a very high maintenance ex
Sounds like Disney Channel music (no hate)
Kan förstå exakt varför vissa bottenlöst skulle älska denna skiva och varför andra skulle avsky den, vilket är ovanligt för mig. Whateva. .. Personligen tycker jag att hitsen äger, resten är trevligt men inte särskilt inspirerande.
Ihan ok ysäri rockia. Vähän ehkä laimean makuista isoimpia hittejä lukuunottamatta
Wasnt a huge fan of the way she sang. Kinda unintelligible. Still appreciate it tho
Not a fan of her voice, it gets pretty grating after a while. A few good songs here no doubt, but this is supremely overhyped IMHO. Solid 3.
I know every word of this album. But listening back as a 40-something I’m surprised by how much I dislike it. It over-emotes which makes it tough to listen to.
This has a wildly strong start, and caps things off with proof the clean vocals aren't just a grunge gimmick. But there's a lot of filler, and half slips by. Somehow the first I've heard from Canadian Ms. Morissette.
Enjoyable for sure, but it something I would regularly listen to. Good writing, such a unique voice. Glad to listen with my wife.
alanis morisslay
good album...every other song is a hit
A 90s mega-smash hit. A bit grungy, a bit poppy and very melodic and catchy. The confessional 'therapy rock' doesn't sound as edgy in the 2020s as it did in the 1990s, or perhaps it is just that the words of a 21 year old Morissette resonated more when we were in our teens. It remains a very listenable record, with a handful of bangers. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Ironic Date listened: 15/01/23
It’s funny I guess my 10 year old memories only hung onto the few hits and tricked me into thinking this whole album was great, it’s not. It’s not terrible, the warbling vocal delivery grows a bit thin as this nearly 1 hour album chugs along. The hits are still hits and you gotta respect Alanis for the amount of albums she moved in the 90’s so I’ll give it 3 stars
Pretty good punkish type effort.
Only listened to one song
Feel like I’m sat watching SMTV Saturday morning . Some well written pop songs in there though got to say. Stand out tracks: - You Oughta Know - Hand in My Pocket - Head Over Feet - Ironic 2.5/5
Well this felt like quite something - of a time and great fun! I don't know how much I'd regularly go back and listen but I certainly enjoyed it on this run through. Some classic songs in there you would forget about. Feels really 'girl power' and I like that she's aggressive and rude in her lyrics. Makes a change from the similar songs of the same era
I don't like her vocals
"Jagged Little Pill" is the third album from Canadian singer Alanis Morissette. It was a change in style from her two previous more dance-pop albums into more alternative rock with guitar, keyboards, harmonica and drum machines. Morissette co-wrote the songs with producer Glen Ballard; they recorded rough versions of the songs as they were written, later re-recording them. She signed with Maverick, the only label willing to sign her. And it paid off. This album was a huge success topping the charts in 13 countries and becoming one of the biggest selling albums of all time. It also won the Grammy for album of the year. "All I Really Want" begins the album with swirly guitars, harmonica and drums. Her lyrics are kind of stream conscience even comparing herself to Estella from Dickens' "Great Expectations." And her lyrics are a strength of this album. Very 90's sounding and I can't quite place the guitar riff. At first I thought it was the Toadies but it's someone else. Not so stream of conscious is "You Oughta Know," her breakthrough. Directed anger of betrayal at none other than Full House's Dave Coulier. Dave Navarro on guitar. Flea on bass. This song still rocks. Fuzzy guitar, a harmonica and a drum machine drive the second single "Hands in My Pocket." A song about contradictions and I think more about reluctantly growing up becoming adults. "We'll be fine, fine, fine, fine." "You Learn" has a great catchy chorus. Sometimes Morisette's vocal delivery can be annoying but hear it works to perfection. A smooth pop-rock song. About self-help and my favorite song on the album. And the fifth of six singles is "Head Over Heels." A ballad. Falling for someone she was scared to fall for. "Ironic" was actually the biggest sing on the album. I didn't know that. A pop-rock song. Clever lyrics about situational irony. Goes soft-hard-soft-hard. I'm always a sucker for that. I've always been middle of the road about this album. I liked the songs but was not over the top about them. It actually sounded really good today, somewhat dated. But, there really are a few great songs. The lyrics and production are solid. Sometimes her approach is overwrought and sometimes it works really well. I figure most of you will have gotten this album if you liked it and others didn't because you didn't.
3/5
Staan wel wat bangers op die ik van naam nooit kende maar wel dronken kan meezingen op een feest, zoals Ironic en You Ougtha Know. Alles daartussen is een beetje geschreeuw maar toch krijgt dit 3 sterren door mijn dronken meegebler
Tja, een lastige. Inmiddels héél erg gedateerd qua sound, maar destijds vond ik het fantastisch: Wat een stoere chick! Geweldige stem maar mis nu ook wel wat diepgang.
I understand how iconic is Alanis's voice, but I think this album is a little flat in the sonority, except for the hits (such as Ironic, You Oughta Know and Hand in My Pocket), the other music sound the same.
I don't think going down on someone in a theater is particularly "perverted," and that line has always annoyed me since 1995. It's potentially rude, classless, inconvenient, uncomfortable, or any other number of adjectives, but unless you're at a Sunday matinee kids musical or something, it doesn't really scratch the surface of perversion.
Fun to listen to
There are some very solid songs on this album, but it doesn’t hold up to what it used to be back in the day.
Love perfect, like head over feet Alanis at her most alanis Not 100 percent for me but I get where she’s coming from
Ça me fait l'effet d'un plat un peu trop salé
Ehhhh. When this album came up I was balking at the idea of having to sit through it. I remember it well as i grew up with Alanis Morissette in the background - and I remember this album too as we had it at home on cassette… Does it stand the test of time and can one forgive it for being so overplayed? I have to say it just about makes a ‘yes’ on both counts. For starters - Alanis is unique in many ways - and yes maybe very easy to parody beside her ludicrously whiter than white girl silly name - her naivety and her youth but at the same time the songs are truly honest - imperfect and human - and her voice is undeniably unique and strong. And the vast majority of this album is greatly crafted pop songs. Now test of time? It’s very uniquely 90s that’s for sure - but the themes and the point of view and the honesty of Alanis is actually very ahead of her time… I feel it’s urgency might have been a laughing matter at the height of its popularity but now it’s a truly strong feminine point of view of the world. However It’s ironic, don’t you think at how a wholly misunderstanding of the concept of irony made it the most iconic inclusion of ‘ironic’ in a song in the history of pop music.
A classic 90s album, but it turns out I only really know the singles, which are rightly renowned. Angst and angry, but also tender. Good guitar pop.
Don’t mind her music.
Her voice is really terrible at points and really good at others. Very odd inconsistency for what is consider one of the best albums of all time. There are a lot of classic 90s bangers on here though.
The butt of so many jokes and for me the epitome of uncool back then. I'd not listened to the album for decades but knew at least half the songs, best one being Head Over Feet. Big surprise was just how not bad and sometimes enjoyable it was. Now, isn't THAT ironic? (No.)
A bit dated music wise but great writing and emotion and fun to listen to
Good but not my style
This was a pretty decent rock record! I'd already heard about half of this on the radio, which just goes to show how strong the songwriting is here.
Didn't own this album in the 90s, but it was everywhere. The songs that you remember are the better ones. It's pretty obvious why the album tracks weren't chosen as singles, as they're just not as good. Production and instrumentation is so dated that it's not surprising so many 5 star reviews here are based purely on nostalgia.
So I gave this a good listen, setting aside the longstanding household impersonations of Alanis' voice. I didn't dislike it after all, and indeed found a lot to appreciate. It has, I think, earned its place as one of the classic breakup albums. I can't say the same for its newfound love songs - to be fair, they seem to be harder to write for just about everyone - but there are only a couple of those. The thing is, I'm never in the mood for a breakup album.
This is one of the biggest albums of the 1990s, and one that got quite a bit of play in our house. It burst onto the (mainstream) stage like something fresh and new; an honest, angry young woman with an individual and distinct voice (both sonically and lyrically). And it went gangbusters; over 33 million copies sold. Having worked for years at Scratches, I had already had my ears opened to honest, angry young woman with distinct voices, so this did not feel particularly revolutionary to me. I found it highly reminiscent of Sinead O'Connor or even Tori Amos, but there are a bunch of other women who also paved the way for this. It's OK. I liked that it had a higher rock component than most female-fronted pop of the time, and the singles are pretty catchy (especially You Outta Know, which was pretty attention grabbing at t he time for a mainstream single, although not particularly shocking when compared to, say, Karen Findlay or the Yeastie Girls). The canned beats, woeful harmonica playing, and sometimes clumsy lyrics aside, I enjoy her idiosyncratic vocal delivery. It underlines the honesty of the emotions, which gives the album its frisson. Clearly, the massive success opened the doors for a more forthright female singer-songwriter style in the late 90s. This isn't the first album in this mold, but certainly the most successful. I think the mistreatment and hurt that she documents in this record was magnified by the impact of massive success, which was clearly pretty traumatic, as shown in the Jagged documentary (which she has disowned, but still makes a pretty fascinating watch). I admire Alanis for doing her own thing and speaking her truth, and making a massive success of it. There was clearly a cultural appetite at the time that this album really connected with directly. This is an album I can happily listen to, but, given my tastes run a little edgier, this is a 'like it' album rather than a 'love it' album for me.
This is a tough one. I'm not a huge fan of the 90s era music and this one reeks of 90s production, but I understand how influential this album was and how well selling it was but it just sounds too aged for me. Plus it's overly long. There are some good songs on here but like so many albums from the 90s, it's 15 minutes too long. 3.5/5
2-3, neke pisme su teški smor
Great unique voice, but this just feels tired now. Which is ironic.
Hit songs from the 90s, not my thing.
This album has not aged well. It really sounds like it's from the 90s. But I guess it's not terrible? I also hope you're not listening to this album for the lyrics: "You took me out to wind dine 69 me".
When you see Robin Daggers in “How I Met Your Mother”, you think she’s an exaggerated version of Alanis Morissette and her angsty version of herself from this album. Then I heard this album and realized maybe it’s not that exaggerated. The pill here is serrated and likely venom filled, intended for all those who’ve wronged her. And it’s clear to see how this became such an iconic album. It’s filled with so many of her iconic songs, that represent such a clear time in Canada…at least for those who were struggling to cope with a broken heart. Does every song hit? No…but overall, this is worth a listen, if only to pump up some feelings and relive a slice of life in the Canadian mid 90s.
That's a lot of radio hits!
Paar bekende nummers wel chill niet bijzonder
Damn didn't listen enough but i liked it
some great songs. got annoyed mid album
Somewhere in the vein of RSJ and Fiona Apple. Good not great.
Wel wat hitjes op deze plaat. Maar de rest lijkt allemaal net te veel op elkaar
I remember Alanis being a more proficient singer. This and being quite shouty, which was the accurate part.
Real good stuff here. Alanis knows how to write a great song, doing so multiple times on Jagged.
No se puede más noventero: el tipo de letras, el tipo de efectos en la guitarra, la forma de cantar, hasta el nombre del disco y la tipografía. No acuso a Alanis de cliché, porque de hecho este disco es parte de lo que sentó las bases para esos clichés, y entonces tiene much mérito. Obviamente los sencillos destacan, pero en general es un disco entretenido que en un rato de nostalgia (que en mi caso prácticamente no existiría porque nunca la oí en su época original) puede ser agradable para oír de nuevo.
Full disclosure: I hated this album when it came out. The songs were freaking everywhere and I couldn't stand it. Nearly 30 years on, and I can see I can see why these songs resonated so deeply with a lot of women my age. It's a really strong album that's dark and incisive, but also with a legitimate pop sensibility. That's a hard balance to maintain, and Alanis Morissette has a knack for it. Fave Songs: Head over Feet, You Learn, Hand in My Pocket, Wake Up, You Oughta Know, Ironic
This is one of those names i hear in Media and recognize then realize I've never actually listened to. Serious angsty 90's vibes, elementary school me thinking i was so cool, would've fit really into the whole "Boulevard of Broken Dreams Vibe" Ironic, iconic but most importantly memeable. This low key just brings a flood of memes to my mind. Quite the flip from what the last generation thought of this song.
(3.5) Angsty!
Absolutely ubiquitous in the 90s. So ubiquitous that I have a hard time judging it. It's like judging bottled water. It does make me feel nostalgic though, and it really captures the mainstream zeitgeist of its time very well. The fact that she was 21 when she made this amazes me. She is definitely getting some real shit off her chest and her vocal style is intense - like a human bagpipe. I'm gonna say I absolutely respect this, but ultimately, I never felt compelled to go out and buy this back in the day, and despite a fun nostalgia detour, it doesn't grab me on a deeper level than that.
This completely transported me back to when I discovered MTV in a late elementary school summer on my 13" TV. If all the tracks were as good as "You Oughta Know", "Hand in My Pocket", and "Ironic" I'd say this would be a 4-5 in terms of what she was going for. I do like her vocal cadence, kind of reminds me of Bjork sometimes. Unfortunately almost all the other tracks fall flat for me, which as an album doesn't do it for me. Shame.
3.5/5 interesting maybe, I'll have to relisten
'You oughta know' is the standout. Lots of other very decent songs, but some bad ones drops it out of 4 star country.
I really liked this back in the day, but it sounds dated in places and lacks consistency
The singles drag this up to a
Saw her live at the time and she was a bad ass performer. Now somehow most of the album irritates me, a pity. Nevertheless some really good songs still.
Much as I hate to say it, it’s a good enough album
Constant play of the singles on alternative tending radio and the videos on TV in its day. Another where I doubt I ever listened to the actual album. I scorned this pretty heavily when it was new - a lot of the lyrics simultaneously ostentatious yet kind of incoherent, all the examples of things that were not actually ironic... I'm more forgiving of it now. Morissette's youth at the time factors into my modern assessment, as does a basic recognition that releasing a slew of banger hits is no small feat, whether the genre and content are quite to my taste or not.
23rd May 2022 Listened at home. Had Seb and Justo round for dinner and signing house documents. Classic 90s fare, can spot Alanis a mile off.
Second Canadian singer in 2 days which is nice, and this was an album that was everywhere when it came out. Listening to it now, not sure if it's familiarity but from my viewpoint it still holds up really well. Not my go to for listening but massively influential and I get why it's on the list.
An interesting middle ground between alt and pop rock with an undeniable bitterness surging through it's songwriting. Alanis Morissette's votes will grate but I can look past it for the better songs.
Meh
When this album first game out, I liked it enough. Then I hated it because it seemed like every song on the radio was Alanis. I think there were like 7 singles off this album? But I’m glad I got a chance to listen to it again and surprised at how well it holds up. Sure, her voice rakes on you after a while, but her sound is unique and her lyrics are oddly hopeful and inspiring. She’s both timid and angry and shy and won’t take any shit - it’s cool. Plus - honestly - how many legit female rockers came out of the 90s? Not many.
This album is pretty typical of the era, an enjoyable enough pop rock album. If you've only ever heard a few of Alani Morissette's songs they're likely represented here, with You Oughta Know, Hand in My Pocket and Ironic. All in all, a good album!
It's fine. My main problem getting through the album was just that all the songs sound so similar. In terms of the song topics, Alanis is just so bitter (except for like Head Over Feet), but the rest is just pure angst from her. WHO HURT YOU, ALANIS?! Yeah, it's fine. 5/10
An interesting mix of singer-songwriter downtempo ballads and high-energy rock tracks. Alanis' domineering vocals and unique songwriting means the latter land in unforgettably catchy territory, though that's balanced out by the more generic, ho-hum ballads. Tried my best to give this one a fair shake, nearly 1/2 of the album was already engraved in my mind from listening to the radio in the car as a kid.
A good record, lots of great music and some songs I wasn't too hot on. 3.5/5
Strong 3, Lots of good ones on this
It's very decent pop/rock album and Alanis sure can sing. But it never rises above that sublime single "You Oughta Know" with its Chili Pepper basslines and guitar. The rest of the album never gets bad anywhere, but it's all very radio-friendly produced pop music. I would've loved for this album to just be that bit more Flea and Navarro and a little less Glen Ballard. It's an album I wouldn't turn off when it's playing, but also not one I'd put on myself
Feels cheesy now, but honestly a great grungy pop 90's albums! Even the non-hits are great. Fun listen.
It's been a long time since I last listened to this one. Good album and very much of its time. Enjoyable listen.
at this remove, really just _a_ band
I hate the production on this album and when you really listen to the lyrics of any of these songs, they're just so... overthought? Or underthought? Both? I don't know. Ironic still makes me angry in a language snob way. Every song just sounds like it's a list, like they listed what the song should be about and then they decided the list was the song. And yet. AND YET. There are melodies here that are bulletproof. 'Head Over Feet' (god that dumb title), 'Hand in My Pocket', 'You Learn', and goddam 'Ironic' - the melodies are great. It's also the album of choice of a couple of 90s ex-girlfriends and, look, I like my ex-girlfriends, so I don't know what you want from me. This gets 3 stars.
Lite tjatigt.
fine
You Oughta Know is a song i recognise
Some great tracks, although it does get a little samey. *It's like raaaaiin on youuuur weeddding daaay*
Canada's second greatest musician. Favorite song: Forgiven
Captures a zeitgeist I guess but do I like it? Who cares? I've heard it a thousand times and I'll most likely hear it a thousand times more.
La sœur cachée de l'irrécupérable Morrissey s'en donne à cœur joie sur ce disque. Pour remettre celui-ci dans son contexte, Morrissette venait de publier sa thèse universitaire dans laquelle elle tentait de démontrer le succès de sa théorie dite des "modulations vocales". L'idée était la suivante : changer très vite de hauteur, d'intensité, de débit et de timbre avec sa voix sur fond de rock'n'roll est la clé pour réussir un album de musique. Pour Morrissette, la dernière étape du processus consistait à enregistrer un CD mettant cette théorie en pratique afin de venir appuyer sa thèse. De nombreux musiciens sont mobilisés dans un studio privatisé pour une semaine. Alanis pose alors sa voix en utilisant ses fameuses modulations vocales, d'abord de manière très parcimonieuse. Mais rapidement, Morrissette perd le contrôle de ses modulations qu'elle utilise bientôt à outrance devant des producteurs totalement dépassés par la situation. "Arrête Morrissette, on a ce qui faut, c'est bon !" crie-t-on derrière la vitre du studio. La chanteuse n'en entend pas un mot et s'en va essayer de repousser les limites de sa théorie, accompagnant ses modulations vocales de gestes amples avec les bras. Au bout d'une demi-heure, celle-ci s'écroule à bout de souffle sur le sol et ne se réveillera que trois jours plus tard à l'hôpital. Une infirmière lui apporte peu de temps après son réveil un CD gravé des pistes enregistrées au studio. Sur celui-ci est inscrit "Jagged Little Pill" du nom des pilules qu'Alanis avait ingurgitées pendant ses trois jours de coma. Une fois le disque lu et écouté, Morrissette tombe des nues : le résultat est une catastrophe. Pas une seule ligne de sa thèse ne venait de s'avérer. Elle tentera tout de même de la soutenir mais sera bien évidemment recalée et radiée de l'université.
Genre: Pop Rock 3/5 As much as I anticipated this to be a re-run of Sheryl Crow’s album on this list, I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed of this album! Heck, I was close to giving this thing a 4. The hits are there, for sure, Ironic and You Oughta Know are classics, but what’s also present is some powerful lead vocals, some really clean 90s production that isn’t too electronic, and some decent rock ‘n roll chops throughout this thing. Way more enjoyable than it needed to be.
The protagonist of Jagged Little Pill is a little girl with mood swings. The album lives from catchy melodies, and especially from the track Ironic, in which the change of tones in the chorus is extremely emotional. In this little dramatic monologue, Morissette reveals an amazing flair and can speak, whisper, scream and modulate with equal ease, only to explode into a shrill teenage tone. (6/10) FT: Mary Jane, Ironic
It was okay
Doesn’t remotely live up to “You Oughta Know”. Also totally forgot about “Ironic”, the song that 1) helped kill the word irony and 2) infamously isn’t. 5/10
Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette (1995) Vocally prodigious, Alanis Morissette delivers bold but sputtering lyrics on this breakout album, convincingly expressive of teenage angst. She was only a kid at the time. Assisted by a talented tag team of studio musicians and creative producers and engineers, the effort yields a fine collection of tracks. Compositionally, there are flashes of brilliance (e.g., the unique rhythmic variations on “Mary Jane”), but most of the marketable creative elements are in the vocal stylings and innovative arrangements. Her vocal quality slips a bit on soft airy passages (“Perfect”), but when she snarls, she soars. Bleating and cursing her way into angry relationship-starved plaints (like “You Oughta Know”), she reveals a soul that seems to know what it wants, but is a little short on the wants of others—not exactly narcissistic, but intensely self focused. Is there such a thing as toxic femininity? (No, I think that must be a contradiction in terms.) These are songs that lead the listener inward, for better or worse. Young men who listen closely (especially “Head Over Feet”) might well give up. Her religious reflection, “Forgiven” is horrifyingly clever, but is clearly the product of an under-catechized conscience. Boomers like me might celebrate the explanatory power of the Gen X sentiments expressed in these songs—an essential task before even hoping to understand Millennials, Gen Z, or my Generation Alpha digital native grandchildren. She sings “What it all comes down to is that I haven’t got it all figured out just yet, ‘cause I’ve got one hand in my pocket, and the other one is giving a peace sign”. I’m not quite following the logic here, but I can embrace the perspective. One can only wish her happiness. 3/5
Voice and music not bad, very talented. But people need to avoid screamming unskillfully in songs, meaninglessly.
It's alright. Probably only listen to one or two songs in a row.
I liked it somewhat, don’t see myself coming back
Great album musically. It was a lot to take in.
Her voice is a bit distracting on some tracks. Some others it works well. I think if I was in the mood I would enjoy this album more.
edgy lite rock that doesn't get too hot topic. gritty and interesting vocals give a raw, charged emotion. Every song could be the ending credits scene for a 90s teen drama.
It's not bad, it just doesn't quite hit for me.
it's fine?
This is pretty good. Bits of it reek of a poorly-aged in-your-face 90s grunge rock attitude, but Alannis' voice is great and there's some really good tracks on here, along with some powerful messages from herself lyrically
Este disco lo escuché tanto en su época que hoy en día lo he aborrecido. Fue el primer disco que ripee yo mismo en mp3 usando un Pentium 133 y que tardaba más o menos 1 hora por canción. Me gustaba como sonaba parecido a The Cramberries o The Sundays o incluso a Everything but the girl antes de la electrónica. A día de hoy creo que sigue siendo un gran disco pero el éxito desbordó todo y no tuvo una continuación que lo convierta en algo trascendente. Carne de radio fórmula. Lo dejo en 3 estrellas aunque en otra época habrían sido 4 o puede que 5.
Overly dramatic, but what a beautiful mess
watched the music video for 'ironic' for the first time not long ago. looking at the track list i already know the songs with over 100m streams. something about the way she sings reminds me of grimes. like, she's just doing whatever lol. but also shakira. 'perfect': why go to therapy when i can make a song about it. oh i've also heard 'you learn' on the radio. lol 'head over feet' too. this album must have been massive. i appreciate everything so far, not really my thing but it's pretty good. well i'm done. not a lot to say.
It's not bad but I wouldn't really listen to this much. Her voice can be grating on a few songs like perfect.
you oughta know is a good song, uncle Joey, flea and Navarro are bad bad men hand in my pocket is another great song "'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is hailin' a taxi cab" you learn, say the line "And I don't wanna be your other half I believe that one and one make two" ironic is ironic 3 or a 4 depends, 3 out of 4 for me
Better than I would've expected, also I knew a shocking number of songs on it
It is okay - a bit whining sound to the whole thing but I can understand why it was popular in '95.
A few bangers anchored by You Oughta Know but a few duds too.
3.5 okay pop rock album, nothing special lol
its that one song
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I never liked this album, but I acknowledge some songs are of landmark state.
Nyarghy
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3* good album but with a few misses.
meh
2010 vibes. Niet erg bijzonder
Alanis marca uma geração de mulheres roqueiras, influenciando muitas
Just ok. Couple great shiners, couple of duds. Very aggressive 90s pop.
mom and GF had this. I know all the songs. It is quntesesial 90's music. A little cringy. I'm surprised by how unpolished and raw her voice is on some songs.
Not as good as I remembered
If Shakira went alt-rock, this would be it.
A nostalgia trip. Still not my cup of tea
I understand the appeal but I really didn’t enjoy this
7
for its time it was a great album. You can see the influence she's had on the rock genre in the following years. But compared to modern music that I listen to, it simply cannot keep up. 4.5 for its time, 1.5 now average -> 3
Favorites: All I Really Want, You Oughta Know, Right Through You, You Learn, Head Over Feet, Not the Doctor Third studio album of Morissette, would go on to become one of the best selling albums of all time, even having a Broadway musical made off of it. Critically lauded, it was a significant album in paving the way for early 2000's female singers like Shakira, Pink, Avril Lavigne, and many more. Departure from her previous albums which were more dance pop, this album features a grungy alternative rock sound.
Fun nostalgia trip to the 90s. I don't understand why 'Perfect' was allowed onto the album. Flat wailing over a naked track ruins a perfectly good vibe up to that point. Plenty of hits make up for it though. A strong 6/10 for me. Without 'perfect' and 'forgiven' it would have crept to a 7/10.
I don't love her voice--a little annoying, and some of the songs are cheesy/corny beyond enjoyability. Some of the tracks are quite good, and the musicianship is clean, but not my vibe overall
Not bad not my thing
Better than stone roses. Ironic is good. You oughta know sounds like it should be in high school musical
You Outta Know is and has always been a banger. This album definitely has some hits, but I am unable to pinpoint an overall feeling of like or dislike. I dont know how I feel about the vocals... hmmm
This shit sound like mom alt-rock, kinda stuff you hear on the way home from second grade. You Oughta Know and Hand in My Pocket were smash hits, and Hand in my Pocket is probably my favorite song. I enjoyed it, but the songs seemed kind of basic and samey, might listen again 5/8.
Decent pop-rock album.
AKA Atlantis Morsefest. 90’s as hell
It’s like rainnnnnn
surprisingly good, not my style but a decent listen
I haven't heard this full album since I was a kid when Alice had the tape. Will be fun to listen through again, probably get a bit long towards the end tho. The bigger songs from it are still on the radio so that's gotta say something. The lyrics are pretty cringey, lots of cliche "basic white girl" stuff going on. Mostly it reeks of a teenager trying to write "adult" songs (which it basically is). I know everyone has pointed out how none of the things in ironic are actually ironic, and I know Alanis has pretended it's all a big joke and she was in on the gag the whole time, but if so, why is the rest of it so fucking humourless? But that being said it's catchy enough with its poppy version of the grunge feel. I didn't know Dave Navarro and Flea were on the big single. Cool. 3/5.
nothing really stands out to me it kind of all sounds the same, it reminds me of like just having radio 90s to listen to.
this album just isn't really hitting for me. it kinda strikes me as like, an avril lavigne type beat, but minus the cheese appeal that comes with listening to avril lavigne? but then again, i would've been too young for this when it first dropped so maybe that's the problem. perhaps alanis morissette holds that same appeal to late gen xers. having said that, the lyrics are definitely a lot more adult, although aside from the vocals the sound is overall pretty toothless. it's not doing much to combat my perception of "post-grunge" as reviewer speak for "unremarkable grunge softened to increase mass market appeal". idk. it's not like outright bad or anything but it just really doesn't register as anything worth going out of my way to listen to.
Yeah? Whatever. The sound of it singed my ears clean off. The songs weren't that great t'boot.
I recognize her talent but I'm just not a fan.
Before I begin my in-depth review, I want to peel back the curtains a little bit and take a moment to talk about how I write some of them. On first listen, I’ll just write a bunch of notes down on the review page with my initial thoughts on the songs and the album as a whole as I’m listening to them. As the day goes on, I’ll continue looking at those notes, and if something changes, I’ll adjust them as needed, likely noting what changed when I’m writing my actual review. They’ll always be super short things I noticed like “Love this song”, “Singer can’t sing”, or “Canada isn’t real”. Now, why am I choosing to talk about this for Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette, none of you are asking?? Well, I’m glad you didn’t ask. This album just didn’t do anything for me. It never grew on me at all. I wasn’t sucked in, and I really tried to get into it, but I just couldn’t. No amount of trying to force myself to like it did anything to change the fact that I just do not like her as a singer, on top of just how awfully dated the album sounds as a whole. To go back to what I was talking about before, here are my, let’s call them, pre-drafted notes for this album; “Open with 90’s kid diatribe.””Weird falsetto first song.” “She sounds like a chipmunk.” ”The ratings on this site often have a women tax, how did this one break through that??” “I just don’t love her inflection.” “Shit. So they’re all just going to sound like that, aren’t they??” Enough of the pre-draft notes. You get the point. This album came out the year I was born, and I have a special attachment to 90’s music. Most of my favorite bands are all directly associated with 90’s Grunge. So it’s confusing and bothers me why I high key just didn’t like this album in the slightest. I feel like it should have been something that was right up my alley. I didn’t even enjoy any of the hits all that much. My favorite song on the album was “You Oughta Know”, but when I kind of haphazardly selected it as my favorite, as I was totally done listening to the album at that point and really didn’t want to start comparing songs. Overall, I think there’s a reason I didn’t grow up listening to this. It is for sure not for me, and it hurts giving it a 2, but I’m going to have to do it. Sorry Alanis, I tried. Couldn’t do it. This is one of those few albums that I’m going to disagree with the website on.
Dang it. I apparently erased what I wrote about this, this morning. It was so great, too. You'll have to live with this pale imitation. This 1 gets 2 stars, and that might be generous. I saw Alanis M. on tv not too long ago ("Finding Your Roots," I think?), and she seemed like a nice person. So I was at least a little motivated to like this one . . . but, in the end, it didn't help, except maybe to save this one from 1 star. The lyrics sounded like they could have been intended to be important, but -- me being me -- I mostly didn't pay attention to them (but, anyway, from what I did hear, I don't think hearing all of the lyrics would have made me want to give this a higher rating). Meanwhile, she may be a nice person, but I did not find her singing pleasant, and I found the music clunky and overblown and not interesting. Also, another very 90s album -- but not good 90s (like Beth Orton, for me): bad 90s. I probably said some other, even more brilliant things, but that was the gist of it.
Never was a fan. Good voice but just a bit tame for my liking
favs: you oughta know hand in my pocket forgiven you learn ironic rating 2/5
If you enjoyed this good for you.
Yass white woman ughh a girl who’s gonna b ok uhh
This album is dated (Just listen to the percussion) and pseudo-edgy. She clearly still sounds like the pop music made both before and after this, no amount of guitars can’t cloak that from me. It’s definitely a snapshot of post grunge history, and the beginning of the reason why eventually The Strokes will get the praise they did
I don't get why this album is so popular. Her voice sounds like nails on glass; I just can't listen to it for very long—it makes me feel uncomfortable.
rätt meh 90-tals poppppp
So many classics but I never liked it much
All songs sounded the same - like Taylor Swift's albums. And also like from an Always ad.
I do like it but I just would never actively choose to listen to it. It’s more of a radio song I would’ve heard during my wex with ThermoFisher sitting front desk with Kerry.
Yuck. Obviously a ton of radio hits here but especially on this listen I found alanis’ voice to be incredibly grating, especially on the higher registers. Like borderline unlistenable. And most of the events in Ironic aren’t actually ironic, just minor inconveniences.
This was pretty overplayed in the 90’s and very mainstream at a time when I was rejecting that. Still rejecting this but it’s not as terrible as some mainstream stuff
I can’t I’m sorry
I figured this one would crop up eventually. This is one of the records I’ve probably heard most of through the years, just never all at once. Or on purpose. Thing is, you really couldn’t escape this album in the mid 90’s, so even if there were some redeemable qualities to it, it didn’t really matter because you just got so sick of the constant repetition. But I haven’t been inundated with Alanis for a couple decades, so I hope I can look at Jagged Little Pill a little more objectively at this point. This is something of a time capsule. It feels very corporately edgy, but from a 90’s perspective. It sounds like a lot of some studio’s recoupable dollars went into this one, though it still sounds incredibly dated. Some of the songs are not terrible from a base level (though some of the instrumentation is laughably over the top and overproduced), and Alanis has a strong voice (though I always hated the vocal affectation she sticks with at least on this record…it’s like breathy and squawking at the same time and I wish she would just sing normally). I dunno. I was not the target demographic for this one at the time, I guess. It’s not my favorite. It feels like manufactured earnestness put to a “baby’s first grunge record” sort of soundtrack. 5.5/10
A few mediocre radio songs and a bunch of filler, all with a poser vibe.
Every song seems to blend into the next but not in a good kind of way and her voice quirks and shrieks have not grown on me with 4 songs left. oh my god it's like rain is on. onto the next. head over feet is the favourite I think, idk I haven't been pulled in at all. It's not my cup of tea and that's okay, I'm sure someone who is 31 years older than me has this as their number one. Good for them Oh and lets finish off with another you oughta know because once wasn't enough? it's just "meh" like pam is to dwight. 2/5 I can't see myself coming back to this!
Some early 2000 bangers on here. Like it purely for nostalgic purposes.
This album has the one famous song, but that is not a good reason to include this on the list. The singing is quite bad and sounds like some geek off the street singing at a karaoke bar. The music is also quite bland and made my mouth dry. In the wise words of Randy Jackson, "that's a no from me dawg."
Not quite my cup of jam here. I can see the quality of her music but not something I enjoyed and of course it’s an hour long.
The songs from this album are inexorably tied to the cultural zeitgeist of the late 90s/ early 00s so I couldn't help but think of that. Every song here was about dissatisfaction with relationships or love making it a bit repetitive, and her shout singing wasn't exactly pleasant. I've heard these songs before, didn't care for them then, don't care for them now. Feels like an album a toxic girl who keeps tanking her relationships but wants to only blame the guys would love.
I feel like I lost a lot of respect of Morissette after this album. Her vocals, while somewhat unique and enjoyable, aren't enough to make up for a full hour of mediocre and uninspiring 90's alt rock that isn't enough to elevate Morissette's vocals. The production tuned up the volume on her vocals in an apparent effort to make up for the forgettable instrumental arrangements, which leaves one to focus solely on the vocals. This is great for unambiguous fans of Morissette's singing, but it leaves little to enjoy for everyone else. The one or two hits from this album leave a good impression of Morissette, but the rest of the album chips away at this impression until there's never a need to hear her again.
Ну ок, поп-рок, это мог быть кто угодно
By the end of the album the same beat, the same 3 chords and the screeching voice just took its toll and I had enough. Along the way there were some treats- ‘you outta know’ ‘ hand in my pocket’ ‘head over feet’ and the brilliant ‘ironic’ but far too much filler. Bang average 5/10 Best track- ‘ironic’ Worst track- ‘Mary Jane’
Alanis Morissette Well this hasn't aged well. The production sounds dated and clunky, th e lyrics that were provocative at the time come across as trite and clumsy, and, barring the big hits, the songs are wafer thin in their structure. I do have a soft spot for the terrible harmonica though, as that's the way I play it... Best Track - Head Over Feet. A genuinely great little ear-worm Worst Track - Not The Doctor 4 / 10
endelig en kvindelig sanger😍 finally bro de har alle været mænd (jeg lytter ik til mænd så meget) det er et fint album indtil videre men ikke helt min smag, men kunne godt hører det i baggrunden eller sådan noget. Det er et godt album tho. jeg kan godt lide viben fra "hand in my pocket" ikke så vild med lyriksne tho overall ikke super meget min stil
No es tanto mi estilo, pero conocía algunas canciones.
Head over feet was the best song
This one has become a bit cringe over time due to the lyrics really being quite immature. Some great songs with massive choruses though.
Not a fan of vocals
I did not like the album very much. I can definitely see the significance of it and why it is on this list, but to me it just came off as very bland and repetitive. I also just find the vocals kind of annoying
boh no
Tiene sus temas iconicos pero no me gusta mucho el álbum
Oh my did it hurt listening to her wail along. I didn't like her then and this listen didn’t help her cause
"You Oughta Know" is always great to listen. I also liked hearing "Forgiven". Very strong and vulnerable performance.
All I really want - 1/5 You Oughta know - 3/5 Perfect - 2.75/5 Hand in my pocket - 3.5/5 Right through you - 2/5 Forgiven - 3/5 You Learn - 3.5/5 Head over feet - 1/5 [Album drop] Global - 2/5 Global 2.75/5
The vocal angst is completely fine, but the musical backing is standard, radio friendly 90s pop rock. It is entirely too safe, linear, and predictable to offer anything compelling to a seasoned ear.
Just didn’t find all too enjoyable
Det har virkelig en lyd Ikke min stil. Også noget lidt weird, lumre linjer ind imellem? Det bliver lidt unødvendigt. Grineren at høre Ironic, fandme en klassiker Hvorfor er der en akustisk guitar, der på *så* mange af numrene bare lige slår én tone an? Det tager mig godt nok lidt lang tid at kæmpe mig igennem det, og det tænker jeg, at der er en grund til. Tænker ikke helt, at jeg synes, det passer på listen. 2.3
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sounds like avril lavigne trying to sing country (i know this album is older)
Didn’t like it when it first came out, still don’t
Don't care for it.
Gör ingenting för mig. Mary Jane var lite Joni Mitchellsk vilket var trevligt.
a few good tracks but not my thing...
Meh. Not my jam, but a lot of people like it.
Cool music for a movie like feeling.
Uit respect voor het format het hele album afgeluisterd en daardoor Iconic en you oughta know tegen gekomen. Dat heeft er voor gezorgd dat het een 2 krijgt (ook alleen door de nostalgie). Voor de rest vreselijk
Ja helemaal kut, wel kleine guilty pleasure aan overgehouden
Guys, this is really weird. I was listening to this album online and someone replaced all the music with karaoke tracks. Alanis Morissette is still singing the same, but all the music was replaced with cheesy and cheap sounding music. Weird huh?
Okay Alanis don't hurt em. This is kinda crazy. This is so 2000s grungy. Definitely a predecessor. Is she perverted like me? That's the question. I like when women are a little evil. Wait this is actually so TikTok. I'm smart but I'm stupid, I'm gay but I'm straight, I shoplift in whole foods babyyy. Me when I see right through you. Yeah I really like this it's still so unique. A little dated but I've not heard much that sounds like this. RAHHHH Canada. This is just kinda tiring like I don't really care. Girl wrap it up. I get it by now. Just sooooo 2000s. Favourite: Forgiven Least favourite: Right Through You
Listening to this album years after it came out has been eye-opening. Upon its release the album was a touchstone of female empowerment. I heard a few of the songs and wasn’t really impressed either way. Now years later as I listen to the entire album, I realize I don’t like. It hasn’t aged well and her vocal embellishments are a bit cringe worthy.
It was like too much high school rock for me
I understand how important this record is to many people in the world, I just can't do it. Alanis' voice is so grating and it is physically uncomfortable to listen to. The music isn't much better, but it offers some respite, until she starts singing again. I didn't like this record when it was first released and that still stands true today.
This album sounds dated as well and her voice is so grating
one hand in my pocket, and another one holding up a peace sign, for the two stars this album deserves.
Quit singing like this please and thank you.
If this were my first time hearing this album the catchy singles would not be enough to save it. I’m not even sure they’re enough now. Did *not* hold up well!!
In the sitcom “How I Met Your Mother,” it is revealed at one point that Robin, one of the main characters, had been a very famous Canadian pop singer under the stage name Robin Sparkles. We see some very cheesy pop videos with titles like “Let’s Go to the Mall” and “Sandcastles in the Sand.” Then the transformation of the singer Robin Sparkles into Robin Daggers is recounted, and an even more ridiculous pop-grunge video with an over-the-top accent is shown. Only today did I discover that it was a (not too far from reality) parody of a real singer.
at some point I get tired of Alanis vocals, but I like the hits and the topics she run over the whole record.
It didn't grab me at the time and it still doesn't, pretty generic fm radio fare of its time.
Good for what it is, but none of my business. These songs sounded better with a full live band though, especially with Taylor Hawkins in the band.
it was an ok listen but i probably won’t be going back
When I was a senior in high school I started dating possibly the most beautiful and smartest girl in the entire school. Her favorite artist was Alanis Morissette. One day she wanted to hang out after school, like we usually did, and I told her I couldn't because I had to go visit my grandparents. She was very disappointed; I'm not sure why — as I mentioned, we hung out almost every day, young and in love. The thing is, I lied. I wasn't going to see my grandparents. What I *was* doing was taking the train into the city to purchase concert tickets from a store-front scalping operation, for the Alanis Morrissette concert. I don't think I had ever even been into the city by myself. The round-trip must have been at least 3 hours. I probably printed out directions from the train station to the store on MapQuest and I'm pretty sure I paid with a written check. On the way back, my heart was aflutter, as I felt like I had just climbed a mountain in the name of love. My girlfriend moped around for a couple days after that, still sore about me leaving her boyfriendless that afternoon. I don't remember when I gave her the tickets, maybe for her birthday. I didn't really want to go to the concert myself. It was just assumed that she would go with her best friend, Lizzie. On the night of the concert, I drove them down there and if I recall correctly, I took them to the McDonalds drive-thru to get food before the show. I dropped them off at the venue and picked them up again when it was over. I have no memory of what I did while the show was going on. They were so happy. I was so happy. The curse of middle-age is that nothing remotely like this will ever happen to me again.
Best song head over feet
This was on quite a bit in the mid to late 90's. It's much better than I remember, but mostly what I dislike is the jerky drums in almost every song. There were songs I don't remember at all, where Alanis seems to be singing at the very edge of her abilities and it doesn't work all that well.
This is such a frustrating album to me. I think the songwriting on this is great. It’s identical very clever, funny, and insightful. However, the vocal delivery on this album does not work for me at all. It feels like an imitation of someone who thinks they’re a good singer. It’s a shame cause if that was great, this would probably be like a 4. With that being said, Ironic is still a banger. Shame
Like some of the instrumentals but not really my cup of tea. Especially vocal wise, not for me. My Mom does like this album a lot tho.
Hiphop- and funk vibes. Very 90's sounding and probably very influential for todays female singers. Anyway, I personally think her whiny grungelike voice is too annoying to listen to. I'm not sure I can handle the whole long play.
this is the kind of music that the feminist lawyer in the west wing would listen to
eh 2
It would be a fine pop rock album, but the way she sings makes it almost unbearable.
Good band. Too screamy. 2.5
Nope
Dave Coulier slander.
Couple good songs, mostly mid
Aged like fine milk
Buenos temas aunque a veces se pasa con el gallo que mete, perfect es medio mierdón, si no estoy re lol, en ese tema desafina y todo. Al final del disco roba con un tema repetido, un minuto de silencio y un tema a capela medio falopa. Sape mas o menos
Acho a voz de Morisette irritante. O disco em si é inconsistente, mas a irritação causada pelos vocais e pelas letras vergonhosas são constantes. E se retirar Alanis da equação o que sobra é um disco ordinário de alt-rock dos anos noventa, nada muito notável. Algumas faixas são boas, icônicas até. Algumas ameaçam ser boas, mas acabam caindo na mediocridade. E algumas só causam desgosto. Por isso mencionei a inconsistência que senti ao escutar esse álbum. 2/5
To me this sounds really dated. The vocal delivery is annoying and kinda grating. Listening to the singles is a bit of a nostalgic experience since I grew up listening to them on the radio, but listening to them today I don’t think they’re really that great. And I blame this album for 95% of the population not understanding what “ironic” means.
Not for me
That 90s rock-pop sound, 20-year old’s lyrics. It’s not for me.
Never liked her pop take on 90’s heavy rock. Utterly unconvincing.
One song might have been fine but I was getting annoyed with her voice by the end. 2.5/5
Veldig catchy! Ikke så grusomt jeg trodde det skulle være, men det er noe med soundet på disse 90-talls rockealbumene som byr meg imot.
Have to give this album credit as there are some well known bangers on there but for my personal taste her voice / style is a little too shouty for my liking. Didn’t add any new songs to my playlist from it
A favourite of my wife's but thankfully not something I'm subjected to often. Putting it on tonight even she had to ask that songs were skipped, the singing was so painful to listen to. There are some good tracks Ironic, Head over Feet, You Oughta Know and You Learn, but it's not something I would choose to listen to.
soundtrack to your aunt’s divorce. even the well known ones i know (outta know, hand in my pocket, ironic) i feel just don’t age well. head over feet was probably the album highlight for me
Loved this!!
okay so there’s a lot of potential here, but Alanis is so lyrically weak that it wastes the melody.
I’ve heard this album more than I would have liked to. I remember every female belting these tunes out at house and field parties in the 90’s. My daughter heard the first song and within in 2 bars said please no, not Alanis. Her sentiment sums this album up for me. I personally can’t stand the effected whininess of Alanis’s voice. Don’t mind some of her more acoustic stuff but still not a fan.
The singles are the stand outs. Maybe only because I have heard them 100 times. I find her a little cringy.
just sounded like musical theatre in a bad way
Very samey
All I Want - 3/10: I just didn't really like it. You Oughta Know - 5/10: I like the beat. Perfect - 6/10: I like her vocals toward the end. Hand In My Pocket - 6/10: I like the beat and her vocals. Right through You - 5/10: I like the beat. Forgiven - 7/10: I really like the beat and vocals in this song. You Learn - 7/10: Same as last one. Head Over Feet - 7/10: I just really like this song. The vocals, lyrics, and beat. Mary Jane - 7/10: I love her vocals on this track. Ironic - 7/10: I love the chorus. Not the Doctor - 5/10: I like the beat, it's not my favorite though. Wake Up - 5/10: It's not bad, it just didn't wow me. You Oughta Know (Jimmy the Saint Blend) / Your House (a capella) - 4/10: I don't love the 2nd portion of the song. Overall Score: 67/130 Overall Rating: 5/10 - I'm gonna be honest, I thought I'd like it more than I did. I've heard of Morissette, but have never really listened to her. I did enjoy some of the songs on here a lot, but others were just kind of bleh to me. I don't love her voice, I like it on some, but others were just ugh.
Hard to get over how annoying Alanis Morissette’s voice is. Some good songs but not a fan overall.
This album sounds like a product of its time. So many radio hits on here. Unfortunately I can’t stand her voice and style of singing and the lyrics just seem obnoxious. It sounds like the most insufferable person you know would have had their life changed by this album back in the day. You Oughta Know really is that song tho that’s the only one I liked on here.
While I see it’s cultural impact, I don’t like this album all that much personally. Maybe I’m too young to understand just yet. Reminds me of the color cranberry, maybe because it is so* mid-90s in a way I can’t resonate with but immediately recognize. I caught my dad blasting it in the car once
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Objectively was pretty good but it’s not my cup of tea
Song #1: Feels overly happy and very 90s, almost to a fault. There’s little to no variation throughout the track, which makes it feel flat. Song #2: Carries the same vibe as the previous song, but with more rhythmic complexity and variation. It could easily fit into the soundtrack of a 90s adventure movie. Song #3: More emotional, which I generally prefer, but it doesn’t fully land for me. It feels like something is missing. Still, it’s a solid track overall. Song #4: Has a “hopeful” tone. It’s a good song, but like the previous one, it doesn’t really connect with me on an emotional level. Song #5: Strong instrumental introduction. It leans into a 90s grunge sound, but with more energy, which works well. Song #6: Possibly the heaviest track so far. It sounds decent, but as with several prevous songs, it doesn’t really make me feel anything. Song #7: Clearly a 90s song, and it grows on you over time. I initially missed more variation, but the chorus stands out with a different feel, and halfway through the song the variations finally kick in. So no major complaints here. Probably the best track on the album so far. Song #8: I like the vocals here more than on most of the previous songs, but the track itself doesn’t really go anywhere. Not bad, just not particularly interesting. Song #9: The vocals lack emotion for a song that’s clearly trying to be emotional, which creates a disconnect for me. Overall, the song doesn’t live up to its potential. Song #10: Easygoing, but it doesn’t work for me. Alanis has a great voice, yet I can’t quite feel the emotion behind it—it feels flat for most of the song. It becomes more energetic as it progresses, and the chorus brings back those familiar 90s vibes, but the rest of the song doesn’t match that energy. Song #11: Feels soulless. Other songs on the album at least had some potential, but this one is completely generic and leaves no impression. Song #12: Another generic and unremarkable track. It feels more like filler than a meaningful addition to the album. Overall: 5/10 Not a bad album. The 90s influence is clear and enjoyable, but most of the songs fail to deliver the emotion they seem to aim for. I like Alanis’s voice, but something feels missing. Some tracks might work in very specific settings, but overall, it feels like just another album rather than something memorable.
Bland bland bland
so bad, jęczy
don’t really like her voice
Not a strong start. Never been a fan of Alanis but this really wasnt a great listen. The opening track was hard to get into, which is bad because that's supposed to get you drawn into the album, but this one just made me averse to listening.
Je connaissais que Ironic et je connaissais cette artiste de nom, mais je m'attendais à aimer beaucoup plus 2/5
i can see the appeal but it's not for me, especially the voice; after a while it started to annoy me and the overall sound felt like everything was delayed
Pretty terrible
Try not to be an annoying twenty-one-year old challenge, and she's losing. Head Over Feet is the best song off the album. It's certainly not a terrible album , but it is very angsty and yet very catchy.
Not exactly my type of music.... 4/10
Angry, unhappy, negative not subtle, not my bag
Her student voice works fine on singles but not for a while album.
I like how strange this album is, surprising given its chart status. There’s a nice oddness to it that comes from the highly strung, neurotic vocals. Having only heard the radio singles I was taken aback that Alanis Morissette sings like that for the whole record! Sadly I would say I prefer the singles outside of the context of the LP. Rather than enhancing them, or placing them along a journey, for the most part the album tracks just sound like worse versions of the singles. Part of the issue is the degree to which she spotlights the lyrics, which while usually not being terrible, aren’t good enough to take that degree of focus. There are some simpler power ballads, some of which work quite well, but I have to call out Mary Jane for having some of the worst and repetitive storytelling I’ve heard in a long while. She’s going for “inspiring” and “mysterious” but it falls flat. Ironic, which has a similar level of storytelling quality, gets away with it due to its sheer force of nature - and because it’s a strong pop song!
Bad.
Did not make it far into this one. Wasn’t the time or place I guess
Unverwechselbare Stimme, mal erträglicher manchmal etwas zu intensiv.
Not that I was ever really a fan but I appreciated it for what it was when it came out. Now, it's really hard to listen to her vocal affect and the super 90's production.
A couple of good songs but I couldn't wait for this album to finish. I wanted to like it but her voice got annoying quite quickly
I get the appeal, very youthful teenage angst, angry about whatever, but it’s kinda ass. I feel like most people who like this album probably just related to it in their youth, if they listened it for the first time today as I am, they’d also think it’s cheeks. No offense Alanis if you’re reading this
The first half of this album is trying to hard to be alternative, there was other bands doing this much better at the time. I liked the sound and style of the second half a lot more. There are a few songs that have a very nostalgic quality but they did not age well with me.
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I don’t fuck with this! Don’t know if I needed to ever hear it.