Jagged Little Pill

Gut

This is a great album from the 90s full of angst and delivered with in raw, aggressive style. The voice has depth and emotion and is everything I love about music. I have had this album on CD since its release but bizarrely I purchased it on vinyl only last week.

Eu tentei escutar esse album duas vezes, uma delas estando terrivelmente constipado, e eu acho que a dor na minha barriga não foi tão irritante quanto a voz da coitada da Alanis Morissette. Eu juro que tentei gostar (Ironic é uma boa faixa, pelo menos), mas o album não é pra mim.

The first album here that I've seen the stage adaptation of

First time listening to the whole album. It was better than anticipated. The not-ironic things in “Ironic” failed to become ironic over the ensuing 30 years. Lesson learned from today: Alanis is not interested in being your mother or propping up your inner fragile scared little boy. 4 keepers in 12 (33%). 2 stars.

God she’s so cool and angry

Banger ofc. Very familiar. Don’t love all the songs but the good ones are perfect.

Album : 22/1089 Songs known going in : 4/12 Favourite song : you oughta know Cover Art : cool mysterious colours Rating 9/10 notes : Oh how I love a women scorned.

Strong lyrics!

Angry Alanis is the best Alanis

As a child of the 90s, this album brings up many feelings. For one, I had to pretend not to be into it because I was a rock boy and she's a girl. That was dumb, obviously. And we all watched the videos on MTV and didn't change the radio because the songs were bops. Listening to this in the year of our Lord 2026, I'm really glad that Alanis got set for life from this album. She deserves it. "You Oughta Know" is a badass song, an all-time karaoke banger (even before the awesome Pitt post-credits scene), and how I learned what going down on someone was. "Ironic" is fun to discuss even if it's not ironic and you've heard it a billion times. Overall, it's a fun listen, up to and including her odd rawk girl warble. Feels like overrating, but between the joy she's brought to the 90s kids I grew up with, me, and wife (plus You Can't Do That On Television), I'll say it's not God-tier, but it's Kevin Smith God-tier.

Bertaful merzic

Simply one of the best albums of the 90s...period.

I can thank Alanis Morrisette for setting the foundation for me to turn into an angry young woman. This album is 90s perfection and is still just as good now as it was then. I remember waking up on the weekend and seeing the music videos for the singles on the MuchMusic countdown and thinking “she’s the fucking coolest” I think this CD was one of the first cds I ever sought out, I can’t remember if I bought it or stole it from my older brother but it still lives in my rotation.

I graduated high school as an angsty teenage girl in 95, so technically this album was made for me, but it was always a tad too VH1 for my tastes. I preferred my real angry hoes, like Bikini Kill, Liz Phair, and Hole. I started off with a solid 3 in mind for this album, not because I like it but because I recognize how big of a deal it was back then. But after four songs I've dropped it to a 2 because HOLY FUCK HER VOICE IS TOO GRATING IT MAKES ME WANT TO BREAK SHIT. Now I remember why I couldn't stand Alanis. And wow it sounds so dated, like I can picture this playing in a 90's coffee shop, but not the cool one in the city, the boring one in the mall that the soccer moms go to.

Excellent-hadn’t listened for ages. Another one of those-“without Alanis…”Forerunners of Olivia Rodrigo, Lilly Allen, etc

A lineage most recently adopted by Lily Allen. An excellent set of songs delivered in style, some expressing genuine anger. Great album

Great to have an album from a female artist (who are under-represented on the list). A few bangers and some very good fill.

Ніколи не слухав альбомами її (як це часто буває в цьому списку - ім'я відоме, але не більш того для мене). В цілому дуже непоганий поп-рок. На you oughta now одразу ж згадав сцену з офіса, де Кевін в караоке співає цей трек. Коротше не знаю, є в цьому щось таке приємно-ностальгійне, шо я аж поставлю 4.

Crazy how so many songs are still fresh today. Solid album!

6.5 / 10

8/10 - one of my favs!

Highly talented high energy great vibes and of course the nostalgia

4/5. Jagged Little Pill is such an odd album in many regards. A former Canadian teen pop-star and Nickelodeon actor makes a massive musical shift and creates one of the defining alternative rock albums of the 1990’s with genuinely great confrontational lyricism. Instrumentally this album is solid, though fairly standard by 90’s rock terms. What really sells the whole thing is Morissette herself both vocally and lyrically. The album goes through many different themes from misogyny to control (or lack of control) to not knowing what irony is, etc. And she delivers the lyrics with such a strong sense of emotion that you can’t help but feel some of her anger or joy or sadness. And the whole thing holds up surprisingly well to this day despite sounding very 90’s.

Really really good album full of great songs. I grew up listening to Alanis Morissette so some tracks are already in regular rotation but it was nice to revisit some I don't play that often. 8.10

I listened to this album for the first time earlier this year and it definitely belongs on this list, it was an instant favorite.

Um álbum com tanta liberdade criativa e um caráter tão intimista e confessional sempre terá muito a dizer. Alanis não entrega apenas o meteoro chamado "Ironic", mas também inúmeras faixas que fazem deste disco o verdadeiro início de uma carreira menos pautada pelos apelos comerciais dos anos 90.

Amazing album…iconic and generational

What a great record.

meh

Gotta be the first 5 in a bit!

This album is one of the most 90's albums out there with it's alt rock sound and an extremely thick layer of 90's irony (best exemplified by Hand In My Pocket where all of the verses are that 90's lyrical trick of making a statement and immediately undercutting it). This album could have come across as a bit too cool and detached, but what perhaps ironically keeps it approachable and resonant is when messy raw sincerity cuts through the ironic detachment. While this emotional sincerity is most obvious on tracks like You Oughta Know which have no irony to them, it is even there in tracks like Hand In My Pocket where the chorus is an earnest expression of how even though she is a mess, everyone else is still figuring things out and everything is going to be okay. It hits hard. This combined with how good the album sounds and how expressive Alanis's voice is (especially on Forgiven, my god) result in an album that I love a lot.

bellissimo, soprattutto un paio di canzoni

Really appreciate this in retrospect.

As someone who doesn't cope well with being transported back to my childhood, this album makes me nervous. I want to like this more than I do though. It sounds so dated, the production choices are odd. It's more Pink or All Saints than the Pixies. It turns out I was right to distrust my sister's tastes all along, however in an odd way the torture of Take That and Alanis blasting through the walls probably set my trajectory to the dark side of punk, metal and hip hop. I'm calling it, this is a shit album.

...and we're back in the 90s. This again sounds dated as hell, but the songwriting is considerably better than on most other 90s post grunge.

A classic. Snarky lyrics delivered with bite.

such a good album with such good songs

Lots of good songs, but Alanis' voice gets annoying over an hour.

I know every word despite never owning it

Amazing.

I understand the significance of this album having seen how big it was at the time. But man, I can’t stand Alanis Morissette.

Expressive record that broke out of the mainstream female singer-songwriter mold of the era. While drenched in a peak 90s sound, its emotional direction and unwillingness to compromise its angst makes it an essential listen. 8.9/10 Definitely worth a listen

Unique and with so many well crafted songs. When I first heard it (in Adam’s car) I had never heard of her before (“Alan is who….?”). But from there began a 30 year love of this album, which I regularly revisit.

I was not looking forward to listening to this, the most overplayed album of 1995. I was done a long time ago. And yet it won me over, in spite of me. It's a strong album, and to do this aged 21?

If you were of a certain age in 1995 you were practically *issued* this album. Sounds a bit dated now but it was the first of its kind. Alanis peaked right here, and spent the next 20 years trying to recapture the magic...

I haven't listened to this in years and was impressed with how good it was all the way through.

Some great tracks. Some filler. 3.5 stars.

It's actually kind of insane how many hits there are on this album, and how they have sustained 30 years later. You throw on any of the songs on here and people immediately know what it is. She really moved the needle with this one. The vocals and lyrics are so raw and real. You can feel her emotion on every second of this album. Is it a bit aged: yes. But it takes you to this moment in time and encapsulates the feeling perfectly. Top Songs: All I Really Want, You Oughta Know, You Learn, Head Over Feet, Ironic

Pretty cool, interesting songwriting. 7/10

2.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/alanis-morissette/jagged-little-pill-7/ Some time earlier this year, I was at a dinner of a project meeting for work. I was seated at the table with people from the host organization; a bunch of mainly older Brits, including the project lead (punishment for being there early, I guess). After a while, luckily, the topic turned to music. Apparently the main guy and one of his colleagues always go about the office singing their lungs out; when one of them starts, the other one automatically joins, whichever song it is. So, to get myself out of an awkward conversation, I popped the question: what's your desert island disk? The guy comes up with some solid options that no one could really disagree with: The Beatles, Price; you know, the classics. But then he changes his mind. "No, you know what, scratch that. Alanis Morissette. Jagged Little Pill. That's the one". Hilarity commenced, of course, because after the previous options named, Jagged Little Pill seemed like quite the outlier. But no, he was dead serious. Now, sure, I had never actually listened to this album from start to finish, and sure, no one can deny You Oughta Know (shoutout Kevin Malone), and Head over Feet and Hand in my Pocket are also bangers. I don't care too much for Ironic, but I can see why people do. But the damage was done; his choice became the talk of the table and no one could even remotely understand it. Now that I finally listened to this album, I can finally admit: Eric, you absolute madman, I get it now. Alanis' voice is at times so grating, that it will at the same time repel any danger from the island, and might alert any ships in the near surroundings to come and save you. I guess you're the project leader of a large international project for a reason.

A pretty fun post-grunge/pop rock record with a nice bit of personality coming through from Alanis. Definitely a better than a lot of the rest of the mediocre alt rockers trying to be the next Pearl Jam or Nirvana, but still something that I won't experience in full very often. The main singles off of this record do end up shining a lot more than the deep cuts on here but none of the tracks on here are bad to be honest.

Didn’t hate it but every song kinda sounded the same

it was like if celine dion made rock music 4.5/5

What an album! My major celebrity crush at the time. An easy 5 ⭐️

Some songs were a level of authentic cringe unheard of in today's age, some were really good. Overall, pleasantly surprised.

All I Really Want - 3.5/5 You Oughta Know - 4.5/5 Perfect - 3.5/5 Hand in My Pocket - 4/5 Right Through You - 4/5 Forgiven - 3.5/5 You Learn - 4/5 Head Over Feet - 4/5 Mary Jane - 3/5 Ironic - 4.5/5 Not the Doctor - 3.5/5 Wake Up - 3.5/5 Arguably the biggest album of the 90's, Alanis Morissette surely made a name for herself as she switched up on genres and decided to make a more rock-focused album in the post-grunge era. I managed to recognize a lot of the songs outside of the two ones I had known already (You Oughta Know and Ironic) due to how prevalent they are on the radio nowadays. Listening to it as a whole, it definitely has shown its age. I feel like it could be trimmed down by a song or two, but what she presented at the time definitely earns its merit as one of the biggest albums of the decade and a breakthrough for more female-led rock acts of the era. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: You Oughta Know, Ironic

Pretty cool project. Feels like a foundational piece of mid 90's pop rock music and is a smooth listen.

I was slightly caught off guard by the amount of songs I knew that were on this album. This felt like a time capsule for alt-rock 90s music - this was a specific, dated sound that I don't particular like. Her singing delivery did land well for me. A lot of the songs sounded derivative of the big singles. Overall, it was an okay listen, but not substantial for me.

Defining a generation, Jagged Little Pill came out at the right time, outselling such landmark albums as Nevermind, Sgt. Pepper's, and The Wall.

This album sounds dated as well and her voice is so grating

Muy buena mezcla de Rock Popero bien radial con toques Alternativos y bases de Trip- Hop, suena muy a los noventa en el buen sentido, me gustó la crudeza de la voz de Alanis y sus letras sobre las elocuencias de la vida y el amor.

Gute Stimme, gute Energie. Musikalisch aber nach einer Weile verbraucht. Hatte trotzdem lange einen Ohrwurm von "Ironic" 😂

Ein paar echt gute Songs, aber auch ein paar echt schlechte dabei.

Konstant Klasse bis zum Schluss.

The most I knew about this album before listening to it was that two of my music hero's, Taylor Hawkins and Flea are both on this album. I've also heard 'You Oughta Know' and 'You Learn' plenty of times passively. I really enjoyed the music especially on this album, and felt like the musicianship from was defiantly there. However, from the first song I realized how much I had never paid too much attention to Alanis's singing before. I felt like her melodies and range was impressive but her annunciation was so incredibly annoying. I could not with, "Slap me with a splinteRRRRR ruleRRRRR." I understand what she was going with, being that breathy and with that annunciation, but it genuinely sounds like she is actively hurting her voice while singing. The album wasn't bad, the songs weren't bad, but I feel like the singing just betrayed the music a tiny bit.

I have mixed feelings about this record, because there are great tracks and lyrics, but I struggled to fully enjoy it. I had the impression that is rather flat and unequal at some moments. 3.5/5

She had her foot firmly on men’s necks.

🚜 Album 300. Jagged Little Pill — Alanis Morissette (1995) I’m sorry for your losses girl, but it was awful despite some popularity of the album and a couple of decent songs. Everything is annoying, moaning and irritating as hell. 2/5 No liked songs

Kinda not my thing, but it's incredibly noteworthy to consider that this record has a distinct sound, emblematic of its era, and heavily influential to the jambands that followed this era (moe, I'm looking at you).

3.3

Strong album. Uncle Joey, shame on you, but we did get this album.

90's classic. Had previously heard before, but never gets old tbh. Modern day pop artists could learn a lot, but ultimately there was better 90s bands/artists. Three Stars.

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.

Love this album

I can't

Banger after banger

The singles are great. The rest didnt do alot for me. Sounds like avril lavigne man. Still, 5 bangers

Always appreciated Alanis. Mix of brilliantly written lyrics and prettiness, anthems like 'You Learn' and 'Head Over Feet' and the Full on vindictive fury of 'You Ougtta Know' Every song is good. Can do without the harmonica though, love...

would never put it on by myself and what a sad waste would that be! Loved it so much as I am really into strong female vocals lately.

this sounds like an olivia album, that's how relevant it sounds! the perfect rock/pop crossover album full of love and tenderness and anger and hate, she was deep in her canadian birkin on this one

Such a strong opening line, just simply "Do I stress you out?". Then she strings together a fantastic song with some excellent vocal melodies. The first song alone is it's own mini hook factory. The 4th wall break by cutting the track off after the line about silence. She comes out swinging. Then she rattles off two of the more iconic tracks of the 90's. It's a testament to Morisette's totally unique voice and how she sells out in the booth. These performances have so much commitment behind them. I was blown away by how many songs I realized I knew as the tracklisting went on. By the time "Head Over Feet" came on I felt like I might just incidentally know most all of this album. The production on this is very crisp too. Dated compositions, but clean, clear instrumentation and drum programming/sampling. I'll give this a light 4/5. I'll always have a hard time revisiting most pop-leaning stuff from the 90's, but this is undeniably solid

great vocals, great sound, iconic

not my cup of tea really...

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.

Честно говоря, мне вообще не понравилось. Все песни звучат как саундтреки к сериалам об американских подростках 90х-2000х, я такое не люблю. Еще мне чаще всего не нравится женский вокал в музыке, а тут он еще и такой надрывистый, это мне не нравится ещё больше. Очень хотелось выключить, но я потерпела потому что не хотела судить по нескольким песням. Не скажу что альбом плохой, просто это не моё

Not familiar with Alanis Morissette at all -- I think this is a great album. Some weaker songs but the highs are really high.

Alanis really had the world by the balls in the 90’s. I remember being a kid and not being able to go anywhere without hearing one of her songs. The longevity of this album is the crazy thing though, maybe it’s because I’m a millennial but when one of her songs seems to find its way onto playlists at pubs or parties, every woman in the place stops and starts belting out the lyrics. I don’t really like pop music but the power of this album is impressive

This whole album is just wondermous!!!!

I have this on CD but I really only bought it for two songs. I think she is amazing on this record and it has a lot of anger that comes through but at the same time the record feels way overproduced. I think a symptom of the times and the influence of record companies.

This was actually better than I remember. I think a lot of these songs were just overplayed.

This was fine. Several well known songs, but the rest were just ok. 3/5

Solid 90s rock. Forgot how many singles came off this album.

Really enjoyed this one. Love the blend of rock and pop. Great vocal performances

do not need to listen, LOVE it

Four years before this album came out, Alanis Morissette appeared on Star Search performing an Osmonds cover and lost to a singing cowboy named Chad. Every major label subsequently passed on Jagged Little Pill. Madonna's Maverick Records picked it up, released it on June 13th 1995, and it sold 33 million copies worldwide. Chad has not been heard from since. She wrote the album in Los Angeles after moving from Ottawa, was robbed at gunpoint on a deserted street shortly after arriving, suffered daily panic attacks, was briefly hospitalized, and attended therapy sessions that did not help. She responded by channeling everything into the lyrics of an album that the press immediately labeled the work of an angry young woman, which is what the press calls women who have the audacity to feel things loudly. The album went 16 times Platinum. The press moved on to being wrong about something else. Most of the vocals on the finished album are the original demos, recorded in one or two takes in Glen Ballard's home studio in the San Fernando Valley. The rawness was not an accident. Alanis specifically requested her demo voice be kept, understanding instinctively that polish would sand away the exact quality that made the songs matter. She was completely correct and nobody argued with her twice. 4 out of 5. One star for You Oughta Know, which arrived in the summer of 1995 like a lit match thrown into a room that did not know it was full of gas. One for Hand in My Pocket, which is the most deceptively warm song on an album full of fire. One for the demo vocals that made it onto the final record, raw and unguarded and completely right. One for Chad the singing cowboy, without whom none of this might have happened.

Una voz icónica, una estilo tipo grunge apopado. No está mal para la precesora de Olivia Rodrigo (tiraba esa), pero si es un punto que marca un estilo y una manera de hacer un disco. Esos y los singles conocidos son los puntos altos del disco. Pero es eso, no más. Cumple, se mantiene en la media. Le iba a dar un 2,5/5, pero por los singles, mayormente, y por el tipo de sonido que se intenta lograr se lleva el 3/5

I recognize a lot of the music. The raw voice brings a lot of soul to the lyrics, and the sound is iconic

2 bangers followed by a clunker in the first half; 2 bangers and a background track for the second half. A couple must skip tracks, but more all-timers. Cohesive themes and great lyrics (mostly) throughout. Holds up 30+ years later. Don’t sleep on this one. Adding (back) to regular rotation.

I always forget how much I fucking love this album

Head Over Feet >>>>>>>>>>> perfect, no notes. canadian icon.

God some of these songs are absolutely perfect and some are complete dog shit ass butt really interesting

I wasn’t aware that I could actually recognise 8 of the tracks despite never soning nor listening to the album in full. And all the singles are in fait really good songs. The choruses on Forgiven and Head over Feet stand out, together with the excellent bass playing on You Oughta Know. Not a fan of Perfect or Mary Jane, the rest of the songs are solid pop/rock tunes

Yeah? Whatever. The sound of it singed my ears clean off. The songs weren't that great t'boot.

1036 - "Here's your juice box and orange slice. Thanks for coming." (How is this album stuck on some afterthought of an also eligible list and not included in the main body of any must listen catalog?)

You could not escape this album in the mid-90s. The influence it has is enormous. But... I just don't love it.

This album raised me. Everybody I knew owned this in the 90s. It’s still fucking perfect. 5/5 from the first track

A classic!

Full respect for the swing on this but it wears me out. RYM: N Saved a song: N

Wow that was all hits

90s soundtrack

YES YES YES I LOVE YOU ALANIS MORISSETTE

This is just a really good album. No big mistakes and the hits are really good. Head Over Feet was always my favorite (and still is).

this was really good one love it soo much!!

4/5

Talk about an iconic album! Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Its singles are some of the most iconic of the mid-90s, and it's built up a legacy as one of the defining albums of the time. But is the album any good? Has it aged well at all? Yeah! I think so! I had a good time with this one. The energy here is really great. Alanis was one of the first popular artists to really lean into the whole "female rage" thing, and she makes it work on here. The sheer anger of a song like "You Oughta Know" balanced by the catchiness of the song itself allow the song to become as iconic as it has. Awesome song, by the way. Alanis's writing is pretty solid all throughout the album. These songs are definitely on the more honest side, which I really appreciate. The music is good too. The album's a little dated in some regards, but I think it reflects well on the time period. Like, you can tell this was made in the mid-90s, but the album also makes that time period seem good for music... probably because it was. As far as other singles go, songs like "Hand in My Pocket" and "Head Over Feet" are pretty cool too. "Ironic" may be filled with lyrics that are more unfortunate than they are ironic, but that doesn't mean that the song doesn't go crazy. The chorus especially is great. Alanis's voice is certainly unique, but I don't think it's in a bad way. Everything blends well together to make Jagged Little Pill a great listen. If it's not a must-listen, I don't know what is. There might be better albums of the time, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a more era-defining album of the time. Good album. 4/5.

Несмотря на большое количество широко известных хитов, при первом за много лет прослушивании альбома, тот показался мне каким-то блеклым. Каждая следующая песня звучит так, как будто бы предыдущая и не заканчивалась

Really not my speed. Glad I recognized some songs and glad this is on the list (been on my "should listen to" list for a while now), but I cannot STAND her voice, half emo half whiny. The instrumentals and lyrics don't save this either. I'm rounding to a 1 because of my disappointment

Haven’t listened to this in ages. It was so overplayed in the 1990s, but really does have some nice tunes on it. All I Really Want is so catchy!

no thanks came up with an open mind but not a fan. didn't like the bass playing, her singing, or the tunes.

This was the first CD I ever owned (aside from a Barbie CD) when I was 6. Surprisingly, I had never heard the whole CD before. I always played about 30 seconds of number one - All I Really Want. Then I listened to number 2, 4, 7, 8, and 10, You Oughta Know, Hand in My Pocket, You Learn, Head Over Feet, and Ironic respectively. I only listened to the hits when I was a kid. Back then my favorite song was Ironic. Now my favorite song is Head Over Feet. I enjoyed the songs I never listened to as a kid. It was nice to finally hear the whole CD.

Yeah, it’s OK. Her unique vocal deliveries sometimes result in annoying histrionics, and are sometimes (less than half) interesting and effectively emotive. Generally, I’m OK with catchy pop rock (see: Pink), but this definitely feels like a dated grungy 90s production style.

75/100. Four stars. Perhaps not entirely for me. But I did enjoy her set at Glastonbury.

Ah, meaningful lyrics!

In a word: awful

"Jagged Little Pill" by Alanis Morissette is a wonderful album to listen. This is one of the classic Alternative Rock albums. I love how Alanis experimented on this album. The lyrics deals with broken relationship and breakup. The production level and vocal delivery of Alanis is perfect on this album. I love the tracks like "You Oughta Know", "Hand in My Pocket", "Head Over Feet" and "Ironic", I love the consistency of the tracks in this album. But I think the album length stretch too much. Overall wonderful album by Alanis Morissette.

incredible

Solid 7.5. Surprised how many tracks I already knew

Found that I did know a bunch of these songs. Greatly enjoyed them. Hated one of them, the one that goes and "I'll give a peace sign" or "high five." Other than that, great songs.

"Ironic" and "Hand in my Pocket" will be bangers 4-ever! As a big karaoke-fan I will always appreciate those car-radio sing-along hits. Otherwise it's a consistent album. But as a whole it gets quite boring after a couple of listens.

Geiles Album, auf dem auch mein Go-to karaoke Song drauf ist. Was ich super spannend finde, ist, dass der Sound zwar soooo 90er Rock und gleichzeitig erfrischend ist (wie auch in einem anderen Review erwähnt). Ich denke, das liegt daran, dass man in den Songs wirklich auch noch die Anleihen vom Sound vorheriger Jahrzehnte hört. Z.B. die Bob Dylan/Neil Young mäßigen Mundharmonika-Einsätze und den CCR-mäßigen Bass auf Hand in My Pocket. Gleichzeitig würde ich behaupten, dass der Gesangsstil von Alanis Morrisette ein wichtiger touchstone für den angry girl pop der 2000er ist und selbst gleichzeitig eine Fortführung von melancholischen Stil von Joni Mitchell. Und dazu kommen unterhaltsame, selbstbewusste Texte, die einfach perfekt delivered werden. Persönliche Lieblingszeilen: You took me out to wine, dine, sixty-nine me But didn't hear a damn word I said Und It's meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful wife Tbh Forgiven sollte eher forgotten heißen, the way wie ich es dreimal angehört habe und jedes Mal irgendwann in der Mitte outgezoned bin. Alle anderen Songs mag ich aber!!!

I am SO surprised, this nothing like I expected. I love it. It’s hard, varied, melodic, interesting

Still love the album. Lyrics are great. Her voice works with the lyrics - fairly angry. “All I really want is some patience, a way to calm the anger”, “all I really want is some justice” and “I’m young but I’m underpaid” stand the test of time. “You took me out to wine, dine, 69 me” is a fun rhyming language. “Not the Doctor” is fun.

So good they made a musical out of it

#1021. I haven't listened to this album in over 20 years, surely, but it's a good one. It reminds me of high school, of sitting in the bedroom of a pretty girl, listening to this album and others like it. One of the other reviews said something about the lyrics being feminist cringe, but that's the point. If you can't get past that, you'll never like it, but if you can embrace the cringe, you see this album fucking slaps. 4/5: fantastic.

I recognize her talent but I'm just not a fan.

First time listening to full album. Very familiar with all the radio hits and there's a lot. I like all the popular songs on this album and can see developing a taste for the flow of the songs. Not usually my cup of tea. Sounds great and makes me wanna take a road trip.

This album is weird. I feel like there are parts of every song that I really like and others that kind of make me want to tear my ears off, the dichotomy is odd. I had a very hard time deciding which songs to add to the highlights and which was my favorite because some parts of every song made me want it in the highlights but i just also hated some of every song. In between a 3 and a 4. Highlights: You Oughta Know Forgiven Ironic Wake Up (favorite)

oh to be alanis morissette in the 90s favorite song was head over feet

ive always really liked this album, very 90's female rage

Cuz I’ve got one hand in my pocket and the other is strokin that shit crazy I love her lyrics so much and her neurotic voice is just the greatest. Some of the songs are skips but definitely worth a listen for the way she strikes at the angstiest of moments in everyone’s life. Going down on someone in a movie theater ain’t no joke.

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.

Hand in My Pocket You Learn Head Over Feet Mary Jane

While if course i knew You Oughta Know and Ironic, for some reason i always shied away from listening to Jagged Little Pill. Thankfully, i don‘t regret listening to it now! The album starts incredibly strong with Alanis‘s literal „I Want song“, only for You Oughta Know to slide in and tell us her Want just crumbled in front of her. What follows is an honest, at quite some points ironic and unfiltrred dissection of her relation to men, to herself and the social rooms she grew up in. The album definitely sounds quintessentially 90s. On songs like Perfect and Head Over Feet that works to their detriment, on other songs it just hits right. All I Really Want, You Oughta Know, Right Through You and Ironic just display the bursting emotions ranging from anger and despair to more hopeful notes. We all have been 20, i think everyone can relate to that state of having to find your place in the world. And no voice can put that feeling to record better than Alanis, moving from soft and serene to full steam ahead between songs. It all just comes really well together - lyrics, vocals and instrumentals. Except for that goddamn harmonica. Never the harmonica.

This was everywhere. I mean, E-V-E-R-Y-W-H-E-R-E. And, to be honest, it was fantastic. I can’t say if I’m still able to listen to this regularly; I think my ears and brain must have gotten a little tired from the relentless rotation of this album and its hit songs. But this is an album that definitely deserves to be here, and I can’t give it anything less than a 5. Too many top-notch tracks.

8,5/10

love alanis morissete 9/10

I think this was another very solid album. It was certainly very 90s with its breakbeats and edginess, but I think it has aged pretty well. The singing and instrumentation were enjoyable, even if a couple songs had somewhat pedestrian instrumentation, the singer is very pronounced and fun to listen to, including her lyrics. I'd say this fits within the indie rock traditions of the 90s and early 2000s that I like. The harmonic palette had consistency without becoming too tired because there were interesting accidentals and such. I always enjoy a good key change on a chorus like on "Head Over Feet." It gets a little samey by the end, perhaps, but I enjoyed it. strong 3 to a light 4

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.

her voice is both annoying and entertaining the lyrics and arrangements are engaging enough that I feel confident with 3 stars, but I can't honestly go higher given I don't have a taste for the hyper 90's sound or her mouth noises

occasional bangers

This one didn't work for me ATM. 2.4

This is a wonderful album, we bought this album when it 1st came out, and honestly can still play now and enjoy ☺️

Would she go down on you in a theatre?… no, but then she wouldn’t write and entire album moaning about you breaking up with her so swings and roundabouts 🤷🏻‍♂️ In all seriousness there are some good tunes on here but the lyrics are tiresome woman scorned narrative and she really needs to look up the definition of irony…. Rain on your wedding day is just bad luck. 2.7

A great album. Personified the 90s in many ways. Not just a singular performer, a singular songwriter and firebrand. 4.2/5.

Very good and great 90s nostalgia. Tunes still stand up.

Good hits. Great voice and sounds

Brilliant album

No se puede creer la cantidad de hits que tiene este álbum. Descomunal. Parece un compilado. La cagada es que los demás temas no llegan a lo bueno de los otros. Igual, muy destacable el album que se mandó. 7/10

One of my favorite albums. Everything about this album is excellent from lyrics to instrumentations. I love Alanis’ voice and unapologetic attitude, and she’s got an amazing voice with range and intensity.

I find this album from Alanis sounding like an in-between of two similar singers: A subdued and poetic Avril Lavigne, but a more pop-rock Fiona Apple with anger to boot. Her voice also has some interesting changes in timbre: from yodels, rough-scratching shouts, to softer vocals. Really adds to why the singles are iconic, or should I say "ironic"? With an album cover like this, I thought it would sound more intense. It's almost ballad-like if not for the harder-hitting instruments. Kind of like Garbage's debut cause there's some bits of dance-pop here (3.5-4).

A perfect album. And a stunning debut. She’s brilliant and I always knew the songwriting was good but in recent years I’m really blown away by her voice.

You know the Mandela effect? I have a super dumb Mandela effect where I remember Alanis saying "I've got one hand in my pocket, and the other's winning the lottery." I can hear her singing this clearly, like, her cadence and everything. It doesn't even make sense as a line. How can one hand win the lottery? Like, a scratch ticket? This album is packed with hits, a few of which weren't even singles. "All I Really Want" could have been another radio hit. Ok I just googled it and "All I Really Want" was the sixth and final single for this record. So I guess it couldn't have been a hit, cause I feel like I never heard it outside this album. Dumb things I thought about this record #2. I thought "it feels so good swimming in your stomach" was a new thought in the song instead of how a jagged little pill feels. Like, Alanis herself likes to swim in your stomach. And to be honest, I kinda like that interpretation better. So I'm keeping it that way, dumb or not. This record slays, but there a few forgettable songs. Sort of like "Appetite for Destruction" which I (older and wiser) am gonna go back and edit down to a 4 from a 5, because, oddly enough, I feel the exact same way about that record. Like I like it, I'll listen to it over and over, but it doesn't quite reach 5.

cool album for cool girls sisisisus

Never was a fan. Good voice but just a bit tame for my liking

A ‘90s staple—a little weird, a little haunting.

This record embodies the 90’s for sure. I’m not sure if I totally mess with her flow on this album, but I can’t argue that this wasn’t super influential. It’s actually crazy how many artists bit on this delivery/style. Also getting jumpscared by some obnoxious Bob Dylan esque harmonicas was totally not expected. But well worth it.

The idea of music behind its time yet still being so significant only very few things are truly timeless, while this does not pass that test you can feel its presence and feelings in music today and I hear this and I hear John Mayer, Billie Eilish, even some Greta van fleet I’ll say it. This albums slow ballads and progressions feel so angelic sometimes. I don’t necessarily find it to be that moving but the instrumentals are on point especially Mary Jane wow. Wake up is the break up song and great way to end it it’s multilayered it’s literal but also a diss to the record companies and people who have wronged her at least that’s what I hear even has a drug twist to it. All In all I like this and I’m glad I have it on CD it adds a great mood and lyrics even if it is a bit last century

Not every song is a banger, but even the “weaker” songs are pretty good. The number of successful singles off this record is impressive.

favs: you oughta know hand in my pocket forgiven you learn ironic rating 2/5

It’s the 90s, you went through a bad breakup all you have is anger and a harmonica; you cook this up.

i liked some songs, and i like the way her voice shifts through the songs. still, 'you oughta know' is my favorite from here.

This one had an outsized impact on me. All the feels.

Хиты, хиты, повсюду хиты... Как у нее получилось так плотно написать почти все главные свои песни в один период?

Какой же разьеб. Лучшее десятилетие в музыке.

отличный альбом, все хиты сразу вместе - 4

I've always loved Alanis. I loved seeing this album pop up. I listened to it a few times over the course of a few days.

Nostalgic

Epic

If you enjoyed this good for you.

From the first bars, this instantly took me back to year 7/8 in 1995, listening to this album on my discman at school during breaks. It's a great album, and Alanis is an excellent singer/songwriter (and if course, God!).

It’s the only album of hers that I own, that probably says something.

Like a Diary that's Surprisingly Deep I went into this album having never heard of Alanis Morissette, so I didn't really know what to expect. I went to listen to her most popular song, and as soon as I heard Ironic I went ohhhhhh that's who we are listening to today. Iconic piece of 90s music for sure. Honestly the production is super 90s and the vocals are the main appeal for me. Alanis has a pretty amazing vocal and emotional range on these songs. What surprised me most tho is how deep some of these songs go. "Perfect" is a well written abt conditional love and the baggage of that. "Forgiven" tackles religious shame rlly well. "Mary Jane" is a real portrait of depression. It's like if Taylor Swift was actually good. "All I Really Want" opens the album great. The vocals are iconic from the get-go, delivered in that breathless style. Really feral vibe. The lyrics are great and the silent pause in the song is genius. 6-7/10. "You Oughta Know" is just fire. The scorn, the anger, the raw vocals, I love the contrast between the whisper-sung verses and the yelling chorus. Instant classic. 8-9/10. "Perfect" has pretty chilling lyrics about conditional love. Deep emotional themes, but simply too slow for me. 4-5/10. "Hand in My Pocket" is a fun optimistic song. Laid back, good themes of self-acceptance. 4-5/10. "Right Through You" has a cool riff. Love the topic. Raw and confrontational. 5-6/10. "Forgiven" is hard. The themes are horrible but so well done. I love how the song swells. 7/10. "You Learn" has great relatable lyrics but it's a bit too polished/radio-friendly for my taste. 5-6/10. "Head Over Feet" has such a cool riff. Love the chorus, heartwarming lyrics. That fuckass harmonica docks half a point. 7-8/10. "Mary Jane" has Alanis's voice on full display. Good themes but very slow. Not quite my tempo. 4-5/10. "Ironic" is fire, but docks a point for being so overplayed. 7-8/10. "Not the Doctor" has a cool chorus riff, but the verses are whatever. 6-7/10. "Wake Up" is my favorite. The riff is so good, the bassline is killer, the lyrics fiyah. 8-9/10. Overall, this is a genuinely great album. I can see why it's iconic. Really emotionally honest, a raw delivery, and its not afraid to be ugly and vulnerable and angry. Not all of it is my vibe (some songs are too slow, some are too radio-friendly) but the highs are really high. Rating: 8.5/10

So many great songs. All hold up well. Totally unique album.

I fear the 90s just did it better

I knew (and liked) a couple songs of this album. The ones I didn't know turned out to be a great surprise.

Yass white woman ughh a girl who’s gonna b ok uhh

This was GREAT. This found me at the right time and I am now a huge fan.

The sound of a woman who isn't taking your shit any more. It's very much of its time with lots of 90s post grundge guitars and production. But it is extraordinarily angry and crank about a woman dealing with breakup or even just living her life. Glad I heard it.

Empezó chido. Suena como un total álbum clásico. Conocía algunas canciones pero no sé bien de donde, definitivamente de algunas pelis. Muy buen comienzo. Creo que 8/10

So many absolute bangers on here; All I really want, You oughta know, Ironic

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

Speaking of voices that squeak. Man, I was not old enough for this in '95. I remember hating how annoying her voice was (I only heard what was played on MTv). I've heard some truly obnoxious voices with much less to say during this experiment. I'm happy to report, this album is actually good (if you're not 11).

Quite good.

Really strong album in parts, her voice is great and there is enough rock to hold my interest. The band are tight and it feels like this would have been great live. Some great lyrics packed with vengeance, fun and emotions. However, irony isn't how she describes it.

Pretty solid album, iconic Best song is probably Forgiven or You Oughta Know I would rate it 4/5- Good Album

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.

It was fine to listen to but not an album I would buy.

Ok, this is some solid radio 90's. I never processed how many hits were on this album.

Half this album was the mainstay of early alt-rock radio and was played in such repetition that I can't tell if I actually liked it or if I was programmed to. That being said this is still a great listen despite much of that probably being nostalgia.

All the Alanis songs I knew were packed into this album, so like half of it. Loved it, my favorite song I didn't know before was Forgiven

this record sounds exactly like the worst part of the '90s

OK, hasn't dated that well.

Dated in the best way possible, Jagged Little Pill grounds itself firmly in the mid-90s as this snapshot of a simpler time. The production immediately transports you back there, and I could picture myself listening to this in somebody else's bedroom with curtains half closed and some incense burning somewhere. Honestly a marvel to behold, and one that is timeless in spite of itself. Favourite track: Ironic Least favourite track: Wake Up

Raw angry and a great album. Special kudos to the bass playing on this album.

4★/5 07.17.2026

4.5

Her voice is kinda annoying but it fits the lyrics so well like that's how someone who says that would sound. Like 6 awesome pop songs in 12 tracks pretty impressive. I can't really follow her for the slow songs though.

Knew the singles but had never listened to the album. Quite good songwriting.

The hits are good but couldn't enjoy the rest of it

rätt meh 90-tals poppppp

Yeah mint, really enjoyed this for some reason. Felt nostalgic

Ehhh

Sounds like the best visit to the dentist

I hate the lyrics, I hate her voice, I hate how much this was shoved down the Canadian populations throat. This occupies the same space in my head as Nickelback, disrespectfully.

You can’t get away from the fact that this was produced in the 90s. But there’s definitely something here. If this had come out in my teenage years, it would’ve been playing nonstop.

Like the female version of Dave Matthews. Awful

Full despechada, tiene 2 o 3 canciones buenas

Fantastic from start to finish!!

Jagged Little Pill came out the summer that I graduated high school. And it didn't take long before these songs were EVERYWHERE. I liked them well enough, but it didn't take long before I was hearing them so much that I had no desire to seek them out on my own. Someone gifted me the CD, but it sat in my collection untouched for years before I finally exchanged it for something else at Fantastic Records in Pittsford. And so listening to this now was definitely nostalgic. It has a definitive 90s sound. You Oughta Know was the first tune I remember hearing, and it did pack a punch hearing it again. Ironic reminded me of how we used to make fun of the song because of all of the non-examples of irony in the lyrics. Head Over Feet was probably my favorite from back in the day and sounded much as I remember it. Honestly the songs that stood out most were Not the Doctor and Wake Up, which I don't remember hearing before. All in all this is a good album. The songs have memorable hooks. Alanis' voice isn't the greatest, but it fits here and the music is otherwise well performed, though for me it's best taken in small doses. Maybe in another 30 years I'll be up for another full listen.

I recognized more of this project than I was expecting going in, despite having heard the album name before. Many songs here were very familiar despite not knowing their names, I had definitely heard them in passing. Like several songs of that nature, surprisingly, I found when actively clicking to listen to them myself I really enjoyed them despite not thinking much of them when hearing them out in public. This album is built up of many songs that go for a similar vibe, which may be part of why it was once difficult to differentiate them, but I’m here for it and I can’t help but enjoy what Alanis is bringing to the table here. This felt like it fell on far over on the strong end of the singer-songwriter spectrum that I’m not always all too fond of. It seems many of these tracks became very popular very quickly, building a cult following for Morissette as people fell in love with this, her debut. I can often see the appeal with artists who gain fame this way, with often relatable and accessible music being at the heart of it, without becoming part of the “fandom” myself. All that said in that long-winded setup, Alanis is the exception to these “rules” when it comes to singer-songwriter music and cult followings. If I were there for the release and hype that followed Jagged Little Pill, I think I would have been all in myself. I love all the catchy moments and choruses, Alanis’s vocal talent paired with her intensity and inflections, and all the fun and powerful lyrics and attitude that go with it. I think I’m realizing I love much of what she does for the same reasons I so enjoy someone like Hayley Williams, both for her work with Paramore and as a solo artist, today. I even enjoyed and appreciated the haunting hidden a capella track at the end. Some tracks definitely stand above others; this isn’t the most consistent project I’ve ever heard. I also don’t feel that it has some of the elements that other albums have had that causes them to take many listens to grow on me with time, it’s much more of a “what you see is what you get” experience. I’ve grappled with the score I should give this because I don’t think this is revolutionary or something that should be revered as a top classic by all, necessarily. What I do think is that this is just about everything I could hope for with this process, finding an album I may have never listened to in full if not having been directed to do so, that I’ve fallen in love with and expect to return to often. This isn’t the first and won’t be the last of these projects I’ve had this experience with, but I’m still excited and grateful every time it happens. I may be lucky, in a way, that I wasn’t around to hear this in 1995 so the biggest hits aren’t as overplayed for me, even if I recognize them. We’ll see how it ages, but this album rocks right now, I have it on repeat, something I don’t do all that often. This might have been the perfect time for me to hear Jagged Little Pill for the first time, at least it certainly feels that way today. 2 listens Favorite Tracks: Ironic, You Oughta Know, All I Really Want, Right Through You, Hand in My Pocket, Head Over Feet, You Learn, Forgiven

Expectation: -> An album I had on repeat in the 90s. For those who weren't there, half of these songs were about everywhere. I'll predict a 4 rating minimum pre-listen. After listening: -> What a walk down memory lane. Really enjoyed this. This was/is a generation-defining album. Wouldn't say that I plan to start listening to Alanis or this '95 album again here in 2026. But forever affected by it. There are some 5-star banger songs here that I will forever enjoy, no matter how much time passes. Album as a whole gets a 4. Track ranking: Head Learn Ironic Mary Jane Pocket Perfect Wake Right Through Oughta Forgiven All I Doctor Your House

I feel like I didn't appreciate this album for what it was when it came out. I am such a sucker for any singer that exudes the passion she does when she sings. I don't even care about talent nearly as much. I owned this album in the 90s and liked it well enough but this is so much better to me now.

First time listening to Alanis Morissette. Here’s a breakdown for each song: All I really want: like the instrumental intro, the harmonica adds a nice touch and feels unique. My first impression of her voice is that I love it. She sounds iconic. Relatable lyrics. I normally listen to more “sung” music but I really like this for this more “talk” style. It just felt a bit basic so 3/5 You oughta know- I love the beat drop at start. It’s satisfying how they add more musical texture and the song starts. I think I might have heard the chorus before. I love the changes in dynamics. I like how it strips back to instrumentals in the middle. It’s brought back in nicely. Was getting kinda bored at some points but still really good. 4/5 Perfect- I love the shaker. Guitar chords are good and set the mood. Her vocals are really nice, didn’t realise she could sing. This song feels very raw and vulnerable unlike the others. Drums are nice. Feels kinda nostalgic. Really meaningful lyrics about the expectations placed on young people to be perfect. 4.5/5 Hand in my pocket- I love he intro. I love the vocals. Feels very “teenager” . My fav so far. Harmonica is nice. 4.5/5 Right through you- I like lyrics. Solid song. 3.5/5 Forgiven-

Myslalam ze bedzie fajne i zajeboscie sie zapowiadalo ale troche mierda

This album is alright. Kinda liked the sound. Still listened while sick.

на любителя жанра. Типа кренберис или аврил лавин - та же волна. Видно что в альбом было вложено, но если честно хуйня. Переслушивать бы не стал, слишком генерик.

I didn’t care for Alanis back in the mid 90’s when this was huge. I couldn’t get past her voice (a theme for some of this week’s albums) to even care about the lyrics. Aside from Ironic which I knew wasn’t at all about irony. I hoped listening today would change that. Maybe I’d really like it more with an intentional listen. What I found is that it’s an exceptionally written record. The lyrics are very impressive. But that voice. And the affectation. I just couldn’t get past it. It’ll be a three as there’s clear talent. But I still didn’t like it. The only song that pushed through for me was Perfect, and it was a strong like and not a love.

So many classics but I never liked it much

Alanis might not know the meaning of irony, but she certainly knows how to pen a memorable song! I have never willingly listened to Alanis Morrissette, but I already knew a good portion of this already just by how many big singles this album is crammed with. They are all well constructed pop rock songs that are built from the embers of the alternative rock scene. Outside of all the big hits, I was particularly enthralled by the infectious melody of "Forgiven". Morrissette is bitter about her ex, and her barbed jabs about her former lover are cutting and humorous. This warts-and-all approach to songwriting isn't something you would expect to hear from a woman on such a mainstream album at the time of release. This does start to drag as it reaches the latter parts of the album and it couldn't hurt to trim off a song or two, but I had a great time checking this out.

Muy noventero para bien y para mal me gustó

Me gustó mucho, gran disco de los 90's. Te transporta a la época. Un sonido muy único, autentico, sin pretenciones y muy efectivo. Suena pop, pero sin dejar de lado el sonido grunge distintivo de la época. Ahora, como disco funciona, pero si destacan solo algunas canciones como You Oughta Know, Hand In My Pocket, Ironic (los sencillos al final) y Wake Up. Si revisitara el disco creo que me enfocaría en escuchar solo esas.

This was my first cd ever, so ofcourse I will rate this with a 5, because it reminds me of my 12yo self who screamed her lungs out on You oughta know as if I was Alanis herself. And the album is just great.

It’s a great album. Alanis has such a fantastic voice. Has her monster hits, and others that I’ve not really heard. Solid album for sure. 3.9/5.0

It's so hard to know what to think about this, because so many of these songs are so ingrained into the culture of being 'a teenage indie kid in the mid to late 90s with a broad idea that it's good to like women in music but quite a narrow range of which ones'. Basically, Alanis and Sheryl Crow were your people, and - if you were me - Hole. Thankfully, we've all come a long way since then I guess (let's not get overly drawn into the existing struggles of women in music, my point is that I have grown and matured). Anyway, I actually liked this less than I'd hoped. It's good, honest, rock instrumentation, decent songwriting and a voice that has a range from 'great' to 'please stop'. The singles remain arms-in-the-air singalongs, and the rest was also there.

This album has a ton of singles on it, and they're mostly very good (despite the 90s guitars not aging very well). Unfortunately it still has album tracks, some of which are just woof. "Perfect" is, lets say, less than perfect. "Right Through You?" Yikes. I'm not immune to the Alanissance, and maybe I'm just in a bad mood today, but this is mid.

Better than Coldplay

Wat een heerlijk album. Al haar hits staan er in 'Head over Feet' en 'You oughta know'

One of the greatest albums of all time, seriously. Just look at that list of singles. Good lord. Strong all the way through and I can see how this influenced every women from then on, Olivia Rodrigo has the same bite to her lyrics. Love how the vocals are the original demo recordings, usually only 1 or 2 takes. Makes the performance so raw and emotional

The drums on this record almost ruin it for me. A fun little revenge record.

I was surprised by how many I knew; I thought I only knew 2 songs from her. I enjoyed some parts of it, but overall, I don't think it felt as timeless as lots of the older albums that I love. Favorites from the album: - You Oughta Know - Forgiven

Favorite Track: You Learn

at first i almost wanted to stop listening because of the "wailing" style of vocals, but after giving it a chance and listening to 2-3 songs, i found a pleasant listening experience. nothing special, but i still had a good time.

An absolute classic which I finally got to listen

Classic 90's album.

No one does "jilted" better than Alanis. Enjoyed this album, and especially glad I read through the lyrics while listening, as (true to form) I've been wrong on some (although not those about going to the movies) for thirty years. I'm still a fan.

Pretty raw emotions, overall a solid album “You Oughta Know” may be the best middle finger break-up song ever, but is partially offset by “Ironic” confusing irony with unfortunate events.

All songs sounded the same - like Taylor Swift's albums. And also like from an Always ad.

hell yeah

just listened to this with my kids on a road trip! one of the top albums of all time and it's definitely in my personal top 5

міленіали слухали і гірко плакали

It’s a four star album, but this album hit me at the right time and shaped the sound of my nineties, paving the way for a resurgence of women singer songwriters. She connects the dots between Carly Simon and Olivia Rodrigo.

Amei

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.

Album was honestly one of my favs so far. I cant tell if ive been getting bad albums or if this is just the kind of music i like.

I heard this one back in 2019 and liked it quite a bit, but for different reasons than I think most people do. I personally think that Morissette handles “epic” and “tender” moods better than the “angry” ones that seem to be the primary calling card of this record for most people. My favorite song is “Forgiven”, which exploits its church-related subject to the max with appropriately cavernous production, and the record’s best vocal performance. And the more relaxed numbers like “Hand In My Pocket” and “Head Over Feet” also do more for me than the spitfire stuff. The whole record is well-written and enjoyable, but it’s been interesting to discover that I’ve enjoyed it for different reasons than most other people seem to!

I think it was a good album to start my journey of one album a day. Really enjoyed it and come to thinking that I have not listened to so many good music and artists.

more albums need a harmonica! this angsty little album that came out my birth year holds up extremely well. you can hear alanis' influence permeate through pop music today.

Amazing album all throughout, lyrics are so raw and the sound is cool. You can feel every word and every emotion. Cannot recommend it enough, so good!

Few good songs I have heard before

Some familiar songs that are decent but not a great album. I think her delivery and voice are the same on each song and it feels boring.

I really like You Oughta Know and Ironic! It was great to listen to others and find out that I know more then I thought!

Everything about this should be something I love, but for whatever reason it's not quite working for me some of the time. I think if I was slightly drunk I would absolutely adore this. As it stands I'm a bit hungover - this album definitely isn't a hangover album. I'll give it a go another time anyway: Favourites: You Oughta Know Hand In My Pocket You Learn Head Over Feet

Fantastic album. Had never appreciated how good it Is before!

We’re going millenial wine mom-core on this one. All in all pretty solid, half of this album might as well be a 90’s greatest hits album. The hits are the main appeal, but there’s some genuine surprises with the deepcuts as well. It’s quite a varied album and Alanis blends pop and alternative really well. Having a song named Mary Jane should be a crime, but the song itself is fine. It’s easy to see why this album took off like it did.

4 - great album

The type of alt rock that works for me exactly once, within the confines of this album, and then somehow never again. Great tunes on here though. You Oughta Know has a special kind of fire to it.

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.

Sure Alanis's voice is a little jagged pill on the ears sometimes, but as much as I wanted to mock this, it's a good listen and a time capsule to the mid-90's. Also, some of the lyrics, chef's kiss.

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

At least it’s not tailor swift

01) All I Really Want - 10,0 02) You Oughta Know - 10,0 03) Perfect - 9,0 04) Hand in My Pocket - 10,0 05) Right through You - 10,0 06) Forgiven - 9,5 07) You Learn - 10,0 08) Head over Feet - 10,0 09) Mary Jane - 9,0 10) Ironic - 10,0 11) Not the Doctor - 9,5 12) Wake Up - 9,5 TOTAL: 9,71 (97/100) Current ranking: 13/961 I loved this woman. I was a 17 year old closeted gay virgin but I vibed to "You ought to know" like he dumped my ass for someone else :-) "You Learn", "Hand In My Pocket", "Ironic"... they are all anthems of my youth so I can give it five stars without even listening. But why would I do that? Why when I can listen to this magnificent album one more time and go back to my lonely teenage room for at least an hour and pretend it's 1995 and I'm 17 all over again... Thank you Alanis!

It's angst, it's brilliant.

I didn't know that those couple of iconic songs were from this one album of hers. It really has the sound of the time that has just faded from the mainstream and I liked listening to that as a throwback of sorts.

I can’t I’m sorry

Amazing album that captures feminine rage well. I love the lyrics, I love her "ugly" voice, and the hits are truly hits. But, there are some filler tracks. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed "Head over Feet" this listen.

One of my least favorite albums I've ever listened to. I wasn't outraged about listening to this album for about 30 seconds and it was the 2 unexpected harmonica solos. To her credit, she sparingly tackles some existential topics and therefore tackles more interesting topics than Taylor Swift imo because it's predominantly not reinforcing the idea that a young girl's life should revolve around young love. I told myself if she was younger than 19 when this came out, I'd give it a 2 ... no dice

I'd be surprised if there is an album on this list that better captures the vibe of the 90s (up to and including a cultural obsession with oral sex). And I have no complaints about any of that.

It's been a long time since I listened to this one the whole way through - and holy shit is it one you forget about. Set aside the cultural impact (and boy did it have an impact), every single song has a drama, a build, a craft and thoughtfulness behind it that then gets channeled into white hot rage and ragged emotions through Alanis' voice. It's a case of the perfect album in the perfect moment and there's not a single song I'd replace. Fucking phenomenal record.

Very good

The nostalgia keeps on rolling with an album that I was all too familiar with, not only because it was ubiquitous with half of the album released as singles but also because my mate‘s brother was a fan and not only played the album regularly, he dragged me to a gig as well. Even despite that, I was surprised how much of this I remembered and in all honesty, I don’t mind it even though it’s not the revolutionary album it was painted as. It’s not something I’ll listen to again though but for a moment of nostalgia, it was ok.

Would be a 5 but a song entitled Ironic that contains nothing that is actually ironic is annoying.

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

Love the harmonies, a little rough on the solo vocals

Mid- some of it was strong, most of her vocals are just annoying...

A few mediocre radio songs and a bunch of filler, all with a poser vibe.

There are some awesome songs on this albums. Songs that I would say that you do have to listen to before you die. I love Alanis's vocal delivery, so angsty and so freeing. But I wouldn't say I love the experience of listening to this whole album front to back.

Did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did. Very samey samey to begin with, but after a couple play throughs I really loved this. Pretty much all of her best stuff on one album, and the epitome of female anger in the 90s. Loved it.

This album is absolutely brilliant - her iconic vocals cut through each song like a knife, so striking and impactful, yet dynamic to each song that she performs. The songwriting is catchy yet really clever, and the 3-4 big hits are absolutely killer. Hand In My Pocket is my favourite, but the others all hit the spot too. There are 2-3 tracks that don’t hit the same heights for me, but overall it’s a superb listen. 9/10.

and what it all comes down to… i hear some joni mitchell, cranberries, etc.

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!

HOLY SHIT I LISTENED TO THIS YESTERDAY AND HAD THE THOUGHT: “lol what if jagged little pill is my album tomorrow since I’m listening to it today?” Anyways this is an all timer, Morrissette’s voice and lyrics are so perfect for this album. The composition is criminally underrated, with baselines that go so hard. I love Jagged Little Pill!!! 5/5

Highlights: You Oughta Know, All I Really Want, Ironic, Hand In My Pocket, Perfect, You Learn, Head Over Feet. 4.4

The Good: We feel bad, we get medicine! The Bad: It’s a jagged pill to swallow… The Ugly: I don’t know, Alanis’s outfits back in the ‘90s??? How I recall this album landing… and many of us wondering how it was possible that someone with such an odd voice was getting sooooo much attention? Middle ‘90s were a time where the ladies were getting their foothold in the music scene though; No Doubt, Shania Twain, Whitney Houston, Melissa Ethridge, Bjork… and on and on I could go… fucking Spice Girls… Anyway, Alanis, she was kind of special… in the way she seemed to feel totally uncomfortable on stage, yet becoming a rolemodel for plenty. I am glad that she was not a one-day fly on the wall, and able to grace us with music for a good decade, before sliding into oblivion as many others did post ‘90s, well… except for Bjork… and Gwen Stefani… and even Britney Spears… Should this album be on a list of things you need to hear before you die? Yes. It was a pivot moment in music history where alternative music became the new pop music… but you’d need to explain that to people. Anyway, there was a moment around track #3 that I started getting irritated with Alanis’s voice… but that smoothed out a track or two later… so, 4* as this is a great album, but not great enough for top score!

Really liked it. Great album with incredible energy from the 19 year old Canadian who made it. Excellent start.

Not the biggest fan of her style of singing but the instrumentation is good

Some early 2000 bangers on here. Like it purely for nostalgic purposes.

This album was released a few days before my seventh birthday, and it quickly received heavy rotation in our household as my mum, a young single parent of two, found a huge amount of emotional release within. I remember thinking that this was a very angry lady, and I couldn’t understand why she was singing about “cross-eyed bears”. But I liked it. Thirty years later, the edges have softened and the confusion has cleared, and I consider it a near-perfect record.

One thing that I really enjoyed about this album is the production. Every sound has meaning and adds so much to the emotion of the record, even if I don’t fully like some of the compositions in this album the production on most songs will be what keeps me coming back. I feel like the vocals and lyrics are kind of hit or miss for me personally but it’s still a soild LP. Fav tracks: perfect, hand in pocket, you learn, ironic, and wake up

Now I know who made Hand in My Pocket. It's added to the library. Really enjoy the sound.