Jagged Little Pill

Una maravilla!

A powerful, solid album. No wonder she was cast as God...

8/10

Damn, what a good album. So many bangers!

Under-appreciated by me for all these years. I always knew some of these were bangers, but I never really gave them a listener’s chance. It’s now a part of my collection.

Love this album. Gives me memories of GCSE English Best-ought to know 4.87/5

vibes

I don't think I have ever listened to this album in full, so I am only aware of the hits that were played on the radio. It starts off very well with All I really want. On the whole the album has a great tempo, with lots of really good songs. I cannot fault it. great instrumentation and vocally very good with angry resentful lyrics. Forgiven is probably the standout song. Would I want to own it? probably not, so it's getting 4 stars

This has been one of my favorite albums for almost 2 decades, one of the best albums ever! Yay!

phenomenal album !!!!!! so so so being in ur 20s vibes, i always come back to this album

The hits really hit, anybody that was raised in the 2000s know. The misses unfortunatly really miss for me. Great songs, okay album.

Inside me there are two wolves. One loves rap and rock. The other one loves funk and jazz. Both fucking love white girl music from the 90s and 00s. Honestly surprisingly good instrumentals. "You oughta know" has some stanky bass and other songs have some genuinely good guitar riffs and tight drum sections. Although I dont appreciate the balads, most other songs are pretty catchy and fun. However if not for the legendary "Ironic" this record most likely wouldn't be on this list. Its strong shoulders carry the weight of the ballads pretty wel though. 7/10

“Is this album good?” Yes yes yes yes yes

All time fave

Gave me a nostalgic feeling I really appreciated the creativity!

Truly an astounding amount of bangers for one album. Love Alanis' voice, feel like it has only gotten better with age. The force she can push some of her words out with is insane. Also, I think more slap bass in here than I remember? Listened on bus commute and then walking a couple blocks in bitter snowy cold, unbothered

Classic 90s album, Alanis' voice isn't my favourite, but she did showed a lot of personality - not just rage here.

Classic album. Tons of great songs

I think that side 1 of this album is an easy 5/5 with so many great songs. Of course You Oughta Know and Hand in My Pocket are classics, but I am also a really big fan of All I Really Want. Unfortunately side 2 doesn't really do much for me. I've never been a big fan of ironic (not that it is bad), and all the other songs are just ok. High 4.

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

Pura nostalgia.Puro suco dos anos 90. Ouviria mais vezes

4/5 We grew up together metaphorically.

Familiar territory, though I've never listened to the full album but half of it were radio play singles. I enjoyed the tracks I was familiar with and enjoyed the tracks that were new to me. Would probably include this on my own 1001 albums list.

I knew all of the hits (meaning about half the album - this album had a ridiculous number of hit singles), and they're brilliant as long as you can handle Morissette's very distinctive vocal delivery. But it's some of the hidden tracks that really hit me - "Perfect" is an AMAZING meditation on parental pressure, for instance. Fantastic production throughout, and even if you don't like the way she sings, you have to admire the ridiculous amount of vocal control she exhibits. Morissette writes great lyrics, and while all songs are about something, these songs are really *about* the things they're about, if that makes any sense. I really like this album, is what I'm saying,

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

90's feminist icon<3 all the feels. bring me back.

queen alanis!!!!!!!!! one of my fav albums, don't have to tell me twice!!!!!

I’m lucky enough to have seen this album performed live for the 25th anniversary, well a little later as it was delayed due to Covid - what a time, ey? Anyway, this album holds a place in my heart for sure. I always think of it as a 5* album with no skips but actually there are a couple of songs I’m less obsessed with. However due to the restrictive nature of no .5*s, the INSANE amount of iconic singles on this album plus the gorgeous hidden track I always forget about (can we bring that back pls???) I had to go 5* and I think I’m okay with that.

Shrieking onto the seen like an angry banshee of unrequited love, this is definitely something.

Crazy bc I’m playing Bella in Jagged little pill this summer! The og album hits way harder tho

If any album perfectly catches the spirit of the mid 90s, it's this one. Angsty lyrics meet Post-Grunge arrangements, and they are having a party with absolutely catchy hooks - almost the entire album was in the MTV heavy rotation at the time. It's really that iconic. Or even Ironic? Who knows ... 4.5/5

i luv it

Really great. Never listened until now.

I love Alanis Morissette!!!

Perfect time for this when it was released. Surprisingly it holds up well, I had not listened to it in a very long time. The fingerprints of this are all over a generation or two of woman singer/songwriters that were inspired to believe its ok to have raw emotion. Alanis has a very take it or leave it voice and vocal style, Ill take it. 3.67 rounded up to 4.

Mfh

Iconic

i’ve got one hand in my pocket, and the other one’s giving this 5 stars

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

I guess it’s good at what it does, but I don’t like that.

Fire fav songs: all i really want, forgiven, head over feet, wake up

That 90s rock-pop sound, 20-year old’s lyrics. It’s not for me.

Well, isnt this iconic?! ;) Great album. Alanis has so much to say on this one and does it with a lot of power. ironic is the best song. you oughta know, hand in my pocket and you learn are all great as well.

Stunning

Freaking love this album. No skips required.

Great '90s pop album, can definitely see why this was nominated so much back in the day. Great hits such as You Oughta Know and Hand in my Pocket, but the rest of the album also sounds completed and amazing. Good stuff, definitely one of the albums you must hear before you die. 9 / 10

I was going to go with three stars with this one as I never bought it at the time but everything about it is iconic so there you go.

I enjoyed all the memories this album brought back and the more rare songs were interesting.

Nice. A 4 or 5.

What a masterpiece from Alanis. This album is almost perfect.

Still weird feels for me from my youth, although it feels possible to listen to it now without it only taking me on that journey. The sense of this being the acceptable weirdness that I could never and would never want to attain as the proper oddball genderWHAt thing I was. Or something like that. Interesting to listen to now. Some loveliness and some valuable expression of a young woman in that moment. You Learn has aged well imo.

8 / 10

Not so jagged

classic. pure rawness akin to alabama shakes 2nd album.

Great stuff

Pop bulshit for little girls

Such a distinctive vocal style it feels like it begs to be mimicked or mocked, but the more I listened the more I found it hypnotic in a way.

The album that Miley Cyrus wishes she could make Refreshing and timeless, I don't particularly enjoy her voice, but it's astounding that she packed this much conflict and wisdom into an album she produced when she was 21.

Heard one of the songs before. Good. I like the lyrics and how i would never know how it could all sounds. Lyrics could be sad or spiteful but music is upbeat. Very 90s beats.

Never liked her pop take on 90’s heavy rock. Utterly unconvincing.

Very witty and snarky. Has a sound totally of its time but still great. Some fantastic breakup songs.

Lyrically impressive. The 90s sound and angst definitely age this album

I knew of this because of its reputation and the singles from it. Brilliant album, I can see why it was one of the biggest albums of the 90’s.

The singles really make this album. The rest is still good but feels like at times it's just filler now but at the time this was a pretty breakthrough album so gets an extra star. The singles are absolute classics though.

It's a masterpiece and there ain't no doubt about it -- but holy crap, the Dave Culye thing still rocks my mind

banger no skips

One song might have been fine but I was getting annoyed with her voice by the end. 2.5/5

She’s is definitely pissed off at life. This album was so huge when it came out. Some of the songs just got so overplayed. It sounds quite dated and I don’t really care for her vocal style. All that being said there are several very good songs on here and she sings with a lot of passion. 3.5

Full of hits There's an incredibly beautiful undercurrent of aggression which sits so nicely against the voice. You Learn banger, Head over Feet great.

This is VERY 90s. It could only have been made in the angst-filled post-Nirvana climate of the mid-90s, and could only have been successful in that time period. But it is still a good album with several classic tracks. It's not quite a masterpiece, but it works as a time capsule and as an alt-pop album. This is an essential listen, if for no reason other than how much it encapsulates the musical zeitgeist of the day. It's not the best lyrically, but it's undeniably hooky. In all, we have a good if dated album that definitely has a case for being here.

Lots of 90s hits; not a bad album. Ryan only liked the hits.

Probably one of the best debut albums released by a male or female artist. Straight out of the gate with you learn which is a real statement of intent. The album never loses steam and is full of great rock records. Quite possible that Alanis shot her shot her though as nothing really came up to these heady heights following this. Still on heavy rotation amongst a lot of 40 to 50 year old now I guess.

Overall: 9/10 Oh my Canadian queen, I love you so much. The songs on this album are so incredible that I barely care that the production is so incredibly dated. I can't imagine it would sound even remotely similar if it was made a decade earlier or later. I blame the drums mostly. But oh my god, those songs! The lyrics! I love me some vulnerability in my lyrics and you don't get more vulnerable than telling the world you blew Dave Coulier in a movie theater. How ironic it is that the song ironic gets irony wrong so often. One hand in my pocket, and the other one [redacted]. You la-hooooooz yaler. God, I love this album. Almost perfect. Too bad she never made another good album. Fav Song: You Oughta Know

I loved this album when I was 11. I don’t like it anymore-it was a smash but doesn’t hit. One note - the images of her in the car in the ironic video are to me the perfect picture of a Canadian winter.

I listened to the shit out of this when it came out. We listened to it on repeat at a sleepover inside my junior high school. I pressed play on this album and was surprised how many of the words I remembered. A hugely impactful album on me as a teenager. It's production value might be a bit dated but I still love it and it gives me all the feels.

Outside of the singles I find the other tracks a bit weak. But those singles.. they were so huge in 1995, and for good reason.

Fine

Not heard this for 20odd years. Must admit I enjoyed it more back then. Decent, but not great

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.

Klarer ikke å like dette.

Det her kunne jo vært veldig bra. Problemet e at det kommer en eller anna ballhest og skal spille grunge-gitar i hvert refreng.

Hørt til, på og fra jobb. Litt vanskelig å bedømme; forstår godt hvorfor hits er hits, men egentlig er det en ganske irriterende plate? Et par låter for mye? Hm

Knallbra. Synger med følelse. Gjennomført catchy.

I made love to my wife listening to this album!

Super solid album!

So much pissed off angst!

3½

Rating: 9/10 Short Review: It only took 11 days, but we finally got an album by a woman!!! Half jokes aside, what an iconic album. You can really hear how much influence this album had on alt rock.

Pretty good. Some interesting themes and songwriting, occasionally let down by fairly cookie cutter wall of noise 90s instrumentation. Her voice is really amazing but the odd enunciation sometimes takes away from the weight of the storytelling

love this album. always makes me think of my friend. have listened many times and will listen many times more

yeeeess

Classic 90’s album, I must have listened to it before as I know all the songs. Would listen to it again!

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

Fantastic album! In my mind it was an angry album, but that's just because of You Oughta Know. This has really high highs, and its all so undeniably catchy. 9/10

44. nice

Didn't knew I knew this. Some 90s bangers on this album and I like the vibe of the album. Especially the opening song and the first part of the album, the way of signing gets a bit anoying at the end/repeated listens.

A little screechy at points but I thoroughly enjoyed this!

More like Alanis more sets.

This album came out when I was 14, I own(ed) it and I really liked it for songs like Ironic, Head over Feet, Hand in my pocket ... But listening to the entire album as an middle aged adult .. Wow! It is so much deeper and emotional than I realized

An alt pop 90s gem with hits for days. 3.75/5.

Love it

I don't think I've had a more cathartic concert experience than singing "You Oughta Know" at the top of my lungs with 20,000 other people. Favorites: You Oughta Know, Head Over Feet Would I listen to it again: Yes

So unique. It's got that typical 90s grunge (like the Cranberries). I honestly feel like music like this would do well in today's age, especially if it were a bit faster. Personally, I'm not the biggest fan of this music, I just don't see myself listening to it ever. But it's a good listen! Kind of reminds me of the show Daria. OK, Ironic and Not the Doctor back to back are pretty good, this album is growing on me so quickly.

Sounds very 90s, but there's not really a bad track on here. She's pissed off and it shows, at times it's almost riot grrl music for the masses. There is a reason this was such a cultural moment and this still holds up today. 4.5/5

the genre is angry women and I’m eating this shit up

5 star such a good album

The best album for a weekend!

One of my very favorite albums 😌😎🔥

1: All I Really Want 2: You Learn 3: Head Over Feet

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.

Such raw emotions, so powerfully (or gently) and articulately delivered. The angst of alternative with the hit power of pop. A favorite then and just as strong now.

Kinda like "country-hop" as I like to call it. 4/5

Fun, direct, silly. Ticks all the boxes.

Thank you Alanis

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

Easily in my top 5 albums of all time.

If I don't give this a five, my wife would never forgive me. It's good. Don't know if it's really a five. But five it is.

Iconic voice and some really great songs on this album. I didn't listen to it when it came out but it still feels nostalgic somehow.

3

Fun listen. I forgot how many hits she had just on her first album. I love her style of writing, her voice is incredible. Very impressive and cohesive album in my opinion.

Bonafide classic...was in every bedroom as a teenager loved it

I knew the mega hits from this album but have never listened to it through. Ironic is one of those songs that I've heard in the context of being a single so many times its actually kind of jarring in the album but it does still flow well. I thoroughly enjoyed this and found myself running it through twice back to back then listening to a few stand out songs again right after. Playlist track: You Learn

I don't know any of these?! Apart from Ironic. 3 for Ironic alone tho

Listened to the entire album in 2024. Still holds up, great album from its era and arguably her best.

Alanis's voice is still incredible.

Very 90s pop record It was really difficult for me to try listen to this with fresh ears. The singles from this were huge when I was young. Growing up I was an annoying rock kid who would outright reject anything mainstream so this was tarred. Some of it does feel overtly poppy in a way that I still can't quite enjoy and it does feel very of it's time in the way that it blends in hip hop and grunge type elements slightly in the production. There is some fun lyrics though, and the vocal performances are brilliant. It's clearly a great record if only I could get over my hang ups

More like Jagged Little Shrill.

a little long but a few strong songs.

WELL THEN - this is an absolute favourite and never fails to catapult me back to the halcyon teenage days of feeling free and riding around in my friend's first car. I think I know it by heart at this point and I've yet to find a Millennial that doesn't know and love most of the songs. It really is banger after banger. I especially love the light touch of world music, religious themes, angsty elements and alt rock. She's got a penchant for the descending, galloping rhythms and themes ('Wake up', 'You oughta know') which makes her tracks instantly recognisable. At uni, so many of my peers were already writing about "the death of the album" - streaming services were already killing album sales and people's attention spans. Thankfully JLP was released early enough to escape that fate - it was released in 1995 and we were still singing it at the tops of our lungs throughout the 2000s and beyond. 'Mary Jane' is the sleeper hit for me - not the most famous track but I have a soft spot for it.

Love Alanis!!

Before last Saturday this would have easily been the worst LP I’d ever had the misfortune to listen to all the way through, “Highway To Hell” set a very high bar in that regard but on balance AM just about got over it…OMG, never again. Tom. I found this unbearable, the lyrics, vocals...everything. Charlotte

As a teen boy in the 90's I was obliged to hate this album and anger 3 at people that liked it. Which just does that teenage boys are idiots. So many great songs and a genuinely good singer. Her backstory is interesting and with checking out, although depressing how little has changed in the industry

liked the vibe alteretive rock, reminded me of NANA. Gave Fiona Apple vibes too

She cooked

Loved this!!

Iconic album with some great singles and honestly a lot more album tracks than I expected, very strong three for me, just doesn't quite hit home for me

okay so there’s a lot of potential here, but Alanis is so lyrically weak that it wastes the melody.

Its ok - an angry at my ex type Album

So many good, iconic songs on this album Favorites: You oughta know Forgiven Not the doctor 4.3 stars 8.5/10

first

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.

Great album. Helped Gen X ladies get through breakups and made Gen X men. wonder if their girlfriends would go down on them in the theater. Although, I still prefer her 1991 self-titled debut.

The singles are the stand outs. Maybe only because I have heard them 100 times. I find her a little cringy.

Some good, some okay. I’ve heard a lot of these songs on the radio before though

My first impression was recognizing You Outta Know as the karaoke song Kevin sang at Jim's house party in the second season of the office. Great deep cut there that amplifies the joke of Kevin singing that song just a little bit. This album feels very 90's in a good way. The only song I can truly say that I knew going in was Ironic and it's probably for a good reason as I'd say it's the strongest track. There were some blemishes. Some spots were a bit pitchy and without rhythm. Nonetheless, overall solid album.

Listen to this all the time.

IRONIC JUMPSCARE?! anyways great album

Had never heard of her, and it was a pleasant surprise.

Me encanto, es un álbum que escucharía. Mis favoritas fueron Ironic y Right through you. Todo el album esta bueno, menos head over feet que fue la única que no me gusto. Lo escuché con mamá porque venimos volviendo de floripa y me sorprendió cuando le dijo que era uno de sus álbumes favoritos cusndo era joven, se sabia todas las letras lol. Eso lo hace un poco más cool.

fea voz de la chica y las letras de lo last

Classic

easily a 5-star album for me - one of my favourite albums of all time, getting it as my "album of the day" was so fun! i got to re-listen to some of my favourite songs and came to realization why i love this album so much. it's perfectly raw, honest and unfiltered. angsty both in music and lyricism and yet so fun! i listen to "jagged little pill" everytime i want to revive emotions which were swept under the rug and this listen truly grounded me in my perception of the album as just a phenomenal piece of music!!

just sounded like musical theatre in a bad way

We all know You Oughta Know was a masterpiece and that’s what the stars are for, nothing else on the album shines as bright.

some solid tracks in this record, it´s a bit dated but i think it stills holds up

This album was omnipresent when it came out. She's got a lovely voice, and there are some great songs on this record.

This album came out when I was 12 and I still know about 80% of the words. Big nostalgia trip. I maintain that You Oughta Know holds up.

Not the most diverse or well-flowing album imo, but there's far too many bangers on this one disc not to give a 5/5. Faves: All I Really Want, You Oughta Know, Hand in My Pocket, Forgiven, You Learn, Head over Feet, Ironic

Very samey

"This is what I imagine the 90s sounded like!" - it was, I remember. 'Ironic' was on endless radio rotation here in the UK, though the song seems largely forgotten these days. This was a fun listen that made me feel like I was in an angsty 90s teen drama (a welcome escape). I'm not really into singer-songwriter types (preferring bands or instrumentals), but I appreciate how earnest Alanis comes across in her lyrics and performances. Many modern pop artists lean on basic, sterile beats and loops, but here the music is quirky and varied, the fuzzy guitars rock when needed, and the production gives everything a warm, organic feel. It should lose a star for failing to cite anything properly ironic in its big single of the same name, but at least that gave us all Ed Byrne's amusing takedown.

Decent record, singles are good and the songwriting is strong. Maybe slightly dated production but doesn’t detract too much

Love this album, can’t go too wrong with 90s 😛😛😛😛

A cultural juggernaut and part of the firmament of what made the 90s the 90s, listening to this with fresh ears I'm neither blown away or disappointed, it's every bit as enjoyably extra as I remember.

Banger

One of my favorite albums. Such an amazing voice.

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bio mi je okej za slušat, ali malo previše angsty tinejdžerica vibe

Her voice is kinda annoying considering how popular she is, but this was a good album full of heart.

Loved it! Amazing melodies. She has a wonderful voice and this was such a creative leap forward for her. Banger of an album!

A raw 90’s grunge sound. Very kat Stratford, very grunge rock, very teenage girl

This has some great songs where the raspy vocals are a good fit, and a few where... not so much so. Still a solid album.

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.

Was pleasantly surprised at how well this album has held up. Still a great record. Highlights: "You Oughta Know", "You Learn" and "Hand in My Pocket"

It was okay, still not my thing 100%

Incredible album, so replayable, makes me feel like I’m the main character in a early 2000s movie

Hard to get over how annoying Alanis Morissette’s voice is. Some good songs but not a fan overall.

It’s okay. It’s got 2 or 3 songs that get me pumped, even more pumped if I’m 2 or 3 drinks in. I didn’t dislike it, but I didn’t love it.

Some absolute bangers pulled the weight of this album. Sometimes I loved her sound and sometimes I didn’t (little too squeaky). I liked it better when she wasn’t forcing her voice out of her range. I skipped 2 songs after a minute, just not my vibe.

I really liked her voice and the emotion. I thought the production was great and I loved the drums. I thought the lyrics were solid. I liked most of the progressions of the songs. I thought the album was strong and I loved a few songs, thought a few were okay, and did not care for one or two. There are a few songs I could definitely see myself replaying.

I’m not a high school girl in the mid-90s so I’m certainly not qualified to speak on the cultural appeal of this record. Musically, my initial takeaway, I really dislike her voice for large stretches of the record. She has a great voice, but the vibrato and “pouty” effect were grating. I think the record feels very 90’s and dated. However, I think the actual songs are well written and would still be hits today if redone in a modern way. Not for me, but the hits are good. 3/5

Alanis's voice is a bit rough, at first I wasn't quite fond of it. But overall she gave an enjoyable performance. Songs on this album could be divided into two categories. One is the trip hop/downtempo side, the other is the grunge/alternative rock side. I enjoy the latter more, but both are good nonetheless. I could totally see how this could be an influence to some great pop rock artists, e.g. Olivia Rodrigo

Amazing vocals, that are not for everyone but notheless it’s worth the try. This album feels powerful, sincere and vulnerable at the same time in a way that hasn’t aged. No wonder why it’s considered a classic.

A dull, unoriginal, bland, and especially repetitive piece of rubbish which goes nowhere throughout its HOUR LONG runtime. A complete waste of time. All songs sound the same with the exact same structure, so it gets tiring after the first two songs, the production doesn't help it in the slightest somehow managing to make everything sound 10x more bland and uncreative. Listening to this is a complete waste of time, it doesn't matter how 'deep' the lyrics are (which they are not) if the music is total rubbish. If you asked an AI to generate a 90s rock album you'd get this piece of crap.

With all of the super recognizable singles on here, plus some good deep tracks on here, a 3.5 is getting rounded up to a 4

Se la rifó como las grandes, buen álbum, se siente la nostalgia de los 90s Mucho impacto para la chaviza de esa época de fijo Fue headliner para Woodstock '99

I have so much nostalgia for this album that’s it’s impossible to be objective. It’s raw, it’s petty, and it’s quintessentialy 90’s. Yeah, it’s dated and some of the songs are cheesy but my memories of belting out “You Oughta Know” as a hormonal 14 year old are priceless.

She is not my favourite vocalists but there are some great songs here.

One thing's for sure, I'll never be a fan of Alanis Morissette. I respect the career she built, but I still have PTSD from music classes when our teacher tortured us with "Ironic". Definitely not an overplayed song, no, who'd think that? 😅 That song and Alanis' attempts at jodeling drop the rating of "Jagged Little Pill" for me since I'm really not too fond of mainstream pop music. There's certainly some interesting parts here and there, but it feels like most songs that aren't super well-known on here sound a bit too similar imho. On top of this, it's also very 90s. Not necessarily bad, but quirky. I bet it has a ton of fans, but it's not for me. I do respect the craft though.

This album is like letters your therapist told you to write… but didn’t expect them to be made public. I think it’s also one of the best and most interesting albums of the 90s, an unleashing of emotion, a protest against abuse, and sometimes the sound of being set free. So many famous songs here but don’t miss the (few) deeper cuts, especially: “Perfect” — “We’ll love you / just the way you are / if you’re perfect” “Not the Doctor” — “I don’t wanna be the glue that holds your pieces together / I don’t wanna be your idol / See, this pedestal is high and I’m afraid of heights” 5/5

Took my right back to the mid 90s, and surprised me how well it holds up. I really wish her career had continued on the trajectory set by this album, but happy to return to such a solid pop entry.

It wasn’t bad.

In hindsight this feels extremely 90s but that isn't a mark against it. I almost wanna say some songs on this album feel overproduced, but really the snarling, ugly, personal rawness of the lyrics are what shine through it all. It feels like the snap back from a disaffected 90s woman who was told to smile more one too many times and I live for it.

she is an icon!! I love her

A very important album for so many people. Raw energy, anger and a sincerity that rings through

Amazing

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.

me gustó lo que escuché, no es mi estilo pero me agradó

I kinda hate this genre of music ngl so I couldn’t even finish listening to it, which is kinda against the rules but also I am the rules so. My fave lyric was from “You oughta know” ( there are two songs with same name for some reason, this was the first one), where she says “Is she perverted like me? Would she go down on you in a theatre?”. But that’s kinda it. Sounds like 2000s witch movie soundtrack.

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

Not quite my cup of tea - sum songs were cool tho Vent slutningen er faktisk banger, ironic

I've listened to this album many times before, love you oughta know so muchh

A few great songs

faves: forgiven hand in my pocket you oughta know

Good memories, always loved this album!

Such a forever relevant album. So raw, honest, and connected. No skips.

liked the first 2 songs, the rest are ok? love the angst radiating out of her voice. will revisit when im in that specific headspace

4⭐️my dad said this is an iconic 90s album that the angry girls listened to (lol). I don’t identify as an angry girl but I DID enjoy listening to this songs I already knew: ironic, hand in my pocket fave new one(s): not the doctor

Thought this was a badass album. Super cool, reminded me of Fiona Apple female rage

The hits are hitting

Iconic for a reason. Raw, emotional, and catchy.

Alanis Morissette – *Jagged Little Pill* (Maverick/Reprise, 1995) In-depth review – lyrics, music, production, themes, influence, pros & cons -------------------------------------------------- 1. Snapshot -------------------------------------------------- Released 13 June 1995, the 32-million-selling blockbuster that turned a 20-year-old Canadian ex-dance-pop singer into the poster-child for post-grunge female rage. Written with producer Glen Ballard in a lightning 20-day burst, recorded mostly live in a bungalow in the Hollywood Hills, mixed by Chris Fogel, mastered by Ted Jensen. 12 tracks, 57 minutes, zero filler, one hidden acapella (“Your House”). Won 5 Grammys (including Album of the Year), stayed in the Billboard top-20 for 72 weeks, and is still the best-selling debut by a female artist worldwide. -------------------------------------------------- 2. Lyrics – the diary that became a generational mirror -------------------------------------------------- Voice Morissette writes in a stream-of-consciousness that is half confessional poet, half hyper-verbal teenager. She stacks internal rhymes, bends syntax (“It’s a black fly in your chardonnay”), and lets sentences spill over bar-lines until they feel breathless and unsafe. The effect is that every song sounds like it was written minutes after the event it describes. Themes - Betrayal & rage (“You Oughta Know”) – the song that re-claimed female anger from the “crazy ex” cliché and handed it back as high art. - Spiritual hypocrisy (“Forgiven”) – Catholic-school PTSD set to a 7/4 riff. - Irony of modern comfort (“Ironic”) – a meta-joke that lists situational bummers while literally mis-defining irony, thereby becoming a pop-culture case-study in irony itself. - Self-sabotage & perfectionism (“Perfect”, “All I Really Want”) – the first major-label album to articulate high-achieving-girl burnout. - Codependency (“Hand in My Pocket”) – a balancing act of opposites that became a Gen-X self-help mantra. - Survivor’s guilt & empathy (“Mary Jane”) – a lullaby to an anorexic friend that never moralizes. Language She swears, but never gratuitously; the profanity is always at the exact moment the wound opens. She also coins phrases that felt new in 1995: “You scan the credits for your name and you’re surprised when it’s not there” – a line that predicted influencer culture 20 years early. -------------------------------------------------- 3. Music – grunge chords, yoga breaths, hooky as Motown -------------------------------------------------- Harmony Most songs are built on four-chord loops (I-IV-vi-V or variants) but Morissette modulates keys upward (“You Learn”, “Head over Feet”) to mimic emotional escalation. Modal mixtures (♭VII, ♭VI) give the progressions a darker, post-grunge edge without ever abandoning pop cadences. Rhythm Ballard drags the click track slightly behind the beat, so even the rockers swing. “All I Really Want” is in 6/4 but feels like a skipping hip-hop groove; “Forgiven” toggles 7/4-4/4-6/4 without the listener noticing. Drummer Gary Novak plays rim-click verses that explode into full-kit catharsis – the sonic equivalent of swallowed rage finally vomiting out. Melody Verses sit in a low, speech-like register; choruses leap an octave or more, mirroring the lyrical move from rumination to scream. The interval of a minor 7th (“You-ou-ou-ou oughta know”) becomes the album’s signature hook – dissonant enough to sting, singable enough to stay. Dynamics Ballard’s rule: no cymbals in verse 1, no doubled guitars until chorus 2. The result is a natural crescendo that makes every chorus feel like the top of a roller-coaster you didn’t realize you’d climbed. -------------------------------------------------- 4. Production – expensive dirt -------------------------------------------------- Gear - Glen Ballard’s 1956 Gibson Les Paul through a cranked 1968 Marshall plexi – the guitar tone that defined “You Oughta Know”. - Mellotron flutes on “Mary Jane” to fake an orchestra without sounding like 1970s prog. - Shure SM57 on Alanis’s vocals even in the studio – the same mic she would later use on stage, so the record already sounds like a concert. Technique Tracks were cut live with bass (Lance Morrison) and drums (Novak) in the same room; guitar overdubs kept to two passes maximum. No autotune (didn’t exist), no quantizing. Ballard mixed vocals 2 dB hotter than contemporary rock records, forcing radio stations to broadcast every sibilant breath – intimacy as rebellion. Sonic signature Mid-range forward, almost no sub-bass below 60 Hz, hi-hat slightly dark. The master bus was pushed to −0.1 dBFS, giving the CD the loudest average level 1995 technology allowed; it clipped in places, but the distortion reads as passion, not incompetence. -------------------------------------------------- 5. Themes – a feminist bildungsroman in 12 chapters -------------------------------------------------- Side A (tracks 1-6) 1. All I Really Want – sets the bargaining stage: “I’m angry but I still want connection.” 2. You Oughta Know – rage as valid data. 3. Perfect – the seed of anger = impossible parental expectations. 4. Hand in My Pocket – provisional truce with chaos. 5. Right Through You – media / music-industry gas-lighting. 6. Forgiven – institutional religion as first betrayer. Side B (tracks 7-12) 7. You Learn – the pivot: pain as curriculum. 8. Head over Feet – first glimpse of non-toxic love. 9. Mary Jane – compassion for the other woman. 10. Ironic – acceptance of cosmic randomness. 11. Not the Doctor – refusal to be anyone’s savior. 12. Wake Up – integration: “I’m responsible for my own liberation.” The arc mirrors trauma therapy: hyper-arousal → narrative construction → meaning-making → agency. That a 20-year-old sketched the whole map in public makes the album feel prophetic rather than merely confessional. -------------------------------------------------- 6. Influence – the ripple that became a tidal wave -------------------------------------------------- Immediate - Opens the door for Meredith Brooks, Fiona Apple, Liz Phair’s white-label move into the mainstream, and later Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, Halsey, Olivia Rodrigo. - Forces radio formats to retire the phrase “female rock” as a token category; post-1995, women are simply in rock. Business - Maverick Records – the Warner-affiliated label co-owned by Madonna – becomes viable solely on the back of this album, bankrolling The Prodigy, Deftones, Candlebox, and the *Matrix* soundtrack. Cultural - “You Oughta Know” is cited in at least three academic papers on third-wave feminism; the phrase “would she go down on you in a theatre?” enters the OED of pop slang. - The white tank-top / baggy pants / long hair aesthetic becomes the Halloween costume for “angry girl” for the next decade. Musical - Every post-1995 rock producer keeps a “Jagged Little” template: verses sparse, first chorus no drums, bridge goes half-time, final chorus double the guitars and add backing-vocal counter-melody. - The octave-leap chorus hook is cloned by Max Martin for Britney Spears (“…Baby One More Time”) – proving the technique works even in pure pop. -------------------------------------------------- 7. Pros – why it still rewards repeat listens -------------------------------------------------- 1. Unified emotional arc – rare for a multi-platinum record; no obligatory love song or radio jingle thrown in to placate the label. 2. Zero songwriting fat – every track has at least one melodic or lyrical hook that detonates on first contact. 3. Vocal performance – Morissette’s voice cracks, giggles, growls; you hear the body in real time. 4. Production choices age well because they are minimalist, not trendy – no gated-reverb snares, no 1980s synth pads. 5. Cultural durability – the lyrical concerns (imposter syndrome, spiritual deconstruction, online persona vs. private self) feel more 2025 than 1995. 6. Gateway drug to feminism – an album teenage boys stole from their sisters and later cited in women-studies papers. -------------------------------------------------- 8. Cons – the jagged little pills that are hard to swallow -------------------------------------------------- 1. Monochromatic dynamic range – every song ends louder than it begins; 57 minutes of perpetual crescendo can exhaust rather than uplift. 2. Ballard’s guitar tones – intentionally grunge-rough, but the mid-range congestion becomes fatiguing on earbuds or in the car. 3. Over-exposure – radio played six singles to death for five straight years; casual listeners can no longer hear the songs, only the nostalgia. 4. Privilege blind spots – a white, middle-class, thin, conventionally beautiful woman venting rage from a Hollywood bungalow can read as “first-world problems” to listeners facing systemic oppression. 5. Lyrics sometimes mistake volume for precision – “I recommend walking around naked in your living room” hasn’t aged into wisdom. 6. Lack of sonic variety – no ballad stays truly quiet, no experiment leaves 4/4 or diatonic harmony; after a decade of genre-hopping pop, the palette can feel small. -------------------------------------------------- 9. Verdict -------------------------------------------------- *Jagged Little Pill* is not a perfect album, but it is a perfect lightning strike: the moment when a private diary met a mass audience and rewrote the rules for how much truth commercial radio could handle. Its musical vocabulary is simple, its emotional vocabulary is not; the tension between the two created a new language for female anger that still hasn’t been exhausted. If you came of age after 1995, you have danced in its fallout whether you know it or not.

I figured this would be awful, but what do you know, it was actually quite decent. Alanis still annoys with her lack of understanding of the meaning of the word "irony". Rain on your wedding day isn't ironic, it's just bad luck. Someone should have sat her down and explained this and it's honestly going to make me deduct a star. So I'm going with three stars, mainly because that's "ironic" (it isn't).

Recuerdo muy bien el momento en que salió “Ironic” de single, su vídeo y cómo no paraban de emitirlo y radiarlo. Me gustaba, pero no tanto como para seguir la carrera de Alanis desde ese momento. La cuestión es que siguió sacando singles de este álbum y yo incluso hubiera apostado por un par más de canciones. Yo pensé que sería una cantante de un solo disco y me equivoqué. Carisma y estilo propio tiene. Pero no le puedo poner el 10 porque he de reconocer que su voz me acaba poniendo algo de los nervios escuchándola de seguido. Artistaza, no obstante.

i get why people love her. i also relish the fact she went sober after a horrid night with quentin t. i can relate

Pas révolutionnaire, et l’album est très répétitif les mélodies se ressemblent beaucoup Par contre les paroles sont super belles et j’aime particulièrement celles de Perfect & Forgiven qui raconte une histoire très personnelle et ça m’a aidé à crée un lien avec l’album sans connaître l’artiste Mentions honorables pour You Oughta Know,You Learn & Right Through You Par contre Mary Jane c’est le maillon faible de cet album ptn

Iconic

1. uuant - 1 2. knouu - 1 3. perfect - 1 4. hand - 1.5 5. right - 1 6. forgiven - 1.5 7. learn -1 8. feet - 1.5 9. jane - 1.5 10. ironic - 2.5 11. doctor - 1 12. uuake - 1 13. knouu - 1

Lives up to the hype, DEMOLISHES the hype even.

Only knew a few songs before I listened but there were a few catchy songs in there with goof story telling and attitude.

There are a few tracks that I recognized - but wasn't a big fan of the album overall. Just not my era of music.

Really cool vocals, old corny stuff which is kinda endearing, edgy as hell. sweet guitar, vocals carry this album and they are gorgeous Bass line on wake up *chefs kiss* 6/13 saved 82/100

yOu yOu yOu OUGHTA KNOOOOW jei visas albumas būtų tik šita daina būtų 11/10 kadangi taip nėra tai 4/10, sadly. pradžia labai gerai, bet po kelių dainų tiesiog pavargau klausytis ir norėjau išjungt

this is a breath of fresh air compared to what we’ve had recently

Loved the album!!! I had listened to it so much as a kid with mum so it brought back memories of us in the kitchen playing ‘Hand in my pocket’ and baking. 10/10 would listen to again.

"You Oughta Know" and "Ironic" were the obvious standouts, and none of the other songs on the album really connected with me.

Objectively was pretty good but it’s not my cup of tea

C’était cool !

lowk fore, added like 3 songs to my playlist

4/5

I’m starting the resolution a little early of listening to new albums at least once a week (ideally once a day) using the 1001 album generator website. This is my first pick!! I feel like this is such a good first pick for me. I’ve obviously heard of Alanis Morissette and know the classics, but I’ve never sat down and ingested her work before. I’m looking forward to listening through the album. All I Really Want - 8.5 STRONG guitar/bass combo to begin this song. I feel like I’m in a movie. This feels like the beginning to an infamous crashout. About being conflicted about things you want as a complex human being. I thoroughly enjoyed. Morissette has a very unique voice and I don’t know if would work for everyone, but I find myself really captured by the genuine approach to her music. Very groovy and I found myself head bobbing along. You Oughta Know - 9.5 I mean, c'mon. This is the classic Morissette, and for a reason. This song is powerful and I feel like I can have no real notes. I just sit and am along for the ride. The loss of half a point comes from this not being the genre I typically find myself coming to and I’m not sure of its re-listenability for me personally. But this song is top tier and I respect the hell out of its place in the zeitgeist of pop culture. Perfect - 7 Woah. Slowing it down and getting deep as hell. This song being about parents living vicariously through their children and promising an idea of unconditional love but finding fault in the things their kids do. I like the simple, driving nature of the track and how it almost hits you with this abrupt tone and harsh phrasing. Definitely packs a punch. Similar to You Oughta Know, I don't know how often I’ll come back to this in terms of relistens, but it's a strong and emotional song. “We’ll love you just the way you are if you’re perfect” is a banger of a line. Hand in My Pocket - 8.5 Another classic Morissette, if people haven’t heard this one, I’m concerned about them living under a rock. About the back and forth of being human, it really is living somewhere in between both extremes all of the time, “and what it all boils down to is that no one has it figured out just yet”. Right Through You - 7 Starting acoustic?? Ok. Driving DRIVING chorus. Powerful, teetering on the “girlboss” energy the women of the time would have run with after hearing this. But ultimately, this song is going to be about how horrible men are and are never ever clever enough to not be seen right through. Forgiven - 7.5 Alright so this is going to be a song for the religious trauma girls. About how ass backwards religion is, especially existing in a patriarcal religion like Catholocism. This track has insanely emotional writing which is meant to pull these feelings out and call for reflection about religion in general. I like how Morissette directs us to this feeling of we were kind of forced into these religions by our parents when we were kids and ultimately the teachings of those churches are not lining up with lived experiences and leads to messy life events where the church has failed us, or specifically Morissette in this instance. Very specific song and again, a little pointed for my everyday listening, but I appreciate how emotional and strong this messaging is. You Learn - 9.5 Title track!!! Jagged little pill makes an appearance in the pre-chorus. I love the messaging of this one. Basically saying that no matter what happens, anything can be a lesson and YOU LEARN. This song is probably the one that I identify with the most and could see myself listening to again. I LOVE the line about “melt it down, you’re gonna have to eventually anyway” because we really have to go through this life, we may as well take as many lessons from it that we can!!!! Head Over Feet - 8 This is a song about the nice guy, friends-to-lovers arc. “I couldn’t help it, it’s all your fault” and “you’ve already won me over in spite of me” are amazing lines. Good job to the guy in this song, he sounds like a good one. …Didn’t she date Joey from Full House though….I’m becoming nervous that this song is about him. Very cutesy song. Mary Jane - 7 Wow, vibe shift from the last song. Alanis Morissette could power a city on her pronounciation of “bab-ay” alone. I think this song is about taking care of the woman who is always taking care of others before it eats her alive. I see a lot of different applications for this song for different people, but ultimately is going to be about the price of empathy and caring for others. Ironic - 9 Another classic!! Who knew they were all on this album. Overlooking the fact that some of these example are not “irony” but maybe that’s further irony for the song. This song slaps and is absolutely DRIVEN by these vocals. Not the Doctor - 9 Another acoustic start. Loving this one and adore how this writing says that she cannot be bothered to be a caretaker for this man. These are not her problems; she’s “not the doctor,” and things are starting to progress past her pay grade. Love the call out to how backwards some relationships are, while also almost protecting herself from the expectations put on her in relationships. Wake Up - 7 Last track!! When I hear this song, it's about how a relationship is going to end if this guy is not putting in the effort to continue it, and it was never going to work out due to personality differences. He was a contrarion, passive, empty, going-through-the-motions, struggling with commitment guy who did not align with Morissette. She’s telling him to get over himself, wake up, and get out, and I’m here for that energy. “There's an obvious attraction to the path of least resistance in your life but there's an obvious aversion no amount of my insistence could make you try tonight” is just a banger line and truly the core of most relationships, that if two people are not compatible in their lives and goals, it is not going to work out. Overall - 8 Wow okay!! That album was not really what I expected, and I came away with a few new bangers to add. You Learn, Not the Doctor, and All I Really Want were my favorite songs (that I had not heard previously). My least favs were probably Perfect, Right Through You, and Forgiven because they felt a little misplaced with the rest of the tracks, but they were still solid songs! This genre and type of album are not typically what I listen to or gravitate towards. Still, I found a new respect for Morissette after listening to this album in its entirety. I liked her blunt writing style and, of course, her strong ass vocal that ends up driving a lot of these power ballads.

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.

4/5 - Really iconic album - ironic, hand over feet, hand in my pocket

Ragged Little Pill has three certified 'turn it up' songs which is to say if they come on the radio, you turn them up at once, you stop talking or talk in a lower tone, your ears perk and you pay closer attention to such songs. That's pretty good. Nothing on Ragged Little Pill is worth skipping but an awful lot of it simply doesn't grab my attention and at times her voice just gets annoying but again nothing is less than interesting and some of it is pretty fascinating but not enough to get me to go out and buy a copy and add it to my collection but you can be certain that if any of the singles come on the radio I will turn them up with a happy face. That's not bad.

Love

Bland bland bland

Quintessential nineties

so bad, jęczy

Very unique vocals. You oughta know in both versions is great and ironic too. 4/5

Incredible how many iconic songs came from debut album.

Never my favorite

How can so many radio hits make up such a good concept album??

Cunt

Nice

A near perfect 90s album.

More of a 3.5/10 lots of hits just a good aul album. Bangers galore

Día 3: DISCAZO de alanis morrissette, qué voz que tiene por favor, obsesionada con you oughta know

10 /10 . played this a lot .

reminds me so much of the movie "what a girl wants" independent woman music there was actually a few songs on this album that i already knew. i think that the music + vocals were both really good, artist is super talented but, i'm not the biggest fan of the sound of her voice

reminded me of my mum

This is so cool

You Oughta Know was my favourite from thid album!

Fed stemme, men kan også blive lidt meget med den meget luftige stemme Fedt beat Lidt ensformigt album, sangene blændes lidt samme Tekster der hitter on point om livet Kreativ afslutning

Wowza! Lyrics hit hard. Shoutout kevin from the office. FO!

You oughta know this album is fantastic…don’t you think?

Classic 90’s Album.

A nice handful of songs that my mom used to listen to. Nostalgic.

I enjoyed this album for what it was. I knew about 3-4 songs off the album. I showed Erick “Hand in my Pocket”, that songs always makes me laugh. All in all very 1995. I don’t think I will listen to the full thing again but I can now say I’ve heard a full Alanís Morissette album!

don’t really like her voice

Man, Alanis was angry. So angry. Probably the top break up album of all time. Not a single track isn't good, and quite a few of them are great.

Alanis definitely has a very unique voice. I just don’t is if I enjoy it on every song. With that said, I totally understand why this was such a popular album in the 90s. Moreover, the amount of singles and songs I recognized from this record is crazy. Did all her music come from 1 album??

4,5 stars I want to inject it into my veins

💤🔇🗯️

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.

Loved it.5/12 added to the playlist. Don’t know why, somehow the songs gave me Déjà vu. Really enjoyed all the songs and my personal fav was ‘you oughta know’ and ‘perfect’ 8/10

Allow me, stranger on the Internet, to share a personal story - When this album came out in 1995, it instantly became my mum's favourite. She had struggled with her mental health all throughout her teenage years and has always said that this album helped her through it. I believe she called Alanis Morisette her 'muse' at one point. Fast forward to my teenage years and I also struggled with my mental health, not to the detriment she did but it was still a struggle. I wished I had taken the time to listen to this album back then, I really think it would have helped me to work through all the emotions I was feeling. This album is raw and honest. It goes from upbeat anger to melancholy and then back to anger again with a few sort of happy songs. I love albums and artists like this and im happy to say that this album will be on repeat for the foreseeable. In a way I feel closer to my mother after listening. I can try and put myself in her shoes back in '95. Im a little annoyed it took me this long to listen but I'm glad I did. I do understand why people don't like it but perhaps, stranger whose reading this, you might think a little different if something similar occurred in your life.

4.0

The part in the first song where it goes completely silent sold me.

Damn, still relatable

Hand in my pocket - perfection.

Hmrooorm

I'm more of a Sarah McLachlan kinda guy but c'mon. Great album.

Très sympa mais un peu toujours pareil quand meme

Je n’avais jamais écouté un album entier, mais je savais que c’était une artiste réf ! J’adore le côté pop rock folk un peu musique irlandaise par moment Sa voix a du caractère j’adore Plusieurs hits dans cet album

Je connaissais que Ironic et je connaissais cette artiste de nom, mais je m'attendais à aimer beaucoup plus 2/5

Memories

This was just too strange for my liking, singer's voice was pretty rough and the songs were interesting but not enough to keep me intrigued throughout the album's duration

Fine album of angsty pop rock songs. Still enjoyed the big hits too. Maybe a bit long.

Timeless album

Love it! Discarded lovers; Carley Simon only had a song for Warren Beatie, whereas here Alanis had a whole album. Surely for her ex, it just Wrexham.

As a kid sharing a room with my younger brother who loved this - I “hated” it. But as a 43 year old Dad this hits different. It still slaps.

Wished I’d listened sooner. The only song I knew was You Oughta Know & Ironic.

Okay. Had it been a part of my culture whilst growing up, I might have well understood the hype and relate to it/

I forgot how much I liked some of these songs.

An album for the 90s. genuinely still enjoy it a lot even thought all the singles got so much radio play

This one kind of falls in a guilty pleasure category for me. It has more than a few good songs and I think the playing on the album is quite good for the time period it came out. It is a great example of post-grunge 90's alt rock. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again

nah

Definitely her finest effort. Saw her do the album live a couple years back and she's still amazing.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ The instrumentals are fuckin sick and the and the album flows super well. Not exactly my style (pandered for women) but would definitely revisit for the instrumentals alone. Great vocals

makes me feel like an angsty teen again but also like I am the shit bc I am a woman and I have the audacity to live and exist

Good listen from start to finish. Alanis has a powerful voice.

I swear I went through this whole album saying "wait, I know that song" like 15 seconds in to every song. I blame my mom, like I do with my taste in 80s pop. She always liked, in her own words, "women that aren't alto singers that sound like every other alto singer." I'm pretty sure I already heard this entire album before I got it today because of long car rides with her autoplaying random songs. Good to know I already liked most of these songs before going into the album. The ones I haven't heard already like Mary Jane or Forgiven ended up being weaker than something like You Oughta Know, but You Oughta Know is also one of the best songs ever, so that's like comparing the calorie count of a chicken wing and a chunk of uranium. I'd still just keep the really spiteful energy of the louder songs of the album compared to the softer ones.

me if i created an album of rage and despair. i can handle a song every now and then but listening to the whole album all at once was intense

Very nostalgic album for me as my wife and I were huge fans of this album and played it constantly. Love every song but Head over Feet was and is still my favorite on the album. Alanis was way ahead of her time.

The music got better the longer I listened to it. I enjoyed some of the songs a lot and would recommend people listen to it at least two times before making up their minds. My favourite songs were: Perfect, Forgiven, You Learn, Mary Jane and Ironic.

A long time favorite

Still love it

Genre defining

Smá kjánahrollur stundum yfir textunum en það er samt bara væbið hennar svo það er fyrirgefið

Heavy hitters. Fílaði þetta. Alanis er með sérstakt sánd sem er frábært á 40 mínútna plötu en ef hún er lengri en það er það smááá pirrandi. Fær samt fjórar!