Reviews (page 6 of 16)
i can see the appeal but it's not for me, especially the voice; after a while it started to annoy me and the overall sound felt like everything was delayed
Love. This. Album.
Nearly a 4, but it doesn't hold up as well as I thought it would.
I find myself incapable of breaking down each track today, which is a shame because this album is incredible. I was a fan of what little I had heard of Morissette's work for years, but to spend intentional time with this album has further solidified that. Sometimes cited as the "teen of queen angst", it's a notion I agree with. This album feels like it is indicative of the 90s zeitgeist, a generation of people breaking away from their traditional 'boomer' parents and rigid way of thinking to experience something better, something that represented more freedom. Although considered alternative rock, it feels like there are shades of grunge in here too, carried beautifully by her voice throughout each track. "Ironic" has been picking me up for years, but I give that same love now to "Forgiven" and "Right through You". Amazing album, I want to listen to more Alanis Morissette. ******************************************************************************* With this album and the reviews of it, I've also realised that people that review albums negatively on this site never have anything to constructive to say. It's just rude and sometimes even hateful. Confusing, to show real distain for someone 95% of us have or will never even meet and get to know as people.
Pretty terrible
Album full of bangers. Her voice really don't do it for me but there's no denying the place of this album in rock history. 4.
Genre: Pop Rock I liked this a fair bit more than I expected to. One of the more popular breakup albums of all time, and just chock-full of hits, Jagged Little Pill is actually pretty darn enjoyable. Beyond the harmonica (which seems so out of place), Alanis' unique vocal tones and keen pop sensibilities really give this album its own type of flavor. You Oughta Know alone puts this thing into the annals of 90s history, but Ironic and Head over Feet are also great songs that were big radio jams. I will definitely give this a spin in mixed company, as this is both inoffensive and very enjoyable. 4/5
I have listened to this album a million times over the years. I bought a signed vinyl copy of jagged little pill at her concert, which started my vinyl collection!
Are you kidding me? I was 23 when this album was released. It was my life. This is the energy 2025 and beyond needs.
LOVE
One of my favorite albums of all time. No skips.
Try not to be an annoying twenty-one-year old challenge, and she's losing. Head Over Feet is the best song off the album. It's certainly not a terrible album , but it is very angsty and yet very catchy.
Edgy AF Interesting harmony Not a fan of her voice Middle of the album got a bit samey Good but not for me
Alanis walked so Avril could run
Man she really took teenage adolescent voice cracks and turned them into a career. Some massive hit songs on this album that had a strong grip on the 90s. She would have been a great punk singer. I feel like I hear a bunch of influence for latter pop albums of the 2000s. 6/10
Not exactly my type of music.... 4/10
Oh she was fire. Giving girl teenage angst in the best way. Considering adding some songs to my day to day playlist.
Grating
Seminal mid-90s album.
Speaking of nostalgiac sounds, this album contains 5 songs that instantly transport me back to being a kid in the car with mom. You Oughta Know is an all time 90s jam. Interesting fusion of light dance pop with a funky bass line. Hand in My Pocket is a kind of low-tempo sprawling step with some weirdly paced harmonica. You Learn. Head Over Feet. And Ironic is probably the biggest of them all. I liked these songs as a kid and still enjoy them today. Outside of the radio hits, this album is pretty soft and doesn't justify the near hour runtime. I think this falls around a high 3 / low 4 boundary. Going 4 because I think despite sounding very 90s, I think it has held up decently well and the hits are indisputably great.
Hits on hits on hits. I didn't realize half of them were Alanis. Has some cheesy angst which I can imagine resonating well with an 8th grader. Only being ~20 years old at the release of this album is kinda crazy. Solid, but an album having this many hits being just solid feels like a ding to the score. Still going middle of the road 3 on an album that I think is in the top 15-20 of this list oddly.
I apologize Alanis I was not aware of your game and just how many hits were put out on this album. I remember listening to most of these songs on Friday nights at the Cape pool while trying my best not to be drowned by the kids who were 3 or 4 years older than me. Took me a minute to get into this album from the first song but it grew on me as it went. Then got bukkaked by familiar songs that I did not think I would ever hear again.
JAM of an album. Gives off some 90s angst perfectly. Was also really fun seeing her play a ton of these songs at Oceans Calling a few years ago. Still sounds amazing. Fun fact: Flea and Dave Navarro play bass and guitar on You Oughta Know Hand in My Pocket and Ironic are jams. Obviously the hits hit on here, but the other songs do a great job of showing her songwriting as well. Overall a really solid album. Not necessarily enough to get me to a 5 because it runs a bit long but will be back for the hits.
love, lots of hits
Ooh, 90s classic. More up my street
Cool mal mehr von ihr zu hören als nur einzelne Lieder.
Angry, unhappy, negative not subtle, not my bag
I really enjoyed her vocals!
My mom would yell at me if I didn't give it five stars.
A lot of emotion. I really liked "Ironic."
Really like her voice and how personal she sounds. The singles stand out, and there are many.
This album was so big it formed a good part of the soundtrack to my early teens, I probably listened to Alanis before I heard Janis or Joni so this would have been the first female singer songwriter I really listened to. For that reason I'm probably unable to be objective in any way but this is a straightforward 5
Lots of memories and big pop hits. The non singles tracks are just not of the same quality though
Her student voice works fine on singles but not for a while album.
I like how strange this album is, surprising given its chart status. There’s a nice oddness to it that comes from the highly strung, neurotic vocals. Having only heard the radio singles I was taken aback that Alanis Morissette sings like that for the whole record! Sadly I would say I prefer the singles outside of the context of the LP. Rather than enhancing them, or placing them along a journey, for the most part the album tracks just sound like worse versions of the singles. Part of the issue is the degree to which she spotlights the lyrics, which while usually not being terrible, aren’t good enough to take that degree of focus. There are some simpler power ballads, some of which work quite well, but I have to call out Mary Jane for having some of the worst and repetitive storytelling I’ve heard in a long while. She’s going for “inspiring” and “mysterious” but it falls flat. Ironic, which has a similar level of storytelling quality, gets away with it due to its sheer force of nature - and because it’s a strong pop song!
Alanis is a solid 3 for me, I like quite a bit of it but it’s not quite my thing, would have been happy to hear this on the radio at the time though as she’s definitely doing something a bit edgier than the rest were at that time
This album has so.many iconic songs that not only defined an artist, but an era and genre. The album has distinct phases from beginning to end all around the same theme of relationship. The vocals are amazing
Great 90s album minus her voice
Nice
+ all i really want + you oughta know + perfect + forgiven + ironic + not the doctor
One of the most 90s things ever, from the semi-grungy guitars given a pop sheen to the subtly trip-hop drums to the yarling. The most positive post-grunge ever made, startled to learn Alanis Morissette is just like the only woman yarler, and that’s underselling how idiosyncratic her voice is unlike so many of the carbon copy dollar store Vedder and Weiland clones that would spring up in the coming years. Kinda Live Laugh Love energy on this sometimes but it’s whatever. Pretty Good.
Bad.
Did not make it far into this one. Wasn’t the time or place I guess
Excellent.
It's been awhile. I mean, the big ones are on the radio all the time up here (thanks, CanCon!), but to re-hear the whole thing is interesting: love the rage and hippydip, but I forgot just how super produced to a high polished sheen this is, and I forgot just how affected the singing is--like I cringed for a few of them. Plus, several of these songs are just not that great. Still, apex mid-90s radio.
I did not own this album back in the day, though like everyone, I knew each of its many hits. But I was really kind of blown away by how strong this is all the way through. Her voice is a wonder: it can do all kinds of things and she’s not afraid to make it really flawed, like, appropriately, on “Perfect.” The album is a template for the singer songwriters who came in her wake. No Taylor Swift without Alanis.
was für ein album! tolle songs, ironische texte - tolle stimme!
Unverwechselbare Stimme, mal erträglicher manchmal etwas zu intensiv.
Windows 95 CD-ROM core
This seems like a moment in time where Morisette was able to connect up unlikely musical currents and create something really wonderful. Some songs start like typical coffee shop singer songwriter fare and then gain an unexpected edge by infusing pop grunge and raw female anger that borders a bit close to rap. It all feels very radio ready yet it also pushes some edges. I give her a lot of credit when for me the worst song on the album, Ironic, is a big hit. One of may hits the rest of which hold up really well. You Learn is incredibly beautiful to me.
To me this is what the project is all about. Listening to great albums you’ve never heard of, or in this case, never considered exploring in full. One of the pitfalls of radio hits is that they tend to flatten songs, when they’re overplayed and become the soundtrack to totally disparate life experiences. As a result, I can’t listen with much joy to “Ironic” and have almost as hard a time with “You Oughta Know.” Which meant that I never took the time to learn all the other great tracks on this record. Now I can build new associations with less saturated songs like the powerful opener “All I Really Want” or the harmonica-grunge of “Head over Feet.”
After my first listen of this acclaimed and slightly over played album I’m left with the realization that almost half of the tracks here play several times a day at my workplace. A few I really don’t like (Hand In My Pocket) and a few I get down to (You Oughta Know). There won’t be a moment where I willingly listen to this album again, however I would’ve absolutely loved to have see this woman preform live at the time of its release. A real rocker.
Definitely an album for the girls. This one hits so hard, Alanis knew what she was doing. Obviously, my favourites were You Oughta Know, Ironic, and Hand in My Pocket, these are the top songs for a reason. I'd give this a solid 8/10.
Nice 90s reminiscing but not a great voice
Really solid, genuinely quality 90s angst
Pretty epic
Easily one of the top 5 albums of the '90s, and it ain't 5th. While the rest of the women in music were singing Kumbaya at Lilith Fair, Alanis was pioneering bitch rock. The strength here is very obviously the lyrics, but the music was by the likes of Glenn Ballard and some weirdos named Dave Navarro and Flea. Never has a woman scorned been so eloquently conveyed through music. That's not hyperbolic: name one other female artist to lay all the emotions of a bad relationship so bare before Alanis did it. Now, check your list - weren't they all after this album? You don't get Adele or Taylor Swift without Alanis. And I still don't know of anyone waxing poetic about a bj in a movie theater. To the detractors in this project (and there are a frightening number of you): go eat a bag of dicks. I'm dismissing the children that can't be bothered to use capitalization and the incels who feel threatened by . . . well, everything. I'm mostly surprised by and disappointed in the Brits. There is a ton of hate in many of the review sections here for '90s American music (especially grunge); you call it whiny, depressing, and somehow both over- and under-produced. This hate is matched in volume only by the stains on your pants when reviewing bands like Radiohead, Oasis, and The Cure - which are exceptionally whiny, depressing, and somehow both over- and under-produced. Influence 5. Hits 5. Quality 4. Intangibles 4. I freaking loved and love this album 5.
3.5
There was a really beautiful 2 month period in the summer of 1995, before this album became the background soundtrack for any bar with an element of hipness, where it wasn't overplayed or a punching bag. This album rocks in ways very few do. It's a victim of it's own success and anyone who was around for it's rise and eventual 'fall' can attest to that. It's honest and revealing and sounds like the feeling of being a young adult in 1995. It's still fucking great.
This was my first time listening to Jagged Little Pill all the way through. I certainly already knew the ubiquitous hits, and lived through them, so I pretended that I was hearing them for the first time. To me, this album has insanely high peaks with the hits, but the lesser tracks do not do well to fill out the runtime. But those hits sail so high that they really bolster the whole thing. The sound is definitive 90s production. It's that post-grunge pop, with cliche distorted butt rock guitar and that dance breakbeat that I thought was a drum machine until I looked up to see they are apparently done by some session musicians. Not many dynamics here, just wall-of-sound broken up by some acoustic parts or stops and starts within the song. Surprisingly, "You Oughta Know" has Flea on bass, and Dave Navarro does some cliche crap on guitar too. However, Alanis' voice really is iconic, and her lyrics are far beyond her 19 years when she recorded this. The sentiments hold up, the female empowerment against the phonies and toxic male world, as a generalization which doesn't do justice to her unrelenting criticisms. But there are also love songs here and even softness and tons of personal vulnerability. She's well-deserving of the center stage as the driving force throughout. Are her voice and her delivery too gimmicky, too contrived, too sickeningly clever-- does it all get tiring? It's not my favorite but it's certainly interesting and fully developed, and by now I associate more with the nostalgia of the 90s.
It was a massive album at the time. I found it a bit cringe
That one song was supposed to be about the full house guy
it's fine. if i had a vagina i'd appreciate it more.
Pieno di pezzi iconici, forse il mio preferito è head over feet. C’è il grandissimo taylor hawkins alla batteria (rip). Classico album pop rock anni 90
*1995. *I love this album. Pretty much perfect. RATING - 9/10
Not that I was ever really a fan but I appreciated it for what it was when it came out. Now, it's really hard to listen to her vocal affect and the super 90's production.
Ótimo do início ao fim e extremamente característico dos anos 1990. Um clássico, apenas com pontos altos.
Good album with some really good songs! 6.7/10
Love it
Ok
This felt fresh when it was new. Now it mostly just feels fine.
Pleasant surprise! I didn’t realize how many of these songs I’d heard before
Peak 90s music. This is music your mom would listen to, what you would hear in most 90s movies, etc. masterpiece of the era
A caricature of 90s music, in a good way.
A couple of good songs but I couldn't wait for this album to finish. I wanted to like it but her voice got annoying quite quickly
I get the appeal, very youthful teenage angst, angry about whatever, but it’s kinda ass. I feel like most people who like this album probably just related to it in their youth, if they listened it for the first time today as I am, they’d also think it’s cheeks. No offense Alanis if you’re reading this
Listening to this album feels like a journey through all the sounds of the 90s. We have angry, open lyrics about love and sex set to grungy guitars, smooth girl pop sensibilities and a drumbeat (Head over Feet) that I swear was on half the songs from the decade. As such, there is plenty here that will work for everyone, which helps explain why it was such a juggernaut album and easily Morissette's most well-known set of songs. There's lots to like but it also often feels disjointed and lacking an overall sound or aesthetic. Can't deny how catchy some of the songs are though.
Fun.
I can see why this album was so big, extreme 90s energy with a lot of anger that you didn't really see in this poppy sort of style. While it's definitely a good album overall the instrumentation sounds of its time, and Alanis' singing (which is good don't get me wrong) doesn't work for me so I can't give it full marks. If it's a 5 for you I get it though
nice noisy guitars with some catchy vocal melodies. Sadly the vocals are mostly too loud for my liking and the lyrics are a little cringey.
Divorce anthem
Pretty good 6/10
The music itself isn't bad, but these songs were so grating. I actually sighed with relief when the album finished.
The first half of this album is trying to hard to be alternative, there was other bands doing this much better at the time. I liked the sound and style of the second half a lot more. There are a few songs that have a very nostalgic quality but they did not age well with me.
I'm 7 years old. I'm sitting in the back of the family car as we're travelling to France for vacation. I'm eating a half molten piece of La vache qui rit looking at the passing cars while You Oughta Know plays. This was not the last time my parents put on the album while driving. I loathed the vocal parts. Now I've come to really enjoy them! I'm really digging the raw direct tone of the album. You Oughta Know is my favourite.
Plethora of songs one could listen on endless repeat. Would binge again.
I never appreciated as a kid just how angry and caustic this album is (when you only hear You Oughta Know on the radio/TV, you don't get any of the swearing). And yet, there's a really good range of songs on this album, it doesn't end up feeling one-note. Obviously this album has all of her unquestionable biggest hits, but I also discovered Forgiven to put on my playlist. This is a really good album!
I don't think Morisette has had much impact in Sweden, because it wasn't a name I recognized at first. Very nice album though! Ironic was the one song I had heard before (of course), but I liked You Oughta Know as well. Will try to listen to this album again when I'm less busy.
Not really my thing but a good album regardless. I was offput by the first song's vocal mixing, as Alanis's voice pierces through really strong. Everything after that was really good, both mixing and melody-wise. Favorite track: You oughta know
It is the 90s and I am wearing flannel. People are arguing about what is ironic on dial up internet. The Simpsons is still good. It is a simpler time and I am happy. (In real life I am five years old at this point and the 90s also sucked shut up a girl can dream)
No time for a proper review today. Decent album. Thumbs up.
pretty fun listen
Fantastic album, and definitely deserves to be on this list.
Not really my usual type of music, but I liked this. It's catchy and has a bit of depth to it, and she's got a great voice.
i kinda thought i’d like this more based on my perceived immense respect for alanís morissette, but I think I just had to be there
3.5/5
My ex used to love this album. It will be hard to see it with fresh eyes. Hand in my pocket is always a bop Forgiven and you learn are solid songs
Very good album. We wore this out when it first came out. She is an angry 21 year old.
Every woman who was young in the 90s wore out this CD, thereby becoming confused about irony for the next couple of decades. Regardless, I still think these songs rock.
Clever, emotional, dramatic, and an earfull.
Gotta love the singles off this one; "All I Really Want" is almost sort of shoegazey, "You Oughta Know" is obviously an absolute classic, "Head Over Feet" invented the term "friend with benefits" (no seriously, look it up!), and "Ironic" is a fun one to shout along too if you get over yourself and avoid doing the whole "but that's not what irony is" routine. As someone who likes a lot of 90s indie but was not around for it, I can go read old discussions of the time and see that the tastemakers *hated* Jagged Little Pill. But from where I'm standing, it honestly doesn't sound that far off from those indie-approved bands? Honestly, I think it's really cool that this album is one of the biggest ever.
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Agree with many that this sounds very of the time but it doesn't really detract from it for some reason. One of a kind voice with some cool songs.
I never liked female voices, and my 90s were all about grunge stuff mostly. However, I loved this album, hugely! It's fantastic. It's so out of my usual likes it always surprises anyone I confess to. You Oughta Know is one of the all time greatest pop songs, without question. I still love the album now, I haven't heard it in a while, this was a welcome reunion.
Great album. Had some slappers, then some less so. 4/5.
Was a great album when it came out and it's still a banger today.
I don’t fuck with this! Don’t know if I needed to ever hear it.
Setting aside the long standing joke about how nothing in Ironic is actually ironic (it’s just bad luck), I was really looking forward to revisiting one of the most massive albums of the early 90s. Especially since this is not one I’ve meaningfully listened to or thought about since the 90s (notwithstanding my bemusement that it has been converted to a Broadway show; millennial nostalgia cash out is real). After our recent run of Bob Dylan, I found the harmonica sounds a little triggering and —yikes — her style really hasn’t aged well (at least on the opener). A couple more songs in and that misgiving holds. The big ones still hit (mostly), with Hand in My Pocket and Head Over Feet remaining my favorites. But when Alanis misses she really misses badly, making certain songs not just the kind of tracks you can tune out while waiting for then to end but the type you need to actively skip to keep your ears from bleeding.
I liked this album a lot. Some classics like ironic and you oughta know but the overall album was good as well.
Jeg pleier ikke å klage over at noen skriver dårlige sangtexter, men dette bikka meg over. Alanis har ett litterært weapon of choice, og hun bruker det over alt: motstillinger. All I Really Want (også et av de sterkeste sporene): "My sweater is on backwards and inside out And you say, how appropriate" Hand in My Pocket: Hver eneste verslinje. Wake Up: "You like snow, but only if it's warm You like rain, but only if it's dry" Og ingen trenger å si noe mer om Ironic. Jeg synes hun er for åpenbar, hun står hele tiden i fare for å fremstå som prekende, og jeg tror hun har mer til felles med Jannicke enn hva som er flatterende, da de begge skriver texter hvor det føles ut som om man sparker nedover om man kritiserer dem; at de på en måte har null idé over at de skriver som om de fortsatt gikk på barneskolen. Musikalsk er det mer spennende enn fordommene skulle tilsi, med masse 90-tallsismer -- spesielt er det mye trip hop-innflytelser. Men så har det dessverre et sånn pop-sheen over fjøla som er stikk motsatt av den mørke, skitne, og litt forbudte viben jeg forbinner med sjangeren. Mye av låtskrivingen baserer seg også på pop-hooks som ikke ville stukket seg ut i en Nickelback-låt. Hun har en imponerende stemme og åpenbart mye på hjertet, men jeg ser helst at hun deler observasjonene sine om livets og samfunnets finurligheter med noen andre enn meg. Gi meg heller Fiona Apple, som egentlig ikke høres ut som dette i det hele tatt, men som jeg av en eller annen grunn tenkte på fra første sekund med Jagged Little Pill. Grupperer jeg alle sterke kvinnestemmer fra 90-tallet med indie flair sammen?
Jeg har utsatt dette albumet fordi jeg har tenkt at "Ironic" suger. Men "All I Really Want" overrasker. Litt sånn trommemaskin-grunge med Bob Dylan-munnspill, og utrolig kul vokal. Og jeg syns det er mye kult som skjer med melodiene og detaljene utover plata, men jeg blir lei av at det føles som musikken bare ligger under som et karaokespor til tider. Det låter litt flatt, rett og slett. Det er også grungeelementet. Vi har vel etablert at grunge ikke er så velkommen i vår lyttergruppe (med mindre det er Smashing Pumpkins). Jeg tenker også det handler mye om at det minner om veldig mye av den forferdelige musikken som ble påvirket av grungen, slik som Three Days Grace og Nickelback. Men som sagt, mye bra på melodifronten. Åpningssporet og "Hand in My Pocket" er fint. "You Learn" kunne jeg likt, om ikke produksjonen hadde vært så innmari komprimert. "Ironic"? Ikke så ille som jeg husket, men dårlig forståelse av hva ironi er
I likhet med andre her, er Alanis Morissette noe jeg har utsatt. Jeg har tenkt at dette albumet har blitt hyllet så mye fordi det bare var et bra popalbum når det kom ut. Litt som at noen av skivene til Taylor Swift blir omtalt som gode, men det må ses på i sammenheng med andre popskiver i sin samtid, for de er egentlig ikke noe gode skiver. Jeg har tenkt at Alanis Morissette var litt i samme kategori. Jeg vet ikke hvorfor, misogony? Denne skiva her var ikke sånn ihvertfall. Dette er en rein popskive, men i motsetning til de fleste reine popskivene vi har hatt på denne lista, er dette dritkult. Spesielt vokalen til Alanis Morissette. Den er rå og skitten og helt unik.
Top album now, top album in the mid 90s. Her top tracks all here. I remember buying this album, I remember loving it and I know I still love it now. "You Oughta Know" remains my favourite from this album.
5/5, absolute banger. Alanis's music before this is entirely unrecognizable and Jagged Little Pill is so catchy, well-produced and such a departure from what came before as to obliterate it. It also represents a milestone in popular music -- her idiosyncrasies and directness spawned countless similar artists that record companies would try (sometimes with success) to match the appeal of one of Morissette's singles. The instrumental work backing the record is also spectacular, transcending the template-matching work of many pop sessions.
This album is just front to back hits with epic vocal performances over the top of some great 90s alt rock. Picking the best track is difficult, but I'll say All I Really Want. Out of the songs I didn't know, Not a Doctor and Wake Up were my favourites.
I liked this album a lot when it first came out 30 years ago. It fit in with the times then. Now it seems whiny and overdone.
I rolled my eyes when this came up. After a few songs I found myself enjoying it, felt nostalgic about this era of music. Then I stopped enjoying it and was ready for it to end. Iconic hits but can only take so much of her voice.
Surprised at how songs I recognised on this album , and Alanis has a very distinctive sound , which is not necessarily to my taste as it’s a bit warily I can see why it made the 1001 list though as it’s well put together
80
Alanis has a powerful voice that papers over the cracks left by the mostly bog standard '90s rock. Favorite track: You Learn
Hasn’t stood the test time but was an enjoyable album when it came out.
OMG, I absolutely loved listening to this album and knew it word-for-word despite not hearing it for perhaps 20 years! I saw Alanis Morisette in concert back in the day and still feel embarrassed thinking about the way she moved around the stage. She dances like someone with cerebral palsy stepping on a thumbtack.
I will attempt to sum up the themes of this album: I want you! … and it’s all your fault I hate you! … and it’s all your fault I love you! … and it’s all your fault I’m a pervert! … and it’s all your fault This album has a pretty special place in my music taste journey, I remember listening to it heaps when it came out, and it was probably the one of the best intros in to female rage a young lass can get. It’s dated, sure, and the harmonica solo can go fuck itself, and ironic is not actually that ironic - but I enjoyed this little trip down memory lane today. Embarrassing story time. I was in grade 5 when this came out, and I had a mega crush on a grade 6 boy - things seemed like they were going to happen between us, he’d asked me out, I’d said yes, instantly I was in love. That night listening to the local radio request line I hear him call up and request a song, and dedicate it to another girl who was in grade 6, Philippa. I. Was. Devastated. I listened and sang my heart out to You Outta Know over and over, and felt ALL THE FEELINGS little 11 year old me could. (Maybe a slight overreaction?) Here begins the start of me having feelings for boys that I liked waaay more than they ever liked me, and being all dramatic about it. Thanks Alanis 🙃
classic, I love how the 90s pop is more raw and real then todays pop. Also Alanis looks like a girl next door which makes her relatable
3.5 57:23 (13 tracks, last hidden a cappella) Full of radio hits - hard not to know this album
Mouth gangster type shit She lowkey goin apemode in this bih
horrible. Her voice is off pitch and grated on every nerve.
I dunno. It's very 90s, it's very typical pop rock. Sounds like the soundtrack to some American teen drama breakup scenes. It's not bad, I suppose, it's just dated and basic. I get a sense that it was everywhere for a while then everyone just got sick of her and didn't care about a follow up. Her voice is pretty annoying. It's like she's trying too hard, but I get it was 1995. It's trying to be tomboy, but I can only see girly girls really liking it. For the modern day, it's crap.
Very good. Very popular. Hard to put into words how important this was. Some of the non hits are a little tough.
Fabulous !
Blast from youth pretty amazing
Love this album. Her writing is so personal and intelligent. Powerful voice, raw emotion, explosive direction changes. She’s a unique artist. We need more like her.
Still, ironically, unironic
Banger
Had this on cassette tape back when it was released. Although it's not something I would have chosen to go back to, it's chock full of memorable tunes, and Alanis excels at this blend of 90s singer-songwriter pop rock.
I mean come on. It's a classic!
Alanis Morissette was pretty ahead of her times in my opinion. Women, much less 20 year old women, didn't challenge the system. Her eff-the-patriarchy songs and style were revolutionary. Oh, and the album is pretty fantastic too.
Best album, reminds me of college
A few big hits, but the rest of this was a hard listen.
Hearing after a long time. Some songs are really off key. And also it’s sometimes hard to take serious because of how much she over enunciates every word and how lyrics are a bit silly
I just can't. But You Oughta Know is my guilty pleasure.
Never listened to this entire album. Enjoyed every song. Coming of age in the 90s I didn't realize how lucky we were to experience such an onslaught of female artists, with alanis leading the way in hard rock. Was there any other solo female artists doing this before she hit the scene? Joan Jett? Pat Benetar? But this is a clear departure in themes, lyrical quality, and vocal awareness. Her voice is stunning on those high notes. She has an incredible range I never noticed before. Excellent!
I remember hearing You Oughta Know for the first time on MTV and loved it but I never actually listened to the whole album, just the other songs that were released as singles and I wasn’t as impressed. So this is my first time hearing the whole thing. It was…better than I expected based on those other singles. It’s just that after a while her voice is really grating in a shrill, nails-on-a-chalkboard way that’s very unpleasant. This is the case with too many artists for me. A couple of songs at a time? Fine. A whole album’s worth of caterwauling? Not so much. 8 for the songs themselves, 3 for the vocals.
Very 90s, snutty attitude in the best way. I cab forgive most flaws because it is just very honest and raw
I would argue without a doubt that this is one of the most important albums of the 90s, and the hit rate on this record is actually absurd. This is a perfect encapsulation of that incredible 90s angst, and Alanis’s voice is one of a kind. Best Track: You Learn
Very "produced". Lots of studio tricks make this sound cleaner than it should. It kicked off a woman's movement in music but actual sounds derivative of itself
Meh
This is something my dad would unironically call a masterpiece
All I really want - I really enjoyed the tones on the guitar and the main melody The changing of the amount of layers is nice throughout. It gives a sense of importance on sections without changing too much about the song You outta know - Funky bassline. chord progression on the chorus is nice but im not a big fan of the sudden cut out of most of the instruments after. the whole point of the chorus is that its not meant to change and be a home point to come back to but it feels like there could be at least some variation. Perfect - less of a rock feel compared to the other songs. still inherits some of the same characterstics such as the sudden change in layers. more soft in a sense Hand in my pocket - Melody is guided by the vocals (and harmonica), the instruments dont really go off on their own but thats not necessarily a bad thing. enjoyable song and I like the lyrics Right through you - the chord progression switch in the chorus is nice to listen to, the guitar tone here makes it feel more rock-y sometimes. the change in layers is done better than Perfect and I appreciate the small sections inbetween the lyrics. One of the better songs imo so far Forgiven - more of a rock song than some of the others. the acoustic guitar gives a really nice vibe in constrast with the electric guitars and provides some different sound texture with some fills throughout the song You Learn - nothing spectactular stood out to me but there was a nice small guitar solo in the middle which I was was longer or present more times. You really get to know that the song is called you learn, quite repetitive lyrics Head Over Feet - started quite typically but then theres a nice glissando on the vocal melody that constrasts really nicely to the key of the song, it stands out but in a good way. little harmonica solo is funky too. another songs where the vocals are the main focus. fun to sing along to Mary Jane - change in drums is a nice change of pace, can really tell the pace of the song. vocals are really strong and belty but also soft in parts. transitions between them are done well. electric guitar not always playing chords is a nice switch up with the drums. sounds less like a wall of noise sometimes and you can really hear the melody ironic - wasnt a big fan of the softness at the start but it was nice to just have vocals and guitar. sudden belting (of the chorus) caught me by surprise and its kinda sets the pace for the rest of the song to be more upbeat. I admire the skill by Alanis to switch between singing styles well and make it fit well Not the Doctor - not much to say, but a good song. the 2 vocals add nice harmonies. the guitar and vocals going different directions in the chorus is pleasant to listent to Wake Up - the base and drums really add some groove, the 2 vocals give the song some great depth with the harmonies. the fact that the guitar melody doesnt always just blatently follow the vocal melody makes the song sound really full. all of it combined results in a complex sound but it all really works together You oughta know jimmy blend - basically the same song aside from a pure vocal track for the 2nd half which im not the biggest fan of
Oh hello, ninth grade me. Her intensely felt and creative vocals and relatable lyrics still hit.
Great album! Sounds like a greatest hits album from the 90s. Even the non-single tracks are great! Everything comes together on this album! 4 stars
A much better Album than I remembered. Some really good songs, full of rage and emotion. The shouty lady did well.
Solid 3.5. Iconic album though and rounding up to a 4.
This came out my senior year of high school, and obviously I hated it. But there was NO ESCAPE from these songs, they were literally being played everywhere, and the girls I knew LOVED this album. The music cracks me up. It's like Pearl Jam was hired to play the tracks and then the producer turned everything down in the mix. Her vocal affectations are also entertaining to listen to. I remember the videos vividly. Overall, I never got this music, but for an album that I never voluntarily listened to, I sure know it well. Clearly this was a ground-breaking album and she's very talented and beautiful. Three stars for impact.
3,33 - Das Album klingt so, wie ich mir 90er-Pop vorstelle. Nicht grandios, aber kann man sich alles super anhören. Highlights: You Oughta Know, Forgiven
Isn't it ironic that it's impossible to rate this album without the influence of my past relationship with it? A younger me heard her strong, angsty voice and lyrics and found powerful female anger and strength that was in opposition to what I felt society generally presented as acceptable. <3 Alanis
It’s so 90’s, I feel like I’m in a romcom
Another album where I seem to know all the songs but I don't think I've ever chosen to listen to Alanis Morissette??? Just like Sheryl Crow, I am mostly indifferent to this one as well.
What a monster of an album. I know so many of these songs and this record was the background to my childhood.
several stand out songs and extremely good floor
If your playlist don’t got Alanis Morissette’s hit album Jagged Little Pill, then I don’t want to hear it
There's 5 or 6 excellent songs on this album. The harmonica really stands out which I like. I would rate this album a 6 out of 10 because there are also 5 or 6 songs that are just not very good. I would not listen to this album straight through.
“You, you, you, you, you, you, you oughta know!” -Kevin Malone
90s teenage girls rejoice, this album is for you. Interesting mix of pop and…grunge maybe? Very angsty. Interesting that she has a nice sounding voice in the soft parts of Ironic but that doesn’t really appear in the rest of the album. Recognized more of the songs than I thought I would. Harmonica use in All I Really Want and Head Over Feet was unexpected and fun
I thought Alanis Morissette was the Avril Lavigne of the 90’s. Boy was I wrong.
Wow. I loved this album back in the day, but 30 years later find dear Alanis rather annoying. I don't know when I would choose to listen to this again. Brought back good memories, though.
Great. Not perfect but great rock from the era
Angst level of 5 for sure. Definitely respect that she made this when she was only 21, which was about the same age as I was at the time this came out. Pretty much the sound of 90s and Gen Xers. Listening today for the first time years was alright, definitely some cringy moments and overall a 4 I think for me. "You Oughta Know" is pretty great, so many iconic hits on this album.
The singles are bangers and some of the deep cuts are killer as well (especially "Forgiven"). 4 stars
A classic of the angry lady genre.
Good stuff.
Female forward sentiment and lyrics. Unfortunately not great execution.
She's very clearly an angry, angry woman who has produced something brilliant. It's a 90's classic which probably needs to stay in the 90's.
Awesome album
So much 90s attitude.
ironicly iconic
I love women when they are at their absolute lowest.
Listening to You Oughta Know on the tube is a lesson in self restraint. It’s nearly physically impossible not to belt it out.
Bonus point for all three of her hits coming off this album
Inspiring this was Uncle Joey from Full House’s greatest achievement.
I haven’t listened to Alanis Morissette very much, but this album is very good.
Isn't it ironic?
It's fun to sit down and re-listen to this nugget of the 90's in full again. All the jokes about her music (remember the Alanis Morissette song generator websites?) are well deserved, and yet the album is filled with ear worms with great pop hooks. Hitting hard to begin and slowing down with Perfect, then lightening things back up with Hand in My Pocket. They thought about carefully about the album flow and not just making a collection of singles. She might have taught a generation to misunderstand irony, but she became some popular that I believe now she has made the word irony morph to her definition. How many popstars have redefined a common word to a new meaning? I posit Alanis stands alone with this feat. And for that, 5 stars.
you oughta know, forgiven, hand in my pocket, ironic.
Im not sure I like the beat on the back of many songs but yeah. Same for the voice, I mean hell yeah anyone who listens to this is cool as hell but not exactly my style, at least for now.
Like a not as good paramore.
Great album, no complaints
For so long I thought Alanis was just Ironic, but I was surprised how familiar some of these tracks were. It was alright, I'll never be a superfan, but she has plenty of those
listening to Alanis Morissette will always make me think of my primary music theory professor. he loved her music and played songs from "Jagged Little Pill" a number of times in class. I have a vivid memory of him singing (in his heavy Brooklyn accent) and pantomiming along to "One Hand in My Pocket", doing the peace sign and everything. I think when the line about playing piano came up, he walked over to the piano in class and played a bit, too.
Sorta the un-hip cousin to “Exile in Guyville”, Jagged is rammed with hits, most of which hold up well. She still puts on a great live show too. 3.5
Definitely a fan
still a banger top to bottom
Прикольный инди-поп из 90х, с довольно творческим подходом к аранжировкам. Первый трек очень странный, потом становится более-менее обычно. Не очень понимаю почему этот альбом включили в этот список, никогда не слышал про эту певицу, но вообще ознакомиться с ним было не лишним, хоть и не обязательным. Много необычных инструментов, рок-аранжировки, очень характерное для эпохи звучание и порой слишком высокий вокал.
5 sterne
This album is everyone who was alive in the 90's and full of a bitterness poured into a sonic mold. The Ironic song that is not even about Ironic things is the weakest song on the album and that says a lot since it was a FUCKING hit. 5 Stars.
Catchy tunes, slightly annoying voice. An overproduced mess that somehow turns out to be enjoyable?
It’s like rain on your wedding day.
4/5
Has all the known songs which says a lot.
Jedinica iz principa. // Bila bi trica jer stvarno nije toliko loš album. Možda i četvorka.
Isn't it ironic...how some of these songs are truly beautiful and some others are like nails on a chalkboard?
What can you say about this album - still sounds as fresh as the day it was released
Some classic mid nineties pop/rock featuring her well known songs. It's pretty catchy stuff.
I swear I never owned this album yet all the songs are famillar in my head. Bet she gets fed up of all the emails and postcards challenging her, on her use of Irony. It's a difficult word to pin down, how does any one know the intentions of 1 million fucking forks! I don't even know what one fork wants, what its true design and purpose is, apparently you're meant to hold it upside down to stab rather than scoop, no idea why. Fine for sprouts terrible for rice!
Could this be any more.90s?
A coupler of catchy numbers on here. The irony of writing a song about irony without understanding the definition of irony! The songs which weren't singles didn't move me particularly.
It got overplayed at the time, but it's still a favourite. Powerhouse of an album! (I'm blissfully ignoring the harmonica parts)
Pleasant enough but really not my thing.
Has a very specific sound from a very specific era. I don’t particularly like that era. Maybe if I was alive for that time period I would appreciate this record more. Also, what is she doing with her voice? The vocals are borderline annoying for me.
Pretty good. Quite hippie
Even though I don’t know the whole album deeply, it’s impossible to ignore the power and authenticity of Jagged Little Pill. The songs I’m familiar with — like You Oughta Know, Ironic, and Hand in My Pocket — really capture that raw, emotional energy of the ’90s. Alanis delivers every line with intensity, mixing anger and vulnerability in a way that feels genuine and cathartic. Some tracks may sound a bit dated today, but the album still hits hard. It’s easy to understand why it became such an iconic record in alternative pop-rock and made Alanis one of the most recognizable voices of her time.
This album is kind of ridiculous, but I can't help but love it. Alanis Morissette's vocals make this album stand out Favorite Songs: All I Really Want, Hand In My Pocket, You Learn,
3.25
So catchy
Well, this young lady is very upset! This album came out before I was really making my own decisions about music, but was Around That Time, so I heard all the hits and they're catchy but they don't resonate with me. Part of that is being a little young, part of that is not being dumped by an older guy and then being super pissed that he's dating someone else, because I was not a gay 9 year old. That means that I have this history of having heard and consumed the hits without them really registering on me, so listening to it now is both with tired and fresh ears, and those ears tell me this sounds EXTREMELY 90s. Did this album define the sound, or was it part of the sound? I don't know. I'm surprised at how young she sounds to my older ears, which makes the album a little bit more impressive. Its pop credentials are just the tip of an iceberg of a larger, maybe better album, but it still doesn't resonate with me because I still have not been angry that an older dude dumped me after I went down on him. Gets the bump for being a complete package, despite not really being my deal.
forgot how deep and good this record is, bought a vinyl copy after listening to it
Admirably ragged and unconventional considering the massive hit it was (and still is). The hits are bedrock for the 90s, undeniably essential; the remaining album tracks just don’t hold much interest for me.
This is a strange one because I know basically all of these songs well and they have a very place specific memory (my orthodontists office), but I don't particularly like it. I kinda wish this went harder in the punk direction that it hints at
To me, this is a pretty monumental statement of an album (turns out it wasn't actually her debut though) that captures such a wide range of emotions with a pile of pretty great songs. Part of this may be nostalgia for hearing so many of these songs ALL the time on the radio growing up (at least 6?!) but I do thing there is actually a lot going on musically that I love as well. You Oughta Know is such a behemoth vocal performance, but I think what really sets it apart are the quite/loud dynamics and Flea's awesome bass lines. On a full listen though, I think Forgiven might stand out as the best song on the album, both lyrically and musically, just a stunning song, even though it was never a single. My wife pointed out that there was a hidden track on the original CD that was just acapella and it's amazing as well. This album inspired a generation of female artists and has a well deserved place on many all-time best of lists.
While sometimes a little screamy, her voice matches the electric guitars and driving beats so well. This sounds exactly like the 90s.
20.10.25#22 favourite Tracks: All i really want, Hand in my pocket, Ironic Rate: 8/10
This started out rough, but got significantly better quickly. Super fun 90's album.
This morning I rolled up to my construction site bumping Alanis Morissette. This 1001 albums thing has me engaged in some odd behaviors. It was 6am, completely dark out, and I didn’t realize that the welding crew was already on site.
significant album for women's rock,, it's too bad i find her voice a lil annoying
Pretty fire, but i am with Jane in feeling that sometimes it is a bit much. I think I could be a big fan of Alanis Lessissette
interesting to me, i kinda hate her voice yet its also what makes her such a charismatic performer so i am a bit split on it. she definitely gives her all on every song which is very charming, many of the songs dont hit for me but when they hit they hit quite hard so idk, low 3 fa me Fav song: Head Over Feet
An album very well known by me and my generation. The singles from this were everywhere. First time listening to the whole thing, though. She's got real range and a truly unique voice. I like some of her later material better, FWIW. Interesting to learn that she was more of a pop artist for two albums before this one. I guess angst sells! Truly groundbreaking album, all told. Earworms aplenty on this one.
Good
Her voice becomes grating after a while, but plenty of bangers here.
I just couldn’t get behind Morissette’s voice, which was clearly a big part of the album. Most of the songs themselves were fine and there’s a few hits on here that I recognizes, but the production was also so dated. Mary Jane was one of the songs I did like. Other than that, I personally did not enjoy listening to it, though I could easily understand why others would like this album.
I truly appreciate the artistry but I really can’t stand the music
Love this album. Already had half the songs downloaded!
I remember when this album came out, a handful of songs got regular radio play. Good album
Good album
Expectations were high going into this one and wasn’t disappointed. Just a couple lulls, but overall great
I absolutely adore this album. It’s one of the few I’ve gotten on here that I own on CD. Something about this album perfectly encapsulates the 90s, I love everything about it. I know that Alanis is not the best singer, but it gives her music a distinct sound that I’ll never get tired of. Standout Songs: All of them!!!
Primeiro disco de Morissette que ouço e devo confessar que surpreendeu positivamente. Se as baladas Pop são bem convencionais, os temas de PopRock, apesar de não apresentarem impacto em suas melodias, em contrapartida são muito bem arranjados, especialmente as partes de guitarras.
A great, angsty, divorced mom rock album. Numerous major hits in You Oughta Know, Hand in My Pocket, Ironic, etc. 7.5/10 (3.75/5)
Such a unique voice full of emotion. A theatrical quality. I like her vocal cries. Brilliant, introspective songwriting that really tells a story.
Ingredients: Lyrics- Diary of a 15 yr old girl intoto tech theatre. Rhythm- 90s producer who made a shit ton of money using the same drum machine. Melody: 15 yr old girls older sister who listens to the rent Cd over and over again. A dash of harmonica to make it alternative. =A ton of radio hits
7/10 Favourite: You Oughta Know Least Favourite: Mary Jane
The vocals work for me and the instrumental is nice and engaging … love my female singer writers specially Canadian ones
Ahhh the late 90s were really something.
Whilst I can understand the appeal from a production perspective, her voice sounds like nails grinding on a chalkboard.
I think the title of this record, Jagged Little Pill, must be referring to how hard getting used to her voice is - a hard pill to swallow. I think after having to endure a handful of taylor swift albums back-to-back, I'm very over this immature lyricism about jealousy over breakups. It's so tiring hearing the essentially same thing over and over again - "is she better than me", "does she do it like I did", "are you happy now", etc. Okay okay, in all seriousness though, the production on this album is better than TS and the lyricism a bit more reflective. Not that the rating of this record is related to TS' work, it's just somewhat similar conceptually and I've been listening to that recently. I think after the first 3 songs, the album gets a bit more consistent in quality. It's not great, but it's not as abrasive as the opening tracks... or maybe I've become numb to her voice! I think You Oughta Know and Ironic are the more radio-aimed tracks (i.e. more pop-influenced sound) of the release and are the least enjoyable parts of the album for me.
the 90s
A great album. Good listening.
This is dated in the best way possible. I was immediately transported back to the mid nineties when life was simple, because I was 10 years old. Half this album are certified radio top 10 bangers. The non radio hits were still poignant. Bravo Alanis.
This album goes so fuckin' hard. Probably the goat of the pop grunge-rock genre. Several iconic hits, and it has a consistent mood with a distinct artist sound.
An outstanding debut that still slices keenly after — oh my god, 30 years? There’s some youthful energy here that sometimes slips into smugness, but I can forgive “Ironic” and other overreaches because the songs whip, and her distinct voice rides high and low throughout, unapologetically raging and endearing in equal measure.
I bought this when it was originally released solely for You Oughta Know. It is a great song. It's been a while since I listened to the whole thing and I had forgotten how great this album is. An hour of music that seems to take 15 minutes to listen to. A textbook example of catching lightning in a bottle. Exactly the right music released at exactly the right time. This is a masterpiece.
Can’t believe this album is 30years old.
100/1001 :: Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ➖ Rating: 9 Listen before you die: Yes I first heard this album in the 90s and while I liked a track here or there I never got into it and I had a good idea how this listening experience today would go. Well, I was dead wrong, because this is a really great album. The turn off for me was always the voice. There were just so many female voices in the 90s I liked better that I didn’t really give this a fair shake. While I still don’t love the voice the Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard songwriting duo is special. I also didn’t realize that Flea & Dave Navaro played on You Outta Know? Who knew?? But after you listen to again you can hear Navaro solo pretty clearly. I also understand now the importance of the lyrics for young women. And It’s not just You Outta Know it’s the whole album especially Hand in My Pocket and Perfect. Realized today how much I like Hand in My Pocket actually. Either way, “You Learn” I guess. 100 in 901 to go…
Would be worth more stars if she looked up the definition of a irony
Catchy songs from unique enough voice. Enjoyed the album, even songs I didn't already know
Generational album of bangers and up there with the best of the 90's. Cool stories, great guest musicians, Full House ExBF's, etc. 5 stars and would love to one day see her.
A testament to feminism and the experience of being a woman in the 90s. Catchy tunes and riffs mixed with poetic and frustrated lyrics. She expresses love, rejection, growth, and the continuous fight to prove your worth. This is a wonderful and heartfelt album, and a personal favorite of mine.
good music not my style
"Jagged Little Pill" was abrasive and almost painful on my ears. Apologies in advance for the lack of a proper term, but Morissette's vocals are extremely slutty and obnoxious. Additionally, despite her impressive vocal range, her voice is continuously monotone. At least Mariah Carey's vocals conveys emotion.
Overall just slightly too moody for me. I'd have to be in the right headspace, and even then a lot of the lyrics—while clearly heartfelt—are kind of corny and shallow. Although a couple of songs did resonate with me.
Hasn’t aged too well but young me adored this
Grad zwei mid-40-jährigi Fraue vom Büro hend gmeint "Alanis Morissette - das isch so mini Teenie-Ziit gsi!" Und genau so tönt sii au die gueti. No en herzige nostalgie-faktor (obwohl ich sie nie glost han), aber denn doch au ned sone Kult-Status wie zB. d Brittney oder Anastasia. (Und während em schriibe isch denn Ironic cho wo all die Nostalgie-Faktore doch sehr erfüllt het, let's go!!)
Kenni nöd aber na flexi. Hät banger potential wenn mir is de chindheig mega glosst hed. So aber eifach es klassischs rocki album. 3 chlini pille gids trotzdem
This album was of course ubiquitous in 1995 my freshman year of college, yet I only listened to the whole album for the first time fairly recently after getting into a latter-day Alanis kick. I liked the hits back then and I like them even more. I think I saw her as an industry plant back then, and maybe she was, but I don't give a shit now. Also I remember for a weekend in 1995 there was a widespread rumor that she died that I think made it across the whole country - ah life before the internet.
While I am aware of this album’s lasting influence, it all comes across as rather solipsistic and, dare I say, whiny. Plus the drums are horrible and it’s all a bit too AOR for me.
There a couple of obvious singles and I can see why it might have made an impression at the time, but her voice is like nails scraping down a blackboard and the lyrics are truly awful.
Cynically, it sounds like it’s an attempt at making the rock and grunge songs at the time radio friendly. I was expecting to dislike this more (her voice affectations can grate, and some of the lyrics are cringey) but thought that, as a pop record, it wasn’t awful mostly because of the supporting band.
8/10
Massively successful. Morissette herself is likeable, but I find the music irritating in pretty much every department.
Algo diferente en el panorama, diferente y refrescante, aunque...
Ikke noe meget spesielt har ikke noe særlig å si. Verken postitivt eller negativt noen bra sanger, noen som ikke var så bra. 5/10
Feels a little dated but not bad
regelrecht uit de nineties... muziek is goed (drum kan wat tegensteken) teksten OK, haar stem meestal ook
It's been a long time since I've listened to this end to end. Holds up very well, all the hits are well deserved and there's a number of great additional tracks too.
I was a little skeptical of this album at first, but I really did come to enjoy most of it. Ironic is a classic, but I found head over feet which I really enjoyed.
Don't really like the style but her vocals are really good!
I can see the appeal of the album, it is an honest attempt at communicating topics that cover inner struggles, relationship issues, rage and aggression. It is also a well made/produced album. However, I could have enjoyed it a bit more if I was a teenager girl in the 90s, otherwise it's a below average album to me.
The soundtrack to my teenage years. The angst I felt but not really understanding the words being said. Just enjoyed the pain expressed. Today, the songs hit differently. A joy to really listen to AM sing. A classic for a 90s girl.
This album came out during my teen years. It was _all over_ the radio. The singles were inescapable. I'd never really taken the time to sit down with this entire album (again, it was inescapable on the radio, and I wasn't looking for more of it), and was prepared to rate it as just a 3. But really this album is hard to deny. Perhaps its biggest problem is that it's kind of over-produced. There's also some of Alanis' vocal quirks that I still find annoying at times, but I'm willing to look past them.
Fuck yeah! Perfect pop album. Unfortunately not available in my region through Apple Music but I’ve heard it many times over since its release in 1995 when I was 8 years old. She had an acoustic tour a couple years ago that I was bummed to have miss. God save Alanis.
Wow. It starts out strong with "All I Really Want". Alanis has crazy vocals and it hyped me up for the listen. As someone who has had "passionate" exes write long diatribes about me and our relationships this speaks to me in a familiar language. She really captures those feelings of anger, hurt, love, betrayal, and a longing for dreams to match reality. A couple songs were weaker and some of the music feels dated, that knocks a star off.
my god!!!!!
Easiest 5 ever
obvious 5
Awesome album
- it was great - fun energetic, catchy - all the songs were great
Fully aware that this is a big time massive album (actually fun fact I didn't know until few years ago, it is a Top 10 best selling album of ALL TIME), so heading into it I had the the thought of seeing how the other songs stack up with the obvious hits that I've heard a million times. Gotta say, she put together a killer album. Now that's not groundbreaking news but her emotional rawness is evident throughout and there is rarely a lull. Just a great album.
GOAT 5 stars
Truly groundbreaking album with some fantastic songs. I was a freshman in college when this album debuted and I had a bit of a crush on the eccentric Canadian. Re-listening to it 30 years later half the album is still fantastic while there are a few songs in which Alanis gets a little screechy and I wouldn’t consider it a first to last gem. However, I’m going to give it 5 stars for the fact that she defined a new genre of female pop rock that crossed into the main stream. I also have a nostalgia soft spot for this album.
You Oughta know
Oh, baby. I’m sure I’m not the only one who was caught up in the Jagged Little Pill hysteria that began after You Oughtta Know came blasting out of the radio in 1995. Yes, 1995. That’s 30 years ago, people. Ugh. Anyway, I bought this CD and listened to it over and over. I guess I was a teenage girl at heart, but I did really dig this album. I haven’t listened to it in about 29 years, but God knows we all heard enough of it when it was out. I think that’s why I was dreading this listen. I got so burned out on it that I turned from a fan into a hater back in the day. So, as I began my first listen, I got the nostalgia feels that come with being old and remembering when this album was huge and I was young and had all the chicks. Well, some of that sentence is true. Then I heard the first occurrence of Alanis’s, um, quirky, vocal styling. The yips and, the quirks and all the other weird affectations that I assume were real. Were they? But after you get to the hits, I kind of forgot about them and just enjoyed the trip back to 1995. By the time I got to the song Forgiven, I stopped working to listen to it. Forgiven is a great song. Not that the others aren’t, but I’ve heard them 1,000 times. Dang, this is a pretty good rock album. Then you find out that Flea and Dave Navarro played on You Oughtta Know and that’s like pure 1995 Chili Peppers. That can't be bad, right? No, One Hot Minute fans out there? It's very underrated. I may be swept up again in Alanis fever, but I think this is an album that deserves to be on the 1,001 list. Not only was it a phenomenon and helped boost the short-lived Litlith Fair phase, but it’s a damn good rock album on its own. It’s full of quasi-hard rock with pop sensibilities that really worked in the 90’s. If you’ve never heard this album, you should listen to it before you’re dead.
I have always loved this album. Cutting and cutting edge lyrics and music.
As misturas entre o rock e o pop, bem como as letras dessas músicas fazem esse álbum ser incrível! Como não ouvi isso antes?
Classic album with amazing songwriting and lyrics. A reason it was a global success.
the ability to create absolute pop megahits in the middle of the headsplitting, earache swamp of songwriting and screaching is a feat in and of itself 10,000 spoons / 50,000 spoons
Absolute fucking banger. Alanis knows what she was doing when she made this
EASY FIVE STARS
Not my kind of thang but at least she's Canadian
Sounds like freshman year. The angst hits different at 44. Stared at the wall for a solid 5 minutes after Mary Jane. I didn’t get it in ‘95.
Recognised quite a few tunes from this one. Very very good.