Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette

3.3 - I think what makes this "unlikely breakthrough" so "unlikely", is that it actually sucks. The pretentious coffeehouse musings on "All I Really Want"??? Her self-righteous indignation of the Catholic faith on "Forgiven"??? But what do I know? To this day, at least one of the five hits off this record gets played once every hour on corporate radio. "You Oughta Know" remains a mainstay at any karaoke the world over. Clearly, Alanis tapped into something real. But, come on, that harmonica solo on "Head over Feet"???

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