The album is hot! Have you guys heard it yet?

'Straitjacket' and 'Visions Of Violence' have some SERIOUS grooves!

i'll have to check it out, i'm seeing her live next weekend!

It's a fantastic album. I haven't liked her last couple of releases, but this one is great. She worked with Guy Sigsworth who's known for his work with Frou Frou, Imogen Heap and Madonna("What it Feels like for a Girl"). He really took Alanis to a new level.

I gotta agree that Guy brought something out of her.

There are some great melodies on some of the mellower stuff like "In Praise of The Vulnerable Man" and "Incomplete".

Not yet heard it but im gonna pick it up next week. It's got the best reviews since her debut, though her other stuff has been rewarding. Her influence on a lot of female artists today is becoming more apparent as time is passing.

Her influence? You mean Sinead's influence that was watered down by Alanis?


and what's up with today's album cover artist? have they all been executed or something? this cover is hateful.

sosgemini said:

I never dug Sinead's stuff, but I can listen to Alanis all day and all night! And I like the cover too.

I'm digging the album more and more with every listen.

Its her best record IMO, along with the new Jewel record, two very strong records from Female artists, June and July are shaping to be a VAST improvement over the early months of this year

Militant said:

that's cause she has watered down and sanitized sinead's style.

i like a few of the new cuts.

Acoustic Jagged Little Pill is the best thing she ever did.. album is great

sosgemini said:

It reminds me of an old 70's album cover, but i dont thinks its that bad, i like the colors

Militant said:

finally!

mmm...those background synths on "Giggle Again For No Reason" are kicking my ass!!! i love it!

i declare a moratorium on things relationship.

I haven’t heard the album, only the single but I like her enough to buy it without hearing it. I’ve been waiting for new material for awhile so I’m looking forward to it.

Does she still write the worst lyrics of all time or has she had a quiet word with herself...?

that cover looks cheap as hell!

but I am gonna check out the music

This is good news. Does Guy Sigsworth play on the album? I like his keyboard work.

sorry , but her voice makes me wanna destroy things
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I'm not an Alanis fan but I am a Guy Sigsworth fan so I'll check it out.

rocknrolldave said:

yeah that was my problem with her after her debut album. most of her songs
sound like she writes a poem or a lyric and then just makes the music fit
around that. and somehow it makes the whole thing less than exciting.

I love all her music! I love her voice, I love her lyrics and anger/image Plus Kevin Smith always uses her in his movies and that always makes me think of the best time of the 1990's - Indie Films - Grundge - Mid 1990's

Great bonus tracks as well.

IstenSzek said:

It's funny because she was probably the greatest mainstream lyricist of the '90s so her descent in the '00s was a pretty spectacular one. The lyrics to "All I Want" are just incredible. Speaking strictly about lyrics, she was leagues above Kirt Cobain for instance. Unfortunately she lived long enough to tarnish her reputation with the crap she started putting out subsequently.

Dewrede said:

That's another area where she's declined. In recent years her vocal delivery has become so affected. It makes me cringe. I don't think she's aware of it though, because if she was she could fix it in a second.

On the plus side though, I think her looks are actually improving with the years. She's becoming quite a sexy 30 something.

That douchebag Ryan Reynolds probably contributed more artistically to this album just by being a dumbass than he ever will in his own career as an actor.

This album's really great but short on ballads. I wonder why they were all relegated to bonus track status. "Orchid", "Madness" and "Limbo no More" are great ballads. And "On the Tequila" is simply the most fun song Alanis ever did.
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Whats that new song she got out? Its nice!! I love that video too where they are inside the heart and her hair is jyrating to the 3rd beat.

midnightmover said:

i have always detested her voice frankly
don't care about her appearance either