 or  iTunes Price: $12.99 Genre: Pop Released: May 30, 2008 Customer Ratings (609 Ratings)
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View More By Alanis Morissette Our ReviewThe albums from the woman who became a superstar with “You Oughta Know” have become intense confessionals where it’s more like a matter of you have to know. Morissette’s psyche twists and turns like her murderous grammar, making for uncomfortably personal yet riveting listening. “Straitjacket” works as a dressing down of an inattentive lover (“Talking with you’s like talking to a sieve that can’t hear me”) except Morissette’s the one who ends up losing her grip. Producer and co-writer Guy Sigsworth, noted for his work with Bjork, window dresses these tunes with extra beats, strings (“Torch”), tabla (“Citizens of the World”), and vocal manipulations, transforming Morissette’s delivery into a transmission from outer space. This otherworldly charm sweetens “Giggling Again for No Reason,” one of the album’s pure expressions of momentary joy. Elsewhere, it’s a frightening amount of stress for one woman, from “Moratorium,” where she declares, “I declare a moratorium on things relationship,” to “Tapes,” which recounts the unsteady voices in her head. The album plays as much as a therapy session as a piece of music. Intriguing to say the least.. Customer ReviewsChange is Fantastic! (5 stars)This is easily Alanis' best album since, "Jagged Little Pill". Standout tracks for me are: "Tapes" (Get chills everytime I hear this) "Giggle Again For No Reason" (Very summery) "Not As We" (Easily Alanis' best ballad. Raw and emotional) "Underneath" (Pop melodies at their best and most enjoyable) "Orchid" (Just refreshingly beautiful) I do wosh, however, that Alanis would have i The Evolution of Alanis (5 stars) After 4 years of absence, Alanis returns with a surprisingly good album. I have been waiting for this album to come out since last September. I have to say that i'm impressed with 'Flavors'. Alanis tackles a new sound with the help with Guy Sigsworth (responsible for Madonna's 'What it feels like for a Girl'). There are a little more electronics used on this album similar to what Madonna did for her 'Ray of Light' album. Despite WHOA - TBTR (5 stars) This album is fantastic from start to finish. She can't go wrong. Every song on this record is great and catchy. There is no one like Alanis. 1. Citizen of the Planet - one of the best hooks of her career. it just explodes. GREAT song. 9.5/10 2. Underneath - wonderful midtempo track. but not my favorite. 7.5/10 3. Straitjacket - an angry dance track?? GENIUS. 10/10 4. Versions of Violence - one of the most real songs i have ever heard. very BiographyBorn: June 01, 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaGenre: Pop Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s Alanis Morissette was one of the most unlikely stars of the mid-'90s. A former child actress turned dance-pop diva, Morissette later transformed herself into a confessional alternative singer/songwriter in the vein of Liz Phair and Tori Amos. However, she bolstered that formula with enough pop sensibility, slight...
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