Jagged Little Pill
The summer of 1995 was the summer of Alanis Morrissette.
Singles were time-released perfectly so each song dovetailed with the one before. It became an inescapable soundtrack that no other female singer has matched since, with the exception of Katy Perry "Teenage Dream."
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 128 | September 2, 2020 3:27 PM
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Being unique in the way Katy Perry is unique is every woman's dream.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | October 10, 2019 4:16 AM
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Angry White Female would not be a committee approved title today. Feels too privileged.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | October 10, 2019 4:19 AM
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My God, Jagged Little Pill defined my life in 1995. I have never been so obsessed with a record.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | October 10, 2019 3:24 PM
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My life was in major upheaval when this album dropped. I don't know how I would have coped had I not been able to "disappear" with Alanis. Bless her.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | October 10, 2019 3:32 PM
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It was perfect for the time but the album hasn't aged well. I much prefer her Under Rug Swept.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 10, 2019 3:46 PM
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As anyone seen the musical with Jagged Little Pill music? It was shown in Boston and is now coming to Bway
by Anonymous | reply 7 | October 10, 2019 4:35 PM
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I was in college at the time and everybody had this CD.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | October 10, 2019 6:07 PM
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I really thought this was 1994.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | October 10, 2019 6:13 PM
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Come on Over (Shania Twain) actually sold even more than Jagged Little Pill. Crazy to consider it solved over 20 million in America--those are Thriller-level numbers.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | October 10, 2019 7:36 PM
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Literally everyone owned that CD
by Anonymous | reply 12 | October 10, 2019 8:15 PM
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Jagged Little Pill was a real "moment" for Gen X. Everybody had it. And then Alanis just seemed to disappear.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | October 10, 2019 8:27 PM
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"Would she go down on you in a theater?" seemed so scandalous to hear on the radio.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | October 10, 2019 8:31 PM
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R13 that's because she stopped working with Glen Ballard and her music sucked after that.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | October 10, 2019 8:43 PM
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I think the rise of Britney and co. was the bigger dealbreaker. All of the 90s chicks like Alanis were over when that happened.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | October 10, 2019 8:52 PM
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[quote]Jagged Little Pill was a real "moment" for Gen X. Everybody had it. And then Alanis just seemed to disappear.
Adele is really the only female artist to have a massive album who went on to serve longevity. Taylor Swift has had longevity, but she never had an album that was beloved by both gay and straight, and male and female audiences. I think it's because straight audiences are extremely fickle and they move on to other artists after one or two albums. This is especially true with female artists. Straights quickly dropped Alanis, Katy Perry and Lauryn Hill after massive albums. I think the same thing will happen to Billie Eilish, who's career is similar to Alanis.
Unless a female artist has a big gay following, they don't usually have longevity. Gay fans are the most loyal and they will stick with an artist for decades.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | October 10, 2019 8:54 PM
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Hopefully Billie Eilish will be a one-album wonder.
Lauryn Hill never did a second album, she had major personal/mental health issues and just went off the rails.
Very true about female artists needing a big gay following to stay in the spotlight.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | October 10, 2019 9:00 PM
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[quote]Gay fans are the most loyal
Unfortunate, because the gays have the worst taste in music.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | October 10, 2019 9:04 PM
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[quote]Billie Eilish, who's career is similar to Alanis.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 20 | October 10, 2019 9:35 PM
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R15 Her music has been consistent for nearly 25 years. Jagged Little Pill fit in with what was happening in music at the time. The next album was a departure, which she learned from. Under Rug Swept was a return to form, but the music industry had fully embraced pop while alt-rock was fundamentally corrupted by Blink-182 and Nickelback. Listen to songs like Hands Clean, 8 Easy Steps, or Underneath. Each would fit right in with the stuff on Jagged Little Pill.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | October 10, 2019 9:52 PM
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"Adele is really the only female artist to have a massive album who went on to serve longevity."
Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast?
by Anonymous | reply 22 | October 10, 2019 9:53 PM
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I was just out of college and JLP was everywhere and I absolutely hated it until I heard "You Learn" which was the fourth single, released more than a year after the album was released. I fell in love with that song and bought the CD and then fell in love with the entire CD. Thanks, Alanis!
Alanis seemed to expect to be considered rock royalty when every American knows that you have to earn it, you can't just demand it after one hit album. She seemed shocked that all of her later albums weren't blockbusters. Oh well, she's rich and happy in the suburbs now.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | October 10, 2019 9:57 PM
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I am exactly the same age as Alanis (born a few days apart) and I hated that fucking album and her hideous voice. Give me any of the other "it" girls from that era over horsefaced Alanis.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | October 10, 2019 10:01 PM
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Clichéd contrived claptrap for pseudo-intellectuals. If this album defined you, that's tragic!
by Anonymous | reply 26 | October 10, 2019 10:07 PM
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Please regale us with your enlightened musical oeuvre r26.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | October 10, 2019 10:31 PM
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r26 was moved to tears by Oops I Did It Again and Believe
by Anonymous | reply 28 | October 11, 2019 1:36 PM
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Settle down, Francis. It’s just pop music.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | October 11, 2019 3:11 PM
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"You Oughta Know" really lost its edge when we found out (well blow me down! in the theater) it was about Joey from Full House.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | October 11, 2019 3:17 PM
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She fucked Ryan Reynolds in his prime
by Anonymous | reply 31 | October 11, 2019 3:47 PM
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She recently had another child, at age 45.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | October 12, 2019 4:39 AM
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We'll fast forward to a few years later
And no one knows except the both of us
And I have honored your request for silence
And you've washed your hands clean of this
by Anonymous | reply 34 | October 12, 2019 4:45 AM
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How well known was it outside of Canada at the time that Alanis was some sort of a teen pop princess before the studio turned her into an angry rock chick?
by Anonymous | reply 35 | October 12, 2019 4:55 AM
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She was on You Can't Do That On Television, which was a very popular show in the US.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | October 12, 2019 5:24 AM
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She always seemed so dirty and unwashed to me: Ewww.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | October 12, 2019 5:36 AM
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If Gaga's Fame Monster was released then, it would have outsold JLP. Adele's 21 did beat it. And both have huge careers a decade or so later. I was in grade school when Alanis was huge and I couldn't stand her music. But, it was everywhere for sure. Give me Liz Phair any day.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | October 12, 2019 7:11 AM
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Liz is just as fake as Alanis
by Anonymous | reply 39 | October 12, 2019 2:09 PM
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Liz Phair was always niche for a reason.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | October 12, 2019 2:12 PM
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I loved them album as a preteen gayling. I listened to it a few years ago though and realized that it was never very good. The only 90s chick music singers that hold up for me are Tori Amos, Fiano Apple and Sarah McLachlan. I really like Melissa Ethridge too, but her music was harder edge and more closer to tranditional rock than the rest of the Lilith Faire crowd.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | October 12, 2019 2:49 PM
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Alanis's last 2 albums were infinitely better than JLP.
I thought SFIJ was also a great departure and more mature offering but it was not as well received by the public.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | October 12, 2019 2:54 PM
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Alanis Morissette is 45 now.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 43 | October 12, 2019 3:00 PM
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She's always had a classic horse face.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 44 | October 12, 2019 3:02 PM
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I was never a big fan of the Lilith Fair ladies at the time but god do they sound pretty good in retrospect, compared to the whores and pole dancers who pass for singers today.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | October 12, 2019 4:16 PM
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It actually sucks having a stellar debut album. You're practically destined for a sophomore slump.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | October 12, 2019 4:46 PM
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I couldn't stand her. All my friends had the CD and would turn up the radio whenever her songs came on. They wondered what was wrong with me. Three years later when Thank U peaked at 17, I made photocopies of the Hot 100 and wrote Ha ha! on it before shoving it in their lockers.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | October 12, 2019 4:53 PM
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R47 I admire your level of pettiness.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | October 12, 2019 5:08 PM
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Comparing JLP to Adele is nonsensical. In the 90s, you had to get your ass off the couch and into Kmart or the mall to buy a record. You couldn’t just press a button on your phone. JLP’s success—she has been a total unknown in the US—is a gigantic accomplishment.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | October 12, 2019 5:22 PM
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R49, that's why it amuses me so much when people compare artists in the digital age to those from the physical era. Comparatively, it took so much effort to go out and by albums back in the day. They cost like $12, typically, so you were spending much more than now where you can stream for free on spotify.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | October 12, 2019 5:48 PM
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A great record. So many stand out tracks... perfect, hand in my pocket, Mary Jane. And that comment about Katy Perry, rolling laughing at that! Are you for real?
by Anonymous | reply 51 | October 12, 2019 6:48 PM
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Exile in Guyville would have never been a huge record like JLP--the production is too "alternative" and the delivery is too deadpan--but it is the superior album, without question. But JLP is a very good pop-rock album, with decently written, catchy songs. I guess JLP was the 90s generation's version of Tapestry?
by Anonymous | reply 52 | October 12, 2019 6:54 PM
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[quote]I guess JLP was the 90s generation's version of Tapestry?
Oh hell no. I would pick Fiona Apple's Tidal or Tori's Little Earthquakes over that shit.
by Anonymous | reply 53 | October 12, 2019 7:07 PM
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R46 Jagged Little Pill was her third album
by Anonymous | reply 54 | October 12, 2019 7:55 PM
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Tori Amos should've been a big star, but her material and persona were too niche for the mainstream. Unfortunate, because she put out some great music in the 90s.
by Anonymous | reply 55 | October 12, 2019 9:45 PM
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College orientation packages in the mid 90s included this album and condoms.
by Anonymous | reply 56 | October 12, 2019 9:52 PM
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R35 I didn't know back then, but I found out a few years later watching some music special on her. Supposedly, JLP was her angry rebellion against the perfect image she was forced into. I don't know how true that is but whatever. My favorite songs from the album are "Head over Feet", "Perfect" and "Your House" which was a hidden track. She performed an acapella version of Your House at the VMAs (I think) and it was haunting and mesmerizing. Her voice is an acquired taste but she was definitely an interesting talent. Someone like her wouldn't get signed today which is why I miss the heyday of 90s female singer/songwriters. Most of my friends couldn't stand her though. They thought she was a lame rip-off of Ani Difranco but I didn't see the connection.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | October 12, 2019 10:19 PM
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R57, Your House was amazing. The version on the album was acapella and very mesmerizing. The last album I remember listening to with a hidden track was Stories from the City with This Wicked Tongue.
by Anonymous | reply 58 | October 12, 2019 10:21 PM
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It’s one of those albums that was amazing, but SO overplayed that to this day I rarely listen to any of the songs.
by Anonymous | reply 59 | October 12, 2019 10:23 PM
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I still like Ironic. I know, that's embarrassing. But I still like it.
by Anonymous | reply 60 | October 12, 2019 10:25 PM
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All I really want was another great track
by Anonymous | reply 61 | October 12, 2019 10:28 PM
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[quote]She always seemed so dirty and unwashed to me: Ewww.
Everyone seemed like that during the grungy 90s.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | October 12, 2019 10:40 PM
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She was not a pretty girl.
by Anonymous | reply 63 | October 12, 2019 10:41 PM
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[quote]College orientation packages in the mid 90s included this album and condoms.
And Dave Matthews’ tickets.
by Anonymous | reply 64 | October 12, 2019 10:42 PM
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I used to listen to Ironic on the headphones at Borders Books and Music.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | October 12, 2019 11:09 PM
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The musical features a black, non-gender-conforming lesbian teen.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 66 | October 13, 2019 6:48 AM
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She kind of peaked with her first album.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 67 | October 14, 2019 3:02 AM
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R49 R50 The counter argument is that in the age of piracy and streaming, most people don't bother paying for an "album" anymore when you can listen to the music for free or by subscription. Adele's numbers are, in fact, more impressive than Alanis' because she managed to sell big Diamond certified sales today as opposed to in the 90's where a "flop" sold a million copies. Today, Alanis wouldn't put anywhere close to those numbers if she was a new artist now. In comparision, if Adele had been around and released 21 in the 90's, she'd have easily surpassed Michael Jackson's Thriller numbers making her the best selling artist of all time and incurring his wrath. It's an apples to oranges comparison, but Adele is not someone who should be discounted, even though she made her success without much gay support.
by Anonymous | reply 68 | October 14, 2019 3:42 AM
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Adele's album was a huge hit because is wasn't just teens and people in their twenties who were into it. It was that rare album that a lot of forty-plus people were also streaming/buying, it appealed to a diverse age demographic. Even my Boomer relatives and their friends, who have no interest in modern music, were into it. That doesn't happen very often.
by Anonymous | reply 69 | October 14, 2019 3:57 AM
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Alanis was just as much of deliberate and producer influenced and created marketing persona as Katy Perry.
by Anonymous | reply 70 | October 14, 2019 4:06 AM
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R68, that's a great point actually. She did it in an age where albums going 4x platinum is considered incredible. The fact that she has even outsold Like a Virgin, True Blue, Jagged Little Pill, etc. is amazing.
by Anonymous | reply 71 | October 14, 2019 12:34 PM
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Although I don't agree she would have easily surpassed Michael Jackson's Thriller numbers. I don't think those numbers have any chance of being surpassed, ever.
by Anonymous | reply 72 | October 14, 2019 12:35 PM
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this album was overwrought junk.
"thank you" on the other hand is a beautiful landmark song.
by Anonymous | reply 73 | October 14, 2019 12:58 PM
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A positive thing about the success of 21 is that Lady Gaga was no longer the world's biggest pop star. Gaga was overdoing it with the whole freaky look taken to extremes, "love yourself the way you are" crap and pretentiousness in general. And nobody would have ever predicted the success of 21, even in hindsight, it seems incredible. Thank you Adele :-)
by Anonymous | reply 74 | October 14, 2019 1:16 PM
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Adele is so fucking boring. Nobody will look back at her success as any sort of industry bellwether, it's just more of the same pleasant music that's been popular with nans and grans for generations. Alanis, on the other hand, was a totally unexpected smash that brought young female anger to the attention of the masses.
Lots has been written and will be written about the "You Oughta Know" but nothing will be written about "Hello."
by Anonymous | reply 75 | October 14, 2019 1:33 PM
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Beautiful Derek Klena sings from JLP. He will do the Broadway show:
Way better than rain on your wedding day, Broadway's Jagged Little Pill will see Elizabeth Stanley (On the Town), Kathryn Gallagher (Spring Awakening), Celia Rose Gooding, Derek Klena (Anastasia), Sean Allan Krill (Honeymoon in Vegas), and Lauren Patten (Fun Home) reprising their roles from the musical's American Repertory Theater premiere in summer 2018.
Also returning to the show are Antonio Cipriano, Yeman Brown, Jane Bruce, John Cardoza, Laurel Harris, Logan Hart, Max Kumangai, Ezra Menas, Kelsey Orem, Nora Schell, Kei Tsuruharatani and Ebony Williams. New to the company are Heather Lang and Ken Clark.
As previously announced, Jagged Little Pill will officially begin performances November 3 at the Broadhurst Theatre, prior to a December 5 opening. Tickets are now on sale on Telecharge.
The musical, helmed by Tony-winning A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus, weaves the songs of Morissette and Glen Ballard's Grammy-winning 1995 album (plus new material) with a book by Oscar winner Diablo Cody (Juno) to tell the story of a multi-generation, multiracial suburban family grappling with a series of distressing events.
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui recently earned an Elliot Norton Award for his choreography of the world premiere engagement, which also featured orchestrations and arrangements by music supervisor Tom Kitt.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 76 | October 14, 2019 1:37 PM
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R75, her music isn't really memorable, you're right, but I thank her for ending Lady Gaga's peak. She was really fucking irritating during the Born This Way era.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | October 14, 2019 1:40 PM
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R73 thank you is one of her worst songs, and one of the worst videos ever produced.
by Anonymous | reply 78 | October 14, 2019 2:27 PM
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There was an article a few years ago about how Jagged Little Pill was the real conception of Girl Power and was then built on/given a massive boost by the Spice Girls.
"So you like a girl who thinks really deep thoughts. What's so amazing about really deep thoughts? Boy you best pray that I bleed real soon. How's that thought for you?"
Jagged Little Pill build on the foundations laid by Little Earthquakes and Little Earthquakes built on the foundations laid by Kate Bush.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | October 14, 2019 2:39 PM
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R78 Oh, God. I forgot about that horrible video until now. She has a weird body.
by Anonymous | reply 80 | October 14, 2019 3:57 PM
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Little Earthquakes was a fantastic album.
by Anonymous | reply 81 | October 14, 2019 4:17 PM
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R79, the Tori and Kate Bush comparison is so forced. Tori Amos (and Liz Phair) sang about more "feminine" things than Kate Bush, Bjork or PJ Harvey, in a more feminine way (no aggressive rock music). The only songs that really reminds me of Kate Bush on Little Earthquakes are the title track and Happy Phantom. Everything else seems pure Tori. A great album, regardless.
by Anonymous | reply 82 | October 14, 2019 4:22 PM
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I always saw Alanis as the mainstream version of early 90s indie artists like Liz Phair, Kathleen Hanna, PJ Harvey, The Breeders, etc. Tori never came to mind.
by Anonymous | reply 83 | October 14, 2019 4:28 PM
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[quote]In comparision, if Adele had been around and released 21 in the 90's, she'd have easily surpassed Michael Jackson's Thriller numbers making her the best selling artist of all time and incurring his wrath. I
Adele’s music is a cooler, bluesier version of Adult-Contemporary and Easy Listening. She would have had a lot more competition in the 1990s, so no, she wouldn’t have sold Thriller levels.
by Anonymous | reply 84 | October 14, 2019 6:02 PM
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Seriously. Adele would've sold more than Celine Dion as that is her real predecessor in frau music. Comparing her to Alanis makes zero sense.
by Anonymous | reply 85 | October 14, 2019 6:47 PM
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Adele was like Norah Jones - she sold to an older audience that still bought albums at a time when album sales were rapidly declining, and that made her success notable. I'm not sure she would have been as big a phenomenon in the 90s, when the music industry was more robust. But who knows.
by Anonymous | reply 86 | October 14, 2019 7:00 PM
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Adele sold a shit-ton because her peers are mostly talentless whores. The contemporary musical landscape is so bleak, Adele seems like a musical genius in comparison.
I agree that if Adele had been around in the 80s or 90s she would've had a lot more competition. She still would've been successful in those decades, but not as acclaimed and lauded like she is now.
by Anonymous | reply 87 | October 14, 2019 7:36 PM
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...and to think it's all because of Madonna
by Anonymous | reply 88 | October 14, 2019 10:05 PM
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R88, I'm curious as to how many millions Madonna got from that album. A ton, I'm sure! I remember Alanis being interviewed and asked about Madonna, and she said something like " she was very nice to me....at least, initially". The interviewer didn't dwell more on that comment and choose to move on but I found that an interesting comment.
by Anonymous | reply 89 | October 14, 2019 10:56 PM
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When JLP was kicking ass on the charts, I remember reading that Madonna gifted Alanis with a rolex or some expensive watch as a 'thank you' for the success of the album.
by Anonymous | reply 90 | October 14, 2019 10:59 PM
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Alanis is a wonderful performer with an amazing voice. I love her songs that she writes, too.
by Anonymous | reply 91 | October 14, 2019 11:45 PM
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I wonder if Madonna was a little peeved that Alanis was outselling her by such a margin in the mid-90s.
by Anonymous | reply 92 | October 14, 2019 11:54 PM
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[quote]Adele was like Norah Jones - she sold to an older audience that still bought albums at a time when album sales were rapidly declining, and that made her success notable.
More accurately, they both appealed to a white and affluent audience. They were the darlings of middle/upper-class moms and white-collar men. Their white fans can afford to buy albums. Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran also fall into this category.
But these artists are not the most listened to. You have to look at streaming numbers to see who the most listened to artists in the world are, and none of these artists listed are at the top. Most people around the world cannot afford to buy albums, so they stream.
by Anonymous | reply 93 | October 14, 2019 11:55 PM
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Teenage Dream was not on the level of Jagged Little Pill, but nice try, Katy.
by Anonymous | reply 94 | October 14, 2019 11:56 PM
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Who fucking cares r93? We're talking about US sales.
by Anonymous | reply 95 | October 14, 2019 11:56 PM
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Inescapable soundtrack? OP is high as a kite! Jagged Little Pill was mall angst. Color-by-numbers formulaic sap, hand-crafted by Glen Ballard, the same guy who wrote mainstream corporate pop for Wilson Philips, Michael Jackson, Goo Goo Dolls, Katy Perry, and so on, and played by studio musicians. It was made for girls aged 13 through 17, and spoiled women who didn't have their shit together yet.
Inescapable soundtrack, indeed.
by Anonymous | reply 96 | October 14, 2019 11:59 PM
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R95, Album sales are no longer a relevant metric in 2019.
by Anonymous | reply 97 | October 15, 2019 12:00 AM
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R96 maybe not living on your own private lily pad bopping around to Robbie Williams
by Anonymous | reply 98 | October 15, 2019 12:17 AM
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It's not so much that people can't afford to buy albums now - they managed to buy a lot of them in the 70s, 80s & 90s, and they weren't any cheaper (relatively) back then. But the internet fucked everything up. Young people (who used to be a big part of the market) stopped buying albums first, because they're the ones who knew how to pirate stuff. Now everyone just streams, and a lot of people don't even own the equipment to play physical records anymore. Vinyl is projected to outsell CDs, but it's still a niche market, and the often absurd prices for new vinyl reflect that. Physical albums just aren't a desirable commodity for most people anymore, and paying for downloaded files will never have the same appeal.
by Anonymous | reply 99 | October 15, 2019 12:19 AM
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[quote]Jagged Little Pill was mall angst.
Perhaps, but it was phenomenally successful mall angst. There were 6 or 7 singles that seemed like they dominated radio for years.
by Anonymous | reply 100 | October 15, 2019 12:20 AM
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r97 you know what I meant.
by Anonymous | reply 101 | October 15, 2019 12:29 AM
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Katy Perry is buying and selling mansions in LA without living in them, so apparently Teenage Dream sold a few copies.
by Anonymous | reply 102 | October 15, 2019 3:49 AM
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Alanis is definitely one of my favourite artists - I love her singing voice (which I can understand/accept isn't for everyone) but more so her song writing. I also love the way she sings certain lines, stretches out words, puts breaks where they ought not to be - I don't think anyone else does it the way she does.
Jagged Little Pill was definitely an iconic album and a huge musical touchstone for me as an early teen. I listened to it over and over. Then Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie came out and I just didn't connect with it at all. I liked a couple of the tracks but overall felt it was a disappointment. When I listened again years later I loved it so much more. I think I was too young for it when it first came out. Although I love a few tracks from JLP (All I Really Want, Head Over Feet) overall I prefer SFIJ as an album. I would say it's my favourite of hers now (I have them all on CD and I've seen her live so definitely a fan).
by Anonymous | reply 103 | October 15, 2019 10:55 AM
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Remember seeing her perform the whole album at a club in NYC called "Tramps". It was such an amazing concert. Her drummer was Taylor Hawkins who went on to be in Foo Fighters. Always found him cute. Also remember my friend reaching up to pass me a beer and David Pirner, lead singer of Soul Asylum, walked under our arms. We both did a double take. I miss knowing who was who in music. Guess it's part of getting old but I don't know anyone anymore.
by Anonymous | reply 104 | October 15, 2019 12:45 PM
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I think Alanis was in a happier less angry space when she put out "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie". That album didn't connect with a lot of people 'cause the rage from JLP wasn't there.
by Anonymous | reply 105 | October 15, 2019 4:18 PM
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"how about them transparent danglin' carrots" killed her career, yet it's such a great line.
by Anonymous | reply 106 | October 15, 2019 4:36 PM
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I genuinely loved hearing "Thank U" on the radio, awkward lyrics and all, even though I never really cared for her in the years when Jagged Little Pill was everywhere. For some reason I only started to appreciate her when she was no longer popular.
by Anonymous | reply 107 | October 15, 2019 5:03 PM
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Everybody in 1995-96 either owned this album or they were one degree of separation away from somebody who did.
by Anonymous | reply 108 | October 17, 2019 8:12 AM
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Her English teacher should have slapped her viciously for not knowing the meaning of the word "ironic".
by Anonymous | reply 109 | October 17, 2019 8:34 AM
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by Anonymous | reply 110 | October 17, 2019 8:43 AM
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Ugh, I spent the entire summer trying to convince my friend that Alanis Morrisette was not previously known as Jane Child.
by Anonymous | reply 111 | May 4, 2020 6:39 PM
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I have friends who think Alanis is an Ani Difranco rip-off. Other than being women who sing about their personal lives, I really don't see the similarities.
by Anonymous | reply 112 | May 4, 2020 6:46 PM
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I was 5 when it came out and even I remember it as being inescapable at the time. One of those rare, huge blockbuster albums that transcends the fanbase and becomes a part of the public consciousness. A huge cultural moment (in a way that more vanilla artists who sell this well or even better - like Celine Dion or Adele or Whitney with the Bodyguard or even Norah Jones - never really achieve). I can remember slews of articles being written about female rage and sexuality (remember magazines?), the various singles spending about 2 years reigning on the charts, her polarising vocal cadence, the controversial lyrics, live TV performances....
I don't love it as much any more (and became more of a Liz Phair / Courtney Love / PJ Harvey / Tori Amos gay) but it's certainly still a fun and nostalgic listen and brings to mind that mid-90s bohemian coffeehouse period that no longer exists. Driving in the car on really hot days trying to belt the highest notes in "All I Really Want" until our voices were sore.
The Lauryn Hill album mentioned upthread was another staggering blockbuster. Looking back now I can't believe how young she was to be combining all those musical styles and singing (and rapping) incredibly deep lyrics with that profoundly beautiful voice.
As much as there was corruption behind the scenes, a bevy of trashy teen pop singers, and the artists themselves were being swindled by the executives, we were so spoiled with the CD pop era of the 90s. There was something for everyone, generally strong musicianship on the albums, big budgets being poured into music videos...... little did we know that we were witnessing the last days of the music industry actually spending money on music! No wonder there is little around today that sounds as good.
by Anonymous | reply 113 | May 11, 2020 5:48 PM
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R92 why would she be? Madonna made more money of of Jagged Little Pill's sales than Alanis did
Alanis herself said this in interviews, after it was huge, Alanis renegotiated her contract with Madonna and Maverick for future albums, which came nowhere near JLP's sales
And by 1998, Madonna was back outselling Alanis globally with Ray of Light vs. Supposed Infatuation Junkie
by Anonymous | reply 114 | May 11, 2020 6:39 PM
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She was the anti-Mariah in 96.
We don’t know her.
Glad she’s a recluse.
by Anonymous | reply 115 | May 11, 2020 7:25 PM
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Well said R113. Couldn't agree more.
by Anonymous | reply 116 | May 11, 2020 11:45 PM
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She was very Janet-esque in her pre-JLP days.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 117 | May 12, 2020 9:11 PM
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Grace by Jeff Buckley hasn't aged well, either. It's something about the production - maybe that CD tinniness - that gives it an oddly flat sound.
by Anonymous | reply 118 | May 12, 2020 9:47 PM
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R117 JLP was such a pivot from that! She's giving me Paula Abdul realness lol. I wonder if she always wanted to make darker, more alternative music and just got stuck in a teen pop contract, or if Glen Ballard really teased it out of her.
R118 The songs themselves hold up (as does his stunning voice), but I agree the production has a tinny, shimmery quality that almost sounds cheap now. A few 'rock' albums of the period have similar sounds. 'Last Goodbye' escapes unscathed for me, though.
by Anonymous | reply 119 | May 13, 2020 1:11 PM
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Wow, am I old. SO much to say about Alanis?????
I'm a "Tapestry" girl.
by Anonymous | reply 120 | May 13, 2020 1:54 PM
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It's so funny how Alanis Morrisette and Sarah Mclachlan (both Canaduan) started their careers as these pop/rock teen queens before settling into a "serious", more introspective sound. It's like if Debbie Gibson had given up her pop sound to become PJ Harvey.
by Anonymous | reply 121 | May 14, 2020 10:20 AM
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“Hands Clean” is probably the best song about sexual abuse and the grooming process ever written. I remember when it came out, I was in high school and starting to deal with something similar that happened to me. It was like a sucker punch to the stomach because it was so dead on. It’s also incredibly pop-driven and catchy. I still get emotional listening to it now.
This is a great thread. I made a playlist of all my favorite Alanis songs and I’ve been jamming out to it for the past two days. I really like her new single “Reasons Why I Drink” too.
by Anonymous | reply 122 | May 14, 2020 11:56 PM
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Hated the first screech of her phony, lazy, shallow tripe and am glad she's now out of favor with the twats who pretended to be inspired by it.
by Anonymous | reply 123 | May 14, 2020 11:59 PM
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I had that CD (bought used from CD Warehouse, memba that?) and she always seemed whiny. I was a bigger Sheryl Crow fan.
by Anonymous | reply 124 | May 15, 2020 12:11 AM
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These songs were everywhere in 1995 and 1996. Alanis was probably even bigger in 1996.
by Anonymous | reply 125 | September 2, 2020 7:08 AM
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Hands Clean is a great song. I forgot it didn’t feature on Jagged Little Pill
by Anonymous | reply 126 | September 2, 2020 9:07 AM
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I liked the album in the mid 90s, but it’s almost unlistenable now other than for nostalgia.
The other huge Canadian stars of that time (Celine, Shania, Sarah) made music that ages much better.
by Anonymous | reply 127 | September 2, 2020 10:42 AM
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I hear that, r27. There is a very dated early-mid-90s rock production sound. See also Jeff Buckley’s Grace album.
by Anonymous | reply 128 | September 2, 2020 3:27 PM
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