Lyrically brilliant angry rock at its best! (Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette)

Member Name: andyoz

Product:	Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
Date:	27/05/09 (17 review reads)
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Advantages: Some amazing songs that will have you grinning from ear to ear!

Disadvantages: Can make you angry!

This has to be one of my all time favorite albums. I was a little unsure when I bought it, thinking it might be a bit girly. How wrong I was! This is rock at its finest, with a few subtle edges thrown in there that will send shivers up your spine!

Well this is often in people's top 10 list, so once again must ask, why is it so good? Well here is what I think of every track:

1. All I really Want - Some great words and a classic beat. Always makes me smile this song, reminds me of women in general (sorry ladies). Brilliant start to the album and really prepares you for whats to come. 8/10

2. You Oughta Know - Very angry powerful song. Alanis obviously had some rough treatment and is out for revenge!!! Some classic lyrics in this one, and with that fast powerful head banging beat, this is a really good song! 8/10

3. Perfect - Bit quieter song, some nice mellody, and just all round pleasentness. Love the opening lines 'Sometimes its never quite enough, when your flawless, then you'll win my love'. Typical!! 7/10

4. Hand in my pocket - Lyrical masterpiece, catchy melody, wonderful. Alanis tells you all the things she is, 'high but grounded' etc... But everything is going to be ok! I love this song so much! 10/10

5. Right Through You - Starts off a little slower, not quite the power of previous song, but still deserves to be on the album. 'Hello Mr man', I love that line. 7/10

6. Forgiven - Another angry bitter song. Not to keen on this one, is a little too dark for me. 6/10

7. You Learn - Another massive hit for Alanis. 'You live, you learn' very simple statement to build a song around, but really does work very well. Another classic! 9/10

8. Head Over Feet - Another one I love. Think this was the first Alanis song I ever heard so will always love this one. A little more chilled out than some, and more pop I would say. Still great though. 9/10

9. Mary Jane - Another chilled start to this one, chorus picks up, but always thought this song wa just lacking something. 7/10

10. Ironic - Wow! What a song, surely Alanis' most well known work. Some wonderfully wimsical lyrics that make you smile. 'Ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife' where she was when she wrote that I have no idea. The spoon factory?? Brilliant song though, a classic in anyones book. 10/10

11. Not the doctor - Another song with powerful lyrics, a good one that would make it onto most albums with ease. 7/10

12. Wake Up - 'You like snow, but only when its warm' nice song to finish off on. Not quite as good as some she has done, but still well worth listening to. 8/10

Overall one of the best albums have ever heard. Alanis never really managed to repeat the magic she created here which is a shame. But if your an angry teenage girl or an old lonely man, this album has something for everyone!

Go get it! Overall rating 9/10

Summary: Brilliant album everyone should own!