Album of the day (#7199): Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

BestEverAlbums — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 16:00:26 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 06/01/2026 20:00

Today's album of the day

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1995.
Country:
Alanis Morissette discography rank: 1 (out of 17 listed on BEA)
1995 rank: 7
1990s rank: 62
Overall rank: 322
Average rating: 77/100 (from 1033 votes).

Tracks:
1. All I Really Want
2. You Oughta Know
3. Perfect
4. Hand In My Pocket
5. Right Through You
6. Forgiven
7. You Learn
8. Head Over Feet
9. Mary Jane
10. Ironic
11. Not The Doctor
12. Wake Up

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"The subject matter throughout this album is extremely edgy and filled with teenage girl angst. I don't think I have ever heard another example of a 90s album with the combination of such raw female vocals, in your face lyrics, and at the same time bubblegum production quality like this album has. I don't think I am alone when I say that I wish she would have selected a different producer to work with on this album. I'm also not sure if I am alone when I say that I wish she would have released this album two or three years earlier. This album would have been better if the production was more raw and if it didn't seem like she was riding on the coattails of the girl-rock movement.

This album makes it seem like Alanis Morissette (or more likely the record label)was just trying to take the sounds of Courtney Love, PJ Harvey, and/or Liz Phair to the masses. I think this album is a classic case of too little too late. It's too bad because the songwriting and eclectic instrumentation on this album is great. It's the concept and the production quality that I have a problem with.

This is an okay or maybe even good album but definitely not great. Most definitely overrated. All I really want is to give it a high score and it makes me a little sad to not do so because this album is sort of a guilty pleasure of mine but it must be done. I would have given this album a much lower rating if it didn't have a couple of saving qualities.

You could say that the production was purposefully done the way it was because she was inventing her own sound. She was trying to break away from the girl-rock movement but it isn't enough for me. I'm not a believer. her sound is still much too similar to artists before her time. I can't believe that the production quality was an attempt to be different. I have to believe that it was an unfortunate attempt to sell a lot of records with someone else's style. If only Courtney Love, PJ Harvey, and Liz Phair had not have beaten her to the punch."
- dwils0891 (Rating: 60/100)
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"what so good in this album?
wht it sold over 30 000 000 ?"
- WrathchildIX (Rating: 65/100)
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Album of the day (#7199): Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette