Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
by Alanis Morissette

From jeremy9 10/11/2019 08:34 | #243644

The best album of Alanis

From Goliath 12/08/2018 10:09 | #226497

I like Thank U and some of the other tracks are OK, but the overall impression I get from this album is dreary. OK maybe some of these tracks may grow on me on repeated listens, but how many? I have played this album quite a few times now, do I continue to re-play this album in the hope that some tracks will eventually 'click' with me, or should I give up and listen to music I already like? It has been said that repeatedly listening to music you don't like until you eventually do is a form of brainwashing. If I do get to like more of these tracks and start playing them more my wife will walk in and tell me to 'turn that rubbish off'. Headphones then, why bother.

From AwaitingAndrew 07/03/2017 19:55 | #193616

A good album that could have been a great album with a shorter runtime.

From Tamthebam 01/22/2017 21:20 | #183925

A brilliant album almost like a book that you don't mind reading over & over again. This is not as immediate as J.L.P. you do have to listen to it numerous times as different tracks grow on you at different rates. The only criticism is that it could be a couple of tracks shorter maybe drop The Couch and the last track. Overall though it is an amazing journey of an album.

When I used to listen to this album I would skip a bunch of the songs, and now it's my favorite album and I love every track (and with 17 of them that says something). The reason for the big change is because I first came to the album with the wrong expectations - and I think this explains the divided reception. There aren't as many catchy hooks here or sing-a-long classics as there were on her album before this, so it can throw you off if that's what you're after. But if you're type who particularly enjoys songs with depth, with layers in production and lyrics that continue to offer more with every listen, you will like this. If you appreciate songs that push boundaries and subvert conventions in songwriting, you will like this. Not because it's the most experimental album ever produced, because it's not. But it is unusual and dense enough that it will put you off if you only expect the radio-friendly rock of Jagged Little Pill.
Moral of the story: come to the album with the right expectations, and you will hopefully appreciate this as a brilliant alternative album from a confessional singer-songwriter.

From RoundTheBend 05/15/2016 20:32 | #166045

I was disappointed, but maybe I should give it more of a chance and in time probably will understand why everyone is raving about it.

My favourite album from her. For the 3 years preceding this album she was possibly THE biggest act in the music industry, anywhere in the world. With that in mind this has got to be one of the bravest albums from any artist, really unique and subversive. Many of the songs don't even have choruses, and the album as a whole is not particularly accessible. She alienated a lot of fans who liked the radio friendly winning formula she had struck upon with Jagged Little Pill, but she didn't need any more money, and was more than happy to forego the pressure of fame that she had experienced the years prior - so she resolved to just to the music she wanted, regardless of expectations. The result is an alt-rock masterpiece, that was overlooked by many who would normally appreciate it because many alt-rock fans had already written her off as too mainstream after Jagged Little Pill. Retrospectively though, this is an underrated 90s classic.

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From Eastwood 02/03/2015 19:45 | #133839

Very good alternative rock/pop rock/post-grunge/experimental rock album. Best 10 songs average is 90,2/100 and the album can get very good 90/100. But besides the hits it's comparatively weak. Predecessor "Jagged little pill" and successor "Under rug swept" are far better having more power and drive. Some too experimental songs could have left out. However, best and full scoring songs are "Thank U" and "Joining you", followed by "That I would be good" 90/100 and next "Are you still mad", "Sympathetic character" and "So pure" all 85/100. All other songs ion the region of 70-80/100.

I liked her breakout "Jagged Little Pill", which was always a kinder, less angry album than people discuss it as, but this, her follow-up, was a stunner: a musical and lyrical overflow in every direction from its chart-pop core. Starring one young woman, her world turned upside-down, trying to be happy and to explain her every thought in hopes of learning every emotional truth the human race had to offer.