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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0093624986362 Format: Deluxe Edition Label: Warner Brothers Manufacturer: Warner Brothers Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Warner Brothers Release Date: June 10, 2008 Studio: Warner Brothers Sales Rank: 1287 MPN: 480316
Amazon.co.uk : Though the mainstream might have all but abandoned Alanis Morrissette since her mid-90s breakthrough as the MTV grunge generation’s Madonna, she has forged on with a handful of albums of a reasonably steely consistency, although even kindly ears would recognize her output since Jagged Little Pill as reduced strength versions of that celebrated album. Its slightly convoluted follow up, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, remains her most intriguing if long-winded work, and with her most recent record (2004’s So Called Chaos) more or less finding peace with itself--filing down the angsty internal dialogues and sounding almost content even at its loudest points--the future seemed to be heading on a downward spiral. But talk about an about turn. With Flavours Of Entanglement the bronco is very much bucking once more, often causing whiplash-inducing stylistic swerves. "Citizen Of The Planet" opens the album, erupting out of eastern strings and a sequenced underlay with blunt, compressed guitars and thumping beats, sweeping through desolate plains previously inhabited by nu metal fantasists Evanescence. The dark tension is upheld through the robotic techno of "Straightjacket" and dark string-laden drum ‘n’ bass of "Moratorium." Landing amid the lonely Tori Amos balladry of "Not As We," Texas-pop of "In Praise Of The Vulnerable Man," and the more typical Alanis fare of "Underneath," this is an often unsettlingly mixed bag achieving varying levels of success, but it is also probably her most emotionally satisfying work for a decade. -- James Berry
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Rating: - Evergreen
Great Cd!!!! The bonus tracks (except for" On The Tequila ") realy worth the extra $$.
Rating: - Alanis at her best
I like to wait for a few months before giving an accurate review of an album like this because there is a lot of depth to it, musically and lyrically. Anyway, after seeing her perform many of these songs ... Read More
Rating: - Loved it!
I played this CD so often I had to give it a rest for a couple of weeks. Some of these are awesome to work out to and they're all just plain good music. This is my first Alanic CD but it won't be my last ... Read More
Rating: - Extreme Brilliance!
How anyone could give this less that 5 stars is crazy to me. I haven't always been a huge Alanis fan, but I am now. From start to end the album offers insightful lyrics that are easily relatable. Im listening ... Read More
Rating: - A Difficult Album : A Moderate Classic After Seven Spins
It seems Alanis is no stranger to the "Seven Spins" curse - the fact that some records need to be played seven full times through before they start sounding indispensable to your life. Vanessa Paradis' 1992 English ... Read More
- Evergreen
- A Difficult Album : A Moderate Classic After Seven Spins