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Music : Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
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Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie by: Alanis Morissette List Price: $11.98 CD-Charts Price: $9.99 You Save: $1.99 (17%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0093624709428 Label: Maverick Manufacturer: Maverick Number Of Discs: 1 Publication Date: 1998 Publisher: Maverick Release Date: November 03, 1998 Studio: Maverick Sales Rank: 10055 MPN: 47094 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: When Alanis Morissette visited Mother India in 1997, she gained new composure and, in a state of numinous bliss, wrote 17 songs for Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, each suffused with the search for enlightenment and self-knowledge. To the likely dismay of many fans, Morissette now rages at herself. But this long-awaited follow-up to 1995's record-smashing Jagged Little Pill is far from a disappointment. Imbued with dark, swirling psychedelic licks borrowed from Jimmy Page's song book, the disc is paradoxically both more enigmatic and revealing than Pill. And while Junkie shows that Morissette is no less stingy about revealing herself to her fans--her staccato stream-of-consciousness style is again employed to surrender her secrets and foibles a little too easily in these tales of abuse, lost love, and self-flagellation--Junkie also makes one wonder what this musical sphinx holds back. In "Baba" she takes on competitive spirituality, sneering at the fashionable grasp for enlightenment. "Would Not Come" returns to a similar theme--taking us on a tour of her diary. "Would Not Come" and "Your House" offer the only hints of sexual innuendo. The only revenge she wreaks on an errant lover is in the percussive "Are You Still Mad," this time dishing up a much subtler payback than on "You Oughta Know." The record's standouts, meanwhile, are "Thank U" and the hip-poppy "So Pure." One complaint (and there is only one): Morissette's rapid-fire wordplay is at times engulfed by ponderous instrumentation. The worldbeat rhythms and elaborate guitar play add fresh twists to the album, but they also sometimes bury her message. --Jaan Uhelszki Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - I have never been madThe infatuation comes from the semi-melodies located here, and within this album. Nothing is supposed, perhaps a single junk, or junkie as Alanis would have it. This pill is not only jagged, it is bitter and has far more serious side effects. It is like the proverbial apple, tempting and alluring. Go ahead, bite it, when you awake in a deathly grave you're happier for it. Rating:  - Almost ten years later, still a masterpieceI bought this CD when it first came out in late 1998, and it was one of those discs that immediately made me shake my head in disbelief at how good it was. Nearly ten years later, it still blows me away every time I listen to it. There are no filler tracks here; I listen to it from start to finish every single time. Tracks like "Joining You" and "Can't Not" recall the sound of Jagged Little Pill, but there's also a level of maturity not present on that first disc. The songwriting and lyrics are excellent, and Morissette's vocals are heartfelt and sincere. Ask me to name the five CD's I'd take with me to a deserted island and this might be the first one I name. Rating: - A Worthy Follow-Up to "Jagged Little Pill" When i first heard Alanis Morissette, it was in 1995 when "You Oughta Know" played on the radio. My first reaction to Morissette and "You Oughta Know" was not positive. Most of the "bubble gum" and synth-pop of the 1980s was beginning to fade, yet Morissette's anger just seemed too raw for me to absorb at the time. However as the subsequent singles from Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" album were released, I soon began to see more than an angry young woman. When I listened to "Jagged Little Pill" in its entirety, I realized that this album lived up to all of the hype. When there is a monster album, expectations are usually through the roof for a follow-up album. Thus there was a great deal of attention for Morissette's follow-up, "Supposed ... Read More: Rating:  - I should've got a "Best Of" album.I love Alanis, but she's one of those people that has a lot of good hit songs, but has many fillers on her full length albums. Also, she has one of those voices (like The Cranberries) that's only good in doses. Her newer albums have been improving though. Rating: - a favoriteOne of my favorite CD's! Alanis, you never disappoint :) Andrea |
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