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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 Sales Rank: 1485 Studio: Warner Brothers
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
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 in concert in Philadelphia, she really has created some long lasting favorites that will be staples of her setlists for the future. Alanis has always been very challenging when deciphering her meanings to her lyrics, and these songs are no exceptions. Some are very blunt and to the point, some are very clever in their hidden meanings. Musically the entire CD has a nice flow to it, and the extra ... 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 if she continues in this vein.
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 to the album as I type, and it just fills you with emotion. I find that is so hard to find these days with the music market saturated with hip hop and "artists" like Fergie where you can write anything retarded and people seem to buy it. The musical production is also genius on this album. Every song sounds different and swells with a catchy chorus. This is the best album of 2008. Buy it!
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 album, and Nine Inch Nails' "The Downward Spiral" are two of these kinds of albums, for me, and Alanis' 2008 release certainly falls into this category.
For all the hype about its' "sonic elements" and "electronica tinged tunes", the album is pretty much a straightforward pop record with none of the guitar-soaked melodies that either "Jagged Little Pill" or "SFIJ" had. This ... Read More
Rating: - Best from Alanis Yet
The sound on this album is different from most that Alanis has done so far, but it is also my favorite of all of her work. I love the emotion expressed in the lyrics, especially "Straightjacket", "Torch", and "Incomplete". I like that the songs move through different stages and I like that Alanis wrote in what she calls 'real time', it seems much more raw and real that way.
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