Alanis Morissette — Page 2

I adore Alanis and own all her albums, but I'm a bit confused: why is she going back to her first album and performing only its songs? As much as I enjoy JAGGED LITTLE PILL, I don't think Alanis really came into her own until SUPPOSED FORMER INFATUATION JUNKIE.

I'm in the minority here, I know, but I think JUNKIE is more artistically daring; while JAGGED LITTLE PILL is all rage and reactionary, JUNKIE is more introspective, forgiving, yet dark because it probes deeper. And I think her finest album is UNDER RUG SWEPT, which balances the two.

I don't know why (other than financially) she's returning to her first rock album, when she's progressed to a new place as an artist.

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Updated On: 6/16/05 at 10:08 PM

At the concert last night, Alanis said something about wanting to take a hard look about the work she did on Jagged Little Pill 10 years ago. She mentioned that most people just try to barrel past their previous work and not really confront it, and that's what she's trying to do in reworking her old songs...or something to that effect.

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Justice, I just looked it up for you...LA on July 13.

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I understand why she'd want to do that. I remember a lot of people who were really perplexed by JUNKIE. And, to be honest, I was a little put off at first because it was so much more complex than just the raw rage. PILL is directed outward...and for this fag who was 20-21 when it first came I, I too was directed outward. It clicked for me like no other piece of music had. It felt like it was written just for me (I know lots of people who had that reaction). JUNKIE was directed inward. More self-critical. And that, too, was exactly where I was when the album came out.

This will now be the gayest (4th grade definition) thing I've ever said:

I feel like Alanis and I grow at the same pace and that it's wonderful to emotionally keep up with such a wonderful artist.

You can all make fun of me now.

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I don't think "Hands Clean" was written for Dave Coulier. I could be wrong, but I believe it's about her dating a forty-something year old when she was 15. Dave wasn't that old at the time...and, it's also a rumor that "You Oughtta Know" was written about him. She has never admitted this as a fact, and to this day will not tell anyone who it's about.

RobbieJ...I totally agree with you. When I got into Alanis (also at 20) I was in a weird sort of relationship, and during the breakup, this album helped me through it. Also "I See Right Through You" is every young gay man's song, as they look for relationships in a "one night Stand" world.
And how many times did we want to give Alanis a high five whenever she sang "I'm young and I'm underpaid, I'm tired, but I'm working!"?

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She's fantastic. I still listen to Pill about every two weeks.

He plays basketball occasionally when he's in Vancouver a few blocks away from my house. Hubba.

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Updated On: 6/17/05 at 10:16 PM

"I feel like Alanis and I grow at the same pace and that it's wonderful to emotionally keep up with such a wonderful artist."


OMG Robbie that's exactly how I feel. It's scary. And, yes, I, too, felt her lyrics were wriiten just for me, and about me.. It's like every cd describes me at that exact stage of life - and since Alanis and I are roughly the same age (I'm a little youngr), we continue to grow together. Oh, and I have a twin as well..Just a nice bit of trivia.

I LOVE Alanis. I wish I could have been there!

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