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 | Title : Under Rug Swept
Author : Morissette, Alanis
Release Date : 20020226
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
With all the attention Alanis Morissette's career has garnered, it's startling to think that on the release of her third studio CD she has yet to see her 28th birthday. Under Rug Swept finds Morissette in the producer's role, a position she seems more comfortable with at this stage than songwriter. The opener, '21 Things I Want in a Lover,' finds Morissette ticking off her likes and dislikes before an attention-grabbing explosion of crunching guitar chords and a scratchy hip-hop beat. Swept's emotional flow is navigated by Morissette's vocal queues: her lower register accompanies confrontation and self-proclamation ('Narcissus'), the higher intimates vulnerability and reflection ('Utopia'). Every tone is enlivened by well-blended electronic and acoustic elements. The snag is that, as with her previous two albums, Under Rug Swept is marred by unabridged stream-of-consciousness lyrics. Her awkward syntax and distorted phrasing disorients music that's melodious and compelling. She remains acutely self-obsessed, delivering rants aimed at men who are fatally flawed and, naturally, irresistibly devastating. For now, her greatest strength as a musician lies in her ear for a powerful melody. Lyrically, she'd be better off keeping her contorted prose In Closet Locked.
Buyer Reviews :
After the release of Jagged Little Pill, we were all waiting for more. We wanted to hear more of her Anger and frustration..it was the burning fuel for almost the entire album. ( With exceptions for songs such as 'Head Over Feet' and 'You Learn). We were greeted with Supposed Former Infatutation Junkie, Which brought us such happy ballads as 'So Pure' and 'Thank You' This was an incredible change in pace for Alanis, and left many people doubting WHO Alanis really was, and if the entire idea behind JLP was producer(Glen Ballards) work. They figured that the angry chick music that was written in JLP...wasnt really hers. What many people didnt know, was of Alanis's 2 year trip to India. In India..she finally got a rest from her JLP tour, and she spent time getting to know herself. She has a VERY self-actualizing trip..and finally came at peave with herself. She was ready to stop writing completly..but had a change of heart, and set out with a much more peaceful sense of lyricism.
With her new display, Under Rug Swept, Alanis demonstrates how versatile she really is. Its JLP and SFIJ all in one..and its truely an amazing album. Highlighted Tracks.
'Precious Illusions'
'Flinch'
'So Unsexy'
and of course, the first single 'Hands Clean' once you understand that shes telling the story from HIS point of view..it all falls into place,and becomes a beautiful song.
The only reason I did not rate this one 5 stars, ( as I did with JLP) was the lack of rhythm she displays..Lyrically, its the best shes been at( not to mention vocabulary wise) But some of the songs lack the catchy hooks of JLP
(by Drama Queen)
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