Alanis Morissette

Alanis was the biggest thing that happened in music in 1995, opening the door for countless similar acts and heralding a sort of resurgence of "girl power" on the airwaves. Jagged Little Pill was the breakthrough album, and here she reworks the songs with acoustic arrangements, adding jazz, world and hip-hop touches.

Once you get used to the weird, vaguely desperate idea behind Alanis Morissette's new
album - it's a freshly recorded ten-year-anniversary acoustic version (sold initially just
through Starbucks) of her break-through, Jagged Little Pill - you can actually enjoy it a
little. Having now sung most of these songs a zillion times, Morissette turns in a powerful
and nuanced vocal performance over these lighter but layered arrangements. S... More >