Product Description

'So Called Chaos' is the sixth album from Canadian born singer/songwriter Alanis Morrisette. Co-Produced by Morrisette herself, the album is more laidback than her hugely successful 1995 major label debut 'Jagged Little Pill', with her newsound being more mature. The single 'Everything' is also included.

Track Listing

1. Eight Easy Steps
2. Out Is Thru
3. Excuses
4. Doth I Protest Too Much
5. Knees Of My Bees
6. So Called Chaos
7. Not All Me
8. This Grudge
9. Spineless
10. Everything

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12293 in Music
• Released on: 2004-05-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Amazon.co.uk Review
It's been a long time in coming, but with So Called Chaos Alanis Morisette has finally produced a worthy follow up to her globe-conquering debut. Calmer and more focused, the songs exude a new, mature woman, firmly in control of her life. "I'm not threatened by every pair of legs you watch go by", she sings with Zen-like serenity on "I Doth Protest Too Much" (as if she'd have said that on Jagged Little Pill). Time mellows--leave the angst to Avril Lavigne.

Over exposure once made her fantastic voice grate, but now it's like welcoming back an old friend--that distinctive little warble, that softness... it's her most valuable asset and the simple, clean production wisely allows it to breathe freely. Most of the songs follow a slow, quiet verse/loud sucker chorus pattern and there's nothing on here that rivals anything from her debut, but everybody (including herself) has accepted that now. The absence of a world-class cosongwriter plays a part, but it's a refreshing change to see no external involvement. Accept Morisette for what she is--a female singer songwriter with an exceptional, original voice, and you won't be disappointed. --Ben Johncock

Album Description
On So-called Chaos Alanis Morissette sounds paradoxically like a woman who has found her own peace with the world. So-called Chaos finds her in a life-affirming, positive place, making music that in a sense sums up her past strengths along with some newfound maturity and perspective. The resulting album is a set of Morissette's most adult and compelling songs, compositions that more than ever explore life's emotional dualities.

Customer Reviews

So Called Brilliant
Alanis Morissette never fails to produce brilliant music that one can not help but sing and dance along to; this album is no exception. With fantastic tracks such as "Doth I Protest Too Much", "Knees Of My Bees" and "Eight Easy Steps", this is an album that can be listened to over and over, getting better with every time. Highly recommended for long term Alanis Morissette Fans and those who are just discovering her music.

Alanis Returns!!
I am a huge alanis fan and this is actually the first album i ever bought of hers which led to me buying all the others. Although this album seems weaker in comparison to her others it is still an excellent cd and i highly recommend it!!
Top Tracks:
1. 8 Easy Steps
2. Everything
3. Knees Of My Bees
4. So-Called Chaos
5. Spineless

Fruit of the gloom...
While the controlled rage of 1995's 'Jagged Little Pill' thrilled and inspired, Alanis Morissette's attempts to banish her demons have been less than entertaining over the years. But never fear. The couch confessions and resigned acceptance of her more recent releases were working for someone. On this, her latest offering, Morissette is positively brimming with good cheer and optimism.
It's hard to disagree with the critics, who claim that her edge has been eroded by this newfound inner peace. Musically, the tamed, docile Alanis isn't a patch on the woman who stalked the tracks of Jagged Little Pill, spitting venom and resentment in equal measure.
But write her off at your peril. Alanis Morissette might have exhausted the introspection furrow, but there's enough here (Eight Easy Steps, Excuses) to suggest that when she finds something else sufficiently frustrating, the rancour will find its voice again. The reviews of this record might be a good place to start.