Product Description

Canadian songstress Alanis Morissette became a global sensation with 1995's 'Jagged Little Pill', one of the biggest selling records of the decade. Thirteen years on and 'Flavors Of Entanglement' shows that Morissette has lost none of her appeal. Relationships are dismantled by angst ridden energy and lyrics, while beautiful ballads blend in seamlessly and electronics are occasionally found alongside the trademark guitars and pianos. Singles include 'Underneath'. Second disccontains bonus tracks.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Citizens Of The Planet
2. Underneath
3. Straitjacket
4. Versions of Violence
5. Not As We
6. In Priase of the Vulnerable Man
7. Moratorium
8. Torch
9. Giggling Again For No Reason
10. Tapes
11. Incomplete

Disc 2:

1. Orchid
2. The Guy Who Leaves
3. Madness
4. Limbo No More
5. On The Tequila

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #915 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-02
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: CD

Amazon.co.uk review
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 recognise 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 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

An Overdue return to Brilliance!!
I loved Jagged Little Pill, it was so powerful, a pandoras box of emotions with aggression and strength, anger and . The follow ups IMO went progressively downhill and she lost that anger and power from her songs, though So Called Chaos was better, this is a welcome return to greatness.

This is as good as Jagged Little Pill for me with numerous stand out songs and not a bad track on the whole album. If you loved JLP, then i'm sure you'll love this too:)

I don't need a breather from the Flavors Of Entaglement!
This album is an emotional/musical journey through realationships and break-ups. The lyrics are sharp and not as 'wordy' as some of her recent efforts.

Forget the '90's angry rock-chick' thing. Alanis is giving us a grown woman's perspective this time.

The music is darker and more intense. But overall the album has a feeling of hope. The music is perfect for blasting loud and singing proud or listening to alone and reflecting.

If you're going to buy this album get the deluxe edition because the bonus tracks are essential they contribute so much to the album. 'Orchid' is my new favourite song.

Some highlights-

'Citizen Of The Planet' and 'Tapes' are powerful rock anthems.

'Not As We' is raw and emotional, as is the tender 'Torch'.

Mostly brilliant. Unmistakably Alanis.
I'd kept an eye out for this release for a while as I've always been a fan of Alanis' unique sound. I quickly changed my order from the standard release to the "DeLuxe" edition as soon as I'd noticed that it existed as I always tend to go for 2-disc releases of albums if they seem good value.

I'm so glad I did, because the second disc, although relatively brief, has a couple of stand-out tracks that are real 5-star items in their own right. For them to feature on a bonus CD instead of the main disc was a pleasant although slightly puzzling discovery. The two tracks I'm referring to are "Orchid" and "Madness". Both are totally stunning in my opinion and I could listen to them over and over. "Orchid" has a harmonious sound with a pleasant flowing nature, tied in by a curious bass line that just seems to fit perfectly. "Madness" is perhaps my favourite track on the entire double disc. It is both gentle and powerful with well-used piano aspects and a quiet, simple drum beat.

Back to the main disc, there are several stand-out tracks for me, namely: "Underneath"; "Moratorium"; "Torch" and "Tapes". Of these tracks "Moratorium" seems perhaps the most far-removed from what I believed Alanis' safe-zone to be, being quite a quick rythmic beat and quite a dark and synthesized sound overall, but it works very well. "Torch" is a track that has parts of it that make your spine tingle if you're in the mood for it, really quite enthusing stuff. "Tapes" perhaps sits alongside "Madness" and "Orchid" as favourite tracks overall. Well lyricised and well-paced to suit the nuances of Alanis' vocals.

The two tracks I felt least-worthy of being on the album were both closing tracks on the discs, namely "Incomplete" and "On the Tequila". Neither seemed to follow the flow of the rest of the disc, coming across as almost randomly cheerful and bright in comparison to the thoughtfulness and intricateness of the rest of the two discs.

But on the whole, who am I to complain? As long as Alanis continues to make beautiful music, so I will continue to listen.

Highly recommended (and make sure you get the 2-disc, not the 1-disc release).