Yeah, we all remember 'Jagged Little Pill.' But its follow-up was just as masterful.
In Alanis Morissette’s case, the answer is trading altitude for depth — digging deeply into yourself, unearthing all manner of neuroses, questions and thorny realities in the process.Rather than acidic one-liners and serrated guitars, the Canadian singer-songwriter embraced a more eclectic sonic presentation here, drawing upon influences from India, where she traveled in late 1996 and early 1997 in the wake of’s life-altering success.
Christgau’s analysis, in particular, feels pithy to the point of condescension, especially when considering how masterfully Morissette synthesizes different perspectives. Take the juxtaposition of “Are You Still Mad” and “Sympathetic Character,” which find Morissette in the former acknowledging her complicity in withdrawing herself from a relationship “long before you did,” against a quietly stormy backdrop of strings, piano and electric guitar.
That sort of to-and-fro continues throughout the record, giving it a peculiar, hypnotic rhythm — Morissette almost seems to vacillate between regretful perpetrator and defiant victim, walking that tightrope from first track to last.
Indeed, the evanescence of fame can obscure, in the moment, the value and durability of a work, particularly in the pop music realm. With the passage of time and the ability to return to an album, again and again, those initial surface pleasures can deepen and intensify, giving a richness to the words and sounds therein.
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