Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Music Cd

Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

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Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie      Artist : Alanis Morissette      List Price : $19.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1998-11-03      Studio : Maverick      Label : Maverick      Avg. Customer Rating : (796 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie      I have never been mad      Rating:      The infatuation comes from the semi-melodies located here, and within this album. Nothing is supposed, perhaps a single junk, or junkie as Alanis would have it. This pill is not only jagged, it is bitter and has far more serious side effects. It is like the proverbial apple, tempting and alluring. Go ahead, bite it, when you awake in a deathly grave you're happier for it.     Customer Reviews for Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Cd      Almost ten years later, still a masterpiece      Rating:      I bought this CD when it first came out in late 1998, and it was one of those discs that immediately made me shake my head in disbelief at how good it was. Nearly ten years later, it still blows me away every time I listen to it. There are no filler tracks here; I listen to it from start to finish every single time. Tracks like "Joining You" and "Can't Not" recall the sound of Jagged Little Pill, but there's also a level of maturity not present on that first disc. The songwriting and lyrics are excellent, and Morissette's vocals are heartfelt and sincere. Ask me to name the five CD's I'd take with me to a deserted island and this might be the first one I name. Editorial Reviews for Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Audio Cd      Amazon.com      When Alanis Morissette visited Mother India in 1997, she gained new composure and, in a state of numinous bliss, wrote 17 songs for Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, each suffused with the search for enlightenment and self-knowledge. To the likely dismay of many fans, Morissette now rages at herself. But this long-awaited follow-up to 1995's record-smashing Jagged Little Pill is far from a disappointment. Imbued with dark, swirling psychedelic licks borrowed from Jimmy Page's song book, the disc is paradoxically both more enigmatic and revealing than Pill. And while Junkie shows that Morissette is no less stingy about revealing herself to her fans--her staccato stream-of-consciousness style is again employed to surrender her secrets and foibles a little too easily in these tales of abuse, lost love, and self-flagellation--Junkie also makes one wonder what this musical sphinx holds back. In "Baba" she takes on competitive spirituality, sneering at the fashionable grasp for enlightenment. "Would Not Come" returns to a similar theme--taking us on a tour of her diary. "Would Not Come" and "Your House" offer the only hints of sexual innuendo. The only revenge she wreaks on an errant lover is in the percussive "Are You Still Mad," this time dishing up a much subtler payback than on "You Oughta Know." The record's standouts, meanwhile, are "Thank U" and the hip-poppy "So Pure." One complaint (and there is only one): Morissette's rapid-fire wordplay is at times engulfed by ponderous instrumentation. The worldbeat rhythms and elaborate guitar play add fresh twists to the album, but they also sometimes bury her message. --Jaan Uhelszki