Alanis Morissette - Flavors of Entanglement
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Album Details: Flavors of Entanglement
- Release Date:
- 05/20/2008
- Label:
- Maverick
- UPC:
- 093624993544
User Reviews: Flavors of Entanglement
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Alanis is back and better than ever
, July 1, 2008Reviewer: tricialeveretts - See all tricialeveretts's reviews -
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, June 26, 2008Reviewer: cupidian335 - See all cupidian335's reviewsPros: lyrics and concepts
Cons: none
Alanis' new CD Flavors of Entanglement has been long
awaited, at least by me. It follows the
spiritual/philosophical progression of her recent
albums. In this album Alanis' songs are much less
angry (although there are still a good handful of dark
songs on there) than her earlier material, and more
about achieving some sense of internal peace. I
personally prefer her more upbeat sound so my two
favorites are "Giggling Again for No Reason" and
"Incomplete". Another song that intrigued me was "In
Praise of the Vulnerable Man". I think it's
interesting to listen to the evolution in feministic
attitude toward men since her first album. From the
familiarly angry "You Oughta Know", to "A Man" on
Under Rug Swept that shows the male side of the story,
"In Praise" shows a more supportive, enlightened
feministic slant. Her literally poetic lyrics are
still present in all the songs as well as her movement
toward inner enlightenment and a wordly consciousness.
What I love about Alanis' albums is that you can
connect and learn from the messages in her songs.
While I had more trouble connecting to her need for a
buddhist-like awareness, I can appreciate what can be
gained from listening. There's a good mix of dark,
light, and slow songs on this album. So if you're a
fan of her last two, I would recommend purchasing this
one as well. ...
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Pro Reviews: Flavors of Entanglement
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews The running joke goes like this: as soon as Alanis Morissette suffered a heartbreak like she did prior to Jagged Little Pill, she would once again write lyrics as vitriolic as confessional as that 1995 breakthrough. As any tabloid follower knows and really, in the new millennium we all follow the tabloids whether we like it or not Alanis split from fiancé Ryan Reynolds after the release of 2004's SoCalled Chaos, an album that floated joyously on her newfound love, so it's no great stretch to see its 2008 followup, Flavors of Entanglement, as its opposite, a classic breakup record. And it is, filled with songs of heartbreak, anger, and regret, along with a healthy dose of self affirmation or at least it seems that way, as Alanis' words are harder than ever to parse, a mangled web of garbled syntax, overheated metaphors, and mystifying verbal contortions all requiring too much effort to decode. In that sense, it's a lot like Jagged Little Pill, but musically this is far closer to the muddled mystic worldbeat of Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, thanks in large part to her collaboration with Guy Sigsworth, best known for his productions with Björk and Madonna. Given his résumé, it should come as no great surprise that Sigsworth gives Flavors of Entanglement some adventurous textures and drum loops, even electronically altered voices on occasion, but this is no dance record; it's a claustrophobic, cluttered adult pop album underpinned by a hazy new age sensibility, best heard (if not best articulated) on the "Citizen of the Planet," a thick swirling dirge which serves as an appropriate opening salvo for this dense murk, where the music is almost as impenetrable as the lyrics. Coming after the streamlined Under Rug Swept and light SoCalled Chaos, this return to insularity is a bit startling yet it's welcome, both for those who find a personal connection within Alanis' accidentally cryptic confessions and those who like to listen to her ramblings with their mouths agape, as this overspills with emotional and musical dissonance, the kind that made her phenomenal success on Jagged Little Pill improbable and her slow descent into highend liberal lifestyle music after Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie quite understandable. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Alanis Morissette (b. June 1, 1974, Ottawa, Canada) was one of the most unlikely stars of the mid-'90s. A former child actress turned dance-pop diva, Morissette transformed herself into a confessional alternative singer/songwriter, in the vein of Liz...Full Alanis Morissette Biography
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Pros: Great dance beats, poetic lyrics, world/folk music fused with electronica
Cons: None
Alanis Morissette’s new album “Flavor of Entanglement” has the deeply personal songs and undeniable vocal talent that we have come to expect from Alanis, but this is not the same 20 something Alanis full of rage. This CD is very much about her personal break up with Ryan Reynolds. But this CD is so much more that your average “love gone wrong” songs. Alanis is older, more mature, and more introspective. She sees how the battles of the world are really not that different than the battles we have in our personal life. She is not only trying to find her place in relationships, she is trying to find her place in the world. At first listen, her lyrics are so deeply personal, it gives you that moment of “oh I shouldn’t be hearing this” but at the same time it resonates to the universal, familiar grief we all feel with the death of a relationship. Gone is the in you face rage and it is replaced with longing and grief.
Not only are Alanis’ lyrics reflecting her growith as a song writing, the music itself reflects Alanis growing as an artist. She skillfully mixes folk, world beats with techno dance beats. She so skillfully combines the two that you forget to be shocked that the two are combined. There are few artists that can challenge you to consider your own relationships and make you want to dance at the same time. In “Citizen of the Planet”, Alanis sings of seeing herself as more than just an individual. She sings of being unique but yet part of the bigger world. This theme is repeated throughout the CD. “Underneath” considers how our everyday conflicts are just microcosms of conflicts in the world today. “Not As We” is a raw testimony to the grief of losing a relationship and part of your identiy as part of a couple. Alanis sings, “Day one start over again. Step one step one. I’m barely making sense for now. I’m faking it ‘till I’m making it. From scratch begin again but this time I as I and not as we”. “Torch” is probably the most personal song about her break up. It is a sensitive laundry list of all the things that she will miss about Ryan. She holds nothing back as she sings, “I miss your neck and your gait and your sharing what you write”. Make no mistake, this albulm is not all morose. “In Praise Of the Vunerable Man” is Alanis’ ode to an emotionally available man. “Moratorium” is her oath to focus on herself for awhile and take a break from her quest to find a soul mate. All of the songs, regardless of topic reflect an artist that has experienced much growth and continues to growth through the good times and the bad.
Overall, this is a CD full of the new and of the familiar. Alanis’ unmistakable voice and painfully personal song lyrics are as familiar on this cd as on all of her albums. This album reflects a personal and artistic growth. She has more depth and more understanding of herself and the music reflects it. The music itself has many more dimensions . Like different parts of her personality, Alanis is able to skillfully mix and highlight sounds that seem like complete contradictions, but the end result is pure music to my ears. ...