Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (+Bonus Tracks)
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Artist: Alanis MorissetteEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Extra tracks, Import
CD Release Date: 1999-10-09
Music Label: Wea International
Soundtracks:
- Front Row
- Baba
- Thank U
- Are You Still Mad
- Sympathetic Character
- That I Would Be Good
- The Couch
- Can't Not
- UR
- I Was Hoping
- One
- Would Not Come
- Unsent
- So Pure
- Joining You
- Heart Of The House
- Your Congratulations
- Uninvited (Demo)
Music reviews of Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (+Bonus Tracks)
Music Review: A Cult Masterpiece for the Chosen Few : Alanis' Best Album
Rating: 5 Stars
Ten years later, its good to see that this album is finally garnering the critical acclaim and the cult status that was due to it ten years ago. While the masses will forever remember "Jagged Little Pill", this album remains the definitive Alanis album, for various reasons.
First, its her longest album. On subsequent releases, such as "Under Rug Swept", we were left wondering why she had halved the length of her albums entirely. This one, on the other hand has so many good tracks and is a 'long player' in the best sense of that term. Lead Single "Thank U" is best remembered for the controversial video (at the time), but in fact it is a welcome shift of pace for Alanis, as her music became more alternative and melodious, as compared to "Jagged Little Pill" which was a more straightforward pop-rock album.
However, the standouts here are simply stellar. My personal favorite has to be "So Pure" - an Alanis track that deserves to be called one of her Top 3 tunes, by far. This album also remains the only one in her catalog where every song is catchy - the verses are memorable, the choruses even more so. There is a wonderful balance between the ballads and the more rock-oriented songs, and the lyricism was at its' peak here, as Alanis put aside the schoolgirl sentiments of JLP and plunged head-on into the messy emotional turmoil that pervades ones' space once a relationship ends. No holds barred, but this also leads to some very, very interesting songs - such as "The Couch", and the cult favorite "Unsent" - a song on which Alanis literally reads out love letters to various boys, in order of their importance in her life. Unique.
The second-best track here, after "So Pure" is the infectious "UR". This is a song that deserves to be heard more, and now it has been relegated to Alanis' list of tracks that no one knows about. Seek this album out just for this track and you'll be thanking me for years to come. Similar in structure to "UR" is the grungier pop-rock track "Would Not Come". The message here is ambiguous, but this is my third favorite track on this record. I first bought this album back in the day when I didn't have a CD Player, so it had to be on cassette. These days, of course, I have it on my Ipod, and one is ever so grateful for that.
If you aren't a fan of Alanis' more 'hard' sound, then this album also contains various tracks that could be classified as 'ballads', if we must. The best of this is "Heart of the House" and its tuneful refrain of "All Hail the Goddess". "That I would be Good" is another slower track, and its great that the slow tracks come after three or four more hard-hitting songs, as the tempo is eased at the right moment. The song transitions here are really very well thought-out.
Alanis herself would never make an album this inspired. To call this 'epic' is an understatement. It remains the artists' most clear representation of her own state of mind, and her lyrics here were honest, forthright, and not at all muddled or confused. While she would go on to make songs that could rival anything on this CD (such as "Uninvited"), as an ALBUM this is unequalled in Alanis' own catalog. Get this with high expectations, and you'll reap rich rewards.
A Five Star Masterpiece. An Essential Recording.
Description of Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (+Bonus Tracks)
Japanese edition of her sophomore outing for Maverick/Warner Brothers with a demo version of her 'City Of Angels'smash 'Uninvited' added as a bonus track. 18 tracks total,also including the hit single 'Thank U'. 1998 Maverick/Warner Brothers release. The full title is 'Supposed FormerInfatuation Junkie'.Alternative Rock CDs
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