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This file is copyright of Jens Schriver (c)
It originates from the Evil House of Cheat
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Essay Name : 588.txt
Uploader : chris a
Email Address :
Language : English
Subject : Music
Title : Alanis Morissette
Grade : 98%
School System : cherry hill nj
Country : usa
Author Comments : It is really neato
Teacher Comments : very good
Date : 10/95
Site found at : http://www.schoolsucks.com
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To those who think the generation that came from the 1980s lacks
focus, hereÆs one bit of advice ...take a pill--a Jagged Little Pill! Although
she had only recently passed her 20th birthday. Alanis proves she possesses
a wealth of insight and off-kilter sense of humor thatÆs at once untainted and
mature.
It wasnÆt always this way for Alanis, sheÆs been famous almost since
she was born. She was a running character on the TV show ôYou CanÆt do
That on Televisionö, the hit Canadian kidsÆ series, that made it big in the
U.S.. Sure, she had a pop music career at an age when girls are supposed to
be worried about their homecoming dates, not their chart position. But she
has never been as famous as this.
Everyone deals with hurt differently, for Morissette, her experience
became one of the biggest selling albums of 1995 and still in the top five now.
Alanis poured her personal life into an album called ôJagged
Little Pillö, which took the world by surprise, and shot up the charts.
ôYou Oughta Knowö a top selling song shows that bitterness sells. Her
Audience, many of whom havenÆt seen MorissetteÆs scant twenty one years,
identify with the straight forward lyrics. Many of AlanisÆs critics wonder if
she will be able to sustain this level of success, or if she will fade away.
Yet, if nothing else, Morissette has shown again and again that she can
reinvent herself and keep her image fresh. Some argue that this takes away
from the strength of the album. Critics of all forms have wondered aloud if
these songs reflect what is really going on behind MorissetteÆs image, or if
they are just an attempt to capitalize on the ôyoung angry femaleö craze.
Whatever it is, and Morissette insists that itÆs real glitter in her hair, itÆs
working.
These days it seems that more child actors are getting in the publicÆs
eyes by going to jail than for going to the top of the record charts. Alanis has
put out 2 other albums both self titled ôAlanisö. These records both sound
similar to the record ôJagged Little Pillö.
Her style is approachable and clear. The music that was co-composed
with her producer, Glen Ballard, provides an excellent back drop to the
emotions she conveys. Some help from ôRed Hot Chili PepperÆsö Flea
playing the bass for the song ôYou Oughta Knowö.
ôPeople have always said I was an old soul.ö says Alanis. ôThey said I
was always a little more intense and introperspective. Everyone was used
to seeing, girls being girls, so they didnÆt know where to characterize me.ö It
all boils down to this one fact:
ôI want to walk through life instead of being
dragged through it.ö
WORKS CITED
1. Internet http://www.ultimatebandlist.com/morissette.htm
2. Rolling Stones magazine Jan. 96
3. Internet http://alanis.com
4. Internet http://lollapalooza.com
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