Music : Flavors of Entanglement: Deluxe Edition

Rating: - An Overdue return to Brilliance!!
I loved Jagged Little Pill, it was so powerful, a pandoras box of emotions with aggression and strength, anger and . The follow ups IMO went progressively downhill and she lost that anger and power from her songs, though So Called Chaos was better, this is a welcome return to greatness.

This is as good as Jagged Little Pill for me with numerous stand out songs and not a bad track on the whole album. If you loved JLP, then i'm sure you'll love this too:)

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Rating: - I don't need a breather from the Flavors Of Entaglement!
This album is an emotional/musical journey through realationships and break-ups. The lyrics are sharp and not as 'wordy' as some of her recent efforts.

Forget the '90's angry rock-chick' thing. Alanis is giving us a grown woman's perspective this time.

The music is darker and more intense. But overall the album has a feeling of hope. The music is perfect for blasting loud and singing proud or listening to alone and reflecting.

If you're going to buy this album get the deluxe edition because the bonus tracks are essential they contribute so much to the album. 'Orchid' is my new favourite song.

Some highlights-

'Citizen Of The Planet' and 'Tapes' are powerful rock anthems.

'Not As We' is raw and emotional, as is the tender 'Torch'.

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Rating: - Mostly brilliant. Unmistakably Alanis.
I'd kept an eye out for this release for a while as I've always been a fan of Alanis' unique sound. I quickly changed my order from the standard release to the "DeLuxe" edition as soon as I'd noticed that it existed as I always tend to go for 2-disc releases of albums if they seem good value.

I'm so glad I did, because the second disc, although relatively brief, has a couple of stand-out tracks that are real 5-star items in their own right. For them to feature on a bonus CD instead of the main disc was a pleasant although slightly puzzling discovery. The two tracks I'm referring to are "Orchid" and "Madness". Both are totally stunning in my opinion and I could listen to them over and over. "Orchid" has a harmonious sound with a pleasant flowing nature, tied in by a curious bass line that just seems to fit perfectly. "Madness" is perhaps my favourite track on the entire double disc. It is both gentle and powerful with well-used piano aspects and a quiet, simple drum beat.

Back to the main disc, there are several stand-out tracks for me, namely: "Underneath"; "Moratorium"; "Torch" and "Tapes". Of these tracks "Moratorium" seems perhaps the most far-removed from what I believed Alanis' safe-zone to be, being quite a quick rythmic beat and quite a dark and synthesized sound overall, but it works very well. "Torch" is a track that has parts of it that make your spine tingle if you're in the mood for it, really quite enthusing stuff. "Tapes" perhaps sits alongside "Madness" and "Orchid" as favourite tracks overall. Well lyricised and well-paced to suit the nuances of Alanis' vocals.

The two tracks I felt least-worthy of being on the album were both closing tracks on the discs, namely "Incomplete" and "On the Tequila". Neither seemed to follow the flow of the rest of the disc, coming across as almost randomly cheerful and bright in comparison to the thoughtfulness and intricateness of the rest of the two discs.

But on the whole, who am I to complain? As long as Alanis continues to make beautiful music, so I will continue to listen.

Highly recommended (and make sure you get the 2-disc, not the 1-disc release).

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Rating: - brilliant!!!!!
In my opinion, JLP was absolutley fab could listen over and over again for years, SFIJ was almost as good but there were a few skippers.
The third album was a bit self obsessed but this album is FANTASTIC I went and saw her live at brixton and LOVED it by far the best songs/performance I've seen for ages she is so unique and the songs are so heart felt and in keeping with her orignal audience what a legend love it love it love it!!!

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Rating: - Definately Worth Getting the Deluxe Version For
This is my first Alanis Morissette album I've bought and its made a big impression on me and I've decided to get her back catalogue from this one CD>

Fans of Imogen Heap, Frou Frou, Venus Hum and Mandalay should feel right at home here as Guy Sigworth has produced the album with Alanis and his trademark technological wizardry is very much present. From pop beats to shimmering synths and ethnic fused percussion, each song is full of life and energy. Balancing off that are a few ballad types with the emotion "Not As We" being a particular favourite - just vocal and piano.

The beauty of the album is that despite having many things going on all at once the songs have a base of simplicity and so they are catchy while having a certain depth to them too. The guitars are still present for older listeners and fans but they are washed in all kinds of synthesized fun. The bonus disc contains some of the best works too and so if you can pick up the deluxe version.

A fantastic album and I hope it does well. Stand outs for me being "Citizen of the Planet", "Straitjacket" "Not As We", "Tapes", "Orchid" and "Limbo No More".