And even though her trueness to herself and her music can be applauded, the dark and mellow atmosphere throughout the album misses a spark here and there.The raw and so-called stream-of-conscious way of writing with famous producer Glen Ballard created timeless hits such as You Oughta Know, Ironic, and Head over Feet that according to Alanis careened right through her that she after recording even rarely remembered herself writing the songs lyrics.Many albums and hits continued thereafter, including 1998s follow up album Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie that featured the Grammy-winning lead single Thank U noticeable for the music video where Alanis walks around nude in public locations.
Her direct approach about life, relationships and self-discovery carried on in the 2000s with her albums Under Rug Swept (2002), So-Called Chaos (2004) and Flavors of Entanglement (2008), and followed up her outspokenness in singles like Hands Clean and Everything, then in between releasing her greatest hits The Collection in 2005, including a cover version release of Seals hit Crazy. Now, its been eight years since her last LP Havoc and Bright Lights in 2012, which was her first out of her long-time label Maverick Records into a new deal with Collective Sounds and then later Thirty Tigers an entertainment company for artists who retain ownership and control over their career choices. Though in between co-created the musical Jagged Little Pill, named after her 95 album and featuring music from her career, she rather took the time off to focus on her kids and family which is also partly the theme of her new album Such Pretty Forks in the Road: The ups and downs of motherhood, but also reveals the postpartum depression she suffered after the birth of her kids, as well as anxiety attacks she had after her third born. The opener track Smiling one of the new songs written for the Broadway adaptation of Jagged Little Pill sets a sad and hopeless mood that likely connects with the depression she experienced but most importantly reminds the listener of her strength to keep on smiling. The mood then notably gets more up in the second track Ablaze, an ode to her kids, and feels like walking a staircase from a sad Smiling to a more uplifting direction, expressing in the lyrics how this cord is unbreakable. The supporting music video underlines the message of the reflective Ablaze where Alanis looks into a life-sized microscope watching her three kids play together, including with their parents Alanis herself and husband and rapper Mario Treadway aka Souleye. Ablaze Official Music Video Even though Ablaze gives hope for steady emotions, the rest of the album, however, stays bitter. Like a poet she describes her inner pain with somber tones and dramatic themes like in Reckoning (You didnt know the house was on fire) and in spiritual Her where she sings about lying on the floor, feeling the depth of her sadness. As the title goes, its analyzing the moment she had her diagnosis and reveals her mental state. The piano-driven song gives a sad and almost depressing tone in the verses, but turns from fragile to whatever mode in the hook by exclaiming Call it what you want, then tells the listener that even though everyone tries to help her she is alone in this meltdown. Alanis Morissette New Cd Free Moments OfThe whatever emotions thats heard in Diagnosis is continued in Sandbox Love where Alanis creates a love song with explicit lyrics, dropping the f-bomb multiple times though tickles out a freer version of herself, as the song is one of the rare happy and more carefree moments of the album. Further explanation of her state of mind is then given in tracks like Missing the Miracle describing how one has another view than the other, but in between in Alanis poetic words missing the miracle (You see the figure skater, I fear the ice is thin). As almost the entire tracklist of Such Pretty Forks in the Road has mellow melodies that makes it hard for the songs to stand out from one another, its one track in particular, the lead single Reasons I Drink, that is able to emerge from the rest with rhythmic piano keys and drums to snap your fingers to. In the music video, Alanis plays the organizer of a support group, and some of the attendees turn out to be reflective personas of Alanis herself the unkept tired mother, the Alanis whos known in the public and one in a red cap reminiscent of her looks in the Ironic video. A mortician then puts his hand on her shoulder for sympathy, but Alanis moves her shoulder away in disinterest (or disbelief), refusing to grief. This moment is speculated by fans to represent how her career peak is behind her, and the amount of pressure she was on to make a Jagged Little Pill 2.0. Whatever it may be, the song also represents her broken soul in the lyrics (These are the reasons I drink The reasons I tell everybody Im fine even though I am not). But, as mentioned earlier about the albums content, the whatever part of Alanis still sticks out whenever possible: And so thats it, I am buying a Lamborghini To make up for these habits, to survive this sick industry. Reasons I Drink Official Music Video Alanis known as the loud rock chick from the 90s shifted to lighter tones throughout the years, with piano in the foreground in her recent LP. As shes known to create music from scratch, the shift may be subconscious and paints the picture of her current self. The change of tone reflects maturity and is also heard in her tone of voice which slightly changed with mature undertones in recent years.
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