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Title: Shows no artistic growth - Jenny One-Note
Review: Alanis Morrissette's original "Jagged Little Pill" was one of the biggest-selling debut albums of all time, and paved the way for a generation of self-absorbed and whiney brat rockers (Avril Lavigne comes to mind). "You Oughta' Know" is still one of the greatest exclamations of rage by a scorned woman, but the acoustic version on this album doesn't have the emotional weight of the original. Actually, she should have sung it accapella, as she had done in concert (most famously at the Kennedy Center with President Bill Clinton in the audience). Listening to "Ironic" reminds me that Morrissette misunderstands the meaning of the word. Overall, though, this album is a sad indication that Morrissette has not grown artistically in 10 years, and somehow has to rehash her best-selling debut album to rescuscitate her spiraling career.
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