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Flavors Of Entanglement | 
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| Artist: Alanis Morissette
Label: Warner Brothers Records
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  83 reviews
Sales Rank: 2158
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 093624993544
EAN: 0093624993544
ASIN: B0014XCMVM
Release Date: June 10, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Citizen Of The Planet | | • | Underneath | | • | Straitjacket | | • | Versions Of Violence | | • | Not As We | | • | In Praise Of The Vulnerable Man | | • | Moratorium | | • | Torch | | • | Giggling Again For No Reason | | • | Tapes | | • | Incomplete |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk
Though the mainstream might have all but abandoned Alanis Morrissette since her mid-90s breakthrough as the MTV grunge generation's Madonna, she has forged on with a handful of albums of a reasonably steely consistency, although even kindly ears would recognize her output since Jagged Little Pill as reduced strength versions of that celebrated album. Its slightly convoluted follow up, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, remains her most intriguing if long-winded work, and with her most recent record (2004's So Called Chaos) more or less finding peace with itself--filing down the angsty internal dialogues and sounding almost content even at its loudest points--the future seemed to be heading on a downward spiral. But talk about an about turn. With Flavours Of Entanglement the bronco is very much bucking once more, often causing whiplash-inducing stylistic swerves. "Citizen Of The Planet" opens the album, erupting out of eastern strings and a sequenced underlay with blunt, compressed guitars and thumping beats, sweeping through desolate plains previously inhabited by nu metal fantasists Evanescence. The dark tension is upheld through the robotic techno of "Straightjacket" and dark string-laden drum `n' bass of "Moratorium." Landing amid the lonely Tori Amos balladry of "Not As We," Texas-pop of "In Praise Of The Vulnerable Man," and the more typical Alanis fare of "Underneath," this is an often unsettlingly mixed bag achieving varying levels of success, but it is also probably her most emotionally satisfying work for a decade. -- James Berry
Amazon.com
The first studio album from Alanis Morissette since 2004, Flavors Of Entanglement fuses the organic and the techno—prompted by producer Guy Sigsworth (Madonna, Bjoerk). Incorporating beats, loops and synthesizers, the album was designed, says Morissette, so listeners can "dance your face off." Balancing introspective confession and delirious joy, the global and the personal, Flavors Of Entanglement is a tasty new musical feast from one of pop's most intriguing artists.
Album Description
Japanese pressing of full-length from Alanis Morisette. This version comes with one bonus track, '20/20'. Warner. 2008.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 78 more reviews...
best Alanis album since Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie November 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Alanis Morisette's latest album, Flavors of Entanglement, is the best work she's put out since her second record, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (which I prefer to her more famous debut album). I think the work with producer Guy Sigsworth has energized Morisette's sound, taking her away from the very adult contemporary sound of her last efforts. Overall, this album is just much more interesting and exciting (and pleasing to the ear) than anything Alanis has done lately.
That being said, I think the album loses steam after a strong opening. The lead song, "Citizen of the Planet" pumps along with a great beat and is a great way to start the record. The lead single, "Underneath," comes next. I can see why this was chosen to introduce Flavors .. it's a great song with a great, heartbeat-esque sound that carries it along. "Versions of Violence" also sticks out for me.
The more energized songs here are the best. The slower songs kind of lose steam and drag on a bit ... but, overall, the cd is good and made me excited about Alanis Morisette once again. Oh, and the special edition with the extra tracks is worth getting .. while I wasn't blown away by any of them, I felt you were getting more for your money with the added tracks.
 Ick November 18, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Alanis is the bomb, but this album bombs. Her voice is completely buried by an atrociously arranged, synthetic beat. It's sounds like Alanis was asked to create the soundtrack to a Mario Bros game--Super Morisette Brothers. As for the title, Flavors of Entanglement? The only flavor here is cotton candy. Kate Perry's album feels more real, and that's really saying something.
 CD Review November 2, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Happy with the product, howvever original shipment was lost in transit and it took three times as long to recieve it as it should of.
A couple good songs..... October 26, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Well, this album definitely did not meet my expectations. "Jagged Little Pill" in my opinion is still undoubtedly her best album ever. Some songs on this album fit in the electronica genre. I think she should stick to the rock genre. I guess this album would appeal to a new group of fans and lose some of her old ones. The good songs on this that are worth a few more listens are:
4. Versions Of Violence
5. Not As We
7. Moratorium
8. Tapes
Love the album cover though....
Alanis' New Album October 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As an accomplished orchestral performer with graduate degrees in music performance, I have always been impressed with Alanis' unique approach to popular music.
It's my personal belief that she is one of the few entertainers in popular music who actually sounds like a musician:) She obviously realizes that with the simpler fundamentals of popular music, she has less expressive musical devices to work with. It is most impressive that she is able to take this limited palette of devices and accomplish so much, in terms of musical expression.
She has an excellent command (and understanding) of the chord progressions, and uses them to her full advantage. It's really nice to hear someone in popular music understand what's she's doing musically, at all times. In my opinion, this is the greatest popular music achievement in a long time. It would be a shame if she didn't win a grammy....I wish that popular music wasn't judged almost solely on the basis of whether it's fun on not.
-Eric
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