| Product Summary | | Label: New World Records | | UPC: 00093624986362 | | Release Date: 6/10/2008 | | Buy.com Sku: 207988086 | | Item#: M45EKL | Format:  CD |
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Song Listing
| Disc 1 | | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Citizen Of The Planet | ------ | | 2. Underneath | ------ | | 3. Straitjacket | ------ | | 4. Versions Of Violence | ------ | | 5. Not As We | ------ | | 6. In Praise Of The Vulnerable Man | ------ | | 7. Moratorium | ------ | | 8. Torch | ------ | | 9. Giggling Again For No Reason | ------ | | 10. Tapes | ------ | | 11. Incomplete | ------ | | Disc 2 | | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Ochid | ------ | | 2. Guy Who Leaves, The | ------ | | 3. Madness | ------ | | 4. Limbo No More | ------ | | 5. On The Tequila | ------ |
| | Flavors of Entanglement offers a plethora of highlights, including the hauntingly beautiful lost-love lament of "Torch," the clear declaration of "Moratorium," the hypnotic ebb and flow of "Tapes" and the aspirational "In Praise of the Vulnerable Man." Alanis Morissette also explores the often cyclical nature of learning in the pensive, rock bottom-capturing "Not as We" and the ecstatic freedom of "Giggling Again for No Reason," before wrapping with the Phoenix-rising closure of "Incomplete." "There's not another artist-male or female-who can take you on the kind of emotional journey that Alanis can," says co-writer and producer Guy Sigsworth. "She has this ginormous, super-massive, planet-eating emotional range. She goes all the way-10 on the Richter Scale-and we're at the epicenter with her as she sings whole worlds into existence. She can be raging and hostile, distraught and desolately heartbroken, glowingly nostalgic, sensual, breezy and self-deprecating-all in one album."
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Four full years after 2004's SO-CALLED CHAOS, Canadian pop star Alanis Morissette finally returned with a new studio album, FLAVORS OF ENTANGLEMENT. While the former outing was informed by the ever-confessional performer's romance with Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds, this '08 offering deals with the dissolution of that relationship, particularly on the piano ballad "Not As We" and the wistful techno track "Moratorium." The latter tune, like much of FLAVORS, is shaped considerably by U.K. producer Guy Sigsworth, who is best known for aiding Bjork with her icy electro arrangements. The chilly keyboard-laden atmosphere is an appropriate change given Morissette's post-breakup preoccupations, but the record is far from club-friendly--in fact, the guitar-heavy opener, "Citizens of the Planet" sounds like the singer is sitting in on a Korn tune, and the driving "Underneath" features chiming melodies that wouldn't be out of place on a Coldplay album. Although some fans might be initially bewildered by the sonic changes on ENTANGLEMENT, Morissette's signature voice and lyrics keep the album from being a drastic departure, allowing her to grieve for a lost love while expanding her musical palette. |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Associated Artists and Works | | 10,000 Maniacs | | Strung Out On Jagged Little Pill... ~ Artists, Various | | A Tribute To Alanis Morissette ~ Artists, Various | | Beatles (The) | | Colvin, Shawn | | Dylan, Bob | | Gabriel, Peter | | Madonna | | Merchant, Natalie | | Mitchell, Joni | | Nyro, Laura | | U2 | | Strung Out On Jagged Little Pill - The String Quar ~ Various Artists | | A Tribute To Alanis Morissette ~ Various Artists | | String Quartet Tribute To Alanis Morissette ~ Various Artists | | Vega, Suzanne |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 06/10/2008 | | Original Release Date : 2008 | | Catalog ID : 2 480316 | | Label : Maverick | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00093624986362 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (p.86)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith a vaguely New Age grandeur -- electro beats, Eastern percussion, orchestral arrangements -- amping up the drama....Morrisette is at her best on simple ballads like 'Not As We'...and the emotionally raw 'Torch'..."Entertainment Weekly (p.68)
- "[H]er most affecting moment may be the most stripped-down. A barely there piano is all the accompaniment needed on the broken, fragile ballad 'Not as We'..." -- Grade: B Blender (Magazine)
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- 3 stars out of 5 -- "Morissette vents with some of her old flair: 'In Praise of the Vulnerable Man' has the squirm power that's her greatest strength, as Sigworth's beats help her lift the melody out of the emotional duldrums." |
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| | Bio | | | Alanis Morissette Since her arrival in 1995 Alanis Morissette has become one of the most influential singer-songwriter-musicians in contemporary music. Her deeply expressive music and performances have earned vast critical praise, seven Grammy Awards and a dedicated fan base that extends throughout the world, with album sales exceeding 40 million. Morissette's 1995 debut, Jagged Little Pill, was followed by such eclectic and acclaimed albums as Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998), MTV Unplugged (1999), Under Rug Swept (2002), So-Called Chaos (2004), Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005), her greatest hits album, The Collection (2005), as well as musical contributions to theatrical releases ranging from Dogma and The Devil Wears Prada to De-Lovely, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and City of Angels (the latter two earning her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song and Grammys for Best Rock Song and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, respectively). She's lent her talents to other albums and forums, including collaborations with Ringo Starr, Dave Matthews Band and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Of course, she delivered one of the most memorable performances of her career last year with a riotous parody of the Black Eyed Peas' hit "My Humps." Entertainment Weekly lauded the YouTube sensation, which has been viewed more than 12 million times to date, as one of the top downloads of '07 and praised Alanis for "revisiting the age-old question, 'What you gonna do with all that ass, all that ass inside them jeans?'"
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