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Generally favorable reviews- based on 54 Ratings
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Positive: 37 out of 54
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Mixed: 10 out of 54
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Negative: 7 out of 54
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Jul 8, 2022Havoc and Bright Lights might truly be the perfect name for this 2012 album by Morrissette. Why? Most songs can be havoc in their songwriting and their production. However, we just can't not wonder whether she was on crack while recording this album, as this album cover and the songs scream meth high throughout.
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Nov 25, 2021Alanis Morissette goes more soft here, this album reminds me a little bit of SFIJ and is almost as good
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Nov 25, 2021I love the introspective lyrics here, Alanis Morissette's voice is also another great weapon to make this album amazing
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Nov 24, 2021Alanis Morissette goes for more traditional songs here and the results are great as usual
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Nov 22, 2021Alanis Morissette goes a little more experimental here and it works thanks to her cleverness and great voice
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Aug 15, 2020
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Oct 23, 2017Lindo CD, com o super lead single "Guardian". Esse álbum é super bem produzido e com lindas melodias complementadas pelo instrumental. Um trabalho superior aos últimos 2 de Alanis Morrissette.
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Feb 27, 20164/10 - "While it may be a difficult task to get through all 12 psycho-babble-filled tune on havoc, it's not entirely a wash or without merit" - PopMatters
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Feb 17, 2015
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Apr 27, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013I can listen to it over and over, but it just doesn't hear/feel like Alanis. Most of us understand that she's no longer the woman she was ten years ago, and maybe she's grown up a lot and now she's a woman singing, but I missed the irony in the lyrics, the depth of the emotion and the simplicity of the album tone. It just feels all very charged and overblown.
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Dec 16, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
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Oct 31, 2012I basically agree with Sputnikmusic's take on this effort. To its credit the production is pretty good, but it really seems like Alanis is just going through the motions on this one -- we've heard the same shlocky-pop from other pop artists over the past couple decades. The track Lens is OK. This whole effort is for the diehard fan only.
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Oct 19, 2012
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Oct 5, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 1, 2012"With its more radio-friendly beats, experimental trance, complex lyrical content and softer tone music, its truly good enough to say that its a great welcome back to Mrs. Morissette"
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Aug 31, 2012Excellent album. Such introspective and thoughtful lyrics and music. Such an underrated artist which is disappointing given the wonderful music. Definitely not mainstream pop music which makes it unpalatable to the Pitbull lovers and radio I suppose. Recommended if you love music.
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Aug 30, 2012Not the masterpiece I've been waiting for, but still a good album with a fresh (for Alanis' music), well made and well produced sound, which makes "Havoc and Bright Lights" a good "sequel" of "Flavors of Entanglement".
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Aug 28, 2012
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Aug 28, 2012
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Aug 28, 2012I love the album is cool super coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool, i love alanis morisettte is coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool and i love you
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UncutSep 14, 2012Mostly, though, Morrisette succumbs to her dual predilections for quasi-spirituality and stultifying sappiness. [Oct 2012, p.84]
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Sep 5, 2012Morissette's poetic discourse of intimately describing her feelings still abounds, but is elegantly emoted here with cool restraint.
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Aug 30, 2012While it may be a difficult task to get through all 12 psycho-babble-filled tune on havoc, it's not entirely a wash or without merit. Ultimately, if you're not into hearing someone use their artistic expression to vent their frustrations and contemplate fairly uneducated meanderings on the current social state, or you're not struggling with your own identity lacking the mental capacity to understand your surroundings, you need not apply.