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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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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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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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Oct 19, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
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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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Feb 17, 2015
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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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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.