Jagged Little Pill Acoustic
by Alanis Morissette
  • Record Label: Maverick
  • Release Date: Jul 26, 2005
Metascore
40

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 14
  3. Negative: 6 out of 14
  1. The Guardian
    30
    Like Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells II and Meat Loaf's Back Into Hell, it doesn't so much play as fall out of the speakers with a flump: the sound of a towel being thrown in.
  2. Uncut
    30
    It was the anger and angst of a jilted 20-year-old that gave the original songs their edge--something entirely absent from these blandly matured acoustic versions. [Aug 2005, p.90]
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  3. PopMatters
    30
    The once fist-raising anthems for the Lilith generation have been replaced by the bland.
  5. Drowned In Sound
    20
    Where the was once teen angst, there is nowt but middle-aged resignation. And no, the lyrics to ‘Ironic’ still aren’t bloody ironic.
  6. Dot Music
    20
    Stripped of the rough guitars and eclectic production of the original, two things are exposed - those words and that voice. Neither fare well.
  7. New Musical Express (NME)
    0
    In the end, this can't even make you feel angry; just desperately sad. [16 Jul 2005, p.50]
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#95 Most Discussed Album of 2005
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#31 Most Shared Album of 2005

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User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 68 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 68
  3. Negative: 24 out of 68
  1. mrjeffsir
    Apr 4, 2012
    8
    Jagged Litte Pill was a fantastic album and this stripped down acoustic version just shows how excellent the songs on the original are, aJagged Litte Pill was a fantastic album and this stripped down acoustic version just shows how excellent the songs on the original are, a great take on a classic album… Full Review »
  2. Sandy72
    Apr 18, 2022
    10
    Uno de los mejores álbumes de la historia. Alanís se convirtió en leyenda.
  3. hchow
    Aug 15, 2020
    10
    Whilst this album does not contain anything groundbreaking, there are a few standouts:

    There's the "Ironic" acoustic rendition with updated    Whilst this album does not contain anything groundbreaking, there are a few standouts:

    There's the "Ironic" acoustic rendition with updated lyrics supporting marriage equality for gay people.

    There's the "You Oughts Know" acoustic version with echos of her haunting performance at the Grammys back then.

    And there's "Forgiven" with its new melody and a drastically different atmosphere.    … Full Review »
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