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Her stream-of-conscious lyrics about self-esteem and troubled relationships are just more of the same medicine that went down better with 1995's Jagged Little Pill.
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Although 2002 is still young, consider Under Rug Swept one of the year's best.
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Even when the forced pronunciations turn gauche, she remains a good egg who's not afraid to put herself on the line.
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The good news is that despite the excess verbiage (which at least is hardly a shock), this is a Good Album.
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SpinThe processed guitar-based tracks on Rug don't quite rollick or shimmer, but with Alanis it's the lyrics, not the music, that count. [Apr 2002, p.114]
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With its uncomfortable candour, Under Rug Swept is a serious business.
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The music flows, the production doesn't overplay its hand, it's pleasingly melodic, tempering tempers the extremities of Jagged Little Pill while retaining the character and, as such, it's easy to groove on the sound without listening to the words.
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Alanis is back on course and heading in the right direction.
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Under Rug Swept is Alanis Morissette in top form, exercising her God-given right to vent and sound beautiful doing so.
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BlenderIs Under Rug Swept as good as Jagged Little Pill? Ultimately, no. [Feb/Mar 2002, p.108]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 48 out of 63
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Mixed: 9 out of 63
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Negative: 6 out of 63
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ixatFeb 26, 2007
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Mar 1, 2023
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Aug 16, 2022Overproduced but the songs are well crafted and very beautiful. Would love a full acoustic version of this album with the original vocal cuts.