Alanis Morissette - MTV Unplugged

Produs original netiplat


Track listing
1. Uninvited
2. Ironic
3. You Oughta Know
4. You Learn
5. These Are The Thoughts
6. Princess Familiar
7. That I Would Be Good
8. King Of Pain
9. Joining You
10. No Pressure Over Cappuccino
11. Head Over Feet
12. I Was Hoping

Details
Number of CDs: 1
Producer: Alanis Morissette
Recording type: Live
Distributor: Cinram Logistics
Recording mode: Stereo

Album notes
Though Morissette is known for songs driven by big, hard-hitting production, her larger-than-life sound translates surprisingly well to a stripped-down, acoustic-based approach. Backed by acoustic guitar, piano, and strings (and a tasteful rhythm section), Alanis scales down the grand scale of her arrangements for a more intimate, directly communicative effect. Listening to the almost gentle version of the formerly piledriving "You Oughta Know" will provide something of a revelation for Morissette's fans. The scathing lyrics achieve an even more cathartic effect with the contrasting feel of the music, and the singer/songwriter is revealed as a folk-rocker at heart. Her previously noted preference for the confessional mode is further underlined here by an earnest version of the Police's soul-searching plaint "King of Pain." Thankfully, Morissette has enough common sense to avoid changing it to "Queen of Pain." The unfettered swoops and glides of her vocal style have more room to flow here as well, and Morissette sounds a bird in full flight throughout.