Alanis Morissette

Under Rug Swept

Mediocre Feminism

Review Score:

(6/10)
After hearing "Hands Clean" on the radio for the thousandth time and having it finally grow on me, I decided to buy Alanis Morissette's third offering, Under Rug Swept. Alanis has never disappointed her listeners in providing catchy tunes, and figuring out what her lyrics means is also half the fun.

The album starts off with a barage of man-hating songs that all follow the same basic theme of how Alanis has been burned by one too many relationships with the opposite sex in her lifetime. The last few songs on the album offer a consiliatory balance to all this hatred by offering lyrics that serve as mild complements to men. Frankly, I'm a little tired of Alanis and her male bashing. It might have been compelling in her first album, and maybe even expectedly funny in her second, but it's just annoying to hear yet another album full of this same propaganda. Okay, we get it, ALANIS MORISSETTE HATES MEN.

"Hands Clean" is the best song on the album, and it's little wonder why the remaining songs were never played on the radio. They're all pretty much the same. On the plus side, all the songs have great beats and they all serve to complement each other. On the down side, "Hands Clean" is the only song that really stands out, while the other songs are largely monotonous and forgettable. I recommend this album if you like Alanis, like feminism, or hate men. If you're not one of these, don't waste your money.

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