Morissette sings with a profound matter-of-factness while demonstrating the full power of her unmistakeable voice, making for one of her best-ever records.
It’s her personal experiences within many of these realms that fire up the engine inside Such Pretty Forks In The Road—her most inward-looking and outwardly forthright album in years.
Such Pretty Forks in the Road is nothing short of the Canadian legend’s best work in years.
Such Pretty Forks in the Road urges listeners to accept Morissette for who she is now. She avows her inability to reject the expectations plaguing her, thereby revealing the album's magic.
Alanis Morissette has long been a rarity among her peers, more than willing to address significant, yet unsettling subject matter. Such Pretty Forks In The Road is a case in point, with inspiring lyrical touches and affecting vocal sincerity placing it among her best albums.
Such Pretty Forks in the Road does a clearer job than some of its 2000s-era predecessors of not sounding like it’s straining to follow something up or to prove that there are still tricks Morissette can pluck from her sleeves. And it’s this focus that ultimately makes it compelling.
Overall, ‘Such Pretty Forks In The Road’ is relatable in parts and uninspired in others but for a few key moments of simple brilliance it’s worth a listen.
Eschewing the usual cavalcade of buzzy producers and glossy pop productions, she delivers a modern twist on her familiar grunge-tinged pop.
Her ninth album is a measured, but unwaveringly honest, portrait of middle age with all its elation and tribulations.
The Canadian star's first new album since 2012 may not be flawless, but it stays true to Morissette’s unflinching depiction of life.
Yes, musically, these songs ... are for the most part her stock-in-trade windswept power ballads and unremarkable soft rock. But while there’s nothing as thrillingly angry as You Oughta Know, it’s a far more palatable set than 2012’s insipid Havoc and Bright Lights.
Such Pretty Forks in the Road is lacquered in immaculate gloss, a sound that accentuates the interior journey of the songs without quite inviting exploration.
Her mood as the album advances over swaying martial beats and Hammond vamps is defiant, amused, forensically self-absorbed or coolly sarcastic, but never down.
Her lyrics are still sharp, and there’s plenty of drama and tension throughout, but unfortunately her cris de coeur don’t translate to catchy, cutting songs.
The flipside to Such Pretty Forks, unfortunately, is that so much of the edge that made Morissette such an intriguing mainstream rock star has mostly evaporated.
Unless you've been living under a rock since the 90's, you oughta know who Alanis Morissette is. Her hugely successful album, Jagged Little Pill, was a huge hit machine with some of the most memorable songs of that entire decade. Although the majority of listeners, myself included, have likely never spanned out beyond that album and for some even just the major singles, her new album is still surely an event. Eight years removed from her last release, Such Pretty Forks in the Road is sure to be ... read more
Após 8 anos sem lançar nada, Alanis lança seu nono álbum de estudio nos entregando um álbum coeso e vocais muito bons
Como vários outros trabalhos dela desde Jagged Little Pill o conteúdo lírico revela versos de teor pessoal.
Ao longo do álbum você percebe que ele retrata uma história de evolução pessoal, o álbum começa com o eu lírico reconhecendo seu estado depressivo e seus ... read more
The truth is that there are some interesting, pretty forks in the road, not many, but the Canadian singer selected the most mature ones, those, whose prettiness is not meant to last for long.
Yeah this one didn't click for me, but Alanis is still a solid writer and great performer.
It has been 8 years since Alanis Morissette's previous album "Havoc and Bright Lights" was released. With this new album, it seems she has lost her ability to make interesting songs, making this her first mediocre or "bad" album. "Smiling", "Ablaze", and "Reasons I Drink" are great songs, it's just that the rest of the album is a total miss (lots of duds), and that weighs the album down heavily.
01. smiling - 100
02. ablaze - 95
03. reasons i drink - 85
04. diagnosis - 85
05. missing the miracle - 80
06. losing the plot - 90
07. reckoning - 85
08. sandbox love - 80
09. her - 85
10. nemesis - 85
11. pedestal - 80
1 | Smiling 4:17 | 75 |
2 | Ablaze 3:57 | 74 |
3 | Reasons I Drink 3:36 | 73 |
4 | Diagnosis 4:46 | 66 |
5 | Missing the Miracle 3:33 | 63 |
6 | Losing the Plot 3:57 | 72 |
7 | Reckoning 3:25 | 68 |
8 | Sandbox Love 4:12 | 57 |
9 | Her 4:10 | 61 |
10 | Nemesis 5:56 | 71 |
11 | Pedestal 4:08 | 64 |
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