Fantastic!!!
Alanis is at her very best in this concert DVD. Her voice is better than ever, and she is backed by a great band. If you are already an Alanis fan, this concert is a must have. If you are on the fence, watch this DVD, or listen to the CD. You will know why she has such ardent fans. 5 stars.
Middle of the Road Morissette
I'll preface by saying that I'm an Alanis Fan, and by that I mean I keep up with her getting each new release.I mean Beyond "Jagged Little Pill". There have been Low points (So called chaos) and High points (Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, Flavors of Entanglement) And then there is the current era, Out on tour for her first album in 4 years "Havoc and bright Lights" which, has on almost all accounts been a middle of the road, mid-tempo experience. Alanis usually commands attention, but this time around it's astounding how easily she can just fade into the background, This DVD/blu-ray is not an exception.
Alanis knows that "Jagged Little Pill" is her bread and butter, and instead of wanting to be broken free from the past, she seems to cater to it, with much of the track list being composed off of JLP hits, the non-JLP tracks we get I'm grateful for. What's left of the set-list(a little more than half) is a mix from all her other studio albums with the exception of 2004's "So...
Great show, great setlist, ok editing.
If you have ever had the chance of enjoying an Alanis Morissette concert, then you know how powerful and energetic she is, once she gets on stage; how she can fill the entire stage with her voice and her music, and how incredibly generous she is with her audience.
Those are some of the things that this recording captured through a well picked setlist with very good quality. The highlights for me are the haunting opening act "I remain", "Flinch", "All I Really Want", "Versions of Violence", "Woman Down" and "Hand in my Pocket".
There is one thing I really disliked: No extras. It would've been nice to have some backstage or interviews or a soundcheck or... anything!
All in all, for fans and good music lovers, this is a must.
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