Gina Arnold on Alanis Morrisette

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Dear grief. Yes, *precisely* Gina, you have pegged my typical male reaction to her.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It doesn't help my mood any that the review seems to be solely based on the lyric sheet. I was just relistening to the Minxus album last night, so that's probably why I'm not too tolerant of Ms. M's well-scrubbed uselessness in comparison. Whatever did happen to She Rocola, anyway?

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"How embarrassing--not." Indeed. Not.

― M Matos, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"'Hands Clean' is as catchy as 'You Oughta Know' and just as titillating."

Ummmmm.......I think not,...which is not to suggest that I think "You Oughta Know" is the zenith of catchiness and tawdry titillation, but rather than I think "Hands Clean" is dull, and I couldn't hum it for you if you put a gun to my head.

Gina -- RAISE THY STANDARDS!

― Alex in NYC, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Has GA ever written anything that didn't start with "I once had a friend who..."

― dave q, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yet more evidence for my assertion that Gina Arnold belongs on this list.

― Sean Carruthers, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Since when is "Are you not addicted?" poor and/or confusing syntax or badly translated French? WTF?

― Ally, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It could be worse

― Sean Carruthers, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I also like this line: "I, seemingly alone among critics, am a fan of Alanis Morissette." Yes, that's why the only unkind review I've seen of Under Rug Swept in a national publication appeared in The Onion.

― M Matos, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

someone's a bit saucy lately.

you find yourself agreeing with gina arnold = you need to start reconsidering the old hose on the exhaust pipe routine.

― jess, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Should have read, "I, seemingly alone among Alanis Morrisette fans, am a critic."

― Curt, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

oh shit, forgot about Phil Dellio's wicked putdown in Village Voice. ah well.

― M Matos, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Note use of good old "at least [x] is not afraid to look like an idiot" strategy, putting Alanis in company of Daft Punk and the Streets!

― Ben Williams, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Glenn McDonald to thread! Er...

― Andy K, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The appearance of the piece on Alternet brings to mind their worst problem so far -- namely, that in order to always appear contrarian, they have to run pieces like this by default. This trips them up at points.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This thread is hot "Gina Arnold on Alanis Morrisette" action. Heh.

― Dan Perry, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

GA: She isn't afraid to look like an idiot. That may be embarrassing, but it's also honest in a field like rock & roll, which hardly knows honesty when it sees it, and makes fun of it when it does.

Indeed, with the help of its bestest friend irony, rock & roll has often pantsed and snicker-snagged honesty in the playground of the arts.

― Michael Daddino, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

But have they snicked-snagged on irony, or given it a swirlie?

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

That should of course be 'honesty' -- but maybe both can work.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This thread is hot "Gina Arnold on Alanis Morrisette" action. Heh.

FUCK! Dan, you stole my joke, and my chance to generate truly awful mental pictures in anyone that read it. Ugh.

― adam, Tuesday, 16 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(Hee hee.)

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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