Friday, March 9, 2012

Profile: Alanis Morissette

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1279

How big was Alanis in the 90s? Kevin Smith cast her as G-d in the (somewhat) classic Dogma in 1999. How many times did Eddie Vedder play an almighty deity?

Exactly.

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11 comments:

  1. Well (if you believe) Wikipedia, both parents are Catholic and her mother is "ethnic Hungarian", but her mother's maiden name is Feuerstein. Not a very "Hungarian" last name but definitely a name Hungarian Jews might have.

    Bet my money either mother is "part Jewish" or it's one of those Jewish families that 'converted' somewhere. Alanis kind of "looks Jewish" if you ask me.....

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  2. Yes, it looks likely that there is Jewish ancestry on her mother's side... But as you see in the profile, we're decisively noncommittal here. "Barely a Jew", if that.

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  3. Who the hell hasn't heard of NIN?

    Brief list of other successful '90's artist who were darker than Alanis; Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, The Cranberries and (especially) Alice in Chains. (Seriously, Dirt is easily the bleakest album to every go quadruple platinum, (or regular platinum for that matter)).

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    1. i miss all those 90's bands :( there was sooo much talent there

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  4. As we wrote: "Oh sure, looking back, she isn't that dark."

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  5. Exactly frug... Who The Hell Hasn't Heard of NINE INCH NAILS?!? They were like the only best, biggest and greatest darkest band of the 90's!!! Christ they had the biggest album of darkness which was brought to the mainstream, ever heard of a little album called THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL?!? Oh my G-d, how old are you guys?!? Aren't you guys in your 30's?!? And you don't know who NINE INCH NAILS Are!?! Seriously you guys gotta get better taste in music, I mean George Gershwin? Come on!

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  6. As we wrote: "Oh sure, looking back, she isn't that dark."

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  7. If you want us to write about someone, please use our suggestion box.

    P.S. We have no taste in music.

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  8. NO! You still don't get it! It's the fact that you wrote and I quote: "But no one knows who the heck Nine Inch Nails were." Everyone knew who Nine Inch Nails were and everyone knows who Nine Inch are for that matter... And no I don't want you to write about someone, but thanks for suggesting it. And finally it's good to see you admit that you have no taste in music, I mean George Gershwin come on, what were guys born old? My parents don't even listen to him.

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  9. George Gershwin is one of the most important JEWISH musicians in American history. And, I'm willing to bet, infinitely more influential than anyone from NIN.

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  10. I was just ribbin' ya. ;)

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