Critical Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant | |
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie received positive reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic awarded the album four stars. He labeled the album a "clear step forward". But they had concluded saying "Morissette is a weird acquired taste, due to her idiosyncratic vocals and doggedly convoluted confessionals -- but it certainly confirms that she doesn't quite sound like anyone else, either." Robert Christgau gave the album an A-. He said about Morissette, "Morissette blows up to such a scale" and concluded "Here's hoping lots of young men feel the same." Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly gave it B+, complimenting the new style. He said "I'd counter that Morissette has used her year-plus recording hiatus and newfound star status wisely, in pursuit of a way to make a vulnerable, openhearted album in the face of intense commercial expectations". He also compared some of the tracks to her previous Jagged Little Pill. Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine gave it a very positive review from Morissette's career, awarding it four-and-a-half stars out of five. He complimented Morissette's emotions and writing in the album, but also said "The album is nearly 15 minutes too long (did an ode to her mother, the sweet "Heart Of The House," really need to be made public?), but not one moment of Junkie's 70-plus minutes is less than captivating."
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