do you think Avril Lavigne copied Alanis Morisette?

Odd that you should say that because Alanis built her career on her unique voice, sound and insights through her lyrics. I believe the term that was coined through the Alanis revolution of the mid-90s was " stream of conciousness lyrics "... that said, Alanis took grunge and made it accessible to girls and women everywhere, as well as made men sit up and take note of a sexy female who was able to speak her mind, not just for the heck of it, but eloquently too with challenging, intelligent messages - and that is what is important about Alanis' overall style, i.e. it's not just style she relays, but a lot of substance. So if we were to talk about who the uniqueness of a rocking princess, Avril falls flat because it was barely a few years ago from Avril's break-out into the music scene that Alanis stood out from a sea of female mainstream artists as a young, original rock princess - she has since become the queen of that category, if 'categorization' is anything to go by. Not because of clothes or punk stylings put together by a label, not because of anything she may have been told to say to the media by her managers, not because she is parlaying some cheesy faux-punk attitude, but because of the TRUTH in her music, personality and attitude. Those are precious facets Alanis will always possess. She is one of those rare artists that will not change her spots in a seasonal kind of way, unlike Avril - who's very career is built more on image than anything significant in terms of her contribution to music. Essentially, Avril copied Alanis shamelessly - most notably in terms of vocal style and a grungy influence. Not only that, Avril has the audacity to brand herself as some original force in music, instead of showing humility and humanity, and referencing the artists who influence her. I am forced to admit that I have no respect for Avril or anyone who displays that kind of behaviour. Especially after female artists who belong/ed to a similar genre worked so hard (and gained a certain measure of success) to bring across messages that made you think, breaking stereotypes for women in the industry. Avril's very being / entity in the pop-scape undoes all that hard work, and it's a crying shame. I would have had respect for her were she able to carry the torch from Alanis and those previous "Lilith Fair" type female artists in a respectful manner, and not let her ego govern everything. In short, Alanis is the one.

Odd that you should say that because Alanis built her career on her unique voice, sound and insights through her lyrics. I believe the term that was coined through the Alanis revolution of the mid-90s was " stream of conciousness lyrics "... that said, Alanis took grunge and made it accessible to girls and women everywhere, as well as made males sit up and take note of a sexy female who was able to speak her mind, not just for the heck of it, but eloquently too with challenging, intelligent messages - and that is what is important about Alanis' overall style, i.e. it's not just style she relays, but a lot of substance also. So if we were to talk about who is a unique rocking princess, Avril falls flat because it was barely a few years ago from Avril's break-out into the music scene that Alanis stood out from a sea of female mainstream artists as a young, original rock princess - she has since become the queen of that category, if 'categorization' is anything to go by. Not because of clothes or punk stylings put together by a label, not because of anything she may have been told to say to the media by her managers, not because she is parlaying some cheesy faux-punk attitude, but because of the TRUTH in her music, personality and attitude. Those are precious facets Alanis will always possess. She is one of those rare artists that will not change her spots in a seasonal kind of way, unlike Avril - who's very career is built more on image than anything significant in terms of her contribution to music. Avril revolutionized nothing. Essentially, Avril copied Alanis shamelessy - most notably in terms of vocal style and a grungy influence. Not only that, Avril has the audacity to brand herself as some original force in music, instead of showing humility and humanity, and referencing the artists who influence her. She comes across as little more than a robot upon which has been painted some punk stylings and that has been told what to do and say. I am forced to admit that I have no respect for Avril or anyone who displays that kind of arrogant, self-righteous behaviour. Especially after female artists who belong/ed to a similar genre worked so hard (and gained a certain measure of success) to bring across messages that made you think, breaking stereotypes for women in the industry. Avril's very being / entity in the pop-scape undoes all that hard work that was quilted together, and that's a crying shame. I might have had respect for her were she able to carry the torch from Alanis and those previous "Lillith Fair" type female artists in a respecful manner, and not let her ego govern everything. In short, Alanis is the one.

are you referring to me? lol..I wanted to sound like Alanis,,I immitate her voice..

yup, you said it right!if we will try to analyze the lines of Avril, it's more of about pains and broken relationships, while Alanis have lessons in life, and of course, hatred and irony...lol..u know what I mean.thanks for the response!

whew!I didn't know that!really now? well, I was born in the 80's so I grew listening to Alanis..lol..

I heard Alanis is on tour..and have you seen the spoof of My Humps..it was hilarious...do check it out. I'm not sure about Avril..