She wailed, she flailed, she soared

Alanis Morissette At Massey Hall In Toronto on Wednesday Toward the end of an affecting, flowing concert, Alanis Morissette, super-emotional singer-songwriter, sat on a stool, right leg crossed over left, microphone in hand. It looked as though she was about to open the floor to her adorers' questions. That didn't happen, but it wasn't so far off: Figuring out answers is what this Ottawa-born searcher does. "So glad to be back here in Toronto," said Morissette, 34, who played the Air Canada Centre in February. She had opened a show for Matchbox 20 then; she no longer commands arena-sized audiences on her own. Indeed, even at the intimate Massey Hall, a few tickets went unsold. The performance Wednesday commenced in stormy fashion. Uninvited, from 1998, began with sparse piano notes and methodically sung lines - "like anyone... [read full story]                    

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