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List Price: $24.98 | | Label: Maverick
Salesrank: 4816
Released: December 10, 2002 |
| Our Price: $7.94 |
| Used Price: $2.75 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Editorial Review:
This isn't quite a live album, greatest hits, or rarities package, although it contains plenty of material that falls under all three columns. Rather, Feast on Scraps is a generous serving of everything Alanis. Its centerpiece is a CD featuring eight previously unreleased songs that were recorded during the Under Rug Swept sessions, plus an acoustic take on the hit "Hands Clean." Among the highlights here are a nasty Jagged Little Pill throwback called "Sister Blister" and a warmly seductive folk number approximating Joni Mitchell called "Offer." Then there is the DVD, brimming with superb live performances of sleek, dark pop hits such as "You Oughta Know," "Head Over Feet," and "Thank U." The set is rounded out with some delightfully candid behind-the-scenes footage (watch Alanis break down in tears during the writing of "Surrendering") that will make her fans gasp in delight. --Aidin Vaziri
Feast on Scraps [Enhanced CD & Live DVD] Reviews:
Very funny behind-the-scenes look! 
2009-10-09 - So, what do we have here? An exceptionally entertaining 'behind-the-scenes' montage intertwined with twenty or so live performance tracks that are good overall with some sound quality issues, namely a number of the tracks have serious "glitsch" sections with distorted sound (at least on my system). Another flaw is that the live video footage is not very creative. So the performance end of this release is not that valuable to me since the audio is of primary interest and has flaws. All that said, on a nice large flatscreen and good sound system there should be much to enjoy for an Alanis devotee. What I enjoyed, and A LOT, were the vignettes and play-acting which are interspersed among the music tracks. It is soooo good, and soooo funny as to warrant comparison to Sarah Silverman's cable show. This material alone warrants the $6. or 8. you need to spend for this dvd. The accompanying audio cd I did not find very memorable save for a couple of her ballads. With her immaculately pure voice, I think Alanis is framed better in her ballads, medium tempo soft rock, and semi-hard rock songs than in the heavy metal material that she throws in periodically... and I mean that with all "seriosity"!
More garbage 
2008-04-04 - What the hell happened to Alanis.....up to Under rug she was a goddess, then under rug and onward she is just another Avril.....discraceful. This is unreleased songs for alanis's downfall album....no thanks.
A must have 
2007-12-30 - A great album, I don't know why these songs were left off Under Rug Swept as they are great so it is good that they have been put on an album of their own. The DVD was interesting, it was good to see some behind the scenes stuff, the writing and recording process, what her and the band get up to on tour and hear some personal stuff from Alanis. An excellent album with some excellent extras.
i wish this was on itunes 
2006-09-29 - I'm a die-hard Alanis fan...which means I have all of her albums. There are 4 songs on this collection that I don't have. Some of them are are on 2 or 3 of her albums. I wanted to order the songs off itunes but the album isn't on there.
I just wish it were on itunes...I don't want to pay 21$ for 4 songs.
I'm full! 
2006-02-26 - What a great album! First of all the DVD is inspiring! Loved the bits and pieces from her life! Now the CD is exquisite! Each song left me thinking. Why did she not include them in URS?! Here is how i rate the songs:
Fear of Bliss: 5/5, could of been a HUGE hit, strong and very diverse in the arragements, loved it!
Bent 4 U: 4.5/5, great song, but the chorus just didn't do it for me
Sorry to Myself: 4/5, so sweet, makes me sad at times, but really beautiful
Sister Blister: 5/5, could of been another HUGE hit, great rock song!
Unprodical Daughter: 4/5, wonderful, great rock song!
Simple Together: 3.5/5, good ballad, but a bit boring at parts
Purgatorying: 5/5, haunting, love the instruments in this song! The live version is also beautiful!
Overall an excellent album! Sister Blister and Fear of Bliss should of been released as singles though, they are great, people would love them!
Keep singing Alanis!