I've Got One Hand In My Pocket...

Monday night I took six friends to see Alanis Morissette. And she delivered. Even playing in one of my least favorite venues (Terminal 5), it didn't matter. And I was the only one who had seen her before in concert. All my friends were kind of blown away and definitely impressed. Whether you're just a fan of Jagged Little Pill or all the stuff afterwards (go buy Havoc and Bright Lights!) she has amazing vocals and a rock star presence. She goes from harmonica to guitar to high notes and dances with her hair (we all want her hair!) like no one I've ever seen. The highlight for me was "Uninvited". Her band is the best it's been in years. No one in pop music writes music like her (for better or worse). She is a true original. And I can remember my gateway to her - summer of 1995. At the age of 15 and discovering her song "Perfect". Each of her albums is a snapshot of her life, but also of mine. And I still listen to them all today, in a much different way. What's my favorite Alanis song of the moment? "Numb", off her new album Havoc and Bright Lights. Look it up and then write and tell me what yours is.