Alanis Morissette at Starbucks.

Kent’s Recommended Listen:

Alanis Morissette:
Jagged Little Pill (Acoustic)

S’weird… I was in Starbucks the other day, doing homework, escaping the heat, and using up the Starbucks card that my brother had given me for my birthday. Their music service is plugging the new Alanis Morissette album… which is actually the old Alanis Morissette album, Jagged Little Pill (which I’m currently listening to), only now it’s acoustic, and only available through Starbucks until July.

I got to hear all the tracks except “You Oughta Know,” because God forbid you should take your kids into a Starbucks and they overhear, “And are you thinking of me when you…” as you’re waiting for your Frappuccino. So I haven’t heard the acoustic version of that track yet, but I bet it’s a little less angry now that she’s 10 years older.

I like the acoustic album, but I would feel odd buying it. I already have it, you see; I have the old non-acoustic version. It’s like buying the Special Director’s Edition DVD when you already own the regular version. You’re paying full-price for extras. In this case, you’re paying full-price for less; and I actually like the electric version. But I find this interesting: Alanis gets all the fun and money of a new release without having to create anything. And you know there’ll be suckers buying it.