Nah, not met. Just 2 foot from the stage. Never been that close to someone I've been a fan of for so long.
Recommendations? Personally I'd steer away from the major label stuff (her 4th album - self titled, and 5th - Somebody's Miracle). At least initially. Her lyrics were far more interesting on her indie stuff.
And definitely stay well away from her last - Funstyle. It actually wasn't supposed to be released.
I'd say her most accessible album is her 3rd, Whitechocolatespaceegg, which features the single 'Polyester Bride' and the awesome 'Uncle Alvarez'.
But I'd start with her debut, Exile in Guyville. It's a lo-fi production. Lyrically brilliant...although very explicit in parts to the point that when people lost their heads over Alanis dropping an f-bomb a few years later, I laughed.
But songs like Divorce Song, F... and Run, Stratford-On-Guy, Never Said, Help Me Mary, Mesmerizing....heck, the whole album!
Probably her two most well-known songs are 'Supernova' from her 2nd album (the video received a fair bit of air time), and 'Why Can't I?' from her 4th (I've even heard this one being played in a supermarket...minus its f-bomb).
