Tori Amos

[Deus Ex Machina]

So, a friend of mine has been shitting herself over Tori Amos for years, and it has always irritated me to no end. But, I finally checked out some of her early works over the holiday (Choirgirl and Little Earthquakes) . . . and holy shit is she awesome. I guess I had to grow up a little to really appreciate it.

Now I've got another artist with a deep catalog to slog through. Good times. If you're into Trent's spooky piano tunes, you really really should give this woman a listen if you've not already. I daresay her style is, at least partially, the origin of some of those spooky piano tunes.

[RocketScience]

I love Tori. Little Earthquakes is for me the quintessential fall/winter autumn. Every year I come back to that and have it on repeat.

And might I suggest her song Past the Mission, featuring a certain Trent on vocals?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFM4PC2bbUQ

Also, here's Muhammad my Friend with Maynard from Tool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64LnAIC9RWo

[frankie teardrop]

i loved her for a while in my youth- the more wild abandon records (earthquakes--->venus, with boys for pele being my favorite of the lot). since then though, she's taken a turn to the adult contemporary side of things, a move which turned me off to her right away. i hardly ever listen to those first five records anymore, but they still hold up when it happens.

[Elke]

I adore her. Some of her most recent work has really disappointed me, but her latest (the semi-symphonic Night of Hunters) was terrifically on the mark again.

My favourite album has to be Boys For Pele though. It came out around a time when I was fascinated by ideas regarding femininity, and the picture of her breastfeeding that piglet combined with the glorious original album version of Professional Widow still stand out to me as decisive moments in my formative years.

But all in all, most of what she's done is brilliant.

[jaimie]

In my opinion everything after Strange Little Girls has been dreadful (with very few exceptions). That said, everything up to that point is strong enough for me to see at least 2 shows every time she has toured for nearly 15 years. I haven't been BLOWN AWAY by her live show since 2001 but for some reason I keep coming back.

She will likely always be my favorite artist in that I found her music at a pivotal point in my life and I have met some of my very closest friends through her music. If for some reason you haven't checked out Boys For Pele yet do so ASAP. It is by far my favorite record of all time.

[Elke]

I loved the last show I saw, in Antwerp, with the strings. That was incredibly impressive.

[jaimie]

Yeah I know a lot of people really enjoyed this last tour and I genuinely wish I'd enjoyed it as much as everyone else did. :( I saw the Oakland show which was in the top 3 worst Tori shows I have ever seen then came home and decided at the last minute to do the last LA show. Supposedly that second LA show was the "best of the tour" according to many but something just didn't click for me. It was definitely a GOOD show but one of my BIG complaints this tour was some of the quartet arrangements felt too rushed for me. Father Lucifer in particular was just waaaay too fast for my taste. I will say I was ELATED to hear Ode To The Banana King after waiting all these years for it!

[Charmingly Miserable]

Tori announces her next album, Unrepentant Geraldines, to debut in the spring of 2014.

I have been a huge fan of Tori but for the last couple years, I've been out of her. I mean, I was one of those crazy fans, collecting all kinds of Tori shit and I even have 3 Tori related tattoos. Nowadays, I think she is more concerned with her aesthetic than the music. I mean, I think that Scarlet's Walk was the last great Tori album. I still want to like her but I'm not too excited about the upcoming album.

[TheyCallMeDrug]

Tori announces her next album, Unrepentant Geraldines, to debut in the spring of 2014.

I have been a huge fan of Tori but for the last couple years, I've been out of her. I mean, I was one of those crazy fans, collecting all kinds of Tori shit and I even have 3 Tori related tattoos. Nowadays, I think she is more concerned with her aesthetic than the music. I mean, I think that Scarlet's Walk was the last great Tori album. I still want to like her but I'm not too excited about the upcoming album.

shame thats what she turned into but i have to agree.

i remember crying myself to sleep nightly with a healthy rotation of under the pink, boys for pele, and from the choirgirl. it's just a disappointment for fans exactly like yourself. you've literally indebted your body to this woman and now she all froufrou at best. :/

[gorast]

Is this going to be another orchestral/classical album? If so, count me out. Tori is an incredible musician, and I've loved her albums up through Midwinter Graces, but I really cannot get on board with this shift in style she's been doing since 2011.

EDIT: Oops, should've googled before I said stupid shit. I'm interested in this album, now that it's being specifically noted as a return to pre-Night of Hunters style music.

[Charmingly Miserable]

^That's ok. I'm really hoping that she gets back into the music versus all the crazy stuff she has done lately.

[GulDukat]

Love Tori, seeing her 8/15.

New song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW-fugPMXd8

[Charmingly Miserable]

I used to be a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE Tori fan (3 Tori tattoos, a milk crate full of Tori collectables, etc). But I think she has gone down hill the past few years. I don't know what to make of this song. However, I'm glad she has ditched the glam persona (i.e. the wigs, makeup and fashion). Personally, I think her singing about religious myths, etc is getting a little tiring for me. I don't know. Maybe I need to listen to it again.

[allegro]

Little Earthquakes is one of my favorite albums of any artist, but she spun off into some weird lyrics weirdness that I couldn't interpret after that. I get a few things here and there but mostly not. I love the cohesive theme of Earthquakes, it's brilliant. I still listen to it, it never gets old. I don't know why that album resonates so much for me, but it does. The rest requires a Tori Amos Decoder Ring that I do not possess.

[GulDukat]

I used to be a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE Tori fan (3 Tori tattoos, a milk crate full of Tori collectables, etc). But I think she has gone down hill the past few years. I don't know what to make of this song. However, I'm glad she has ditched the glam persona (i.e. the wigs, makeup and fashion). Personally, I think her singing about religious myths, etc is getting a little tiring for me. I don't know. Maybe I need to listen to it again.

Do you have pics of those tattoos posted? I'd like to see them.

I think that Tori's first four albums (not including Y Kant Tori Read) are the best, with Under the Pink being my favorite. Her post 90s work is more hit-or-miss, but I liked most of it. One problem, IMO, is that her later-day albums have too many songs on them. Just because you can fit 80 minutes of music on a CD doesn't mean you should put 80 minutes of music on it.

Still, I really liked American Doll Posse and Abnormally Attracted to Sin. I enjoyed Night of Hunters, although I prefer her more alt. pop sounding albums over the classically inspired material. I don't really remember Scarlet's Walk and I HATED The Beekeeper. That was a low-point, IMO, although she came back strong with the follow-up, American Doll Posse.

I really enjoyed the new song and am looking forward to hearing the rest of the album.

I've seen her six times and am going to the Boston show this summer. She's always amazing in concert.

[Charmingly Miserable]

Still, I really liked American Doll Posse and Abnormally Attracted to Sin. I enjoyed Night of Hunters, although I prefer her more alt. pop sounding albums over the classically inspired material. I don't really remember Scarlet's Walk and I HATED The Beekeeper. That was a low-point, IMO, although she came back strong with the follow-up, American Doll Posse.


Scarlet's Walk was the last great album that she made.

Trouble's Lament is kinda catchy. It's the best lead single that I've heard of hers lately.

[GulDukat]

Scarlet's Walk was the last great album that she made.

Trouble's Lament is kinda catchy. It's the best lead single that I've heard of hers lately.

I'll have to give SW another listen. I liked the extra songs from that album that was released as a bonus disc on her Live DVD.

[Charmingly Miserable]

Ok, I really, really like Trouble's Lament. Maybe this is the song to get me back into Tori again.

[theimage13]

Not digging the new single. I'll definitely give it more chances and see if it grows on me, but unlike many other of her songs that had me from the very first go, this one just isn't really catching me that way.

Random Tori trivia from my life: on one tour I did, the song Crucify was the first track on the CD that was stuck in the player at FOH. Every day, for four months, I used that song when I had to walk the arena floor to verify that everything in the PA system was firing properly. Most the crew hated me for it, but I never got tired of hearing that song. And it sounds damn good on full size touring rig.

[Sarah K]

I can't remember ever listening to her. I wouldn't be able to pick out one of her songs. But I should give it a try.

I know a girl who is obsessed with her. But she is one of those women who turns literally ANY topic into a rant about feminism. So I just assumed this would be a lot of vagina power stuff or something.

[allegro]

I can't remember ever listening to her. I wouldn't be able to pick out one of her songs. But I should give it a try.

I know a girl who is obsessed with her. But she is one of those women who turns literally ANY topic into a rant about feminism. So I just assumed this would be a lot of vagina power stuff or something.

Give "Little Earthquakes" (album) a shot. It has an overall (female) coming- of-age theme. Really awesome stuff.

[GulDukat]

Scarlet's Walk was the last great album that she made.



I'm listening to Scarlet's Walk now and think it's excellent. I forgot just how good it is. I still don't think that I'll ever warm up to The BeeKeeper though.

Tori's albums ranked:
http://www.metroweekly.com/soundwaves/2013/08/tori-amos-turns-50---her-albums-ranked-from-worst-to-first.html

[Charmingly Miserable]

Hmmmmmm, I don't know if I agree with the ranking of her albums. However, for me, its a toss up between SW and Boys for Pele. I just can't get enough of the Doughnut Song.

[GulDukat]

Hmmmmmm, I don't know if I agree with the ranking of her albums. However, for me, its a toss up between SW and Boys for Pele. I just can't get enough of the Doughnut Song.

Great song.

I really enjoyed reading that article. It wasn't how most people would rank her albums. I was expecting to see her first four albums in the top four, with her later-day albums at the bottom. I may not agree with the ranking, but the article was thoughtful and well written.

The clips on this video sound great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nsw9lY7O1k#t=11

[Charmingly Miserable]

Tash makes an appearance on the album which I'm not looking forward to.

[GulDukat]

Tash makes an appearance on the album which I'm not looking forward to.

I actually really liked her singing with her mom on Night of Hunters. I thought it worked rather nicely.

[Ryan]

So, a friend of mine has been shitting herself over Tori Amos for years, and it has always irritated me to no end.

I just read that and lol'ed.

[GulDukat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNiZ17sV79g#t=12

From a soundcheck.

[Findus]

Heard this on the radio a couple of weeks ago:

http://youtu.be/h9yPMLQIAVo

[Charmingly Miserable]

I gotta hand it to RhettButler for getting me back into Tori again.

Having said that, her rendition of '97 Bonnie & Clyde has to be the most chilling and frightening cover ever. One of my favorites.

[GulDukat]

I heard clips from all of the song on the new album--it sounds good. The songs are pretty mellow and relaxed--similar to Scarlet's Walk and the BeeKeeper. Sounds like something that I will enjoy listening to this summer on a warm day on the bike-path.

[Charmingly Miserable]

I heard the clips too and a lot of the lyrics seem rather silly to me. It's a shame because Tori was known for her excellent songwriting.

[GulDukat]

Promise:
http://does-not-suffice.tumblr.com/post/84547060451/tori-amos-promise-tashs-voice-though-ohmygod

[Charmingly Miserable]

16 Shades of Blue is up on NPR (http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2014/05/06/310098371/new-mix-tori-amos-song-premiere-a-wes-anderson-tribute-more?ft=1&f=10001#playlist). Not sure how I feel about this.

[Charmingly Miserable]

You can stream the whole Unrepentant Geraldines album over at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Tori-Amos/e/B000APV51I/ref=s9_acss_bw_hsb_Music571_s1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0D ER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_r=0PPEZNA81VDDH46KG49A&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1804058322&pf_rd_i=5174).

[GulDukat]

You can stream the whole Unrepentant Geraldines album over at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Tori-Amos/e/B000APV51I/ref=s9_acss_bw_hsb_Music571_s1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0D ER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_r=0PPEZNA81VDDH46KG49A&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1804058322&pf_rd_i=5174).
Thanks for the link.

I'm on my first listen now and really like it. The clips posted really don't do the album justice.

[Charmingly Miserable]

I'm really surprised by the album. I wasn't expecting to like it, but I do. There are a few songs that are ridiculous but overall, it's a solid 3.5 stars for me. I think I'm actually gonna pick this up.

[GulDukat]

I'm really surprised by the album. I wasn't expecting to like it, but I do. There are a few songs that are ridiculous but overall, it's a solid 3.5 stars for me. I think I'm actually gonna pick this up.

When I first heard the clips I thought that it was good but not great--kind of middle-of-the-road Tori. But like I said, those clips really don't do the songs justice. The album is just gorgeous--haunting, joyful and memorable. I can't wait until I catch the tour in Boston.

[GulDukat]

All Music Guide--4/5

http://www.allmusic.com/album/unrepentant-geraldines-mw0002622301

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine [-] (http://www.allmusic.com/album/unrepentant-geraldines-mw0002622301#)Unrepentant Geraldines (http://www.allmusic.com/album/unrepentant-geraldines-mw0002622301) -- its title so knowingly Tori (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tori-mn0000792530) it verges on parody -- finds Tori Amos (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tori-amos-mn0000792530) delivering original songs, which isn't a common occurrence for her in the new millennium. Following on the heels of the interpretive 2012 setGold Dust (http://www.allmusic.com/album/gold-dust-mw0002395654), it's the first collection of original material since 2011's Night of the Hunters (http://www.allmusic.com/album/night-of-the-hunters-mw0002149352), but it seems as if its roots stretch back even farther, as it is a bright, open collection, sometimes suggesting her early-'90s heyday but never pandering toward the past. There's a nice tension on this record, as Amos (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/amos-mn0000792530) gives her hardcore fans what they want -- left turns tempered with introspection -- while also wooing the skeptics with melody and color, giving the record a bright, open feel that stands in contrast to the handsome solipsism that characterized many of her new millennial records. Strictly speaking, there's not much here that signifies as "pop" -- there are hooks, both melodic and rhythmic, but they seem almost incidental to feel, as the record flits between meditation and extroversion, its warmest moments also being its most intimate. Amos (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/amos-mn0000792530) operates like a veteran liberated by her dedicated audience; she never once assumes she'll lose her audience, so she taunts them, sometimes seducing but often teasing, operating just outside of the parameters of what is expected or acceptable for Tori (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tori-mn0000792530). That's the real pleasure of Unrepentant Geraldines (http://www.allmusic.com/album/unrepentant-geraldines-mw0002622301): it's lush and melodic but also barbed, sometimes seeming dissonant but often consoling, its soothing qualities eventually turning disturbing. This has long been Amos (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/amos-mn0000792530)' calling card, this shimmering space between comfort and pain, but Unrepentant Geraldines (http://www.allmusic.com/album/unrepentant-geraldines-mw0002622301) trumps its predecessors by accentuating its polarity; it either seduces with its sweetness or it provokes with its pain, and either extreme is compelling.

[Charmingly Miserable]

The b-sides to Unrepentant Geraldines are fantastic. Forest of Glass is my favorite and absolutely stunning. Dixie makes me want to cry in a good way.

[GulDukat]

The b-sides to Unrepentant Geraldines are fantastic. Forest of Glass is my favorite and absolutely stunning. Dixie makes me want to cry in a good way.

Going to have to look that up.

[Charmingly Miserable]

The video for Trouble's Lament is up. I'm not sure if I dig it, but I love the part when Tori lifts her finger during the ping part at 2:06.

http://youtu.be/285Lospdgb0

[Wolfkiller]

Any Chicago ETSers looking for a ticket to the show tomorrow?

[Charmingly Miserable]

Promise video. Both Tori and Tash looks stiff as a board.

http://youtu.be/HYqA2wciaPQ

[GulDukat]

I like that song.

Tori show next week!

[Erik]

Tori covering Something I Can Never Have:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4UyJOPFEbg

[halo eighteen]

^This was my request. I still can't believe that it actually happened. Holy shit.

Full song starts at 3:48:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiAAJZKgPBo#t=220

[Charmingly Miserable]

Wow. Super cool. I think that Tori did an excellent job here. It makes me kinda bummed out that I missed seeing her in L.A.

[kel]

i'm so hung up on the horrible album title that i just ... can't. i mean, could there ever be anything MORE tori amos than the word "geraldines"?

i'm sorry, i understand that probably sounds ridiculous, but it's true.

and i really like her. i stopped having hope when that "... beekeeper" record came out. i don't know, hard to explain ...

[TheyCallMeDrug]

great story and great version of the song. looks like she covered creep at her second nyc date.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxOeHxCf4J8

[GulDukat]

I saw Tori last night in Boston and she was, of course, amazing. There was no band or any other accompanying musicians. She surprisingly didn't play a lot of new songs and stuck to the classics. She also seemed less talk talkative than usual, but seemed in good spirits. This was my seventh Tori show and she's always wonderful.

[nobies]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_piWFoFj0c

[GulDukat]

I'm listening to the b-side CD from the boxset right, some great stuff.

[Charmingly Miserable]

I'm listening to the b-side CD from the boxset right, some great stuff.
I think some of her better songs are the b-sides. Flying Dutchman, Honey, Here In My Head, Forest of Glass just to name a few.

Edit: I just her cover Radiohead's Creep. Holy shit. That was phenomenal.

[GulDukat]

Boys For Pele has been a ​real grower kind of an album for me. It took me about three or four listens to really enjoy, but once it clicked, wow, what an amazing album.

[Halo Infinity]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBuIVa7ppKs

[GulDukat]

First two albums to be reissued, remastered with bonus tracks, 4/14:
http://www.spin.com/articles/tori-amos-little-earthquakes-under-the-pink/

[Wolfkiller]

They are being (re)released on vinyl too! I did a quick scan of my Piano box set and it looks like these reissues will have some songs/versions that were left out of the box, so that's exciting. Was worried it was going to be mostly the same content.

[Charmingly Miserable]

They are being (re)released on vinyl too! I did a quick scan of my Piano box set and it looks like these reissues will have some songs/versions that were left out of the box, so that's exciting. Was worried it was going to be mostly the same content.
Like what? I think all the b-sides have already been released in some way, shape or form. The only thing that I can see differently is the addition of live tracks and the remasters. I think I want to skip out on the remasters but get the vinyls although I already have a German LE vinyl and the pink UDP.

[Wolfkiller]

Oh I think they've all be released in some form or another, like on singles. But I did notice a few that are being included that aren't on the box set.

[GulDukat]

The new reissues came in the mail today. Awesome liner notes and tons of bonus songs. I haven't heard most of these b-sides so it's great to hear more songs from Tori's early albums.

[Rdm]

I got both on vinyl format and both sound very good


Also does anyone know if boys for Pele is getting reissued?

[GulDukat]

I got both on vinyl format and both sound very good


Also does anyone know if boys for Pele is getting reissued?

Some posters on a Tori facebook group are saying that BFP and FTCGH are up next, but I haven't seen any links to confirm it.

[Wolfkiller]

I haven't had a chance to listen to my copies yet but I've heard some people complaining about the audio screwing up in the middle of Wrong Band and continuing into the next two songs. Can anyone confirm or deny?

[GulDukat]

I haven't had a chance to listen to my copies yet but I've heard some people complaining about the audio screwing up in the middle of Wrong Band and continuing into the next two songs. Can anyone confirm or deny?
Haven't listened to UTP yet, no comment.

The bonus material on LE is just plain amazing. There's ten singles there, so it's like listening to a new (old) Tori album for the first time. The original "Mary" is far better than the remake, IMHO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqUETh7KxAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjR26DpxLtk

[GulDukat]

The soundtrack The Light Princess is out Friday. Never heard the music or seen the play, but I look forward to hearing this.

[eversonpoe]

my dad made me cry today while i was trying to walk him through re-programming a remote issue at a customer's house over the phone because he's a fucking asshole, and i was just generally feeling completely defeated, so i listened to "From The Choirgirl Hotel" in the car and sang along at the top of my lungs with all the made-up words that have been in my head for 16 years because tori is really hard to understand sometimes but she hits me right in the heart/gut and it made me feel relieved even though i was crying.

[Wolfkiller]

Choirgirl was my first, will always have a special place in my heart. Spark is such a great, powerful opener.

[ldopa]

the video for 'spark' is amazing. very fitting to the lyrics. the only time i saw her was for the 'choirgirl hotel' tour (when guitars try to be pianos) and it's in my top ten concerts.
'boys for pele' was my first album i heard of hers (waaaaaaay back in 7th grade) and the song that makes me feel the gooiest is 'a sorta fairytale.'
fucking tori amos, man.

[Wolfkiller]

I'm high as fuck and Spark hit my brain like magic. I love all of you even the ones that hate me. I believe in peace, bitches.

[Wolfkiller]

Oh look at that I posted high last time too.
Scarlets Walk is finally tolerable. I wonder if being high is the trick to saving the rest of the "new" Tori catalog since then.

[kel]

a friend of mine in college said tori fandom is a litmus test for crazy girls.

meh. i used to like her a lot. scarlet's walk was the last record i liked. i picked up the beekeeper once at hastings and had a nasty reaction to the cover. i don't really know why, i was just weirded the hell out by it.

[The Doctor]

a friend of mine in college said tori fandom is a litmus test for crazy girls.

meh. i used to like her a lot. scarlet's walk was the last record i liked. i picked up the beekeeper once at hastings and had a nasty reaction to the cover. i don't really know why, i was just weirded the hell out by it.

Yeah it's not a great album cover. Especially considering there was much better images from the same promotional materials:
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/CHRIS2.jpg
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Fall05/pfaff/tamos.jpg
http://www.jeremygloff.com/toribeekeeper2.jpg
http://d29ci68ykuu27r.cloudfront.net/product/Look-Inside/covers/5844952.jpg

Unfortunately, Beekeeper was the album where she started to lose me. There were about 5 or 6 songs I really dug, but the rest just didn't click...at all. And ever since it's been diminishing returns. Except the classical album. That album was quirky, dramatic and an appropriate turn for her.

She's still phenomenal in concert though.

[frankie teardrop]

i have a cherrypicked playlist of tracks i enjoy from the beekeper through gold dust. there are a handful of gems on each. unrepentant geraldines was surprisingly great, though! great enough to see her twice that tour, loving both shows.

[The Doctor]

i have a cherrypicked playlist of tracks i enjoy from the beekeper through gold dust. there are a handful of gems on each. unrepentant geraldines was surprisingly great, though! great enough to see her twice that tour, loving both shows.

Can you post your playlist here? I think some Tori fans who got lost along the way would appreciate some recommendations on some tracks from this period.

[GulDukat]

Happy 20th anniversary, Boys for Pele. I didn't "get" the album at first, but now it's my favorite Tori album.

[GulDukat]

Boys For Pele, deluxe remaster, 11/18.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tori-amos-preps-deluxe-boys-for-pele-reissue-with-rarities-w441332

[GulDukat]

Tori is awesome. Love her music and hope she tours again, soon.

[eversonpoe]

Boys For Pele, deluxe remaster, 11/18.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tori-amos-preps-deluxe-boys-for-pele-reissue-with-rarities-w441332

fucking FINALLY i am so excited!!!

[GulDukat]

Same here. Under The Pink will probably always be my favorite, but Choirgirl Hotel, Scarlet's Walk and Boys For Pele all come incredibly close as well. BFP is probably her most unconventional work; you literally have to listen to the whole thing for it to make sense..
More than once, too.

[Jinsai]

Boys for Pele is the reason I like Tori Amos, but I've never seen an artist destroy a perfect album like she did with that one. I couldn't find my CD copy of it, so I bought the digital version, and Talula and Professional Widow were replaced with shit remixes... I'm actually excited to see a deluxe version of this, because you can't do a celebrational reissue with shitty remix replacements of songs.

By far my favorite album she's made... but if there's a shit house remix of Professional Widow that doesn't end with "love, give me peace, give me peace and a hard cock" I don't wanna hear it. Boys for Pele worked because of this neurotic juxtaposing between earnest confession shock moments and these small interludes that felt like amused inside jokes... in between moments where you get sucker punched by something devastating and then amusing. It was a brilliant album.

[frankie teardrop]

pele > choirgirl > earthquakes > pink > geraldines > venus > everything else.

i did kinda like the tornado mix of 'talula' for what it's worth... but fuck that gottabebig mix of professional widow.

in other news, some friends threw a boys for pele anniversary party with people performing covers of the songs. i did 'in the springtime of his voodoo'-- if i can get the video on youtube somewhere, i'll link later on.

otherwise, psyched about this reissue. my original vinyl copy was destroyed forever ago and i refuse to pay triple digits for it.

[GulDukat]

New album Native Insider out this September. European dates first. More info on tour/album next Monday, according to her Facebook page.

[halo eighteen]

"The songs on Native Invader are being pushed by the Muses to find different ways of facing unforeseen challenges and in some cases dangerous conflicts. The record looks to Nature and how, through resilience, she heals herself. The songs also wrestle with the question: what is our part in the destruction of our land, as well as ourselves, and in our relationships with each other? In life there can be the shock of unexpected fires, floods, earthquakes, or any cataclysmic ravager - both on the inside and outside of our minds. Sonically and visually, I wanted to look at how Nature creates with her opposing forces, becoming the ultimate regenerator through her cycles of death and re-birth. Time and time again she is able to renew, can we find this renewal for ourselves?"

-
It kind of sounds like something out of Björk's book, but she sounds energized and ready to go so I'm alright with that.

European Tour
Sept 6 - Cork, Ireland - Cork Opera House
Sept 7 - Dublin, Ireland - Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Sept 9 - Ghent, Belgium - Capitole Gent
Sept 10 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Den Atelier
Sept 11 - Paris, France - Le Grand Rex
Sept 13 - Amsterdam, Holland - Carre
Sept 14 - Utrecht, Holland - Tivoli
Sept 16 - Frankfurt, Germany - Jahrhunderthalle
Sept 17 - Milan, Italy - Teatro degli Arcimboldi
Sept 18 - Geneva, Switzerland - Theatre du Leman
Sept 20 - Linz, Austria - Brucknerhaus
Sept 21 - Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus
Sept 23 - Copenhagen, Denmark - DR Koncerhuset
Sept 24 - Oslo, Norway - Oslo Konserthus AS
Sept 26 - Hamburg, Germany - Laeiszhalle
Sept 27 - Essen, Germany - Colosseum
Sept 29 - Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom
Sept 30 - Munich, Germany - Philharmonie
Oct 1 - Vienna, Austria - Konzerthaus
Oct 4 - London, UK - Royal Albert Hall
Oct 5 - Manchester, UK - Palace Theatre
Oct 6 - Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy

[GulDukat]

Hopefully some U.S. dates later in the Fall.

[halo eighteen]

Yup, Rolling Stone says Nov-Dec US tour, but I'm hearing shows are being booked around late October/Halloween as well. I'm hoping to hit as many as 6-8 shows, so it would be nice to get some solid plans set.

[icklekitty]

I'm trying to work out if I want to go to her London or Paris show. I am firmly in the camp of not liking most of her recent albums but I've never seen her live.

[GulDukat]

I'm trying to work out if I want to go to her London or Paris show. I am firmly in the camp of not liking most of her recent albums but I've never seen her live.

First time I saw Tori was in 2005, when she was touring behind the Beekeeper album. I didn't like the album and still don't. The two shows I saw on the tour, however, were awesome.

[halo eighteen]

https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/19665267_10154927749449091_5739641025785099465_n.j pg?oh=74466dbf0170aec8d2d40d0c1f7cdd8a&oe=59D45445

Native Invader: September 8th, 2017

Announcement on Facebook Live Monday July 10th at noon EDT.

The following dates have leaked in advance:

Oct 24 - St. Paul, MN - O'Shaughnessy
Oct 30 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
Oct 31 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre
Nov 4 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
Nov 19 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
Nov 25 - Eugene, OR - Silva Concert Hall at Hult Center
Nov 26 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre

[halo eighteen]

Oct 24 - St. Paul, MN - O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
Oct 26 - Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre
Oct 27 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
Oct 29 - Cleveland, OH - State Theater at Playhouse Square
Oct 30 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
Oct 31 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater
Nov 2 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
Nov 3 - Washington, DC - MGM National Harbor
Nov 4 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
Nov 7 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
Nov 8 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
Nov 10 - Atlanta, GA - Symphony Hall
Nov 11 - Durham, NC - Performing Arts Center
Nov 12 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
Nov 14 - New Orleans, LA - Mahalia Jackson Theatre
Nov 16 - Dallas, TX - Pavilion at Irving Music Factory
Nov 17 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at Moody Theater
Nov 19 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
Nov 22 - Portland, OR - Schnitzer Hall
Nov 24 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
Nov 25 - Eugene, OR - Silva Concert Hall at Hult Center
Nov 26 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
Nov 28 - San Diego, CA - Balboa Theatre
Nov 29 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Arts Center
Dec 1 - Los Angeles, CA - Theatre at Ace Hotel
Dec 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Theatre at Ace Hotel
Dec 3 - Los Angeles, CA - Theatre at Ace Hotel

[GulDukat]

MUST get tix for Boston show.

[NotoriousTIMP]

Has anyone been to any of her more recent shows? How are they? The last show I went to was back in 2004 I think and I'm curious if she is still putting on a quality show

[GulDukat]

Has anyone been to any of her more recent shows? How are they? The last show I went to was back in 2004 I think and I'm curious if she is still putting on a quality showSeen her seven times, last show was in 2014--yes, very good show.

[GulDukat]

Going to the Boston show!

[halo eighteen]

https://scontent.fosu1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20106320_10203211514486646_3686450304610665722_n.j pg?oh=43ba49f83e94a3811aa8643de6a6d3d9&oe=5A072E1F

[thenorthwood]

I lost touch with her music a long time again but I still go to her live shows if I have the chance. The last show I went to she chastised some people in the front row for talking or being on their phones while she was performing. I think she went so far as to have them removed, but my memory is rusty.

[halo eighteen]

http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/07/27/539523176/listen-tori-amos-shares-cloud-riders-from-upcoming-album

Premiere of the track "Cloud Riders"

[GulDukat]

http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/07/27/539523176/listen-tori-amos-shares-cloud-riders-from-upcoming-album

Premiere of the track "Cloud Riders" I like it. A bit of a slow-burn, but it's still quite good. Looking forward to hearing the new album.

[halo eighteen]

Y Kant Tori Read (Remastered) has been put up on all digital sites with pretty much no warning or fanfare. This album is a blast haha. Soooo 80's. I honestly never believed this album would see the light of day again.

[halo eighteen]

Has anyone been to any of her more recent shows? How are they? The last show I went to was back in 2004 I think and I'm curious if she is still putting on a quality show

I'm late on this. I'm seeing 9 shows this tour; think my total will be up to 41 afterwards. Definitely still a quality show. She's just been doing the one-woman tour thing lately, which I'm fine with. She's got a variety of keyboards and loops and effects in lieu of a real backing band now.

[GulDukat]

I'm late on this. I'm seeing 9 shows this tour; think my total will be up to 41 afterwards. Definitely still a quality show. She's just been doing the one-woman tour thing lately, which I'm fine with. She's got a variety of keyboards and loops and effects in lieu of a real backing band now.Wow, superman. Boston will be my ninth show, total.

[Boots]

She never comes to my city. I think I will just look up one of her concerts at youtube tomorrow.

[GulDukat]

New songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmVvSjVFh28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub0yooZAGOA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EnHiAuvi9w

[GulDukat]

4/5 Stars

http://www.allmusic.com/album/native-invader-mw0003082788

[halo eighteen]

Amazon's got my copy out for delivery today! Pretty excited to give it a go tonight.

[GulDukat]

4/5 review from Rolling Stone:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-tori-amos-native-invader-w501885

[kel]

first album since scarlet's walk that i'm excited to hear. also the paramount in seattle is one of my favorite theaters and i would love to see her there. haven't since the to venus and back tour.

[GulDukat]

New album is excellent. Maybe in her top five.

[halo eighteen]

Halfway through and I have to say Reindeer King and Wildwood are definitely outstanding songs. Up the Creek is a refreshing change of style for her as well, but that's been out for a few weeks.

This is certainly her best album in ages, so far.

[eversonpoe]

reindeer king is the best tori album opener since beauty queen/horses. holy shit. i wish the album continued in that vein, because the next few songs were pretty "meh" to me...up the creek & wildwood are both really nice, chocolate song is pretty good, and bang is great. that's as far as i've made it so far. overall, i'm enjoying it, i just wish more of it had the haunting beauty of the opening track.

[Wolfkiller]

Y KANT TORI READ is getting a vinyl and CD release for Record Store Day. Guess I should finally get around to checking that out.

[thenorthwood]

Does Tori have an opener for this tour, and if so who?

[thenorthwood]

Oh, never mind. Scars on 45. Heard of the band but not familiar with the music.

[GulDukat]

Saw Tori in Boston on Thursday. Amazing, as always.

[frankie teardrop]

i would love to see her again this tour, but i was hoping the band would be back. the setlists also seem incredibly short, though as always, full of goodies. why is she playing so few songs this tour?

[GulDukat]

i would love to see her again this tour, but i was hoping the band would be back. the setlists also seem incredibly short, though as always, full of goodies. why is she playing so few songs this tour?
I think Boston was around 90 minutes. Keep in mind, at a rock show you have your guitar solos and extended jams. This is just Tori singing, solo, which will be very demanding.

[frankie teardrop]

I think Boston was around 90 minutes. Keep in mind, at a rock show you have your guitar solos and extended jams. This is just Tori singing, solo, which will be very demanding.

no, i get that. last tour she did five more songs on average with the same setup. that's a big difference for the same cost.

[halo eighteen]

I assume she's just trying to preserve her voice for the entire tour and/or for future tours. She is 54 now, after all. A few more songs a night would be great, but she's deliberately cut the fat from these shows. I don't remember setlists being this consistently great since probably 2001.

[Boots]

I like her covers album. Now I wanna check out her new stuff. I've always been a fan of hers but she never tours anywhere near my city. I don't think she plays anywhere in Canada except Toronto.

[halo eighteen]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/416nekyKfCL._SX324_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg






https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1982104155/

It's been maybe the worst-kept secret for most of this year, but Tori will have a new book coming out on May 5, 2020. I'm told this will be followed by both a new album and tour in the Fall.

"A timely and passionate call to action for engaging with our current political moment, from the Grammy-nominated and multiplatinum singer-songwriter and New York Times bestselling author Tori Amos.

Since the release of her first, career-defining solo album Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos has been one of the music industry’s most enduring and ingenious artists. From her unnerving depiction of sexual assault in “Me and a Gun” to her post-September 11 album, Scarlet’s Walk, to her latest album, Native Invader, her work has never shied away from intermingling the personal with the political.

Amos began playing piano as a teenager for the politically powerful at hotel bars in Washington, DC, during the formative years of the post-Goldwater and then Koch-led Libertarian and Reaganite movements. The story continues to her time as a hungry artist in Los Angeles to the subsequent three decades of her formidable music career. Amos explains how she managed to create meaningful, politically resonant work against patriarchal power structures—and how her proud declarations of feminism and her fight for the marginalized always proved to be her guiding light. She teaches us to engage with intention in this tumultuous global climate and speaks directly to supporters of #MeToo and #TimesUp, as well as young people fighting for their rights and visibility in the world.

Filled with compassionate guidance and actionable advice—and using some of the most powerful, political songs in Amos’s canon—this book is for anyone determined to steer the world back in the right direction."

[halo eighteen]

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/under-the-pink/36172445 (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/under-the-pink/36172445)

Under the Pink finally gets a worthwhile 2xLP vinyl pressing via Barnes & Noble July 16th. All the other previous versions of this album squeezed the album onto one disc. I think Side 2 comes to over 30 minutes.

A1 Pretty Good Year - 3:25
A2 God - 3:58
A3 Bells for Her - 5:20
B1 Past the Mission - 4:05
B2 Baker Baker - 3:20
B3 The Wrong Band - 3:03
B4 The Waitress - 3:09
C1 Cornflake Girl - 5:06
C2 Icicle - 5:47
C3 Cloud on My Tongue - 4:44
D1 Space Dog - 5:10
D2 Yes, Anastasia - 9:33

[eversonpoe]

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/under-the-pink/36172445 (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/under-the-pink/36172445)

Under the Pink finally gets a worthwhile 2xLP vinyl pressing via Barnes & Noble July 16th. All the other previous versions of this album squeezed the album onto one disc. I think Side 2 comes to over 30 minutes.

A1 Pretty Good Year - 3:25
A2 God - 3:58
A3 Bells for Her - 5:20
B1 Past the Mission - 4:05
B2 Baker Baker - 3:20
B3 The Wrong Band - 3:03
B4 The Waitress - 3:09
C1 Cornflake Girl - 5:06
C2 Icicle - 5:47
C3 Cloud on My Tongue - 4:44
D1 Space Dog - 5:10
D2 Yes, Anastasia - 9:33

why don't i remember "yes, anastasia" at all? my brain just cannot fathom what that song even sounds like. i could have sworn the album ended with "space dog" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

anyway, am i going to buy this album again to have a better quality version of it? probably...

am i really going to buy this again?

[halo eighteen]

why don't i remember "yes, anastasia" at all? my brain just cannot fathom what that song even sounds like. i could have sworn the album ended with "space dog" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

anyway, am i going to buy this album again to have a better quality version of it? probably...

am i really going to buy this again?

LOL I have like 3 copies of this album already and I'm still getting it again. It's guaranteed to not sound like total ass. Yes Anastasia is one of the best things she's ever committed to tape. It's like a mini opera. When those strings come in... Fuck.

[Magnetic]

why don't i remember "yes, anastasia" at all? my brain just cannot fathom what that song even sounds like. i could have sworn the album ended with "space dog" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯



Omigod, I love that song. The lyrics are fun.

Drivin on the vine
Over clothes lines
But office I saw the sign...

We'll see how brave you are
We'll see how fast you be runnin

[GulDukat]

why don't i remember "yes, anastasia" at all? my brain just cannot fathom what that song even sounds like. i could have sworn the album ended with "space dog" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

anyway, am i going to buy this album again to have a better quality version of it? probably...

am i really going to buy this again?
The last few songs kind of flow together. Great song/album.

[The Doctor]

Inspired by the conversation in this thread, I went back and listened to my original pink-colored press of 'Under the Pink.' And you know, despite cramming so much music onto a single disc, other than it being a little too quiet and the wear and tear of time (some pops and ticks here and there) I think the record sounds pretty darn good, and honestly blows out of the water many modern 2LP presses in my collection.

Am I still tempted since I adore this album? Of course! But I'm starting to hit storage limitations and need to start being a little pickier about what I buy. So maybe this one isn't essential for me.

[Jinsai]

I really would want a re-issue of Boys for Pele with the original versions of the songs restored, but I'll buy this.

[halo eighteen]

Am I still tempted since I adore this album? Of course! But I'm starting to hit storage limitations and need to start being a little pickier about what I buy. So maybe this one isn't essential for me.

If the original sounds great, then by all means you shouldn't feel obligated to splurge on another copy! I guess I should preface the vinyl complaint specifically with the Music on Vinyl repress which sounds bad, and the "remastered" reissue which somehow sounds even worse?

[GulDukat]

Inspired by the conversation in this thread, I went back and listened to my original pink-colored press of 'Under the Pink.' And you know, despite cramming so much music onto a single disc, other than it being a little too quiet and the wear and tear of time (some pops and ticks here and there) I think the record sounds pretty darn good, and honestly blows out of the water many modern 2LP presses in my collection.

Am I still tempted since I adore this album? Of course! But I'm starting to hit storage limitations and need to start being a little pickier about what I buy. So maybe this one isn't essential for me.

I didn't notice much difference in the CD remaster over the original.

[The Doctor]

I really would want a re-issue of Boys for Pele with the original versions of the songs restored, but I'll buy this.ooh could you please expand on this? Are the vinyl versions different than what’s on streaming platforms these days?

[Jinsai]

ooh could you please expand on this? Are the vinyl versions different than what’s on streaming platforms these days?

Unless I missed out on something, the original version of the album has been OOP on physical format since the original release. They messed with Professional Widow by replacing it with this sorta dance remix and changed Talula into the version from the Twister soundtrack. It was a really weird thing. It was only available on digital formats for a while like that too, but it seems they've restored it to the original version on Spotify.

[eversonpoe]

Unless I missed out on something, the original version of the album has been OOP on physical format since the original release. They messed with Professional Widow by replacing it with this sorta dance remix and changed Talula into the version from the Twister soundtrack. It was a really weird thing. It was only available on digital formats for a while like that too, but it seems they've restored it to the original version on Spotify.

the pressing that came out a couple years ago seems like it has all the correct versions of the songs...

[Jinsai]

the pressing that came out a couple years ago seems like it has all the correct versions of the songs...

I guess I completely missed that one

[GulDukat]

New album, Ocean to Ocean is out on 10/29.

[GulDukat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybHkWbHsRd4

[GulDukat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsJxil4ibNA

[GulDukat]

Tour dates (https://toriamos.com/)

[GulDukat]

Saw Tori last night in Boston and she was awesome, as always. Played "More Than a Feeling" which was fun. She sounds as good as ever.

[GulDukat]

New tour. (https://consequence.net/2023/01/tori-amos-2023-tour-dates/)

[Rdm]

Is she worth seeing now of days ? Thinking of seeing her this tour

[paul_guyet]

I haven't loved an album of her's in years, but she is always an AMAZING show.

[GulDukat]

Is she worth seeing now of days ? Thinking of seeing her this tour
She's always fantastic.

Ocean to Ocean was released two years ago, so I'm surprised that she's still touring behind it. Excellent album. She has such a huge body-of-work, I think a lot of fans, myself included, tend to overlook her more recent albums.