Tori Amos in general

I own several Tori Amos CD’s, from the stunning debut “Little Earthquakes” to 1998’s “Songs from the Choirgirl Hotel”, and have enjoyed playing each of them, over the years. I have attended one concert, where Amos performed solo, moving from one piano to another – it was excellent, and actually quite emotionally draining, her delivery and her songs are so intense. Apart from that, however, my experience of Tori Amos has been almost entirely aural, based upon listening to the records. What I mean is, I hadn’t seen any of the videos before I got this video collection. And I realise I’ve been missing quite ...  Read the complete review

She's quite mad, you know? Which is what is so excellent about Tori Amos. You have to have this little hint of insanity to be a truly creative person, and boy can she hint. I have only ever once seen an advert for a Tori record, and that was when Spark was released, from From the Chiorgirl Hotel, her fourth album. OK, Cornflake Girl did quite well, but who remembered that was by her? This is my point. She isn't one of these artists who'll go out and advertise, or who the music press goes mad over. No full page Oasis-esque posters, or Radiohead-like Time magazine reviews for her. But it doesn't matter. Most people hear of Tori Amos because a ...  Read the complete review

Tori Amos has now lost a bit bit but back inher early days she was amazing. Proof of this is form the 1991. 1992 Montreux Jazz festival performances (these have been released on CD). Her singing is amazing and her piano playing is also amazing she is just so talented! It's a real pity her music has became much balnder, but even this doesn't detract from songs like Conrflake Girl or Precious Things. Even her covers are brilliant. If you're going to cover a song you mayas well make it your own right? What would be the point of slavishly copying a song? This seems to be the way she thinks and I couldn't agree more. Proof of this is especially evident with ...  Read the complete review

Tori is lady with a lot of raw power in her voice. For most people she is very much an acquired taste, and many are perhaps put off by the fact that she can sound as if she has pneumonia or TB, as her breathing-in is very noticeable, but to me that's part of her attraction. It's easy to think that Tori is singing for her own personal pleasure and wouldn't care if you were there or not. Her latest album, Strange Little Girl, was a departure from her usual self-written style, and she sang songs originally written for men to sing, but interestingly, didn't switch the genders in the lyrics. Her treatment of Eminem's Bonnie and Clyde is considered by many ...  Read the complete review