Highly ambitious, challenging, idiosyncratic, and confounding, Boys for Pele expands on the more experimental and progressive tendencies of Under the Pink. Amos frequently discards traditional song structures and employs wide-ranging, eclectic instrumentation in her music, while her lyrics seem to grow even more obscure, giving the album a very impressionistic feel. While there are certainly worthwhile moments, her experiments don't always work; some of the songs fail to stick, and it takes a few plays before many start to sink in. Ultimately, Boys for Pele is polarizing: Some Amos fans will only admire her more for taking the risks she does, while others may find to their disappointment that the intimacy and personal connection that helped Amos build her fan base are too difficult to detect.
Starting with her first solo CD, Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos uses unorthodox arrangements that often focus on the piano with minimal accompaniment. In “Crucify,” the drum part is largely just kick drum and, in the chorus, a low tom that evokes a relentless hammering. In the verses of “Precious Things,” the underlying rhythmic element is not even percussion but what sounds like eighth-not
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the internet...this is the only thing i hate about being back in college.i only work on weekends(friday-sunday) so i have absolutely nothing to do during the week except be on here or sleep.i could clean up the house but seeing as 4-5 other people seems to enjoy walking through the place and fucking everything up that there's really no point to that.i could be looking for another job,but i swea...
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keep art alive; art by sas christianfirst of december, and i had quite a few winter holiday plans. but, what is it they say about making plans? instead of the winter arts festival and my favorite diner, by the beach, it has been me wrapped up in a blanket on the couch feeling too sick to move. if i felt better i'd be driving around taking in the twinkle lights, which are on my list of my 100 fa...
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Tori uses highly personal and idiosyncratic language in her lyrics that makes the songs often difficult to decipher and open to multiple interpretations. We don't always know exactly what she's talking about, but her choice of words and imagery convey an underlying emotional state that we understand. The ambiguity of meaning helps keep the songs interesting and engaging.A good example of the ch...
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Starting with her first solo CD, Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos uses unorthodox arrangements that often focus on the piano with minimal accompaniment. In “Crucify,” the drum part is largely just kick drum and, in the chorus, a low tom that evokes a relentless hammering. In the verses of “Precious Things,” the underlying rhythmic element is not even percussion but what sounds like eighth-not
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Ever go to someone's place, who has a stereo system to die for? Makes ya drool with envy. Maybe 10-20 or even 30 grand invested? Ever take some music with you, hoping to hear on the aforementioned system? What music would you love to hear? Something with great production, cranked up and sweet sounding. I mentioned this track on a Jazz post earlier... Shirley Horn - Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cry
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the internet...this is the only thing i hate about being back in college.i only work on weekends(friday-sunday) so i have absolutely nothing to do during the week except be on here or sleep.i could clean up the house but seeing as 4-5 other people seems to enjoy walking through the place and fucking everything up that there's really no point to that.i could be looking for another job,but i swea...
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Listen and sigh. Her vocals flawless; and the bridge...oh my god. Bloody perfection, and I wasn't even there! This is exactly why "Blood Roses" is in my Top 3 Tori songs of all-time. =)
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This is a live highlight from Tori's current American Doll Posse Tour from Munich, Germany. This song just makes everything right. =)
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