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well, it wouldn't be right for me to exclude the tori. i love the imagery from her early videos - simply stunning. and of course the song is classic.
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Tori Amos
Little Earthquakes
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AMG Review of Little Earthquakes
Steve Huey
All Music GuideWith her haunting solo debut Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos carved the template for the female singer/songwriter movement of the '90s. Amos' delicate, prog rock piano work and confessional, poetically quirky lyrics invited close emotional connection, giving her a fanatical cult following and setting the stage for the Lilith Fair legions. But Little Earthquakes is no mere style-setter or feminine stereotype -- its intimacy is uncompromising, intense, and often far from comforting. Amos' musings on major personal issues -- religion, relationships, gender, childhood -- were just as likely to encompass rage, sarcasm, and defiant independence as pain or tenderness; sometimes, it all happened in the same song. The apex of that intimacy is the harrowing "Me and a Gun," where Amos strips away all the music, save for her own voice, and confronts the listener with the story of her own real-life rape; the free-associative lyrics come off as a heart-wrenching attempt to block out the ordeal. Little Earthquakes isn't always so stomach-churning, but it never seems less than deeply cathartic; it's the sound of a young woman (like the protagonist of "Silent All These Years") finally learning to use her own voice -- sort of the musical equivalent of Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia. That's why Amos draws strength from her relentless vulnerability, and that's why the constantly shifting emotions of the material never seem illogical -- Amos simply delights in the frankness of her own responses, whatever they might be. Though her subsequent albums were often very strong, Amos would never bare her soul quite so directly (or comprehensibly) as she did here, nor with such consistently focused results. Little Earthquakes is the most accessible work in Amos' catalog, and it's also the most influential and rewarding.
video of the day: tori amos, "silent all these years"
lets try it again, but with feelings this time
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"Well I love the way we communicateYour eyes focus on my funny lip shapeLet's hear what you think of me now"--??"Silent All These Years"?? by Tori Amos
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Hey Momma, I love you ...
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I just got back from taking the Mommason out for dinner ... 7 course tasting menu at a restaurant on the Main Line in the Philadelphia suburbs. The place boasts the largest wine collection in the state o' PA, the head chef uses only the freshest, most local ingredients so the menu is in constant rotation. We had a sommelier choose all 7 wines, one for each course, & tell us all about them. T...
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Comic Book Tattoo
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I did it, I purchased my first official graphic novel. Comic Book Tattoo, the coffee table sized collection of graphic novel stories inspired by Tori Amos songs. My best buddy Gregorio would be so proud of me, he would probably say, "It's a about fucking time!" Gregorio is the one who got me to appreciate the art of the graphic novel. He was always the comic book geek. Greg would be the one who...
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Tori Amos: Icon of the Nineties
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I recall the day; I was working at a mall in Hastings Records, San Antonio, Texas. It was the middle of the afternoon and I was all alone in the store. This used to be my favorite time of the day, if I was the only one there that meant I could pick the music. During those days we'd get stacks of promotional CD's from the record label, music that they wanted us to push for in-store play. One of ...
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and i'll run naked through the streets without my mask on
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I must admit I was never much on Halloween as a kid. I liked the candy part and the dress up, but I don't like being scared. (Shocking, isn't it?) It wasn't until I got to college and had a roomie, Mrs. PL, who absolutely LOVED Halloween that I started to enjoy it more. Or at least now I try to enjoy it more. It does help to work at a theatre so you have access to costumes and people who d...
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video of the day: tori amos, "silent all these years"
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well, it wouldn't be right for me to exclude the tori. i love the imagery from her early videos - simply stunning. and of course the song is classic.
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lets try it again, but with feelings this time
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"Well I love the way we communicateYour eyes focus on my funny lip shapeLet's hear what you think of me now"--??"Silent All These Years"?? by Tori Amos
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