Tori Amos - Abnormally Attracted To Sin - NEW ALBUM

[TheWILDheart]

http://undented.com/news/1571/tori-s-new-album-title-revealed

Oh. my. GOD. I am so psyched! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!

I actually cannot wait. It's been far too long since "American Doll Posse" although i still love it every bit as much as I did when I first played it.

Tori never fails to disappoint. I am so much more excited about this than I am the mac tour.

woooooo! :blob2:

Chris x

[BombaySapphire3]

http://undented.com/news/1571/tori-s-new-album-title-revealed


Tori never fails to disappoint. I am so much more excited about this than I am the mac tour.


Chris x

Uh The Beekeeper?:shrug:I agree with the second sentence though.

[BellaDonna93]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was a HUGE Tori fan before I discovered Stevie!

[Livia]

I'll probably be at her SXSW show- there are several acts playing before that I wanna see. Since I've never seen Tori, I might as well stick around.

[Zombie]

I'll probably be at her SXSW show- there are several acts playing before that I wanna see. Since I've never seen Tori, I might as well stick around.

Seeing Miss T live is an absolute must, at least once. So dooo it.

I've been to see her on every tour since the Dew Drop Inn in '96.

[GypsyGirl15]

Love Tori. I started playing the piano because of her. The only albums I was really disappointed by were Strange Little Girls and The Beekeeper. I've seen her live twice and she was just amazing.

[Zombie]

<i>Beekeeper</i> wasn't as strong as many of her previous efforts, but it had its moments.

I might just be smitten because she referenced Yaldaboath, but I also found that many of the <i>Beekeeper</i> songs didn't really soar for me until I heard her do them live.

Which tours did you see her on, GypsyGirl?

[GypsyGirl15]

^^^

I saw her during the Original Sinsuality Tour 2005 and American Doll Posse Tour in 2007.

Must say I liked the live versions of most Beekeeper songs better than the studio versions too.

[macpai]

She really is a show everyone should see. So super-talented. I've seen every tour since Choirgirl, but I have to admit I've kind of faded out on it as she went one direction in life and I went another.

[Zombie]

So cool to see other Ears with Feet here. I love Tori as much as I love FM, just in a different way.

[GypsyGirl15]

She really is a show everyone should see. So super-talented. I've seen every tour since Choirgirl, but I have to admit I've kind of faded out on it as she went one direction in life and I went another.

This is exactly the way I feel about Tori. I still really enjoy her old music, but her recent stuff just doesn't really do it for me.

[TheWILDheart]

Well, IMO, Tori can do no wrong. She's never let me down yet. I love all of her albums EQUALLY! They all have there place in the collection. I've seen her on the Scarlet's Walk, Original Sinsuality and American Doll Posse tours. With Tori, it's a different kind of fandom than it is with the mac or Stevie. I can't really explain it. Tori albums are more than just CD's - they're friends. I know it sounds bizarre but it's how it is.

[TheWILDheart]

Uh The Beekeeper?:shrug:I agree with the second sentence though.

The only albums I was really disappointed by were Strange Little Girls and The Beekeeper

What's with all "The Beekeeper" slating?
As I said before, I love all of Tori's albums equally and feel a Tori CD collection without TBK or SLG is not a collection at all. I agree, both SLG and TBK were not as strong as the rest of the collection but they have some amazing songs on both. Tori has never done a bad album as far as I'm concerned and never possibly could in my eyes.

MORE EXCITEMENT:

Hints at a world tour have been given. :thumbsup:

[Zombie]

^^^^

I think the issue some people might have with <i>The Beekeeper</i> is just because she changed direction a bit again. It's a much more "mothery" album, more low key (er...low key for Miss T, which is not the same thing as low key for the rest of the planet).

I remember waiting breathlessly to get my paws on <i>Choirgirl</i> and then getting it home and into the CD player and going, "Whaaaaat?" because she changed direction with that one and I wasn't expecting it. It took a couple listens for me to get what she was doing, and then I LOVED it.

<i>Beekeeper</i> took a few listens, too, but now I appreciate it for what it is - I don't love it like I ended up loving <i>Choirgirl</i> but that's okay. Ain't no <i>Little Earthquakes</i>, <i>Pink</i>, or <i>Pele</i>, but honestly, what COULD be?

I do find many of what I consider to be her less strong songs on albums take on a whole new force when she does them live. For example, I can do without the studio version of "Snow Cherries from France," but when she did that live on the Original Sinsuality tour, I was like, "Okay, that completely rocks my socks."

Definitely looking forward to the new album, and a little bird tells me you are correct 'bout that there tour, young lady. Also, I know what you mean about your Miss T fandom being different from your Stevie or Mac fandom. :nod: Entirely different animals.

[TheWILDheart]

^^^^

I think the issue some people might have with <i>The Beekeeper</i> is just because she changed direction a bit again. It's a much more "mothery" album, more low key (er...low key for Miss T, which is not the same thing as low key for the rest of the planet).

I remember waiting breathlessly to get my paws on <i>Choirgirl</i> and then getting it home and into the CD player and going, "Whaaaaat?" because she changed direction with that one and I wasn't expecting it. It took a couple listens for me to get what she was doing, and then I LOVED it.

<i>Beekeeper</i> took a few listens, too, but now I appreciate it for what it is - I don't love it like I ended up loving <i>Choirgirl</i> but that's okay. Ain't no <i>Little Earthquakes</i>, <i>Pink</i>, or <i>Pele</i>, but honestly, what COULD be?
I do find many of what I consider to be her less strong songs on albums take on a whole new force when she does them live. For example, I can do without the studio version of "Snow Cherries from France," but when she did that live on the Original Sinsuality tour, I was like, "Okay, that completely rocks my socks."

Definitely looking forward to the new album, and a little bird tells me you are correct 'bout that there tour, young lady. Also, I know what you mean about your Miss T fandom being different from your Stevie or Mac fandom. :nod: Entirely different animals.

IMO, listening to a Tori album is like getting to know a person. You have to get to know and understand eachother. They're not just albums - they're like friends. And you are always gonna have some friends that you don't always see eye to eye with and you are always gonna have your absolute best friends. Me and TBK don't always see eye to eye but we do get on. Strange philosophy but it's how i see it :P

[BombaySapphire3]

^^^^
. Also, I know what you mean about your Miss T fandom being different from your Stevie or Mac fandom. :nod: Entirely different animals.

One key difference IMO is that Tori actually plays to her hardcore fanbase and nurtures her cult ..Fleetwood Mac and La Nicks seem far more interested in pleasing the casual fan /nostalgic boomer audience.

[Cornflake Girl]

She really is a show everyone should see. So super-talented. I've seen every tour since Choirgirl, but I have to admit I've kind of faded out on it as she went one direction in life and I went another.

This is a sentiment I totally agree with! Tori really is an incredible live act, I've seen a few of her tours also and I love the way she mixes things up and avoids churning out the same tried and tested material. :rolleyes: Her on-stage banter is great too!

Oh, and TBK and SLG definately have their great moments. I respect Tori for experimenting even although she hit on a winning formula very early on in her career. I think she's probably one of the wittiest lyricists in music. Ever.

[Zombie]

One key difference IMO is that Tori actually plays to her hardcore fanbase and nurtures her cult ..Fleetwood Mac and La Nicks seem far more interested in pleasing the casual fan /nostalgic boomer audience.

Oh, yeah, that's absolutely true. Tori is much more personally involved with the fans than I think it would ever even occur to the Mac to be. She will play those "obscure" songs that are fan favorites (whereas we can all hold our breaths til we die for SOTM live and still not hear it, methinks), and if you make it to the venue in time, you'll often be able to go say hi to her before the show and she'll actually spend a few minutes with each person that made it to the meet & greet area, she'll take song requests and do them, etc.

She seems like she very much understands how important her music is to us and makes it a point to connect on some kind of personal level as much as she can. I appreciate that about her.

[Zombie]

This is a sentiment I totally agree with! Tori really is an incredible live act, I've seen a few of her tours also and I love the way she mixes things up and avoids churning out the same tried and tested material. :rolleyes: Her on-stage banter is great too!

For sure, lol. At a show on the Choirgirl tour, she had a little yellow Volkswagon Beetle toy up on her piano that she'd periodically push back and forth between songs, and at one point turned and looked directly at my friend John, who was very tall and had very crazy hair, easy to spot out, and sang a little song at him, calling him Obi Wan and asking would he buy her a real Beetle.

I thought he was going to faint. :lol:

[EveryHour]

I once read in a local, hipster newspaper that Tori's music sounds like it should be played in tampon commercials..........

:sorry:

[BombaySapphire3]

I once read in a local, hipster newspaper that Tori's music sounds like it should be played in tampon commercials..........

:sorry:

Sounds like the hipsters in Seattle are just as annoying as the ones in San Francisco.:rolleyes:

[Zombie]

I'd be curious to know which songs they feel would make for a good tampon commercial...

I somehow doubt Tori would approve, though (warning, contains language):

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<i>As an aside, I just spent 5 minutes typing out bastardized versions of Tori lyrics that could work as tampon commercial slogans, but decided to delete them, for they were completely uncouth, and I would prefer you all not know exactly how demented I am at 5 AM when I haven't slept yet.</i>

[Lindsey Jr.]

Tori is cool... and kinda cute :shrug:

[ElusiveDreamer]

I'm a Tori fan - and I actually liked the Beekeeper album - maybe because I had recently lost my mom so that "motherly" kind of feel to the songs resonated with me - I thought the concert was awesome - I was seated in the upper-center mezz alcove of the opera house in San Francisco with the hive light-show floating all around me during her performance of the title song - the effect was personally stunning! I remember she started the show late because she was calming her daughter before she was sent off to bed - and once on stage Tori was of course Tori and totally with us. I like how Tori has the luxury and ability to switch her song sets around which is a lot easier to do with a one-woman band than a huge stage-organization like Fleetwood Mac! I'm looking forward to more Tori!

[WelshWitchPMD]

I'd be curious to know which songs they feel would make for a good tampon commercial...

I somehow doubt Tori would approve, though (warning, contains language):

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<i>As an aside, I just spent 5 minutes typing out bastardized versions of Tori lyrics that could work as tampon commercial slogans, but decided to delete them, for they were completely uncouth, and I would prefer you all not know exactly how demented I am at 5 AM when I haven't slept yet.</i>


OMG, I think I just found the quote of the day!!! Thanks for that. :laugh:

[TheWILDheart]

I like how Tori has the luxury and ability to switch her song sets around which is a lot easier to do with a one-woman band than a huge stage-organization like Fleetwood Mac! I'm looking forward to more Tori!

IMO, that's bollocks!
Even with the band, Tori shakes up her setlists every night. Each night has a different setlist to the one before it. Even on Plugged, To Dallas And Back, Scarlet's Walk and American Doll Posse with the band all had kick arse setlists that were all over the place. The Mac could totally shake up the set every night but they won't. I think Lindsey would like to - but Stevie certainly won't. I mean, look at the opening night for Scarlet's Walk:

Wampum Prayer
a sorta fairytale
In The Springtime Of His Voodoo
Bliss
Crazy
Take To The Sky
Pancake
Caught A List Sneeze
Mrs. Jesus
Crucify
Wednesday
Cloud On My Tongue (solo)
Cool On Your Island (solo)
Cooling (solo)
Strange
Concertina
Sweet Sangria
Lust
Amber Waves
Don't Make Me Come To Vegas
Hotel
I Can't See New York
Spring Haze

1st Encore

Virginia
Past The Mission

2nd Encore

Tear In Your Hand
Hey Jupiter


and the closing night set list:

Wampum Prayer
a sorta fairytale
Talula
Sweet Sangria
Cornflake Girl
Scarlet's Walk
Precious Things
Hey Jupiter
Wednesday
Flying Dutchman (solo)
Not The Red Baron (solo)
Live To Tell (solo)
Bells For Her
Sweet Dreams
Father Lucifer
God
Hotel
I Can't See New York
Iieee

1st Encore

Taxi Ride
Pretty Good Year

2nd Encore

Tombigbee
Tear In Your Hand

3rd Encore

Cooling (solo)
Strange

Get the idea? Mac - leaf. out of book. take it.

[wheart]

Oh this is too funny! I'm a huge Tori fan and where do I find the title to her new album? On The Ledge!! I'm always in eager anticipation of the next new Tori record. I love them all differently, with actually TBK being one of my favs. It is definitely a lighter, different sound for her but I find her voice and the harmonizing she does so beautiful. As far as her concerts go, I have seen her several times and I think she's an incredibly talented live performer. The fact that she does a different set list every night just blows me away. (A certain band I know should take some lessons from her!) The shows from her last tour were simply wonderful. I do hope her new record is shorter than her last 3. They're all great records but ADP in particular runs way too long.

[TheWILDheart]

Oh this is too funny! I'm a huge Tori fan and where do I find the title to her new album? On The Ledge!! I'm always in eager anticipation of the next new Tori record. I love them all differently, with actually TBK being one of my favs. It is definitely a lighter, different sound for her but I find her voice and the harmonizing she does so beautiful. As far as her concerts go, I have seen her several times and I think she's an incredibly talented live performer. The fact that she does a different set list every night just blows me away. (A certain band I know should take some lessons from her!) The shows from her last tour were simply wonderful. I do hope her new record is shorter than her last 3. They're all great records but ADP in particular runs way too long.

It's 17 tracks. Each track will be accompanied by a "visualette" (sort of an audio/visual) thing. She's previewing tracks from the new album at Universal's SXSW showcase later this month.

[EveryHour]

Sounds like the hipsters in Seattle are just as annoying as the ones in San Francisco.:rolleyes:

Well, we are VERY similar cities.............

[EveryHour]

As an aside, I just spent 5 minutes typing out bastardized versions of Tori lyrics that could work as tampon commercial slogans, but decided to delete them, for they were completely uncouth, and I would prefer you all not know exactly how demented I am at 5 AM when I haven't slept yet.


:lol:

:xoxo:

[TheWILDheart]

and in honour of the new album...i have a new Tori related sig.
Yes, I know it's "The Beekeeper" but I don't care. I'll update it as soon as we get a release date.

[wheart]

and in honour of the new album...i have a new Tori related sig.
Yes, I know it's "The Beekeeper" but I don't care. I'll update it as soon as we get a release date.

I love the new sig! I always thought that photo shoot you used should have been the cover for The BK. I love the album but despise that awful, awful cover!

[TheWILDheart]

I love the new sig! I always thought that photo shoot you used should have been the cover for The BK. I love the album but despise that awful, awful cover!

I agree. I love the artwork for "The Beekeeper" but the cover was awful. I always thought the pic on the cover would've been better on the back. On the Tori forum, a few people have had attempts at making an alternative TBK cover using the rest of the album artwork and some of them are fantastic

[SweetGirl24]

Glad to see some Tori fans here...I'm pretty pumped for this album! Not too much longer.

I thought Fleetwood Mac fans were crazy before I saw what Tori fans were all about...haha. And I mean that in the nicest way possible!

[TheWILDheart]

Tori Amos
Abnormally Attracted To Sin
18th May (UK)/19th May (us) 2009

<a href="http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/?action=view&current=tori-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/tori-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

1. 'Give'
2. 'Welcome to England'
3. 'Strong Black Vine'
4. 'Flavor'
5. 'Not Dying Today'
6. 'Maybe California'
7. 'Curtain Call'
8. 'Fire to Your Plain'
9. 'Police Me'
10. 'That Guy'
11. 'Abnormally Attracted to Sin'
12. '500 Miles'
13. 'Mary Jane'
14. 'Starling'
15. 'Fast Horse'
16. 'Ophelia'
17. 'Lady in Blue'

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! :blob2::blob1:

I am so damn excited!


I thought Fleetwood Mac fans were crazy before I saw what Tori fans were all about...haha. And I mean that in the nicest way possible!

But we are crazy in the most fabulous way hehe!

[SweetGirl24]

But we are crazy in the most fabulous way hehe!


Oh, I agree! And I'm glad the tracks came out today! I love new album time...always so exciting. Ha.

[TheWILDheart]

time for an "Abnormally Attracted To Sin" sig me thinks...

[LiamMcConville]

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~teddo/orly.png

[upontheventura]

IMO, listening to a Tori album is like getting to know a person. You have to get to know and understand eachother. They're not just albums - they're like friends. And you are always gonna have some friends that you don't always see eye to eye with and you are always gonna have your absolute best friends. Me and TBK don't always see eye to eye but we do get on. Strange philosophy but it's how i see it :P

BINGO!! Nicely put.

I cannot wait for the tour.

[JazmenFlowers]

I LOVE Tori and I'm trying to get excited about this album, but I've been let down with the last 2 so I'll reserve comment.

[SweetGirl24]

time for an "Abnormally Attracted To Sin" sig me thinks...

Did you post that on the Afterglow too? :) Haha.

I am pumped for this record! I personally loved American Doll Posse...and I know everyone hates The Beekeeper, but I think there are some gems on there.

[BellaDonna93]

I'd be curious to know which songs they feel would make for a good tampon commercial...

I somehow doubt Tori would approve, though (warning, contains language):

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<i>As an aside, I just spent 5 minutes typing out bastardized versions of Tori lyrics that could work as tampon commercial slogans, but decided to delete them, for they were completely uncouth, and I would prefer you all not know exactly how demented I am at 5 AM when I haven't slept yet.</i>

I have been a Tori fan for ca 2 years, less now, when I'm a more kind of Stevie fan, but I will always love her music and her personality! I think that she is really cool :thumbsup: Haha! Love Tori Amos forever! :)

[TheWILDheart]

Did you post that on the Afterglow too? :) Haha.

I am pumped for this record! I personally loved American Doll Posse...and I know everyone hates The Beekeeper, but I think there are some gems on there.

Yeeeeeeehhh!! :)

Did you see that E-mail from John Shenale over there?

"My work on this beauty was a little more involved than past
records with Tori.
I worked on 4 songs, I used a string octet on two songs and arranged
and played synths and keys
on three of them ( along with Tori).
On one of these i did a complete track arrangement.
The album is wonderous, intense and emotional.
We are all very excited about it."

I AM NOW OFFICIALLY BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS (or clouds if you prefer) ABOUT THIS ALBUM!!

[SweetGirl24]

Yeeeeeeehhh!! :)

Did you see that E-mail from John Shenale over there?

"My work on this beauty was a little more involved than past
records with Tori.
I worked on 4 songs, I used a string octet on two songs and arranged
and played synths and keys
on three of them ( along with Tori).
On one of these i did a complete track arrangement.
The album is wonderous, intense and emotional.
We are all very excited about it."

I AM NOW OFFICIALLY BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS (or clouds if you prefer) ABOUT THIS ALBUM!!

Yep :) It's pretty awesome!

[TheWILDheart]

TWO DAYS UNTIL NEW MUSIC FROM TORI!
She's headlining at La Zona Rosa on Thursday. This will be the first time we have heard anything from the new album. She's on at 10pm local time (which will be 5am in the morning for me. Gah!). I'll get the setlist and any info I can ASAP for y'all.

[Livia]

If I knew her catalog better, I'd text the setlist to someone. But I only know the hits. Regardless, I'm really looking forward to seeing her. She'll only play for 45 min., I'm expecting mostly new stuff.

[TheWILDheart]

I'VE GOT A COPY OF "WELCOME TO ENGLAND"!!!

it's amazing.!!

:)

[SweetGirl24]

I'VE GOT A COPY OF "WELCOME TO ENGLAND"!!!

it's amazing.!!

:)
Haha...I was the one who noticed it on the site...aka Phoebe on the Afterglow. You are WELCOME! :)

[TheWILDheart]

Haha...I was the one who noticed it on the site...aka Phoebe on the Afterglow. You are WELCOME! :)

I LOVE YOU!!

You wonderful person, you!

Thank you so much! AAAAHHH loving it! So excited now!

[GypsyGirl15]

I'VE GOT A COPY OF "WELCOME TO ENGLAND"!!!

it's amazing.!!

:)

Please share? :angel:

[TheWILDheart]

Please share? :angel:

http://www.mediafire.com/?iumvqm9d1j0 :thumbsup:

It's not great quality. Very jumpy as it's from an online radio stream. But you get the idea

[SweetGirl24]

It's on Perez if you want to listen here:

http://perezhilton.com/2009-03-18-new-tori

I can't believe my little detective work is now on Perez!

[GypsyGirl15]

^^^^
Omg, thank you so much. I love it. Now I can't wait for the album. :thumbsup:

[TheWILDheart]

I can't believe my little detective work is now on Perez!

I KNOW!
Well done Pheob's. :thumbsup: Karma for you on here and The Afterglow.

They're here as well:

Fire To Your Plain (clip):
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Welcome To England (radio edit):
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[wheart]

It's on Perez if you want to listen here:

http://perezhilton.com/2009-03-18-new-tori

I can't believe my little detective work is now on Perez!


SweetGirl, you're banner of Tori is AMAZING. Liquid Diamonds is one of my favs by her. So I kinda like "Welcome to England" but it's been pulled from youtube.??? I wanted to listen to it again after hearing it only once last night and it was gone. Oh well. It reminded me of a cross between "Virginia" and "Bouncing off Clouds". It was definitely stuck in my head for a while after I heard it. Cannot wait for the album.

[wheart]

I LOVE Tori and I'm trying to get excited about this album, but I've been let down with the last 2 so I'll reserve comment.

Well IMO, anything has to be better than ADP. I know I"m in the minority with this but it's my least favorite Tori album. Too long, too inconsistent, too many different styles, it's all over the place. There are some wonderful songs on it but I think it would have been much stronger had it ended with Code Red. Everything beyond that, with the exception of Smokey Joe, sounds very generic Tori to me and doesn't hold up next to the first half of the record. However, she is a godess!!!

[TheWILDheart]

Well IMO, anything has to be better than ADP. I know I"m in the minority with this but it's my least favorite Tori album. Too long, too inconsistent, too many different styles, it's all over the place. There are some wonderful songs on it but I think it would have been much stronger had it ended with Code Red. Everything beyond that, with the exception of Smokey Joe, sounds very generic Tori to me and doesn't hold up next to the first half of the record. However, she is a godess!!!


I love love LOVE ADP!

Stand out tracks:

Big Wheel
Bouncing Off Clouds
Digital Ghost
Girl Disappearing
Body And Soul
Code Red
Roosterspur Bridge
Beauty Of Speed
Almost Rosey
Dragon

Good songs:

Yo, George
Teenage Hustling
You Can Bring Your Dog
Secret Spell
Devils And Gods
Father's Son
Velvet Revolution
Dark Side Of The Sun
Smokey Joe

Ok songs:

Mr. Bad Man
Fat Slut
Programmable Soda

Bad songs:

Posse Bonus ('Mircale' should've replaced this on the album)

[wheart]

I love love LOVE ADP!

Stand out tracks:

Big Wheel
Bouncing Off Clouds
Digital Ghost
Girl Disappearing
Body And Soul
Code Red
Roosterspur Bridge
Beauty Of Speed
Almost Rosey
Dragon

Good songs:

Yo, George
Teenage Hustling
You Can Bring Your Dog
Secret Spell
Devils And Gods
Father's Son
Velvet Revolution
Dark Side Of The Sun
Smokey Joe

Ok songs:

Mr. Bad Man
Fat Slut
Programmable Soda

Bad songs:

Posse Bonus ('Mircale' should've replaced this on the album)


Did you catch any of the ADP shows? I saw her in West Palm Beach and it was an EXCELLENT show, one of the best Tori shows I"ve seen.

[TheWILDheart]

Did you catch any of the ADP shows? I saw her in West Palm Beach and it was an EXCELLENT show, one of the best Tori shows I"ve seen.

Yup. I was at the first London show and the Manchester show. She was AMAZING at both

[JazmenFlowers]

I'm not listening to any leaks this time. it ruined ADP for me.

[TheWILDheart]

from toriamos.com:

"Tori Amos Special ONE-NIGHT ONLY Exclusive Solo Performance in London
Tori will be performing a special ONE-NIGHT ONLY exclusive solo performance at London's Savoy Theatre on April 27th. Entitled Acoustically Attracted to Sin, on this rare evening Tori will perform songs from the forthcoming album, Abnormally Attracted to Sin, as well as some of her classics."

OMG I'M GOING!!! :thumbsup:

[TheWILDheart]

<a href="http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/?action=view&current=AATSpromolive.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/AATSpromolive.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

I got TICKETS!! :blob1:

[SweetGirl24]

<a href="http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/?action=view&current=AATSpromolive.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/AATSpromolive.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

I got TICKETS!! :blob1:

Wow, congrats! I hope you have fun! Let us know how it goes :)

[MacMan]

Tori Amos gives away 'Maybe California' mp3

Mother's Day is still a week or so away, but Tori Amos is getting started early. The baroque-pop singer and songwriter is making an early Mother's Day gift of "Maybe California," a tune from her forthcoming album "Attracted to Sin," due out May 19.

In a heartfelt (if not well-edited) message on her website, she writes, "There are people in our lives, and we all know them, that are able to give even in the darkest of times. Even when they seem depleted. But somehow by giving, they gain this magical light. Even the most giving person needs a gift every once and a while, just to know they are seen and appreciated. 'Maybe California' is my gift to you."

In exchange for signing up for Amos' e-mail list, you can download the song, the video and even a ringtone. Get it here (http://www.toriamos.com/gift/).

[underwaterthing]

I am so excited for the album! I was sort of disappointed by American Doll Posse, even though I think the tour was among the best of her career. I was lucky enough to see her at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in October 2007. I'm not that impressed by "Maybe California," but I am loving Give, Welcome to England, and Curtain Call. The latest solo performances of Lady in Blue have all been incredible too.

[SuzeQuze]

Hehe, she put the Artist in as Penelope and the Album as Snottyface.

[wheart]

I am so excited for the album! I was sort of disappointed by American Doll Posse, even though I think the tour was among the best of her career. I was lucky enough to see her at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in October 2007. I'm not that impressed by "Maybe California," but I am loving Give, Welcome to England, and Curtain Call. The latest solo performances of Lady in Blue have all been incredible too.

I didn't like ADP either but yes, the tour rocked!! I saw her in Florida the night before Thanksgiving and it was a great show! I read a not so great review of Sin but I really like what I've heard so far. And the visualettes/videos are fantastic!

[underwaterthing]

^I think this album might turn out to be a fan favorite, but one that is not critically acclaimed, kind of like Pele. It's my favorite album of all time along with Rumours and Tusk, but I remember it was panned by a lot of critics.

[wheart]

^I think this album might turn out to be a fan favorite, but one that is not critically acclaimed, kind of like Pele. It's my favorite album of all time along with Rumours and Tusk, but I remember it was panned by a lot of critics.

I remember Rolling Stone only gave Pele 2 stars and said it was just a big mess. It's definitely on my top 10 album list!

[BombaySapphire3]

I remember Rolling Stone only gave Pele 2 stars and said it was just a big mess. It's definitely on my top 10 album list!

That's essentially the same 2 star review that RS gave The Wild Heart back in 1983.From the reviews I have seen about Tori's new album the critics are actually praising half the album and then saying the other half should have been edited .

[wheart]

That's essentially the same 2 star review that RS gave The Wild Heart back in 1983.From the reviews I have seen about Tori's new album the critics are actually praising half the album and then saying the other half should have been edited .

And that really saddens me, if the critics are indeed correct. I always though ADP could have been an amazing album if about 6 or so songs were cut. Some of the songs sounded like they belonged on a completely different album altogether. Judging from the critics, she's made the same mistake with AATS but I will reserve judgement until I hear it for myself.

[underwaterthing]

I remember Rolling Stone only gave Pele 2 stars and said it was just a big mess. It's definitely on my top 10 album list!
I'm always incredibly shocked when I see that review. I think it's one of the most cohesive and brilliant albums of the past 20 years. Of course, I rarely agree with critics when it comes to my favorite artists' albums.

And that really saddens me, if the critics are indeed correct. I always though ADP could have been an amazing album if about 6 or so songs were cut. Some of the songs sounded like they belonged on a completely different album altogether. Judging from the critics, she's made the same mistake with AATS but I will reserve judgement until I hear it for myself.
Yeah, from what I can tell, AATS is wildly uneven, but at least it seems to be brilliantly produced, which is a step up from both TBK and ADP. They both feel rushed, despite the fact that some of the best songs of her career are on them. I just hope the AATS tour keeps up the standard she has set with the solo performances!

[Livia]

Tori Amos

DATE CITY VENUE

07/10/09 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater

07/11/09 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

07/13/09 Oakland, CA Paramount Theater

07/14/09 Oakland, CA Paramount Theater

07/16/09 San Diego, CA Humphrey's

07/17/09 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater

07/18/09 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater

07/20/09 Salt Lake City, UT Abravenal Hall

07/21/09 Denver, CO Paramount Theater

07/23/09 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theater

07/24/09 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theater

07/25/09 Austin, TX Th Long Center for the Performing Arts

07/27/09 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheater

07/28/09 Orlando, FL Bob Carr PAC

07/29/09 Miami, FL The Fillmore @ Jackie Gleason Theater

07/31/09 Durham, NC Durham PAC

08/01/09 Washington DC DAR Constitution Hall

08/03/09 Chicago, IL Chicago Theater

08/04/09 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater

08/05/09 Minneapolis, MN State Theater

08/07/09 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theater

08/08/09 Detroit, MI Detroit Operal House

08/10/09 Toronto, ON, Canada Massey Hall

08/11/09 Montreal, QC, Canada St. Denis Theater

08/13/09 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall

08/15/09 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater

08/17/09 Boston, MA B of A Pavillion N/A

[underwaterthing]

I can't believe she's doing Radio City! I am so there!

[wheart]

I can't believe she's doing Radio City! I am so there!

I think she's playing with Jon and Matt only on this tour, like the Scarlet's Walk tour. Looks like she's scaled the number of dates back quite a bit compared to the last tour.

[BellaDonna93]

Tori Amos

DATE CITY VENUE

07/10/09 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater

07/11/09 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

07/13/09 Oakland, CA Paramount Theater

07/14/09 Oakland, CA Paramount Theater

07/16/09 San Diego, CA Humphrey's

07/17/09 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater

07/18/09 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater

07/20/09 Salt Lake City, UT Abravenal Hall

07/21/09 Denver, CO Paramount Theater

07/23/09 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theater

07/24/09 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theater

07/25/09 Austin, TX Th Long Center for the Performing Arts

07/27/09 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheater

07/28/09 Orlando, FL Bob Carr PAC

07/29/09 Miami, FL The Fillmore @ Jackie Gleason Theater

07/31/09 Durham, NC Durham PAC

08/01/09 Washington DC DAR Constitution Hall

08/03/09 Chicago, IL Chicago Theater

08/04/09 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater

08/05/09 Minneapolis, MN State Theater

08/07/09 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theater

08/08/09 Detroit, MI Detroit Operal House

08/10/09 Toronto, ON, Canada Massey Hall

08/11/09 Montreal, QC, Canada St. Denis Theater

08/13/09 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall

08/15/09 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater

08/17/09 Boston, MA B of A Pavillion N/A

She will tour Europe in the fall, right? I have toooo go and see her 'cause I guess she will come to Scandinavia!!!! When I was a huge fan of her in the summer of American Doll Posse (2007) I was too late and she had already been to Norway and Denmark (she wasn't in Sweden thou)...but I hope this year that she will come here to Sweden too, but if she'll come to Norway I'll go!!!!!!! OMG!!! :thumbsup: :blob2: :thumbsup:

[underwaterthing]

I think she's playing with Jon and Matt only on this tour, like the Scarlet's Walk tour. Looks like she's scaled the number of dates back quite a bit compared to the last tour.
Dan Phelps will be missed. I think she might end up doing a second US leg since she mentioned being on the road "until Christmas," but I don't know. I hope she does since I was looking forward to attending both NYC shows this tour.

[BombaySapphire3]

So does anyone have any opinions on the album itself ?I just picked it up yesterday with the DVD vignettes..I think there are many good and a couple of great songs on it .IMO it's her bet since Scarlet's Walk which is one of her best IMO.I think if La Nicks put out a somewhat long winded album that contained this much quality new material many of would be beside ourselves with joy so I'm kind of surprised no one has said much now that the album is released.:shrug:

[wheart]

So does anyone have any opinions on the album itself ?I just picked it up yesterday with the DVD vignettes..I think there are many good and a couple of great songs on it .IMO it's her bet since Scarlet's Walk which is one of her best IMO.I think if La Nicks put out a somewhat long winded album that contained this much quality new material many of would be beside ourselves with joy so I'm kind of surprised no one has said much now that the album is released.:shrug:

Yes, I do have an opinion on the new album. I"ve very disappointed. It's way, way, way too long and half the songs don't feel like they fit with the rest. Like ADP, there's absolutely no consistency whatsoever. So I created my own little AATS, the way I feel it should have been released. I deleted 6 songs that I really have trouble listening to and rearranged the running order. Sorry but I really feel Tori has lost quite a bit of her artistic focus.

[BombaySapphire3]

Yes, I do have an opinion on the new album. I"ve very disappointed. It's way, way, way too long and half the songs don't feel like they fit with the rest. Like ADP, there's absolutely no consistency whatsoever. So I created my own little AATS, the way I feel it should have been released. I deleted 6 songs that I really have trouble listening to and rearranged the running order. Sorry but I really feel Tori has lost quite a bit of her artistic focus.

That is why I'm listening to the songs individually..it's much better that way..some real gems amongst the chafe.

[wheart]

That is why I'm listening to the songs individually..it's much better that way..some real gems amongst the chafe.

Here's my new version:

1. Flavor
2. Give
3. Welcome to England
4. 500 Miles
5. Maybe California
6. Curtain Call
7. Abnormally Attracted to Sin
8. That Guy
9. Fast Horse
10. Fire to your Plain
11. Lady in Blue

[JazmenFlowers]

I wish I could get into it. The Beekeeper, ADP and now this album have all failed to really speak to me. there were a couple on TB and ADP that I really like, but I hardly ever listen to either.

[underwaterthing]

Here's my new version:

1. Flavor
2. Give
3. Welcome to England
4. 500 Miles
5. Maybe California
6. Curtain Call
7. Abnormally Attracted to Sin
8. That Guy
9. Fast Horse
10. Fire to your Plain
11. Lady in Blue
I made my own edit, too, because I do think it is a great album that is crowded with a bunch of mediocre songs.

1. Give
2. Welcome to England
3. Fast Horse
4. Strong Black Vine
5. Flavor
6. Curtain Call
7. Fire to Your Plain
8. That Guy
9. Abnormally Attracted to Sin
10. Starling
11. Ophelia
12. Lady in Blue

[BombaySapphire3]

I made my own edit, too, because I do think it is a great album that is crowded with a bunch of mediocre songs.


I concur .It is kind of a glass half full thing.These days I'm happy if an album has half a dozen good songs on it and this one was has more than that.I guess her ability to edit has flown the coop permanently though.

[wheart]

I made my own edit, too, because I do think it is a great album that is crowded with a bunch of mediocre songs.

1. Give
2. Welcome to England
3. Fast Horse
4. Strong Black Vine
5. Flavor
6. Curtain Call
7. Fire to Your Plain
8. That Guy
9. Abnormally Attracted to Sin
10. Starling
11. Ophelia
12. Lady in Blue


So I thought I was being all "edgy" by making my own edited version of AATS. Then I check out a Tori forum that I just joined and realize everyone (like yourself) has done the same damn thing! LOL. It is interesting to see the songs people choose to include. My favs are Fast Horse/Fire to Your Plain/That Guy.

[wheart]

I concur .It is kind of a glass half full thing.These days I'm happy if an album has half a dozen good songs on it and this one was has more than that.I guess her ability to edit has flown the coop permanently though.

I wonder if maybe, to her, this is edited. I wonder how many discards there are, if any, from this record. Maybe she wrote a lot more songs that she had to not include. Who knows.

What do you think of the visualettes? I like WTE but the rest all seem too similiar in style and don't really make any statement IMO. It's just Tori wandering from locale to locale in designer duds.

[BombaySapphire3]

What do you think of the visualettes? I like WTE but the rest all seem too similiar in style and don't really make any statement IMO. It's just Tori wandering from locale to locale in designer duds.

Yeah Welcome to England is more like it was meant to be a music video..but Tori's videos in general were never very dynamic..I'm sure there were time and cost considerations in shooting 70 minutes worth of footage as well.

[wheart]

Yeah Welcome to England is more like it was meant to be a music video..but Tori's videos in general were never very dynamic..I'm sure there were time and cost considerations in shooting 70 minutes worth of footage as well.

I read somewhere that she actually funded most of the videos out of her own pocket. Maybe I need to watch them more; I guess I just don't get their revelance. I would much rather have had a full show from the ADP tour, which is how the whole visualette thing started in the first place.

[TheWILDheart]

I absolutely love EVERYTHING on the new album except for "Not Dying Today", "That Guy" and "Mary Jane" but feel they would've made good b-sides. The tour has been amazing and I have to post this:
<a href="http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/?action=view&current=CIMG2436.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/CIMG2436.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
YEEEESSS thats right. It's me and Tori :)

[Cornflake Girl]

I absolutely love EVERYTHING on the new album except for "Not Dying Today", "That Guy" and "Mary Jane" but feel they would've made good b-sides. The tour has been amazing and I have to post this:
<a href="http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/?action=view&current=CIMG2436.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/CIMG2436.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
YEEEESSS thats right. It's me and Tori :)


Great picture! She's charming in person, isn't she? I agree about the tour, I was absolutely blown away when I saw her in Paris. Definately one of the best live acts I've ever seen.

[SweetGirl24]

That's such a great pic! I actually got to see her quite a bit this tour...12 shows total and a radio show as well! It was simply magical. I also love the new holiday record....it's MAGIC!

I thought Not Dying Today was really fun live in Red Bank, it made me love the song better. And I really miss hearing Strong Black Vine every night!

[Zombie]

That's such a great pic! I actually got to see her quite a bit this tour...12 shows total and a radio show as well! It was simply magical. I also love the new holiday record....it's MAGIC!

I thought Not Dying Today was really fun live in Red Bank, it made me love the song better. And I really miss hearing Strong Black Vine every night!

12 shows! Lucky! I only managed to make one this tour, but it was amazing (even if my fellow fans appear to have forgotten how to behave at a Tori show). Icicle with the full band is just phenomenal. Can't wait to grab a copy of Midwinter Graces.

And I am jealous of your M&G photo, theWILDheart! And Cornflake Girl's photo in another thread. I've been going to see Miss T since I was about 15 and M&G's NEVER work out for me. This year, we waited in the rain in Detroit, but no joy. I hope she got my present, at least - I handed it to Mindy.

[David]

The appeal of Tori Amos seems to me a soggy sort of preciousness.

[SweetGirl24]

12 shows! Lucky! I only managed to make one this tour, but it was amazing (even if my fellow fans appear to have forgotten how to behave at a Tori show). Icicle with the full band is just phenomenal. Can't wait to grab a copy of Midwinter Graces.

And I am jealous of your M&G photo, theWILDheart! And Cornflake Girl's photo in another thread. I've been going to see Miss T since I was about 15 and M&G's NEVER work out for me. This year, we waited in the rain in Detroit, but no joy. I hope she got my present, at least - I handed it to Mindy.

Ah nice, you were at the Detroit show too? That was a pretty good show! I got to hear Talula for the first time there...front row! Woo. I took my friend along too for her first Tori show :) Well, I think I more dragged her, but that's ok.

I've been away from the Ledge for a while (the email notification about this thread has got me posting again!) but I guess I will post one of my M&G pics....

[TheWILDheart]

Thats a crackin' pic of you and T :) God, you're both stunners!

[chriskisn]

The appeal of Tori Amos seems to me a soggy sort of preciousness.

I certainly think that Tori appeals more to women than men. Personally I don't get her and never have, but each to their own I guess...

Actually I'd be interested to see if the Tori fans like Martha Wainwright?

[TheWILDheart]

I certainly think that Tori appeals more to women than me. Personally I don't get her and never have, but each to their own I guess...

Actually I'd be interested to see if the Tori fans like Martha Wainwright?

Well, I'm a male non-Wainwright obssessed Tori fan. So I kind of break that definition a little bit lol.

SweetGirl24 - I LOVE your sig. Liquid Diamonds is one of my all time favs :) Which show did you see this tour? Good set?

[SweetGirl24]

SweetGirl24 - I LOVE your sig. Liquid Diamonds is one of my all time favs :) Which show did you see this tour? Good set?

Thanks, love! I love Liquid Diamonds as well. In Milwaukee, it was cute bc she messed it up a little bit. I love when she messes up!

Well, I saw 12 shows total...so it's hard to pick a fave. Durham, NC was AMAZING! Before the show that night a friend asked me which song I would want to hear if I had to pick just one...and I said "Glory of the 80s"...and she played it that night! (Only the second time at that point on the tour). And the rest of the set was just amazing. Red Bank, NJ was also amazing, the set was much like the NC show...plus she played my request! (Taxi Ride).

And then again...Boston was pretty epic, just because Santa came out! It was incredible! Ah, I miss tour.

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss139/beebee24/santa.jpg

[TheWILDheart]

I saw 2 shows - Manchester and Birmingham.

Manchester:

Give
Caught A Lite Sneeze
Cornflake Girl
Icicle
Pancake
Space Dog
Lust
Jamaica Inn
Welcome To England
Northern Lad

Take Me With You
Mother

Putting The Damage On
The Power Of Orange Knickers
Fast Horse
Precious Things
Srong Black Vine

Encore:
Big Wheel
Tear In Your Hand

Birmingham:

Give
Bouncing Off Clouds
Cornflake Girl
Starling
Concertina
Little Earthquakes
Carbon
Playboy Mommy
Siren
Pandora's Aquarium

Sister Janet
Cloud On My Tongue

Your Cloud
Take To The Sky
Talula
Precious Things
Strong Black Vine

Encore:
Caught A Lite Sneeze
Big Wheel

Highlights: CALS, Pancake, Icicle, Welcome To England, Northen Lad, Take Me With You, Fast Horse, Tear In Your Hand, Starling, Concertina, Carbon, Sister Janet, Take To The Sky and Talula :]

[Black_Moon]

I certainly think that Tori appeals more to women than men. Personally I don't get her and never have, but each to their own I guess...

Actually I'd be interested to see if the Tori fans like Martha Wainwright?

I like Martha Wainwright. Far Away is one of my all-time favourite songs.

[Cornflake Girl]

The appeal of Tori Amos seems to me a soggy sort of preciousness.

I can only speak for myself as to why Tori is appealing. Personally, I find her music very relatable (I won't bore anyone with examples), I like her obscure references to film-stars, pop culture, literature etc. I think it makes her music more individual and interesting, and there's a lot of wit in her writing which appeals to my sense of humour. I love the production on most of her music (except The Beekeeper, not that I think it's an entirely bad album, it has its charms). She also puts on an incredible live show, fantastic energy; even songs I wasn't particularly fond of on her albums, I have come to love once seeing her perform them live.


I certainly think that Tori appeals more to women than men. Personally I don't get her and never have, but each to their own I guess...

Actually I'd be interested to see if the Tori fans like Martha Wainwright?

The bulk of Tori's demographic is definately female. It might have a lot to do with the themes she writes about, I'm not entirely sure. I do like Martha Wainwright a lot.

[Cornflake Girl]

Ah nice, you were at the Detroit show too? That was a pretty good show! I got to hear Talula for the first time there...front row! Woo. I took my friend along too for her first Tori show :) Well, I think I more dragged her, but that's ok.

I've been away from the Ledge for a while (the email notification about this thread has got me posting again!) but I guess I will post one of my M&G pics....

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss139/beebee24/Tori/metradiocity.jpg

Gorgeous picture!

[Zombie]

Ah nice, you were at the Detroit show too? That was a pretty good show! I got to hear Talula for the first time there...front row! Woo. I took my friend along too for her first Tori show :) Well, I think I more dragged her, but that's ok.

Oh, what a great pic! So jealous! And yep, I was there - a few rows behind you, apparently, lol. I dragged my boyfriend along (okay, I made him drive me from over here in PA), and it was his first Tori show, too. He was wary at first, not having much experience with her music and was sort of "bwuh?" at many of the videos, etc, I showed him prior to our going, but he LOVED the show. Tori live is always the best Tori, I think. Songs I never quite "get" on albums always manage to click somehow when I see her play them live.

I loved the arrangement they did for Talula - I hadn't yet heard her do that one live at a show I'd been at, and I thought the arrangement was really interesting. I think one of the best things about Miss T is that she is able to take these songs and do them over and over again, but have them be so different each time. Like the songs really are alive "girls," they get in different moods, and sometimes have something different to say.


I can only speak for myself as to why Tori is appealing. Personally, I find her music very relatable (I won't bore anyone with examples), I like her obscure references to film-stars, pop culture, literature etc. I think it makes her music more individual and interesting, and there's a lot of wit in her writing which appeals to my sense of humour. I love the production on most of her music (except The Beekeeper, not that I think it's an entirely bad album, it has its charms). She also puts on an incredible live show, fantastic energy; even songs I wasn't particularly fond of on her albums, I have come to love once seeing her perform them live.

I couldn't get along with much of Beekeeper until I saw her on tour for it and heard some of the songs in person. Beekeeper & I still aren't the best of friends or anything, but I like a lot more of it now than I did before that show.

Also agreed, re: lyrics. Some of Tori's lyrics are so downright bizarre that you can't help but love them even if you have no idea what she's on about, but there are many lines that I find utterly, unspeakably profound and beautiful.

I think she has a unique knack for cramming pages of ideas into one or two lines. The ideas I'm hearing may not be the ones she had in mind when she wrote them, of course, but that's okay. I don't think she'd mind. :lol:

My next tattoo will be a Cooling tattoo.

[TheWILDheart]

I couldn't get along with much of Beekeeper until I saw her on tour for it and heard some of the songs in person. Beekeeper & I still aren't the best of friends or anything, but I like a lot more of it now than I did before that show.


Ditto! Me and The Beekeeper have a sort of mutual respect for eachother now. I appreciate her, but we're not best friends like me and Choirgirl, Venus, Scarlet and Pele are.

I have made my own version of TBK:

Original Sinsuality
Parasol
Cars And Guitar's
Sweet The Sting
Barons of Suburbia
Sleeps With Butterflies
Jamaica Inn
Martha's Foolish Ginger
Garlands
Mary's Of The Sea
The Beekeeper
General Joy
Mother Revolution
The Power Of Orange Knickers
Toast

<a href="http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/?action=view&current=CHRIS2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/CHRIS2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

One of the things that really annoys me is the cover art. It's dreadful. So I made my own using the pic from the tourbook (the tourbook art was STUNNING!!)

[Zombie]

Ditto! Me and The Beekeeper have a sort of mutual respect for eachother now. I appreciate her, but we're not best friends like me and Choirgirl, Venus, Scarlet and Pele are.

I have made my own version of TBK:

Original Sinsuality
Parasol
Cars And Guitar's
Sweet The Sting
Barons of Suburbia
Sleeps With Butterflies
Jamaica Inn
Martha's Foolish Ginger
Garlands
Mary's Of The Sea
The Beekeeper
General Joy
Mother Revolution
The Power Of Orange Knickers
Toast

One of the things that really annoys me is the cover art. It's dreadful. So I made my own using the pic from the tourbook (the tourbook art was STUNNING!!)

Haha, excellent! That's actually about what I would put on my own version of the album, too, except I'd take as many live versions from the Official Bootlegs set as possible. I'd add the version of Witness from that set with the choir, too, because...yeah, it's awesome.

And agreed re: the cover art. I like yours much better. I suppose we can't always get something as stunning as the Choirgirl album artwork but still.

Also, I thought it was interesting you mentioned Venus instead of Earthquakes or Pink in your best friends list - I've noticed most people don't mention Venus as a favorite, unless they specifically mention that it's the live part (I'd be one of those folks, too, love the live disc, mostly neutral on the studio portion). Is it the studio or the live part, or both, for you?

[TheWILDheart]

Also, I thought it was interesting you mentioned Venus instead of Earthquakes or Pink in your best friends list - I've noticed most people don't mention Venus as a favorite, unless they specifically mention that it's the live part (I'd be one of those folks, too, love the live disc, mostly neutral on the studio portion). Is it the studio or the live part, or both, for you?

Venus is my 2nd favourite album after Choirgirl. Both the studio and the live CD are absolutely flawless IMO. I love how radically different it sounds to everything else she's done. If you sit and listen to Pele and then listen to Venus, you wouldn't think it was the same person. Bliss, Juarez, Concertina, Glory Of The 80's, Lust, Suede, Riot Poof, Datura and Spring Haze are some of my all time favourite Tori tracks. I just love everything about Venus. My Tori albums in order or fav - least fav are:

Choirgirl
Venus
Scarlet
Pele
Pink
Posse
Sin
Earthquakes
Girls
Beekeeper

I know LE is low and don't get me wrong, I love it, but I just don't think it works particulaly well as an album. All great songs, but for some reason, they just don't gell together as an album for me

[chriskisn]

Well, I'm a male non-Wainwright obssessed Tori fan. So I kind of break that definition a little bit lol.



Well there is always an exception to the rule :lol:

(but hey I'm a thirty-five year old guy sitting here typing while listening to Joan Baez so who am I to judge :laugh:)

[TheWILDheart]

Well there is always an exception to the rule

(but hey I'm a thirty-five year old guy sitting here typing while listening to Joan Baez so who am I to judge :laugh:)

It could be much worse - you could be a 35 year old guy prancing around in a leotard and tights singing Poker Face :laugh:

[wheart]

Ditto! Me and The Beekeeper have a sort of mutual respect for eachother now. I appreciate her, but we're not best friends like me and Choirgirl, Venus, Scarlet and Pele are.

I have made my own version of TBK:

Original Sinsuality
Parasol
Cars And Guitar's
Sweet The Sting
Barons of Suburbia
Sleeps With Butterflies
Jamaica Inn
Martha's Foolish Ginger
Garlands
Mary's Of The Sea
The Beekeeper
General Joy
Mother Revolution
The Power Of Orange Knickers
Toast

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One of the things that really annoys me is the cover art. It's dreadful. So I made my own using the pic from the tourbook (the tourbook art was STUNNING!!)

BEAUTIFUL!!!! I love what you've done. That SHOULD have been the Beekeeper cover. I'm one of the few Tori fans who actually likes TBK, all of it, and always has. However, the cover sucks. Nice job!!

[Black_Moon]

Venus is my 2nd favourite album after Choirgirl. Both the studio and the live CD are absolutely flawless IMO. I love how radically different it sounds to everything else she's done. If you sit and listen to Pele and then listen to Venus, you wouldn't think it was the same person. Bliss, Juarez, Concertina, Glory Of The 80's, Lust, Suede, Riot Poof, Datura and Spring Haze are some of my all time favourite Tori tracks. I just love everything about Venus. My Tori albums in order or fav - least fav are:

Choirgirl
Venus
Scarlet
Pele
Pink
Posse
Sin
Earthquakes
Girls
Beekeeper

I know LE is low and don't get me wrong, I love it, but I just don't think it works particulaly well as an album. All great songs, but for some reason, they just don't gell together as an album for me

Mine would go -

From the Choirgirl Hotel
Little Earthquakes
Under the Pink
To Venus and Back
Boys For Pele
Scarlet's Walk
Abnormally Attracted To Sin
American Doll Posse
The Beekeeeper
Strange Little Girls

[Zombie]

It could be much worse - you could be a 35 year old guy prancing around in a leotard and tights singing Poker Face :laugh:

I'm pretty sure the only men that should sing that song are Mike Patton and...uh...nope, that's it. Because General Patton basically wins at life.

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Not that the chick should sing that song, either, mind you.

Venus is my 2nd favourite album after Choirgirl. Both the studio and the live CD are absolutely flawless IMO. I love how radically different it sounds to everything else she's done. If you sit and listen to Pele and then listen to Venus, you wouldn't think it was the same person. Bliss, Juarez, Concertina, Glory Of The 80's, Lust, Suede, Riot Poof, Datura and Spring Haze are some of my all time favourite Tori tracks. I just love everything about Venus. My Tori albums in order or fav - least fav are:

Choirgirl
Venus
Scarlet
Pele
Pink
Posse
Sin
Earthquakes
Girls
Beekeeper

I know LE is low and don't get me wrong, I love it, but I just don't think it works particulaly well as an album. All great songs, but for some reason, they just don't gell together as an album for me

Ahhh, I got you. I like Suede quite a bit, particularly the version she did on Later with Jools Holland (epic!), but never quite connected with the studio side of Venus as well as I have with other albums. I do love the live side, though, especially The Waitress. Any time she busts out the "hang ten, honey" improv, I am enraptured.

I'm not sure I can pick an absolute favorite album, so we'll do my list like this:

Choirgirl/Pink/Pele
Earthquakes
Venus (live)
Scarlet
ADP
AAtS
Beekeeper
SLG

It makes me sad to put SLG last, because one of my favorite things about Tori are her amazing cover songs. Desperado, Whole Lotta Love, Thank You, Do It Again, Losing My Religion, Like a Prayer, etc, etc, etc - I LOVE when Tori covers a song, because she just does them so damn well and so uniquely. But SLG was just...meh.

[TheWILDheart]

It makes me sad to put SLG last, because one of my favorite things about Tori are her amazing cover songs. Desperado, Whole Lotta Love, Thank You, Do It Again, Losing My Religion, Like a Prayer, etc, etc, etc - I LOVE when Tori covers a song, because she just does them so damn well and so uniquely. But SLG was just...meh.

I love her covers too. Do It Again & Live To Tell are 2 of my favs. A lot of her b-sides are some of my fav tracks - Honey, Beulah Land, Never Seen Blue, Sister Janet, Cooling (although I prefer it live - especially on TVAB CD 2), Take Me With You, Flying Dutchman, Take To The Sky, Upside Down, Here In My Head, Alamo etc. I think the only Tori songs I don't like are The Pool, Ireland, Walk To Dublin, Ribbons Undone, Witness, Dolphin Song, Not David Bowie, Not Dying Today and Posse Bonus.

[Zombie]

Anyone else catch Miss T performing "Pink and Glitter" off "Midwinter Graces" on Letterman last night? She was fantastic - I couldn't help but smile the whole way through, because she looked so happy. Awesomesauce.

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[10milestereo]

Ditto! Me and The Beekeeper have a sort of mutual respect for eachother now. I appreciate her, but we're not best friends like me and Choirgirl, Venus, Scarlet and Pele are.

Yeah, I've made TONS of edits of the Beekeeper over the years. Eventually, I just settled for making one that makes me happy, even though it means taking a LOT of liberties in song selection. I changed the order around almost completely and I think my version has a pretty good narrative flow.

Here's mine:

Original Sensuality (yep, I changed the spelling.)
General Joy
Not David Bowie (it's a crime that this didn't make it to the album)
Martha's Foolish Ginger
Garlands (ditto)
Parasol
Witness
The Power of Orange Knickers
Barons of Suburbia
Ruby Through the Looking Glass (so should have been kept for TBK)
Mother Revolution
The Beekeeper
Marys of the Sea
Toast