Conference mr1pst::music

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    Just found out her name - Tori Amos
    
    Has anyone heard of her? What CD's does she have out?
    
    						Thanks
    						-mike-

She has a "Buzz clip" on MTV.  I couldn't remember her name, but knew who you
were talking about.

Tim

	Tori Amos has an album recently out called "Little Earthquakes".  The
reviews have been fabulous, though uniformly mention that her music is a bit
"out there", not exactly mainstream pop.  There are frequent comparisons to
Kate Bush.  

	I actually have just bought the album but haven't had a spare minute
to listen to it yet.  Sorry to have missed her on Dennis Miller, her single
piano act is supposed to be very emotional and truley incredible.  FWIW she 
was a child protegy pianist.  For those interested there's a large interview
with her in this months KEYBOARD (cover story).  She is quite outspoken.


/ml

	MODERATOR:  Perhaps this should be moved to a Tori Amos topic?

	
	Mike, I was right when I told you via mail to await a reply
	here....I must have had volcanoes on the mind when I said it
	was called "Little Volcanoes"!

	- Jim

    It is a weird album. The style is very like Kate Bush. Some of the
    songs are awful, but some are absolutely superb.
    
    It is well worth getting.
    
    Mark

    I heard she did a cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", but
    sort of more in the style of the Cowboy Junkies.  Anyone hear it?
    
    -Jesse

re: .6

>    I heard she did a cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", but
>    sort of more in the style of the Cowboy Junkies.  Anyone hear it?
    
She did indeed cover SLTS.  I wouldn't exactly say in the style of
the Cowboy Junkies, though,  other than it being mellower than the original
just like CJ's "Sweet Jane" was mellower than Lou Reed's.

One interesting aspect of her cover of SLTS is that you could
actually understand the words. :-)

-Hal Laurent

    Anyone know if it is available on an album, or was it just an MTV
    unplugged type performance?
    
    -Jesse

	I have yet to hear it but SLTS is on her album.

	- Jim

    "Smells Like Team Spirit" is not on my CD copy of _Little_Earthquakes_
    
    later,
    
    douglas

>    "Smells Like Team Spirit" is not on my CD copy of _Little_Earthquakes_
 
	That's because it was only on a limited number of discs, one in 
	particular must have been the one I imagined!

	- Jim

    I think she also has an EP out that followed L.E.'s. and that SMTS is
    on that one.  I cold be wrong, but who cares.  ;7)
    \Gary

    I thought SLTS was only on the CD5 for "Crucify" and it
    might have been the UK CD only (not sure)
    
    -Bill
    

    "Smells Like Team Spirit" is on the _Crucify_ CD5.  this includes a
    remix of "Crucify", "Winter", "Angie" - the rolling stone's track, the
    afore mentioned Nirvana classic, and a Robert Plant, Jimmy Page
    composition title "Thank You"
    
    later,
    
    douglas

    
    	"Thank You" is by Led Zeppelin, on the "Zeppelin II" album.
    
    
    							GTI
    

    I finally got "Little Earthquakes" and find it a stunning album! 
    Sexual anger is stock in trade for many male pop singers, but it's rare
    to hear it at this level from female pop singers.  I don't see the
    resemblance to Kate Bush, whose music I am not fond of, but I do hear
    some slight musical (not lyrical!) resemblance to Jane Siberry in the
    melodic lines and some of the layered vocal arrangements.  Recommended
    for people who want to hear an intense and individual singer/songwriter
    and pianist.

    I've just bought "Little Earthquakes" also, and am mad I waited so
    long. It's excellent.
    
    Ken....
    

    I only just learnt that 'Cornflake Girl' is by Tori Amos - 
    absolutely superb stuff! She _does_ play the piano part
    in this song too - right? Great playing, greating singing,
    and a great sounding instrument, too.
    
    FWIW, she does indeed remind me a little of Kate Bush.
    (as some previous replies mentioned, albeit a long time
    ago, it seems!).
    
    Greg.

    re: Note 282.18 by AUSSIE::SULLIVAN
    
    Yes, she does play the piano, a Bosendoerfer, in all her songs.
    
    Listen to 'Little Earthquakes'!
    
    Ken....
    

    Does anyone know where I can get a copy of Tori's first album called
    "Y Kant Tori Read"?  I think it came out in 1986, and is considered a
    major collector's item.  The record stores in my area
    (Maryland/Washington, DC) don't have it, but a few have said they've
    seen bootleg copies on cd or vinyl, but even these are hard to find.
    

    No mention of Tori's latest, Boys for Pele, yet?
    
    After a couple of listens, I'm somewhat dissapointed in it. No synths,
    and too many songs with just her and her piano. I do like Caught a
    Light Sneeze, though.
    
    Ken....