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Tori's Awesome Albums
Y Kant Tori Read
Little Earthquakes
Boys for Pele
From the Choirgirl Hotel
To Venus and Back
Strange Little Girls
Scarlet's Walk
Tales of a Librarian
The Beekeeper
A Piano: The Collection
untitled upcoming studio album

You forgot Under the Pink

I <3 you Mad_Cactuar for creating this thread

Tori Amos just rocks! I think I'll copy *+Dark.Night.Angel.+* and write about my impressions of each album.

Little Earthquakes - I'm with bondingo on this one. It's a good album, but there are songs that just "there." Some of the songs I tend to skip over are China & Mother and once in a while...Girl. Tear In Your Hand is amazing and Winter is hauntingly beautiful. Me and a Gun is the most sad and raw song she has ever recorded. The song deals with her rape and it must be hard performing this song live. I really admire her for that.

Under the Pink - My second favorite album. It was recorded in New Mexico and to me, it has that kind of feel to it as well. Especially "God" and "Cornflake Girl" which are my favorite tracks of the album. All and all it's a pretty solid album. Each of her albums always has a theme and while Little Earthquakes was her diary, Under the Pink is about how women treat each other (aka backstabbing, "Mean Girls") She's been quoted saying that if we peel off all our skin, we are all pink and she wants to explore what happens underneath that.

Boys for Pele - I absolutly love love Boys for Pele with a passion <3 It's seriously one of the best albums she's ever made. The album is about a woman trying to find her own fire, instead of taking it from men. Most people call this album her "dark" album mostly because when you listen to the album, you're taken to another world. And no other album, besides this one, has done this for me. It's also one of her hardest albums to get into as well. Mostly because It's not very commerical, so the songs themselves are unique. When I first got it, I didn't like it. But one day I let it play in my CD player without stopping it, and I winded up being shaken up by it. It was that good. Each of us has a hidden darkness within us and "Boys for Pele" really plays on that. Whether it be supressed sexuality (Professional Widow), vulnerability (Blood Roses) or loneliness (Hey Jupiter), Boys for Pele explores each one. Also Boys for Pele was the first album that was remixed. Several of her songs were remixed for clubs (Professional Widow, In the Springtime of His Voodoo) and became number one hits. This also paved the way for her new sound in her next album.

From the Choirgirl Hotel - The first song that I ever heard from Tori was "Spark" and that song is what got me into her. The whole album deals with loss in relation to the miscarriages she suffered from 1996-1997. This was also the first time she ever used a live band and electronic compositions. This really is her experimental album. "Raspberry Swirl" is one of my favorite songs and I always wind up dancing a bit whenever I hear it lol

To Venus and Back - Not one of my faves. Very electronic and experimental. Probably more so than FTCGH. What I really love is the second bonus disk of live material. You haven't heard Tori until you hear/see her live

Strange Little Girls - A composition of covers she did. To me, most of them are pretty boring expect her Eminen cover. That one gives me chills! Her last album on her Atlantic Label, freeing her from her contract.

Scarlett's Walk - Another one of my faves. I love the sound of the band in the tracks, especially "A Sorta Fairytale" which is by far the best track on the album. I love the whole theme to it too, about it being a roadtrip to America.

Tales from the Librarian - My first Tori CD I bought. Really good oldies here. I recommend that if your just getting into her, you should buy this first. It has a little bit of everything as well as some bonus songs

The Beekeeper - UGH! To tell you the truth, I regret buying this one. The only songs I like are "Sleeps with Butterflies" and "Sweet the String" everything else is so...bland. Very commercial friendly though. Still don't like it. What I really can't stand is her voice. She sounds like she has a cold all the time!

A Piano: The Collection - I'm so glad I bought this! It saves me the trouble of buying all her singles because her B sides are in here! It also has some alternative mixes are remix tracks which are kind of cool. I really enjoy the Sugar one <3 It also has some unreleased material like Walk to Dublin (which kicks butt!) and some live tracks. All and all, great collector's item

Fade to Red: The Collection DVD - Her DVD of all of her videos as well as commentary about the songs and also the making of "A Sorta Fairytale" video. Really great DVD! And cheap too! All of the videos are digitally remastered and the songs are mixed in surround sound. Just pop in the DVD and you're in Tori Amos heaven <3

LOL Sorry for writing too much, but she's seriously my favorite singer next to Ayumi Hamasaki. For those that haven't heard of her, give her a try!

EDIT: For those searching for her videos, there are tons up on youtube. Some of my faves

Behind the Music - Tori Amos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vOvN3rlcx8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPpKz-lN_aQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRgwfiUiugo

Caught A Lite Sneeze - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L9uqNFqWI
God - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6zJ3Bf6x38
Jackie's Strength (remix version) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6KM7nv8mPI
Raspberry Swirl - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WS6DjgH9Uc
Making of Boys for Pele - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7pP7M7KqAc