Sunday, March 1, 2009

Rediscovered : Tori Amos





Tori Amos' "Little Earthquakes" played a pivotal role in helping me manage my teenage angst throughout the 90's.

... and today it is JUST as good.



27 Amazing people left a comment here:

Maggie May said...

yes, me too. her tapes (yup tapes) were crucial to my existence at 17.

March 1, 2009 4:59 PM
Yaya said...

I love how music can bring us back to a certain time in life.

March 1, 2009 5:01 PM
Wep said...

Totally agree. The entire album is awesome.

March 1, 2009 5:10 PM
KatieSaysSo said...

ohhhh i love tori amos!!!

and omg...i had to laugh just a tiny bit when dave talked about the "new popular cd format" kinda funny...oh times change! =)

March 1, 2009 5:58 PM
Paul Pincus said...

wow, i remember this! amazing! you've made me a little nostalgic for the 90s...

love your tattoo post, btw.

March 1, 2009 6:09 PM
Tim said...

Im just loving the way you changed your followers to the top. ;)

Im not into dress up much, seeing as Im a dude. But I have to say the last one with the lamb skirt was bangin!

Have a great week!

Love and Prayers from The Fort,

Tim

March 1, 2009 6:21 PM
Jeanne said...

My friend Alicia (Yaya above) sent me your link because she knows I'm a Tori Amos fanatic.

I have all of the "major" Tori CDs... meaning I don't have all of the singles, imports, and dance mixes but I do have every CD she has ever released. I even have the "Live at Montreux 1991 & 1992" CD & DVD (which I highly recommend... psst... I bought them on Amazon through my blog). :) [Sorry about that]. If you liked this, you'll love Montreux.

The only Tori treasure I haven't gotten yet (some day the funds will be there) is her Box Set.

I met her in 2007 backstage at the American Doll Posse tour and had third row seats. If you search "Tori Amos" on my blog, you'll find a post or two with a picture of me standing next to Tori right before getting her autograph.

If you look at the Facebook widget on my blog, you can see a scanned image of the picture Tori autographed to my daughter - who plays piano, organ, and electronic keyboard at 8 years old.

Tori's music is healing for me!

In her autobiography, "Tori Amos: Piece by Piece" it says that Tori has endometriosis. So my excuse for posting the occasional Tori post on my health blog is that she has endometriosis like I do. What the heck, it's my blog, right? :)

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, by the way! :)

This is a great, classic clip! Excellent find! Every time I've seen her on Letterman, he seems to sincerely be a fan of hers.

I have some good Tori clips on my blog. I especially love the live "Almost Rosey" version with just Tori and the piano. It's like a little slice of heaven.

Rolling Stone magazine once voted her "#5 Live Performer of All Time". Having seen her live 4 times and having seen many artists, she's a very easy #1 to me. :)

This woman is a genius. Musical and otherwise!

Oh! Her 10th major album will be released in the spring! I heard about it on Facebook. It's called something along the lines of "Abnormally Attracted to Sin". She is so amazing!

Jeanne

March 1, 2009 6:33 PM
Girl Japan said...

Me too Maegan, I am a fan of Tori, she's got vocals and doesn't even have to try hard at it.

I have some of her albums.

March 1, 2009 6:49 PM
Leslie said...

I'm a big Tori fan, even though I haven't really gotten into her more recent albums.

Little Earthquakes will always be awesome to me.

March 1, 2009 8:01 PM
Maki said...

Gosh, she is such an amazing artist. Actually, I used to dance through her songs remixed by dj's at clubs and bars in my 20's. I miss those nights. :)

March 1, 2009 8:37 PM
drollgirl said...

her song "cornflake girl" is just fanfuckingtastic.

March 1, 2009 8:47 PM
Dooder City said...

....I was in junior high and the stars were lined up for Tori. I got to see her when I was younger and she was amazing.

March 1, 2009 10:51 PM
Underfunded Heiress said...

Oh, I used to love Tori Amos and would play Cornflake girl over and over and over....I still like her.

I gave you a Chic blog award. It will be on tomorrow's post on my blog.

Your blog is the best!!!

March 1, 2009 11:21 PM
Franco said...

omg! david had hair!!!!!
i'm total perv but i like how's she's moving in the paino :d

March 1, 2009 11:27 PM
Belle said...

She is fabulous ♥

March 2, 2009 1:02 AM
Leesa said...

Love a peak into the past - CDs being the new popular format. Got to love it.

March 2, 2009 3:47 AM
Bethie said...

I HEAR YA! Tori is my GIRL even though I have lost track (ahem, or curbed my obsession) since Choirgirl Hotel. God she's brilliant, and she will help a girl survive anything.

March 2, 2009 7:49 AM
Lump said...

OMG she is BRILLIANT. LOVE HER. I've seen her six times in concert and think I have paid way too much for her foreign released EPs. ha! I still listen to her. :)

March 2, 2009 8:35 AM
Hanako66 said...

love her

March 2, 2009 9:47 AM
Robin said...

Tori's song, "sleeps with butterflies".........heavenly!

March 2, 2009 9:53 AM
Blogalicious Designs said...

niiice...thanks for takin us back!!

March 2, 2009 10:09 AM
Gypsy Lynne said...

i couldn't agree more!! that cd always reminds me of high school. around that time i was lucky enough to see her perform in a beautiful theater and it was amazing!!

March 2, 2009 10:14 AM
Staci said...

whoops i was signed in as blogalicious....i always do that!

March 2, 2009 10:15 AM
coco+kelley said...

oh, i loved her in high school... or was it jr. high? i've lost track. but either way - she's just amazing. i might have to go download some tori now!!

March 2, 2009 11:02 AM
[J] said...

I think it's funny to see how young Letterman was! Did you hear him say her album was coming out in the very popular CD format? Wow!

March 2, 2009 11:50 AM
Morgan said...

Oh, I'm so with you on this. The early stuff gets me every time.

March 2, 2009 9:12 PM
miss cavendish said...

I remember hearing that album and thinking it was Kate Bush. Loved Tori's early work . . .

March 5, 2009 6:16 PM

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