onsdag 11 Jun 2008, 23:13
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Six months ago, I made a top ten Tori Amos songlist [found here]. It's obviously very limited and kind of an unfair ranking, seeing as how my knowledge of her was limited to just most of her studio albums (not To Venus And Back– yeah, I know *hangs head in shame*) and barely any b-sides. Though, I had been a rabid fan (not really, I've only seen her once) since 1993, when my Mom's boyfriend bought us our first CD player and a whole grip
of CDs, and her Crucify single was included. Fuck, I played that thing to death. Anyways, last.fm really inspired my proverbial "branching out" Tori-wise.
Usually, with music, I can tell right off, from the first minute or so of a song, if I'm going to really love it. That's the way 90% of these songs were for me. Particular others are dripping heavily with nostalgia and mean something far deeper than words can express.
So, here we go, listed alphabetically. Of course.
* Black-Dove (January) – one of her very best, I think, despite the fact that I am not a huge fan of this album as a whole.
* Crucify – the live version; particularly the 10 minute live version from the Scarlet's Walk tour; even more specifically the show I was at. Listen/download here: http://boomp3.com/listen/brvyb41/crucify-live. It literally sends chills up my spine every time I hear that intro.
* Cruel (live) – from To Venus And Back. So full of life; amazing how she turned an otherwise "OK" song into an epic fuckfest is further proof that Tori is a goddess.
* Father Lucifer – particularly the live Tubular Bells version. Listen/download here: http://boomp3.com/listen/ecqz8u9/father-lucifer-tubular-bells-mix. The way she sings "rain" and "aeroplane" and other choice phrases gets me everytime- it's so.. cute.
* Datura
* Horses – w/Beauty Queen on Boys For Pele.
* Marianne – a song that touches me and swells something inside me every time I hear it.
* Mother – I firmly believe that her "oh.. my.. god" is one of the best moments she and music has had.
* Muhammed My Friend – definitely only the live version, with Maynard James Keenan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SxHJBMrVhI
* Precious Things – the song I would without hesitation give to someone, if they had never heard Tori, or music for that matter. It's also probably the song, if pressed, I would say is my ultimate favorite of her's.
* Riot Poof – her originals on TVAB are so fun and well, riotous and I think this sums up her departures from keys perfectly.
* Space Dog – the last three tracks of Under The Pink are like an epic journey and so criminally underrated. I just love them and I can't really pinpoint exactly why.
* Suede
* Sugar – both studio and live versions; they almost feel like different species.
* Virginia
* The Waitress (Live) – from To Venus And Back or A Piano: The Collection Disc 3 versions are particularly goosebumps-worthy.