Tori Amos: The Power of Vulnerability
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- Tori Amos is one of the most unique singer-songwriters of the 90s, her poetry makes me go feral and that’s why I really wanted to make a video about her art.
*TRIGGER WARNING*
The video includes discussions of sexual violence.
Music used:
1) Saint Stephen - B-Side 1.1 - thmatc.co/?l=3160C24F
2) Manny Keep - laundry room - thmatc.co/?l=1F979215
3) Mark Generous - Thoughts About Life - thmatc.co/?l=A0BB98F8
4) "firefl!es - It's okay" / mangesh-dongar. .
5) Fugitive Kind - Devon Church
6) Silent Partner Genre - Clocks Set
7) Midnight North - Slow Times Over Here
Timestamps:
0:00 - The introduction
1:00 - How it all began (childhood and family)
4:55 - Sexual violence against women (Me and a Gun + RAINN)
7:21 - Y Kant Tori Read
The albums
10:09 - Little Earthquakes
13:53 - Under the Pink
18:44 - Boys for Pele
21:38 - From the Choirgirl Hotel
24:36 - To Venus and Back
25:38 - Strange Little Girls
26:31 - Scarlet’s Walk
28:29 - Brushing over the last 9 albums - Hudba
*About the thumbnail quote*
Tori Amos: "If you’re a straight man, there are a lot of heterosexual women at my gigs, so my crew says that this is where straight guys should come. But for straight men, I’m too raw, the emotional thing, the things you don’t want to talk about - that’s what goes on at my shows, [straight men are] tortured by what goes on." (The Guardian, 2015)
Also in the video instead of saying 'Unrepentant Geraldines' (the name of the album) I said 'Unrepentant Guidelines', didn't notice during the editing, happens.
All the men I know who listen to Tori Amos are straight, me included and there is plenty of them. Understandably this was meant to be a bit of a brought to a head comment and probably holds true to her average concert experience. If only she had visited this corner of the planet more than once maybe I would have had a chance to be in the audience too. Amazing and powerful artist.
Don't know about the teen drama series but the Little Earthquakes thing probably wasn't meant to be a lie. It's just a kind of rumour teens could spread after they realise there are hidden meanings, possibly sexual, written between words.
Not true. But go on.
As far as I know, I'm straight. And a BIG fan of Tori since the beginning of her carreer. I think it is sort of silly to say that who you want to fuck determines what music you can handle (or like) or not. I like Tori for her music and lyrics and the way she presents herself in her concerts. That's it. I also like Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Mike Oldfield, Sally Oldfield, Autechre, Olya Polyakova, Kate Bush, Björk, Peter Hammill, Bach, and of course Frank Zappa.
@Vebunkd What an absurd generalisation! Try reality for a change, or perhaps an antipsychotic to help with that delusional thinking. Discrimination of _all_ kinds is abhorrent, and it’s sad how little society has progressed over the last few decades, with hypocrisy as rife as ever.
@@fraknoise8523 Exactly. Imagine Nirvana having said, "Gay women can't handle our kind of Rock." It's cringy.
You know, as much as her father was somewhat of a typical anti sensuality person of his religion and time, I really love how he helped her to find places to perform and told her that she was good enough for her. He may have been somewhat narrow minded in regards to religion and sensuality, but he definitely loved, cared, and supported his daughter.
I was a depressed gay teen living in a small town of Turkey. It was early 2000’s and it was still hard to reach music around the world without adsl and iTunes. Finding albums of Tori was crucial to survive. She was Kate bush of my generation.
same
I understand all of that. 💯 I am gay and I grew up in a very conservative southern town in the United States..
Sooooooooo true ..sending you love my friend
I was a teenager in the 90s and I can confirm that the truly cool girls loved Tori Amos
@Rachel Forshee nice
I was in my 20s and I can confirm that,....well,....in my group of friends I was probably the only hetero male that loved Tori.
I loved Tori then and love her now :)
@YouStink pretty cool playlists on your channel, bud 👍
I can attest that every Tori Amos fan girl I knew was absolutely crazy. Not always in a bad way. Not always.
Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette, and Fiona Apple are some of my favorite artists ever. Alanis specifically for sentimental reasons but yeee. 90s musicians, specifically women, just hit different to me i think
Add to that Tracy Chapman Sarah McLachlan Natalie Imbruglia Paula Cole yeah the nineties female musicians were bomb
I adore them 😢💗
In the nineties, females reigned as the true lyricists. Sleater-Kinney, Tracy Chapman, Tori Amos, PJ Harvey, Alanis Morisette, The Breeders, Fiona Apple, I could go on and on and on. They were raw with emotion. I wish we could go back to that feminine energy of having no shame in being completely and utterly honest. Writing music for no one other than themselves. Miss that.
Listen and see Kate Bush!!
@@Model_Roe Bjork, PJ Harvey, Liz Phair, Kristin Hersh
She has more metal cred than most rockstars. Highly respected in the metal community.
This is another reason why I generally dig metalheads. Most are pretty open-minded and respect music as a whole.
"Father..... I. ...
Killed my monkey. ... I. ..
Let it out.... "
Still cant get that out of my head.
She is one of my favourites just like Alanis, Bjork, Otep. . and some other artists.
…to taste the sweet of spring
As a metalhead for last 25 years I can confirm. 'Winter' never fails to bring tears to my eyes...
My favorite band The Good Year Pimps cover at least one of her songs. For me that is a rock solid endorsement.
Been her fan since late 90s/early 2000s, along with Bjork and PJ Harvey, glad to see she is still being discovered.
you'd probably love this pic then. i used to have this issue:
www.bjork.fr/IMG/arton1026.jpg?1605386240
Pj Harvey ❤always gets left behind doesn't she ...bjork too they stormed the 90s as women.
Ooooh PJ Harvey - no two albums sound alike - she's that good.
the holy trinity
I feel like she isn't as canonized as Bjork and PJ Harvey, and I cant help but wonder if that's because she didn't shy away from self-labelling as a feminist in the 90s, while Bjork rejected the term at the time and only came out as a feminist two decades later, and PJ Harvey despite having very obvious feminist themes in her early work has never taken to the label either.
Tori's music is also just exceptionally centered on womanhood and I think many men have a hard time placing themselves in the headspace of her music (though certainly not impossible, seeing as how I'm a man and a HUGE fan). She also got the lazy "Kate Bush clone" bullshit a LOT from male critics.
Im 51 - he/him/cis/het - The first time I heard Tori - I was 21 years old - working as a delivery driver - and playing music at night. I heard Silent All These Years - and started to weep - I had to pull over - I was at work - in traffic. See - Im a survivor of childhood trauma - sexual, physical, psychological - Tori - and I say this earnestly - Tori is like a sonic shaman - a healer - and the best kind of disruptor. An empathic warrior. Because authentic men know that brave, intentional, Vulnerability is truth strength.
I have struggled throughout my life with CPTSD, ADHD (that was undiagnosed until 47) - when I would listen to Silent at the age of 21, It gutted me - I would start to sing along - and feel the pain well up in my throat - now 30 years later - I am still deeply moved by this song - but as I am no longer silent - as I have grieved and continue to heal at 51 - and I never thought Id live to see 40 - I listen now - and I can sing along - and smile - because I have moved through the trauma - I am present to my life as its happening in front of me - and no longer living in my past - and my sensitivity - has become my biggest flex. Its so dope that multiple generations are moved by her songs. It just proves - that certain truths ARE universal - that at the end of the day - we are all feeling/emotional beings - and empathy - compassion - truth and authentic connection - are basic human rights/needs. Much love to EVERYONE who has found healing or at the very least some comfort from her music. She reminded us all that we aren't alone in our pain.
thank you for your comment - your story(telling) moved me
Thanks for sharing. Deeply moving
Wow! Thank you
@Evan Hodge Wow, you can really not read a room
Thank you for sharing this. I'm much younger, but I can relate deeply and feel for you. Stay strong and take care
Born in 92, raised on Tori. She's a straight up witch. We stan the truest Famous Amos in our house. Spark is one of my favs.
The song she wrote recently about window shopping with her mother when she was a child - as they were too poor to be able to buy anything but her mother would make the window shopping a wonderful fantasy for young Tori - is a beautiful song and beautiful ode to her mother
Regarding not liking her latest albums, I get it. My hope is: I think that she's authentic to her journey as a woman, and maybe when I'm older her newer message will make sense to me in the same way that her first eras make sense to me now.
Thanks for the video, it was beautifully edited.
@YouStink are you okay, buddy?
It´s not just the message. She has lost most of her ultra amazing voice. That´s the reason why I don´t like her last albums too. But I still think she´s one of the most unique and talented artist of the last century.
Tori is a thinking person's heroine! She pushes into areas that are sometimes hard to process. I think she really cares about self-actualization.
Female alternative musicians (especially ones whose art was unapologetically feminine) really did have a rough time in the US during that era. The bros kind of owned the scene and sidelined us and our 'uncomfortable' vulnerability... I'm glad that artists like Tori Amos held their ground. They paved the way for the abundance of creativity coming from female artists after them. We can enjoy the whole range now.
Thank you for this. When I found her in 1992, it was the middle of the night, and silent all these years was being played on MTV. I heard an echo of my own soul. I had been sexually abused by an adoptive brother for a couple of years. It started when I was 12, and he was 18. For a long, long, long time, I blamed myself, my own sensuality, my own character, and my own need for love. Then I had daughters in 2006 & 2008. I was shaken awake. My healing accelerated. I knew intellectually I was not to blame. Tori & other female artists helped me realize other females had had these feelings of violation. That religion emboldened the shame that comes from being a woman, a woman with sexual desires, and a sensuality nature. However, when I had daughters, I began to understand it was not my fault emotional. My empathy for my daughters helped me see that a little girl should never have to deal with the sexual pain and pressure I did. That being female isn't a default setting for purity culture. That my humanity, like my daighters, deserved to feel safe in my own skin and in my own soul. Tori poetry and performances reflect soulful reaction & and create a mindfulness some of us are to disassociate to fully express. She makes that possible when you listen to her express these emotional reactions to the feminine perspective of sexuality, spirituality, and the patriarchy that we're all engrossed in. Thank you, Tori. 🙏👑❤️
Little earthquakes is a masterpiece
Check out this video titled "This Album Still Blows Me Away" by this channel "Rick Beato". He's a great music insider here on YT who discusses Little Earthquakes' brilliants.
My parents were MASSIVE fans of tori when growing up in the 1990s, I’m also called tori (after her) and I’m now a MASSIVE fan- little earthquakes is the best album still, she’s amazing.
She didnt put a record out until the 90s
You mean, they were among the 7,000 people who bought her Y Kant Tori Read album? lmao
Be nice.
Beekeeper is when her music moves from maiden to mother. Give it a few years and you will come to understand her later music.
So agree. Absolutely ❤
I’ve always thought the lyrics in “Cornflake Girl” that say “where’d you put the keys girl” reference her assault. It’s so incredibly haunting.
As a geriatric Millennial, I'm so glad that you discovered Tori Amos and fell in love with her. I'm a fan for hers and this is such an awesome mini docu 💖💖💖
😂😂😂😂Geriatric millennial?!? Some of the younger ones I work with who can’t believe I’m a good decade older than them call me an Elder Millennial!
I am also another geriatric Millennial (38) and loved listening to Tori Amos as a teen
Tori sung about things that I had never heard any other woman sing about and it made me feel like home. Her music instructed me and changed my life.
The 90s were mystical man.
That time was problematic in its own way, but when an individual, be it an artist, musician, or actor, or whoever - stood out, broke the mold and forged their own way, they did it in a spectacular fashion. Nowadays we get less and less examples like that.
What was it about that time period, that makes it so uniquely charming?
Statuesque supermodels walking the runway like they ruled the world, celebrities wearing grunge on the red carpet, people caring about real shit, tragedy, irony, grief, rage expressed in movies and music in an exquisite manner. Art was art, creation was creation, not some front.
Maybe I’m romanticizing it, but it’s hard not to. How can you not, when you look at Tori Amos’ ethereal beauty, flaming hair and green eyes, speaking with conviction about her own truth, so creative and free spirited - how can you not romanticize that time?
Recently I have been struggling with my loneliness and other factors that come with being a strange little girl. I do not find it a coincidence that somehow Tori Amos sneaks into my life when I need it the most. There was times when I had barely any time or money to invest in healing and Tori's music was the only thing there for me. Somehow it feels like she understands and knows everything about me even though we have never met. Her music feels like my childhood home, a raging storm and my mothers arms all at once. Recently I was at a record store and I found seven of her vintage tour t-shirts and couldn't help but feel Tori was saying something to me... It feels like she's always reaching out to me, reminding me to stay true to myself. She's a legendary musician and I proud of her journey as a woman.
Tori’s music literally saved my life. I finished my high school, I had no idea what to do with myself and my life, while my schoolmates chose universities. Every time I think about it I have tears in my eyes, she gave me her hand through her music to not let me fell apart.
I was fortunate enough to find Tori's work very early in her career and see her live in a very intimate venue in Portland, Oregon. Probably because I loved Kate Bush, Shirley Manson from Garbage, Alanis Morissette, U2, and Lilith Faire. Tori, and these other artists helped me accept that it's more than acceptable to have depth of emotion as a man. It's truly incredible how the world tries to stereotype us all, and just can't see the person, get to know them and accept them for who they are. I don't fit the mold and I don't want to. I thank Tori and these other artists helping though those years and accepting me. Those were some incredible times in music, those of us that lived though it and experienced these transdent songs were very fortunate. It was the Best of Times.........
Ahhh, a kindred soul..love them all, I just thought Shirley Manson was the epitome of BEAUTY!
@@Meg-A-Saurus Oh, I agree. I think I've watched every Garage concert, all music videos and many interviews. Shirley is so many things; words really fail to express how intelligent, funny, classy, sweet, intense, kick-ass, incredible voice, talented, down to earth, breathtakingly beautiful she is. There is one concert where a guy is obviously giving her his come hither smile, and she says in her melodic, playful, impish Scottish accent way, "Stop smiling at me like that cheeky boy", with a "maybe" smile of her own. It is so perfectly who she is in the moment. She is one of the best three to five Fronts to any band ever, male or female. Kindred spirits indeed :].
Tori Amos is everything! Tori Amos was right with me in Junior High and High School and I found her around 1992. She truly is one of the most accomplished artists of my generation. Totally underrated and perhaps too evolved for the late 80’s/early 90’s. Could you imagine if she came out now? She’d be hailed as one of the most significant artists of the time. Don’t get me wrong, people who know her gave her those accolades, but she wasn’t given the attention she was due by the main stream.
I was 14 when I discovered Tori. That was 1998...Spark peeked my interest...then buying the album solidified it that I was a fan! I turned a few on my friends onto her, which they opposed at first but then after giving her a few listens, they fell in love I did. Thank you for your musical contributions, Tori! And thank you, Antiheroines, for this wonderful video. I slowly stopped listening to her full albums shortly after American Doll Posse. That album has some gems...it was clear she was going through some kind of evolution with her music. She really has nothing to prove anymore and I will always support her, whatever the project is. Unrepentant Geraldines...that was probably the one I was most looking forward to when she announced it would be coming. That album also has some gems...a few songs I just can't get through but there are many I can...Ocean to Ocean...Yep, Spies is probably the only song that gets play from that album. I would love to see her live one day.
Tori Amos is a genius. Glad I discovered her with Little Earthquakes. Her music comes back into my life every time I need her.
I have a signed copy of the 1994 May issue of Q with Tori , Bjork & PJ Harvey. It's one of my most prized possessions. Love Tori ! 🎹
That is awesome!!
Hardcore Toriphile since 94. She's an amazing live performer. Can't wait to see her in June 💗
She was the prettiest razor you’d ever see…..she was raw as hell…..I remember using her like strong medicine.
When I didn’t need her I could,not stand her music but when I did need her, I felt that I couldn’t have lived without those songs. They did work on a young me.
I was in a quarterly meeting for Warner/Electra/Atlantic Records the first time I heard Silent All These Years, the first release from Little Earthquakes. I was hooked right then and there. Y Kan't Tori Read had already been relugated to the Archives by then and it was not spoken of at Atlantic.
Admittedly I haven't liked everything Tori has released but I have bought every record none the less.
After that meeting I went digging in the boxes of CDs that would be delivered to radio stations and records stores in the next quarter and there it was. A promo copy of Little Earthquakes. It was mine. A co worker had a sealed Cassette of Little Earthquakes with a different cover and he tossed it over to me. I still have that cassette, still unsealed. It is a treasured possession to this day.
Tori's your for Little Earthquakes was stripped down just Tori and Grand Piano. No lights show, pyro or gimmicks of any kind yet it was the most brilliant show I've ever seen....and I've seen a lot of huge productions.
Little Earthquakes is in my top 5 must have if stranded on a deserted island. Another is a record called Travel by someone who is probably unknown to most who have read this far. Jody William Smith. He has a CZcams channel with Travel uploaded to it. Go check it out, you might be glad you did. He is in good company being one of the top 5 alongside Tori.
Met Tori as a college radio DJ when she came to do an interview when Little Earthquakes had just come out. She was quirky and very nice, but I mostly remember her wanting to play Led Zeppelin and Joni Mitchell records on air - which says a lot about the range of music she connects with.
I'm 42, so I've been a fan of hers since ages and of Kate Bush too. I LOVE that you did this, thank you.
Thankyou for this, Tori isnt celebrated enough, great to see an overview of her amazing career, so well put together. I'm sure some of her albums post Scarlet will speak to you differently in the years to come, there is some real gold there. Ocean To Ocean her best since Scarlet I feel.
I think Native Invader is her best since Scarlet. When Tori is moved by what’s going on in the world she creates incredible music.
@@mirroredheart7292 I still have to give that one a listen as well as the most recent Fiona apple album.
I love love love Tori. Being a pianist and musician myself, she is apart of musical heart forever.
Hey do you have any of your music available online? I was a musician in the same era and there was a great polarity with other people I knew who were also piano and songwriter and I got a lot of hate from some girls who were kind of gatekeepers but I can’t read music I’m not formally trained and Boys With pianos who were in the same demographic as me but they were in college in conservatories and super talented trained technical precision but some of those boys bought my CDs in a kind of rebellion? They were members of the church of Tori but they were not above squatting in the dark in the East Village to see whatever blasphemy they had been told to expect because I must be her antithesis? So long ago. But it’s still close enough to feel the ache of those gatekeeper girls and the solidarity of these gay boys with pianos who were just wanting to get their teens behind them and go live. I still have a few of those people I keep in touch with even though I don’t play anymore and It’s a new decade and seems like it was just a new century…,
I'm 35 and came out almost 20 years ago. Tori Amos & Ani DiFranco really got me through those years & I was able to see Ani, once & Tori, twice.
half a year ago i watched this video and today tori amos has been my favorite artist for months. she says the things i can't, she sings the things i need to hear. she's one of my favorite people, music included or not. i knew her before, but never gave her the attention she deserved, so thanks for really introducing me to her!
"When I listen to her songs, I want to skin myself... in a good way"
Oh gosh that's exactly the sentiment I wish I was able to implement into my art, cause that's the feeling I love the most when I encounter crazy good art (no matter the media used)
"Tori's songs find you." This has been my exact experience lately.
❤ They do find you
I made it about 10 minutes in before crying, Tori's music was such an important part of my teens, too much to put in words... I didn't know her full story when young, but her music spoke to me. Her music always makes me feel, it pulls me to the present. I'm so proud of her.
So glad you love Tori’s musics. “Caught a lite sneeze” is my jam and still on my playlist.
I also treasure this track. If you’ve not heard one of the official remastered releases of it, then I think you’ll be even more impressed when you do.
Same
I appreciate how much you've immersed yourself in the short time you've been a fan. It's a lot to digest. I've been a fan since 1994 and I have to say that the show you referenced mostly pissed me off because it claimed to be 1996 and yet the show she attended was a 92 or 94 era show. In 96 she wasn't playing tiny clubs and she was touring with Caton.
Anyway....I can sympathize with your feeling about post-Scarlet albums. I felt like The Beekeeper and ADP were overdoing it with the themes already, and then I had kids and stopped listening for several years. Around the time Unrepentant Geraldines was released I started listening to that and Night of Hunters. I love Celtic mythology in particular, so that album really spoke to me. And now I can listen to those earlier albums and they're not as bad as I thought. Well, honestly, nothing on the Sin album speaks to me to this day. I listen once a year to give it a chance. Welcome to England is OK.
This last album feels like a return to form. Spies really is magical. The silly songs are among my favorites. I'm also a big advocate for her non-album songs. Her best work is hidden in the shadows of singles, movie soundtracks, and radio station holiday compilations.
It must have been amazing to be on the journey with her music almost since the beginning. There is so much content to dive into, this video is just an attempt. I haven't even looked into the soundtracks and all the b-sides. And yeah, you're right about "overdoing it with the themes".
Siren, Butterfly, Carnival, You Belong To Me, I Wish You a Merry Christmas, and Little Drummer Boy are the ones I can remember off the top of my head that weren't actual b-sides. Best b-sides, imo, are the piano suites & Home on the Range on the God single, Take to the Sky, Flying Dutchman, Cooling, Never Seen Blue, Here. In My Head, Beulah Land, Frog on My Toe, Samurai, and Sucker & Sucker Reprise (Walk to Dublin), which were Boys for Pele era songs that were released with the special edition of Boys for Pele a few years ago.
Abnormally Attracted To Sin is quite good. Give, Lady In Blue, Police Me, Maybe California, Flavor, plenty of great songs. & Native Invader is easily her best post-Scarlet album.
I didn't really like Native Invader, either. Bang is amazing, but Mark's guitar work really turns me off.
@@sidhedanu Native Invader had her most potent writing in 15 years. Yeah the production is less than stellar on some songs (I’m mostly thinking of Broken Arrow & Up The Creek) but the era as a whole was fantastic as are most of the tracks on the album: Reindeer King, Breakaway, Wildwood, Cloud Riders, Bang, Climb, Mary’s Eyes, Russia, etc.
I’ve loved tori my whole life, my mom saw her when she was 19!! She has played tori Amos for me my whole life :))
yes!! my parent's first date was a tori concert and i grew up with her my whole life as well. i'm so glad to see someone else who has a similar story!!
same here :]
I’m planning to make my daughter the biggest Tori fan. Your parents did good ♥️😉
little earthquakes was one of my favorite albums as a kid in the late 2000s and im so glad i found music like hers at a young age
I have followed Tori since Little Earthquakes was released. Her music is art, full of emotion and expression and poetry in it’s purest, rawest form.
Yep same
I discovered your channel today through your video on Thirteen and I'm obsessed. Would you consider making a video like this analyzing Fiona Apple's career?
Yes, I'd love to! She's on my list. I don't know when because it took me forever to make this one...
I second this! That would incredible
Yes please
YES
Are you feelin like a criminal? Fiona Apple. Great.
Bit shocked that someone that knows so much about Tori's complex work and life struggle kind of stopped listening to her always amazing albums..."Native Invader" is, again, a masterpiece, for instance. Nevertheless, I'd like to thank you for this video that showed me some stuff I didn't know of the best singer songwriter alive!
i’d love to see you do a video about Pj Harvey, especially her album rid of me, so intense. love your vids, i’m obsessed ❤️
Definitely, she's on my list✨
I second this! Huge Tori fan here, but Dry/Rid of me by PJ are a completely different animal(s), produced back to back, with such burning ferocity on its own terms when grunge was peaking
I discovered Tori's music a few years ago; I was born in 1998 so I wasn't exactly able to be a fan that early lol. Not all of her music spoke to me but there was something very interesting to me about her choice of lyrics and also watching videos of her performance. The way that she sings, and plays and moves was something a little unsettling but in a good sense. She really strikes me a someone a little wild in a sense. I showed a video of one of her performance (I think it was Precious things, my favourite song of hers) to my ex boyfriend and he immediately said something to the effect of ''She sounds good but there is something vulgar about her that I really don't like'' and that's when it kinda clicked to me that I related to her idea of sexuality? In the sense that that's something she exudes without care and there is something very raw about her. I loved it and I think it made me look at myself and my feminity in a different way but yes, my ex hated that and I guess that's part of the reason why we're not together anymore lol
I think you nailed it. I saw her perform live in Melbourne, Australia in the mid 90's. It was in a concert hall and the audience were seated. I grew up with a grandfather who played and taught piano, but I had never seen anyone play one like that. That piano was "played" that night! It was like she made love to it. It was so sensual and sexual and was one of the sexiest things I had ever seen. She also spoke about things we girls weren't meant to talk about and we loved her for it.
@@tammyiswicked I wish I could attend one of these performances! I like to see how this can speak to several generations of women.
I've never heard her music but now I wanna listen so bad wow her story is powerful she has a lot of resilience
I love Tori Amos if I had to compare her to anybody it would be Sarah McLachlan or Norah Jones her voice is so soothing and calming
Go for the original....Kate Bush.
Do it, start with Little Earthquakes.
@@sharksport01Both are unique and cannot be compared.
@@monag.769
I agree. No comparison.
Wow. This video brought me to tears during the part about sexual assault and the founding of RAINN. I've always meant to get more into Tori's music, and this video is the push I needed.
i watched this video a year ago only because i had seen some pictures of her in pinterest, i was changed forever!! now i own 5 of her cds and shes my most listened spotify artist. thank u for this video❤️❤️
When I was going through drug addiction and trying to get off them her album Little Earthquakes helped me so much. I felt for the first time some conceptualized my pain and I could begin releasing it on my way to sobriety.
Back when we listened to cds & tapes in our cars, a certain scorpio dude told me that if I pull out any Tori Amos, he'd take it and throw it out the fucking window.
Obviously didn't end up with that guy.
But yeah, she can trigger the cowards.
Definitely underrated.
I will always love Tori❤
As a scorpio dude myself.....I fell in love with Tori in high school in the 90's....In my experience her lyrics speak volumes to scorpios usually. Also when she did a duet with Maynard from tool, oi vey my soul wanted to burst.
@@avedementia7273 It's nice to meet a possibly decent one🦂
Thank you for not being a toxic scorp:)
Maybe I'm manifesting a bit better😎
And thank you for stepping forward in solidarity about our beloved Tori❤
@@oliviabell9691 Thank you! as a side note, have you seen her PS22 live video? where she is at a mall with a grammar school choir....makes me tear up and smile at the same time....truly an honest artist
@@avedementia7273 I think I might have...
Where they sing "Twinkle".
Yeah.
That made me cry too.
@@oliviabell9691 I tend to gravitate towards industrial or jazz rather than folk, but Tori is something special...the Janis Joplin of my era....also my first crush outside of my element that continues to this day
Tori Amos and Ani Difranco were the soundtracks to my life from my teens until my mid 30’s. I will always be thrilled when I hear someone has discovered her music and fallen in love with it. Great video!
Her song Winter makes me cry everytime. The relationship with her Father in the song, throughout the years of growing up and experiencing everything, him wanting her to believe in herself. It makes me sad because I never had that. Never will. I cry for what I never experienced. Having unconditional love from a parent.
I was a fan when my friend played the cassette single crucify. I miss the rawness of her songs that spoke to the pain women struggle with. I love song for Eric. My husband passed and his name rhymed so I would sing it to him at night. Of course u have to heal. I suffered something and had to literally be stitched back up. Me and a gun of course helped me cry through that but some scars stick and it's hard when someone u feel so connected with moves on...happy but left behind.
I did not know she was already 29 when her first album came out.
On a side note, I just realized she is my biggest inspiration when it comes to Piano ( not my main instrument ) alongside Debussy and Trent Reznor ( ! )
In high school I had...I guess fan fiction? daydreams about her and Trent making babies that would grow up to produce a mix of Choirgirlhotel/Prettyhatemachine/Littleearthquakes/Furtherdownthespiral into one uncontested perfect album...more perfect
I love seeing this artist from your perspective. You're tremendously skilled at conveying your thoughts. As someone who grew up with this era and music, it's in my fucking bones, I couldn't separate it from my core personality if I tried, it's so cool to see a newbie speak about and *get* it.
I played Little Earthquakes almost everyday in 1992 while i was studying Architecture in SUNY-Buffalo, USA then i came back to my home country… the album is still on my playlist along with Fiona Apple, Sinead o Connor, Alanis Morissette and Kate Bush albums … love Tori!!
A fan of Tori’s, since the first album. She’s a singular artist; just terrific and original. I was a radio DJ for a station which played her stuff, so I got to meet her after a local show. She hugged me! I regret that I didn’t continue to follow her after the fourth album, because today I heard some of her later songs and I’m really impressed. Time to familiarize myself with those later albums!
Tori Amos is so powerful….she is in another league, with Janis Joplin and Sinead O’Connor
Tori moved me deeply when I saw her music video when I was 11. I’d NEVER seen or heard anything like it. I’ve never stopped listening since.
I’m 44 & have always been A huge Tori Amos fan since her debut as I was coming of age in the 90s. I’ve seen her live a couple of times, and was lucky enough to meet her once. I just found your channel with this video & I am glad that you discovered her this long after her career started. I’m also glad you made a video that does her music justice, but Tori and the music industry are not as it seems to be.
The only problem I have is not with you, or your interpretation of the work, but the music industry & Hollywood itself (“Hollywood” stands for the entire entertainment industry across the whole world at this point, because the world has been “Americanized” through that place, and what it pushes out to the entire world).
I am from California and have worked with, and even toured with famous musicians, & because of those experiences over decades I now have a much deeper understanding of the symbolism used in all genres of music, as well as visual art, the symbolism pushed onto the fans through it all, and the fact that all the artists are unfortunately used as puppets for a greater agenda. Often one that is not theirs, although there are artists who fully believe in things behind the scenes, even if they won’t come out and admit it publicly.
If you don’t know what I’m referring to, you have a lot of research to do, whether you are the person who made the video, or just someone coming across this comment. All you have to do is look to the music, and the music videos of today to understand what I am talking about (as well as all media & movies), because they’re no longer trying to hide it at all, and are being blatant with it! The music industry has occult ties that run very deep, and in order to be signed to a major label (& even some independent labels), you literally have to sell yourself, and agree to do “certain things” that you may not agree with, before understanding what those things even are! The things behind the music industry are dark, nefarious, disgusting, mind boggling, and downright sick! I couldn’t help but see the symbolism everywhere I looked throughout this video, because once you know what those things are, you literally cannot unsee them. Although your interpretations are good ones, unfortunately they are just not the truth…. Take the baptism that you and Tori both discussed in this video that you made, where she literally talks about “rebaptizing herself”, which is a common visual used in the music industry (sometimes with blood, sometimes with water), which is actually a mockery of “baptism” and the worship of “God”! The whole music industry in general is trying to mock religion, and specifically Christianity or Catholicism. Technically though it could be any God other than the one they worship. I’m sure you can figure out who I am referring to if you do some research, and start to understand the symbolism.
In my humble opinion, we all need to study symbolism, because it is all being used against us whether we are religious or not. I haven’t ever been religious, but I can see what’s right in front of me now that I know what I’m looking at. I did have to study religion in order to understand, because the people who run the music industry are all about duality! We can see this everywhere as well, and specifically with the black and white symbolism used everywhere. All the people who run the music industry have very specific beliefs, as well as the agendas they are pushing, and why. There are plenty of channels on CZcams who are exposing this, and actual famous musicians who have come out to tell you the truth, even though they swore an oath of death if they were ever to speak out! This is not a “conspiracy theory”, but it sure is hell is a conspiracy! My father was a Freemason and I can confirm this is true, because it is all connected! The illuminati is very real! Anyone who doesn’t understand that, is quite literally missing out on the most important part of this reality, because they are lying to you at every turn! Most people don’t even understand the term “conspiracy theory” was created to discredit people who went against the official narrative after the JFK assassination, because that was an inside job after he spoke out to warn the world of “secret societies” (the same people who run the music industry), & the things that they are capable of!!!
I find it very interesting that that has been happening the entire plandemic, and is now being promoted when it comes to every issue in politics/society, where is back in the day it wasn’t being pushed this hard, and was more discrete. Basically what I am saying is that they’re pushing harder and harder for reasons that run deeper than I could ever explain in a CZcams comment section… that’s where your research comes in…
I still believe that Tori and her music are amazing, but there was a team of people behind her telling her what to do, how to sing, what to wear, what to write about, and what to show in her videos, even if they never told her why…
Again, it is not the artists fault that they were most likely duped into signing a contract with the literal devil, because in order to gain fame and fortune in this earthly realm, you have to give up something too! When you actually study the music industry, or are a part of it, or know people that are who are willing to talk about it etc, you start to understand what is really going on, and that things are not always as they seem… In the music & entertainment industries everything has meaning, whether it looks like it does or not, and is usually deeply layered, but always comes back to the same beliefs & agendas. Hollywood is a disgusting place, with disgusting people, with disgusting intention, & actions, yet it is sold to you as the place where “dreams come true”! It is a lie!!!
To anyone who thinks that I am crazy or doesn’t believe me, I honestly could care less whether you see reality or not, but it would serve you well to understand what you were actually being programmed to think and feel by these nefarious people….
“Tel A vision” television 📺 programming is called that for a reason, and radio 📻 programming was The first way they were able to get inside your brain. If you’re curious enough to do your research, I would start with MK ultra mind control programming which was conducted by the CIA of the American government, and confirms everything that I am saying. You could go into projects monarch, paper clip, as well as the remote viewing program, and on and on the rabbit hole goes! If the United States government is participating in it, there is always a reason & an agenda behind why!!!!
I am not saying that you can’t listen to, or enjoy music or TV / movies anymore, but I’m not going to lie that once you understand what you’re actually looking at and listening to, doesn’t change your perspective in some way! It’s impossible not to, but with the truth being the highest thing for me, I wouldn’t have it any other way! Being lied to is one of the worst feelings, and when you discover the quite literally everything that you’ve ever been taught, or shown, is thick and ripe with lies, it’s hard not to be jaded by it…
Tori is a genius, pure and simple. There was such a wealth of talent going on in the early 90s, a very special moment. A great time to be a young music lover.
I swear, Everything Sucks! was literally my high school experience! Including my love for Tori Amos! I saw her video for Silent All These Years on MTV, circa 1991, back when MTV was actually about music. She's still my fave! Going to see her in Seattle in June!!!
As a straight man, I can say that Tori has never, ever been "too raw" for me. But, I am of a different breed or species of man with very avant-garde sensibilities. Cornflake Girl caught my ear in '94 on the radio, but it was Caught a Lite Sneeze off of Boys for Pele in '96 that really made my ears perk up and go "Wow!" and I've been a devoted fan ever since, and have welcomed her feminine frankness, outrage, and rebellious artistry. Nice Tori doc! Thank you.
I'm sorry, but this: "But, I am of a different breed or species of man with very avant-garde sensibilities." really made me laugh. Dude, no one is impressed. We all love Tori, most of us don't claim super special and exclusive taste.
I'll give you extra credit for it. Why not.
This was really well done, thank you!! Blessed be 💜
Been a fan since 91. She's amazing and one of the most approachable and gracious celebrities I have ever had the pleasure to meet and she loves her fans. She will give hugs and sign anything you want and she's just the best. Her husband Mark is awesome as well. PS I think when you get a little bit older you will appreciate the latter albums a bit more and it's not unrepentant guidelines it's Unrepentant Geraldine's. Very different can't believe you would miss that but I think you're young you're off to an okay start. 😉✌️
you randomly came into my recommendations and i can already see your channel blowing up!
It's sooo nice of you to say that!!! thanks
YES! thanks so much for making this tribute video! I love Tori.
Precious Things was my personal anthem in my early 20s, as an escapee from Christian fundamentalism with an unseemly appetite for "those beautiful boys," lol. I'm in my 50s now and I always seemed to be "too much" for straight guys. We're not supposed to be sexual and have desires on our terms...we're supposed to be a kind of doll posse, on the terms set by a male gaze. I regret that I wasn't more to the bisexual side.
It’s never too late to re discover yourself (I’m speaking to the sentence of regret) Sometimes we seem to condition ourselves to the thoughts/beliefs/restrictions, etc., that society & ppl in our lives dictate to us….& I think sometimes you have to kinda take a real huge step back from the ppl in your life, the things we allow ourselves to become complacent about for a myriad of reasons & really ask yourself, “is this who I really am?” Have I let myself succumb to the wants/desires of others or is this truly ME? I guess I just believe in trying to constantly be as genuine & true to myself without anyone else’s bs intervening bc we only get one life on this earth…having to apologize for who I am is not in my wheelhouse. I know id hate myself to get to the end of my life & have certain regrets bc I’ve allowed the thoughts and feelings of another hinder my life. And if one should want to live differently than I, I don’t think that’s “wrong”, it’s just not for me…this is where humanity and civility come in and most ppl today have no idea what those things even mean. Live and let live!! And if you went on a journey of rediscovery, you may still find that you have no bisexual inclination’s and that’s totally fine too! Take care!
@@skully6223 I don't disagree. I've asked myself those kinds of questions constantly since I left the church. But we truly *don't* choose our sexuality. I love women, and even tried to pursue a "girl crush" once in my 30s, but I feel the way Tori does about the sexual particulars. If anything a dogged commitment to "being true to myself" meant refusing to settle for whatever was available. Some people would fault me for that. Certainly my mom did.
I have to add that I do find millennial men to be refreshingly different and less constrained by the old ways of thinking -- a different breed -- than Boomers and my own generation (X) so I'm open to being pleasantly surprised by a geriatrically inclined youngster, lol. But another fact of life is that female hormones ebb sharply as we age. I was extremely thirsty for 40 years, much less so now. At a certain point you have to grieve the inevitable passages of life and stop beating yourself up about what went awry while you were trying your best to get your needs met.
I once thought like you, but women has always been supposed to enjoy sex, and I believe through many history studies that women were more happy in sexual life before, nowadays, women have been largely oversexualised in media and treated like shit in pornography.
No need to be bisexual. I love men and I am a dominant woman only interested in proud submissive men who appreciate intelligence, intensity and a positive dynamic. Leaving 'vanilla' gender habits was absolutely life-changing for me. My relationships are wonderful and exciting now because I fully express who I am and know the right types of men for me.
@@Celestein You go, girl, with your bad self 💃👠👑
I remember exactly how I discovered Tori, in the 1998 Great Expectations soundtrack, Siren is still one of my favorite songs even though apparently she didn't like it... I was a nu metal fan in my teens and all of the sudden I was including Sarah McLachlan, then Tori Amos, then Kate Bush... My favorite album from Tori will always be Scarlet's Walk maybe because it was the first one I held physically and played start to finish over and over, the whole journey and concept captivated me. Her b-sides are great, yktr is pretty good, Etienne trilogy is so beautiful. Gotta say I still loved The beekeeper, American doll posse and even Abnormally attracted to sin... Even though she started singing like a 5yo most of the time... I felt very sad she changed her face after Scarlet because I think she looked wise and mature and then she was a different person, you know? Nowadays I'm more into prog but I only add to my taste, I still sing Tori's songs and I still think about her quirky beliefs and comments around her own songs, you can talk for days about that. I'm Mexican so I've never seen her live and I'm pretty sure never will... Sadly.
Beekeeper & Doll Posse are decent albums, I agree. Not quite as consistent as Scarlet's Walk but an enjoyable journey. I used to listen to a fair bit of prog too so maybe I'm a bit desensitised to unnecessarily long confusing albums lol.
This made me an official subscriber to your channel! I love Tori Amos and no one discusses her enough!
Loved it! ❤️ Thanks for doing this!
Ugh this is so good. So much in my mind but can't forget to absorb everything on your channel
just wanna say i love your insights and editing sm!! my parents love tori amos but i never gave her much of a listen. I’ll definitely check her albums because of this video :-)!
I discovered Tori in 1997 and been obsessed ever since (I even have 2 tattoos inspired by her... one of them is her signature from when she signed my wrist in 2010)
So, SOOOOO jealous of the wrist signature. I’ve seen her 10+ in the past 20 years but I’ve never gotten to meet her…I’d probably just die right there. Saw her in Atlanta 2 days ago and it was one of her best shows…lots of retro stuff!
Little earthquakes was the first album (cassette tape at the time) I ever bought in the early 90's. She was integral in re-claiming my femininity as a young teen. I learned piano, I bought the songbook and learned to play a lot of those songs. Tori is a goddess. The last album of hers I really liked was The Beekeeper.
I’m so happy I found this video today ❤️ You did our muse proud!!! I, also a teen in the 90’s, have literally every album and have been going to see her live my entire adult life. Heading to her show in Oakland this month 🎹 Also, the quote “her music finds you”. So true. I still remember the 1st time I heard Silent All These Years… in a car with my mom, maybe 17, having my mind completely blown… Have been a fan ever since.
Really great retrospective! Sometimes with albums, they will eventually come back to you at the perfect time in your life. (Though, for me personally, Abnormally Attracted to Sin is one I still have not listened to the whole way through). Even if they don't, I can tell that her music is still something you enjoy because this whole video was incredibly, thoughtfully researched and well done.
This is an INCREDIBLY well done video. Thank you so much, wow. Tori is my absolute favourite, and this was such a pleasure to watch and listen to. Congratulations on such good, honest, supportive work.
Thank you✨
Just gotta say I just found your channel and I'm obsessed with every video! Thanks for this work! Keep it up!!
firstly, thank you so much for this vid it was great to revisit old music for me. this woman is pure magic, I've been listening to her for years (since I've been a teen) so a long, long time lol.. she's got me thru so much and I feel like everything u touched on in ur vid was bang on.. feel the same, kinda fell away from her in her later career.. but I still listen to her earlier works (everything up to her "cover album" and even her classical album) .. but yeah ppl just chg too much for my taste too.. God damn tho, what a talented girl.. I seriously can't thank her enough for the gift she has given so many ppl thru her music...❤️❤️❤️
Lovely documentary. And good to state how you feel about her later work. Her music evolves and sometimes fans may not follow along with everything. And that’s OK. I don’t like everything she made, but some of her music is among the best songwriting and musicianship and performance there is.
Tori is a legend. Love to hear about your journey of discovery - thanks for sharing
Thank you very much for making this. I appreciate it.
I'm only half way through the video but am already in love with Tori 😭❤️💯
Also tis is such a good mini doku. Very good job🌟🌿
You’ve done a beautiful job with this video!! I’ve been listening to her since 1997. 🥰 I think you should give The Beekeeper another go; it’s beautiful. 💕 Thanks for reminding me how amazing she is!
I wish more people knew/ valued Tori. I feel like she is so overlooked but so, so special.
Thanks for making this video!
I love this!!! Thank you for making this
This is a really really cool video! Thank you for this! ❤️
I'm straight kid in the 90's and I loved Tori. I remember recording her on Saturday night live so I could watch her preform. Very Beautiful person.
I've been a Toriphile for decades. You did a wonderful job with this video and it was lovely to experience you discovering this amazing artist.
i grew up listening to tori Amos in the car, on the record player and sometimes we’d put her cd’s in the DVD player. there were no visuals on the tv, just a blue screen with “cd-1” in the top left corner, but id stare at that screen for an hour just listening to her music. im so glad i was given access to her bodies of work as a child, and im so grateful to you for providing this work an exposé. thank you so much.
This was a fantastic video, Tories got me through my teens and 20's, my favourite album is From The Chiorgirl Hotel, so many of those songs related perfectly to a very particular.time in my life where I was going through A LOT. Anyway I just wanted to thank you for a gorgeous trip down me or lane and remi ding me of some of the best music the '90's had to offer
I am so happy I found your channel! All of your videos are so well made and interesting. I wish you all the luck in the future and I am looking forward for more videos :)
Thank you for the kind words)
Thank you for making this video! I found Tori when I was 16 (I'm 33 now). My first song was A Sorta Fairytale and funny enough I think life with her music has been just that. I owe this woman so much. She's taught me many things, specially how to be the woman I am today. She's my mentor, my inspiration, my guide. It always makes me happy to see new generations discovering the musical genius she is. And as you said, she's unfortunately very underrated. Btw I also watched Everything Sucks and I felt so related to that character that I cried. She was me in high-school.
Thanks again for this beautiful video!
It's crazy and beautiful how much music can mean to people
Love that I'm discovering your channel, great video !!
Straight white guy with no emotional issues checking in. I was a massive Tori fan in the 90s and have 36 albums and singles as well as a few biographical CDs and some books and DVDs too. Almost every fan I've heard from has been a traumatised female whose life was saved by Tori but I'm proof that her music touched all types.
I was captured by hearing Leather being played on a student radio station in '94 as I woke up and being very moved. I dove into her after that and started collecting. She came to New Zealand only once in that same year and I missed it somehow (probably just didn't know) and I'm still gutted till this day.
As you noticed, her music falls off after From The Choirgirl Hotel and I ultimately moved on to different music but those first few albums are amazing. Under The Pink and More Pink are my favourite album(s) and I would probably say Icicle is my favourite track but it's hard to pick.
So happy too see people still discovering her magic! Check out Joni Mitchell if you haven't already. Amazing song writer and one of Tori's inspirations.
lol @ straight white guy with no emotional issues checking in 😂😂