See what my posse can do...the catchiest song of all time!!!
i don't know what you've been playing
I don't know why I've been staying
I've got me some better things to do
I don't mind what you've been saying
I don't know why I've been staying
I got me some better things to do
boys you give me now..
tippy tippy ta
tippy tippy toe
tippy tippy ta
all over the world
there be things that my posse can do
save yourself the lie, see it in her eyes
you've been having you wonderful crimes
she can flip your hair, I can flip you off
you got to have blondes, but baby I'm thinkin they're not enough
i don't know what you've been playing
I don't know why I've been staying
I've got me some better things to do
I don't mind what you've been saying
I don't know why I've been staying
I got me some better things to do
boys you give me now..
I don't do so well in traffic
oh the leaders who don't have it
I got me some better things to do
tippy tippy ta
tippy tippy toe
tippy tippy ta
all over the world
there be things that my posse can do
tippy tippy ta
tippy tippy toe
tippy tippy ta
all over the world
there be things that my posse can do
formula one
race it for the pope
presidential pose
you say all 4 girls
thats the way its been up until today
there's another way
maybe this girl got a taste of his blade
I don't know what you been playin
brothels, i say hallalulah, prostitutize
and compute em all them things that you're posse can do
Monday, April 30, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
I like Bjork...
but aren't you glad I don't like her as much as I like Tori?
I'm buying "Volta" as soon as it comes out!
I'm buying "Volta" as soon as it comes out!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Upcoming Tori appearances
stream the entire album at tori's myspace.
May 3rd-- David Letterman
May 4th-- Live with Regis and Kelly
May 17th-- Late, Late show with Craig Ferguson
"Distorted theology. Emptiness. Sexual innuendo. Christian bashing. All combine to make yet another disturbing Amos project to avoid."---- Review of 'Choirgirl' from focus on the family
May 3rd-- David Letterman
May 4th-- Live with Regis and Kelly
May 17th-- Late, Late show with Craig Ferguson
"Distorted theology. Emptiness. Sexual innuendo. Christian bashing. All combine to make yet another disturbing Amos project to avoid."---- Review of 'Choirgirl' from focus on the family
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
My Talula baby
Talula
Don't want to lose you, Don't want to lose you
Talula
Don't want to lose you, Don't want to lose you
Talula---IIIIIIOhIIIII Don't want to lose you, now, Don't want to lose you
eeeeeehhhoo
Talula, Talula
Don't want to lose you, you must be worth losing if it is worth something
Talula, Talula, she's brand now to you, wrapped in your pappoose your little fig newton
Talula, don't want to lose you, now, Don't want to lose you
Talula, Don't want to lose you, now
Ran into the henchmen that severed Anne Boleyn, he did it right quickly a merciful man
she said 1 + 1+ is 2 but Henry that it was 3, you will never forget
Talulalalallal, you're my Taluuuulala, Don't want to lose you, now, Don't want to lose you nowwww Talulalla, wrapped in my papoose my little fig newton
gonna protect you now, gonna protect you
and jamaica, and jamaica, jamaica, do you know, do you know what we have done? MAry, MAry M weaving on, said what you want is in the blood, what you want boys, is always in the blood, you can rip it out you can kill them all, what you want is in the blood Senators. I got big bird on the fishing line, a bit of a shout, a bit of shout a bit of an angry snout, I know about his only bride and the russians always die on the ice, I got my rape hat on but I always could accessorize and i never cared too much for the money, but I know right honey that it's in God's hands-- somebody tell me who the father is
Talula I don't want to lose you, I don't want to lose my little girl, Talula
every mother in the world, every mother in the world
Talluuullalllal llalIIIII I don't want lose you, I don't want to lose you know, TalullalalII, I don't want to lose you, I dooooooonnnnnn''''ttttt
Don't want to lose you, Don't want to lose you
Talula
Don't want to lose you, Don't want to lose you
Talula---IIIIIIOhIIIII Don't want to lose you, now, Don't want to lose you
eeeeeehhhoo
Talula, Talula
Don't want to lose you, you must be worth losing if it is worth something
Talula, Talula, she's brand now to you, wrapped in your pappoose your little fig newton
Talula, don't want to lose you, now, Don't want to lose you
Talula, Don't want to lose you, now
Ran into the henchmen that severed Anne Boleyn, he did it right quickly a merciful man
she said 1 + 1+ is 2 but Henry that it was 3, you will never forget
Talulalalallal, you're my Taluuuulala, Don't want to lose you, now, Don't want to lose you nowwww Talulalla, wrapped in my papoose my little fig newton
gonna protect you now, gonna protect you
and jamaica, and jamaica, jamaica, do you know, do you know what we have done? MAry, MAry M weaving on, said what you want is in the blood, what you want boys, is always in the blood, you can rip it out you can kill them all, what you want is in the blood Senators. I got big bird on the fishing line, a bit of a shout, a bit of shout a bit of an angry snout, I know about his only bride and the russians always die on the ice, I got my rape hat on but I always could accessorize and i never cared too much for the money, but I know right honey that it's in God's hands-- somebody tell me who the father is
Talula I don't want to lose you, I don't want to lose my little girl, Talula
every mother in the world, every mother in the world
Talluuullalllal llalIIIII I don't want lose you, I don't want to lose you know, TalullalalII, I don't want to lose you, I dooooooonnnnnn''''ttttt
Another...Mr. Zebra-- interesting
Hello Mr. Zebra
Can I have your sweater? Cause it's cold, cold, cold in my hole, hole, hole
ratouille strynine sometimes she's a friend of mine with a gigantic whirlpool that will blow your mind...
Hello mr. zebra
ran into some confusion with a mrs. crocadile furry mussells marching on she things she's kaiser wilhelm a russel a syllabulb to blow your mind...figure it out,
she
She's a good time fellow, she got a little fund to fight for moneypennys rights...figure it out, she's a good time fellow to bad the burial was premature she said and smiled.!!!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Big Wheel Video-- No lie!
Donuts, Dogs, and MILF's Oh My!!! Those dollies are looking hot though-- gotta say: go Tori in your Chanel Boots and Sofa-cushion collar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsoMMerOdM0&
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsoMMerOdM0&
Monday, April 16, 2007
Choice ADP Lyrics
BTW---I did not write the review below-- Joe Vallese-- a lucky guy who got to review the album. He also promises that there are some awesome pics in the liner notes!!!
So far-- I love all these lyrics-- and more, but most need the context of song, so I didn't put ones in I haven't heard--
So far from the album, I've heard-- from leaks, promos, radio, etc:
Yo George -=full
Big Wheel -full
Bouncing off Clouds-full
Teenage Hustling -partial
Fat Slut -full
Secret Spell --full
Body and Soul --paritial
Father's Son --full- live
Roosterspur Bridge --full-live
Beauty of Speed --full live
Almost Rosey full live
Velvet Revolution -full-live
Dark Side of the Sun -full
"Is there a love 'Lost and Found'?"
"I've been workin' it
since I'z fourteen
me and my Teenage Hustling
It's gonna save me
Save me save me save me save me save me
from your dirty dealings
you're a Dirty Girl
you're such a Dirty Girl"
"So the desert blooms
strawberry cactus
Can you blame nature
if she's had enough of us"
"Some say that I will and some say I won't
Victory is an elusive whore
She is as easily mine
as she is yours"
"Sometimes I think
I think I understand
The fear in the boy
The fire in the man
Sometimes I watch
The wonder in your eyes
That and you leaving
I have memorized"
"I've come to accept that
for lovelies you are a fanatic
But I can't
I can't let that throw me
into a genital panic "
"Just why do they say
Have a nice day anyway
We both know they wouldn't mind
If I just curled up and died
Her tentacles of endless want
Reach through my corridors
and tempt me to taste of her power
I sober with the witching hour
And when I hear of one more bomb
Yes we have all been robbed of song
and nightingales who throw their arms up
When is enough enough?"
"My dark twin
the annihilating Feminine
does not need"
"All you killers of the children
there's a new Commandment
the true Divine Creator wants a
Velvet Revolution"
So far-- I love all these lyrics-- and more, but most need the context of song, so I didn't put ones in I haven't heard--
So far from the album, I've heard-- from leaks, promos, radio, etc:
Yo George -=full
Big Wheel -full
Bouncing off Clouds-full
Teenage Hustling -partial
Fat Slut -full
Secret Spell --full
Body and Soul --paritial
Father's Son --full- live
Roosterspur Bridge --full-live
Beauty of Speed --full live
Almost Rosey full live
Velvet Revolution -full-live
Dark Side of the Sun -full
"Is there a love 'Lost and Found'?"
"I've been workin' it
since I'z fourteen
me and my Teenage Hustling
It's gonna save me
Save me save me save me save me save me
from your dirty dealings
you're a Dirty Girl
you're such a Dirty Girl"
"So the desert blooms
strawberry cactus
Can you blame nature
if she's had enough of us"
"Some say that I will and some say I won't
Victory is an elusive whore
She is as easily mine
as she is yours"
"Sometimes I think
I think I understand
The fear in the boy
The fire in the man
Sometimes I watch
The wonder in your eyes
That and you leaving
I have memorized"
"I've come to accept that
for lovelies you are a fanatic
But I can't
I can't let that throw me
into a genital panic "
"Just why do they say
Have a nice day anyway
We both know they wouldn't mind
If I just curled up and died
Her tentacles of endless want
Reach through my corridors
and tempt me to taste of her power
I sober with the witching hour
And when I hear of one more bomb
Yes we have all been robbed of song
and nightingales who throw their arms up
When is enough enough?"
"My dark twin
the annihilating Feminine
does not need"
"All you killers of the children
there's a new Commandment
the true Divine Creator wants a
Velvet Revolution"
Review of ADP---
"Just why do they say," Tori Amos ponders on her latest effort, American Doll Posse, "have a nice day anyway?" On a political scale, there's relatively little to smile about these days, of which Amos is well aware, and yet, she's managed to put out her most raucous, infectiously foot-tapping, and pleasingly eclectic record to date. So what gives?
Well, in many ways, American Doll Posse plays like the album Amos has been trying to make for the past seven years. In 2001, she released the much publicized but little-heard StrangeLittleGirls, an album of covers, all originally performed by men about women, with Amos dressing up in character for the album artwork and assuming the tracks' absent (and at times, totally imagined) female voices. Aside from a chilling reading of Eminem's horrific exercise in domestic violence "'97 Bonnie and Clyde" and a soaring, original-besting rendition of Joe Jackson's "Real Men," the album's conceptual jig was up before it even hit record shelves. Curiously enough, though, her press comments about the inspiration to cover Slayer's "Raining Blood"--she likened the track's imagery to a "big juicy vagina raining blood" all over the Taliban's minions--seemed oddly prophetic given that the album was released on September 18, 2001.
In 2002, Amos released Scarlet's Walk, an "on the road" opus which had Amos singing through the vessel of a character named Scarlet, a multi-layered metaphor for the flame-haired singer and the bloodline of America's upsetting history. Though the album, beautiful in its organic simplicity, managed to achieve the consistency of the "sonic narrative" Amos had intended (not to mention the impressive musical double entendre between politics and personal relationships woven into tracks such as "Strange" and "Crazy"), it lacked the edge of records past.
2005 saw the simultaneous release of Amos' biography Piece by Piece and The Beekeeper, an album that, despite some memorable melodies and almost-great tracks, saw Amos floating into the safer waters of adult contemporary. But even on the paint-by-numbers balladry of "Sleeps with Butterflies," Amos' lyrical delivery and metaphorical imagery would prove too sore a thumb for radio and see her greatest commercial failure in terms of record sales. Regardless, the winking, fierce character studies she had so immersed herself in years earlier remained strong on tracks such as the Mary Magdalene epic "Marys of the Sea" and the mournful composite voices of mothers and wives losing their children and husbands to war in "Mother Revolution."
Now, with American Doll Posse, Amos seems to have come to a new turning point only hinted at in past offerings: collaborating with herself. Amos describes the album as a novel told through the perspective of five distinct characters--Isabel, Santa, Pip, Clyde, and Tori--all born of Greek mythology, the "dismembered feminine re-membered." Accordingly, Amos is again dressing for the role, even taking her posse out on tour (each night, a different member of the posse will open the show and "Tori" will assume performance duties about one-third into the set). There's more to this concept--a 36 page booklet, liner notes distinguishing character vocals, individual blogs--but strangely enough, when the music begins, the bold contrivance (regardless of how creative or irrelevant one may argue it to be) of the concept just fades away. And what we're left with is what will likely be considered by fans and critics alike her best album since 1998's from the choirgirl hotel. And though it may appear that Amos is trying to distance herself from the more blatantly political spats of the mournful "Yo, George" ("Is this just the madness of King George?/Yo, George/you have the whole nation on all fours") and the anti-war anthem album closing of "Dark Side of the Sun" ("How many young men/have to lay down/their life/and their love/of their woman/for some sick promise/of a Heaven?"), American Doll Posse plays, oddly enough, like the most autobiographical album of Amos' career.
"Teenage Hustling," a thunderous blend of Queen-esque vocals and shrieking electric guitar over Amos' own accusatory, banshee cries of "You better know/I'm at your door," recalls her early days of playing gay bars in Washington DC under the watchful eye of minister father. It is Amos' response to the hypocritical church crowd and their "dirty dealings" which transitions and travels decades later and ends with Amos lashing out at the record executives who would rather "skank around with...talentless trash." It's an unexpected and effective track and it sets the album's grungier tone. Tracks like "Code Red" and the maniacally sensual "Body and Soul"--with its thumping drums, incendiary bass line, and and menacing chorus, bound to be canonized as a classic track in her catalog--remind us of Amos' innate ability to simultaneously punch her listener in the gut and blanket him with goosebumps. There's an urgency to these songs, a gutteral, driving force that hasn't been present in Amos' music for some time.
There's also a fractured sensibility to the songs on Posse. On several tracks, such as "Beauty of Speed," "Almost Rosey," and the lulling dancebeat-infused lament of "Bouncing off Clouds"--there's something off about the production, something unpredictable about where the arrangement is going. This might be considered faint praise to most, but in Amos' case, coming off of the extreme razzle dazzle polish of her previous two records, it's exciting to hear her voice trail off under the bouncing wail of guitars, the kitchen-sink drum work, and even the dramatic sweeping brass and quartet sections offered on the tracks "Programmable Soda" and "Girl Disappearing."
That's not to say it's all good, though. Amos, who has proven herself an able balladeer over the years, seems hellbent on including a mellow lovers' farewell on each track and, though she's gotten it right in the past on tracks such as "Baker Baker," "Hey Jupiter," and "Your Cloud," the wistful "Roosterspur Bridge," in spite of a chorus that bests any Top 40 hit out there right now ("Sometimes I think/I think I understand/the fear in the boy/the fire in the man/sometimes I see the wonder in your eyes/That and you leaving/I have memorized"), the track feels forced and certainly of subpar quality when compared to the weight of the album's more impressive tracks. The same goes for "Big Wheel," in which Amos declares herself a "M-I-L-F" and informs a certain someone (a past lover? an old manager? a bastard record suit?) that "baby I don't need your cash/Mama got it all in hand now." It's catchy, certainly, but it feels unfinished, somewhat ill-structured. Furthermore, its vocal delivery is surprisingly subdued for such a sassy number, and as both a single and proper album opener, it provides a misleading tone for the rest of the album. In fact, Amos achieves a similar atmosphere in the sleazy, bar shuffle of "You Can Bring Your Dog," which prompts one to wonder why such two like creatures exist a mere few track skips apart?
The real treasure of the album, though, exists in "Digital Ghost," a Beatles-esque sobber in which she sighs, "The you I knew is fading away." The piano line is exquisite, the electronic and acoustic drum work coupling with fuzzy guitar and bass lines that compliment Amos' mulit-layered vocal harmonies like silk to the skin. It's one of the album's less flashy production numbers and manages to prove the most effective (which may, in the end, say something about less being more for an artist of such immense natural talent, but that's best saved for another article). It is with this track that it becomes clear Amos is not only paying homage to the musical influences that have always driven her, but also to her own past conceptual markings. American Doll Posse may not wholly satisfy all members of Amos' real posse--her rabid fanbase--but, whether you like your Tori with strings and whispery vocals, or with pulsating drums and soaring, seething vocals, or with whimsical metaphor and politely shocking lyrics, all respective members will likely agree that, after some misguided dips into the shallow end of the pop pool, Amos has reemerged, gliding on the crest of the wave, fists ready for the fight.
Well, in many ways, American Doll Posse plays like the album Amos has been trying to make for the past seven years. In 2001, she released the much publicized but little-heard StrangeLittleGirls, an album of covers, all originally performed by men about women, with Amos dressing up in character for the album artwork and assuming the tracks' absent (and at times, totally imagined) female voices. Aside from a chilling reading of Eminem's horrific exercise in domestic violence "'97 Bonnie and Clyde" and a soaring, original-besting rendition of Joe Jackson's "Real Men," the album's conceptual jig was up before it even hit record shelves. Curiously enough, though, her press comments about the inspiration to cover Slayer's "Raining Blood"--she likened the track's imagery to a "big juicy vagina raining blood" all over the Taliban's minions--seemed oddly prophetic given that the album was released on September 18, 2001.
In 2002, Amos released Scarlet's Walk, an "on the road" opus which had Amos singing through the vessel of a character named Scarlet, a multi-layered metaphor for the flame-haired singer and the bloodline of America's upsetting history. Though the album, beautiful in its organic simplicity, managed to achieve the consistency of the "sonic narrative" Amos had intended (not to mention the impressive musical double entendre between politics and personal relationships woven into tracks such as "Strange" and "Crazy"), it lacked the edge of records past.
2005 saw the simultaneous release of Amos' biography Piece by Piece and The Beekeeper, an album that, despite some memorable melodies and almost-great tracks, saw Amos floating into the safer waters of adult contemporary. But even on the paint-by-numbers balladry of "Sleeps with Butterflies," Amos' lyrical delivery and metaphorical imagery would prove too sore a thumb for radio and see her greatest commercial failure in terms of record sales. Regardless, the winking, fierce character studies she had so immersed herself in years earlier remained strong on tracks such as the Mary Magdalene epic "Marys of the Sea" and the mournful composite voices of mothers and wives losing their children and husbands to war in "Mother Revolution."
Now, with American Doll Posse, Amos seems to have come to a new turning point only hinted at in past offerings: collaborating with herself. Amos describes the album as a novel told through the perspective of five distinct characters--Isabel, Santa, Pip, Clyde, and Tori--all born of Greek mythology, the "dismembered feminine re-membered." Accordingly, Amos is again dressing for the role, even taking her posse out on tour (each night, a different member of the posse will open the show and "Tori" will assume performance duties about one-third into the set). There's more to this concept--a 36 page booklet, liner notes distinguishing character vocals, individual blogs--but strangely enough, when the music begins, the bold contrivance (regardless of how creative or irrelevant one may argue it to be) of the concept just fades away. And what we're left with is what will likely be considered by fans and critics alike her best album since 1998's from the choirgirl hotel. And though it may appear that Amos is trying to distance herself from the more blatantly political spats of the mournful "Yo, George" ("Is this just the madness of King George?/Yo, George/you have the whole nation on all fours") and the anti-war anthem album closing of "Dark Side of the Sun" ("How many young men/have to lay down/their life/and their love/of their woman/for some sick promise/of a Heaven?"), American Doll Posse plays, oddly enough, like the most autobiographical album of Amos' career.
"Teenage Hustling," a thunderous blend of Queen-esque vocals and shrieking electric guitar over Amos' own accusatory, banshee cries of "You better know/I'm at your door," recalls her early days of playing gay bars in Washington DC under the watchful eye of minister father. It is Amos' response to the hypocritical church crowd and their "dirty dealings" which transitions and travels decades later and ends with Amos lashing out at the record executives who would rather "skank around with...talentless trash." It's an unexpected and effective track and it sets the album's grungier tone. Tracks like "Code Red" and the maniacally sensual "Body and Soul"--with its thumping drums, incendiary bass line, and and menacing chorus, bound to be canonized as a classic track in her catalog--remind us of Amos' innate ability to simultaneously punch her listener in the gut and blanket him with goosebumps. There's an urgency to these songs, a gutteral, driving force that hasn't been present in Amos' music for some time.
There's also a fractured sensibility to the songs on Posse. On several tracks, such as "Beauty of Speed," "Almost Rosey," and the lulling dancebeat-infused lament of "Bouncing off Clouds"--there's something off about the production, something unpredictable about where the arrangement is going. This might be considered faint praise to most, but in Amos' case, coming off of the extreme razzle dazzle polish of her previous two records, it's exciting to hear her voice trail off under the bouncing wail of guitars, the kitchen-sink drum work, and even the dramatic sweeping brass and quartet sections offered on the tracks "Programmable Soda" and "Girl Disappearing."
That's not to say it's all good, though. Amos, who has proven herself an able balladeer over the years, seems hellbent on including a mellow lovers' farewell on each track and, though she's gotten it right in the past on tracks such as "Baker Baker," "Hey Jupiter," and "Your Cloud," the wistful "Roosterspur Bridge," in spite of a chorus that bests any Top 40 hit out there right now ("Sometimes I think/I think I understand/the fear in the boy/the fire in the man/sometimes I see the wonder in your eyes/That and you leaving/I have memorized"), the track feels forced and certainly of subpar quality when compared to the weight of the album's more impressive tracks. The same goes for "Big Wheel," in which Amos declares herself a "M-I-L-F" and informs a certain someone (a past lover? an old manager? a bastard record suit?) that "baby I don't need your cash/Mama got it all in hand now." It's catchy, certainly, but it feels unfinished, somewhat ill-structured. Furthermore, its vocal delivery is surprisingly subdued for such a sassy number, and as both a single and proper album opener, it provides a misleading tone for the rest of the album. In fact, Amos achieves a similar atmosphere in the sleazy, bar shuffle of "You Can Bring Your Dog," which prompts one to wonder why such two like creatures exist a mere few track skips apart?
The real treasure of the album, though, exists in "Digital Ghost," a Beatles-esque sobber in which she sighs, "The you I knew is fading away." The piano line is exquisite, the electronic and acoustic drum work coupling with fuzzy guitar and bass lines that compliment Amos' mulit-layered vocal harmonies like silk to the skin. It's one of the album's less flashy production numbers and manages to prove the most effective (which may, in the end, say something about less being more for an artist of such immense natural talent, but that's best saved for another article). It is with this track that it becomes clear Amos is not only paying homage to the musical influences that have always driven her, but also to her own past conceptual markings. American Doll Posse may not wholly satisfy all members of Amos' real posse--her rabid fanbase--but, whether you like your Tori with strings and whispery vocals, or with pulsating drums and soaring, seething vocals, or with whimsical metaphor and politely shocking lyrics, all respective members will likely agree that, after some misguided dips into the shallow end of the pop pool, Amos has reemerged, gliding on the crest of the wave, fists ready for the fight.
body & soul clip
Vocals: Pip and Santa
Bösendorfer: Tori Amos
Drums and Percussion: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Acoustic and Electric Guitar: Mac Aladdin
Sweet Communion
Sweet Communion
I have waited all my life
You say you are bonafide
to be my judge
Lay your law down on me love
Seven devils bring them on
I have left my weapons
'cause I think you're wrong
these devils of yours they need love
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Body and Soul Body and Soul Body and Soul
Sweet Communion
Sweet Communion
In my temple boy be warned
Violence doesn't have a home now but ecstasy
that's as pure as a woman's gold
Seven devils bring them on
I have left my weapons
'cause I think you're wrong
these devils of yours they need love
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Body and Soul Body and Soul Body and Soul
I'll save you from that sunday sermon
Boy I think you need a conversion
Body and Soul
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Body and Soul Body and Soul Body and Soul
Bösendorfer: Tori Amos
Drums and Percussion: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Acoustic and Electric Guitar: Mac Aladdin
Sweet Communion
Sweet Communion
I have waited all my life
You say you are bonafide
to be my judge
Lay your law down on me love
Seven devils bring them on
I have left my weapons
'cause I think you're wrong
these devils of yours they need love
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Body and Soul Body and Soul Body and Soul
Sweet Communion
Sweet Communion
In my temple boy be warned
Violence doesn't have a home now but ecstasy
that's as pure as a woman's gold
Seven devils bring them on
I have left my weapons
'cause I think you're wrong
these devils of yours they need love
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Body and Soul Body and Soul Body and Soul
I'll save you from that sunday sermon
Boy I think you need a conversion
Body and Soul
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Body and Soul Body and Soul Body and Soul
Posse--Wosse- Sosse
Tori is looking way too skinny, in my opinion, in these pictures from Saturday in Holland. Girl needs to eat more, she does look good though.As long as her voice is in fine form- I don't care what personality is coming through, or what the woman looks like.
so Tori is taking her "Posse" a little too far into the depths of her marketing ploy, meet the new posses.
The Original Posse
Sesame Street Posse: Cookie monster PIP
Tickle-Me-Santa
Isabel & clyde-- if ya know what I mean
Big Tori bird
Tori in Sister Pact
The Cosby Tori Show
Chicken Run 2- (I'd run too)
Fat Slut Posse
The Jackson 5 Posse
New Kids on the Block Posse
Love Boat Posse
The Golden Posse
Australian press release
LTD ED CD/DVD DIGIPAK
Released: Saturday 28th April (!!!!!!)
Catalogue: 88697087252
Barcode: 0886970872522
RBI: (removed by request, nothing interesting)
Genre: Pop / Alternative
STD 1CD JEWEL CASE
Catalogue: 82876861402
Barcode: 0828768614020
RBI: (removed by request)
TRACKLISTING
(all 23 tracks, but Big Wheel and Bouncing Off Clouds are bolded -- the latter to be the Australian-promoted 'single')
Product Overview
Her 9th studio album - written and producted by Tori herself, was recorded and mixed by Mark Hawley and Marcel van Limbeek at Martian Engineering Cornwall England.
American Doll Posse documents the lives of five women through their respective songs. As a whole the record has become the opportunity for women to reclaim the segmented pieces that habe been cut up within them. Women have been taught to take on specific roles rather than multiple roles. They are supposed to fit into tiny boxes - compartmentalizing. Each girl in American Doll Posse represents a different part of the female psyche and the record explores their individuality as well as how strong they are as a unit.
Demographic: core fan base, female 25+, music lovers (what kind of music do music haters listen to? they forgot the homos)
Special Features
Limited edition CD/DVD digipak (5000 only -- confirmed this is the allocation for Australia. item to be deleted upon release) contains 36 page booklet + each set contains 5 collector cards - 15 in total to collect.
DVD contains exclusive bonus track (not available anywhere else) (Miracle or My Posse Can Do?), 8 minute B Roll footage and photo montage.
Promo & Publicity
Interviews fulfilled: Cream (includes cover -- this is a quarterly pop-culture and fashion magazine), Frankie, Rolling Stone, Vogue, Yen Magazine, Media Week, DNA, LOTL, Oyster.
2 videos available - Bouncing Off Clouds, Big Wheel. Filmed live with Tori and piano. Re-shot on green screen for fans to create their own video online.
5 mySpace pages set up - one for each incarnation including regular blogs. (???)
Australian tour September - World Tour commences May 28 in Rome.
Advertising
Online advertising campaign on release - mySpace, ninemsn, fasterlouder.com
National street press campaign on release - highlighting limited edition CD/DVD pack.
Retail Marketing
Instore samplers being created for pre order opportunities
Tori Amos' new single, "Big Wheel" (Epic), is also heavy on the percussion, a bit of a roots-rocker crossed with KT Tunstall, until it takes a wacky Tori twist and she throws in a drum countdown and naughty bridge before the self- proclaimed hot mama gets back to business, making "Big Wheel" her most likable work in years.
Released: Saturday 28th April (!!!!!!)
Catalogue: 88697087252
Barcode: 0886970872522
RBI: (removed by request, nothing interesting)
Genre: Pop / Alternative
STD 1CD JEWEL CASE
Catalogue: 82876861402
Barcode: 0828768614020
RBI: (removed by request)
TRACKLISTING
(all 23 tracks, but Big Wheel and Bouncing Off Clouds are bolded -- the latter to be the Australian-promoted 'single')
Product Overview
Her 9th studio album - written and producted by Tori herself, was recorded and mixed by Mark Hawley and Marcel van Limbeek at Martian Engineering Cornwall England.
American Doll Posse documents the lives of five women through their respective songs. As a whole the record has become the opportunity for women to reclaim the segmented pieces that habe been cut up within them. Women have been taught to take on specific roles rather than multiple roles. They are supposed to fit into tiny boxes - compartmentalizing. Each girl in American Doll Posse represents a different part of the female psyche and the record explores their individuality as well as how strong they are as a unit.
Demographic: core fan base, female 25+, music lovers (what kind of music do music haters listen to? they forgot the homos)
Special Features
Limited edition CD/DVD digipak (5000 only -- confirmed this is the allocation for Australia. item to be deleted upon release) contains 36 page booklet + each set contains 5 collector cards - 15 in total to collect.
DVD contains exclusive bonus track (not available anywhere else) (Miracle or My Posse Can Do?), 8 minute B Roll footage and photo montage.
Promo & Publicity
Interviews fulfilled: Cream (includes cover -- this is a quarterly pop-culture and fashion magazine), Frankie, Rolling Stone, Vogue, Yen Magazine, Media Week, DNA, LOTL, Oyster.
2 videos available - Bouncing Off Clouds, Big Wheel. Filmed live with Tori and piano. Re-shot on green screen for fans to create their own video online.
5 mySpace pages set up - one for each incarnation including regular blogs. (???)
Australian tour September - World Tour commences May 28 in Rome.
Advertising
Online advertising campaign on release - mySpace, ninemsn, fasterlouder.com
National street press campaign on release - highlighting limited edition CD/DVD pack.
Retail Marketing
Instore samplers being created for pre order opportunities
Tori Amos' new single, "Big Wheel" (Epic), is also heavy on the percussion, a bit of a roots-rocker crossed with KT Tunstall, until it takes a wacky Tori twist and she throws in a drum countdown and naughty bridge before the self- proclaimed hot mama gets back to business, making "Big Wheel" her most likable work in years.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Active link to video
Some blog reader guy is to lazy to cut and paste the link so I have to make it active for him...
http://video.uk.msn.com/v/en-gb/v.ht...81&t=s75&f=&fg
http://video.uk.msn.com/v/en-gb/v.ht...81&t=s75&f=&fg
Sunday, April 8, 2007
tori does have hair!
http://video.uk.msn.com/v/en-gb/v.ht...81&t=s75&f=&fg
use internet explorer to watch--
toris a little bitchy
"if you can't afford the music, take it. But one day, you have to give back otherwise you become a taker".... etc...
"hold yourself accountable - I don't think theres some kind of universal justice (for the piracy)"
interviewer: "I don't know your spiritual beliefs, but do you believe people will have to pay for this in a spiritual sense?"
Tori "what do you think?"
She discusses SW and how it opened her up to people in the native american community and a medicine man. Says "our actions take us to our next plane in existence...... (snip)... you are choosing your next incarnation... some call it heaven some call it hell... I think heaven and hell are here... this is a free will planet"
my thought: how could the beautiful karma of SW lead her to TBK?! ( to Alex )
discussed his interview with Ray Manzarek and psychodelic drug use... "I know your usage of that has been discussed .... do you still use it for creative purposes"
"If you can get what you need from those, then yes, go for it. I was lucky enough from my journeys with Ayahusca that I had experiences that didn't make me physically ill. Emotionally, it took me to places that I don't think I wouldn't have gotten to without it.... are there other ways to get to that? Yes, I do think there are. There are other people that use certain therapies, hypnosis, fasting in the desert.... so yes, I think it can be very eye opening and yet because it becomes fashion or accessory that it loses soem of its potency."
AMOS LEADS VINYL REVIVAL
Singer/songwriter TORI AMOS has released her new album AMERICAN DOLL POSSE on vinyl, because she hates MP3 players. The SPARK singer, 43, claims digital music devices don't do justice to her music. She says, "I object to the fact that people might listen to my music on these tiny headphones. It can only be a disappointment. I created it for you to crank it up and have a sonic orgasm!... That's why I made American Doll Posse a double album on vinyl. It's a real, concrete structure."
use internet explorer to watch--
toris a little bitchy
"if you can't afford the music, take it. But one day, you have to give back otherwise you become a taker".... etc...
"hold yourself accountable - I don't think theres some kind of universal justice (for the piracy)"
interviewer: "I don't know your spiritual beliefs, but do you believe people will have to pay for this in a spiritual sense?"
Tori "what do you think?"
She discusses SW and how it opened her up to people in the native american community and a medicine man. Says "our actions take us to our next plane in existence...... (snip)... you are choosing your next incarnation... some call it heaven some call it hell... I think heaven and hell are here... this is a free will planet"
my thought: how could the beautiful karma of SW lead her to TBK?! ( to Alex )
discussed his interview with Ray Manzarek and psychodelic drug use... "I know your usage of that has been discussed .... do you still use it for creative purposes"
"If you can get what you need from those, then yes, go for it. I was lucky enough from my journeys with Ayahusca that I had experiences that didn't make me physically ill. Emotionally, it took me to places that I don't think I wouldn't have gotten to without it.... are there other ways to get to that? Yes, I do think there are. There are other people that use certain therapies, hypnosis, fasting in the desert.... so yes, I think it can be very eye opening and yet because it becomes fashion or accessory that it loses soem of its potency."
AMOS LEADS VINYL REVIVAL
Singer/songwriter TORI AMOS has released her new album AMERICAN DOLL POSSE on vinyl, because she hates MP3 players. The SPARK singer, 43, claims digital music devices don't do justice to her music. She says, "I object to the fact that people might listen to my music on these tiny headphones. It can only be a disappointment. I created it for you to crank it up and have a sonic orgasm!... That's why I made American Doll Posse a double album on vinyl. It's a real, concrete structure."
Friday, April 6, 2007
Tori and Britney
Found on a blog I did not write this:
04/06/2007 (11:32 am)
Was Britney Spear’s Rebellion Against Her “Pop Image?” Tori Amos Think So
When someone as respected and beloved as Tori Amos comes to your defense, while you are attempting to reclaim yourself against a tsunami of criticism, then that’s something to be happy about. So is the case for the recently rehabbed pop sensation Britney Spears. Tori recently spoke up about Britney’s troubles and points to Britney’s label as being a part of the problem:
“Whether they’re selling perfume or a song, people have decided they’re a brand. Hollywood did a good job of creating icons in the 30s and 40s, they understood a story. Now, give ‘em a haircut and some clothes and they think they can pull off Aphrodite. Then you have situations like Britney shaving her head. I don’t think her sweet, saccharine image was close to who she really was, and she rebelled.”
Obviously, Britney’s image isn’t the only element in her fall from grace; Britney’s crumbling marriage, dealing with parenthood and substance abuse issues were a bigger part of the problem. But maybe, Britney’s has been trying to tell us something about herself all these years.
From her public kiss with fellow pop-rebel Madonna, to her shredding her pop-tart image for songs like “Toxic” and “I’m A Slave For U,” it’s clear that Britney’s much “darker” than her peers, and quite possibly, has felt trapped in a persona that didn’t closely match who she really was.
Tori Amos’ observations, though simplistic, may in truth be really insightful. More importantly, her experiences make her a credible witness to testify on Britney’s “troubled” behalf. Tori Amos has had her share of hard times too.
Despite their disparate musical stylings, Tori and Britney have a couple things in common and if Tori’s right, both performers began their careers as something different than who they were inside.
Amos began her career in an ill-conceived band in the mid-80’s called “Y Tori Can’t Read.” She recorded one album and was tossed aside for being silly and derivitive of the whole 80’s synth sound - sort of like if Kate Bush sang for Duran Duran. This initial failure was likely her saving grace, as Tori was forced to find her own voice and sound. Which she did with great gusto, paving the way for many of the alternative female singer-songwriters who would come after her (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Fiona Apple and Alanis Morissette to name a few.)
Tori had great success in the early 90’s from her first solo album Little Earthquakes, the single “Silent All These Years” and later with “Cornflake Girl” and “Crucify” sealed her status as cult icon. Despite writing quirky, off-kilter songs — on a piano no less — Tori has a rabidly loyal fanbase, has recorded over 10 albums, sold over 15 million records and her new and eagerly anticipated record, American Doll Posse is set to be released on May 1.
Tori, like Britney, knows personal heartache. During her early years in LA, Tori was raped by an acquaintence and wrote about her experience in her song “My And A Gun.” She’s done benefits for RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) a charity designed to help those who are struggling with sexual assault and abuse and has openly spoken out about her abuse in an effort to raise awareness.
Tori, having had her career sidetracked due to an ill-conceived image and having suffered personal trauma, gives her unique perspective to see through the b.s. in Britney’s life and maybe even offer a light at the end of the tunnel for Spears. If Britney can stay focused, and discover who she really is inside, maybe she can reach even greater success with a whole new image - one she can finally be true to.
It might be a stretch to imagine Britney becoming an indie icon like the outrageously talented Tori Amos - but stranger things have happened to lesser people.
04/06/2007 (11:32 am)
Was Britney Spear’s Rebellion Against Her “Pop Image?” Tori Amos Think So
When someone as respected and beloved as Tori Amos comes to your defense, while you are attempting to reclaim yourself against a tsunami of criticism, then that’s something to be happy about. So is the case for the recently rehabbed pop sensation Britney Spears. Tori recently spoke up about Britney’s troubles and points to Britney’s label as being a part of the problem:
“Whether they’re selling perfume or a song, people have decided they’re a brand. Hollywood did a good job of creating icons in the 30s and 40s, they understood a story. Now, give ‘em a haircut and some clothes and they think they can pull off Aphrodite. Then you have situations like Britney shaving her head. I don’t think her sweet, saccharine image was close to who she really was, and she rebelled.”
Obviously, Britney’s image isn’t the only element in her fall from grace; Britney’s crumbling marriage, dealing with parenthood and substance abuse issues were a bigger part of the problem. But maybe, Britney’s has been trying to tell us something about herself all these years.
From her public kiss with fellow pop-rebel Madonna, to her shredding her pop-tart image for songs like “Toxic” and “I’m A Slave For U,” it’s clear that Britney’s much “darker” than her peers, and quite possibly, has felt trapped in a persona that didn’t closely match who she really was.
Tori Amos’ observations, though simplistic, may in truth be really insightful. More importantly, her experiences make her a credible witness to testify on Britney’s “troubled” behalf. Tori Amos has had her share of hard times too.
Despite their disparate musical stylings, Tori and Britney have a couple things in common and if Tori’s right, both performers began their careers as something different than who they were inside.
Amos began her career in an ill-conceived band in the mid-80’s called “Y Tori Can’t Read.” She recorded one album and was tossed aside for being silly and derivitive of the whole 80’s synth sound - sort of like if Kate Bush sang for Duran Duran. This initial failure was likely her saving grace, as Tori was forced to find her own voice and sound. Which she did with great gusto, paving the way for many of the alternative female singer-songwriters who would come after her (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Fiona Apple and Alanis Morissette to name a few.)
Tori had great success in the early 90’s from her first solo album Little Earthquakes, the single “Silent All These Years” and later with “Cornflake Girl” and “Crucify” sealed her status as cult icon. Despite writing quirky, off-kilter songs — on a piano no less — Tori has a rabidly loyal fanbase, has recorded over 10 albums, sold over 15 million records and her new and eagerly anticipated record, American Doll Posse is set to be released on May 1.
Tori, like Britney, knows personal heartache. During her early years in LA, Tori was raped by an acquaintence and wrote about her experience in her song “My And A Gun.” She’s done benefits for RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) a charity designed to help those who are struggling with sexual assault and abuse and has openly spoken out about her abuse in an effort to raise awareness.
Tori, having had her career sidetracked due to an ill-conceived image and having suffered personal trauma, gives her unique perspective to see through the b.s. in Britney’s life and maybe even offer a light at the end of the tunnel for Spears. If Britney can stay focused, and discover who she really is inside, maybe she can reach even greater success with a whole new image - one she can finally be true to.
It might be a stretch to imagine Britney becoming an indie icon like the outrageously talented Tori Amos - but stranger things have happened to lesser people.
Thursday, April 5, 2007
We have clips of every song!!!
to listen or not to listen, that is the question? Only 30 second clips so you can't really judge to the full extent. It's more of teenage hustling-- which gets better and better!!! there;s a song called "posse bonus" and she sings, "this is your posse bonus, this is your posse bonus this is your extra track because I like you, cause I like you, okay friend burrow your way to freedom."
http://www.musicload.de/item.ml?releaseid=2313733_2
http://www.musicload.de/item.ml?releaseid=2313733_2
Oh my little Milf...
The interviews are beginning to roll in-- MTV title:
Tori Amos Forms Anti-Bush Posse By Mutating Into Greek Goddesses
So Tori is doing her character's on the tour for the first part, and then "Tori" comes out the second part. It's been officially confirmed that tori's real hair will not be making an appearance on the tour. Apparently, it's having a hard time. My mom always said that if I kept dying my hair it would all fall out-- and after seeing semi-recent pics of Tori, I believe her. Years or overstyling, dye and abuse have taken their toll on my favorite faux redhead forcing the tori to wear wigs. Lots of wigs-- God forbid the wig fall off when she tosses her head back while singing. That would be embarrassing.
http://www.youthink.com/quiz.asp?action=take&quiz_id=875
Tori recently say that she spends a lot more time in Florida than people think. About half the time when she's not working-- tori's house in Florida is so close to mine-- I'm gonna run into her sometime.
Tori Amos Forms Anti-Bush Posse By Mutating Into Greek Goddesses
So Tori is doing her character's on the tour for the first part, and then "Tori" comes out the second part. It's been officially confirmed that tori's real hair will not be making an appearance on the tour. Apparently, it's having a hard time. My mom always said that if I kept dying my hair it would all fall out-- and after seeing semi-recent pics of Tori, I believe her. Years or overstyling, dye and abuse have taken their toll on my favorite faux redhead forcing the tori to wear wigs. Lots of wigs-- God forbid the wig fall off when she tosses her head back while singing. That would be embarrassing.
http://www.youthink.com/quiz.asp?action=take&quiz_id=875
Tori recently say that she spends a lot more time in Florida than people think. About half the time when she's not working-- tori's house in Florida is so close to mine-- I'm gonna run into her sometime.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2007
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