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night of the hunters - left me a little disconnected? I am not sure why?
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gigi4 - no i really love classical music but the mastering of the album annoys me … her voice is too dry in the mix! But i am so excited for her to go back to her dark, ethereal and quirky style…. i just managed to get my tickets today too…. I'm watching her at the symphony hall…just because last time every seat was a great view and the sound was superb!
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gigi4 - no i really love classical music but the mastering of the album annoys me … her voice is too dry in the mix! But i am so excited for her to go back to her dark, ethereal and quirky style…. i just managed to get my tickets today too…. I'm watching her at the symphony hall…just because last time every seat was a great view and the sound was superb!
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gigi - no it sounds like your right on track with us … her last few adventures into more classical (midwinter and night of hunters) have largely been below our expectations in terms of quality of production - for the vocal. The songs remain great! 'Abnormally addicted to Sin' was her last 'normal artistic album'. It was great but also plagued with production problems. She needs to ditch hubby as mastering and producer executive - sorry! .
The odd thing was that i always wanted a Tori Amos - orchestral album; christmas album and cover album…. because they really play to her strengths but oddly enough these have been her weakest albums! Still great…and outstanding in places…. but not as amazing as perhaps expected and possible - that her live performances showcase! |
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Guess I'm not into the whole orchestra thing. I think it has become a cliche. A lot of pop artists have done orchestra reinventions of their older songs. I know people associate Tori with classical, but I actually associate her more with alternative/indie music. I kind of her think of her as a 90's triology with Bjork and PJ Harvey rather than as a classical artist. I actually love her covers album Strange Little Girls which covered more contemporary pop songs. Absolutely love Rattlesnakes from that album.
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Is it weird that I think Night of Hunters is her strongest in around a decade? Star Whisperer is so amazing. That instrumental in the middle..and seeing it live twice..wow! Gold Dust is nice too. I think people are a bit harsh on Tori. It's not Choirgirl or Scarlet, I admit that, but still, her work is so far above any of the shite released from the more popular artists of today.
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Finally got round to giving tori a go after fobing her off for a pale imitation of Kate Bush and whilst there are similarites there are similarites to Pj, Sarah Mclachlan etc and i was pleasently surprised will definitely be going to go purchase her back catalogue
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Is it weird that I think Night of Hunters is her strongest in around a decade? Star Whisperer is so amazing. That instrumental in the middle..and seeing it live twice..wow! Gold Dust is nice too. I think people are a bit harsh on Tori. It's not Choirgirl or Scarlet, I admit that, but still, her work is so far above any of the shite released from the more popular artists of today.
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hav mar - which albums have you listened to so far?
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Is it weird that I think Night of Hunters is her strongest in around a decade? Star Whisperer is so amazing. That instrumental in the middle..and seeing it live twice..wow! Gold Dust is nice too. I think people are a bit harsh on Tori. It's not Choirgirl or Scarlet, I admit that, but still, her work is so far above any of the shite released from the more popular artists of today.
But at the same time you can still be a fan of an artist and not like every single record they do or like some records better than others. Especially with someone like Tori who changes a lot and experiments with different sounds, it's normal that fans will like some records better than others because everyone has different taste in music. |
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The album title is very unusual and quirky, excited to hear what it's all about!
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Is it weird that I think Night of Hunters is her strongest in around a decade? Star Whisperer is so amazing. That instrumental in the middle..and seeing it live twice..wow! Gold Dust is nice too. I think people are a bit harsh on Tori. It's not Choirgirl or Scarlet, I admit that, but still, her work is so far above any of the shite released from the more popular artists of today.
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It's not weird at all, I completely agree that 'Night of Hunters' is her best release since 'Scarlet's Walk'. I remember it being very well-received by critics too, much more so than the likes of 'Abnormally Attracted to Sin' and 'The Beekeeper'. I love that 'Night of Hunters' really highlights her stunning piano work, which isn't quite so prevalent in a lot of her other 21st century work.
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Hey Pele i have Tales of a Librarian and have dabbled on Spotify her first three will be my starting point Under the Pink seems like a good place to start LE will be the starting point of course
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Hey Pele i have Tales of a Librarian and have dabbled on Spotify her first three will be my starting point Under the Pink seems like a good place to start LE will be the starting point of course
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hav mar - gh's is always a good place to start …. which tracks are you faves?
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Thanks for the reccomendation's guys
![]() Fave tracks Pele are: Cornflake Girl Winter Crucify Precious Things Silent All these Years Spark Bliss |
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Anyone got tickets for the tour in May? Going to Birmingham so far but i'll probably end up getting a London ticket at some point.
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yep I've got symphony hall tickets - so excited!!! Love that venue!
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yep I've got symphony hall tickets - so excited!!! Love that venue!
I hope the next album is a good 'un. |
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Some fans are speculating that the new album will be just piano and Tori's voice thus the "unrepentant' in the title. Plus, Live Nation put out a picture promoting the tour and album with just a drawing of a piano. Not sure how I feel about that, but it would be interesting and different from her recent pop albums.
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Waiting for the phone to ring..
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Just listened to Little Earthquakes... what a fantastic album it is! Not a song I dislike and all of them seem heartfelt. I think my favourite is Winter
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That was the song that introduced me to Tori. Listening to From Russia With Love now. Amazing. Love Dragon.
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Isn't 'Dragon' such a hidden treasure?
I hope this new album is as promised a move away from the classical and to the pianistic quirky realism of 'little earthquakes' and 'under the pink' ... |
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