Tori Amos


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I first heard about Tori in 1992, when her Little Earthquakes album got released, after i saw an interview of her in a french TV music show called Rapido (hosted by Antoine de Caunes). I was under shock. I soon bougth the album. I had never been so deeply touched by any music. And beeing a musician, i listen to A LOT of music, and a wide range of music styles. But this was very special. I found in Tori's music something which i craved for, and for a long time. I was so special. Which is very difficult to translate into words (add to that the fact that english isn't my mother tongue...). It is hard to express, first because it is very personal, and also only because it is a very complex feeling. I often ask myself why i am so touched by her music. But i realised that at the time i discovered Tori, it was a very tough time for me. It was when a lot of changes happened. And Tori and her music were there, and never left me since then.

Tori's music speaks for itself. At least to those that know how to listen. With their hears and heart. Tori is one of those artist that people either adore or hate. You don' t listen to Tori's music only to pass time. You listen to it because you find yourself in itn and it touches you. It shows you your inner self. And this is the utmost proof of respect to an artist work. I think you can find this feeling, in the different Tori-Phile groups, and on the #tori IRC channel (find me there under the SoulFish nickname), or in the mailing-lists like Really-Deep-Thoughts.

As soon as i start to chat with people that share the same admiration as i do toward Tori, i can sense that we feel the same things. Tori's like a link, between cool, sensitive, and human(!) person.

Tori's Music



How to describe her music ? Well... it's tough. But it's a very simple and pure music. Well, what if i talked about her a little first ?
Tori Amos (real name Myra Ellen Amos) was born on the 22nd of August 1963, in Newton, North Carolina, USA. She spent most of her childhood in Baltimore. She started playing the piano as soon as 2 and a half. She then got accepted at the famous Peabody Conservatory Art School, at 5, which made her the youngest person ever accepted there. She got 'fired' when whe was 11. She didn't see things like the people there. She quicky became a fan of bands like Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell...
At 21, she joined a heavy-metal band called Why Kant Tori Read whose eponymous album got released in 1988, and wasn't quite a success. I don't think it has even been released in France. By the way, if you can send me a copy of the album it woul be sssoooooo cooooool (my birthday is on the 8 of june, think about it) :-)
In 1992, she gets a contract with EastWest London. She releases her first 'solo' album that year. Her musis is simple, pure, emotional and filled with emotions. Happy ones, or quite depressing ones (a song like 'Me and a gun' can't leave you insensitive...). The emotional power of this music is so string i get goose-bump just thinking about it. Songs like 'Winter', 'Precious Things', 'Chine' or 'Mother' are pure master-pieces.
As i was saying, Tori's music is very simple and pure. Nevertheless, her knowledge about music allows her to use, her own way, a lots of complex and tasty musical forms, from her knowledge of piano and classical music in general.
So, her music get more powerful, and out-there, without all the clichés we're used to hear on the radio or on MTV. And her voice is so magically wonderful. So are her lyrics, both beautiful, poetic, and metaphorical too... Thank u 4 everything. U kan't imagine what you've done. you make us better persons u know...
Well, it's 'magnifique'. I love that.

Discography



There are only 3 albums. But you can find a lot of singles too (if you don't live in France of course...hmm.), with unreleased songs, remixes, and cover-songs like 'Smells Like Teen Spirit','Losing My Religion', 'If 6 was 9' ... et bien
Here are the albums:

Tori Amos French Fan Club


Tori's got her own devoted fan-club in France too, for more than two years now : the Tori Amos Fan Club. They publish a fanzine, every 3 months, there are giveaways, you can get promtional items, CD, Videos, ...
They are very cool, and if you wanna be member of it, like me, here's what you have to do :

Join the first french Tori Amos :
TAFC is published 4 times a year, and supplemented (for subscribers) TAFC 'Special Issue' issued when there are urgent news. Please, send back your name, age, complete adress to us. You'll receive your official member card.
Subscriptions Rates (inclusive of postage and airmail to distant places) for a year :

France
120 french francs
Europe
130 french francs (IMO)
Other (USA, Japon,...)
140 french francs (IMO)
Please make all payments to : TORI AMOS FAN CLUB, in french currency , with Internationnal Money Order (IMO).
The adress is:
Tori Amos Fan Club
- Poste Restante de Saint Martin -
75, Rue Saint Martin
91 150 Etampes - FRANCE

Some of my favourite songs of Tori's

A few Tori-Links

A few Tori-friends

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