Drum Teacher Reacts: MATT CHAMBERLAIN | Tori Amos - Precious Things (Live Session 1998)

[@mikeg.4211]

One of the things I love about your reactions that set you apart aside from your good taste, great attitude and intelligence is your ability to pick up on details and appreciate their significance toward the whole artistic product. (You would have made a great lawyer!) During the 90's especially, Tori Amos was one of those rare creative fireballs; a sort of Tony Iommi of piano. This was an example of unbridled talent all around, pouring out of the place. Here, even the camera work was superior as well as the sound, so kudos to the filming and production crew. They allowed us to see and hear everything that was going on beautifully. Even the lyrics are Geezer Butler worthy (of painful memories of growing up as a minster's daughter): So I ran faster But it caught me here Yes my loyalties turned Like my ankle In the seventh grade Running after billy Running after the rain These precious things Let them bleed Let them wash away These precious things Let them break Their hold on me He said, "You're really an ugly girl But I like the way you play" And I died But I thanked him Can you believe that? Sick! Holding on to his picture Dressing up every day I want to smash the faces Of those beautiful boys Those Christian boys So you can make me cum That doesn't make you Jesus These precious things Let them bleed Let them wash away These precious things Let them break Their hold on me I remember Yes In my peach party dress No one dared No one cared To tell me Where the pretty girls are Those demigods With their nine-inch nails And a little fascist panties Tucked inside the heart Of every nice girl These precious things Let them bleed Let them wash away These precious things Let them break Let them wash away These precious things Let them bleed now Let them wash away These precious things Let them break Precious, precious

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

This one is precious Mike. Adore this 🙌

[@mikeg.4211]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums 👍🤟❤

[@mikeg.4211]

@@chapmcchap2919 yes!

[@AChickandaDuck]

@@chapmcchap2919”So you can make me c*m, that doesn’t make you Jesus” - one of my all-time favorite lyrics 😂

[@chapmcchap2919]

@@AChickandaDuck yes absolutely hilarious. As men we gotta take it on board.

[@HB-xf2xl]

I wish the whole world knew how brilliant Tori Amos is.

[@seelenwinter6662]

she has more talent in one finger than swift, gaga, grande and co in their whole bodies together...

[@Marnee4191]

@@seelenwinter6662 Yeah, I get annoyed when I see on Spotify, that they suggest to me because I like Tori Amos a bunch of women (as if I would like something just because it's a female artist), and it's a bunch of women who don't play instruments and the main focus of the song is the vocals, with no sophisticated musicality to it. I'm just like, "Are you serious? You think this is in any way related to Tori Amos just because they are women?"

[@msgSharke]

Saw her a few years ago and she’s STILL an amazing living legendary artist/musician/lyricist!!!

[@driftwood4625]

Little earthquakes is one of my desert island albums, never too late to get into her. She is a master.

[@syyneater]

One of the best albums imo, absolutely amazing. Little Earthquakes, and Disintegration, are my top two desert island albums.

[@lastfinalfantasyVII]

"and this creature who hits things, this is matt chamberlin" tori amos

[@Marnee4191]

I can say that with her, almost to perfection 🙂I never get tired of it.

[@jills9373]

@@Marnee4191 same!

[@erincarlson3232]

Damn it! Exactly what I said in my head. ❤

[@bernwebb1539]

Matt was stupendous with Tori, the whole thing gets me choked up, the power Tori can muster is something to behold.

[@mikeg.4211]

Yes, Bern! You rock!

[@lesflynn4455]

She's been doing this stuff for 30 years. Watching you creators finally discovering her is like a secret catching on.

[@DarkMadamX83]

I thought the exact same thing

[@lesterine77]

I would consider tori the most underrated artist possibly ever, but definitely from since the 90s.

[@warren_r]

Maaaan, this is a great find. I LOVE Matt Chamberlain's work with Tori Amos. Hard to overstate how influential Tori was back in that time period, especially with women. Maybe not as big as Oasis or Radiohead, but close. You can pick any of her 1990s albums and get your ass absolutely kicked by the awesomeness -- these are the kinds of albums that appear on "best album of all time" lists.

[@mikeg.4211]

Glad you liked it, Warren! Awesome post! :)

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Agree Warren. Super special performance

[@simonslee73]

Jon Evans on bass (still touring with her) is also a master of groove and texture. Matt and Jon were her rhythm section for quite a few years, awesome pairing

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

What a team!

[@cantcny]

Saw her last year in Seattle. Was bummed Matt wasn't touring with her.

[@glennkelly4058]

Every time I hear Bliss, I tell myself that my life will only be complete once I get a 5-string fretless.

[@Marnee4191]

For those who don't know, Tori Amos writes her own lyrics, her own melody. She plays piano, which is usually the main instrument. She has produced all of her albums (the first 1 or 2 were co-produced). I don't know if she has ever co-written a song. If she has, it's not the norm. She arranges orchestral parts. Note that producing an album means choosing the session musicians and what the accompaniment is. She was the youngest person to be admitted to the Peabody institute at age 5 for her piano work. She is a musical genius.

[@Marnee4191]

She is also rare in how many different styles of music she has recorded.

[@mikeg.4211]

Yep, that about sums it up, Marnee! Well said! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@HB-xf2xl]

A few co-writes that I know of: She co-wrote a song with Peter Gabriel (Party Man from the Virtuosity soundtrack) and she co-wrote Siren with Patrick Doyle for the Great Expectations soundtrack. She also co-wrote a few songs with Al Stewart in the late 80's. .

[@mikeg.4211]

@@HB-xf2xl interesting information! Thanks!

[@clarerichardson8770]

It's also fun to mention that she got kicked OUT of Peabody for "musical insubordination." They did not appreciate her playing songs by ear and wanted her to be patient and learn theory, and Tori didn't stop playing what she wanted to play (which sets the scene for her whole career, tbh). There's a great little story she tells about when she was small, that she told her grandfather, "Grandpa, songs are chasing me." And he told her to slow down and let them catch her. Forever glad that she slowed down. She also has synesthesia and from what I've read, she envisions songs as forms of light, which is fascinating!

[@davidkoblentz]

I literally have been to thousands of concerts.. from classical, ambient, rock, pop to the heaviest death metal for 40 years... Tori was the best concert I ever saw, hands down, boys for pele tour, she controlled the entire audience, easily, and that was @ the Paramount in Madison Square Garden, NYC... tori is and always has been on another level... she has a vision and goes for it. Her voice is at her peak here, the power there is just insane... the sustain.. wow.

[@seelenwinter6662]

she has more talent in one finger than swift, gaga, grande and co in their whole bodies together...

[@DemantoidGreen]

Wish I could have seen her on that tour. Hands down my favorite album of hers

[@Marnee4191]

She is my #1 favorite artist. In top 5 is Tori, Tool, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, and The Doors. But I went to a concert back maybe the late 90s (can't remember for sure). She was touring with Alannis Morisette. In the arena, Morisette's music sounded good. But when Tori came on, the sound mixing was TERRIBLE. It all ran together, it clashed, it screeched and rebounded. I couldn't hear her piano at all. It was honestly really terrible. I don't even consider that I actually saw her in concert, because the sound was just a big unidentifiable jumble. I took my niece with me for her birthday. She was an even bigger fan than I was, and she was extremely disappointed. I know she's the queen of live performances, but somebody REALLY screwed up that night. The only other time I went one of her concerts, I was by myself in a fancy theater. The opening act was some young guy - just him and a guitar, and omg, he was just a bubble gum performer with nothing but very simplistic, semi-catchy tunes. It was almost a joke, like music made for a commercial. I sat through it for about 45 minutes and couldn't take anymore. I walked out before Tori got on stage. I DO regret it, because the sound mixing was were to that point really quite good, and hopefully would have been good when Tori took the stage. As accomplished of a musician as she was, I will NEVER fathom why she would choose to have such an untalented person as an opening act. I was there by myself. If not, I likely would have stayed and maybe seen a really great show. I KNOW that she's phenomenal live, which is all the more reason I've been disappointed in my two experiences.

[@davidkoblentz]

@@Marnee4191 I so know the feeling... my favorite band is actually King's X from Texas, they played Woodstock 94, I was there and thought the sound was terrible but they did "Manic Depression" and brought the house down but got left off the official album... ugg... Have you heard of Anna Murphy, check out her solo album "Cellar Darling"... her voice is about the closest I ever heard talent wise to Tori (she actually sings lead for a metal band but check her out, she is amazing)... I have only seen tori a few times... which is a major regret! but at least there are great live shows to check out on youtube.

[@WoodlandT]

I saw her in Portland on that tour. It was life changing. I still talk about that show to this day as the most incredible experiences of my life, not just best concerts, best experiences period. It expanded my understanding of the limits of human capacity and capability. It was at once the most human an inhuman thing I’d ever seen, otherworldly yet grounded deeply in the earth, absolutely raw and yet utterly refined. After all these years I’ve accepted that I will always lack the language to adequately describe that night. But I was there and I remember

[@unfilthy]

I particularly liked you mentioning Tori's interaction with the other musicians. Knowing how much improv goes into her live shows, I always look for those signs. It's borderline incomprehensible to me how anyone can play an instrument to the level she does, and sing at her level, while investing so much emotion into it, and improvising, and while doing all this simultaneously also keep track of what everyone else is doing and think ahead to let them know where she's going. It just blows my mind. And this isn't even my favorite live version of this song. Also, yes the drumming is phenomenal. There are actually versions of this with only her and a piano, but the drums are so integral to the entire feel and atmosphere that I always stick to the performances that include Matt.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup this is live art. Requires a team of great intuitive players and artists in their own right

[@yesdeere1376]

Damn I miss the 90’s

[@mlinderict]

Tori, Matt, John Evans on bass, and Steve Caton on guitar

[@sidhedanu]

Matt's drums on Sugar are my favorite. I also enjoy watching him in the Raspberry Swirl filmed performance.

[@cantcny]

Sugar is so good.

[@ThunderTaco206]

Matt Chamberlain has incomparable feel. It is almost instantly recognizable, and impossible to replicate.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Pure musician

[@ArenMichael]

Matt Chamberlain is my favorite drummer. I saw him play live with Tori 8 times over the course of 10 years. the energy he brought to her live shows was something you had to experience. he played on 8 of her albums from 1998-2009. from what I gather, Matt is the reason Tori started working with Ash Soan on the most recent album tour.

[@gabormolnar2208]

this is by far one of the best performances of this song. also "caught a lite sneeze" from the same performance, gives me chills everytime!

[@denaestone8208]

The entire Tori Amos Sessions at West 54th is so good. The Waitress, Caught a Lite Sneeze, and iieee are absolutely out of this world! Highly recommend.

[@kristencollins521]

Her band on that tour was amazing. iieee was the performance to react to though. The whole breakdown in the middle was paradise. It was so emotional and her piano just sang. “I know you understand the way I feel” part breaks my heart every time.

[@joescott8877]

Tori is one of the best, in at least a few categories. her dramatic singing and Matt's insane drumming ion "The Waitress" from this same show will floor you.

[@jills9373]

and Caught a Lite Sneeze! Of the zillion live video performances, both professional like this one and countless fans ones, Sessions is the best. I remember the first time I saw it when it first aired in the winter of 1999. I still love it as much now as I did then.

[@mattiusgabe7354]

I love Tori. You can see Matt Chamberlain in a lot of live performances with Tori. I think he started with her on her 1998 tour. They have amazing musical "chemistry" together. Her other session videos are amazing. I recommend IIEEE. She's compared to Kate Bush a lot (I love her too), but I respect Tori a little bit more since Tori has a much more expansive tour history than Kate.

[@hrblsh]

Tori Amos’ albums Little Earthquakes and Under The Pink. Doesn’t get much better than these.

[@raspberryswirl375]

I would recommend Carbon from the album Scarlet's Walk. One of my favorites in terms of drumming. I really think Matt had a fantastic influence on her songwriting during that period. Great reaction!

[@mannybravo237]

Tori Amos always slays!!!! Her passion is contagious! Circa 1990 my gf was convinced Tori's songs were about other tenants she knew in her apartment complex! Profoundly affected. That era was all about ott creative female artists, tori, fiona apple, bjork, et. al.

[@donnelson6694]

Tori is on another level and Matt is incredible. What an incredibly gifted group of artists.

[@mikeg.4211]

Great post, Don!

[@louiseinnes619]

This Goddess needs to be in the Hall of Fame

[@twocatsyelling723]

Tori Amos is a phenomenon. If you're not familiar with her work... Do dive in. You're in for a treat.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I've adored everything I've heard so far!

[@RiazMissaghi]

"this creature who hits things is matt" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYPUZZZtmd2sgdU

[@emmiwemmy]

This is an *incredible* version of an incredible song. I just feel steamrolled after listening to it.

[@sidhedanu]

Oh, and Waitress from this same concert is also incredible. I love watching her gestures and nods when she'd give a little signal to the guys.

[@Wungolioth]

Plus if you wanna see a real build up, The Waitress is huge for this. TBH, the live version from To Venus and Back is better, it feels less rushed, but the visual of the Sessions at West 54th version is great.

[@sidhedanu]

They are the same performance. It's just that the sound isn't as good on the video.

[@Wungolioth]

@@sidhedanu They aren't the same performance, all recordings on To Venus and Back are from the '97-'98 tour in support of From the Choirgirl Hotel album, and the Sessions at West 54th performance happened after the release of To Venus and Back, 2 years later. The build up of the "hang ten" section on the To Venus and Back recording is much longer, and the Sessions version is truncated for time.

[@sidhedanu]

I would have sworn that I compared the two in the past and the vocals sounded identical, but I guess I was wrong. :)

[@Wungolioth]

@@sidhedanu I was doing some checking up on my memory, and I am wrong about when Sessions at West 54th recording date, it did happen in 98, the thing that nagged at me is I knew Steve Caton left after that tour, so his being in the performance made me realize I was misremembering. However, the Sessions version is definitely different, like I said.

[@TheMrMused]

Tori's always had a mastery of texture, dynamics, and composition. Her selection of musicians has always been those who demonstrably embrace her vision. While I'm a deep, deep fan of her pre-2000 work (and post-2000 compilations), the newer works are no less exceptional.

[@wachiroski]

late 90's Tori with this rhythm section was God Mode!

[@NoCreamedCorn]

Matt Chamberlain is a friggin genius/madman. I’ve seen him play with Tori numerous times and it’s really incredible. Ashe is good, but oh man… More of Matt with Tori please.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Coming up shortly!!

[@AnyRoadAnyTime]

Wow! What a good choice/recommendation. A pleasant surprise. Really good stuff.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Beautiful ain't it!

[@mikeg.4211]

So glad you enjoyed it, Anyroad! 😊👍

[@RiazMissaghi]

Watching your face go through every stage of grief and absolute disgust at how good it was till finding acceptance was glorious!

[@krenwregget7667]

when you hear a new song you're not familiar with and you think to yourself, "this is really good, I wonder who played on this..." 9 times out of 10, it's Matt Chamberlain.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup!! He’s a genius

[@rdirizarry1]

This whole concert is worth checking out. It’s incredible.

[@MadisonCarter]

One of my favorite live performances ever. Great stuff.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Oh wow. That's awesome. Glad to be discovering it

[@andreaslundin7935]

This is really good - also interesting with all the rythms working with and against eachother =) Great pic! Also she's at that genius on the point to crazy level.

[@mikeg.4211]

Glad you liked it, Andreas!

[@hayatotheninja]

I was so into her music when I was in High School, her first two records were really something when I was in my alt rock weird music phase. I saw her live at a local University, and she was astonishing, and it was just her and a piano. Really cool seeing her with a full band.

[@darrylbennett4297]

Tori is beautiful and absolutely picked up where Kate Bush left off. Tori’s first 3 albums are so good.

[@lindapryor3747]

If you have ever seen the movie Twister, she sings the song Talula.

[@marcagins3492]

The one and only Matt Chamberlain! He is freakin' amazing and another of my favorites!

[@cjonesufc]

Always loved this track for various reasons, but the drums are a centerpiece. Happily surprised to see this on your channel.

[@mikeg.4211]

Glad you enjoyed it, cjonesufc!

[@allandriver2066]

I found Tori when I was 29....I'm now 60 and she still hits as hard......

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup!

[@adamfstewart81]

Hope you watched Michael's reaction video!

[@DarkMadamX83]

Tori made a lot of hand gestures.. while something may have been a signal, very few are. I think they could lieten and hear the way she was conducting. When she got into a song, especially the angstier ones, she did her hands aa a release of energy. I have seen her enough times to know this with certainty.

[@chrisjones2788]

Saw her in concert with Matt and her brother on bass and I swear they had the crowd under hypnosis by the end of the show.

[@adnap]

Aside from any commentary I may have as a long time fan (32 years) of Tori Amos, you mentioned Ashwin Sood. Ashwin was Sarah McLachlan’s husband and drummer from 1991 to 2006. If you want to see an amazing concert of Sarah, watch the Mirrorball concert 1998. Her band is amazingly talented. The concert Itself has an excellent set list with a very high rewatchability factor.

[@HB-xf2xl]

No, he mentioned Ash Soan. Tori’s current touring drummer.

[@Marnee4191]

OMG, omg. So, I have been a huge fan of Tori Amos since the 2000s. She got me out of listening exclusively to heavy metal. And I just started learning drums last year. And I love, love, love the work of Matt Chamberlain. I only figured out who he was after I started learning drums and identified the Tori songs that had these great drum parts. I have not even watched this video yet and am extremely excited to see this. Precious Things is, quite literally, my #1 favorite song of all time. But the variants that have Matt C. playing drums live are the variants of this favorite song I love the best. I'm giddy in anticipation of watching this video!

[@mikeg.4211]

Wow, Marnee, that’s so cool! I’ve mentioned before that I think of Tori as the Tony Iommi of piano! 😉😎🤟

[@TheeGoatPig]

That is the type of tom-groove that I have always aspired to play, but have rarely found within myself to accomplish.

[@danielamondschein]

"From the 90s", LOL. Tori was just on a world tour or still is..

[@marissablank7561]

It would be nice if you gave Tori more credit. She chose good dudes, but she is one of the most phenomenal musicians of the era and she is fearless.

[@diannespoto9061]

I am LOVING watching great male musicians discovering the genius of Tori Amos and her great band all these years later. It's a real thing happening and I am here for it!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

This is something else

[@grapsorz]

i love Tori Amos. it's my all time favorite musician. i dont have that many CD's etc stil i have about half a meter shelf pace for here stuff ;) and the moste sick thing is that she is dyslexic. and se can nether read or write notes.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Oh wow. Thanks for the info

[@louiseinnes619]

Every single track from her is mind blowing….

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🙌

[@j.r.cehonski2326]

She definitely jams on the intro this song live for even longer than she does here. And yes she heavily influenced by Kate Bush. She’s pretty loyal to her touring musicians.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Doing well to keep those musos on side!

[@notyetskeletal4809]

22 August. She is 60. Woo! Hi from Grafton, Auckland.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yo! I'm headed into Grafton in about 20 mins HAHA

[@slavaenamorado378]

Matt's drums on Josephine is one of my favourite

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

He's one of the best

[@luku22]

Tori was such an important part of my early adulthood. Precious Things came out when I was in high school. I can’t overstate her influence on my young brain. Especially as a young pianist who wrote music and sang, I couldn’t help but love her.

[@ccollins2890]

This performance had a lot of beautiful improv that deviated from the album track, and really allowed her amazing band to shine. She has performances that adhere more to the album version, usually done on network late-night shows. She's amazing, and she's still at it. Her first-ever single was "Silent all these years." She was so young when she started but her brilliance was evident. She's had an amazing career and has continued experimenting and pushing the limits on how much emotion a voice can portray and how metaphoric a lyric can be yet still communicate.

[@MrThrustSSC]

That´s funny. Just yesterday I tried to remember his name, only knew Matt and that I allways confuse his name with Matt Cameron. Luckily I remembered Chamberlain´s name after a few minutes. Saw him with Tori about 20 years ago and was stunned, cause he seemed so relaxed while playing, think he even wore a suit. He is also great with Fiona Apple. (what a deep groove on "Limp" for example) Very tastefull drumming.

[@HB-xf2xl]

Matt Chamberlain also toured with Pearl Jam when they first started out, it was very brief though.

[@mybrotherjames8579]

Matt is really good at playing a counter rhythm to push the energy of the music. Guys like grohl and chamberlain, in this era, are amazing groove drummers but matt has a ridiculous feel for switching a groove from 2/4 to 1/3 accents.

[@milnez]

Saw her live at the Sydney Opera House… amazing 🤩 Her cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit and Winter are great songs too

[@Honey79Monster]

Had the pleasure of those two back to back at the Royal Albert Hall. Blown away.

[@RedSmitty]

listen to the song "the waitress" from that same 98' Session. the band is crazy good.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I've done it

[@theendistheend123]

Listen to "Cooling" from the same concert. LOVE this song!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Sounds good!

[@flor9389]

Love this - amazing mastery! Still prefer studio version which is more raw and angry. This is what remains after therapy. Heresy to say so, but I played that record on repeat for years.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Is Matt on the albums?

[@flor9389]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums according to internet, no. It’s Carlo Nuccio

[@rosmakloma]

I saw Matt play with Tori in 1998. One of the most musical drummers I've ever seen.

[@taniyarobasciotti]

This came across my feed because I listen to tori so much. Love the appreciation of this performance. ❤

[@JasonSum1979]

Little Earthquakes is truly a 90’s essential album (It’s one of the absolute best debut albums ever…. For the time it was so far out there and ahead of the time (Tori Amos has such a strong fan base for always being herself a true visionary in everything she does) her back catalog is epic and always evolves i highly suggest her first (3) Albums it’s the perfect Trilogy of living breathing art with so much substance within it

[@neilparnell5712]

Have written almost the same myself elsewhere ! Little Earthquakes as you so rightly say is definitely one of the best if not the best debut albums ever

[@allisonandrews4719]

Because women geniuses terrify men. While you are thinking, Joni and Nina also exist. And Martha Argerich is still playing. And maybe check out Tori’s work now. It’s not that scary. Yes she’s middle-aged. You’ll live.

[@ZeeDahktah]

Matt has always been one of my absolute faves. Such good taste in his choices. Always.

[@mikeg.4211]

A great comment, Syncredible!

[@tyutyu9331]

Same reaction when I first heard that song :)

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Wonderful stuff

[@jeffreynichols9684]

I can't believe you have NOT REVIEWED TERRY BOZZIO'S most Complex Drum Solo he EVER PLAYED! (Terry's words, Not Mine.) "THE BLACK PAGE DRUM SOLO", on FRANK ZAPPA'S, " ZOOT ALLURES " Album. C1977. A MUST FOR ANY DRUMMER!

[@jakegillespie_]

Was accidentally watching on 1.75 speed… it honestly kinda goes..

[@illuminati30]

Tori Amos is an absolutely phenomenal musician, song writer and composer.

[@aperson1379]

Matt was awesome with Tori! He would play with a saw blade for a high-pitched bell sound in songs like 'Caught a Lite Sneeze'...in 'Raspberry Swirl' I think he played a trash can

[@hammun6]

The concert this is taken from turns 25 years old in just over a week (14 November 1998). Worth rewatching the whole thing (the "The Waitress" cut is another high point): kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6Kym3qCh8yfaNE

[@austinblack6702]

Love your videos, mate. Tori was my first ever live gig back jn 1992 when I was 13. I was a nirvana obsessive at the time. Have gone through millions of genres since then from metal to country. Tori has been a constant. Maynard has done backing vocals for her. Enough said.

[@Honey79Monster]

Yeah, Muhammed my Friend on Pele is masterful.

[@ollitumelius4608]

Check out Playboy Mommy (From The Choirgirl Hotel studio version) and A Sorta Fairytale (you can find a live version from 2002 on KZbin ) if you want to hear Matt laying it down. Also, Manu Katche plays on the studio version of Cornflake Girl and it's worth checking out if you don't know Tori's body of work.

[@alexedi]

I don`t think she`s underrated. You know, not to confuse charts with talent. In my book, she is one of the great composers in my lifetime, along with her sister from another mother-Kate Bush, as you mentioned, and PJ Harvey, and Bjork. Had the privilege to see her live twice . Absolute bliss.

[@exleper]

I owe Matt a huge debt of gratitude. He joined the DW roster while I was employed there. Of course, huge perk getting passes to see Tori with him a few times. Backstage soundcheck at Irvine Meadows. Grabbing a bite in Santa Barbara before the show with him and Jon. Afterward, getting her to sign a drum head I brought along. I owe Matt big! Maybe already mentioned, but that muted bit was Jon on bass. Love the way he plays. And Matt I hold in such high esteem with the likes of Vinny Colaiuta. Smooth and so fkn tasty! Being a drummer myself, my talent doesn't equal my passion. That said, Tori is not of this world. First time was back in '94 at the Wadsworth. Just her and her piano. Valerie and Eddy were also there. I know because I walked smack into him as I was turning my head checking out Valerie thinking to myself, she looks so familiar. LOL

[@ackemanify]

Matt Chamberlaine made (at least) one recording with Pearl Jam, which is the version of "Alive" used for the official video. It is the best drum version of "Alive" ever recorded, and there are hundreds of recordings of "Alive". Matt stepped in as a stand in drummer between Krusen and Dave Abbruzzese, but didnt want to join Pearl Jam long term.

[@TheAverageDrummer]

Hi, I just found out Matt is the current drummer in Ghost. He's played on the latest Genesis cover "Jesus he knows me"

[@mikeg.4211]

Cool! Ghost is a great band!

[@jenniferfrueh5101]

Listen to her 1st albums: Little Earthquakes, Under the Pink, Boys for Pele… she’s a genius who works with other geniuses.

[@Matias-si7cf]

I really enjoyed this vid. So nice to watch this along with you, Tori never disapoints

[@charlottemallow4851]

When this album came out, I was just starting to realize how much my daily life was affected by years of childhood sexual abuse. This song saved my life. It still saves my life. Tori helped me find the anger in me and gave me a way to express it.

[@montauk6]

You REALLY need to check out "Waitress" from this session.

[@VortexNights]

I discovered Tori as a 15 year old 1992 and she rocked my world. All these decades of watching her I had no idea those hand gestures were to the band! I learned so much from this as a fan but not a musician. Thank you!!

[@sarahvalentine3731]

What’s the name of the special you’re watching?

[@zookuki]

Seen Tori twice in South Africa. I'm 41. She is fantastic. Her and Trent Reznor appreciated each other's music and company quite a bit in their early days (probably still).

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Oh good info!

[@tinastanley4444]

I watched this on TV the night it aired. Recorded it on VHS. ❤ love Tori

[@vanessaruiz4705]

Im so happy you reacted to this masterpiece; although I must say she had better performances than this, more solid vocally.

[@jshomeservices376]

Not only is the groove amazing, but the lyrics are so poignant. I listen to this tune at least weekly when empathizing with my kids

[@nomoment5368]

Tori was vicious for this. Loved your reaction to it at all the iconic moments that were not just performance but transcendence

[@theartzscientist8012]

Tori has always been a beautiful vocalist that can make the soul fly.

[@robertrenk7074]

Tori did a live version of her song Winter that I absolutely love!

[@clayfoster8234]

Little earthquakes is one of the best albums of the 90’s.

[@jc3drums916]

The guy's arms never stopped moving. How did he turn the snare wires on and off? 🤯

[@sergiocabezuela9713]

I’m not crazy but I will marry you 😂. I love Tori as well!