I definitely did. Amazing that there are artists that can be this transparent
@tandemteachingmoments110910 ай бұрын
Thanks for suggesting!
@sisterhoney61 Жыл бұрын
Tori's debut album Little Earthquakes is completely amazing! I love every single song. It's been one of my favorite albums for years. Tori is a SA survivor and she wrote Me and Gun about the experience.
@shannonn9575 Жыл бұрын
Her father was a preacher and she rebelled against her strict religious upbringing, but she once said that she wrote this song after an exchange with her father where he asked her, “When are you going to realize that you’re enough?” 😭 So he did validate her and voice his approval after all. She’s immensely well-known, but the height of her popularity was in the 90s.
@cliveklg773911 ай бұрын
As strict as he was, he knew this was her passion, and would take her around to bars to perform from 13 on.
@SuziQ.4 ай бұрын
She played a lot of concerts in the 2000s. I love the tour where she plays two pianos while singing “I Can’t See New York”.
@georgeholbrook18864 ай бұрын
She wrote this about surviving a rape that she had to endure.
@SuziQ.4 ай бұрын
@@georgeholbrook1886 , I think the OP is talking about “Winter”.
@kellyl819Ай бұрын
Her dad was so supportive of her career that when she was a teenager he’d bring her to nightclubs lounges to perform. I’ve seen her perform probably 5 times in Florida and her parents were always sitting in the front row. Her relationship with them was always special.
@markh.williamsauthor72866 ай бұрын
Winter is one of the most emotional songs I have ever heard. If you listen to the words it's absolutely heartbreaking. Makes me cry every time.
@markh.williamsauthor72866 ай бұрын
The verse... skating around who I am, but the ice is getting thin...
@kitsunelee00711 ай бұрын
I'm a survivor of trafficking and childhood SA and torture and "Me And A Gun" kept me alive thru the worst of times. I would sing the song in my head as I was raped and it somehow made it possible for me to endure.
@jenwendy72 ай бұрын
♥
@mattiusgabe7354 Жыл бұрын
Tori is a gifted musical healer. Many use her songs (her songs are "girls" to her) to bring themselves out of a dark place. She helped create the organization "RAIIN" - the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network to help victims. She and Maynard James Keenan of Tool do a duet at the fundraiser concert for RAIIN that I need to rewatch every now and then.
@saturninebear Жыл бұрын
both songs reduced me to floods of tears. Even though I've heard them hundreds of times. The other song of hers that does this is Northern Lad.
@sidhedanu Жыл бұрын
For me it's Cooling and that one 1998 Waitress performance.
@Caspian1011 Жыл бұрын
Because of the rain...
@caromailloux42247 ай бұрын
Me is Baker Baker
@gennyreese420 Жыл бұрын
As a lifelong Tori Amos fan and someone who has seen her multiple times I’m just delighted to see you doing this reaction and I’m commenting before I even watch you lol… no one can silence a room like she can with the words 5 AM Friday morning! The great thing about Tori tho, she doesn’t just mess you up and leave you hanging she always gives you something beautiful to heal the pain like Winter💙 People may tell you that she’s underrated, but she’s not, she’s highly highly regarded within the industry and very well loved worldwide, it’s just that her true fans don’t mind staying in the shadows and you’ll understand why once you see this video✌💫
@nickforell1 Жыл бұрын
Really glad you enjoyed!
@tandemteachingmoments110910 ай бұрын
Aww, my name's Genny with a G also. I don't see many.
@gennyreese42010 ай бұрын
@@tandemteachingmoments1109 so cool, I haven't seen many either, always catches my attention, mine comes from a Kingston Trio song that my dad liked LOL Genny Glenn ✌😎
@tandemteachingmoments110910 ай бұрын
@@gennyreese420 I'm gonna look Genny Glenn up. Mine is from my grandmother, Geneva. 😊
@jenica138810 ай бұрын
I’m also a life long fan or “ewf”,lol. It’s amazing to hear how many modern artists say that this album changed their lives or how inspired they are by Tori. She definitely is very known and loved in the industry.
@sidhedanu Жыл бұрын
She was actually the youngest accepted at Peabody at 5 years old. She still holds the record. Much more impressive than the cancelation of her scholarship.
@dusk511911 ай бұрын
Thank you for mentioning this. Yes, yes, and yes! ❤
@finfin2004 Жыл бұрын
My Dad is my best friend. This song always reminds me of him. He’s battling cancer right now. This song was my favorite when I was younger. It hits a little too close to home. I can’t stop crying. Good choice Nick❤😢
@hilarywilkes785311 ай бұрын
I am right where you are, word for word. Love and hugs❤
@finfin200411 ай бұрын
@@hilarywilkes7853 thank you so much Sending good thoughts your way
@hilarywilkes785311 ай бұрын
@@finfin2004 Thank you honey.
@dauntingbutthereyougo6910 Жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Tori in London during the Little Earthquakes era and you could have heard a pin drop. She was truly spellbinding and it's a concert I'll never forget. I was even luckier to meet her afterwards and she was very sweet. One of the most magical beautiful and stunning performances I've ever been to.
@angieormiston80286 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking this seriously. A lot of people think it’s for $$$ or fame. She’s a goddess. Thank you for your input
@jarvivuori Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great reaction, Nick! And thanks to whoever suggested these two performances, great combo and a good way to introduce Tori's music and performance to a new listener. A bit more info for you to perhaps better understand Tori as an artist: I don't think she was expelled from the Peabody Institute as the youngest student, but in fact accepted there as the youngest at the age of five. She was a piano prodigy who started playing at 2,5 years old and was set out to be a classical concert pianist. At eleven her scholarship was cancelled because she wanted the classical Peabody Institute to embrace and teach more contemporary material such as The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, so she was unable to continue her studies there. This resulted in her continuing private piano lessons and turning pro at 13-14 playing at barrooms and hotel lounges, including a famous gay bar in DC. Tori's Methodist minister father, who was chaperoning her at the time, has been quoted saying that a gay bar was the safest place for a teen girl. Tori, who is turning 60 exactly one week from now (congrats queen!), has released 16 studio albums, wrote two books, co-written a musical, and contributed to the founding of RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, an anti-sexual violence organization). Check out any of her music from any part of her career to find a very varied body of work from piano ballads, alternative rock, and dance tracks to classical music, Americana folk and musical theater score. My personal suggestion for a possible next reaction: i i e e e - Live from Sessions At West 54th Street (1998) kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6Kym3qCh8yfaNE A very different side to her as a musician and a performer compared to your first reaction. The link should take you to 8:15 of the full concert video. PS, In your video you clicked subscribe to a fan channel and not Tori's official youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@toriamos
@seantodd88756 ай бұрын
I hope you enjoy more of Tori's catalog. Tori has been my absolute favorite artist. Full stop. Since 1992 when I discovered her. I've seen her live (as have many others) at least a dozen times. She's a force of nature.
@alethiacraven4305 Жыл бұрын
Been a Tori Amos fan since about 1991. Awesome to hear a reaction to her!!! Thank you! ❤
@nickforell1 Жыл бұрын
Of course she’s so talented
@mm-xk5wi10 ай бұрын
Tori Amos remains my most favorite music artist of all time!
@SilverFlame819 Жыл бұрын
God, I fucking love her. Tori is definitely a different sound and vibe, and she seems to be a love or hate thing for most listeners. Quite a niche sound, as I'm sure you can tell by the number of views this video will get compared to some others. So many different vibes in her music though. Some heartbreakingly beautiful stuff in her collection, some weird-as-shit stuff too. XD It was just her birthday a few days ago. "Me & a Gun" is super haunting live.
@AmandaSmith-zr8mn Жыл бұрын
Oh mannnnn. I lived for this album in my angsty pre teen/teen years
@lauraclark427 Жыл бұрын
I adore Tori Amos. Great song choices John! Thanks for going back and clarifying what you said when your mic cut out. Also, you got the meaning of both songs just right.
@nickforell1 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you Laura!
@StarStuffGal321 Жыл бұрын
She is a gem!!!! Incredible artist. Been listening to her a long, long time. Thanks for reacting
@Ast11reaАй бұрын
Her music played an important role in my adolescence and maturity. She's extremely talented, wish i could see her live in concert, and if I remember correctly she has synesthesia, which is a condition where she sees colors in music🎶 Also IMO the men who who like and respect Tori Amos' music have always been emotionally intelligent.
@brionneeley5660 Жыл бұрын
I got to hear Tori perform Winter live last year. Such an amazing song.
@jcqlnr464Ай бұрын
I feel like what you're trying to to describe when you said she's animated is that she's a wonderful story teller. And I want to say that Tori is very well known to people that grew up in the 90s. Even if maybe the numbers on KZbin don't show that, she is very well known I promise. 😊
@AmandaSmith-zr8mn Жыл бұрын
She sounds exactly like the recording too
@fourcornersofbrighton Жыл бұрын
Great reaction! I was in my twenties in the early 90's and she was a favorite for me back then. I remember her coming to San Diego in around 1992 or 1993... it remains one of my favorite concerts ever. Thanks for doing this and thanks to John for suggesting it! As someone who had issues with self esteem all through high school, Winter can still bring me to tears.
@nickforell1 Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, this would have been incredible to see live
@fourcornersofbrighton Жыл бұрын
@@nickforell1 To answer your question about the meaning of Winter, this is how I've always interpreted it: Sleeping Beauty trips me with a frown- A bully on the playground When you going to love you as much as I do- When are you going to love yourself enough to stand up for yourself? All the White Horses are still in bed- Life isn't a fairytale, and you may not get that happily ever after. Time to see life the way it is. Time to grow up. There are a few fairytale type references for the last one. Hope that helps!
@amandalucas79 Жыл бұрын
So excited to see a Tori reaction! It doesn't seem like anyone else is reacting to her, and she is a force to be reckoned with. This is from early in her career, she is still producing fantastic albums today! Please react to Precious Things next!
@amandalucas79 Жыл бұрын
Also, her father is a southern preacher, so very traditional family. I've always listened to her music with the lens of understanding that she was probably not fulfilling the traditional role her family expected of her, and was rebellious in her behaviour and beliefs, so that is likely where her sense of being "not good enough" comes from. She is a piano prodigy, self-taught from the age of 2, and was kicked out of Peabody for wanting to do rock and pop music and refusing to read sheet music. Another great song to do would be Crucify!
@randomsasquatchwithwifi4090 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Now you need to watch Tori singing "Muhammad my Friend" with Maynard from Tool.
@roncav8 Жыл бұрын
Me and a Gun is from 1992 Montreux Jazz Festival and Winter is from Montreux Jazz Festival 1991. She sang them back to back in 1992 in the red outfit. Such wonderful songs and performances❤💗💗💗💗💗
@cherrybomb1386 Жыл бұрын
Me and a gun especially this performance =full body goosebumps
@alexthorpe6583 Жыл бұрын
I was a fan of hers in the 90's. Never got to see much in the way of videos or concert footage... the Internet didn't allow it in those days, not when still images took 10-20 minutes to download. By the end of the 90's, I was getting into Metal. I did hear that her father is/was a Methodist preacher. And while she's known to be a sexual assault victim, I've never known if 'Me and a Gun' was about that incident, or if she was describing a different, fictional event. Some old favorites of mine include 'Crucify', 'Precious Things', 'Little Earthquakes', 'Waitress'.
@sidhedanu Жыл бұрын
It's a combination of her truth & others' experiences. She was assaulted at knifepoint for hours & he forced her to sing hymns. She escaped what she thought would end her life when he left to buy more drugs. Honestly, I think "gun" simply had a more harmonious sound than "knife".
@stevenatkinson23608 ай бұрын
She has the gift of a singer of storytelling. Would consider seeing her perform next time she tours. First time I found your channel . You connect with music at a deep level . It is also nice to see 2 songs from an Artist as opposed to one. Nick your doing a really good job Keep going.
@nickforell18 ай бұрын
Thank you Steven!
@amycoleman3688 Жыл бұрын
What a jarring intro into her music. Jeez!! Worth mentioning that she is was the very first spokesperson for RAINN. The entire Little Earthquakes has been on my top 5 fav albums of all time list for 30 years. Tear In Your Hand and China are also standout songs from that record.
@trevorholden74239 ай бұрын
The comments you made that I was able to hear were very heartfelt and considered, kind thanks for your recognition of a beautiful wonderful soul/musician/vocalist/composer/performer.. keep it going
@musashimiyamoto586 Жыл бұрын
Hands down one (or two) of the best performances in music history.
@sirex02 Жыл бұрын
Amazing reaction Nick! Think you just became a real fan. Do yourswlf a favor and buy her first three albums and never look back. She has the most loyal following in a of music. She just finished 93 shows on her last tour a few weeks ago. Enjoy the ride
@DanloRingess Жыл бұрын
Great to see you discovering Tori. Both of these were off of her first album. Pretty much every song on that album, Little Earthquakes, is worth a listen. This concert was in 1992-93. I saw her twice on that first tour. The audience was pretty much completely silent during the performances, just appreciating her power and talent. From that first album, I'd recommend also giving the song Crucify a listen. By the time her second album came out, she had enough of a following that knew her in large part from some of the more raucous songs on her second album and she pretty much gave up performing the songs that demanded quiet listening by the end of that second tour. It was a different experience seeing her in concert after that, but still really worthwhile. I would suggest giving Cornflake Girl, from that second album, Under the Pink, a listen.
@nickforell1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@evantesseract737 Жыл бұрын
I saw her live several times when I was young... She had a huge impact on me. And she's an amazing performer, just... Incredible. Hard to overstate her stage presence. These are two of her most heartbreaking songs. I love Winter. Me and a Gun is hard to watch, still.
@Chick4choice10 ай бұрын
Most sexual assault survivors can echo….. when it’s happening your brain brings you to any thought that isn’t thinking of what’s happening to your body. So many of us end up dissociating during even consensual sex long after the assault. May we all pursue and receive the healing we deserve.
@jenica138810 ай бұрын
Tori Amos is absolutely magical.
@Jordan-qu8lx11 ай бұрын
Thank you for the reaction video, always excited to see a new tori reqction video, im going to follow you for sure.
@nickforell111 ай бұрын
Awesome thank you!
@princessmomcsg Жыл бұрын
Man and a Gun is about her sexual assault, she was instrumental in starting RAINN-look it up, it’s a hotline for sexual abuse victims. Winter is the song I danced to with my Dad at my wedding. He’s gone now so I see it as him reaching out from the grave whenever I hear it to say “when are you going to love yourself as much as I do”, it’s a nice reminder he would want me to be good to myself. She wrote it about her father and only ever saw it as how a father and daughters connection grows and changes through life.
@JoyAllgood11 ай бұрын
She holds my heart.
@LivvyMoonn10 ай бұрын
Please do more - precious thing live with the band the west sessions is just mind blowing 😮
@tinesess3521 Жыл бұрын
I love Tori..she is a master.. Such an emotional performance ❤ Can't wait for some more TØP as well 😉
@nickforell1 Жыл бұрын
Yes, she's amazing!
@DylanSterling Жыл бұрын
Maynard has mentioned that his appearance with Tori Amos (here, if you’d like to react to it or watch it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGWvn3R_eJ6FjdE) is what gave him the confidence to explore a different voice to his music with A Perfect Circle.
@casandrabullock94974 ай бұрын
Great lady. Have been a fan since 93 and she is approachable and kind to the fans. Can't imagine growing up without Tori Amos and The Cure!
@Erichwanh Жыл бұрын
Hey Nick! We meet again. I was just wearing my Tori 9 1/2 weeks tour shirt which is still in good condition from 99. Tori means a lot to me. You're doing great!
@nickforell1 Жыл бұрын
That is awesome Erich!
@stephaniec31110 ай бұрын
I looooove Tori! I’ve seen her live twice and she is amazing! Thank you for covering her!
@aknudsen9311 ай бұрын
She is straight up the path. I think it's great she got kicked out. She is an authentic musician. She takes no prisoners. I came of age listening to her songs. They are real, hard to listen to sometimes. She sings raw experiences that she has experienced and if someone is uncomfortable with this, too bad. She was singing about when she was raped. If you can't say it then it's your issue. She is such an amazing musician and yet can bring you with her on her life experiences whether you want to go there or not. No one experienced what she did except Tori. Respect this.
@kevinrombouts30274 ай бұрын
I really appreciate your reaction, Nick. I heard this song (winter) for the first time 3 weeks ago and she held me spellbound. A wonderful song felivered by a stunningly talented artist. As for Me and a Gun, i have no words, speechless.
@xephrenata6 ай бұрын
Me and a gun caused quite a stir. I seem to remember certain ppl trying to get it banned.
@pietersbart11 ай бұрын
I really love Tori’s live performances and generally prefer them above the CD version: less polished and more raw emotion. Me and a gun is so powerful singing a capella about her own rape. I feel the pain, anger and sadness pouring out of her and it never fails to touch me deeply. She did this so many times and revisited this awful situation. She founded and is still ambassador of the RAINN foundation. Winter is a tribute to her dad and is a sweet song about a girl growing up and finding her own way in live. The symbolism is beautiful as well with the horses standing for dreams and ambitions if I recall correctly.
@carol-mariefleming868910 ай бұрын
I'm so happy you reacted to both but especially Winter. Ominous is the perfect word....beautiful but ominous. I always felt sadness listening to Winter but am nevertheless drawn to it because her performance here especially is just unforgettable. Thank you. ❤
@rvs_musher68684 ай бұрын
Silent all these years is my favorite Tori Amos song!
@nathanielhorrigan2181 Жыл бұрын
You should do a reaction to “Muhammad my friend” live with Maynard from tool. Awesome performance
@John_in_SoDak Жыл бұрын
This.
@nickforell1 Жыл бұрын
Great suggestion!
@lauraclark427 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, sorry for the spam but I did want to let you know, in "Me and a Gun" you were a little off. The interview I've seen with Tori when she talks about the real life incident behind the song, there was only one attacker (and he actually had a knife, not a gun). I've always taken that lyric as referring to society judging r*** survivors for what they were wearing/doing when the attack happened. I believe she's saying that because she wore something provactive doesn't mean she has to "put out" for anybody.
@evantesseract737 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's a fictionalized true story - I've done the same thing, turning my experiences into art. There's still a lot of truth to it, the emotional heart is real, details are different. The "you think the strangest things when you decide to survive" at the heart of the chorus is what got me the hardest. It's so real.
@SuziQ.4 ай бұрын
@@evantesseract737 , It’s not very fictionalized. He threatened to bring her to his friends to continue raping her. The only fictional part is the gun, when he had a knife and threatened to cut her up.
@SaraKvammen-tx7qc11 ай бұрын
I have loved Tori for 30 years.She is a piano godess
@christinehonney91013 ай бұрын
I read that she wrote this after being assaulted leaving a venue after one of her first gigs. 100% about SA
@marablemorgan8292 Жыл бұрын
Raw...
@jonhatala9215 Жыл бұрын
You really need to listen to the Montreux version, it really is a more emotional performance
@dianebrown8046 Жыл бұрын
LOVE IT !! TORI is a Goddess!! Saw 9 times ( 1st 90?91?)...backstage 7 ... on her bus twice...1st time backstage ( 2nd time I saw her) she saw me crying...told her Me & a Gun brought up memories of my rape, late 70's..16 , guy had a knife, she held& rocked me && Remembered me after !! 7 through 9... I had Abusive Ex...She saw bruises on #7 asked me if I was OK..I said I was ...8 & 9 backstage & Ex went off on me in front of her ...she had her people take him out...took me on her bus both times...Last time we talked on bus for 20 minutes...&& she set me & kids up with way to leave abusive EX...through the RAINN Charity She PERSONALLY set up a way for me & kids to leave, get housing, therapy & more...got to talk to her once after by phone & say Thank You After....The Woman is AWESOME !! over 20 yrs since I've seen her But She Holds Highest place in my Heart !!
@John_in_SoDak Жыл бұрын
What a great/sad story, thank you for sharing it. ❤❤❤
@dianebrown8046 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for Liking I Always want to share shit sometimes because it Might help others going through SHIT know there are ways to rise above...I Thank TORI for helping me do that & hope I can do same...Do know 2 families doing well because I refered them to RAINN !! @@John_in_SoDak
@ordinaryvalley11 ай бұрын
Tori is a superstar ❤
@mm-xk5wi10 ай бұрын
Hey, Nick! Try listening to "Cooling" by Tori Amos from the album "To Venus and Back" disc 2, song #6. It's an experience to say the least! ❤
@openyourchakras9188 ай бұрын
I hope you react to more Tori, love it ❤
@melisagutierrez76110 ай бұрын
She describes her own rape,the reaper was a supposed fan of her
@cherrybomb1386 Жыл бұрын
She is very well known.
@SuziQ.4 ай бұрын
The audio cuts off at 13:00. 😢 Back on at 14:00
@ajcbng828911 ай бұрын
A'Cappella. Yes, she did. ❤
@quecksilber45711 ай бұрын
For me Tori Amos and Floor Jansen are the two greatest female singers of all time. You gotta listen to her cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit. It can not get more s*xy.
@shep4life6 ай бұрын
Her voice
@cliveklg773911 ай бұрын
Tori Amos - i i e e e (Live Sessions 1998)
@tidalboxer11 ай бұрын
I can really appreciate me and a gun and what it means for so many people, but I never could get into it at all. She has so MUCH more that’s just phenomenal. I’m more of a layered music kind of guy though, so the acapella just doesn’t really do it for me. Winter is so much better imo.
@fortigan2174 Жыл бұрын
Start of the vid your mic sounded very muffled. Then later at 13:07 it's completely dead. Just thought you should know.
@nickforell1 Жыл бұрын
Yes, more technical issues
@hotmail305 Жыл бұрын
If you ever wondered where GaGa got her brash piano playing style?....well hete she is, the Modern day Beathoven IN FEMALE FORM, TORI AMOS.....in the 90s known as the greatest decade for music....TORI AMOS WAS ALOT OF TIMES THE MAIN ATTRACTION in those great festivals full of bands..she has a fan base in the millions across the world....now she writes musicals and still tours. SHE IS MUSIC