Tori Amos- Silent All These Years (First Listen)

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[@Lightmane]

I've never heard of Tori Amos. After listening to this, I saw another reaction video to her live performance of a song called 'Winter' live from 1992 in Montreux, so I watched it. I got chills.

[@heidithatswho.2481]

I'm 46. I was in high school when this came out. It was the first time someone else in the world was saying what I wanted to say. My mother was the "the anti Christ in the kitchen." She gave me a voice.💛 thanks for this. I've been a fan of hers since day one.

[@S_E_R_]

One thing that's noticeable about Tori's music over the years is that the albums are a reflection of where she was as a person at that time. I know that some people couldn't connect with her music going into the 2000s but that's because by then she wasn't writing from the same dark places she was in when making her first few albums. She was almost 30 when her debut solo album was released, so as she reached her 40s she wrote from the point of view of a woman who has aired all her anguish and now can see beyond the world immediately close to her. I knew some songs growing up as a kid but it wasn't until I was 16 (in 2012) that I really delved in. Listening to each album in order without looking at any reviews really helped me listen to each album as their own.

[@JustJP]

You know, that makes a lot of sense. Albums are usually indicative of a certain time, a moment in the artists lives, etc.

[@benjaminbailey4307]

I'm grateful to have watched her grow as an artist and as a woman. 30 years of Little Earthquakes wouldn't have been growth

[@dunringill1747]

@SAINT E.R. "One thing that's noticeable about Tori's music over the years is that the albums are a reflection of where she was as a person at that time ... She was almost 30 when her debut solo album was released, so as she reached her 40s she wrote from the point of view of a woman who has aired all her anguish and now can see beyond the world immediately close to her." Well said. This is a very accurate comment.

[@gamerlest509]

@@benjaminbailey4307 completely agree. I get that music is subjective but could never understand the fans not being happy that she was happy if that makes sense

[@openyourchakras918]

The amazing thing about Tori is you feel the emotion she is releasing, yet everyone can have a different opinion of her poetically motivated lyrics. An amazing artist!!

[@JustJP]

So true Michael. Ty for watching!

[@adamp2029]

This is one of those cases where I’ll never forget hearing it for the first time. I was driving and I remember exactly where I was. I drove straight to a record store to buy Little Earthquakes, which I still think is one of the best debut albums ever.

[@stevemiller859]

Love this Album, really recommend 'Winter'. As a point of reference, Tori Amos is a rape survivor & has spoken about it to try to aid other victims. The song 'Me & a Gun' is about that horrible time.

[@JustJP]

Thats the background I needed. Ty Steve

[@yomo1690]

This album is fucking class. Coming from a metalhead. Although a lot of metal heads have a fondness for Amos I have found. Genuine is the word that come to mind.

[@JustJP]

Very genuine

[@iraceslowcars]

Yo mo, when I saw Tori during the Little Earthquakes tour at a small club in Cleveland, OH, my friend and I were the 2nd and 3rd in line behind a bass player in a thrash metal band. Still the best show I've ever seen.

[@yomo1690]

@@iraceslowcars I'm definitely Jealous, to see her on that tour must of been great.

[@KyleS.1987]

Great pick, and great analysis. This song just cuts through me like a fuckin' knife, man. The way she expresses anger, quietly and powerfully at the same time, is really special.

[@JustJP]

Ty Kyle. She expresses it all perfectly.

[@-R.Gray-]

She was admitted as a piano student at the Peabody Institute when she was 5 yrs. old, but was expelled for "musical insubordination" when she was 11. She wanted to write her own music instead of spending her time learning classical music. Much later, they asked her to give a commencement speech.

[@JustJP]

Gotta admit, musical insubordination sounds kinda cool.

[@j.brandon7402]

It also had to do with the fact that she could play by ear but couldn't read music. That's why her first album was "Y Kant Tori Read". She has synesthesia- so she sees music as colors as well.

[@Rhiannon011]

@@j.brandon7402 So did Laura Nyro she saw musical notes as "colors". Are you sure you don't have Tori confused with Laura? I love Tori but never heard about her feeling notes as "colors" only Laura Nyro.

[@j.brandon7402]

@@Rhiannon011 I'm not sure why you didn't bother to google before replying, but 4% of the population have a form of synesthesia, so why is that surprising? www.mentalfloss.com/article/88417/12-famous-artists-synesthesia#:~:text=Amos%20experiences%20an%20unusual%20type%20of%20synesthesia%20in,%E2%80%A6%20I%E2%80%99ve%20never%20seen%20a%20duplicated%20song%20structure.

[@twitch.yamez8903]

@@Rhiannon011 I know this is a 2 year old comment but yeah, she's talked about experiencing visual trips of synesthesia when playing and listening to music ^_^

[@jaranowska]

BTW, don't be bothered with "comments" which criticize your understanding of this song, or any other song. Art is meant to invite interpretation and personal imagination and understanding.

[@JustJP]

Thank you Gabriel :)

[@ronjm945]

Tori is a brilliant artist, I was fortunate to see her live and her piano playing was phenomenal as was her vocals..

[@toriboy25]

I got to see her live too. Best concert I have seen (granted I have only been to 4 others LOL)

[@TheMarkEH]

In Feb 1992, I saw Tori Amos perform at KingTut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow (a small venue) and she was brilliant. Not that long afterwards I saw her again at the larger Candlerigs Hall and again she captivated the audience. She is a great song writer and terrific piano player and tries hard to face the audience whilst playing, a very tricky thing to do.

[@hotmail305]

I first saw her at the COACH HOUSE in DANA Point CA in 1994....I was hooked!

[@JPMJPM]

I first saw her on September 22, 1992, at the Bijou Theater in Knoxville, Tennessee, a relatively modest space. I was in the 4th row. I’m not sure if I closed my mouth all night. I must have seen her 10 times since.

[@andrejdida]

All I have to say is that Tori Amos is one of the most diverse and interesting artist I have ever heard. She absolutely changed my life for good with her music. One thing I noticed she has the most loyal fan base I have ever seen, people absolutely love her. She has some great live performances, I recommend: Tori Amos - Precious Things (Live Session 1998). Tori Amos - Iieee (Live Session 1998). Or simply anything from Montreaux 1992, I recommend Smells Like Teen Spirit ; Winter. You really did a great video, you absolutely deserve more, liked and subscribed. Sorry if I did some grammar mistakes, English is not my first language.

[@Marnee4191]

Where are you from? I'm so, so happy to learn that Tori has fans from around the world. (I'm from the US.)

[@andrejdida]

@@Marnee4191 A small country called Macedonia, with a population of 2 million people.

[@maupg6647]

@@Marnee4191 I'm from Argentina. I discovered her back in 98 in VH1 and loved her ever since. For a highschool boy, sort of a metal head it was almost like a mystical experience. Unfortunaly she never visited Latin America so I never get to see her playing live. And it's still difficult to find people to talk with about her music, here. So I enjoy watching people react to her music, she's probably the most underrated and overlooked, greatest artist ever.

[@maupg6647]

@@andrejdida Small country with a huge history

[@direnova6284]

I've seen her talking about Kate Bush in a documentary, she's a huge fan and Kate obviously had an enormous effect on her, both in life and as an artist. So although you can hear the influence, her songs are very strong individual works with a personality of their own.

[@JustJP]

Oh absolutely. She stands on her own

[@Suzy3223]

So funny.. I just watched your reaction to Kate Bush and commented that Tori reminds me of her. This explains why.. 😊

[@Boyefran]

If you want a powerful song from that album: Precious Things. The piano arrangement is wildly impressive and arguably holds one of her best and most memorable lyrical lines out of her discography

[@utubernow1]

I've always known generally what that song is about but man you shure have a way of flushing out the nuances. I tear up every time I hear that one. Just a beautiful song...great video also. "Crusify" is right there with it, really good. Anyway, thanks for another excellent reaction. You're the best.

[@JustJP]

Ty Will; YOU'RE the best

[@kirundist105]

I'd highly recommend listening to something from her album From the Choirgirl Hotel. She changed to more of a rock style, with a backing band rather than being mostly piano-focussed. Perhaps the songs Spark or iieee? Have fun and thanks for the videos!

[@davidbarker77]

My daughter introduced me to Tori. Love her voice and her compositions. Especially like the layered vocals. My daughter does the same in her music.

[@jenniferbollnow9726]

This is my favorite song of all time and my favorite singer. I have seen her in concert 5 times and am obsessed. Her imagery, voice and piano playing is so powerful and just resonates with me like no one else.

[@JustJP]

She's quite amazing

[@lindsaystalter4969]

Same Jennifer. Tori is the greatest of all time

[@chrisv.h.2307]

LOVE Tori Amos. Her music drips with emotion for so many reasons. The songs are often personal and confessional, especially on Little Earthquakes. But the way that she sings and plays piano at the same time she can match the emotion and intensity on every level with the instrument and her voice. She has incredible vocal control and vibrato, and her piano skills are amazing from her classical training and prodigious talent. Add the powerful imagery from her music, and it's such an overwhelming combination.

[@papaquonis]

I love her first three albums, Little Earthquakes, Under The Pink and Boys For Pele. I initially bought Boys For Pele after the remixed version of Professional Widow became a hit. I think a lot of people first discovered her from that song and were then surprised to hear how different that version was from all the songs on the album. She writes a lot of really powerful songs like this one.

[@williamallen3715]

When you keep your head down.. don’t look up .. head down .. eyes closed.. holy shit that powerful

[@janinebedfordl]

You're not off base but if you want personal and painful (and STRONG) try "Me and a Gun". I love Tori

[@shellilawler1334]

Yikes that's strong!

[@emilyvalentine6514]

I can't even listen to that song, yet I'm so grateful it exists. That's a testament to its innate presence and power. I haven't listened to that track since I was, like, 15... in 1995... Yet, I remain a complete and avidly devout Tori-phile to this day. "Boys for Pele" is her artistic peak, imo, but her work is consistently stellar and connects to everyone in very specific, unique, (inexplicable), and intimate ways... My roommates friend in college, a 19 year old guy, summed her up really well. He didn't "get her", but he stated, quite simply (and accurately): "I don't know... She just *really* speaks to certain people..."

[@casandrabullock9497]

Dude there's not enough space for me to write what you missed. And her last name is pronounced ”A.MUS” Oh boy. Ok,those of us that are in our forties and have been fans since the beginning and are still fans have more than likely met her at the meet and greets she does before the shows and we know that the stuff that's personal to her she actually keeps pretty close to the chest. She uses a lot of metaphors just so you know the garbage truck thing you are way off on thatI won't get into it it'll take too long and has to do with Tori growing up with a way over religious grandmother. Tori's father is a minister with a doctorate in theology but she's also part native American so talk about conflict and belief system.anyway it is a heavy song and I appreciate that you're trying to appreciate it and when it comes down to art it's always up to The interpreter and what you get out of it. she's an amazingly gifted musician the youngest person to ever be accepted to the Peabody conservatory.

[@user-io7py4yi6p]

I love her. My favourite artist for over 20 years.

[@cosmin98684]

My favorites Tori's songs are Caught a lite sneeze and A sorta fairy tale ....fantastic songs :)

[@jacksonizzy1]

So looking forward to this. Had to just say that now. Will watch with the Mrs. tonight and edit this comment. There are plenty... and I mean plenty of others by her. 😉👍🏽

[@JustJP]

Hope you both enjoy it🙃

[@jacksonizzy1]

JustJP My wife loves Tori very much. So much that she saw a reaction video some time ago where the reactor didn’t enjoy the song and said some negative things about it and then she didn’t want to see any other reaction vids after but I got her to watch this one. She was very appreciative to how you did this one. We both really enjoyed it. Thanks so much hope you do some more.

[@JustJP]

@@jacksonizzy1 I'm glad you both enjoyed it Bill! Thank you :)

[@ontherun9510]

I love Tori Amos. I bought this album when it came out. Read about her in Q magazine at the time. It's funny you bring comparison with Joni Mitchell in the review. Joni is one Tori influences. Read what Tori said about Joni in an interview: ''She took the clay and moulded it in a way we hadn't seen before. If you really sort of analyse songwriting at that time, male or female, what she was doing with her structures and her use of melody and her poetry and the voice too, you know that's just one of the gifts that we've had.''

[@ScaryPoppins]

I really love that you listened to that without the distraction of a music video.

[@JustJP]

Thank you Poppins :)

[@ontherun9510]

OK female artists missing among others on this channel: PJ Harvey, Bjork

[@nickj5451]

I second Björk!

[@Stephanie-zk4hw]

Your breakdown of this song was so intuitive and thoughtful!

[@JustJP]

Thank you Stephanie!

[@danmcconnell5941]

I was so obsessed with her back in 1992 or 93. Didn’t last but that album was a serious landmark.

[@tcme11]

Thank you for your clearly thoughtful consideration of Tori's music. She is a very intelligent, strong songwriter and not for the weak-spirited or people who don't want to think about what they're listening to.

[@JustJP]

Thank you so much Laura, I've really enjoyed her

[@emilyvalentine6514]

As a Tori-fabatic for almost three decades now, I'm really impressed and affected by your "cold read" style impressions of one of her now iconic breakthrough songs... The bit about her style of playing and the horror movie comparison honestly has never occurred to me before you brought it up. Really interesting! Check out "Precious Things" from this album, if you haven't by now. I was *convinced* I'd heard it in a film for most of my teen years, pre-IMDb, despite the truth actually being to the contrary. Some songs just feel "familiar" and "timeless", even upon first listen. You're very perceptive. ✌

[@JustJP]

Thank you so much Emily!

[@Suzy3223]

To me.. Tori Amos is a talented theatrical singer.. like Annie Lennox, Alanis Morrisette, and even Cyndi Lauper at times. Tori is my favorite.. just as she’s about to cross that line to.. oh no.. too much.. she knows how to pull it back in. She’s just intense and interesting. And her lyrics are so often so so beautiful. I like your reactions a lot.. you go a little deeper in your review.

[@JustJP]

Thanks Sue!

[@samanthak9078]

thank you for responding to one of my favorite artists, please react to more of her music

[@JustJP]

Happy you enjoyed it, ty

[@RaisedEyeBrew]

Great review. Thank you for sharing!

[@mightyV444]

Great video, Justin! And I liked your interpretation of the lyrics in particular 😊👍 I'd planned to check out Tori's music already a looooong time ago but somehow never got around to it, so when I saw your most recent upload being about a song from her first album, I understood this as a nudge to finally do it. And nice to be doing this together with you! 😀👍

[@Marnee4191]

I used to be a "heavy metal chick" and discovered this song somehow around 1997 at age ~30. And I was hooked. I love Tori. But I actually never got this much out of the lyrics. I took at as more of an incompatible relationship. I am not good with symbolicism, so the general feel of the song that you also felt came through, but it was as if I saw it through a thick cloud of smoke and you see it in all its stark details. Thank you so much for this detailed interpretation of the lyrics and for the story of the women from Israel. On a side note, for me, this is a song I can and have listened to over and over, but part of that was wanting to sing with it, as I felt like I was expressing something within myself as I sang it, and I love the piano and how it builds up. But I do understand why it isn't something 90% of the people in the world won't want to listen to regularly.

[@JustJP]

Ty Marnee!

[@connells36]

My favorite line that resonates is….. “So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts, what’s so amazing about really deep thoughts, boy you best pray that I bleed will soon…. How’s that thought for you!”

[@marcye3649]

Thank you for playing this

[@paul9010]

Thanks for having a listen, great analysis as ever. It is quite cold and stormy here in the UK, but spring is on its way :)

[@JustJP]

Springs 'a comin'!

[@hotmail305]

Tori AMOS OWNED THE 90S, she was a prodigy pianist too.....Gaga is here today due to TORI AMOS.....a true singer songwriter who stood on her own lane amongst all those amazing bands from the 90s.....I probably seen her live like a million times in the 90s!!!

[@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165]

I love her but I think Sarah McLachlan also deserves props for Lilith Fair, which Tori played. Alanis also influenced the newer acts, much as previous artists influenced them.✌💗

[@kempkennedy3542]

Little Earthquakes... my god that was a great album!!!

[@johna2066]

2 months later and still no more Tori. 😢

[@rhettheuer-rubalcava5747]

Her unique chord progressions and honest, uncompromising lyricism propel her inter rare air as a songwriter, though she is an equally gifted performer. She has more soothing songs meant for pensive emoting, such as this one and Winter, but she is very versatile and has some darker badass pieces as well, like Precious Things, Cornflake Girl, or Crucify. If I could recommend one more piece from her to react to, you might want to try Precious Things.

[@JustJP]

Ty!

[@dunringill1747]

Tori's first solo album "Little Earthquakes" comes from deep emotional pain. Musically and poetically it is a masterpiece. The album reflects a beginning in the process of healing. I find this to be her most raw emotional state of being. I was fortunate enough to have seen many of her earliest performances in very small venues. She drew from the raw pain in her earliest concerts and she made them very personalized poetic experiences. Her albums over time reflect her different mind state as she had healed internally and moved on to explore other things.

[@SilentAssassin01234]

Winter is the best song on this album and the best song she wrote. You should react to that.

[@darrylvonrokk]

very cool song!!! Tori's best

[@popland1977]

Omg!!!! I love love love that you reacted to this song. I listened to a lot of Tori Amos in my teens and I recently started listening again and this video then popped up 😄. Do you take personal requests??

[@JustJP]

Thanks so much Pop! Of course, you can leave them in the comments :)

[@popland1977]

@@JustJP I'd love to hear your take on Judy Collins In the Twilight

[@lawrencegillies]

Love this song, love this album

[@lawrencegillies]

Wrestler Mick Foley used to listen to Winter by Tori as his last minute psych up song before matches

[@lawrencegillies]

As a a result of being a fan of Tori's music Foley does a lot of work for the charity RAINN (Rape Abuse and Incest National Network) which Tori also does a lot of work for.

[@patrickboothe229]

You nailed the Mermaid reference as inspired by The Little Mermaid. Really like your interpretation.

[@JustJP]

Thank you Patrick!

[@jillplatte6370]

She is one of my very favorites, but I can see men not really appreciating her music. But I just love her.

[@cameraobscura2379]

Great reaction. This is such a strong album. You may not be aware, but Tori showed musical precociousness very young. Kind of a child genius. It's pronounced "Aim-us." Like the world "fa mous."

[@viviandarkbloom4339]

As a long time fan of Tori, I really enjoy your thoughtful reaction and analysis of the song! If you're interested in hearing a totally different side of Tori, Blood Roses and Professional Widow are fantastic songs!

[@JustJP]

Thanks so much Peaches! I 🍑

[@juliea.]

I got this album back in 1992 (cassette tape). You definitely nailed the meaning of the song; I never made the connection with voice and mermaid (Disney). Good catch!

[@lilgrasshoppah]

you are such a compassionate man.

[@JustJP]

Ty grasshoppah😃

[@davidmccullough7402]

My favorite song of hers is 'Marianne'. Check it out!

[@jacksonizzy1]

D My wife as well 😉

[@HawkOfGP]

Marianne is incredible. Supposedly the story goes that it just sprung out of Tori fully formed and was recorded on a first take (with the strings arrangement added later). I don't really buy that it was completely improvised on the spot, but yeah, an amazing song.

[@nickj5451]

Dang, I've been so close to listening to Tori Amos a bunch of times, so now I'm finally listening to her. I kind of agree, musically it doesn't do a lot for me, at least for now, but it does make me want to give another couple songs a try. I was thinking it sounded like a great opener for a musical, where themes from the music and lyrics could develop and maybe resolve over time. One detail that I'm for some reason really liking is where what sounds like a clarinet comes in at 3:50. M, yeah now that I'm hearing it again, the way its written and the accompanying orchestra just sounds so much like a musical. I'd bet the album is the kind where each song has its effect best when its heard with the whole album.

[@S_E_R_]

Tori has a variety of sounds she's explored over the years. Some deeper cuts I recommend are Sugar (To Venus And Back version), Sweet Sangria, Take To The Sky, I i e e e, and Body & Soul

[@nickj5451]

@@S_E_R_ Cool, thanks! I'll check some of these out.

[@justinsomething]

one of her later (early 2000s) songs that sounds (to me) SO much like it's from a musical is "marys of the sea" - it's like a song from a feminist/operatic "hair" set in a cathedral... you should check it out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/najbiouaisigZrM

[@sidhedanu]

Musically, Tori is all over the place. This song is pretty tame compared to a lot of her other songs.

[@123rockfan]

@@sidhedanu personally I prefer her more stripped down songs like the ones on Little Earthquakes. For me, albums like Boys for Pele is way too over the top and weird for its own good

[@whiskytalkauspetersschrank]

Love when Tori is Voce and Piano - There are many more experimental Songs by her - these strange notes grew more on the follow up album . By the 4th one the style changed compleat - the old Tory was back on Scarelts Walk. Hard to Love all her musik, because it´s such a wide range in of styles but some I realy love.

[@1nelsondj]

Yes it's from her debut album but she did record another 5 yrs. earlier as lead in a synthpop band, both the album and band were called Y Kant Tori Read but "Little Earthquakes" is the real start of her career. This is the 1st song I heard by her, probably saw the video on MTV and it's still my favorite by her, so intense, it goes straight to my heart. The line about the garbage truck I thought it meant she threw away something that she didn't want to be seen, some evidence that would have gotten her in trouble. I have all of her albums, she's very talented but her first 2 are my favorites still.

[@JustJP]

Hmm, absolutely could've been!

[@ibkrusen2015]

Etienne from the Y Kant Tori Read is a beautiful song that's worth a listen

[@jaranowska]

Thanks for reacting to this song and artist. If you ever want to react to another Tori Amos song, but in a different style and register, I suggest the song Professional Widow (but not the ubiquitous remixed version!).

[@darrylvonrokk]

Must try Winter. So cool....and so sad.

[@writetovagelis1975]

Tori is...Tori. Some people love her...some people love her to death...and some people just havent given her the ..time.

[@O_Towne_Bear]

Arguably her best album. She has quality albums after but none that came out and slapped you out of your doldrums like this one. Also: Check out "Winter".

[@richardw4336]

I got this album when it came out and I've loved it ever since. She's a real talent that may well have been influenced by Kate Bush but she is her own artist and any influence was soaked up and used brilliantly. I love them both. Love the whole album. Would also put in a word for Cornflake Girl.

[@sidhedanu]

Crucify, also from Little Earthquakes, or the song LE itself, offer a different perspective on Tori's musical abilities. Winter is a soft, slow, very tame ballad. Personally I prefer Doughnut Song or Tear in Your Hand for that type of song.

[@srdjanbrankovic336]

Loved your reaction to this one! I love some of Tori's songs and she always reminded me somewhat of Kate Bush, but each of them is in the league of their own! Both of them are great, imho! If you think this one was emotional and personal, try listening to and reacting to Tori Amos's song called "Me and a Gun"! It's one of those mind-blowing songs bound to make one cry! I have certainly shed quite a lot of tears each time I listened to it. And I can't listen to it too often, because it's so tough thematically!

[@JustJP]

Thanks so much Srdjan! Its a great and emotional song

[@golgiapparatus1428]

React to born under punches or the great curve by the talking heads

[@jmpmusva]

180 degrees out and on the same album, is a great song called "Leather" Look I'm standing naked before you Don't you want more than my sex I can scream as loud as your last one But I can't claim innocence

[@JustJP]

Hmm, interesting lyrics. Ty jmp

[@jacksonizzy1]

jmpmusva One of my favorites! Seriously is. 👍🏽😉

[@jlilley73]

So I guess I was the only one who thought the lyrics were "What if I were MURDERED in these jeans of yours with your name still on it"? LOL. I've never been good at hearing lyrics. But it does sort of match the mood and subject matter of the song, does it not? I was instantly mesmerized by the song (and the video) regardless!

[@danieljodrey709]

She is the amazing pianist on all her songs. I call her the Goddess of Piano. Not to be missed: Crucify. Cornflake Girl. Northern Lad. Winter. Precious Things. So, so many... You skipped over those really deep thoughts...imminent pregnancy. For musical virtuosity I'd pick Cornflake Girl.

[@micamaimoun]

Thank you JP for this song, i love Tori Amos and would like you sharing Gold dust, have your impressions

[@JustJP]

Ty mica

[@RoverT65536]

Her first album was full of intricate intimacies and expressions of her self.

[@peppernagre3126]

I bought this cd when it came out. This song is nice along with a couple others. If I remember correctly because it's a long time since I've heard it. ✌ 🤔⏳🐕

[@yummyirl]

Awesome. I know exactly what you mean (or I think I do) about the song being too powerful for frequent listening. It's a journey through such dark, painful territory. It may feel very meaningful in its expression, but that doesn't mean it's a place you want to just hang out for any length of time if you're not in that place yourself. This was a very respectful reaction . Thank you.

[@JustJP]

Thanks so much! Exactly what I meant

[@sidhedanu]

For "entertaining" Tori songs, I suggest Professional Widow, Little Amsterdam, Raspberry Swirl, Hotel, Cruel, & She's Your Cocaine

[@richmusgrave4205]

Interesting. I remember hearing it when this song came out and I think I got more out of it today. There was then - and still is to an extent - a lot of baggage attached to her. In the UK at least she was regarded by many with suspiscion as an overly earnest, clumsy "Kate Bush Lite" copyist (not in terms of expression but more simply, by ability) and people pointed at Kate's "The man with the child in his eyes" as being a template thematically. I have to say I think all of that is unfair and a somewhat lazy and crude analysis itself. So, although I'm not a fan, I think the body of work she has produced in the intevening years deserves to put pay to all that.

[@visualanimal5634]

I had friends, Kate Bush fans, who couldn't get on board with Tori, feeling it to be too derivative of Kate. If this had been her only album, the argument might have some merit. But her catalog is too good to be dismissed as just derivative. Certainly not everyone's cup of tea, but she is one of those artists that divides the listeners. Count me as a fan.

[@olabergvall3154]

Tori said in an interview I saw on TV that when her music first came out, poeple pointed this out to her. So she went and listended to some Kate Bush and thought "yeah, I can see that". She didn't know at the time who Kate Bush was or any of her music.

[@JustJP]

Eh, I can "kind" of hear it, but (at least with this song) she stands on her own.

[@jacksonizzy1]

I’ve never heard this before and I’ve been a fan since her career began. I’ve never thought once about her being derivative of anyone. I also like Kate Bush but I’d actually pick Tori over her and I’m ok with somebody disagreeing with that. 😉 She’s one hell of a performer as well. So many great shows we’ve been lucky to see. One aspect that is somewhat overlooked throughout her career is her ability to rework great songs by artists she admires. Her original music is fantastic and so are her covers. My favorite being her version of Leonard Cohen’s, “Famous Blue Raincoat”. Amazing.

[@hackapump]

I’ve always interpreted this song as a breakup song, sung by the abandoned party. (”So you’ve found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts”, etc). And that the song is an attempt at finding strength in that grief. But your guess is as good as mine, of course. :)

[@JustJP]

Ah, could be!

[@Vindrag]

You did not seem thrilled about this.. a great song but not her best.. far from. She's one of the best female singer songwriter's. A mastermind! Such s weirdo.. more Kate Bush and Björk than Joni, Fiona etcetera. Fun to see you react to Tori! =)

[@maraboo72]

About the lyrics you may be right. So I can't add anything. Musically I liked the song in the parts where the strings were where they belong to in this case - absent. I find them really destracting. It seems too much trying to force an emotional output. A song about silence can be loud as a contrast ("Sounds of Silence" by Disturbed for instance). But I have the impression that a complaint more silent would be the stronger one in this song. The parts with only piano and vocals remind me a little bit of Regina Spektor although she is younger and so it would be more correct that she reminds me of Tori Amos. But I am much more familiar with Mrs. Spektor's work.

[@JustJP]

Interesting about the strings; too often they are used to pull our own "heartstrings". Its all about execution

[@littlenonni75]

I mean I'm super glad tlab tap newer or open minded enough to listen to her music and hear what her message was can't hate on that but I really can't believe that you have found nothing listenable to it I mean it's a really good song and it was actually super Uber popular and all my time I guess but still actually a lot of people would listen to that again and again just for the piano I mean she did Go to Peabody institute at 5 years old she's one of the youngest people to ever go, But was kicked out at 11 because she she was not following every not following their strict guidelines of music she wanted to think outside the Box Box I guess people who like like her music just think outside the Box

[@loritaylor4242]

First of all, it's A mos, with a LONG A, secondly Little Earthquakes is NOT her debut album, but thanks for doing your review.

[@JustJP]

Thank you Lori :D Unless I'm missing something, it looks like LE is her debut album. Please correct me if I'm wrong! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Earthquakes

[@loritaylor4242]

@@JustJP You're right, I thought it was Under the Pink, my mistake. :) Sorry.

[@JustJP]

@@loritaylor4242 no worries😃

[@VICTOR-uj1xn]

Hey JP been gone for a while .. how about The WHO "Love Reign Or'e Me" for your younger crowd to enjoy.

[@joepegel]

"Love Reign O'er Me" is the best marriage of rock and classical elements ever. A must listen.

[@JustJP]

Appreciate it Victor (you comin back and the rec) 😁

[@VICTOR-uj1xn]

JustJP that’s what I like about you JP you go out of your way to acknowledge everyone

[@JustJP]

@@VICTOR-uj1xn Of course! I enjoy talking to you all, and thats how I learn/hear so much new music

[@lesterine77]

My mother has been convinced that tori is a devil worshipper since i first started listening to her. All bc of one thing. The cover of the boys for Pele cd. (The original). Although now there's much more shocking things out, that was just "nasty" according to my mom. She would actually throw my tori cds away, which were always replaced pretty immediately. I absolutely love tori. She's my favorite singer.

[@JustJP]

Lol! Tori seems quite awesome

[@delorangeade]

I vividly remember the impression Tori Amos made on me when this first came out. She seemed like a voice I'd wanted or needed to hear with the way she fronted up to difficult subjects with an understated rage and sardonic wit. A more mature and articulate version of Kate Bush, and a technically more capable singer and musician. As much as it was imperative to go out and buy this debut album, nothing afterwards connected with me in quite the same way and I soon turned my attention elsewhere. Winter, I think, will be her most enduring song. I've never heard anything more beautiful.

[@paul9010]

There's no such thing as a 'better' artist, it's all art and it's all subjective. Music cannot be measured in some kind of league table like it's a sport, it just comes down to personal taste.

[@delorangeade]

@@paul9010 Have amended to "technically more capable," for the sake of clarity. I was not making a comment regarding artistic merit.

[@paul9010]

@@delorangeade I'm not sure what Kate Bush songs you've heard, but to say that Tori is a more mature and articulate version of Kate is slightly bizarre. Try comparing The Coral Room or Deeper Understanding with songs like Mr Zebra or Programmable Soda, for example. I am a big fan of both artists, but I wouldn't dream of trying to suggest that one is a more 'capable' singer/musician than the other. They're just coming from a different place, and using a different emotional and musical palette.

[@JustJP]

Winter sounds like a good one; I may have to give it a listen soon

[@jacksonizzy1]

JustJP Winter is one of her great songs for sure. It’s one of her most popular songs and popular reaction video choices. I’d love to see some other songs done that show her range in art and performance. Spacedog Marianne The waitress Hotel Pandora’s Aquarium Bells For Her Past the Mission (with Maynard from Tool) Liquid Diamonds Damn... I could keep going. Didn’t even pick a song yet from Scarlet’s Walk and that may be my personal favorite.

[@arielquarante]

I was about to type on my keyboard when I are saying that you probably wouldn't listen to it too much. This is exactly what I wanted to say. I didn't get the lyrics while I listening although she pronounces it quite correctly, but the pace is fast and there's a lot of words... so I found the song... boring. The piano is great, her voice is very good (remind me Kate Bush in a way) but I found the all thing too flat, or dull... Don't know if I say it the right way. Thanks for the lyrics explanations. It's a strong story and it's very well written, but again, too monotonous and depressing for me. Hey ! You've said my name ! And with the english pronunciation ! Great !

[@JustJP]

Totally understand, and I can see it. It comes across more as a song for Tori than for the audience, which adds a big personal touch to it.

[@keinark]

I always thought saved by the garbage truck meant she threw away something she didn't want him to see. Boy you best pray that I bleed real soon. Perhaps a pregnancy test? Great song.

[@davidmaholchic6146]

Hope you dig this quirky stuff love love love

[@FlyingElvis1000]

If you want to win a women, take her to a Tori Amos performance

[@littlenonni75]

I'm trying to think of Maybe a more commercially sound song for you to listen to of hers because I think that she's too outside the Box for you you probably don't want to hear those obscured songs that she creates people who like her we're just fewe're just few and far between meaning eclectic you should but you should try to listen to caudaltend to cause a light sneeze but listen to the club version that sounds more like something you would like

[@Lwize]

BSoD is no way to start the day.

[@JustJP]

It really wasn't. Happened as soon as I was pulling up the info

[@mtrimm1]

You missed the big reveal of the song: "What's so amazing about really deep thoughts? Boy, you better pray I bleed real soon -- how's that thought for ya?" Just a chilling comment that takes the song into a whole different class of songwriting.

[@lawrencegillies]

Try: Me and a Gun

[@pudelio_7447]

When a hear this song back in they eaely 90s, i think that was Kate Bush.

[@TheRockTemptress]

" saved again by the garbage truck" means that she cried out, or said something aloud that the anti christ in the kitchen might have overheard and punished her for.

[@xtradelite903]

It’s orchestral reduced to the piano. Orchestral pop.

[@justinsomething]

your closing music (15:17) actually kind of reminds me of the intro to tori's 1998 song, 'cruel'... kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpuWeoR-bJmdjsU and the remix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3_GeYp_nMuBZrs

[@JustJP]

I can hear it in the beat itself, yeah

[@teclo1057]

YOU DIDNT EVEN MENTION THE BEST LINE IN THE WHOLE SONG

[@gsmith6230]

She is a tribute to Kate Bush

[@S_E_R_]

Do people still say this tired crap? Listen to Tori's album "To Venus And Back" and tell me you hear Kate AT ALL in it. I love both dearly but this is so tiresome. Everyone wants to pit female artists against one another so badly. Besides, Tori has been making music for as long as Kate has. Sure, she blew up in popularity in the early 90s but she had been writing since the early 70s (as a child prodigy). Tori is her own woman and Kate is her own woman.