Musical Analysis/Reaction to "iieee" (live) - by Tori Amos

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[@sidhedanu]

I cannot recommend watching this full concert enough. It's riveting from beginning to end.

[@anthonypallen7919]

Precious things is sooo good from this

[@Marnee4191]

Tori Amos is an amazing live performer. And in the beginning, when she was was dancing, she wasn't just dancing, she was looking at her bandmates and waiting to signal when she was about to jump in and start playing. If you watch a lot of her live concerts, you see how she does a lot of signalling to her bandmates, because they weren't just playing things note-for-note as rehearsed, they are improvising somewhat as they go along. Tori lives to play live. Kudos to Tori Amos (genius) and her bandmates.

[@julesglitter]

Around that time Tori suffered 3 miscarriages, one after another. She wrote about it in several of her songs, this being one of them.

[@sidhedanu]

With the moves in the beginning she's really just plugging into the energy from her fellow musicians and then she turns to the audience to connect with them. Summaring what I've heard her say....Tori is keenly attuned to the energy of a place and the people there and it dictates how she plays. It also dictates which songs she plays each evening. Out of hundreds of concerts, she's probably never repeated a setlist.

[@nathanrussell8178]

One of my favorite Tori Songs ever. It’s about a string of miscarriages she had around this time, and the raw vulnerability of her screaming out in rage and agony at the loss. It’s soul crushing. 25 years later it still forces me to tears. The opening ‘jam’ is indeed on the studio recording, the long jam in the middle was unique to the live performance on this tour.

[@frankh9600]

I was at that tour and still considering it one if the most amazing concerts in my life. Saw every Tori tour in Germany from 92 to 02

[@andybricks576]

Excellent, Tori is a musical prodigy.

[@julesglitter]

Also according to his website, Matt Chamberlain has toured with/played with a crap load of musicians- " David Bowie, Fiona Apple, Soundgarden, Ghost, Joni Mitchell, Bill Frisell, Diana Krall, Robert Fripp, Tori Amos, Zola Jesus, Garbage, Morrissey, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Kanye West, Sarah McLachlan, Bruce Springsteen, Neko Case, A Perfect Circle, Frank Ocean, Elton John, Pearl Jam, Brad Mehldau, Danny Elfman, Keith Urban, Randy Newman among others"

[@kentonkruger8333]

This performance is a great example of her live a lot of the time, where you sink into the fell and vibe, like it takes you out of the rest of the world for a time.

[@ArenMichael]

"iieee" is one of my favorites of all of Tori's songs. this whole Sessions at West 54th performance is beyond superb. I highly recommend watching it to everyone. the keyboard she's playing I believe is a Kurzweil. the piano is Bosendorfer. Tori had been pregnant prior to this album's release (From The Choirgirl Hotel), but she unfortunately miscarried. that experience is definitely a part of this song story. "why does there gotta be a sacrifice" "you took my little girl" Tori tells a story before performing this on Vh1's Storytellers. she said it was after losing the baby and she was having nightmares and in a recurring dream there was an indigenous boy that would come to her and take her to these towns where everybody was dead. she said he would tap her on the shoulder and say "it's okay... iieee iieee iieee" on the album the song begins at the first "iieee" backing vocal part. the band jams for a little bit in the beginning here leading up to when Tori presses that key for the first time. on this particular performance, when she does the piano solo and the following bridge, that is not included on the album version. it is a live only inclusion that she did the entire 98 Plugged Tour. she is an absolute goddess, and a beast on that piano. I love this woman.

[@ArenMichael]

"Some of you know that we like really good wine. So, I wasn't quite sure if um, the things I was seeing was from that, or if they were really happening. And uh, it was a strange time, I had just uh, I had a bad pregnancy and I lost the baby. And I started having this vision of this little Pueblo boy everywhere I went. And we knew it wasn't a little boy, so... I really didn't know who he was. And uh, the wine really wasn't that good, you know what I mean? So um, I would close my eyes when he would appear and I would follow him and he would say things like, Come, rabbit, come on. And I would go. And we had this 1959 convertible and he was a Zuni boy, Zuni or Pueblo boy. And he would sit in the back with his arms like that [spread out] and we would drive for hours and hours and hours. And I would sit there and we didn't know where we were going, but when we would get there, nobody would be alive. So um, it was a strange thing, it was like being in, I don't know, a bad Dustin Hoffman killer virus movie, you know. And I didn't know what we were supposed to do, so we would leave the town and uh, he would tell me to build a campfire. Um, and I'm an arsonist so I, I really like that bit. So I would build this thing and um, he would start dancing. And um, he would say, you know, "We failed today but we have to go to the next town tomorrow." And this happened over and over and over again. And we were always too late. Um, and he would sing this thing in my head. And he would go, he would pat me on the head and he'd say, "It's okay... iieee, iieee, iieee..." [VH1 Storytellers - October 24, 1998]

[@anthonycurto7591]

As a Tool and Tori fan, there is a live performance of Tori being joined on stage by Maynard for a song of hers called, "Mohammed my Friend". It is divine! I think you'd appreciate it! Looking forward to seeing more of these. Tori Amos' body of work is such an incredible rabbit hole to explore!!!

[@conceptslegends]

Truly enjoyed watching you experience that. Tori will do that to you.

[@rsngrl]

matt chamberlain is the drummer. He's pretty sought after for studio and live. he's a legend! he does all the percussion.

[@anthonypallen7919]

Chamberlain rocks

[@sillywhale]

Agreed, you gotta watch this how show. But if not, definitely give these from the same show: Precious Things, Caught a Lite Sneeze, and The Waitress. The latter one is like 10 minutes and really shows how tight this band was. So good!

[@homegnome2429]

The Waitress was my original pick for the reaction before I switched to this one.

[@sillywhale]

@@homegnome2429 smart choice though. I feel like watching the others helps you understand where the band is by the time they get to Waitress. Like they are totally drunk on music by the time they get there lol

[@homegnome2429]

@@sillywhale I know what you mean! As John enjoyed this so much I imagine there'll be at least one more reaction to this show unless he goes ahead and watches it all himself anyway!...

[@raspberryswirl375]

This whole show is insane, but I think Tori's call-out in CALS is one of the most savage things I've seen. What a badass! I also have a soft spot for her sad songs, so Cooling is one of my favorites from the set. I would say that Iieee, CALS and Cooling are my top 3 must watch from this show. I never got into The Waitress too much, but the version with the band is certainly worlds better than the original.

[@user-dm2cy3ic5q]

Love the sound on this too. The drums are gorgeous - And Matt is low-key one of my biggest influences

[@jarvivuori]

I believe she was playing a Kurzweil K2600X on this tour. Amazing reaction and analysis!

[@homegnome2429]

Love this reaction - and although yes the analysis is the part that obviously makes you stand out, I do think there’s value in seeing how you first react to something new, first impressions, and then (for me at least) how quickly you can break down the music. Whereas if it’s something you’ve known and perhaps even played before it doesn’t come across as being so impressive perhaps? The groove! Yes, that’s why I wanted to select one of these with the band. Not that I don’t love Tori for herself, but to see how she fits into something like this too is cool. Matt Chamberlain did a lot of stuff with Fiona Apple also, and a lot of other people too I think as a session drummer but I’m not so familiar

[@Leah-xh1rc]

She said this song came from a recurrent dream she was having with a little boy, where he'd call her to drive with him for hours, and they'd go from town to town but everyone was always dead when they got there, and the little boy would try to comfort her saying _it's okay, it's okayyy iieee_ , which is where the title comes from. She does a lot of little improv verses, and I particularly love how in this one, when she's asking God why, if he knew how she felt, he still took her babies, she ties the _iieee_ to the _why_ , it shifts the tone completely, aligning thematically with Spark, from the same album, where she's a lot more directly combative towards God, whereas Iieee is sadder, almost like bargaining. Her 90s performances are absurd. The band was amazing, the arrangements put what were already impeccable studio versions to dust.

[@andyh4224]

Glad to watch you do more Tori, wish you would put more than 1 reaction per month on You Tube, but this is great!!!!!

[@jonlyons540]

Absolutely love your reaction and analysis to Tori's music! Sorry you missed her last year. I was there at the Ulster Hall in Belfast and she was amazing! That was nearly 30 years after first seeing her at that same venue when I was just 17 back in 1994! I have also been lucky enough to see her play live in London 2003 and Dublin 2022. Look forward to hopefully seeing more reaction to another Tori song soon 😊

[@JWSoundworks2]

If she comes back I'll try to get to see her - and if you see me there come say hello :) Thanks for the kind words!

[@jonlyons540]

No worries 😊 I'll be there if she ever decides to visit Belfast again!

[@r.j4449]

better not to see her at this point because she has lost totally her voice. Not hating, it´s just a fact. I don´t know why at this point she keeps touring. I guess she needs/wants the money. you will continue to praise her and not see the reality until she has completely lost her voice and can no longer sustain even two notes.

[@IwoEWF]

@@r.j4449 This is a ridiculous statement. I've seen her at 16 shows over the past 2 years and she was stellar at pretty much every one of them, I would go to 100 more if I could. It is unrealistic to expect the 90's energy from her when she's 60 now.

[@r.j4449]

@@IwoEWF you are deaf, she can not hit the easiest notes anymore.

[@Marnee4191]

This is one of the best musical analysis videos I've EVER seen on KZbin (and that's saying a lot, considering I watch a particular channel with initials VR.) I would say this is top one or two, maybe THE best.

[@JWSoundworks2]

Thank you so much for your flattering words. Personally, I don't watch the kind of videos I make, so I just do my own thing and hope for the best. Glad to hear it resonates well with some people. :)

[@ursuladelcarmenramirezmadr6128]

Tori is credited to be the first artist who upload and release a single on the internet... she says so on a Spotify session.

[@Marnee4191]

Matt Chamberlain on drums is definitely a rock god. He's a phenomenal musician. Look hi up on Wikipedia. You will be amazed. The intro: "Matthew Chamberlain (born April 17, 1967) is an American session musician,[1] drummer, producer and songwriter. He has played with various artists, including Pearl Jam, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, David Bowie, Tori Amos, The Wallflowers, Elton John, Fiona Apple, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Garbage, Macy Gray, Soundgarden, Painted Shield."

[@almandragoran]

Amazing analysis! Yeah, Tori is known for her mean left hand. She usually has the Bösendorfer on her left when facing the audience and keyboards on the right side and she’s playing two keyboards simultaneously pretty frequently, so her left hand gets a lot of practice doing more than just accompaniment. Her 1998 tour was really the beginning of that. In earlier tours she had other instruments with her (a harpsichord in 1996 and a prepared upright piano in 1994) but she didn’t play them at the same time as the Bose.

[@frankh9600]

I love your Jinjer reactions, this Tori reaction is a sensation 😂

[@frankh9600]

Tori IS a magical person

[@frankh9600]

Tori's piano playing was different ever night these days

[@frankh9600]

Btw all drumming was Matt himself. One of the most criminally underrated percussionists from the USA

[@frankh9600]

Tori had miscarriages.

[@robward7283]

Love your awesome reaction and analysis…. Tori is an incredible artist, criminally underrated in my opinion. Time to dive headfirst into the Tori rabbit hole. Do yourself a favor and check out the entire sessions show that this version of Iieee came from. In particular, the song Precious Things. It is my all time favorite live recording of Tori.

[@robward7283]

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[@robward7283]

Btw, not abortion…The song is about a miscarriage she had.

[@jessicahimmel7867]

Absolutely love Tori ❤ Great show, great song!

[@AsmodeanEmpire]

I believe the extra percussion you’re hearing are also samples that are wired to be triggered by specific drum hits. I know Chamberlain has done that for Tori on other songs. But I stand to be corrected.

[@salyx]

Yes, that intro is on the album. From the Choirgirl Hotel has a lot of great grooves. And it’s largely about her miscarriage. Both the In Session and Storytellers concerts are absolutely fantastic all the way through. Peak Tori with the band, in my opinion.

[@salyx]

Also, nice comparison to Jeff Buckley. They definitely have that in common!

[@laurads7385]

Sigh. This is one of my favourite Tori Amos songs. She is a goddess, full stop. And the band is just stellar. As for your reaction, I just have one thing to say. You make me feel normal, you lunatic. ❤

[@douglasennis7291]

Precious Things live in Chicago

[@Pamela-si5fn]

I’m really loving your Tori reactions. Now imagine being 18, female and a grumpy hippie when Tori debuted? I was a freshman in college. I had never heard anything like Little Earthquakes. She really set the stage for music for me, for feminism in the 90’s.

[@damiencale]

Precious Things and Waitress are amazing from this concert.

[@trevorpsy]

Same music different take: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emGYl2Cij7Bkq8k