TORI AMOS

This is from the Little Earthquakes album cover

Tori Amos, has to be my favorite artist. The title of my webpage came from her song Icicle... some fellow mad chatters (you know who you are) can be given credit for it! I have never heard any other artist who is as deep as Tori. She has never written or sung a bad song, which makes it impossible to chose a favorite. It's also impossible to pick a favorite album because they are so different from each other.

The first album I heard was Under the Pink, her second album. I was kind of surprised, I had never heard a music style like it. The songs were next to impossible for me to figure out... fortunately I understand them better now. I bought Boys For Pele (Tori's third album) before had heard any song on the album. I was more lost with the songs on this album than I was for UtP. Finally, I got a copy of Little Earthquakes (her first album). The first time I really listened to it, I found tears running down my face. The songs are so honest...and easier to understand than the others. Since then, I've collect singles, downloaded video clips, taped her live (ok, they were televised...but live all the same!) performances and found different songs on the internet. I wish I could have gotten a copy of Y Kant Tori Read (her "heavy metal" album), but unfortunatly it's out of print because it didn't sell very well. I have heard two songs from it, The Big Picture and Cool On Your Island, and loved both songs.

Tori is also the founder of RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest National Network). On top of being an incredible artist, she is an incredible person for starting it. I can't really say enough about her. Rumor has it Tori's next album will be out in the spring...I can't wait!

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