From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V7 #236 Reply-To: precious-things@smoe.org Sender: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "precious-things-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. precious-things-digest Thursday, October 10 2002 Volume 07 : Number 236 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Fw: single clips [dances with virgos ] Re: new password? [dances with virgos ] Re: interesting tidbit... [shaman@eskimo.com] Re: Fw: single clips [shaman@eskimo.com] Re: [ToriTour US] chicago tori show on ticketmaster [shaman@eskimo.com] Re: interesting tidbit... [dances with virgos ] Re: interesting tidbit... ["totally pitchin'" ] scarlet's walk review from nyrock.com [dances with virgos ] bbc 6music tori interview [dances with virgos ] site update ["totally pitchin'" ] Tempe, AZ pre-sale *tomorrow* Oct. 10 [mypunkinpjs ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 01:30:27 -0400 From: dances with virgos Subject: Re: Fw: single clips when we last left our heroes, Becka exclaimed: >how does one outside the UK get their paws on this maxi single? Anyone have >suggestions on where to order it from ? if you want to order online, both cdnow.com and amazon.com are taking pre-orders for it. there are other, collector-oriented music stores that will get it for you as well. eil.com springs to mind, but there are others that i can't think of right now. woj ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 01:28:10 -0400 From: dances with virgos Subject: Re: new password? when we last left our heroes, Wendi Smith exclaimed: >I am on the Tori Amos mailing list, and I know that there will be a >pre-sale for the Columbus show and a couple of others on Thursday morning, >but I haven't gotten the new password yet. I was just wondering if any of >you all out there had gotten the mailing. it has not been mailed yet. the passwords seem to be sent out the night before the first presale of a week. so this week's password should be sent out sometime wednesday evening. woj ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 01:22:03 -0700 From: shaman@eskimo.com Subject: Re: interesting tidbit... On Tue, 08 Oct 2002 13:49:55 -0400, you wrote: > >...i was in my favorite rekkid store today and the owner asked me if knew >about the limited edition of scarlet's walk. i said "yup!". then he asked >if i knew about the special offer. i said "huh?". he didn't have many >details, but the gist was that if you buy two copies of the album, there >would be some sort of special cd or dvd that you get as a special bonus. he >seemed to think it was some sort of "the making of scarlet's walk" package, >but he wasn't really sure. hopefully, he'll have more details for me next >time i swing by... > >woj He's confused! You can buy a Limited Edition version that comes with two disks. One is a DVD that IS the bonus you get. I suspect it uses different packaging, since they need a way to store the bonus DVD, as well but that's pure speculation . ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 01:23:24 -0700 From: shaman@eskimo.com Subject: Re: Fw: single clips On Tue, 8 Oct 2002 17:27:05 -0400, you wrote: >ok > >how does one outside the UK get their paws on this maxi single? Anyone have >suggestions on where to order it from ? Just order it from an internet company like CDNow (25% off) or Amazon.com. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 01:51:43 -0700 From: shaman@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [ToriTour US] chicago tori show on ticketmaster So, what's the deal with Tempe now? Ticketmaster is still not showing a presale date but they're claiming a public sale will begin on the 12th just like with Chicago, Minneapolis and Columbus. I smell a disaster looming. Shade's of Lowell are haunt me. toriless@earswithfeet.com http://www.earswithfeet.net http://www.earswithfeet.org http://www.earswithfeet.com http://www.earswithfeet.info ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 09:03:51 -0400 From: dances with virgos Subject: Re: interesting tidbit... when we last left our heroes, shaman@eskimo.com exclaimed: >On Tue, 08 Oct 2002 13:49:55 -0400, you wrote: > > >...i was in my favorite rekkid store today and the owner asked me if knew > >about the limited edition of scarlet's walk. i said "yup!". then he asked > >if i knew about the special offer. i said "huh?". he didn't have many > >details, but the gist was that if you buy two copies of the album, there > >would be some sort of special cd or dvd that you get as a special bonus. > >He's confused! no i don't think he is. as i said, he was clear on the distinction between the limited edition's bonus disc and this other disc. if he had been thinking about the limited edition, i don't think he would have said anything about a buy-two-get-something-free "deal". he may not have complete information, but i don't think he's confused. woj ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 07:17:12 -0700 (PDT) From: "totally pitchin'" Subject: Re: interesting tidbit... i'm betting woj is right, this sounds like a promotion that indie record stores can offer to combat the major record stores for cd sales. when SLG came out last year the indie stores were giving away little cards, posters and window clings as part of their promotion (buy your cd here and you get this freebie). i think epic (and/or the coalition of independant record stores) is doing a kick-ass job with promotion for this album. i would be happy to purchase both versions of the album to get the freebies offered and i'm sure i'm not the only one who would do so. trent dances with virgos wrote: >when we last left our heroes, shaman@eskimo.com exclaimed: > >>On Tue, 08 Oct 2002 13:49:55 -0400, you wrote: >> >> >...i was in my favorite rekkid store today and the owner asked me if knew >> >about the limited edition of scarlet's walk. i said "yup!". then he asked >> >if i knew about the special offer. i said "huh?". he didn't have many >> >details, but the gist was that if you buy two copies of the album, there >> >would be some sort of special cd or dvd that you get as a special bonus. >> >>He's confused! > >no i don't think he is. as i said, he was clear on the distinction between >the limited edition's bonus disc and this other disc. if he had been >thinking about the limited edition, i don't think he would have said >anything about a buy-two-get-something-free "deal". he may not have >complete information, but i don't think he's confused. - ---- La Disco A Besoin De Vous Deine Disko Braucht Dich Disuko Ha Anata Wo Matteiru Tu Discoteca Te Necesita Your Disco Needs You -- Kylie Minogue ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 14:06:02 -0400 From: dances with virgos Subject: scarlet's walk review from nyrock.com thanks to audrey for pointing this out! Tori Amos, Scarlet's Walk (Epic) It's been a decade since she released Little Earthquakes, and two years after that Under the Pink, the heavy-hitting one-two punch that put her on the map. Her musical and lyrical styles are brutally honest and introspective. Though Amos doesn't have the ethereal loneliness to her voice like Sarah Mclachlan or Kate Bush, she can venture into the high register from time to time for a bit of a vocal workout. Yet key to Tori's voice is you're never quite sure if she's fragile or solid as a rock  the subtle shifts in her tonal timbre keep you guessing, and that, at least for me, is the attraction. At the beginning of "A Sorta Fairytale," for starters, her voice is timid, yet by the first chorus, there's a bit of gravel, and you sense pillars of strength supporting the individual. As the song progresses, and the vocals double and multi-track, the instrumentation building ever so slightly, you get a sense of emotional stabilization. Unfortunately, the record company decided to offer up only six songs to reviewers, afraid of critics who might instantly shove the entire album onto the internet. And my first reaction is, if you're going to short the reviewer, do you care about the artist? Or for that matter, the buying public? It seems a desperate attempt to curb online thievery. Rant aside, Amos plods her way through the six tunes, and I say "plods" because there's no ripper here, instead you get a solemn trek across the rock landscape, though the cut "Taxi Ride" does get slightly funky, and sounds happier than the others. Amos tries to connect the songs and engage the listener in a story line that follows a character across the U.S. from West to East Coast, but again, with just six songs out of who knows how many, it's disjointed thematically. Her voice is solid as ever, and that's what really matters. Instrumentation is minimal, her piano work is capable, and she'll get you wistful in a heartbeat. Though it may not be up to the caliber of her first two discs, what is presented here does show that Amos has maintained an artistic integrity, and while she may not get tons of airplay or voluminous amounts of press touting her, she's still okay  in my book, anyway.  B.R. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 14:47:02 -0400 From: dances with virgos Subject: bbc 6music tori interview sorry for the short notice on this... an interview that tom robinson did with tori earlier this week will be broadcast at minutes on bbc 6music at 8pm british time -- that's in approximately 15 minutes from now! 6music is one of the bbc's digital radio stations (for more info, check out ). for mere mortals, there is a realaudio stream at . woj ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:51:44 -0700 (PDT) From: "totally pitchin'" Subject: site update www.toriamos.com has been updated and it looks amazing! trent - ---- La Disco A Besoin De Vous Deine Disko Braucht Dich Disuko Ha Anata Wo Matteiru Tu Discoteca Te Necesita Your Disco Needs You -- Kylie Minogue Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:20:55 -0700 (PDT) From: mypunkinpjs Subject: Tempe, AZ pre-sale *tomorrow* Oct. 10 Last minute pre-sale added to Ticketmaster: Gammage Auditorium Tempe , AZ Monday, December 16, 2002 7:30PM $30.50 - $37.50 Charge by Phone: 480-784-4444 Ticket Sale Date(s): Internet Presale Begins: Thu Oct 10, 10:00AM Internet Presale Ends: Fri Oct 11, 5:00PM Internet Public Sale: Sat Oct 12, 12:00PM https://ticketing.ticketmaster.com/cgi/purchasePage.asp?event_id=1E0035437C95252B&artistid=749136&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 22:26:02 -0400 From: "Lisa Zwick" Subject: Re: toriamos.com newsletter Are any other NYers wondering what's going on with the tori concert? Not only is it a tiny show, but are we gonna have to buy our tickets the night before?? Shows in December are on sale already, and there's still no info on NY. - -Lisa - ----- Original Message ----- > Go to http://www2.fanscape.com/toriamos/tour/ to receive updated pre-sale > information for your market. Pre-sale tickets are limited and onsale for a > limited time, so act fast! ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V7 #236 *************************************