From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V3 #152 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 Sunday, April 26 1998 Volume 03 : Number 152 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Extra Necklace for Sale [rlones@juno.com (Marla/Antigone E. F.)] Should I buy this? ["Mike Gray" ] Re: Boston Avalon Set List ["Mike Gray" ] RAINN Ad--Linked to "Spark" Lyrics [AKlink8489 ] MTV News 1515 [Tripp Gwyn ] do it again [interplanet janet ] MTV Live ["Geoff Moore" ] Merchandise [spastica@villagenet.com (lepainperdu)] Spark on MuchMusic? [Butterfly Angel ] Tori Postcards [Shirley Ye ] Re: Should I buy this? [ally ] Re: Should I buy this? [bachelorette ] Spark UK Chart Debut... ["Mike Gray" ] Boston *VIDEO* now up of "Black Dove (January)" ["Mike Gray" ] the boston show... [the happy phantom ] merman [Invisagoth ] UK Spark singles in the US [Mireya ] It was Tori everywhere [Jon & Janet Haverman ] Tori in Boston (yet another review) [Michael Curry ] tori television suspended [Dominic Marullo ] My $0.02 on Spark b-sides ["Trent, the ice cream assassin" ] Merman (Was "Boston Avalon Set List") [allthegirlshateher@juno.com (Warre] B-sides of FtCGH? [allthegirlshateher@juno.com (Warren C. Jaycox)] Re: do it again [ToriPyro ] Re: Should I buy this? [ToriPyro ] My $0.02 on Spark b-sides [ToriPyro ] for tori fans in atlanta [agentorange2@juno.com (Rusty M Shelby)] chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter [XMN93 ] Album questions (please help) [Auburn2244 ] re: anyone tape BOSTON show? [jls7@monadnock.keene.edu (Jenn)] FTCGH Box [Tripp Gwyn ] Landslide [Scott Broughton ] Re: Merman (Was "Boston Avalon Set List") [Liz ] need the spark singles? [Zaedryn ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 11:09:36 -0400 From: rlones@juno.com (Marla/Antigone E. F.) Subject: Extra Necklace for Sale Hi everyone. I bought an extra Raspberry Swirl Girl necklace. For sale...email me... marlantigone - --- http://www.KrebStar.com Your New Favorite Band ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 11:16:35 +0100 From: "Mike Gray" Subject: Should I buy this? Hi guys.. I've just been offered a UK "China" CD Single (w/Humpty Dumpty etc...) for 9 UKP - I have a feeling it might be worth a little more than that. Am I right? Cheers Mike ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 11:28:36 +0100 From: "Mike Gray" Subject: Re: Boston Avalon Set List >2. Merman!!! Unbelievable!! She said "I'm not supposed to do this, >but I'm going to anyway"!! That's really frightening, you know - surely it can't be true that Tori isn't "allowed" to perform her own song? Mike ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 01:06:47 EDT From: AKlink8489 Subject: RAINN Ad--Linked to "Spark" Lyrics I recieved my first issue of Really Deep Thoughts (the fanzine) today. I noticed something. There's a large photo of tori o the back for the Calvin Klein RAINN ad. She has writing on her hand and I could read "ice cream assassin". When did they do the RAINN day? She was obviously writing something for Spark then--or at least collecting interesting phrases. Hmmmm.... Amber ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 08:12:19 -0400 From: Tripp Gwyn Subject: MTV News 1515 Tori will be appearing on MTV news 1515 next week. They said so at the end of Friday night's show. The show appears every FRI night at 7 or 7:30 PM, I'm not sure of the exact time. It is basically the same thing as Week In Rock. Tripp Gwyn tgwyn@infoave.net ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 09:40:17 -0500 From: interplanet janet Subject: do it again i just found the spark singles and i've gotta say, do it again is my favourite new tori song of all the stuff i've heard so far.. has anyone transcribed the lyrics yet? i'm horrible at things like that and i'd love to know what they are beyond my lame guesses.. ana . . . . ballerinas have fins that you'll never find http://www.overlap.org . . . . ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 09:54:23 -0400 From: "Geoff Moore" Subject: MTV Live Arggh! I forgot to tape the MTV LIVE show, and I was wondering if anyone who taped it would be willing to trade. I have the Spark video premeire and the Letterman show taped, if you want to trade for that. I also have other stuff... Thanks to anyone who can help! Geoff ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 01:16:05 -0400 (EDT) From: spastica@villagenet.com (lepainperdu) Subject: Merchandise I thought that the "Swirl" necklaces were very boring for ten bucks.......it is just a washer.......but I guess it is good to have since there are not many if any tori necklaces ....but the Sneak Preview shirt is great...got one of those....did anyone notice she is giving the finger on the shirt....and is she just wearing a string....people keep asking me that.....but there is a color difference....but there are no ends on the arms if she is wearing a shirt?.....just wondering..... petrr ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 11:10:25 From: Butterfly Angel Subject: Spark on MuchMusic? Does anyone know when Spark will air on MuchMusic or if it has already? I really want to see it after hearing all of your rave reviews on it! It sounds really interesting! *lyn* *`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`* a wing can cover all sorts of things *`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`* ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 10:13:24 -0700 From: Shirley Ye Subject: Tori Postcards Tower's giving away promotional postcards for the new album =) At least, the Tower near Telegraph in Berkeley =) It is basically her back on the xerox machine (the first picture from Q magaizine?) with Tori Amos from the choirgirl hotel written on the sides. On the back of the postcard, there's information about the Merman single Very cool =) Shirley Ye Berkeley, California shye@uclink4.berkeley.edu so you can make me cum that doesn't make you jesus. - -Tori Amos, Precious Things ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 11:39:50 -0500 From: ally Subject: Re: Should I buy this? I got my UK China single from Disc Go Round about two years ago for $2.99 - I have no idea what it means in UKP (??) but the case was *UNOPENED* it had the little clear tape thingie at the top still... thats just my little addition to the "china" single. (: btw, is there anyone in the UK who would be willing to pick up the singles for spark for me in exchage for boots (http://crono.net/~ally/toriboot.html), money, etc? I'd really appriciate it since I haven't been able to find them where I live. If there is anyone who lives in the minneapolis area too - Let it Be doesn't have them, so is there any where else I could look? thanks! (: ally At 11:16 AM 4/26/98 +0100, you wrote: > >Hi guys.. > >I've just been offered a UK "China" CD Single (w/Humpty Dumpty etc...) for 9 >UKP - I have a feeling it might be worth a little more than that. Am I >right? > >Cheers > >Mike > - ----- "when all the boys can't be men" - tori amos http://crono.net/~ally "i heard you pulled me out of a church to worship you..." - throwing muses ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 12:48:10 -0500 From: bachelorette Subject: Re: Should I buy this? If there is anyone >who lives in the minneapolis area too - Let it Be doesn't have them, so is >there any where else I could look? > just to let you mpls'ians know.. let it be *does* have them. - -ana . . . . ballerinas have fins that you'll never find http://www.overlap.org . . . . ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 19:31:59 +0100 From: "Mike Gray" Subject: Spark UK Chart Debut... Spark debuted on the UK chart today at 16 - not bad for a song which has no real airplay in the UK to speak of. Cheers Mike ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 20:07:55 +0100 From: "Mike Gray" Subject: Boston *VIDEO* now up of "Black Dove (January)" Hi everyone.. Well, I just checked out the video section on the Tori.com pages, and it looks like we've got 1:19 of "Black Dove", and I have to say that it sounds very impressive live, and compares well to the studio version, especially the "have to get to Texas" and "by the woods" bits.. very nice, and it gave a fairly nice overview of the stage. Cheers Mike ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 15:04:38 -0400 From: woj spice Subject: another new york times article the following article appeared in the april 25, 1998 edition of the new york times, page b14 in the arts & idea section. For Female Expression, The Virility of Tori Amos By Ann Powers Tori Amos took steroids before introducing her new album, "From the Choirgirl Hotel", at Irving Plaza Thursday night. "I'm losing my mind up here," she said after the majestic crescendo that is the climax of the ballad "Northern Lad". The drugs, she explained, boosted her voice, which is suffering from overwork. Whatever contribution they made to Ms. Amos's euphoric stage presence, her real source of power was grounded in her new musical approach. In her seven years as the wizard queen of alternative rock, Ms. Amos has never toured with a band. Her concerts generally featured her alone at the piano. Her highly sensual relationship with that instrument amplifies the feeing she shares her ardently devoted fans: this former child prodigy has long told her secrets to those ivories, and she uses then to send her intimacies outward. Her new songs, however, employ a more expansive sound. She needs accompaniment to complete them. Any questions about whether a conventional rock setup would dilute Ms. Amos's idiosyncratic art were erased the moment she took her place between her piano and synthesizer. Her band -- Steve Caton on guitar, Jon Evans on bass and Matt Chamberlain on drums -- was already cultivating a raucous noise. Ms. Amos let the band support her as she played both keyboards and experimented with vocal techniques, her patented high wails giving way to grunts and syncopated phrasings. A hard-rock element has always been crucial in tempering Ms. Amos's sometimes frilly tone, but on Thursday night she let her virile side dominate. Those steroids were not as strong as the musical arrangements showing the influence of sharp-edged bands like Garbage, as her as the classic art-rock of Peter Gabriel and "Scary Monsters"-era David Bowie. She also incorporated modern funk; her affinity with Prince showed, and during "God", she vamped on "You Dropped Me Like A Bomb" by the Gap Band, substituting "Jesus" for the song's obligatory "Baby". Through all these turns, the band gave Ms. Amos room to move while still challenging her. Reworking old material or trying out her bold new work, Ms. Amos stayed true to her mission: the pursuit of a fully female expression as intense as the heroic rock of bands like Led Zeppelin. This quest takes Ms. Amos into the realm of goddess-oriented legends, but also into a common sexual and emotional history. She has built a mythos of the parlor, the parked car and the basement room, charting the rhythms of womanly sensuality to suit lyrics about orgasm and childbirth, human loss and spiritual ecstasy. Now she is giving greater rein to the masculine side women also possess. Her zeal for this new heroic labor was palpable and potent. It wasn't just the drugs. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 14:00:38 -0400 (EDT) From: the happy phantom Subject: the boston show... well, i don't want to rain on anybody's parade, but the boston show had to be one of the most miserable concert experiences i've ever had...of course, we got lost in boston before the show, but i didn't mind that because we got in...then, it started...remember the guys that was shouting tori during the opening act, and david poe gave the finger to...well, that guy was standing right next to me the entire show...how lovely...him and three of his friends were completely shitface during the show, and making everybody else miserable...it was completely annoying...then they had the absolute nerve to start moshing during 'she's your cocaine...' i wish it wasn't a tori show, because there would have been some serious ass kicking going on...i have never been so filled with pure anger in my life...was possesses people to make total asses out of themselves is totally beyond my comtemplation...but, finally the bouncer got them out of there, and i enjoyed the second encore in a disturbed peace... also, tori seemed a bit distant to me during the show...she had other things on her mind...i was to keen on the band setup for the simple fact that it took away from tori and her voice and piano...they could've toned down them a bit...the rendition of 'waitress' was awesome...and 'upside down' too, but i have somebody screaming the lyrics beside me in my ear...one of my biggest pet peeves...but it was tori and she was beautiful and i will live to see her again, hopefully were there is no asshole elbowing me in the back... slainte, kate - ------------------- kate hardison join the campaign to save the dragons... hardic2@rpi.edu http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/3886/dragons.html epsilon iota chapter of the psi upsilon fraternity 'still the gunman rules and the widows pay...a scarlet coat and a black beret...they thought that blood and sacrifice could out of death bring forth a life' 'never was one for a prissy girl...coquette, call in for an ambulance...reach high, doesn't mean she's holy...just means she's got a cellular handy...almost brave, almost pregnant, almost in love..."vanilla" 'turn back one last time...love to watch those cowboys ride...but cowboys know cowgirls ride on the Indian side...and you know what you're doing, so don't even...' 'when you live in the past you refuse to see, when your daughter come home, nine months pregnant...with five billion points of light, gonna shine them on the face of your friends...they got the earth in a sling, they got the world on their knees, they even got a zipper between their teeth...' ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 13:28:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Invisagoth Subject: merman hi:) my computer cannot play mp3 files with a player, so can anyone send me or put on their website a .wav or .au file of merman and maybe other songs from the promotional cd? i would really love it and i'm sure that anyone else who can't hear mp3 would love it too. thanks, eyelashing [aka dr. scully] _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 13:05:26 -0700 From: Mireya Subject: UK Spark singles in the US Hi. Does anyone know of any stores in the US that are selling the UK Spark singles? I live in Eugene, Oregon and I haven't been able to reach any store in this area that even knows there *are* Spark singles. Most say, "It comes out May 5th" and I say, "No, that's the album, when do the import singles come in?" And they look it up on their little computer and say, "there are no singles being released for Spark". Grrr! Can anyone help me out here, I really want the UK singles, and I can't order online (no credit card). I have found good imports at Circuit City before, but couldn't get ahold of anyone there that even knew who I was talking about. Thanks, Mireya hisgirl@geocities.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dead Petals http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/4281/tori.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 19:52:27 +0000 From: Jon & Janet Haverman Subject: It was Tori everywhere I just returned from Cleveland's Record Roundup. I ended up spending more money than I made. I hardly spent anytime at my table, instead wondering around in search of goodies. Tori was everywhere, including the SPARK singles. The four track sampler was easily obtainable, except it was beneficial to shop around. The first place I saw it has it for sale at $40. Another had it for $50. Then a couple of places had it for $25. I felt lucky getting it for $15. And for just a few dollars more the dealer (who knows me from the shows every year anyway) threw in this SPARK edit promo for just a few dollars more. This promo PRCD 8517 has the edit of Spark three times. The same edit--Atlanitic is not afraid to do strange things for who is now the most collectible artist of the 90's. Look for the new lyric book as well. jon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 16:10:53 -0500 (CDT) From: Michael Curry Subject: Tori in Boston (yet another review) Hi all, Yesterday I went to see Tori's show at the Avalon in Boston, so here's a little something about the experience. Let me start by thanking Heather (aka Glitter Girl) for offering me her extra ticket, for driving into Boston and for tolerating me for the entire very, very long day. Thanks again Heather! Heather and I got to the Avalon not long after 5am so we were 14th in line. In case it wasn't said by enough people last night (including Tori), Brian did an excellent job of keeping thing organized the entire day. Spending the entire day in line is much less onerous when you know you can leave your spot in line to go get food or hide from the weather (the weather forcasters in Boston are idiots btw) and it will still be there when you get back. The truck with Tori's equipment arrived early, followed later by the crew bus, but the real excitement didn't start until Tori's bus arrived not long after 3pm. A rush to reach the hastily erected barricades began as soon as the bus rounded the corner and by time it was parked quite a crowd had gathered. Unfortunately, as soon as Tori came out and started to meet the fans those people toward the back of the crowd decided it was worth crushing those of us closer to the front in order to get a few inches closer to her. Tori seemed a bit frazzled to me, but she moved quickly along the line, signing various things, exchanging a few words and giving out a few hugs and a kiss or two. Once Tori had gone inside it was back to the line, and not too long after 5pm the doors opened and we began filing inside. I got a good spot in what was roughly the third row center, and being fairly tall I had an excellent view. Then as more and more people piled into the club the pushing began, as some of those who couldn't be bothered to get down the the Avalon early in the day attempted to push their way into the crowd from the sides and rear. Since the show wasn't scheduled to start until 6:30 we got over an hour of pushing, shoving and crushing, highlighted with the occasional threat of violence. When reading the reviews of some of the previous club shows I had been rather surprised by the reports of fights and such, but when I was up in the front of the crowd actually being crushed myself I got a better understanding of why things like that had been happening and I find it hard to blame some people for snapping. Just after 6:30pm David Poe took the stage. They say the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference, and that's how I felt about David. So far I haven't seen one opening act for Tori that I've liked, and this guy continued the streak. Yes, he got heckled and shouted at, but as I commented to one of the people I was crushed up against I think the crowd would have been more polite if we hadn't been standing around being crushed for so long. Basically I just found David Poe to be really, really boring. His voice isn't very good, his guitar playing is average and his songs aren't especially well written. Once he was finally done there was more activity on stage as the various techs took care of all the last minute chores. While this was going on the fog machines that seem to haunt every Tori show got started, filling the air with mist to prepare it for the light show that was to come. Just before Tori and the band took the stage I was wondering if the show would be worth all the time spent on the street outside and the time spent standing and being crushed inside. Then the show actually started and by halfway through the first song I knew that it had been more than worth it. The band really rocked, and though I'd say that the only one Tori has a genuine rapport with at this point was Caton the other guys did a great job as well. Of course I had trouble tearing my eyes away from Tori to watch her bandmates play, but with Tori on the stage there's no need for theatrics from any of the other players anyway. Tori was, as always, Tori. She was absolutely brilliant! Her voice was in good shape and she seemed to me to be really into the performance. I was close enough (and tall enough) to enjoy a few of the moments when Tori looks right into your eyes while she plays and they were as breathtaking as ever. As for the songs themselves, though I was a little apprehensive about the new album before the show all my doubts are gone now. The new songs are amazing, with the standouts for me being "Jackie's Strength" and "Northern Lad". Whether I like those two because they are truly better than the other or just because they seem more Tori to me is of course an open question. I guess I'll find out once I get the album. The new arrangements of the older songs were awesome too. "Horses" seems much darker in the new version, and I like it better this way I think. "Precious Things" is great with the band, and I think the long drawn-out "grrrrrrrrrl" sounds a lot less overdone (which was my impression of it on the last tour) with the band. The standout though is "Tear in Your Hand", which though I had always liked it had always been sort of a second-stringer. The band version is several orders of magnitude better than either the album version or live versions of the song that I've seen Tori do in the past. Anyway, in case you haven't seen it yet, here's the whole setlist: Black Dove (January) Cruel Horses Precious Things Liquid Diamonds Jackie's Strength Northern Lad Baker Baker Upside Down Doughnut Song iiiee Tear in Your Hand Waitress 1st Encore: She's Your Cocaine Spark 2nd Encore: God Merman "Spark" didn't impress me nearly as much as I had expected it to, as I thought several of the other new songs outshined it. On the other hand, I thought the unexpected "Merman" was even more brilliant than I had thought it was after hearing the mp3. Overall it was an absolutely stunning show, and well worth the effort I put into being there. Since this might well have been the last time I get to see Tori perform (since I can't even imagine going to see her in some gigantic venue like Madison Square Garden or some football stadium) I'm glad the last show was possibly the best show I've seen. The only way the experience could have been improved (besides of course a better opening act) would be if some Tori fans had taken the time to be less selfish and more considerate of their fellow fans. Most Tori fans are pretty cool people, but those that aren't diminish the experience for the rest of us. Mike | Michael Curry / mcurry@io.com / mcurry@compuserve.com | | http://www.io.com/~mcurry | | Am I bitter? Do I sound bitter? -- Veda Hille | ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 17:56:33 -0500 From: Dominic Marullo Subject: tori television suspended Hi, On May 15, Tori Television will be suspended to bring you the Boston Plugged concert in real audio. - -Dominic tori television- http://www.geocities.com/~bluest/toritv.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 18:23:44 -0400 From: "Trent, the ice cream assassin" Subject: My $0.02 on Spark b-sides You know, for the life of me when I first heard that Tori was covering "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" as a b-side of Spark I was very disappointed. I really hate Christmas songs and couldn't understand why she would 1.) do a Christmas song and 2.) do that Christmas song. So, I have my Spark singles and I'm listening to the song and I like her rendition (I still hate the song, but it's Tori voice) so I'm trying to reconcile this dilemma when, duh!, it hits me square in the chest. If I remember reading this right, Tori lost her child just before Christmas and she, no-doubt, was inundated with the usual Christmas Cheer, Holy-Holy-Holy, Christ is born business while dealing with such a terrible loss. Hearing her rendition you can notice the lament in her voice. It must have been terribly hard for her to "have a merry little Christmas" after what she had gone through... ...and maybe recording the song was a strenght-building kind of thing. The Purple People (Christmas in Space) song seems like her own Christmas carol--one that does not make the focus on the birth of any Christ etc. I hope you can follow this....the song now has a sad quality to it. Coming from Tori, hearing it in her context, I now feel that I like the song--not because of its usual meaning but because of the meaning I feel that Tori has infused into it. CouriertRent "i think i'm the bomb" - --------------------------------------------------- "[B]eings with songs were coming to visit me and I was allowed to help and make them. I would be walking in the vegetable section of the supermarket and suddenly feel the muse somewhere between the cucumbers."--Tori Amos on her inspirational muses - --------------------------------------------------- "I'm calling this record 'from the choirgirl hotel' because I felt like I didn't know if I was sending dispatches from it or if I'm part of their troupe and they let me sing alto with them sometimes. But [the choirgirls] were incredibly comforting to me." - --Tori Amos on her new album ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "how many fates turn around in the overtime ballerinas that have fins that you'll never find you thought that you were the BOMB yes, well so did i say you don't want it, again and again" - --Tori Amos "spark" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 19:22:52 EDT From: PeacePoet2 Subject: Re: Extra Necklace for Sale What IS this "Raspberry Swirl" necklace? I'm aware that it is also a song from Choirgirl. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 22:31:23 -0600 From: allthegirlshateher@juno.com (Warren C. Jaycox) Subject: Merman (Was "Boston Avalon Set List") Hi- This was said on Torinews: >2. Merman!!! Unbelievable!! She said "I'm not supposed to do >this, >but I'm going to anyway"!! I'm a bit unclear, here. Is this song Tori's or not? If so, as I think we'd all assume, then why would she "not supposed to" sing this? Putting the thing on the internet is one thing...but taking away the joy of being able to hear it in concert is something else entirely. I mean, did Atlantic seiriously believe that Merman wasn't going to see the light of day AT ALL? Come on! :( Warren _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 20:20:12 -0600 From: allthegirlshateher@juno.com (Warren C. Jaycox) Subject: B-sides of FtCGH? Hi everyone- I'm coming out of my long period of lurking to ask a question and maybe restart a conversation. I have gotten quite a few of my B-sides from the Rarites boots (since buying a gazillion singles and imports was getting WAY too expensive) and my question is this. Since I knew nothing of boots when BfP or the others came out, I dunno when to expect boots of the B-sides. Anyone know how long it took last time? I know it will prob be after a the singles have hit stores, but how long after that? I know this is a delicate subject with many, but, damn it, I'm poor! If I can buy a boot of B-sides rather than twenty gazillion singles and imports, I will! Besides, I'll be spending more than my share in legit Tori-stuff to make me feel ok about it, so.... Thanx :) Warren "I'm ok, if you get me a good angle. You're ok, in the right sorta light." -Ani _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 19:41:25 EDT From: ToriPyro Subject: Re: do it again In a message dated 4/26/98 12:27:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tree@2z.net writes: << and i've gotta say, do it again is my favourite new tori song of all the stuff i've heard so far >> same for me, it's my favorite bsides of all i've heard.......that and purple people............and bachelorette (grin) loveintori, Vicki but i love "i i e e e" and "Black Dove"...... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 19:47:52 EDT From: ToriPyro Subject: Re: Should I buy this? In a message dated 4/26/98 1:59:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tree@2z.net writes: << If there is anyone >who lives in the minneapolis area too - Let it Be doesn't have them, so is >there any where else I could look? > just to let you mpls'ians know.. let it be *does* have them. -ana >> IF ANYONE IS ABLE TO FIND THE UK CHINA SINGLE FOR UNDER $15 COULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WOULD BE WILLING TO SEND YOU A CHECK OR IF YOU"D BUY IT FOR ME AND I'D SEND YOU THE MONEY FOR THE CD=) loveintori, Vicki (because it's so damn expensive if i want to order it off of the web) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 20:14:18 EDT From: ToriPyro Subject: My $0.02 on Spark b-sides In a message dated 4/26/98 6:58:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tvanegas@umd.umich.edu writes: << You know, for the life of me when I first heard that Tori was covering "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" as a b-side of Spark I was very disappointed. I really hate Christmas songs and couldn't understand why she would 1.) do a Christmas song and 2.) do that Christmas song. >> Here's what I think......tori said she had the miscarriage within a week before xmas of '96. I *THINK* she said something like two weeks before. The whole VERSION of this song was very dark and very SARCASTIC. that was the big thing...the sarcasm. it's like yeah, i just lost my baby, and you're singing "have yourself a merry little xmas"...........it's something that makes you turn around and think "what the hell?" just my thoughts.......i love it though loveintori, Vicki ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 20:23:01 -0400 From: agentorange2@juno.com (Rusty M Shelby) Subject: for tori fans in atlanta HMV records at lenox mall has the "Live In NY" video, Canada import, which will play on your VCR. they want $24.99 and they had 4 when i was there today (sunday). also, about this Tower records pre-ordering thing... you can ONLY pre-order the cd.. not the vinyl and not the tape. i asked today.. they told me to be there monday night (5/4) at midnight if i wanted the vinyl because they would only be getting 5 copies in. the reason you can't pre-order anything but the cd is because the vouchers (i hate this voucher thing that keeps coming up) are pre-printed with the cd price on it. also, if you stop by a tower records, look around for some free stuff.. they had postcards with the pre-ordering info on it and the new pulse magazine they give out free (garbage is on the cover) has an ad in it. - -rusty ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ web page: (updated 03/28/98) http://www.cantnot.org/rusty _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 21:38:41 EDT From: XMN93 Subject: chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter ok, i know you all hate me and are ready to kill me by now ( slowly and painfully, i'm sure) but this is my final plea. i have never seen Tori before and I really need a Tori ticket, i will pay lots of money but pleeease, i need a detroit ticket. sorry to all of you that this doesn't apply to, hopefully it applies to one of you nice people out there, thanks and apologise, luke ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 21:28:08 EDT From: Auburn2244 Subject: Album questions (please help) Ok all you hard core Tori fans, I need your help. I was at the CD Bargains web page and I found two albums that I never knew existed. Could someone please give me a track listing for Tori Stories and Wild Horses? Also, the import single of China I found at Music Blvd for $10.99 but I've also seen it other places for over $30. Are there two versions of China, like a US and UK version? I appreciate all of your input! Sarah :) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 21:30:10 -0400 From: jls7@monadnock.keene.edu (Jenn) Subject: re: anyone tape BOSTON show? >I THOUGHT i was taping the boston show but when i went to play it >back...there was NOTHING. i had only gotten the last of COCAINE and the >rest of the encore performances...DID ANYONE MANAGE TO TAPE IT? and can >i please have a copy? i don't know what I can offer in return...but I >can send you a list of what I have. I would be willing to pay for >EVERYTHING....and plus give a gratuity offering. *smile* Thank you! > >Kristen Byrne > >_____________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com >Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] I was also at boston and would like a tape of it... I managed to take some pics before my film was ripped out.. so I have that to offer I will supply the tape and postage..... please anyone?? _jenn :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Once you get to know sad... she's got some sweet little dresses, you know?" - -Tori Amos - -Spin, 1994 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 22:50:59 -0400 From: Tripp Gwyn Subject: FTCGH Box UFO is releasing a BOX in conjuction with the album. Here's the info from the EQS website. <> Tripp Gwyn tgwyn@infoave.net ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 20:26:32 -0500 From: Scott Broughton Subject: Landslide Hi... I'm new to the list, so bear with me if I ask stupid questions. Tori's version of Landslide might just be my favorite song that she plays. I first heard the song from a Connecticut show bootleg (which, I believe, might be called "I'm On Fire"), and I thought it was by Tori herself. Then I heard Billy Corgan's version, which I also love. Not until I looked up the song on the Net did I find it was an old Fleetwood Mac song. Question #1: Why wasn't Tori included on the FM Tribute CD?!?!?!?! I've heard semi-negative reviews of the CD, and even if it were the best thing since swimcaps, Tori would make it 10X better. It's such a different interpretation of the song, and I'd be lying if I said I liked Stevie Nix's version better than Tori's. I've only had time to figure out the introduction on the piano, but it's such a beautiful song, and sounds so fun to play. Anyone have the full sheet music? Also, I'm open to any comments about Landslide. And speaking of covers, anyone have the sheet music for I'm On Fire or Smells Like Teen Spirit? Question #2: Is there a better place to request trades for bootlegs? I read in the FAQ that I shouldn't ask for them, but I wasn't sure where else I could. So this is my one and only request, and if anyone can help me out, I'd be very grateful. Scott PS: you people that have seen Tori live make me sick. ;) e-mail: brougdms@wcta.net IRC: JWagner on EFnet Angel Needs A Ride: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7887/angel.html The Midnight Club: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7887/midnightclub.html "With the lights out it's less dangerous" - Nirvana, SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 18:35:20 -0800 (AKDT) From: Liz Subject: Re: Merman (Was "Boston Avalon Set List") My guess is that she was going to get in trouble because it was supposed to be a special thing to get to hear it over the internet only. ~~Father Lucifer you never looked so sane You always did prefer the drizzle to the rain Tell me that you're still in love with that milkmaid How're the Lizzies, how's your jesus christ been hanging... On Sat, 25 Apr 1998, Warren C. Jaycox wrote: > > Hi- > This was said on Torinews: > > >2. Merman!!! Unbelievable!! She said "I'm not supposed to do > >this, > >but I'm going to anyway"!! > > I'm a bit unclear, here. Is this song Tori's or not? If so, as I > think we'd all assume, then why would she "not supposed to" sing this? > Putting the thing on the internet is one thing...but taking away the joy > of being able to hear it in concert is something else entirely. I mean, > did Atlantic seiriously believe that Merman wasn't going to see the light > of day AT ALL? Come on! > :( > Warren > > _____________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 19:54:25 -0600 From: Zaedryn Subject: need the spark singles? hi! i got my spark singles from a store here in colorado, they imported them very quickly. they came out monday & i got them friday...so i assume that they can get more. they're closed now since it's sunday but i'll call them tomorrow to make sure. they're 10.99 a piece... if you'd like to go through me i'm (pretty) sure i can order more, but it'd be about $22 plus shipping (not much, two dollars maybe?) which is relatively expensive... someone posted that http://southlandcd.com/ has them both for around $15, so if you have a credit card/checks that would definately be cheaper.. i've never delt with them though & i know this place in town is awesome, so i prefer keeping my business locally but i won't take any offence if you go to southland. <: i can't believe how atlantic strings us along like this, what a waste of a cd! they're waaaay more space on a cd than for just three or four songs, like they release on "singles", ftm there's more space than just 74 minutes on a cd!! grr. she recorded like 35 songs in that lovely old barn, why don't they just release two albums?? or a two disc set? because they're greedy & want money, really, why have two discs at $15 when you can have 15 discs at $10? grr. so on that note, if you'd like me simply to make copies of the singles i'd be glad to. (i love atlantic & all but those greedy corporate bastards don't need any more of *tori's* money as far as i'm concerned.) i also have the four song promo i could stick on the end. i'd be willing to work a trade if you have concerts that i do not, or do a 2:1, but if you want the actual discs i'm going to have to require that you send the money first as i am sooo utterly broke. sorry. ): please email me privately at me@stain.simplenet.com -- thanks!! /meade http://stain.simplenet.com/ she was a january girl.... she never let on how insane it was.... ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V3 #152 *************************************