From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V7 #217 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 Saturday, September 21 2002 Volume 07 : Number 217 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: rolling stone tour article [Cyndi S Crawford ] "Trial By Jury" [Cyndi S Crawford ] tori on vh1's 100 sexiest stars [guapo stick ] Re: rolling stone tour article [acopperbeechDryad ] more tour press [guapo stick ] fairfax and camden on ticketmaster [guapo stick ] Track Times for new songs... ["Mike Gray" ] To pre-order or not to pre-order? [Mariana Furtado ] U.K. single release date? [Mariana Furtado ] camden details [guapo stick ] Re: U.K. single release date? ["Mike Gray" ] Re: U.K. single release date? [guapo stick ] matt chamberlain news [guapo stick ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 00:59:42 -0400 From: Cyndi S Crawford Subject: Re: rolling stone tour article >ARGH!!! I've seen this part before and it still gets me. Um, what about TVAB? I realize Disc 2 was live songs that were already released, but Disc 1 was all new stuff baby! (And damn good new stuff if I may say so myself)< I agree, but the press pulls this ALL OF THE TIME with EVERYBODY. for example.. an artist releases a "greatest hits" album with a CD of new stuff.. and they'll still count it as not all new stuff.. because that ONE CD had stuff that's been released before.. you can't win with the press. Sincerely, Cyndi S. Crawford http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/368/ciara_blaze.html -- http://learntothink0.tripod.com/learntothinkagain/ -- http://www.geocities.com/keyyooo/ -- http://www.platinumcomplication.com/cyndi/ -- http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store/store.aspx?storeid=kittitude Tori Amos' response when asked to describe herself in five words: "I. Do. Not. Describe. Myself." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 21:46:01 -0700 From: Nadyne Mielke Subject: Re: rolling stone tour article At 19:54 19-09-02 -0400, Talula1982@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 9/19/2002 1:04:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, woj@smoe.org >writes: > > "A Sorta Fairytale," the first single from Scarlet's Walk, was released to > > radio earlier this month. >Has anyone heard it on the radio yet? Yes! I heard it on 101FM in San Francisco last week. /nm ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 02:55:25 -0400 From: Cyndi S Crawford Subject: "Trial By Jury" Where in the world can I find (online at least) a typed out script of Tori's appearance on Trial By Jury? I'd like to get my hands on the episode itself, but reading the script itself will definitely be enough for me.. thanks! :) Sincerely, Cyndi S. Crawford http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/368/ciara_blaze.html -- http://learntothink0.tripod.com/learntothinkagain/ -- http://www.geocities.com/keyyooo/ -- http://www.platinumcomplication.com/cyndi/ -- http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store/store.aspx?storeid=kittitude Tori Amos' response when asked to describe herself in five words: "I. Do. Not. Describe. Myself." ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:57:24 -0400 From: guapo stick Subject: tori on vh1's 100 sexiest stars according to rockontv.com , tori will be on the program "100 sexiest stars" on vh1 on tuesday, september 24th at 10pm eastern time. vh1 has a site for the show at where we find that she places 77th on the list. woj ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:44:18 -0400 From: acopperbeechDryad Subject: Re: rolling stone tour article Talula1982@aol.com wrote: > Has anyone heard it on the radio yet? they have been playing it here in Raleigh, NC. - -- ~ kelley "Who could ever say you're not simply wonderful?" ~ t. amos _____________________ The Saferoom Project http://www.saferoom.org/ the leafpile http://www.theleafpile.net ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:39:57 -0400 From: guapo stick Subject: more tour press more for the record stuff... Walking With Scarlet Updated 00:23 PDT Thu, Sep 19 2002 On November 7, Tori Amos embarks on Scarlet's Walk, the headlining tour in support of her Epic Records debut of the same name. Amos' longtime collaborators Jon Evans and Matt Chamberlain will play bass and drums/percussion, respectively, on the tour. Young singer-songwriter Howie Day supports throughout the 27-date run of theatre-size venues. Day had sold several thousand copies of his debut album, Australia, through his Web site when Epic Records signed him and re-released the disc. Opening for Amos is a big deal. Her fans are particularly passionate, and if someone is good enough to tour with Tori, well, they must be pretty darn good. Rufus Wainwright filled the slot with aplomb on her last outing and came away with loads of new fans. It's been about a year since Amos' last tour, which supported Strange Little Girls, an album of unique cover songs that marked the end of her long relationship with Atlantic Records. Her upcoming disc, Scarlet's Walk, is "a sonic novel in which each song represents a specific stop on the way across America. The central figure on the album is Scarlet, a woman who crisscrosses the country in search of answers, in search of herself." _______________________________________________________________________ Tori Amos Enacts Walk Across America Thursday September 19, 2002 @ 05:30 PM By: ChartAttack.com Staff Has it been awhile since you've had a good old fashioned emotional purge? Well, get ready to release  Tori Amos may be coming to your town. The red-haired piano-woman has announced an extensive North American tour on her website. Although nothing has been confirmed just yet, it looks like Amos will have three Canadian stops. Keep an eye out for announcements for Montreal and Toronto shows in November and a December Vancouver show. Amos will be pushing her upcoming album, Scarlet's Walk, which is to be released by Epic Records on October 29. As we've previously reported, Scarlet's Walk is another concept album for Amos. It's built around the story of a journey across America where every song represents "a specific stop on the way." Call it an auditory historic novel, if you will. Yeah, yeah, we know it sounds pretty flaky, but that's all part of Tori Amos' charm, right? Right? Anyway, singer-songwriter Howie Day will be supporting Amos on the tour and, as usual, she'll be backed by bass player Jon Evans and Matt Chamberlain. We'll let you know once more details (on sale dates, etc) are announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Tori Amos embarks on tour to back new album by Jon Zahlaway SoundSpike News Sep 19, 2002, 11:56 am PDT Tori Amos releases her Epic Records debut in late October, and follows it up with a North American tour that kicks off in early November. Amos, who sings and plays the piano, will be backed by longtime collaborators Jon Evans (bass) and Matt Chamberlain (drums), according to Epic. Singer-songwriter Howie Day will open. "Scarlet's Walk," Amos' latest album, hits stores on Oct. 29. The record is her first for Epic, with whom she signed after leaving Atlantic Records last year. Her new label describes "Scarlet's Walk" as "a sonic novel" featuring a main character named Scarlet, "a woman who crisscrosses the country in search of answers, in search of herself." Amos self-produced the album, and recorded it in the same Cornwall, England studio where she recorded several of her previous albums. The record features the single, "A Sorta Fairytale," which recently surfaced on radio. The track is streaming at Amos' official website. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:15:00 -0400 From: guapo stick Subject: fairfax and camden on ticketmaster thank you to fiona for pointing out that ticketmaster is now the fairfax show: Patriot Center Fairfax, VA Tuesday, November 12, 2002 8:00PM $40.50 Charge by Phone: 703-573-SEAT Seating Chart Ticket Sale Date(s): Internet Public Sale: Sat Sep 28, 10:00AM ticketmaster is also listing the camden show, but the listing seems to be incorrect since following the link leads to a "this show is no longer in our database" page. i'm guessing that they are in the process of adding the listing now and will have the details posted shortly. woj ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 18:46:45 +0100 From: "Mike Gray" Subject: Track Times for new songs... Hi Guys, A little bit of info for you... Amber Waves 3:38 A Sorta Fairytale 5:30 Wednesday 2:29 Strange 3:05 Carbon 4:33 Crazy 4:23 Wampum Prayer 0:44 Don't Make Me Come To Vegas 4:51 Sweet Sangria 4:01 Your Cloud 4:30 Pancake 3:54 I Can't See New York 7:14 Mrs. Jesus 3:05 Taxi Ride 4:00 Another Girl's Paradise 3:34 Scarlet's Walk 4:16 Virginia 3:55 Gold Dust 5:54 UK details: Catalogue number: 5087822 Barcode number :5099750878224 Release date : 28th October. Cheers, Mike ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:01:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Mariana Furtado Subject: To pre-order or not to pre-order? Hey everybody, Is there any benefit to pre-ordering Scarlet's Walk? I usually just go pick the album up on the release day, and I've gone to a midnight sale at Tower that had no real benefit (they didn't give away any interesting stuff). Just wondering what you all do and where you pre-order from if at all. Also, can we pretty much assume at this point that there will be no U.S. single for Fairytale? ~~m~ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 16:07:33 -0400 From: guapo stick Subject: women in rock article scarfed from the forum: transcription credit to FrogNamedJethro -- thanks! A Walk on the Wild Side by Bob Gulla Tori Amos' new Scarlet's Walk , a morality tale chronicling a woman's journey across a troubled American landscape, is the singer-songwriter-poet's most brilliant work since Little Earthquakes In a hotel room full of laminated maps and semi-abstract photographs, the story of Tori's new Scarlet's Walk unfolds. The brainchlid of one of our most innocvative artists, the album is a sonic travelogue full of heartrending encounters and unlucky lovers, pognant moment and teary-eyed observers. Though Scarlet is a fictional figure, these photos and maps bring her to compelling life. As she travels from coast to coast, each song represents a specific stop along the way. Self-produced and recorded in Cornwall, England, the disc represents a stirring rebirth for Tori, and a welcome return to her vibrant musical beginnings. You've described SW as a map of a journey. Can you explain that? Yeah. It's something that speaks to me. When you talk about somebody's body map--an idea that I've been circling for awhile--I think that we all have an invisible map. And at a certain point in your life, you can being to look and really see which places resonate with you, pull you in. You might have only been to a place one time; you might not have even been there at all, but it's a place that gives you a physical response. And that's something that I was going for with Scarlet's Walk. So how did the concept evolve? I think that the songs were similar to song lines in aboriginal culture. They were my ke to take me to places. It's almost as if I were following a crossword puzzle and clues within the songs themselves. And so work started when I began seeing imagery come inl we start going back to threads, because, after all, "scarlet" is a thread. And I was following the etymology of the word. Before it was a color, it was a favric. So in old times, Elizabeth Scarlet would be a weaver, somebody who worked with cloth. And I love the idea that "Scarlet O'Hara" comes from this tradition of Irish weavers. And then There's also the "Red Rope," which symbolizes the Native American spiritual walk. Right, all that intertwines. So then, as you were writing you got a clearer and clearer picture of the concept. Yeah, I did. I think that there's a level of trust that you have to have with yourr song...there were 16 bars coming here and there...and I'd file [them] away, and you don't know what they mean until the concept becomes clearer. But they meant something when you wrote these songs. You just hadn't learned it yet. As things start to become cleaer, I can start pulling threads. I started to see my God. I didn't know I was making a political record at first. Then as time went on, I knew I was on a road trip at a certain point; I just knew. I didn't know how it was going to play itself out, though, or where the chapters would go...but then you talk about them, you surround yourself with these songs. You know they're all there. Would you say a lot of the material cam as a reaction to the 9/11 situation? You were writing a lot at that time, right? Yes, it's very interrelated. If I were ging to follow my quest, which was to know this being named Scarlet, I had to learn first about America. And America truly came alive for many people on that day. For Native Americans, she has always been alive, and they were caretakers of her. There was a respect that it was a spirit, the Earth Mother. So when it became clear how violated people were feeling after we'd been attacked, I started thinking also about the violation of the Native Americans. They were invaded, too, if you really want to parallel it. Back then, a way of life was taken away from an aboriginal people. Treaties were broken. Many people were running from persecution by those people supposedly seeking freedom. So what parallels did you draw from these two events? You have to take it historically--the transgressions as well as thw wisdom. You get the wisdom if you own up to the transgresssions. People now have to ask themselves again: How do I want to lead my life? If tomorrow doesn't come, who do I want to call today? What is the path that I want to walk? When I traveled after 9/11, there was an alertness, an awakening--there wasn't this entitlement to tomorrow, which I thought was really, really incredible for a lot of people. And there was a beautiful sort of humanness. Your writing on this album is stunning. How do you feel about what you've written purely from a lyrical standpoint? I'm very grateful to Mary Poppins , because I've been watching that, and The Sound of Music , and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for the last 12 months. That's where I got my lyrical inspiration! So you're a Julie Andrews fan? Yes, she's the reason for all of this--give her the credit. Maybe it was a rebirth for me, being a new mother and all. I don't really know. Who knows why all the factors line up as they do? If I knew, I'd try and do it every time. And maybe I needed a change...[takes a long pause and a deep breath ] I know you want to talk about this, because nobody's dared ask me, but why not talk about it, right? Maybe the Atlantic label was at a certain place where things, relationships, just weren't right. [This is Tori's first album for her new label, Epic.--Ed] But then nothing's ever enough, you know? [emotional pause ] I gave them Little Earthquakes, and then after that I gave them "Cornflake Girl," and they say, 'Why didn't you give us "Crucify"?' And then you give them "Hey Jupiter," and it's 'Why didn't you give us "Cornflake Girl"?' Then you give them "Jackie's Strength" or "Cruel," or whatever on Choirgirl, and it's 'Why didn't you give us "Jupiter"?' Then you give them "Bliss." 'Well, why didn't you give us "Spark"?' And then you say, 'OKAY, HERE'S EMINEM!' It was horrible, and time for a change. But you couldn't just leave, right? No, I couldn't get out of there! I felt like a Middle Eastern woman where the men can have all these lovers and be in relationships with all these people, but I couldn't, or I'd get my hands chopped off. I couldn't even quit! What other person in a job can say that? You might say, "Nobody wants to hear about it, Tori." You say, "Let her try to work 9 to 5 somewhere." But I couldn't do anything! I couldn't work, I couldn't get laid. I couldn't even do it witht he pool guy, or they would've sued my ass up the river! So do you see what I mean? Then you got pregnant, right? Yes, I got pregnant. I miscarried three time, I was pregnant when I was on the road with Alanis, and it didn't work. I was so hoping that pregnancy would work, and thought that it might. You know, after miscarrying, I did that ridiculous blackmail thing that you do where if you tour radio stations, they'll play your single. I mean, talk about putting your tongue up someone's colon! There's not enough floss in the world to clean my mouth up after that one! And do all this kind of felt like me being held hostage. At a certain point why can't we just agree to disagree and end the relationship? You were trapped. Yes, there is a way of being trapped in a free Western society. I was trapped by this capitalist greed control authority, so the only thing I could do was go to the ancestors. And I went to my mother, and I went to other people that are part of that belief system, and that's where I am today. Polly Anthony, president of Epic, came to visit me while I was pregnant, and she wanted to take me with her. Tell me about your leadership qualities. As a producer, you're captain of the ship. Did you discover anything about yourself as a leader of manager? Yeah, I think that it's very difficult being the artist and the promducer, 'cause you have to change hats. The artist sometimes just can't head certain conversations, but these conversations have to take place. It has taken me quite a few years to learn to be a good captain. When I'm not captain, then I'm the ship. And that's what the artist is, the artist is the ship--and you just hope she's not the Titanic! And you also hope that the captain can hear you say, "We're running into an iceberg!" You talk about politics and other subject matter on the record, but you haven't really talked about your motherhood as a muse. Could you comment on that for us? I don't know if I could've made this record without being a mother, just because there is an aspect of communication...Scarlet goes first to a troubled friend, a porn star named Amber Waves. Whether that's America or a woman, or both. And I think that there is a maternal compassion that she has, this confused character, and she doesn't know how she feels about it. And she knows she can't find the answers without a mother figure around. Your reference to "gold dust" in the song of the same name has to do with how precious life is. Is that gold dust passing through your hands? The hands of your parents? The hands of the country? Natasha [not my (Rory's) misspelling] is at that age where so many people were telling me to enjoy it, savor it, hold it. Everyone tells me that---all the mothers in the play group. Right now she loves crawling up on Mommy and Daddy's laps, and there are so many cuddles and kisses, and there isn't any embarrassment; it's still okay to be lovey-dovey. In some ways I still can't believe I'm a mom. But it has really become a major part of who I am. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- interesting, eh? there is a short article that follows about a woman who works at the magazine who is an EWF and her experience over the two day process of this interview. I can't type it out now or else my wrists will mutiny. Also there is another article called "Electric Ladyland: the 25 Defining Moments of Women in Rock." Tori is Number 4. Here is the blurb, with a picture from the SW photo shoot. Tori Amos redefines thr boundaries of "personal" The daughter of a preacher man, Tori Amos redefined sense and sensibility when she emerged as a piano-straddlin' priestess at the onset of the '90s. Her previous foray as a hard rock singer in the misguided Y Kant Tori Read was clearly over. She would not go quietly. She would sing from her heart and not be ashamed of her God-given sexuality. Her debut EP, Me and a Gun, released in October 1991, unflinchingly articulated a rape she suffered at the hands of an armed "fan" while returning home one night from a gig. Toris brutal honesty, combined with her angular piano melodies, made her debut album Little Earthquakes the hight-water mark by which all other confessional songwriters would be measured. Best Place to Hear Her: Little Earthquakes (Atlantic, 1992) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:27:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Mariana Furtado Subject: U.K. single release date? I'm confused about the release of the U.K. single. On both Amazon.com and CdNow.com they list the import single as having a Semtember 24 release. The Dent reports that the release could be on October 7 or 14. And the U.K. Amazon website doesn't even list the single! Anybody have a clue? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 16:45:58 -0400 From: guapo stick Subject: camden details many thanks to LetCrazySettleIn for calling the venue and trying to figure out what was up with the wonky listing at ticketmaster.com. it seems that they have finally fixed it up on the web: TORI AMOS Tweeter Center at the Waterfront Camden, NJ Friday, November 15, 2002 7:30PM Price range is not available Charge by Phone: 856-338-9000 Seating Chart Ticket Sale Date(s): Internet Public Sale: Sat Oct 5, 10:00AM ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 22:08:23 +0100 From: "Mike Gray" Subject: Re: U.K. single release date? > I'm confused about the release of the U.K. single. Current Sony release lists for the UK don't include the single. Don't read anything into that, it's just the current list doesn't have it on, so basically anything anyone tells you is unofficial for now. It ididn't have the album on yesterday and it does today, so... Mike ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:16:45 -0400 From: guapo stick Subject: Re: U.K. single release date? when we last left our heroes, Mariana Furtado exclaimed: >I'm confused about the release of the U.K. single. on a related note, hmv.co.uk is listing two "sort of fairytale" [sic] singles, with one labelled as a maxi single. any news about a two part single, mike? woj ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:23:02 -0400 From: guapo stick Subject: matt chamberlain news from : sept-20-2002 Just got home from tori rehearsals--man it is really exciting to play the new and old songs with just piano,bass and drums ,it definitely leaves alot of space for everybody to listen and react to each other.I'm playing a pretty small kit-kick-rack tom,floor tom,snare with a bunch of percussion around it and surprisingly little electronics---very liberating.The next couple of weeks i'm going to L.A. to play some gigs at the Knitting Factory with Brad Mehldau then I will be recording with Fiona Apple again for phase 2 of her record, and this really great artist/ band called mellowdrone.Then with producer rupert hine for this artist I can't pronounce called tigere? from the ferrel islands--off to nashville for 3 days of sara evans recording then to N.Y.C for Tori TV shows and production rehearsals for the tour--Bye-peace-out ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V7 #217 *************************************