From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V8 #71 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 Wednesday, March 19 2003 Volume 08 : Number 071 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: precious-things-digest V8 #67 [Richard Handal ] Re: Tori on Oxygen ["cdrv" ] tori on punk'd [Ange816@aol.com] Tori on Punk'd ["erinita@excite.com" ] more Scarlet's Web yap [Cyndi S Crawford ] louisville courier-journal concert review [noam tchotchke ] Fwd: Pittsburgh Review [noam tchotchke ] billboard concert review [noam tchotchke ] Re: Tori on Oxygen [Brian K Tanaka ] Re: precious-things-digest V8 #67 [lou fauxbel ] Re: more Scarlet's Web yap [Cyndi S Crawford ] re: Scarlet's Web [Abbe J Cohen ] Re: more Scarlet's Web yap ["Melissa" ] Re: Tori on Oxygen ["cdrv" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 17:49:46 -0500 (EST) From: Richard Handal Subject: Re: precious-things-digest V8 #67 Ellen said: > . . . during the DDI tour her shows were equally long, and yet it just > seemed to vary more in setlists... The concert lengths do vary somewhat, but overall, the scheduled times of the DDI concerts were an hour and three quarters and on the current tour they're two hours and a quarter. I attended nearly three dozen DDI concerts and always made note of the start and stop times, and they were as short as around ninety minutes and as long as two hours and two minutes (in D.C. on 28 April 1996--most unusual). The great majority of DDI concerts I saw were in the ninety-five- to hundred-ten-minute range. Throwing out the DVD taping, I attended nine concerts on this tour last fall and spoke with Michael (Mikewhy) after the first three and got the times from him on those too, and clearly, the goal times of these concerts are two-and-a-quarter hours. > . . . i have a fever presently, so i am talking from high in the sky > land. Yikes, Ellen. Hope you feel well soon. I expect to see my friends' band that I told you about tomorrow night at The Fire on the 400 block of East Girard in Philly and it would be great if you could attend. I haven't seen you in a long time. Be seeing you, Richard Handal, H.G. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 21:58:39 -0300 From: "cdrv" Subject: Re: Tori on Oxygen Hi! One Question: what is the diference between a VCD and a SVCD ?. Can somebody tell the list when the VCD surfaces ? I didn't even knew that Tori made a live Tv Concert. What was the set list ? Later :) Daniel - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian K Tanaka" To: Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 4:47 PM Subject: Re: Tori on Oxygen > Something nice (a VCD, SVCD, or maybe a DVD(?)) will be circulating > soonish. You probably don't want to pounce onto the list and ask about > it though because folks are already working on it and it'll be > announced in due time. Just keep your eyes peeled. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 23:12:34 EST From: Ange816@aol.com Subject: tori on punk'd I was just watching the show "Punk'd" (Ashton Kutcher show on mtv) and they had Tori on for a minute playing a trick on her. It's a show where they play tricks on celebrities and catch them on video. They tricked her at the Big 2002 Vh1 award show on the red carpet. They had an 8 year old kid interview her asking if she still talked to Shannon Doherty from 90210. (Meaning she was Tori Spelling). Tori kept saying "No, I make records." It was so funny. They did that same thing to a lot of others on the red carpet too. It reruns Tuesday at 5:00pm and 1:00am and a lot more for the rest of the week. Other showtimes are here ---> onair: schedule . Angela ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 23:14:00 -0500 (EST) From: "erinita@excite.com" Subject: Tori on Punk'd I just saw Tori on a segment on the new MTV prank show hosted by Ashton Kucher called "Punk'd". They put this young kid, about 9 years old, in the reporter area of the red carpet of VH-1's Big in 2002 Awards. He was placed there to ask celebrities obnoxious questions and he was specifically advised to act like he was mistaking celebrities for other celebrities. When he saw Tori he called her over and started asking her questions about 90210, indicating he was mistaking her for Tori Spelling. So Tori goes up to him, and she says, "Oh, you are the cutest thing, you're thinking of Tori Spelling. I'm Tori Amos, I make records." He continued on asking questions about 90210, like if she thought there would be a 90210 movie. Tori kept repeating to him that she wasn't Tori Spelling and she seemed to almost coo to him, treating him like he was 5 years old. The segment was about 30 seconds of Tori and she said she'd send him a record. She also did her famous twinkly eyes squinting expression that we've all come to know and love. I'm sure MTV will air the show 100 times in the next week, the segment is in the last 5 minutes of the show. That is all.Erin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 01:26:09 -0500 From: Cyndi S Crawford Subject: more Scarlet's Web yap Is anybody else having a little trouble with NOT getting confused as to where to go and what to do on Scarlet's Web? I don't even really know where to start, much less where to go.. is there a guide somewhere?? *hopelessly lost! ><* Sincerely, Cyndi S. Crawford http://www.icenine.org/cyndi/ -- http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/368/ciara_blaze.html -- http://learntothink0.tripod.com/learntothinkagain/ -- http://www.geocities.com/keyyooo/clique.html -- 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: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:09:13 -0500 From: noam tchotchke Subject: louisville courier-journal concert review Tori Amos Tori Amos takes fans on inner journey By SCOTT ROBINSON  March 17, 2003 The Courier-Journal Whatever you might expect when seeing Tori Amos perform live isn't what you'll see. Taking the Louisville Palace stage before a packed house Saturday night, the fiery singer-songwriter shattered the perceptions her old fans had and rocked her new ones, re-inventing herself yet again. Longtime musical comrades John Evans on bass and Matt Chamberlain on drums and percussion accompanied Amos as she offered up m uch of her latest album, " Scarlet's Walk " in a breathless two-hour set. Seven albums into her odyssey, we can view her collective output as a sort of diary of some inner journey , both wonderful and terrible, alternately whimsical and deeply profound. On stage she takes it up several notches, tossing out songs both painful and celebratory in a whirlwind that is as dramatic as it is colorful. What you don't expect, if you've never seen her live before, is the discipline, taste, passion and skill of a classical soloist. A marvelous writer and vocalist, Amos is all the more impressive in her command of the piano. Playing a 9 -foot grand as her rhythm section loyally followed her through an endless flight of sonic tumult, she demonstrated an uncommon articulation and mastery of the instrument's dynamics almost unheard of in pop music. Through " Little Earthquakes, " " God, " " Cornflake Girl " and other standards, and into her newer material, she revealed an almost erotic bond with the instrument, unashamedly shocking and exalting her listeners. Utilizing a wonderful back drop and the acoustics of the theater to the fullest, her per formance also was dramatically enhanced with the liberal use of vocal processing, with echo and chorusing applied to heighten her emotional impact. While this technique was extremely effective as art, it made it more difficult still to follow her lyrics  and her lyrics are desperately worth following. A revealing and charming highlight of the show was her stunning rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," offered during a solo moment in the show. The unbearable sadness and loneliness conveyed in her interpretation of the song was suddenly offset by the discovery that she had drifted into the wrong key. Improvising some humor, she brought the audience to laughter and then back into the intense yearning of the song's climax  a wondrous spectrum of emotion, traveled in four minutes' time. Amos is essential to our musical consciousness. She puts forth an excellence, an honesty and craftsmanship that demand our response. Most importantly, she reminds us why true musicians need to offer us what they do, and why we need to hear it. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:05:32 -0500 From: noam tchotchke Subject: Fwd: Pittsburgh Review thanks to chasetornadoes for this one! >From: ChaseTornadoes@aol.com >Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:50:10 EST >Subject: Pittsburgh Review >To: woj@smoe.org > >http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/20030318shorttake0318fnp6.asp > >Short Takes: Tori Amos gives audiences strong set >Tuesday, March 18, 2003 > >Tori Amos > >R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe once asked Tori Amos if he could borrow her >audience. > >It's no mystery why. Walking into a Tori Amos show is like interrupting a >love affair between her and her fans. They adore everything she does and, >better yet, they come to listen. Even Rhett Miller, who opened for Amos >Sunday night at the Palumbo, remarked on how receptive they were. > >Amos spent a busy day in Pittsburgh Sunday, first playing a radio gig for >WYEP, but she had plenty left for the stage. She strolled out looking like a >gypsy fortune teller and took her place between an assortment of four or five >keyboards and her two favorite musicians, bassist Jon Evans and drummer Matt >Chamberlain. > >They provided heavy muscle on the bottom, playing as if they were in a jazz >fusion band, and Amos put the top on it with her sexy siren voice and elegant >piano lines. She drew heavily from her new record, "Scarlet's Walk," but >didn't leave any of her former records untouched, pulling out favorites like >"Cornflake Girl," "God," "Girl" and a version of "Bliss" that shook the >rafters. > >Among the new songs, "A Sorta Fairytale," "Amber Waves" and "Sweet Sangria" >all had a welcome pop drive, and "I Can't See New York," with its poignant >subject and Zeppelin-inspired organ, was a showstopper. > >Miller was in charge of the rock 'n' roll portion of the evening, and the >singer for the Old 97's did it effectively with just his rangy voice, boyish >charm, clever songwriting and furious strumming on his acoustic guitar. > > >Review by Scott Mervis, Post-Gazette Weekend Editor ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 15:03:12 -0500 From: noam tchotchke Subject: billboard concert review Tori Amos / March 6, 2003 / New York (Radio City Music Hall) Tori Amos' last trip to New York saw her full theater production sandwiched into the non-traditional and striking, but cold and unbending walls, of Riverside Church. This time around, the passionate pianist took residence inside the famed Radio City Music Hall, a warmer, more acoustically sound room that allowed her to soar. For Amos' first of three shows at Radio City March 6, she brought out her "A" game. From older favorites "Precious Things" and "Cornflake Girl" to "A Sorta Fairytale" and "I Can't See New York" from her latest album, "Scarlet's Walk" (Epic), she boldly performed as if she owned the stage. With Amos on piano and keyboards and only bassist John Evans and drummer Matt Chamberlain backing, the room swelled with sound. Amos' confident and sexy vocals demanded rapt attention, although at times her enunciation and idiosyncratic phrasing -- most noticeably during "Winter" -- seemed silly. Mid-set found Amos alone at the piano underneath a lit "Roadside Cafe" sign for several songs, including a stunning rendition of "Icicle" and a less necessary version of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide." Rejoined by Evans and Chamberlain, "Rattlesnakes" stood out, as did newer songs "Strange" and "Taxi Ride," both of which came alive in a concert setting. Few are the artists who strike a chord inside their audience as Amos does with hers. With her effortless keyboard skills and telling, sometimes jaw-dropping, lyrics, she seems to personally touch fans through her performance, allowing each to be empowered, comforted, or understood, but never alone. This is Amos' gift, and in concert it is given freely. Here is Amos' March 6 setlist "Wampum Prayer" "A Sorta Fairytale" "Caught a Lite Sneeze" "Pancake" "Cornflake Girl" "Honey" "Take to the Sky" "Black Dove" "Wednesday" Improv/"Winter" "Icicle" "Landslide" "Strange" "Spark" "Sweet Sangria" "Rattlesnakes" "Precious Things" "I Can't See New York" "Iieee" Encore one: "Taxi Ride" "Tear in Your Hand" Encore two: "Talula" "Putting the Damage On" - -- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:06:46 -0800 From: Brian K Tanaka Subject: Re: Tori on Oxygen On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 09:58:39PM -0300, cdrv boldly wrote: > > One Question: what is the diference between a VCD and a SVCD ?. "VCD stands for 'Video Compact Disc' and basically it is a CD that contains moving pictures and sound. If you're familiar with regular audio/music CDs, then you will know what a VCD looks like. A VCD has the capacity to hold up to 74/80 minutes on 650MB/700MB CDs respectively of full-motion video along with quality stereo sound. VCDs use a compression standard called MPEG to store the video and audio. A VCD can be played on almost all standalone DVD Players and of course on all computers with a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive with the help of a software based decoder / player. It is also possible to use menus and chapters, similiar to DVDs, on a VCD and also simple photo album/slide shows with background audio. The quality of a very good VCD is about the same as a VHS tape based movie but VCD is usually a bit more blurry. If you want better quality checkout SVCD,CVD or DVD. "SVCD stands for "Super VideoCD". A SVCD is very similiar to a VCD, it has the capacity to hold about 35-60 minutes on 74/80 min CDs of very good quality full-motion video along with up to 2 stereo audio tracks and also 4 selectable subtitles. A SVCD can be played on many standalone DVD Players and of course on all computers with a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive with the help of a software based decoder / player. It is also possible to use menus and chapters, similiar to DVDs, on a SVCD and also simple photo album/slide shows with background audio. The quality of a SVCD is much better than a VCD, especially much more sharpen picture than a VCD because of the higher resolution. But the quality depends how many minutes you choose to store on a CD, less minutes/CD generally means higher quality." - -- - - Brian Tanaka - - Thunder Wishes, Fire Thought: http://www.well.com/~btanaka/tori ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:49:08 -0800 (PST) From: lou fauxbel Subject: Re: precious-things-digest V8 #67 Hi, The problem I have with going to alot of shows is that I easily get spoiled. I want this one to be the best ever. I used to drive myself nuts hoping to hear certain songs only to leave disappointed. Lately I've been trying to go in with lower expectations and trying to enjoy what happens. I've been taking a pad and pencil and jotting down the "magical moments" from each show. Two shows with near identical setlists create different moments. It has to do with the mood I'm in as well as Tori's. As far as setlists there are a handful of favorites that the majority woiuld like to hear. Tori plays those for us as well as a sampling of Scarlet's Walk which she is promoting on this tour. I think we'd be suprised how many songs per night are the result of requests, letters or cards. Some songs she may be uncomfortable playing, be it her mindset or juist the way they come off. I think she is much more focused with "great" sounding songs on this tour so more rehearsal is required. Gold Dust was probably scrapped because of some obnoxious fans. I'd love to hear Scarlet's Walk but I can't imagine it without the in-laid guitar. It might be interesting to hear which songs evryone woul like to hear that she hasn't been playing. Northern Lad and A Case of You come to my mind. My favorite moments from NYC Friday: http://thedent.com/more.php?id=217_0_1_0_M Best Wishes, LOU ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 18:06:37 -0500 From: Cyndi S Crawford Subject: Re: more Scarlet's Web yap I better elaborate--I can get into Scarlet's Web, but once I'm at the map, I'm pretty much lost in the map--where to go, what to do, etc etc. Sincerely, Cyndi S. Crawford http://www.icenine.org/cyndi/ -- http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/368/ciara_blaze.html -- http://learntothink0.tripod.com/learntothinkagain/ -- http://www.geocities.com/keyyooo/clique.html -- 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: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 18:23:02 -0500 (EST) From: Abbe J Cohen Subject: re: Scarlet's Web What to do when you get to scarlet's web: exhaustively click on anything and everything, letting your mouse hover over all kinds of unexpected things and see the counterintuitive and illogical things that happen when you click. Eventually you might figure out how to navigate on the map, well hidden off in the map legend, and then there are pictures, video clips, random fact entries, and bits and pieces from concerts and meet and greets that have already happened. Somebody didn't pay a decent UI designer to think about the site at all, or worse, thought it would be more fun and game-like if everything was hidden and the interface was counterintuitive, so the poor user would feel great joy and accomplishment in finding each and every picture of Tori, not to mention, for a limited time only, an actual audio feed of exactly one exclusive b-side. (and wouldn't it be fun for the user to keep going back and seeing whether they put up more b-sides to no avail, too? let's imply there are some so the users will have more fun looking for them! thinks the misguided sony website designer) at least when zork grand inquisitor flipped all their navigation icons when you went through the mirror and it made your head hurt it was *FUNNY* and you weren't stuck with it forever. - --Abbe, who is a better UI designer than them... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 15:28:25 -0800 From: "Melissa" Subject: Re: more Scarlet's Web yap > I better elaborate--I can get into Scarlet's Web, but once I'm at > the map, I'm pretty much lost in the map--where to go, what to do, etc > etc. You basically just click around...the stars on the tour map are for cities, and you can click on the ones where the cartoons are colored in, to see the diaries and things. The Tori Map...you just basically click on cities for music, or pictures. I think the point is self discovery of everything. I dunno. Good Luck! Mel ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 22:19:48 -0300 From: "cdrv" Subject: Re: Tori on Oxygen Thanks for the info! Has anyone encoded into VCD or SVCD the "Little Earthquakes" and "LIVE IN NEW YORK - CONCERT FOR RAINN" VHSs ? Later :) Daniel ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V8 #71 ************************************