From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V8 #96 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, April 16 2003 Volume 08 : Number 096 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Tori.com ["Tony Fernandes" ] Re: No Howie ["Conny Tear in your hand" ] Re: Tori.com ["Conny Tear in your hand" ] upcoming tori tv [noam tchotchke ] sacramento bee concert review [noam tchotchke ] Re: No Howie [diana ] Re: Tori.com [Cyndi S Crawford ] Re: No Howie [Cyndi S Crawford ] Re: No Howie [diana ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:45:58 -0700 From: "Tony Fernandes" Subject: Tori.com Why in the world is it that when I go to Tori.com does pop up to two black women in a group called "AAries"? Anyone? Tony What's more likely? That an all-powerful mysterious god created the universe and then decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or, that he simply doesn't exist at all? And that we created him so that we wouldn't have to feel so small and alone. -Eleanor Arroway, Contact ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:08:30 +0200 From: "Conny Tear in your hand" Subject: Re: No Howie LOL, I see now - there ar many EWF who "love" howie.. hehe.....we could start talking about: whats your fav howie song? uhm..btw - what is he doing right now? is he also touring (alone) or what? conny ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You can only be you but a lot of times it's not enough for people." - Tori Amos _________________________________________________________________ Messenger - Wer in Echtzeit kommunizieren will, lddt den MSN Messenger. Cool, kostenlos und mit 3D Emoticons: http://messenger.msn.at ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:47:17 +0200 From: "Conny Tear in your hand" Subject: Re: Tori.com uhm...me too what happend to the old tori.com? or ...no stop... i think you are looking for tori.net!!! thats the correct site! conny ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You can only be you but a lot of times it's not enough for people." - Tori Amos >From: "Tony Fernandes" >To: "Tori Amos" >Subject: Tori.com >Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:45:58 -0700 > > >Why in the world is it that when I go to Tori.com does pop up to two black >women in a group called "AAries"? Anyone? > >Tony ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 09:10:18 -0400 From: noam tchotchke Subject: upcoming tori tv just a quick reminder that tori is scheduled to be on the tonight show with jay leno on april 16th. it generally airs at 11:35pm et/pt but it never hurts to check your local listings to make sure you don't miss it. also, our friends at toriamos.com are now saying that tori's appearance on the wayne brady show is scheduled to air on april 22. wayne brady is not carried in all markets and is aired at different times in the places where it does air, so you'll definitely need to check your local listings for that one. woj ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 09:13:02 -0400 From: noam tchotchke Subject: sacramento bee concert review Tori Amos rocks in solo -- or trio -- performance By Chris Macias -- Bee Pop Music Writer Published 2:15 a.m. PDT Tuesday, April 15, 2003 With her fluttery voice, otherworldly lyrics and flowing dress, Tori Amos was pop music's answer to Glinda the Good Witch of the North on Sunday night at the Memorial Auditorium. And when the acoustics were just right and Amos' voice and piano rang through, she certainly conjured musical magic during her two-hour set. Since arriving on the music scene in the early 1990s, Amos has cast a mighty spell and inspired a formidable cult following (aka "Toriphiles"). Her song themes run the gamut among God, sex and cornflakes, yet there's often a soothing, soul-cleansing aspect to Amos' music that makes her really deep thoughts go down easy. In terms of instrumentation, Amos' current show is halfway between a solo outing and a full-band lineup. It's a three-piece outfit (the Tori Amos Trio?) that features Amos complemented by bass (Jon Evans) and drums (Matt Chamberlain). Ideally, the setup allows Amos' intimacy to shine, but still enables her to tackle some of the thicker sonics found in her recent work. "Precious Things" was given a rock-hard reading by Amos' power trio, while "A Sorta Fairytale" maintained a full, breezy vibe despite its stripped arrangement. As a whole, electric guitar and other instruments weren't really missed and might have bogged down Amos' heavier songs (such as "Sugar" and "Tombigbee"). After all, Amos' piano covered plenty of ground. There was much focus on the keyboard's lower register, and coupled with zesty rhythmic punctuations, Amos' piano playing swirled in dramatic tones. Along with bass guitar as an undertow, her music frequently rocked and rumbled. Yet this emphasis on the low end wasn't a good fit for the Memorial Auditorium's murky acoustics. Evans' bass often was rendered muddy, and the clarity of Amos' vocals and piano was mostly sullied when the band played at top volume. Still, Amos' singing was full of presence, especially in a solo reading of "Black Swan" and the all-out chorus of "Taxi Ride." True, there were traces of road-weary grit in Amos' speaking voice and during a couple of songs, including "Virginia." Also, non-Toriphiles may find Amos' upper-register vocals a bit grating and too Kate Bush-ish with her fondness for "heeeeeere" and "yee-heeee" cries. But all said, Amos' singing teemed with range and dynamics. Amos' mission, it seemed, was to totally captivate the crowd of 2,800, especially during a three-song solo set ("Black Swan," "Yes, Anastasia," "Etienne"). Sans band, her piano and vocals had plenty of breathing room to achieve her renowned emotional starkness and intimacy. On the solo end, Amos also performed Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird" during the concert's encore. Her version was fairly straightforward, especially since she's known for radical interpretations of Slayer and Nirvana songs, but her homage to Fleetwood Mac still hit in the right places. The thought of an entire solo set with Amos is intriguing, and she has done this on occasion. However, there may be too much sameness in the tone of her solo showcases to fully pull this off. Still, Amos' show was a well-rounded trip through her back catalog and most-recent album, "Scarlet's Walk." In the end, the Tori Amos experience is a bit weird, a little wild -- and, in many instances, quite wonderful. About the Writer - --------------------------- The Bee's Chris Macias can be reached at (916) 321-1253 or cmacias@sacbee.com. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 10:40:18 -0700 (PDT) From: diana Subject: Re: No Howie Yay! I love talking about Howie. As far as I know, he's played a couple of shows on the East Coast lately, but isn't touring. The last I knew he was working on his new album. Also on the 29th, he has an EP coming out and a DVD. Here's the track listing for both: CD Selections: 1.Madrigals (Demo) 2. You & A Promise (Demo) 3. Ghost (Mix 6) 4. Bunnies (Live in NYC) 5. Sorry So Sorry (Live in NYC) DVD Selections: 1. Bunnies 2. Sorry So Sorry 3. Ghost 4. Madrigals I am looking forward to both. My favorite Howie song is Buzzing. I adore it. Second would probably be Secret, but basically if Howie sings it, I love it. He's got an awesome voice. Yummy. Diana ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:56:24 -0400 From: Cyndi S Crawford Subject: Re: Tori.com >Why in the world is it that when I go to Tori.com does pop up to two black women in a group called "AAries"? Anyone?< cuz tori.com isn't Tori's page anymore. it's toriamos.com now! ^^ 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 "I know we're dying / and there's no sign of a parachute / we scream in cathedrals / why can't it be beautiful / why does there gotta be a sacrifice?" -- Tori Amos ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:59:10 -0400 From: Cyndi S Crawford Subject: Re: No Howie >we could start talking about: whats your fav howie song?< I dunno. I like Ghost.. and whatever that one was.. the third one he performed when he played in Atlanta.. whichever that one was, I really really really loved it. ^^ 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 "I know we're dying / and there's no sign of a parachute / we scream in cathedrals / why can't it be beautiful / why does there gotta be a sacrifice?" -- Tori Amos ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 11:37:50 -0700 (PDT) From: diana Subject: Re: No Howie I played Ghost for my mom and she likes Howie too. Thought he had a great voice. I don't know why he played the same setlist every night, while opening for Tori, but I think the 3rd song was I'll Take You On.Diana Cyndi S Crawford wrote: >I dunno. I like Ghost.. and whatever that one was.. the third one >he performed when he played in Atlanta.. whichever that one was, I really >really really loved it. ^^ ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V8 #96 ************************************