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Went to the Tori Amos concert in Boston tonight.
Oh. My. God.
That woman is so incredibly talented. She did one of my most favorite of her songs, "Winter" (didn't do Crucify, Past The Mission, or Carbon tho'), Pretty Good Year, Amber Waves, several from her new album, "The Beekeeper" and more.
And she did covers. Her voice is so strong and her range broad enough that she took a song, that in its day was one of the most annoyingly over-played tunes since "Betty Davis' Eyes", and gave "A Total Eclipse of The Heart" a new vibrance and emotional strength without at all having to resort to being overly-dramatic about any of it. It was truly amazing.
She did Angie, which she had previously released on the "Crucify" EP, and a nice touch given that the Stones were across town at Fenway Park. Then for an encore she did Aerosmith's "Dream On", in very much her own, unique style. She closed with 1000 Oceans, which has deep personal association and meaning for me. But not in a literal way which, for me, is quite a difference from the norm.
I almost didn't go. I bought the tickes Friday almost on a whim, even though I've talked about and wanted to go all some. Planned spontanaity, we'll call it. I ought to do more of that.
Anyway I am now reinspired to get a piano. Not that I have room for one, but an electronic keyboard will do. Tori's playing is both so fluid and so dramatic I cannot help but be fascinated by it. I'm not a musician so I doubt I'll ever learn any of her songs well enough to do them justice but even just plinking them out with one hand will bring a certain measure of satisfaction.
Oh. My. God.
That woman is so incredibly talented. She did one of my most favorite of her songs, "Winter" (didn't do Crucify, Past The Mission, or Carbon tho'), Pretty Good Year, Amber Waves, several from her new album, "The Beekeeper" and more.
And she did covers. Her voice is so strong and her range broad enough that she took a song, that in its day was one of the most annoyingly over-played tunes since "Betty Davis' Eyes", and gave "A Total Eclipse of The Heart" a new vibrance and emotional strength without at all having to resort to being overly-dramatic about any of it. It was truly amazing.
She did Angie, which she had previously released on the "Crucify" EP, and a nice touch given that the Stones were across town at Fenway Park. Then for an encore she did Aerosmith's "Dream On", in very much her own, unique style. She closed with 1000 Oceans, which has deep personal association and meaning for me. But not in a literal way which, for me, is quite a difference from the norm.
I almost didn't go. I bought the tickes Friday almost on a whim, even though I've talked about and wanted to go all some. Planned spontanaity, we'll call it. I ought to do more of that.
Anyway I am now reinspired to get a piano. Not that I have room for one, but an electronic keyboard will do. Tori's playing is both so fluid and so dramatic I cannot help but be fascinated by it. I'm not a musician so I doubt I'll ever learn any of her songs well enough to do them justice but even just plinking them out with one hand will bring a certain measure of satisfaction.
