I thought she was dead. Guess it was just her career.

No, Tori is not dead; she is alive. She is aging, she is changing, just like all human beings on this planet. She continues to create music, because that is her passion. If you don’t like her, don’t listen. Move on.

Hmmm, interesting article, with the kind of information we do not usually get. I hope the album will be worth a listen

pull your head out of the top 40 radio for 5 min and you would know she is not dead and is actually one of the most prolific songwriters of our time…

The Intl was great at SXSW! Oh…

She talks so much nonsense, all that stuff about ‘a sensory overload’, if you watch the new ‘visualette’ (is that code word for crappy music video?) then you will see it is just bad footage of tori in silly clothes and wigs walking around London. it wouldn’t get you past 1styear in film studies. The music is no better. She used to to be important (back in 99), now she is an embarrassment.

the new songs have the spark that made me love tori amos music in the first place. i cannot wait for the new album. Did someone say #1 debut?

I am so tired of supposed Tori fans constantly feeling the need to throw her under the bus. I agree 100% with the Anonymous post above: “If you don’t like her, don’t listen.” It is one thing to be constructively critical about a musical piece, but another to simply be cruel. Tori fans need to realize that this album is a fundamental reflection of herself, stripped of all parameters–in my opinion, from what I have heard of the new album, it is one of the most autobiographical pieces of her career thus far. I feel privileged to see her growing as not only an artist but as a humanbeing as well. Let’s face it: art is about growth and self-awareness–not trying to recycle an emotion that has absolutely no relavence to present circumstances. And for those individuals whom wish to turn in their fan-cards: by all means, please do. She doesn’t need fans like you anyway, nor will she compromise her integrity and vision to satisfy your selfishness and inability to move foward with your lives. Grow up people.

I hope she gts RAPED again.

I saw her last month and OMG she is not aging well! Look well over fifty!

HO!

She looks good for a senior citizen!

This moron called HATE-MONGER Perez Hilton a genious ! Desperate mch or press Tori?

Put a for in her this bitch is done!

Tori is a one hit wonder.Just go away you no talent skank,please!

I’m sick and tired of her i’m holier than thou attitude.

RS, please delete the comment from JJJ. It is in bad taste to keep it on.

Her music is disposable as she is.

Yikes! Some of you seem to have missed her point. Almost 100% of current “music” is total, manufactured junk. People who actually SING WELL, play INSTRUMENTS, and WRITE THEIR OWN MUSIC & LYRICS are nowhere to be found. Tori is still fighting for the space for talented, creative musicians to play what they wrote, the way they want it, and get paid. Good for her!

The JJJ post needs to go. The karma of the writer is already on its way.

Tori WAS great. it’s like GN’R said; ‘I used to love her, but I had to kill her. “Boy’e For Pele’ will always be a masterpiece. But her last 3 albums have been a piece of Shiza!

lol @ JJJ

nice to see she’s still provoking responses.

That’s a testament in and of itself.

She rocks.

Always will.

Pity some people are so – uncomfortable.

Here’s to another great record, another great tour, and many, many more.

Wow you guys, I understand all the fuse and hammering, give her a break. I know there’s a lot of haters out there. If you put out so much negativity towards a person, then you surely don’t love yourself. I know, you have a little reptilian crawling around inside.

Robin –

I’m sorry, but if you truly believe that, you are completely isolated from the real world, in a freaking bubble. There are tons of amazing musicians out there making great music to true critical acclaim out there, but I suppose if you play it safe and try to judge it based on what’s on the radio (when it should be completely obvious to anyone with a brain that we are living in a post-radio world), then you wouldn’t notice. Neither you, nor Tori, have any decent excuse to be so ignorant.

The Arcade Fire. The Decemberists. Regina Spektor. St. Victor. Amanda Palmer. Neko Case. PJ Harvey. Bjork. Ladytron. Sufjan Stevens. Goldfrapp. Bat for Lashes. The Bird and the Bee.

They’re all out there, creating music that is a hundred times more relevant and powerful than anything Tori’s done in awhile. She needs to unclog her ears and expand her horizons, or else she’s going to continue to become more and more insignicant.

(And Joanna Newsom. How could I forget her? Tori rocked the piano. Joanna rocks a harp. “Ys” is a concept album that actually WORKS. Sorry, Tori. Try creating something that actually comes from your heart and not just your survival instinct, okay?

I’ve only heard “Welcome To England” so far and if it’s representative of the rest of the album, then I’m sure I’ll enjoy it quite a bit. I thought American Doll Posse had quite a bit of life to it (though it led me to upgrade my previously lower opinion of The Beekeeper).
As for those of you who keep pining for her early stuff – grow up. She did. The rest of us don’t want to see her as a latter-day nostalgia act. We want her to be as relevant to us now as she first was.
As for those who think her career’s dead, considering that she reliably packs theaters around the world with die-hard fans, MY career should be so dead. What IS dead is the likelihood of her becoming and uber-mega-super-popstar. Though, given the way that the music BUSINESS seems to circling the drain, that might not be such a bad thing.
As for those of you punk-a$$ children with all the wisecracks about her age – wait until YOU start stacking up the birthdays and the growing waistlines and wrinkles and the lessening hair and teeth. She’ll start looking a helluva lot better then.
Now – get offa my lawn!

hey sweetie one hit wonders only put out 1 albul hints the one hit wonders not 10 studio albums and tour around the world selling out theaters tori is amongst the few artists that takes time to meet every body and when i say every body i mean it dont knock her because she is and always will have the gift of makeing music that some can and some cant take to i like her and respect her for what she does lets see you walk a mile in her shoes when you have your 10th studio album come out then start your whining
so i think that is all i have to say tori if you read this i love you and continue to release your wonderful art love you bunches

…and, while I have my speakin’ horn out…

As for you, Aloria, you’re right to give Robin a conk on the head for her remark about “current ‘music’”. Personally, I’d add the Silversun Pickups to your list. And perhaps Tori’s exposure to current artists might be affected by the touring she does and the work she’s been doing on both her current album and a musical she’s been working on.
But for you to claim that your artists are relevant while Tori is not speaks of a vast ignorance of the REAL real world – at least in America. I have a long commute, so I have the, uh, “privilege” of hearing a lot of popular radio, and do you want to know how much I hear of the artists of whom you speak? Nada. Nihil. Nicht. Rien. Zippo. The vast majority of Americans can be polled seven ways to Sunday and the best that might happen is that some of them *might* remember Bjork as “that girl who went to the Oscars with that swan wrapped around her body”, and that’s it. Frankly, as much as we may not like it, Britney Spears has far more “relevance” in America than ALL of the artists we have named put together.
“Your” artists are relevant to you. “My” artists (and they *do* include Bjork – she kicked ass in the Sugarcubes) are relevant to me. But unless that relevance is affecting public policy or the public discussion, any attempt at claiming “my artist is more relevant than your artist” is meaningless outside of acting as a signal to the other as to where your musical biases lie.

i think its really funny the way her die hard fans defend every criticism. “She doesn’t need fans like you anyway, nor will she compromise her integrity and vision to satisfy your selfishness and inability to move foward with your lives. Grow up people.” grow up? so because we dont like her music we need to grow up? i dont want her to keep rehashing Little Earthquakes, i just want some good music. the problem is, SHE has compromised her integrity. that new ‘visualette’ is severley lacking in integrity. she has become narcissistic, she has fallen into the trap of believing her own hype and creating a concept and a fancy outfit seems to take up more of her time than producing exciting music. anybody who actually listens and seeks out new music cannot possibly find her last few albums interesting or challenging. its hard, because i loved her first 4 albums so much! she needs to allow a new producer and some fresh ears into her life.

Maximus: You took my words out of context. My comment regarding Tori not needing certain fans was aimed at those who make comments like, “she should get raped again”…”she is disposable as her music is,” etc. I believe it is crucial for artists to receive criticism, but when is the line drawn? And not to mention, the people making these comments are probably much more “die hard fans” than I consider myself to be. I don’t love every single thing Tori releases, but I have a profound appreciation and respect for her as an artist. The trend, as it seems, is that her music is not truly appreciated until listeners have had time to digest its essence, even years later–Choirgirl being a perfect example. ADP and TBK represent a more mature Tori, which I can understand why a lot of her younger fans might not connect to them, but that does not make them terrible albums. I find a lot of their content to be riveting and profound–just my opinion, of course. I like what societystrange said: “nice to see she is still provoking responses.” That is a testament that her career is anything but over. The worst criticism is no criticism; but, criticism should be conveyed in a healthy way.

She’s not the same as she used to be. The music is mellow. Her voice is mellow. Her personality is sedate. The visualette is lacking, but then again, a big record company didn’t produce it. Despite all that, I still like her music. And as a Tori fan, I don’t get offended when people say her music sucks now (apart from rude, stupid comments). Hey, I think she’s good, others think she sucks now…but who cares. The album will probably do descent because there are still a lot of Tori fans. But if other people don’t like her, what can one do. People are allowed to no like Tori.

Jon from Nashville : i agree, criticism should be conveyed in a healthy way. but ‘mature’ music shouldn’t have to mean dull, bland and airbrushed music, which is how i feel about recent Tori albums. If The Beekeeper is the sound of maturity then i hope i never grow up.

Maximus: First of all, I disagree with your assertion that her music is dull, bland and airbrushed. The new song is kicked along by a steady, rhythmic propulsion. The instruments all work to stoke the engine that drives us through the story. Are you looking for a sudden Tex/Mex transition? Should we have had a rap verse dropped in the middle? Why? What non-dull, non-bland, non-airbrushed thing should have been put in, why should it have been put in and what good would it have done the song?
On the other hand, while I do support the direction her *music* has gone, I’m *not* impressed with the “visualette”. Maybe it’ll make more sense when I get a fuller grip on the lyrics and/or see the rest of the videos. But, unless the “Bring your own sun” lyric is a key phrase in the song, I’m not sure what the deadpan look is trying to convey, because it sure isn’t conveying “Welcome to England”.
And, I guess, while I’m in heretical mode, I may as well add that while I liked a lot of what American Doll Posse brought back (a rock-ier vibe and a real sense of verve), Tori might do herself a favor and try to release an album of individual songs the next time around. While I disagree with you that she is compromising her integrity, I do think that she may be trying too hard to create concept albums (”Strange Little Girls” flopped with me in the worst way). I may get contradicted by the upcoming album; it may confirm your suspicions, Maximus. In either event, her value as an artist to me is big enough for me to shell out the dinero to see.

TheWreck: As I said, we’re living in a post-radio world now. A decade ago, it was nearly impossible to be successful on a nationwide or global level without radio play, successful singles, etc. That is just not the case anymore, and that was my entire point. Those bands are HIGHLY successful, and almost never get played on mainstream radio! They are successful because they create music that is critically well-received and they get word of mouth and are promoted on venues like iTunes. Tori, and a lot of her fans, just don’t get that — they are still only tuned into the music world via old and outdated methods of distribution. But that’s not the world we live in, anymore, and if Tori thinks she can try to snag a spot on the radio and get fans via that model (and clearly she does, since she’s so fixated on making carmelized fluffpop), she’s out of her everloving mind. That’s not her audience. She’s missed the goddamn boat.

TORI AMOS is an enlightened voice for those without voices, She creates because she is, and if you all missed that, your more lost then I thought….

Enlightened carmelized fluffpop, I’ll drink to that..(belch)

who is this woman’s audience ?
the last song I heard her do was an over dramatic version of “smells like teen spirit” -she was late to the party then -please boney face zombie be gone!

I thought she was dead. Guess it was just her pus-brained fans.

Her versioin of Smells Like Teen Spirit was awesome, its been all downhill for quite some time now though. that new video is a bit tragic. she looks like a poor man’s Cher. And don’t get me started on the music.

Everyone seems to think the “Welcome to England” visualette is some kind of touristic celebration of England.

Maybe they’re turned off by the idea of having British Imperial guards at “welcome to my world”, or the crucifix at “bring your own sun”

I can understand why this would disturb those fans who ridicule any attempt to explore Tori’s music, lyrics and videos beyond just the supercifical.

I much prefer Tori’s music to most of the mindless garbage that is played on the radio. Here is a concept: she can write her own music and sing her own songs. She doesn’t just throw down a beat and steal other peoples music, I mean “sample” other people’s music. As it was said before… if you don’t like it, don’t listen or read about it.
PEACE

Aloria – I still vigorously maintain that Tori is NOT doing “fluffpop”. However, rereading your stuff, as well as reading up on a couple of the most recent Rolling Stones and, finally, musing over all of what I’ve seen and heard about the music business recently, is leading me to the conclusion that I am uncomfortably much closer to having to eat my own words on the general state of affairs than I was heretofore willing to admit.
(Ah, the perils of pontification!)
I don’t think that I’m alone in my long-time affection for the music-album-paradigm – and not just as a method of packaging music, but also as a way of structuring a career AND a fandom. I suspect that Tori is very comfortable working within that paradigm, and I think that it’s right… about… THERE! where your arrows hit closest to home.
So – since I am kinda out-of-step with what’s going on now – what do you see for the future? How will Bats for Lashes and St. Vincent (two artists whom I’ve just read about and who both sound like they’d be right in my wheelhouse musically) actually going to *earn a living* in what will pass for the music *business*?

Yeah right Colleen, and what does the footage of the big red buses symbolise, or what about all the other cliched, glorfied tourist footage on display. if this is the kind of shit Tori actually thinks represents modern England then she should just go back to her nice house in Cornwall and continue to smoke whatever crap she is smoking and continue to destroy the legacy of a once glorious career.

And to Pip, em, take your head out of your ass, there are loads of talented singers, musicians and writers around creating original and provocative music. Championing Tori cos she can play an instrument and write a song is just lame. you sound like the only music you’ve ever heard is ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ and American Idol. Grow up.

She’s an artist, not a rock star. She may have been propelled to stardom at one time, but artists must grow and change. Thank God she’s not the same person as she was in 1990, how tragic that would be for any artist. If you don’t like her anymore, then stop being snarky about it, get a life of your own, and move on. GEEZ

Without the name and history, if this video and song were a new artist admit it –you would have forgetten it ever existed.

There are two paths for all great artists. Comfortable complacency with age or an early death. I will always love the first 5 albums.

for those people who can’t appreciate her songs are ignorant. her works are still ok. at least she is not stealing her songs from other performer and not even her old songs…she has her own style in terms of music and that makes her different from other performer.

ugh go listen to your kelly clarksons and britneys and suck a lollipop…(a big one) and shut the hell up about tori..

tori amos is tori amos… no more…no less…

I reckon some people here are taking this stuff a little too far… surely if you didn’t like Tori then you wouldn’t listen to her! :S

I liked ADP, but i don’t like the new single (500 miles).I think Tori is a such wonderful musician but i’m really disappointed with the new song and video.

it’s sad to actually get people who know nothing about her career to give their “oh-so-precious opinions”.
I have been a hardcore fan since not less than three years now (oh and no, haven’t heard her on the radio, since i no longer use it), her music is alas turning a little easy, and, just uninspired, her writing is not though. i like all her real fans am just a little over-boated with the same religion/many personas/sexuality attitude, i wish we could get back to the more raw Boys for Pele phase.

such a shame youngsters have been exposed to her music, claiming love without ever knowing anything she talks about. you like tori’s words and professional talent, you have to be in actual contact with what is artistic and genuine from what is not.

wow some of you people are extremely cruel. It really is ok to not appreciate tori. I absolutely adore her and the way she tells her stories. If you don’t like her then that is fine. There is really no need to be cruel. Those of you who are saying bad comments. What does that say about you? Hmmmm. Be nice people.

this is her 10th studio album, her music and lyrics and production (remember shes doin it all) have consistently evolving since her first album, each one has been completely different, she could make 20 more albums like boys for pele but what would be the point? Or like little earthquakes but she is not aiming for grammys nor #1s on MTV’s top 10, nor does she seem interested in topping billboard, shes busy makin art in a hostile environment which seems to just fuel her fire. you can look at her entire body of work so far and not only identify great composition, but her lyrics become less and less cryptic the more you read of different philosophies from around the world, shes seriously literate and it comes through in her music. If it isnt your thing thats cool, some of the takes in the video i find a little self indulgent and trite, but its just one of 16, and if the footage was inspiring the music well then it makes no sense to judge it like an ordinary video inspired by a song, i wouldnt expect to see it win any awards but that doesnt seems to be the objective does it. the song in any case rocks, and theres a genius song for maryjane on the album so Ima buy it and love it.

Haha, i love everyone in here that’s cruel. i love tori but some of us need to grow the fuck up.

I wish I could put into words what I hear when I listen to her music now. A fan since 93, well used to be a fan I tried hard to hold on to make excuses for her over the years… Her voice…. did she get sick? forget how to sing? Age? her voice was beautiful and odd and powerful like kate bush (listen to ieee if you want to hear what i’m talking about), it was melodic… she could twist it at the right parts but it was a controlled beauty she understood dissonance , Now it’s awful, she twists it and contorts it randomly, and sing-songs, no tune, no sense, how can this be the same Tori? WTF?

Actually, “500 Miles” is not the new single. “Welcome to England” is. There aren’t any official music videos, so to speak for any songs from this album, btw. She recorded low-budget “visualettes” during her last tour to accompany each song on the album. So you likely saw the “500 Miles” visualette on YouTube or something.

Perez Hilton has posted a link to the video of Fire To Your Plane. I can’t get the song out of my mind – it’s amazing.

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Hey – Anonymous-who-warns-of-no-live s: What kind of life are YOU not having if all you can do is go to a discussion thread and snark on the no-lifedness of the commenters?

Anyways, I just wanted to pop back in and say a couple of things.

One, the album is good, but you may need to give it a few listens before you come to that conclusion – if you ever do. It doesn’t have the “bounce” that “American Doll Posse” has, but it does seem more sonically diverse. It is, however, about 4 songs too long – I think a problem Tori may be having is inducing “listeners’ fatigue” – especially among us “old-fashioned” type who like to listen straight through an album.

Two – wearestars, I’m afraid I have to disagree with you on the state of Tori’s singing. I think “That Guy” is a superb performance – frankly, one of the best she’s given.

Three – the “visualettes”. Um. Er. Large weather we’re having, innit? I guess if I’m going to get them, I need to look them over a few more times. But I have been distinctly UNDERwhelmed by them and I’m very glad I concentrated on the music first so’s not to have them affected by the vids. In that way, the “Welcome to England” vid performed yeoman duty in warning me off them for now. They struck me as a whole as Tori getting her “catwalk model” jones an airing.

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you should check her out on this tour when she comes near you. She has some keyboards her piano and band with her, and is rocking songs from her entire career (as she does every tour). as far as the person who said shes a “no talented skank” What planet are you living on? She was a child prodigy.

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