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Here
Here
I'm not sure who's fooling who here
As I'm watching your decay
We both know you could deflate
A seven hurricane
Seems like you and your tribe
Decided you'd rewrite the law
Segregate the mind
From body, from soul
You give me yours, I'll give you mine
'Cause I can look your god right in the eye
You give me yours, I'll give you mine
You used to look my god right in the eye ''(here)''
I believe in defending
In what we once stood for
It seems in vogue
To be a closet misogynist homophobe
A change of course in our direction
A dash of truth spread thinly
Like a flag on a pop star
On a Benzodiazapene
You give me yours, I'll give you mine
'Cause I can look your god right in the eye
You give me yours, I'll give you mine
You used to look my god right in the eye ''(here)''
Oh Zion please remove your glove
And dispel every trace
Of his spoken word
That has lodged in my vortex
I'm not sure who's fooling who here
As I'm watching our decay
We both know you could deflate
A seven hurricane
You could have spared her, oh but no
Messiahs need people dying in their name
You could have spared her, oh but no
Messiahs need people dying in their name
You say, "I ordered you a pancake"
You say, "I ordered you a pancake"
| martinc (Ottawa Canada) | Posted: Dec 09, 2012 - 05:45 Throwing stones is easy. I like this one. She shows a lot of range in her voice. Nice piano/bass mix. Good lyrics. I like mine with syrup. |
| squirrelgirl | Posted: Mar 07, 2011 - 10:28 Then why were you listening to her to begin with? kysmet wrote: Make it stop, make it stop! Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard for me as it is but this is even worse than normal. |
| squirrelgirl | Posted: Mar 07, 2011 - 10:27 rosedraws wrote: Then why were you listening to her to begin with? Kysmet, you must be my long lost twin.  Hooray for the mute button! |
| squirrelgirl | Posted: Mar 07, 2011 - 10:25 I have read some of the comments about Tori Amos being compared to Kate Bush. Honestly I didn't know who Kate bush was; therefore I looked up her music on youtube. I wonder what is wrong with people, not trying to be insulting to people's perceptions, but their is no comparison. The two women sound nothing alike. I found that Kate Bush had more of a Bjork sound to her voice, but not as good. Also as far as someone saying Tori is a wannabe...hmm Tori has been playing music since she was young; around the age of 14. She played in piano bars at 14 and won a singing contest in 1977; therefore she was copying no one her voice, music, and songwriting is original and leaps and bounds over this "Kate Bush" women. That is my personal opinion. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Apr 22, 2009 - 22:18 notsosoft1 wrote: Seriously. Tori Amos DOES NOT sound like Kate Bush AT ALL!!! You're right; Kate Bush is extremely talented and writes amazing songs. Tori Amos is a wannabe, trying desperately but not succeeding at sounding like Kate. No need to get upset about it. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Mar 05, 2009 - 05:09 notsosoft1 wrote: Seriously. Tori Amos DOES NOT sound like Kate Bush AT ALL!!! I have listened to a substantial amount of Kate Bush, and Tori sounds NOTHING like her. AT ALL. I constantly wonder if people who think so have some sort of hearing disability that makes them Kate Bush fans in the first place. Because her music is certainly nowhere as beautiful as Tori's. And that crackle in her voice isn't a crackle, but a well-placed roughness along its execution. It's beautiful, and exudes the depth of her emotion. All right already - keep your hair on. Just because Tori Amos' voice sounds a bit like Kate Bush doesn't mean that you have to rush into some ludicrous denial on account of your loathing of Kate Bush. Whilst their music is different their voices have some similarities, like it or not. Or maybe that's my "hearing disability" talking ;-|. I'm a big fan of Bush and now Amos - the two are not mutually exclusive. 7 from the Nottingham jury. |
| nicolaluna (home.) | Posted: Feb 01, 2009 - 15:41 that is hilarious!  ROFL!!! yes she does! mmmm, but.... i prefer the cornflakes. holborne wrote: This woman seems to have some sort of goddamned fetish with breakfast foods. |
| notsosoft1 | Posted: Jan 17, 2009 - 17:00 Seriously. Tori Amos DOES NOT sound like Kate Bush AT ALL!!! I have listened to a substantial amount of Kate Bush, and Tori sounds NOTHING like her. AT ALL. I constantly wonder if people who think so have some sort of hearing disability that makes them Kate Bush fans in the first place. Because her music is certainly nowhere as beautiful as Tori's. And that crackle in her voice isn't a crackle, but a well-placed roughness along its execution. It's beautiful, and exudes the depth of her emotion. Another thing: TORI AMOS IS THE PIANO GENIUS. Kate Bush was not tinkling on ivory keys at 2 and a half. Tori makes love to her piano, KB does no such thing. She's not prude, but she doesn't have the same emotional acuteness nor the same sexual undertones that are so strong in Tori's music (though she does have some sexual overtones, but little sexual frankness). They are two completely different artists. Genius songs like Cornflake Girl and Crucify could have never, ever come from her. I just don't see it. |
| greyfin10 (Panama City, FL) | Posted: Dec 17, 2008 - 12:17 The way they eq'd her rasp in a couple of places, I knew would put a few people off, but it was absolutely deliberate AND absolutely cool. I have a love/hate with Ms. Amos, largely because I fell so hard for her music when I first heard it... put someone up on a pedestal too high and you are setting them up to fall I suppose. But anyway, some musicians attach meaning not only to their words... not only to the notes, not only their phrasing, but to deeper and deeper aspects of their delivery (breathing, 'breaking' notes, lip shape when singing, distance/angle from mic, etc). I may sound snobby, but it tells a bit about someone when they describe this sort of nuance as "irritating". Specifically, how superficially they are listening to the song. I'm as guilty of these sorts of leaps as anyone... I guess that's why I try to stay positive about stuff so that, later, when I realize I was missing something, I don't feel like an idiot :) I still regret my take on Rap which I loudly and vocally shared with my friends in High School. When I finally had my rap "eureka" I really regretted my previous position. That being said, I guess I should be less sensitive to being utterly and completely wrong. |
| F1 (Pacific NW...gotta get back to Chicago) | Posted: Dec 17, 2008 - 12:14 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii give this a 3. |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Dec 17, 2008 - 12:10 This was the first Amos CD that I liked all the way through, and I liked it quite a bit. |
| holborne (New York) | Posted: Dec 17, 2008 - 12:10 This woman seems to have some sort of goddamned fetish with breakfast foods. |
| Moak (Reading, PA) | Posted: Nov 30, 2008 - 10:02 Sexiest genius on the planet. 10. |
| exeter | Posted: Jun 25, 2008 - 10:02 I give it an 8 on musical merit, +1 for using the word "benzodiazepine." :-) |
| rosedraws (almost... almost) | Posted: Jun 25, 2008 - 09:58 kysmet wrote: Make it stop, make it stop! Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard for me as it is but this is even worse than normal.
Kysmet, you must be my long lost twin. Hooray for the mute button! |
| kysmet (Discombobulation Nation) | Posted: May 24, 2008 - 23:40 Make it stop, make it stop! Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard for me as it is but this is even worse than normal. |
| Cruzan (AUSTIN, TX) | Posted: Apr 23, 2008 - 11:33 damn that is hot! |
| lathyris (Houston, TX) | Posted: Apr 23, 2008 - 11:33 Baby_M wrote: I don't normally go for Tori, but I like the instrumental track.
I don't know why, but I do too. |
| Danimal174 | Posted: Apr 23, 2008 - 11:32 auburntigerrich wrote: Of course, the reverse bell curve ratings still apply, as I have yet to meet anyone who listens to Tori and says "meh". Love 'er or hate 'er. I, personally, love 'er, especially for her piano genius. Try the last track, "Gold Dust". I agree that this album is one of her more solid efforts. "Little Earthquakes" is still my favorite, but this one's is second or third (probably behind "Under the Pink"). Still, it's much better than anything else she's put out in the last eight years or so, in my opinion. You're right..."Gold Dust" is an incredible track. |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Feb 20, 2008 - 12:00 I rated this as "Marginal", but only because I find it a more sophisticated insult than "Suck-o Barf-o". |
| kmh (NYC) | Posted: Feb 20, 2008 - 12:00 I love this line..... so matter-of fact.... "no Messiahs need people dying in their Name You say "I ordered you a pancake" |
| Baby_M (a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | Posted: Feb 20, 2008 - 11:58 I don't normally go for Tori, but I like the instrumental track. |
| auburntigerrich (Edge of the 'Verse) | Posted: Dec 19, 2007 - 14:43 Of course, the reverse bell curve ratings still apply, as I have yet to meet anyone who listens to Tori and says "meh". Love 'er or hate 'er. I, personally, love 'er, especially for her piano genius. Try the last track, "Gold Dust". |
| Pyro | Posted: Dec 19, 2007 - 14:42 justDave wrote: Is gargling an art form?
I read "Is gagging an art form?"  |
| Pyro | Posted: Dec 19, 2007 - 14:40 lee_sf wrote: Gack. That scratchy voice thing totally does not work for me. The song is OK otherwise, though not very notable.
My feelings exactly. |
| BrandonM | Posted: Oct 17, 2007 - 19:52 My god the horror...make this stop please |
| lattalo (Bear Tooths) | Posted: Oct 17, 2007 - 19:41 I like this too, could we hear more from this Bill???? |
| FlatCat (Chicago) | Posted: Oct 17, 2007 - 19:41 lee_sf wrote: Gack. That scratchy voice thing totally does not work for me. The song is OK otherwise, though not very notable.
Like fingernails on the blackboard. I want to throw things. |
| lee_sf (2nd floor, corner) | Posted: Aug 15, 2007 - 23:27 Gack. That scratchy voice thing totally does not work for me. The song is OK otherwise, though not very notable. |
| Nabla (Cork (Ireland)) | Posted: Jun 14, 2007 - 01:26 She really has a very impressive voice! |
| Mari (île de lesvos) | Posted: May 13, 2007 - 16:45 mrrmaid1 wrote: This is great! Are you going to play the entire new album? I love the underwater feel that this song has. I'll go with the very first comment ever for this beaut song!  |
| Notelrac (Raleigh, NC) | Posted: May 31, 2003 - 06:35 Not one of her best. Then again, I'm male, and thus not part of her target audience :-) |
| mperry (Columbia, MO) | Posted: Feb 18, 2003 - 07:57 Originally Posted by ladyj:
I like it. For all those who are also fans or even the ones who are not and are curious to find out more about what the album or songs are about heres a link to a show that aired December 17th on KCRW Morning Becomes Electic. Just Tori and her piano performs a set of hand picked songs (something I'm sure some of us miss with Tori) and talks about some of the meaning of her songs and her album: http://kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=mb&air_date=12/17/02&tmplt_type=show I agree "LadyJ". I don't have this cd, but from what I have heard here on RP, it sounds like Tori's strongest since at least "Under The Pink". It may even rank with her first. Really interesting and good updating of the instrumental sound along with nice songwriting and song construction. |
| ladyj (Owosso, MI) | Posted: Feb 08, 2003 - 16:13 I like it. For all those who are also fans or even the ones who are not and are curious to find out more about what the album or songs are about heres a link to a show that aired December 17th on KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic. Just Tori and her piano performs a set of hand picked songs (something I'm sure some of us miss with Tori) and talks about some of the meaning of her songs and her album: http://kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=mb&air_date=12/17/02&tmplt_type=show |
| justDave (Ventura, CA) | Posted: Jan 28, 2003 - 21:48 Is gargling an art form? |
| jblue (Albuquerque, NM) | Posted: Jan 18, 2003 - 17:02 First time I've heard this one. Wonderful. I like everything I've heard on this CD. (I like Tori a lot this new stuff more than what she's done in a while.) Really appreciate having a place to discover new music and new artists. Thankyouthankyouthankyou! |
| MFlores (Salt Lake City, UT) | Posted: Jan 08, 2003 - 12:36 Too much Tori 
This song in particular just grates on my nerves. |
| SILENTMAX (Buffalo, NY) | Posted: Dec 17, 2002 - 05:25 recycled garbage gives garbage a bad name |
| Leslie (under a rock in Antioch, CA (155 mi. south of RP)) | Posted: Dec 03, 2002 - 18:30 I'm a Tori fan and this is the only song that I have heard from her new album that I actually like so far. |
| SuperWeh (Delft) | Posted: Nov 14, 2002 - 05:56 seems alright for a ta song, however the way she sings the ascending aaaaaaahhhhhhhh really gets on my nerves, it could be the quality of the mp3 though, I'm not sure. I'm generally not a big fan of ta's music. |
| kevinc (Richardson, TX) | Posted: Nov 12, 2002 - 00:18 Originally Posted by mrrmaid1:
Please explain to me why you feel this music is "recycled garbage," if you are going to insult someone great, back it up with reason. :( I think Tori is great too....however that's subjective. What is true is that if he's going to say it's recycled garbage, then he really needs to reference the original garbage. Kevin |
| karen (toronto) | Posted: Nov 08, 2002 - 06:35 Originally Posted by mrrmaid1:
This is great! Are you going to play the entire new album? I love the underwater feel that this song has. underwater good call. I LOVE IT  |
| Linuxopjemac (The Netherlands) | Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 09:58 What a wonderful voice. I'd love to hear more form that album. |
| mrrmaid1 (Baltimore, MD) | Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 09:58 Originally Posted by rayraspi:
the only way Tori can hope to sell this recycled garbage is newly angst teenage girls. Please explain to me why you feel this music is "recycled garbage," if you are going to insult someone great, back it up with reason. :( |
| rKokon (Colesville, MD) | Posted: Oct 30, 2002 - 14:02 Her voice is interesting, especially when it cracks (which it does a bit too often); instrumentation is mellifluous, which is lovely and soothing but contrasts a bit much with the voice--guess that makes it interesting. Would listen to it again . . . but the tunewriter skimped on the variety of notes . . . as has been the trend in the last four songs or so. :p |
| rayraspi (Fridley, MN) | Posted: Oct 30, 2002 - 14:02 the only way Tori can hope to sell this recycled garbage is newly angst teenage girls. |
| booda (Ann Arbor, MI) | Posted: Oct 17, 2002 - 11:12 Now I have to find a Band-Aid...I cut my forehead on my keyboard when I fell asleep listening to this dreck. |
| mrrmaid1 (Baltimore, MD) | Posted: Sep 26, 2002 - 11:45 ok here's a lyrics link for this one. I think this one's about the catholic church, I know she was working on one due to the recent scandals. http://www.stuff.to/include.php?include=talyr/Pancake.txl& |
| Myrrh (UK) | Posted: Sep 20, 2002 - 05:59 An acquired taste I never acquired. Pleeeez, not so often.  :( |
| klio (Auckland) | Posted: Sep 16, 2002 - 18:08 I agree about October 29th... I've already started pestering the local music store  |