Little Earthquakes

I went through a Tori Amos phase from 1995-1999 around same time Sarah McLachlan and several other female artists were extremely popular. I liked Tori the most for the piano playing style which carried over a few years later with Ben Folds. It was unique and different to me hearing a piano in a rock and roll context. My sole complaint about Tori Amos was the sometimes scat way of singing - the she bops and wops - and pitch changes. It becomes too much and that kept it from a go to favorite. Listening today those moments immediately stood out. The other thing that stood out? Sincere lyrics with something to say. I said this earlier this week about Bob Dylan but somehow it feels rare for a song to say something meaningful - like all the babies and tonights have dumbed us down. Anyway after 2 listens I’m shocked and disappointed I never experienced this one first time around. A strong debut offering with 3 songs favorited. 4/5

the singles were interesting

Crucify is such a ridiculous banger to start an album with. My Tori Amos experience has mostly been the hits, stoked to hear more. This occasionally drifts into more theatrical style, but mostly stays awesomely focused.

Crucify - 4.5/5 Girl - 3.5/5 Silent All These Years - 4/5 Precious Things - 4.5/5 Winter - 4.5/5 Happy Phantom - 4/5 China - 3.5/5 Leather - 3.5/5 Mother - 3.5/5 Tear in Your Hand - 4/5 Me and a Gun - 3.5/5 Little Earthquakes - 4/5 I can definitely see the pipeline that goes from Kate Bush to Tori Amos and then on to Fiona Apple/Alanis Morrissette/Bjork/PJ Harvey and so on and so forth. Really pushing the envelope on lyrical content for female artists on here, and that's probably for the better. The only gripe I have is that it loses itself in the second half after a really strong start, but Amos gives a great debut and led the way for more female artists to break out in the alternative space. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Crucify, Precious Things, Winter

Debut of greatness!

I kinda went into this album with a poopy attitude since I’m behind on my albums but I ended up really enjoying this She has an incredible voice and I really love the vocal work here 3.5 or 4/5 I really want to come back to this album at some point because of how interesting this was Favorites: girl, winter, crucify, happy phantom, leather

Great singer songwriter. Heartfelt. Would def listen again

One of my favorites from my youth.

Fucking hell !!

First time listening to Tori. Good vocals nice confessional style with varied instrumentals. Appreciate the feeling being delivered. Maybe I just need another listen or 2 but for me this album fills the same role as Kate Bush while not being as good as Kate Bush.

Ohhh wow, I was not mentally prepared for “Me and a Gun”

Really enjoyed it

Nice wee album, a bit Kate Bush-esque at times.

Really mixed feelings surrounding this. Lyrics felt really profound at times and loved it when the piano would shine through. Its not a casual listen by any means though. Don't see myself re-visiting either. Rating: 6.2/10

Aldi Fiona Apple. Sorry

Would give 3.5. It’s really good Kate Bush worship. Idk if I’d listen again.

I love Tori Amos. In my opinion, all her albums from the 90s are great. This debut album is no exception and, though it's not my favourite album of hers (that would be "Boys for Pele" or "From the Choirgirl Hotel"), it is still worth 5 stars. Her voice, her phrasing, the lyrics, her piano playing, the string arrangements... Everything in this album works perfectly for me. I like each and every song. In particular, I enjoy: "Crucify", "Girl", "Silent All These Years", "Precious Things", "Winter", "Happy Phantom", "China", "Leather", "Mother", "Tear In Your Hand", "Me And A Gun", or "Little Earthquakes". So, I guess that means I like them all.

All the girls are just aping Tori damn! Starts strong but there are some dated tracks

This probably was very cathartic for her to write. It is, unfortunately, supremely unpleasant to listen to. Am I missing something? 73rd on some guy's greatest albums of all time? I think I've listened to 73 much better albums on this list and I'm like a quarter of the way through.

What if Kate Bush and Fiona Apple fusion danced into one artist? The answer is you get Tori Amos and it's incredible. It's the wit, charm, and excessive piano skill of the latter with the sheer sense of whimsy and worldbuilding of the former, all wrapped into a wonderful gift with Amos' voice as the little bow on top. Sometimes its these minimal piano songs like Mother, and sometimes it's these fully orchestrated journeys like Precious Things, and both parts of this album are a true joy to listen to. I'm genuinely kind of mad I've heard the name Tori Amos before and never looked any further into it. Now I at least know what I was missing.

Always liked a few hits from her, but yeah this whole thing is deeply written and fantastic. Crucify is a great intro, I love the strings on Girl, little details like the acoustic and electric guitars wailing together on Precious Things are plentiful on this album. After Happy Phantom, it does become a slower record, but she's just as prolific singing and playing as before. No skips.

Lots of big hits. Very Lilith Fair. 3 for the great voice. But not my thing.

Meh.

She’s cool and has a good voice but not something I would go out of my way to put on

Pretty good

Always assumed people were unnecessarily harsh about this album. I was wrong. Kate bush fan fiction

When this came out I think I was only one of a few straight men I knew that liked it, because of how powerful it is. Nothing has changed my mind about that in all these years. 4⭐️

Incredibly beautiful and raw. I saw her perform in the late 90s, what a gift. Just her on stage with a piano holding court for hours. So funny, dirty, and true. 4.6

Tori Amos definitely carried the female singer-songwriter torch into the 90's. I say that despite not having listened to a ton of her discography before this. Very Kate Bush-like at points in terms of her artiness and delivery. Also very seasoned-sounding for a debut album, as there's an air of confidence all throughout helped in part by the complex themes. This stays fresh too, showcasing Amos' piano prowess whilst balancing between delicate, hymnal-sounding tracks, to more energetic and epic-sounding compositions. I was pleasantly surprised by this to be honest. Not sure why this isn't talked about more in terms of the most impactful albums from the 90's (or maybe it is and I'm just not looking hard enough!)

#422 I had quite a positive perception of Tori Amos but after about an hour listening to this, that has changed. I was probably not in the right mood but hard to imagine when I would be for what felt rather torturous as every song felt the same. She sounds very Kate Bush but without anything interesting or joyous to cling to. Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ❌ Listen before you die? ❌ Fave track(s): - Rating: 3/10 ⭐️⭐️

She has a nice voice, but there wasn't any big standout tracks on this one. 3

Not for me

I’m sure there’s a lot to like here if you’re into this kind of thing.

Grata surpresa. Compositora, pianista e cantora de mão cheia. Um disco para ser escutado com atenção. Belas canções. Minhas preferidas são as mais jazzisticas, como Happy Phantom e Leather. Escutarei outros discos dela.

One of my favorites!!!!! Love Tori, love this album.

The trouble with singers with such distinctive singing style, is that if you really don't care for that style, it sinks the whole album. And I really don't like the singing here. In fact, I's be happy if I never heard this again. That opening track is like nails on a blackboard. For me, this is pretty much unlistenable caterwauling.

I kind of absolutley hate this. Boring vocals with boring instruments. I dont know there is not a single special thing about this album that does it to me. Every song is so emotional it makes the whole album feel just bland. so ahh and made me want to give up album of the day. BUT I AM BACK AND STONG AGAIN. but this was horrible never wanna hear it again.

Singer-songwriter needs more than this, for me, though I deeply appreciate the quality of her lyrics. I could empathize, truly, with a lot of what was written, though I couldn't quite make out the lyrics right away. For a good chunk of the album I'd read along, otherwise her cadence and artistry cover up the lyrics, which I suppose is meant to be the art. I'd have loved to hear better production, less base pop and more musicality. It's not to say the piano isn't key or on the beautiful side, but I like how Elton does it better and I can't even really say I like him that much either. I wouldn't listen to this again, but I'd definitely recommend it to people who appreciate well executed emotional lyrics. 2.5/5

Can’t really have an objective look at this today, as listened to this a lot especially at very important time in my life and have deep associations with it’s songs.

I get what she was going for. It wasn't bad but it wasn't my thing. Maybe could give this another listen somewhere down the line. 6/10

Scratching the itch that Lana Del Rey provoked within me

Yeah....No! 1

Eat your heart out Kate Bush

Great.

I know who Tori Amos is and she’s been important to a lot of people I’ve liked in my life. But weirdly I guess I had never really listened to her? I think I was worried it was gonna be too cutesy and/or twee. Maybe she gets to that eventually but this is pretty good! The early 90s missing link between Kate Bush and Fiona Apple. I really liked most of the songs and songwriting. Powerful stuff. It peaks a couple songs before the end of the album, and doesn’t have a strong finish, but the stuff before that rocks.

Are under a magnitude if 4.0.

This was one of those biblical vengeance records, Talkinging frankly and singing poetically about sexual assault and being a woman in anything but breathless fairy tale tones. "Crucify" and the brave a capella "Me and a Gun" still land with the same power. The rest of the record is a little packed in its own bitter syrup for me, but I am not who she's singing this for.

It’s not that I don’t like drama in my music, but Tori Amos pushes things to Lifetime Network territory with the backing strings and horns and cringey lyrics like “So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts / What’s so amazing about really deep thoughts?” Or this one: “Sometimes I think you want me to touch you / How can I when you build the Great Wall around you?” Some songs might be improved if you removed the schlocky production and just kept it spare, Amos and her piano. Alas, much of this album feels like a collection of syrupy Broadway show tunes.

Y Can't Tori Chill?

Didn't need to listen to this to know it was getting 5 stars, have loved it forever, but grateful for an excuse to listen to it again, as if I needed one!!

A good chunk of these songs don’t do much for me, but the ones that do REALLY do. Really great lyrics and piano. Me And A Gun is lyrically devastating. I don’t want to listen to it again. Favorites were Crucify, Precious Things, Happy Phantom, and Little Earthquakes.

Crucify, Silent All These Years, Leather, the title track all are deeply felt. Not my favorite style, but the contemporary praise for this album is deserved, I think, after listening to it with more mature ears.

This should be up my street and I spent the entire album trying to work out why it wasn’t. I didn’t land on a firm answer, I just didn’t feel moved by it - either rhythmically or lyrically. There were moments I enjoyed, moments where it felt like she twisted the knife or gave it a bit more bite, but overall it just washed over me.

I don't need angst ridden singer songwriters in my life. There's a time and a place for it i'm sure, I'm just never in that moment.

Ovo mi je čista kopija Kate Bush, s elementima Kim Wilde. Doslovce ništa novo, drukčije ili zanimljivo. 2/5, 3/10

What's the point man. Sounded like a worse fiona apple or alanis morisette with a tinge of kate bush and an utter lack of interesting ideas

Pretty good

Engrossing. This is her debut?! She's so gifted. Me And A Gun is extraordinary

I can only take Tori Amos’ voice in small doses. She is a great lyricist and pianist but, her voice makes me uncomfortable after a few songs. Maybe, that’s the point? I don’t know.

Mellow dramatic and fucking BOOORING. Jesus this was honestly the worst thing I could’ve listened to with the day I’ve had. I’m open to different stuff but Jesus Christ if this isn’t music they planned in Von Maur growing up then idk what is. It’s crazy how poorly some of these popular 90’s records age. Especially in this songwriter lane. Almost all of them are just trapped in the 90’s and not even in a cool way. I’m sorry Zachary I know you probably loved this shit.

The problem with this album is while it may be impressive child prodigy turned musician and it sounds amazing I just can’t get over how much of a caricature of that 90s Alanis Winehouse sound like this. Music snobs will call this a hidden gem but to me it sounds like growing pains nothing to latch onto and some kinda cringe lyrics it’s just not anything I found enjoyable and would ever really return to. Crucify was good though great intro to this I will say and the instrumental piano is on point

Breathy and shrill, a little bit is good, too much is unfair to the ear

I think I’m going to need to come back to this one, I enjoyed it but I think I’ll get more from it with repeated listens. Me and my gun is a hard listen, I don’t know how anyone couldn’t be affected by it, but also brilliant.

This is a good one - music, sound, artwork.

It was a pretty awesome album, it felt like an unreleased disney movie soundtrack at times. She has that angelic voice and sweeping musical accompaniment that gives it an epic feel.

No es lo mío

Just no

Albums like this are one of the best things about the challenge. I can fully appreciate the need to have heard this at least once in my life. I was always aware of Tori Amos but never stopped to really give her a chance. She's probably always fallen short of the acclaim she deserves; not as quirky as a Bjork, not as poppy as a Kate Bush, not as edgy as a PJ Harvey. A lot of times, this reminded me of Beth Gibbons but again, she doesn't have the production muscle of Portishead behind her. Her frank, yet metaphorical songwriting has strong shades of Joni Mitchell. At times it's bold, it's beautiful, it's sometimes dark, sad and uncomfortable. It's not going to be a new favourite and I probably won't listen to it again very often, but it's a fantastic discovery with some superb moments. I really enjoyed Girl, Leather and the title track, although some of the best tracks were the tough ones that I didn't necessarily 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 all that much, like Crucify and Me And A Gun. Stunning stuff and definitely a worthy inclusion.

Like the halfway point between Kate Bush and Alanis Morissette

Not very interesting musically.

Surprised I liked it so much

Súper bueno pero aveces monoy

I’ve heard this before. I like Tori Amos in small doses. I’ve never heard a bad Tori Amos song, but a lot of them are either overly maudlin or melodramatic to the point that it distracts from the music. Listening to a few songs by themselves makes a fine but as an album, it’s best listened to when something bad just happened and you want to wallow in self pity.

Tori Amos’ debut album bears the apt title “Little Earthquakes,” though it remains unclear whether the emphasis is on “little” or on “earthquakes.” As far as I can remember, the songs were played over and over on the radio back then, but they didn’t really stick with me. The tracks are undoubtedly clever and varied, and Tori Amos’s voice is pleasant, but nothing about it strikes me as absolutely top-notch. Still, it’s worth noting that “Little Earthquakes” sounds both mature and natural, which I find quite remarkable for a debut. In summary, it’s a good, piano-based singer-songwriter album and truly deserves a solid 3.5.

A pretty dull album from someone who is clearly very talented. It does seem like the kind of thing that could grow on me with time (it took me a few listens of albums by similar artists like Kate Bush and Fiona Apple to really love them), but going purely off first impressions, there's a lot of room for improvement. There were a handful of standout tracks, ones where her vocals are noticeably more on point and much better, as well as the writing and performances in general just feel a lot stronger. But most of the album is just your average 90s singer songwriter music, and there's nothing wrong with that, it's just that there are so many others who do it so much better.

What an incredible album. Been looking forward to this one popping up on the list. I absolutely love it.

The music is fantastic but the songwriting… it feels so harshly and blatantly personal, that it seems like we shouldn’t be allowed to hear it. Pay attention and there’s dark and disturbing stuff. But it’s made palatable by Tori’s piano playing and singing. I can see where some get turned off by the composition of things but I find it to be the right balance of unconventional and enjoyable.

Okay pop music.

Tori Amos is a fine singer songwriter. This album overall too, is fine. Would I rather revisit the works of Kate Bush or Joni Mitchell if I’m in the mood for this style of music, maybe. Not bad, but still not what I reach for when I need to get in my 90s singer songwriter mode. That’d probably be either Tracy Chapman or PJ Harvey.

Liked what I heard so far but didn't listen to it all yet. I will come back. Came back to this and it was all pretty good!

She was a unique sound when she popped on the scene.

Tori Amos has such a command of everything she does. This one took me in all sorts of unexpected directions, and I was hanging on every note (even with the 90s production, which isn’t as bad as many of its contemporaries save for a few tracks). Phenomenal.

Some ok stuff. Some annoying stuff. 2-3 stars. 🤷‍♂️

Equal parts Alanis Morisette and Sara Bareilles. I like it.

So glad I'm finally exploring her catalog. I was aware of Tori Amos since my adolescence - I just assumed she didn't write music for me, so I never sought her out. Now that I am a (slightly) wiser man, I can absolutely respect and enjoy her music. Lilting vocals, expressive pianos, and brooding lyrics define Amos's sound, and it's omnipresent on this album.

I've heard such good things about this album but wow I didn't enjoy this at all. The string and piano heavy instrumentals are pretty much the only part of this I like because I can't stand her vocals at all. They're a touch too nasaly in almost all songs and just too weird for me overall. 2/5

Truly loved some parts of it

Lilith fair crap. jk i like tori, this is just too long.

Very good!

A beautiful voice but not of the songs connected.

Reminded me at times of a more upbeat Enya. 2.5

Beautiful....

Depressing and kinda boring. She's crucified. She's cold. She's sad. Her piano playing is pretty good and has it's moments. Her vocal style is similar to Kate Bush. Sorry Tori, it's not you, it's me. Not into this vibe. Low 3.

I really love this. Her voice is like a warm hug and she makes heartache feel beautiful. This is such an emotional journey through life and love and pain, in a swirl of enchanting musical majesty. Easy 5.

Listened before?: i've probably heard this thousands of times as a child by way of my mother. i probably know most of the tracks like the back of my hand at this point Crucify - 5/5 Girl - 4/5 Silent All These Years - 5/5 Precious Things - 5/5 Winter - 5/5 Happy Phantom - 4/5 China - 5/5 Leather - 4/5 Mother - 4/5 Tear in Your Hand - 4/5 Me and a Gun - 3/5 (it's a dark song that i try my best to skip) Little Earthquakes - 4/5 Average score: 4.4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ i have very few words for this gorgeous album. what a talented woman. as someone who loves their father dearly, Winter never fails to make my eyes water realistically, this would likely receive 4.5 stars anywhere else. however, i can't find it in me to give it any less than 5 stars on this site

Putting a little Broadway into her Bush, Amos’ is a likeable record that’s more puppy than wolf. I am surprised that I don’t recognise any of the songs, though artist, album title and cover are familiar.

Here's an old favorite I haven't heard in literal decades. Sang along with every word from the beginning, luckily no-one was in the car to hear my vocals accompanying "Precious Things" and "Winter".. Packed with tunes, humor and artistic flourishes. I was very fortunate to be peripherally involved with the European tour for the (slightly lesser) follow-up - seeing her piano playing every night for a couple of weeks was absolutely incredible, what a talent. A lot of fun and a cherished memory, a great album.

I don’t know what happened with this one. I had heard of Tori Amos but never listened to her music. I started listening to this album and I was like “okay it’s decent. Great lyrics, interesting instrumentation.” And then I finished the album and I didn’t really know how I felt about it overall. So I decided to listen to it again. Maybe it just needed more attention? I enjoyed some of the songs if I remembered. And that’s how I ended up listening to this album 5 times over the course of the entire day. I actually listened to her newest album too in the middle of my repeats. I didn’t want to turn it off. So I guess that means this album is one of my favorites? It’s truly addictive!! The fact that this was her debut. I love the lyrics, I love her voice. I love how much emotion she can pack into each and every song while keeping them distinct and powerful in their own ways. It’s truly art to me and I’m so shocked at how much I love this album once I let it marinate. I really found a new favorite. The haunting simplicity of me and a gun, the huge arrangement of happy phantom. Tori Amos is truly like Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, but also Fiona Apple, Florence and the Machine, and PJ Harvey (who I also discovered through this project) it makes sense that I loved this considering I love all of the other women I listed. Anyways all that being said, I’m now firmly on the “Tori Amos is woefully underrated” train.

Fascinating.

Piano and vocals are good

Great vocals very well put together sweet sounds chilled vibes very Kate Bush. Unfortunutly a little boring towards the end I got sick of it.

Initially I gave this album a 2-star rating and a promise to revisit it. Well, I revisited it and surely it does not deserve to be a 2-star rated album.

5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background

Piano-based songs with strings fleshing out the harmonies and a drummer kicking it all along. The emphasis is on the lyrics and vocals - breathy, hushed, dynamic, and extremely indebted to Kate Bush.

Not for me

Incredible piano voice and songwriting. Tori is underrated.

So good to see this in the play list. Poignant powerful beautiful. It’s what music can (& should?) be. SATY Precious Things & Winter are classics.

Little Earthquakes was my first proper listen to Tori Amos, and my immediate thought was just how wonderful her voice is. It’s distinctive, expressive and full of emotion, and it carries the album from start to finish. Little Earthquakes is a good album, but for me it never quite became a great one. The piano-led songs are full of lovely melodies and there are some genuinely strong lyrics throughout, but I kept waiting for a moment or a song that would really grab me and make me want to come back for more. That’s probably my biggest criticism of the album. It’s consistently pleasant and well crafted, but it can feel a little long and repetitive as it goes on, with many of the songs sitting in a similar emotional and musical space. Nothing here is bad, but very little leapt out as essential listening either. That said, this was a positive introduction to Tori Amos and one that has made me interested in hearing more of her work in the future. Favourite tracks: “Crucify” and “Girl” were both lovely songs Least favourite tracks: Nothing stood out as bad, but the album felt a little too long and repetitive in places Album artwork: Classic album cover

I like the passion!

Was really blown away with this! I have never listened to miss Amos and methinks she has a new number 1 fan.

Favourite Songs: Precious Things

Quite poetic and there are some melodies. The raw, acoustic production just didn't cut it for me on my first impression. It's a little hard to wrap my head around the music when I don't really those "pop" hooks (2.5).

I liked this. Like an early Alanis Morissette. Was easy to have on in the background. I could see someone finding it grating after a while, and the whole album kind of blended together as everything sounded similar, but it was an enjoyable experience for me

yeeeee

Chappell Roan chi?

Tori Amos has a great voice. I also really liked some of the songs. The music reminded me of Kate Bush. But just like with her, I can hardly bring myself to listen to the whole album. Toward the end, the vocals started to get on my nerves. 3/5

It's 3.5

I have a complicated relationship with Tori Amos due to past dealings with people who were very, very into her music. That said, this album has some tracks that were already a way "back in" for me, as I really like Winter, and I forgot how much I enjoy Crucify. Sitting down to really listen to the album, I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoy Tori's singing voice, and this album is intense and often uncomfortably intimate. Best tracks: Winter, Crucify, China, Me and a Gun, Little Earthquakes.

Never heard about it, still loved the 90's sonic vibe we can feel all throughout the record

Started strong with Crucify but went downhill pretty quickly after that. 2.5

Great

Really nice sound (Joni Mitchel meets Florence) and interesting album

It was the right album at the right time.

Muy lindo, pero larguísimo como la cuaresma

Really good album,but more of a soft rock-indie vibe than alternative I would say.

Good for what it is, but just not for me.

Streaming really did ruin music. Because I listen to silent all these years at least once a week and have for… years… but have never listened to this album In its entirety?? What a loss. Wow some of these fucked me UP. This feels groundbreaking and I can’t believe this is her debut. I also cackled several times (so you can make me come, that doesn’t make you Jesus💀), and was devastated other times (the entirety of me and a gun) Incredible listen driving home from seeing St. Vincent with the philharmonic (late on a Thursday night, so Me and a Gun had me even more transfixed and horrified). I imagine Tori must be an influence for St. Vincent. Badasses. Update, 24 hours later: The B-Sides are SO GOOD as well. Wowowowow. This was already a 5, but this is an extra 5 knowing those exist.

Really nice, reminds me of Alanis Morissette.

If I want to hear Kate Bush I rather listen to Kate Bush. Not bad but not very original either.

Much more of a failure than it is a success, this album tries to be emotional but leaves a feeling of fake stuff. So a record about female experiences and stuff. Tori's signing is questionable: when she uses high-pitch singing, it is not even pleasing to the ear. The pre-last track with no instrumentals is a doubtful try that does not pay off. Crucify, Precious Things and Leather are the better tracks but the rest of the material generally fails to bring your attention and sound like the end credits soundtrack of your B-tier drama movie about relations or sth which you would not listen to attentively. So as much as the record is at times promising, making you feel like you can start really enjoying it, it fails to deliver every time and thus is largely a waster potential; a style that does not relly lead to anywhere.

absolute tour de force. 5/5.

Mostly marvelous album. Tori’s wordplay is fascinating and abstract, she plays that piano like it owes her everything, her vocal choices draw me in and push me away in equal measure. The Neil Gaiman reference has unfortunately aged quite poorly but that couldn’t have been foreseen. But Precious Things is so good I had to play it six times over on my second run through this album before I let Winter play twice!

Típico lp con el lado A perfecto y luego el lado B se va para abajo. Aun así me encanta

Very intense

Listened on the war home from Pride fest. Perfect blend of feminine energy, anger, and joy.

I didnt switch it off.

Obviously talented, just not really my thing. A couple of songs like Winter sounded like they belonged on a Disney cartoon. It was alright though.

Gear: SIMGOT EA1000 Fermat Artwork: 🤏🪤⬜ Production (2015 Remaster): 😐👍🆗 Music: 🎹📝🧼 Rating: 🫨🫨/5

4.5 favs: crucify, girl, silent all these years, winter

250626 16:12 4.5

premda im glazba nije baš slična, usudio bih se usporediti svoje iskustvo slušanja ovog s onim slušanja k. bush: izrazito dinamično, zabavno i zanimljivo, impresivno od početka do kraja, svako malo promijeni priču i iznenadi, a u konačnici se ne mogu zamisliti da redovito slušam. stoga četiri jer nikako ne mogu dati niže

Nive

phenomenal

5/10

Powerful, evocative, sexy. Something about a woman and a piano man, I tell ya.

An amazing, timeless debut. Tori Amos boldly arrived fully-formed, with crystal-clear identity and artistic voice. In an era in which the piano was decidedly uncool, her beautiful arrangements ran the gamut from restrained to adventurous and playful, her terrific voice and incendiary lyrics an order of magnitude beyond her peers and contemporaries.

wollte gestern noch 5* geben aber hatte seitdem nicht den impuls das album direkt nochmal zu hören, außerdem ist mir nichts im gedächtnis geblieben deshalb solide 4++

lame

não sei muito bem expressar o que eu senti escutando esse me lembrou de várias coisas que eu conheço e escutei ao longo da vida, mas ainda com mta estranheza ainda assim, acho que eu não gostei de grande parte das músicas, então sei lá 3 estrelas pq não é ruim, mas tbm não é bom?

pior que achei bem massa viu lembra um pouco a kate bush ((até pq pouquissima gente tava fazendo música com piano e vozerão né)). tem a inspiração, mas dá pra ver que ela fez uma parada mais a cara dela. eh bonito e as letras são bem boas. bom pra um dia contemplativo!!!

It was good! Will listen again soon

Vocal talent and some creativity in the songwriting made this a more enjoyable listen than I may have expected for a genre I don't care that much for.

Tori Amos fits into a fairly unique brand of singer-songwriter and art pop. I totally get the comparisons to some of her peers and contemporaries like Kate Bush, Alanis Morissette, and Bjork. While pop isn't my preferred genre, I do appreciate when someone stands outside the norms and offers something as confessional and poetic as this album.

When I was in college I had a friend who knew a girl back in his hometown that loved Tori Amos. Those were the days of AIM and we'd argue endlessly about how terrible Tori Amos was. I have to admit, many years later, she may have been right.

Naaa

Parempi kuin odotin. 3/5.

precious things best song ever recorded

When this came out I liked it, but always thought it was somewhat overwrought. Listening now I hear how powerful it is.

Little Earthquakes es una obra de arte atemporal de la música confesional y el plano fundacional sobre el cual se redefinió el art-pop de los años 90, demostrando que ha envejecido bien como un monumento a la catarsis humana. Desde la perspectiva del diseño formal, el álbum destaca por una claridad interpretativa sobrecogedora; el piano, las cuerdas y la respiración de la artista se entretejen muy bien, sirviendo como el escenario perfecto para un control vocal extraordinario resaltando el dramatismo que lleva al sentimiento visceral en cada compás. La consistencia de la obra es tan abrumadora que resulta difícil elegir cuáles canciones me gustaron más. Sin embargo, el viaje alcanza cumbres de una belleza telúrica en "Winter" y en su magistral e intimista deconstrucción de "Smells Like Teen Spirit", complementadas de forma impecable por la fuerza lírica de "Crucify", el dolor contenido de "Girl" y la desnudez de "Silent All These Years". Cada pieza proyecta una fuerza y calidez que transmiten autenticidad desarmante, otorgando a Tori Amos una autoridad superior desde la vulnerabilidad más absoluta. Es un documento conmovedor, crudo y real que opera como un potente llamado a la conciencia sobre la identidad y las heridas del espíritu; un trabajo que, a pesar de su intensidad, posee una magnética sensación de paz y fluidez estructural.

앨범 중에 재생수 높은 노래들은 다 이유가 있다...

Pleasantly surprised! I was expecting something very basic, but it's pretty intricate. I wouldn't say it's my type of music at all, but I can appreciate it from a distance. However, my enjoyment is a significant contributor to the score so... Happy I listened, some great melodies, but not for me, would not listen again. 'Me and a Gun' is one of the worst listening experiences I've had. You're not good enough to record a song with ONLY YOUR VOICE Tori...

Meeeeeh. Not my jam. Pretty boring

Epic ballads and Disney songs. I liked it.

Cute little album. Loved the first track but the rest was just yawn. It didn’t click with me.

Amazing album from one of the best female artists. You can feel the emotions exude from every note and lyric. I still feel like Tori Amos is slept on.

It's beautiful... I guess... but incredibly boring

This is not for me

Ok but not great

Up until about six months ago I knew nothing of Tori Amos. Then a friend insisted I saw here in Manchester. He was sad that she had lost the range in her voice, but as I didn't have that background I just enjoyed it. With this album I can hear the range she had. Very Kate Bush-esk in sound. Lyrics that have to be listened to, more than once in many cases. Very good. Still not one of my personal top albums, but a great listen.

First time listening to a Tori Amos album. Quite enjoyed it. I love Kate Bush so I would expect that giving this a few more run throughs would be worthwhile to really get into the lyrics etc. Good stuff.

I didn’t really get it. But then I heard “Me and a Gun”. I get it.

I don't know why exactly, but I found every second of this obnoxious.

Tori A(l)mos(t) Kate Bush

3.5. It’s not like I’m going to go out of my way to listen to more Tori Amos but I enjoyed it

So this is Amos' only album on here, not counting user-submitted ones. Easy 5/5 then, and it's a nice reminder to listen to more Tori Amos, even though not all of her later albums could be expected to have the same impact as her first three or four.

I liked her voice. Just not my thing though.

Really enjoyed this when I didn't expect to. Will listen to more.

This is a cracking album. I remember loving it when it first came out and it started me on a long journey with Tori Amos that has seen me eagerly awaiting each new album over the years. She is phenomenal live. I’ve been lucky enough to see her a few times - many of them just her and her pianos. The fact she can captivate an entire audience as the sole person on stage is testimony to how strong her stage presence is. This album has some great tracks on it, and is one that still gets a fairly regular outing for me.

I sometimes reckon I have a kind of allergy to sincerity in song lyrics. I think it might really be that it's not often done this well.

I'm not familiar with Tori Amos so was quite excited to listen to this album. But despite sounding a bit like Kate Bush at times it just kind of went on and on. (Still gets a three though!)

Sehr popmäßig, aber irgendwie was interessanter und vielschichtiger? Spannend aber kommt nicht auf die Liste

I liked some of the songs but this doesn’t really have the staying power that Sinead O’Connor had earlier in the list. I’m not sure when I’d revisit it.

Still struggling to get on the singer-songwriter bus. Tori has a great voice and the writing seems good at times but it’s just not my thing.

pah, não é tanto o meu estilo, mas achei a primeira musiquinha fixolas

it’s ok. would rather listen to kate bush or fiona apple instead

Another one I've never listened to before but really enjoyed. Easy to hear the influence in lots of women that came after. Unlike some of her contemporaries this also manages to avoid sounding the same. Really enjoyed it and will at least hunt down a best of

I’m glad I listened to this because clues to the effect of “Tori _____” show up in the crossword occasionally. Some nice songs, some forgettable.

She a baddie! Pretty solid album. Wasn't perfect but a some songs were occasionally ok to listen to. 3.5/5

Don’t understand this

Some powerful tracks, some misses ngl Fave track: Crucify

The kind of album that I get to the end of and have to seriously ask the question - why did I listen to this in its entirety without skipping ahead at any point? Corny, overly dramatic nonsense. 2/5

Utterly captivating and entrancing debut album. Loved this.

02/06/2026 Sorry love, not for me. Spotify listeners: 1.4 million

The album itself tends to be just OK musically imo, although it is mastered well and the singer has a good voice.

So great

Liked most of this

She's a great pianist but there's not all that much variety here. I wish they had From the Choirgirl Hotel on here instead

I liked this album. It’s dense without feeling too stilted.

Really liked her voice, but kind of forgettable across order similar albums

One of the best to come out of the 90s. Emotion and imagery and musicality.

Kind of feels like being party to Tori’s first therapy session after losing her virginity.

I could've sworn I had already gotten this on the album generator, because I gave it a shot semi-recently and found myself lukewarm, and I'm not sure what would've put it on my radar if not the roulette. But my previous involvement with Little Earthquakes predates my beginning of this project, so who knows. Anyway: I love Crucify, and after that I find it to be a bit of a drag of a listen. Kate-Bush-at-home, as one might say. There's some real fat to trim here; China, which comes about halfway through, is an overwrought mess that grinds all momentum to a halt. Mother isn't much better, and clocks in at seven minutes. I certainly can appreciate it as a bridge between Kate Bush and Fiona Apple, but she doesn't have the staying power over 55 minutes like those artists do.

Not for me.

I can appreciate it but it's just not my thing.

music for women who wear keys around the neck

Great album!

When I read a review that said "inferior version of Kate Bush" I was worried but I actually found this a pretty engaging and mostly pleasant listen.

Not my bread and butter, so no utter to mutter

Gene: She sings about oil spills but you know she's really singing about her vagina. Bob: How do you know that? Gene: It's not subtle. Bob's Burgers does a brilliant parody of Tori Amos in the Food Truck episode complete with firey red hair & over exergerarted moans & wails. It's perfectly fitting to this. I can't quite remember how I was first exposed to Tori Amos. Maybe it was her Smells like Teen Spirit cover or Corn Flake Girl. Or perhaps my elder sister played her. She did play Anna DiFranco quite obsessively. Her voice is beautifully haunting & her piano work is amazing. She has lots of interesting songwriting. Just love this woman. Her cover of Eminem's 97 Bonnie & Clyde off of Strange Little Girls is a great creepy listen.

naja

Three for now as it felt disconnected but some great tracks

90s singer-songwriter. Uniquely Tori. Touching, epic and soft. Absolutely insane for a debut.

Beautiful and haunting, this could easily have slipped into the background whilst I work but it kept demanding my attention... a very good sign! The lineage from Kate Bush to Fiona Apple is clearly evident here and it's one I'm becoming increasingly familiar with and very much enjoying. Not quite a 5-star album yet but could be!

The reverb and pace of one of the songs reminded me of Ana Gabriel and that filled my heart :D but the rest was only ok. I think this album might require several replays to grow on you, but I'm not gonna go through that.

Not the hugest fan but the track Winter really is sublime - thank you Mick Foley for the hot tip!

I understand why this is here. I understand that this is supremely impactful for some people. I don't quite understand why I don't connect with it at all, because there is other stuff of similar tempo, feel, quality of voice that I do like - and she really does have a great voice. But for whatever reason, this does little for me. It's like a 90's version of Tusk.

Another pleasant discovery, I'm sure I've heard her songs in passing before but getting a whole album to sit through is why this list is consistently great. I am very partial to the style of piano playing going on here, especially with the various background instruments from the drums to strings that pair perfectly to set the variety and distinctiveness of each track. Her vocals are the only weak point, and only in short bursts, the rest of the time she sounds great and powerful and really ties it all together. This will be on the regular rotation after this.

Entirely forgettable

Quelle intro! Silent All These Years. Pourquoi il y a une chanson de propagande sur la chine? Les deux dernieres tracks sont tres jolies

charlotte tilbury if she could play the piano

Singer songwriter women really be making me rethink over and over my opinions. I've been listening to this for the previous four days, and I'm glad I gave it so much time, because I'm liking it more and more every time I listen to it. This album starts so great. The first five songs are some really gorgeous pieces. The combination of Tori Amos' angelic and emotive voice, with the beautiful piano melodies and the orchestral in the back give a mystic feeling which is wonderful. I specially liked "Precious Things", and absolutely fantastic song that has an incredibly powerful moment towards the end of it, where her voice becomes stronger and all becomes louder. So good and full of live. From "Happy Phantom" to "Mother", the album becomes more basic and the songs mostly become only piano and her voice, which is not a bad thing at all as they still are beautiful pieces, but I'm missing the big moments of the first songs. Then come the last three tracks. "Tear In Your Hand" changes the tone of the previous songs, moving from more sentimental compositions to a very cheerful one. However, the next song "Me and a Gun" may be the most devastating track of the whole album. It is just her voice, which sounds incredibly intimate and sad, and once I discovered that it narrates her traumatic experience about being raped at knife point, it gains so much sentimental value that it even becomes quite hard to listen to without feeling bad for her, but also feeling grateful that she survived such event. Finally, the album ends with the very sweet "Little Earthquakes" a nice ending with a very powerful choir at the end. In conclusion, really nice album. I didn't expect to like it as much as I do now, but her incredibly powerful voice and the beautiful piano and orchestral arrangements ended up resonating with me a lot.

I’ve had a number of these female singer/songwriter albums from the 80s and 90s now, and none of them do it for me. I don’t really feel the musicality to them, I don’t relate to the lyrics and often find their delivery rather difficult to understand. I think this project has just shown me that this style of music just really is not for me. I can see the importance of it, and I’ll give it some credit there, but it otherwise leaves me cold.

Me *listening to Kate Bush*: "Hold my beer"

mira que cambiado que está crepúsculo che

oh my god my queen

Awesome

Not a bad album. Nothing much to add

Not my thing, pretty boring listen.

'I knew a girl who came from Villa Luz, had a house filled with religious regret and infinite debt...'

"Crucify" carries this album. Favorite track: Crucify 3.5/5

i did not like dis shit lowk

One of the quintessential singer/songwriters of her time. Amazing debut album. Best song = China. Not a bad song on the album.

Good, but it went on 20 minutes to long.

Really cool voice.

Wasnt really into it with the first songs but then i started to enjoy it a lot more! Me and a gun is great!

бля вот зачем мне семен сказал про бабье нытье. а так прикольно.

ну и хуйня

Sooooo not for me.

Did not like it

Yep, sounds like Tori Amos.

Crucify is S-Tier. Album style is not my thing.

Ei mun musaa mutta arvostan. Vähä angstia mutta hidasta ja herkkää emt.

drums and piano are fun. Very kate bush, very lyrical. Chord progressions and melodies/riffs go a little crazy ngl. Very fascinating stuff mixing is really satisfying to listen to. The piano is definitely the main draw of this album guitar in leather is nice. me and a gun is a great track as well- not my vibe but definitely chilling Highlights: precious things (i bVI bVII makes me weak), happy phantom

I still can't separate this album from the multitude of dates with black turtle neck wearing sophomores that has this on in the background while they made me bad tofu salads. There weren't a ton of those, but there were three which, I have discovered over the years, is quite a few. It's a fine album. I just don't want to listen to it.

7/10

Like Kate Bush but not Kate Bush.

Look this is a very nice album. She's very talented. She has a lot of skills. I love the lyrics but I don't know if it just hit me on the wrong day or what but I don't think I'm going to be returning it to it too often. So if I could I'd do three and a half I got to go three

Reminds me of Madonna

Absolutely wonderful album throughout, but ‘Winter’ is a particular highlight, could listen again and again. I always appreciate her music; this is a reminder that I should seek it out more.

Beautiful, beautiful album. Winter is one of my favorite songs; it makes me tear up every time I hear it. It's crazy that this was her debut album! Stunning lyrics, haunting delivery. A high 4.5 stars for me, rounding up to a 5.

Well, it's ok I guess, it's far from unpleasant and the lyrics are kind of interesting too but somehow I can't hook into it.

A classic!

This one is hilarious, because I keep listening to it, and I keep loving it, but I just can't think of anything to say about it. It's just a great album, lol. So I guess I'll just point out that I love that Tori Amos is in that class of experimental artists like Bjork, Kate Bush, and Regina Spektor that have somehow become the go-to music that extreme metal bands listen to outside of metal. That just makes me happy, and it's great, lol.

Its good singer songwriter piano stuff... can definitely see her influence on singers of the era (Jewel). Would throw this on again.

Ok this is pretty good. I really like this album, Tori Amos has always been an artist I've liked and this record is no exception. From the moment this starts, to the very end I throughly enjoy this. So many great vocals and interesting melodies, and I love her lyricism too. Tori just rocks, and I can't say much else. Her variety of musical influences is so good, and the piano usage across the record really pulls everything together. The only gripe I have with this, is that I feel that towards the end, there is a bit of a lull and you feel the album drag a little. I'm conflicted on giving this a 5, I really enjoy this. But it's not something I would listen to all the time. Its a great album, but purely because I like a lot of Tori's other stuff a bit more I'll stick with a 4. Actually, scratch that it's getting a 5. Fav Track: Crucify

Уже имя певицы звучит как-то плаксиво, так что аорту этим землетрясением потрясло как следует

Вау, этот сайт умеет генерировать в пики женские альбомы (2). Ангелочек и зайка. Красивое произведение искусства.

Ноющие женщины по пианинку в 90ых нравятся мне чуть меньше, но все равно неплохо

До этого у Тори слушал только boys for pele, и как-то не сильно вкатило. А тут то ли в настроение попало, то ли ещё что-то, но прям понравилось. Аж весь делюкс до конца дослушал, было приятно. Женщины с пианинками вперёд!

тоже не мое, хоть и местами приятно слушается, 4 не готов, но 3.5 вполне

Really good harmonic changes on it

Little Earthquakes - Tori Amos (1992) This album offers a simple premise: woman, her piano, and a whole lot to say - and each word worth listening to. The five minute 'Crucify' could've been double the length with how perfect a track it is. 'Girl' immediately creates a mantra that speaks for itself, "Everyone else's girl, hopefully one day she'll be her own". The next two tracks contain piano progressions that wouldn't be out of place in a thriller, in only the very best way, with the final quarter of 'Precious Things' being perhaps the most memorable moment in an album awash with them. 'Winter' is the obvious standout track on the project, a beautiful haunting instrumental with perhaps her strongest writing front to back. 'Leather' is an honest exploration of relationships built on empty desire, where 'Mother' is an absolutely heartwrenching 7 minute dive into the feeling of childhood slipping away. 'Me and a Gun' speaks entirely for itself and made me cry. Each track builds on a new sound and idea and deserves its spot on this project. Tori, and her second voice in her Bösendorfer, takes her time to sit down and tell us about herself. She speaks of religious guilt, she speaks of and shows us what it means to find her voice, she speaks of the female body not as an object of desire but as a site of trauma and reclamation. The name 'Little Earthquakes' as a title track, outro track, and album name is fitting. This album shows every little crack that forms that affect us as adults, no matter our background. One woman, her piano, and a nearly perfect album. ★★★★½

I don't know what is it with me and Tori Amos. I should have been a great fan a long time ago, but something about her work does not connect with me. I've listen to this album before, and again today. Like last time, I think it's an impressive record. The style is personal and the voice and piano playing is unique and well thought of. But, well, it's not really for me. Sometimes things like that happen. I still appreciate the album, and there's are some undisputed bangers on it. Maybe some day I'll fully get it. Until that day, it's a respectable solid 3.

I really enjoyed Happy Phantom. Her voice is so pure.

is not low quality music, is just boring REALLY REALLY BORING

Cannot WAIT to see this brilliant woman in concert.

Straight ass

Tori is a beast. A wounded and dangerous beast. I long to share her pain.

No me gustó ni vrg

*Very intense album- I didn't find it bad but won't relisten

her voice is not to my liking. not enjoyable.

Crucify — Pretty good, the religious themes have Saint Bernard vibes Girl — I liked this one! :D Silent All These Years — Pretty quiet and slow but that could be a vibe Precious Things — (I FORGOT) Winter — (I FORGOT) Happy Phantom — A decently fun time with a really cool song name China — A really pretty sound with a slow heartfelt beat and vocals Leather — It was pretty decent Mother — It’s a heartfelt song I like it Tear In Your Hand — I like it it sounds like credits :3 Me and a Gun — Very personal one-woman song. a bit of Coffee(chappell) vibes.. big themes of painful SA memories Little Earthquakes — Good ultimate song for the album, would listen to again.

Un toque largo, pero lindo album. No es mi estilo, eso sí. Rescato que tiene cierta originalidad pese a parecer algo ya escuchado algo. 5/10

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Total Vic-tori

A very cool, striking debut. I'm more familiar with Tori's more experimental stuff so it is interesting to hear her more reined in (albeit still quite unique). I think I prefer her later mode but this is a hell of an opening gambit.

Too melodramatic for my taste . Minimal production works well . Girl is great

Tedious, melancholic album, totally uninteresting for me

77/100. Tori Amos' Little Earthquakes is a good and solid project. While it may not stick with me as much as it has for others, there's no denying its impact as an art pop album. The instrumentation is beautifully crafted, and Amos’ vocal delivery is both powerful and emotional. For me, the first six tracks stand out the most, delivering the strongest melodies and lyrical depth. After that, I found myself enjoying it a bit less, but the album remains consistently well-executed.

No es lo mío ni mi estilo de música.

Amazing! Took me back, instantly, to a girl and a summer in the 1900's. This album was her heart. More and more I here Tori in the younger generations coming up. Huge influence. I need to look up the drummer. Late 80s, early 90s was a weird time for music...

It's clearly that alt pop artist like mitsky draws a lot of inspiration from this album. The scales, the way of singing and the overall instrumental is ahead of its time. It's really well performed and sung.

it was fairly good i’m just not a tori amos person i think

enjoyed most of this; probably will revisit 3 stars

I was sleeping on Tori Amos. Really good album. I love an album that is metaphorical but also easy to understand.

This album was huge when I started on teaching practice and the Kate Bush influence was commented on considerably at the time. The contribution of Tears for Fears' Ian Stanley had a big effect on the arrangements for Tori Amos's vivid and at times emotionally wrenching songs. This is now a modern classic and, 34 years on is still one of the better records of the early 90s. Along with Bjork and PJ Harvey, the music press had a new female triumvirate.

2 stars None of it stuck to me. I agree with the comments of it being generic Kate Bush.

Kate Bush Piano Concerto

En 1992, le monde de la musique est un champ de bataille fumant, encombré de guitares désaccordées et de types qui hurlent leur haine du système dans des micros saturés. Le Grunge est le nouveau dogme, la flanelle est l'uniforme, et la subtilité a été enterrée quelque part sous un tas d'amplis Marshall. Et soudain, au milieu de cette foire d'empoigne, surgit une rousse incendiaire armée d'un piano à queue. Quand on parle de Little Earthquakes dans le cadre du projet "1001 Albums", on ne parle pas juste d'une collection de chansons. On parle d'un véritable séisme qui à secouer à l'époque la pop alternative. Ce qui frappe dès les premières mesures, c’est que Tori Amos ne "joue" pas du piano. Elle l'utilise comme une extension de son système nerveux. Dans les années 90, le piano était devenu l'instrument des gentilles filles, des ballades de variétés ou des conservatoires poussiéreux. Tori a balancé tout ça par la fenêtre et entre ses mains, le Bösendorfer est devenu une bête sauvage, capable de caresses infinies comme de coups de griffes sanglants. Et c’est là que réside l’excellence du disque car elle a réussi à rendre cet instrument aussi menaçant, aussi viscéral, aussi "punk" qu'une guitare électrique. Écoutez l'attaque sur "Precious Things", c'est une agression, c'est une charge de cavalerie. Le piano ne se contente pas d'accompagner la mélodie ; il dicte la loi, il gronde dans les graves, il siffle dans les aigus. C’est une performance physique avant d'être technique. Parlons du contenu, celui qui blesse les âmes sensibles car Tori Amos ne fait pas dans la métaphore polie. Elle nous balance ses traumatismes en pleine figure, sans filtre, sans vaseline. Elle explore les recoins les plus sombres de son éducation religieuse — ce mélange toxique de culpabilité méthodiste et de mysticisme Cherokee — pour en extraire une vérité crue. Prenez par exemple le morceau d'ouverture "Crucify". C'est un manifeste, c'est le cri d'une femme qui refuse de porter la croix qu'on a sculptée pour elle. Elle nous parle de chercher un sauveur dans des "draps sales", et soudain, la pop devient quelque chose de dangereux. On n'est plus dans le divertissement, on est dans l'exorcisme. Elle fouille les plaies, elle gratte les croûtes, et elle nous force à regarder le pus qui en sort. On ne peut pas évoquer cet album sans s'arrêter sur ce moment de vide absolu. Pas d'instrumentation, juste une voix, une voix qui raconte un viol. À l'époque, personne ne faisait ça, personne n'osait poser un récit aussi direct, aussi dépourvu d'artifices, sur une galette destinée au grand public. Ce morceau c’est le pivot central de l'album, et après ça, la musique ne peut plus être perçue de la même manière. Tori Amos a créé un malaise nécessaire. Elle nous a mis dans la peau de la victime, dans l'habitacle de cette voiture, et elle nous a interdit de détourner le regard. C’est d’une violence psychologique inouïe, bien plus efficace que n'importe quel riff de metal agressif. C'est là qu'on comprend que l'excellence d'un album tient parfois à ce qu'on a choisit d'enlever plutôt qu'à ce qu'on a choisit d'ajouter Pourtant, au milieu de ces "petits séismes", il y a des moments de beauté pure qui vous tirent les larmes sans que vous l'ayez vu venir. "Winter" est une merveille de composition, c'est l'enfance qui s'évapore, c'est le rapport au père, c’est le froid qui s'installe dans les os. La mélodie est si limpide qu'elle en devient douloureuse. Et c'est ça, la force de cet album. Cette capacité à naviguer entre la rage la plus noire et la vulnérabilité la plus totale. Tori Amos ne choisit pas son camp ; elle est les deux en même temps. Elle est la petite fille terrifiée et la harpie vengeresse. Elle est la sainte et la putain (pour reprendre les termes qu'elle-même affectionne pour décrire la dualité féminine imposée par la société). Certains puristes viendront vous dire que certains titres sont un peu plus faibles, un peu plus "remplissage". À ceux-là, je réponds : vous n'avez rien compris à la structure d'un chef-d'œuvre. Un album de cette intensité a besoin de respirations. Si chaque morceau était une décharge de 20 000 volts comme "Precious Things", l'auditeur finirait carbonisé avant la fin de la face A. Ces titres un peu plus légers, un peu plus conventionnels, servent de liant. Ils permettent de reprendre son souffle, de redescendre un peu en pression avant la prochaine secousse. Ils font partie intégrante de la narration. Sans eux, l'album ne serait qu'une crise d'hystérie ; avec eux, c’est un voyage complet. Il y a une forme de vulgarité magnifique dans la manière dont Tori Amos traite ses sujets. Elle n'a pas peur de passer pour une folle, elle n'a pas peur de passer pour une emmerdeuse. Elle s'approprie son propre corps, ses propres désirs et ses propres déceptions avec une irrévérence totale envers les codes de l'industrie musicale de l'époque. Elle a ouvert une porte par laquelle se sont engouffrées des dizaines d'artistes par la suite, de Fiona Apple à PJ Harvey, mais personne n'a jamais retrouvé ce mélange exact de théâtralité baroque et de sincérité "poubelle". Elle a fait du piano un instrument de survie. Little Earthquakes est un disque stimulant, dérangeant, magnifique et profondément nécessaire. C’est l'album qui vous rappelle que la musique n'est pas là pour faire joli dans votre salon pendant que vous servez l'apéro. Elle est là pour vous secouer, pour vous remettre en question, pour vous faire sentir vivant. Tori Amos a réussi l'impossible : transformer ses démons personnels en un langage universel. C’est brut, c’est sophistiqué, c’est mal élevé et c’est d’une élégance rare. Bref, c’est un classique.

4.5

Such a lush sounding album, it does scratch that vein that the classic Kate Bush albums do and whilst less experimental it does sound cathartic and beautiful. 10/10 [KEEP]

This album just put me in a mood

8.0/10 Surprised that I liked this as much as I did.

Something of an undiscovered Kate Bush album, with perhaps a greater emotional kick and lyrical sophistication. I got into Kate Bush as a result of this list, and this Tori Amos album is a nice related discovery. If there's a downside, it can get a bit relentlessly dour.and intense. But as an artistic statement, it is top notch.

Pretty cool album Favorite Travks: girl, Happy Phantom 3.75/5

Alternative rock, piano rock, singer-songwriter pop.

This one really built momentum as it went for me. About midway through I really locked in and enjoyed it.

Absolut sämst

Silent All These Years has been in my music library for ages but I hadn't really listened to the rest of this album in full. I love Tori's voice and enjoyed this well enough, but it didn't grab me.

she gets it