Reviews (page 7 of 8)
meh
Not for me
Man, what a drag. The mix and instrumentation suggest that these ballads are carried by the lyrics, but they're just not that great. She keeps threatening to do something interesting and then backing off. Way too long. "Precious Things" was ... almost good
Not a bad record but it’s pathetic as shit. I don’t really know what she wants to tell us.
Reminded me a lot of Nick Cave and the Badseeds, so I was felt lukewarm towards this album.
Tedious
The production aesthetic of this doesn't use sounds I like and I'm not a lyrics listener unless I love a record, so while I'm sure this is good it isn't really for me.
As a feminist, I'm certainly glad that women have Tori Amos. I know many women who love her and I get it. Honestly not for me, but I wouldn't jump up to turn it off.
just didn’t leave that much of an impression on me, there are other singer-songwriters that do more interesting things to me
Ok I guess, never got into her stuff
In places this really grabbed my attention and thought, she's great, then in lots more places, I was thinking, just shut up please. I'm sure she was getting some very important message across on large parts of this album, but it was completely lost on me.
Didn’t love her voice but a few songs were good
Picture it: It's the late 2000s, and you need background music for your poorly created picture slideshow of your Young Life adventures that you're eventually going to upload on YouTube. This album is what you'll use for that slideshow. The only thing saving this from a one-star rating was its versatility. Favorite Track: "Leather".
Ok
ehh
I mean, it’s Tori Amos, you know what you’re going to get. She ok but a whole album is a bit much.
Frankly, exactly what I expected going into this. Kind of warbly singer-songwriter vibes, filling out the generational Matryoshka doll of Kate Bush --> Tori Amos --> Lorde
Tori has a great voice. Just not for me.
Miserable nonsense.
The 1st song was incredible, unfortunately none of the other songs did anything for me
It was listenable, but it's really not my thing. It has that Kate Bush \ Joanna Newsom feel that I just can't get with. The vocals are bouncing about all the time, and they have the feel of somewhere making the words up as they go along. Musically, there's nothing special there. If this is your thing then knock yourself out, but personally it's a pass. I made it all the way through so it's 2 stars for me Clive!
I don't like Tori Amos. I'm sure she's a fine person, but I don't like her music much at all. I kind of feel bad saying this, as I know a lot of people can relate to her songs and this is an important album for them, but stylistically, I find it really difficult to get into. The arrangements are probably a little too piano-forward for my tastes and I really hate the way she sings. It's that overly theatrical style that is just like nails on a chalkboard for me. There's a few songs I think are alright -- "Crucify", "Silent After All these Years", the title track -- but probably not to the extent I'd go out of my way to hear them. 2.5 stars.
Opener was ok. I really like “girl”. “Silent all these years” sounds like what I have come to expect from Tori Amos. Great song. “Winter” is where everything starts to sound the same with Tori. It’s well written and arranged, but I know she has other songs that sound like that. This is a good album but it is not for me.
Not very fond of this kind of singer/songwriter. Probably not so bad if you like that type of music.
Meh
I did not like this. There were a couple moments I liked. The dissonant piano on precious things and the song Happy Phantom. Other than that I couldn’t wait for it to be over. This album was a drag.
I’m not a fan of ballads. This actually sounded like a huge rip of Kate bush to me
Totally hear Kate Bush's influence, but much less riveting.
I can appreciate that people would like this, but it's not for me at all. It's not terrible, it's just kind of bland and uninspiring. At it's worst it's a bit annoying. I don't like her style at all, the construction of the songs, the delivery... Nothing works for me personally.
Crucify is a killer opener with its piano hooks and insistent drum beat. The piano is weaved through all of this, but some of the best is in Precious Things where it's layered with guitars and a healthy dose of female rage. There's a dissonance to it that keeps you on edge. Winter is a dramatic ballad that tries to walk the line between epic and Disney movie and doesn't quite manage it. The next 3-4 songs are also a bit too musical theater for me. The a capella Me and a Gun is as uncomfortable to listen to as it's supposed to be. Overall, up and down, had it kept the momentum from the first four tracks this would be a winner. Crucify and Precious Things are good ones though.
It’s a fun album I like the sound and the vibe but it just didn’t rock with me today. I’ll revisit it down the road see if it plays differently … Silent all these years is def a stand out and I like hearing some jazz vibes always , getting this after steely dan hurt its value
We’re getting dangerously close to Kate Bush territory here, and now I have this overwhelming urge to watch Dawson’s Creek.
# Playlist track - Happy Phantom # Notes - I feel this album is way way overdone. There is too much singing, if that makes sense. It's like Adele, if Adele was more interesting. It's better, but not a good album.
Sorry but no immediate dislike but not bc is bad, just straight up dislike for me
boring
The "female singer-songwriter" list is not a terribly deep one for me, and Tori is near the bottom
Meh
Nice voice. Not for me…
Not my jam. Seemed like a Kate bush knockoff
I have plenty of friends that like Tori, but I've never been able to get into her. She's a good poet, but I don't care for her singing style.
SO SAD
Back in the 90s, I really liked Tori Amos. She was a singer songwriter that was much more raw and visceral than was typical of the genre. Amos was part of that wave of high confessional, no holds barred singers that emerged at that time. Subsequently, I bought her first three albums which include this one, LIttle Earthquakes, plus Under the Pink and Boys for Pele. In the ensuing decades, I find that her music hasn't aged well. What seemed intense then, now just comes across like shrieking. Highly confessional songs from that time, are more like whining now. Maybe the world has changed; Maybe I have. Perhaps it was a simplier time and I've becopme jaded. In any case, Tori Amos is not something I bother with anymore. She was of the time but the time has gone. Listen to this album, if only to get the zeitgeist of the early 90s which spawned a lot of angry music. Just don't expect to come back to it again and again. It's a one and done type album.
2.5 - after a while just got on my nerves a bit.
I listened to two songs but I prob would not have enjoyed it any better than I did those two songs
Kate Bush with an American accent? I dunno, I'm a middle aged bloke so maybe it's not meant for me and it's not clicking. Might listen to it again later but right now it's mid.
Nothing special.
I’ve heard of Tori Amos but none of the songs on here sounded familiar. I couldn’t name you her biggest hits. Overall it was ok, but she definitely wouldn’t make my list of favorite female singer-song writers.
So overwrought. Like someone tried to make a full album of “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”
Love her voice, but stylistcally she sounds like a knockoff. And this all sounds the same. Not much variation on here.
The songwriting and musicianship is good, but I'm just not into piano-based singer-songwriters. Sorry Tori.
Not a fan of this one. I found it boring.
Was ok. Maybe need to give her more of a go at some point.
Ok, not great.
Today I learned that I do not like Tori Amos. I like her lyrics, they're very poetic. Sadly it wasn't enough to save her performance.
I've never heard of Tori Amos, so I was interested to see what this would be like. This album is not really for me. I was bored most of the time, and the songs all felt very similar. It wasn't bothering me, but it felt like work to get through. 4/10
Tori Amos is obviously very talented, I can appreciate this album but I can't listen to her for very long
I want to crucify myself after having to listen to this. Sad piano girl music. Every song is basically the same song. They are all too long with not enough changing throughout the songs. 3/10
Wasn’t a fan before, still not a fan after
taylor swifti? beautiful... beatufol voice singing..Loistavaa. Ennen Tori Amosia ainoa todella uraauurtava naispianotaiteilija oli Kate Bush. (KAIKKI MUUT PASKOJA) Monet muut artistit tekivät tylsiä, pirteitä numeroita, jotka eivät koskaan eronneet joukosta. (PASKOJA PASKOJA PASKOJA ARTISTEJA 1 HYVÄ NAINEN MUUT PASKOJA..)Mukana tuli Tori puhumassa itsetyydytyksestä, (RUNKKAUS) onnettomasta ja kadonneesta rakkaudesta, uskonnollisesta sorrosta (ISRAEL) ja monista muista asioista, jotka saivat hänet leimautumaan maailmaan. niin kekseliäs ja nokkela.. ja seksikägs unghhhhhhhh... white woman sings songs. china
I had heard of Tori Amos but never listened to her music. I know she was parodied in the Bob's Burgers episode Food Truckin' (one of my favorites) but I didn't realize how accurate the parody is. I wouldn't opt to listen to this on my own.
Some really nice moments on this. But I didn't connect with it at all. It felt plaintive in a way that came across as annoying or tedious rather than emotional. I wanted to like this so much more than I actually did.
Just ok, not my style.
If it weren't screechy, it'd be better
bit too warbly
Underwhelming and uninspired. Sounds like a watered-down Disney soundtrack.
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Not bad just didn’t click with me
Please refer to slimlimbtim’s response below
Not for me.
Not my thing
Seemed OK. Like an off brand Kate Bush.
Came in with an open mind and the vocals are strong but really never totally felt the vibe. I think it’s more a me thing than her not being talented.
Interesting voice, piano skills, didn’t do it for me
I've never listened to Tori Amos. As a debut this is a very solid sounding album. She's got a good voice and knows what she's doing. I don't see a ton outside of that going on but it could be me missing something more here. It feels a bit like the songs are written and performed for a musical. There's an attempted depth here I don't feel really lands.
Something about this album made me not really care for it. Amos has the ability to be amazing, she has a great voice and the style of songs are there for her to succeed. However the songs range so much in lyrics and really feel all over the place. It was like she was trying to do a little bit of everything and hope something sticks. To me it didn’t seem that great. A song here or there was good but nothing to bring me back. 5.3/10
#170. These songs are all basically the same. And not particularly interesting. 2/5: yawn
Все ещё лучше чем coldplay
It is time for yet another female singer-songwriter record. Thankfully, this one is better than others I have heard with more interesting tunes and melodies. Honestly still just too mellow for me.
Lyrically good, vocally good, but instrumentally this does nothing for me
Better than I thought but bot something Ill listen to again. But, did find a track.
Too dramatic, started ok but as it went it dropped to a two
Album # 34 Her vocals would be great if she didn't launch into a breathy whine every other verse. Like her other female singers came along after Tori (I'm looking at you Jewel) and whined their way through songs even more than Tori. Whining can be good when it is controlled (looking to you Amy Lee) but Tori made it seem like it was forced and unnatural within her vocals on this album. Hints of Kate Bush can be heard throughout the album, she should have just stuck with that vocal range.
Not my bag.
Way too piano-forward. This is one of those albums that makes you kinda wonder who it’s for. I can’t picture the type of person who wants to hear this. Happy Phantom is a good song though.
meh
Easy to imagine this being very impactful to the right person at the right time, but it wasn’t me.
Not for me. The songwriting verged into bad musical theatre territory a few times and it just didn’t really land for me. I can appreciate the music and vocals, and it’s easy to hear all the artists that this inspired.
# 161 : Pretty average album in my opinion. Got some epic piano, but nothing made me want to "sing hallelujah", The last few songs are pretty good though. Fav Track : Tear In Your Hand
Storladent. Jeg havde lidt svært ved at vurdere om hun havde noget at have det i. Det her er slet ikke min stil, så pladen var MEGET lang.. Kunne godt lide China..
En los 90 pasaron cosas raras con la música. El grunge hizo tal limpia de todo lo anterior que quedó terreno libre para que entraran cantantes y grupos que estaban lejos del rock sucio de Seattle, pero que extrañamente tuvieron su momento. Tori Amos creo que encaja en ese momento. La escuché es esa época y recuerdo su otra canción más famosa: Cornflake girl. El disco suena bien y me ha gustado alguna canción (Precious things) pero no creo que sea imprescindible más allá de tener éxito en una época compleja musicalmente como los 90.
The best way I can describe this album is that it’s almost cool and edgy, but just missed. Sorry, Tori.
No thank you. Too dull. Pretty, and dull.
Tori is the girl in high school who thinks she’s a nine but is actually a six, who thinks she’s edgy but is actually a prude, who draws in her secret journal where she keeps her darkest secrets not dead flowers and daggers but still boys‘ names in bubble letters and unintentionally disfigured anime puppies, sorry not sorry.
You know they mean business when they put the title track at the end.
Iets minder vaag dan Björk, iets minder spookachtig dan Kate Bush, iets minder alternatief dan PJ Harvey, iets minder boos dan Alanis Morissette. Verder schurkt het tegen al die dingen vrij dicht aan, maar dan wel op een totaal oninteressante manier. Ik durf de term kattengejank gerust een keer te laten vallen hierbij. Dit is niet aan mij besteed. Nog net een 2.
When it's mostly just piano and singing, I get bored quickly. The songs weren't terrible or anything but this style just isn't for me
Tori must have listened to Kate. 2.3
This is the first album that I don't have in my collection so .... I'll be back. Not my tasse de te
We all know how technically brilliant tori amos is. Great voice. And lovely to listen to in small doses. Small doses being less than an entire album. Preferred the stuff she did with Kellogg’s 2.0
was ok, not my style
Shes good at singing but that cant save the shitty songs
not really my type of music.
Brengt me terug naar de tijden dat ik mijn zus der zijkmuziek door de muren van mijn ouders heen kon horen
Ze kan zingen, ze kan piano spelen. Me bekoren kan ze niet.
I cant really hear anything that separates her from her peers at this time. I'm sure one of these tracks made it to a Women & Songs album.
Not for me at all, but heard worse
Like if you put 90s pop wailing into a seashell and add piano.
The correct seismologic term is "low magnitude earthquakes". I know she only repeats the chorus 3 times per song, but somehow it feels like 7. Best song is "Precious Things", the rest are saved with skilled piano. 2 fascist panties out of 5 🩲🩲
Feels like she was going for a more accessible take on Kate Bush’s sound (the vocal runs are a dead giveaway) but unfortunately isn’t up to snuff in songwriting quality or vocal performance. Certainly nothing I outright hated, but as a whole there wasn’t really any single track that grabbed me behind feeling like acceptable background music I wouldn’t get up to turn off.
Beautiful voice, but the music was a chore.
Interesting listen but Kate does it better.
not my cup of tea.
Exciting music for boring people.
Seemed fine. Made me want to listen to Fiona Apple 2/5
Boring and moany
I like Crucify but that might just be nostalgia from hearing it so many times growing up. Still, it's an interesting sing with great dynamics and interesting instrumentation. The rest of the album just sounds very cookie cutter and rather boring. She even sounds bored singing it.
As a NIN fan, I had always heard that Trent Reznor and Tori Amos has some kind of relationship and that he helped produce some of her music. If true, it was not this record. It's not a bad record. But it's painfully boring. The whole thing is just sort of forgettable and sleepy.
Zo'n album dat je opzet, vervolgens ga je wat anders doen en je merkt nauwelijks dat het draait. Het irriteert niet, maar maakt ook niet veel los. Dat is voor top 1001-album wel erg mager, maar helaas staan er meer van dit soort in de lijst. Meerdere keren draaien helpt ook al niet. Dus tja.
Was expecting some relaxing acoustic folk but got an '80s pop knockoff instead. I guess the "Little Earthquakes" refers to those unnecessarily loud snare booms. Never judge a book by its cover.
I always wondered if it helped or hurt Tori Amos to be a part of the great 1990's alternative female singer songwriter scene alongside Alanis Morissette and Fiona Apple. Personally I love those acts and think they are amalgams of variables that I often really love and search for in music- edgy, witty, creative, cool, etc. Tori Amos I always felt was unfortunately the most... I don't know.. pedestrian of the bunch and when I've listened to her I've always wanted to rather listen to those other acts. It's a weird curse. I don't know if it's because I've been practicing pentatonic scales a lot lately but the pentatonic run on "Crucify" over the lyric "chains" sounds grating. It's just a little boring and the specific riff highlights the pentatonic's stereotypical Asian sound which I think is the worst use for it when used outside of actual Asian music. The lyrics are pretty corny to me as well, but at least the chorus hook is catchy. I love chromatics but the intro piano in "Silent All These Years" is exactly what I don't like with chromatics unless you are scoring a horror movie. Chromatics I think are best used when they are elevating a normal scale and making for a more exotic sound. Personally I love breaking rules in music! But these are just weird choices... The track with the most plays on it, "Winter" is also pretty bleh to me. It's so dramatic and I think the tone of her voice just isn't enough for it to really shine. It's like going to a college cabaret night. The singer has great pitch and control and can certainly play their instrument, but it's so overly acted and it just doesn't have that star power or star vocal sound that elevates the song. I want to like this because I usually like this sound. I like acts that have come out since that I'm sure were inspired by her, like Sara Bareilles, Olivia Rodrigo, Gracie Abrams, and dozens of female piano driven singer songwriters since, but man I just don't love it. 2/5..
Maybe I'm not in the right mindset for this album right now, but it's kind of like a boring Fiona Apple.
Kate Bush wannabe. Slightly grating
Some very light music, nothing stood out
It's obvious she wanted to be the next Kate Bush, but nothing here is musically interesting, or lyrically inspiring in the way of the aforementioned artist. Overall just a big pile of argumentative nothingness. A disappointing record.
I knew nothing about Tori Amos. Reading about her while listening to this album, it's clear why this album is important given the context and the subject matter. Musically she is without a doubt incredibly gifted. This is just not at all for me.
Some excellent songs mixed with I don't know what. The album switches between genres and the majority of the songs doesn't hold up well. Kate Bush vibes.
Voor een album met Winter kan ik niet minder dan 2 sterren geven, maar verder nogal saai.
Usually when I’m listening to a new (to me) album I’m looking for songs that grab my attention and don’t let go - ‘Crucifier’ came close in that regard before the rest of the album sunk into banal 90s singer-songwriter tropes, and my attention never recovered.
It sound's like the Demon Madonna made a pact with the Devil to steal's Bjorg's body in a different dimension and made an album about the struggle's of being a woman. With a small twist, she's already a demon for 500 year's and forgot what being a woman is so the lyrics are senseless just like the modern movement, talking about jeans, snowman and mirror's. Point's to feminism I guess, for another non remarkable shit that was made into something.
Beautiful voice but really not my thing.
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shes very talented, just not my style....I can hear alot of Fiest in here....and I love fiest...not sure why I cant get into it
How is it never really a giant Tori Amos fan and now I remember why there's some weird little inflection in her voice that just is grating to me. I like the music and it's a pretty decent background album I was surprised by a couple of songs.
While I understand the appeal, Tori's music is just not for me. Her vocal gymnastics gets on my nerves pretty quickly and I find the production to be a bit corny now. I guess she's a good songwriter but I'm just not into her art.
Nothing really bad, but just completely boring
First half of the album intrigated me since I heard some similarity with Joni Mitchell that I like, but second half was too long and boring.
Bittersweet piano rock from the 90s can be good for a light hearted movie from that era, but not to stand the test of time. Sorry, it was not bad, but long and boring.
Did not enjoy her work when it was released and I still find it hard to penetrate the lyrics or the inane piano riffs
Not really my taste in music. I can see the appeal but I didn’t really like it. 4/10
Well nothing about cornflakes, all felt a bit limp
Found this a bit dull to be honest
White lady piano stuff.
A little too mellow
At the time, I found I could never truly relate to Amos’ music, despite it ticking most checkboxes. Fast forward to today, and not much has changed.
I admire but cant enjoy it. One of my partners favourite albums, it highlights a difference betwen men and women tastes and also emotional range. All I can hear is a voice achingly shrill with too much emotionality and soaring drama (other reviewers mention Kate Bush etc). This is a thing. In her own words, Tori Amos "I’m too raw for straight men. They are tortured by my shows" (2015, The Guardian)
very dramatic female vocalist similar to Kate bush
Pretty generic singer/songwriter stuff. This record aged pretty well I must say, but just not my style.
They speak of the label wanting to move to guitars in place of Tori’s piano and I very much agree. This was boring. I couldn’t hum the tune or recite a line from any of the songs and I just finished listening to it.
“So you met a girl who thinks really deep thoughts. What’s so amazing about really deep thoughts?” This cracked me UP. The majority of this album is not for me but a couple songs were more interesting so i’ll give a 2 (Leather/Happy Phantom)
Tori Amos has an impressive voice, but I just cannot get into what she chooses to use it for. The lyrics are interesting and the compositions likewise, but I just cannot shake the feeling that Little Earthquakes is trapped in the 90s. Side note: it probably does not help that every single Disney tune since 'Let It Go' seems to be heavily inspired by Amos…
Ugh, no. I thought Tori Amos was somewhat quirky but this was just melancholy and depressing.
Olin onnellinen kun tämä levy loppui, en vain koska kokonaisuus oli hieman puuduttava, vaan koska kaksi viimeistä biisiä olivat sen parhaat.
Cant say i thought it to be too interesting
Pretty dated. Pretty mid.
Boring
Signer/songwriter, velkomponeret, stærk vokal, lidt kedeligt
Tori kinda snapped but not enough, eh Nolan? Nolan: Yuh
Boring version of Kate Bush. Not bad at all, great voice, but struggled to pay attention
There were bits in this that I liked a lot, but in my opinion, most of the instrumentation on the album feels really dated. It has that '80-'90s pop vibe that I'm not all that fond of, and that bothered me more than I would have hoped. However, the songs that were a bit more stripped-down were great. A good example of such a song is Leather, which I thought was brilliant. I would have loved to give this a higher rating, but in all honesty, I found that the negatives outweighed the positives quite strongly on this.
Prior to this the only Tori Amos that I knew I heard was Cornflake Girl (meh) and a snicker inducing cover of Raining Blood. My expectations were not high and in thatvregard I wasn't disappointed. Boring stuff. She's talented enough that I cam understand why others might like it, but this was a boring chore for me.
The cover of "smells like teen spirit" was interesting, other than that it was pretty slow and boring. Tori has a great voice, the singing was fantastic, but overall I didn't care for it
Tori Amos is before my time and though I usually like to uplift women in music, her voice and her intonation are annoying to me. I kept thinking Alanis can do this better. Cool line “ so you can make me come. It doesn’t make you Jesus”. The whole thing sounds like a musical. Not in a good way.
Found it really, really boring and made me feel like i should be watching Ally McBeal in the 90s
I like it! A really solid first album, but nothing more than that for me. I wouldn't skip any of these songs if they showed up on shuffle, but I'm not sure I'll be seeking them out anytime soon either.
2.5
Has its moments but is mostly a drag
Based on the wiki article, this sounds like a very influential album but lyrically it reminds me of Tracy Chapman and the wavy folksy vocals sound like tons for stuff that came before 1992 I think. Either way I was pretty bored by this album and will probably forget about it at like 11 tonight when I get the next album
Meh
It's not bad, but it didn't earn a spot on my playlists. I wouldn't ask for it to be changed, but wouldn't ask for it to ever be played.
Not really my jam
Not quite what I was expecting. Bland.
Nah.
This starts out good with Crucify, but after that she sounds like a bargain bin Kate Bush. There's too much piano and its all one-note, so it got boring real fast. TBH As an older male it was hard for me to identify with songs about her traumatic childhood and adolescence. So this was a slog to listen to for me.
Meh
this woman is going through it! wish her music was good!
I was not a fan honestly. About a few songs into the album I found myself oscillating between "I wish I was listening to Jagged Little Pill" and "this sounds like my least favorite song from a musical." I don't think it was made poorly, just not my thing. I did like Precious Things which will save this from being my first 1 star.
Like most prog, this has a tendency to get lost in a single-minded pursuit of virtuosic wizardry. And like some folk (even freak-folk), in the pursuit of the notion of purity. While I'm not averse to Amos's musical theatre tinklings or, say, the penultimate a capella number, I'm far more entertained when she conjoins her great voice and sense of drama with hooks, not to mention some provocative writing. E.g. "Just cause you can make me come doesn't make you Jesus," or "I can scream as loud as your last one, but I can't claim innocence." Oh look, a theme is emerging. Pardon my prurience.
OK, nothing amazing. Much prefer other female singer songwriters
Sorta boring for me. Nothing especially interesting, but good enough song writing.
Bit of a folk, intimate vibe throughout. I can see why people would like this but I needed more to capture my attention
Seems a bit melodramatic. Not really my thing.
2.9 - A classic case of an amazing talent that desperately needs an editor. There are moments of deep introspection where Amos confronts past traumas (“Silent All These Years”). But there are too many moments where it’s unclear what she’s going on about (“Leather”). And “China” is probably the worst song I heard this past year. Points deducted for overuse of vocal fry. Overall, the rawness of emotion sometimes works but mostly ends up feeling self-indulgent.
The album cover shows Tori in a box. I wonder if this was purposeful? She has an amazing voice, but ultimately, this album still has a 90s sound.
Had to stop half way through. Couldn't do it anymore. Sounds like Lyrics from a bad poetry reading. A lot of rhymes and lyrics that made me cringe a bit. Piano parts were pretty good. Best I can say about this one.
Warble warble. Not for me.
2.75
From the limited bit if Tori Amos I'd heard I thought I was really going to enjoy this. Instead it felt more like a disappointing collection of b-sides that never made the cut for Disney movies.
I liked this when it came out, but it sounds quite samey and a little boring now, even if the piano playing and Kate Bush vocals are clever. Disappointing.
I did not care for this album. I don't need to listen to it again. The piano portions were alright.
Eh. Can't say i enjoyed most tracks, though the title track and the one lacking an instrumental hitbpretty hard. Felt way too long for how few original ideas this record had.
The lyrics doesn't fit my taste or lifestyle. But it is very easy to listen to.
I can’t deny the depth of the songwriting and production behind this album, but it’s just not for me. Sorry
Not bad, but mostly not really my style. It may just be a bit too 'soft' for me. Not really sure. Nothing on it that I would call bad, but to me it's a very forgettable album. Like it's something that could be on and I wouldn't even notice for 3 songs that there was music playing. Happy Phantom was probably the only song that stuck out which I would listen to again.
It should be a rainy day, in Seattle, on the set of twilight before listening to this. Only reasonable time.
Peaked on first song LOL
This wasn't the most enjoyable album. I think she's a talented and skillful singer, but I don't like the vocals in the songs. The piano and instrumental is pretty, but the style she sings in reduces my enjoyment. Favorite track: Winter
I couldn't get through this one. I can relate it a lot to my feelings on Kanye: I usually like the songs, but there's always just something off about them. Tracks 1 and 2 start the album off strong, but the album becomes pretty boring to me after that. Highlight: 1, and 2.
A pretty dull start to the album, like a boring Kate Bush., but then Happy Phantom came on and woke the album up. Me and a gun is very moving too. Lyrics and themes are interesting, I just don't like the arrangements or style particularly.
Boring.
Bleh. Boring.
Probably deserves higher score as it’s genuinely very impressive in parts, couple of great tracks and overall a lot darker than I expected. But I won’t revisit so it has to be a 2
Clearly talented and some nice moments but all very dull. A classically trained pianist who hopped onto that early nineties angst thing or at least that’s my perception
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Pretty mellow and peaceful. 0RS
nothing glaringly that i dislike about this album but the voice doesnt sound quite right and the background music doesnt match the severity of the voice. sort of sounds like a ripoff adele as well
good, far from great
Don't think I've ever listened to a Tori Amos record. Listening to it, I don't think its aimed at a man in his 30s. or men in general. The theme here seems to be about women's struggles. Songs are okish without any real hooks. 2/5
very 90s, didn't do anything for me
3
Had a couple of good songs on there and nice storytelling, mainly just not my genre or vibe
I see why it is highly rated but not my thing
"Too Churchy"
Feels like listening to a musical, but not in a good way. I'm not a fan of the mix of backing. There doesn't seem to be a smooth transition in songs, but lots of sudden shifts in volume and instrumentation that feel random.
2.5
Love the lyrics, meh about the music.
Muutama kuunneltava, kokonaisuus blaah
It was ok, no stand out songs for me personally so now I have 2 extra picks
Not bad but didn't like...
I don't know why exactly, but I found every second of this obnoxious.
Not for me.
ну и хуйня
Sooooo not for me.
Did not like it
is not low quality music, is just boring REALLY REALLY BORING
Straight ass
No me gustó ni vrg
Absolut sämst
Not for me.
I just rated Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten. The German Industrial music was a challenge, with screwdriver noises and cathartic screaming. The reason I bring that up rather than the Tori Amos album I’m supposed to be reviewing is, someone scored Kollaps with a four, writing that it’s better to be interesting than boring. Even though Kollaps is (I believe) the lowest rated album in this list, I’m going to remember it. I just finished listening to Little Earthquakes and I’ve already forgotten all about it. What I remember most about Amos is that she’s so bad at sight-reading music, she named her first band after her weakness. Instead, she claims she sees music as a ray of light, and she uses the choral combinations which look most pleasing to her. Now, I know it’s a vast world full of Mensa-smart people who can visualize math, etc. But I’m going to call bullshit. You’re good at music without having put in the work to learn sight reading. Just own that without the story crafted to make you seem more special/ supernatural. Nope, I have no time to suffer fools.
Ik vond het echt al verschrikkelijk maar toen dacht ik misschien is de tekst wel heel goed. Toen kwam China en ging ik echt stuk
I guess it's good that a 90's female artist is on this list, but I'm not sure I'm the demographic. Little Earthquakes evidently issued 5 singles off of it, but I'm I'm not sure I've heard any of them. Or perhaps I have and I just blanked them out in my mind as I've certainly heard of Tori Amos but couldn't identify with any of this. The songs all land in the same vein and feel like they could have been interchangeable with anything else from the album. I'm not sure if Tori Amos is known as a one-trick pony but I got that sense after listening to Little Earthquakes. A lot of the songs were really similar and definitely stayed within a certain lane. I didn't think it was bad, but not something I need more than a song or two. I wasn't outright annoyed by the album but when it ended I was pretty relieved I was done with it. Maybe the early 90's were just starving for some emotional female vocalists in the wake of the 80s. Either way, Little Earthquakes didn't do much for me. 1.45 stars
Piano saved most the songs for me. Didn't like too kuch though. She seems sad. Maybe start knitting or something. 3.25/12, 52.04%
Not for me
Unbelievably bad album. If I could rate it 0 stars I would. The entire album sounds like the score to a bad Disney movie. Boring Piano, decent vocals singing absolutely terrible lyrics. Singing things like “I was lost in your dream and now I can’t remember how to dream” it’s just bad. People may listen to this because of feminism but not a lot of people. Tori Amos barely breaks 1 Million listeners on Spotify while her peers like Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, Macy Gray, Sinead O’Conner and Tracy Chapman run absolute circles around her. So it’s not a discussion of “oh you don’t like it because of x, y or z” it’s bad and there are so many female artists that emboldened feminism while releasing some of the most classic songs to come out of the 90s and to add this album in the list of 1001 to listen to before you die is disparaging every other female artist who came before and after who got a spot taken away from them because this is on the list.
I’d heard of Tori Amos but never heard any of her songs, so I was intrigued. Too slow for my taste I fear. Fav song is ‘Tear in Your Hand’.
Nope
I accidentally went to a Tori Amos concert once and left rather quickly after it started. This album has reinforced for me that I made a good call there. I know people love this, but it is definitely not my jam.
Vôbec ma to nezaujalo. Nikdy som to nevedel počúvať.
Don’t tell Mother, but this one was not my favorite.
I have to believe there are 1001, if not 2001, better albums than this one.
I could imagine an alternate reality where my parents get divorced and I get a step-mom that loves this album. And it's one of 3 cds she has in the family van. And we listen to it every day on the way to Catholic school. The "wohooos" on Happy Phantom crossed a strict line in the sand for me. The piano parts on this record are super interesting, I just don't care for her voice at all. It's a style of music I don't like. Fiona Apple is like the apex of this genre, and if I don't like this, it makes sense I wouldn't like this. Tear in Your Hand kind of rips. A lot of the songs made me laugh out loud for some reason. I had this marked as a 2, but the last song was so corny, I had to go back and change it to a 1.
Not for me. 1/5
Not my vibe whatsoever.
Didn't like
1 - I’m sure there’s a good album in here somewhere but it’s just not for me
Meh
Regardless of the experiences that informed this record, the end result is pure melodrama. The vocal stylings are straight out of an overwrought Broadway musical and the music is bombastic enough to rival a Meat Loaf record. I get that the artist wants to make a point but a little subtlety goes a long way.
Bjork/Kate Bush/PJ Harvey for people who don't like Bjork/Kate Bush/PJ Harvey
mid, sorry
Not great!
I just found this album boring really. I wanted to like it but couldn't.
Very underwhelming singer-songwriter album that tried to be too epic at times. Was just hoping for a random 90s single that I had completely forgotten about to come up. That second to last song where it was just her singing made me want to throw my headphones. Waste of an hour when it was new music Friday for other albums that I need to listen to today. #nomore90ssingersongwritersplz
This just isn't for me.
Not really like the style
I still don’t understand why this type of literal, paragraph-format word soup is considered good song writing. Obviously she’s an icon, but I just don’t get it personally. I gave it a good try though.
Smoothness.
Boring enough to put me to sleep, but annoying enough to keep me awake.
Boring
1/5
Blah
Not my music
This was a bit boring. I feel bad to review but i really dont have anything else to say.
sorry not for me
I haven't heard this album. After listening, I've heard Winter and Silent all these years. This sounds like a musical theater. I could never enjoy this. It's for someone else. The affect vocals, the strings. Me and my gun is quite powerful. Tori seems cool in interviews.
Definitely boring— actually bad instrumentation mixed with trite lyrics. The first couple of songs with lines like “crucify myself” are the hackneyed commentary of 90s alternative. The later songs on the record are, like Bryan said, Disney songs without the fun. The best song is White Horses and it sounds like a Joni Mitchell song (but I don’t even really like Joni Mitchell)
I can tell she was giving it her all and I respect her for that but it just didn’t really hit for me
Disney adult music
she sounds like a talented singer but its boring
Meh, softcock
This felt a bit like torture but I guess some people like that.
honestly, i feel like if i listened to this album with an extensive understanding of the background, influences, and conceptual elements of the album i would like it better. However, i did not, and i don't.
I'm not big on Tori Amos
Couldn’t really settle in to this. Just as soon as I started to enjoy an aspect of it, she started up with some weird vocal exercises. Not for me chief.
Unadulterated cr*p!
meh
I got about 4 or 5 songs into this and bailed. If this is one of the 1001 albums I need to hear, I have clearly been doing music all wrong. Bland, unexciting songs, played and recorded in a very obvious way.
If you own a Tori Amos album then you are also statistically likely to own a Queen album.
This was the second time I've heard this album. The first was about 1 1/2 years ago when someone recommended it to me. I didn't like it then. I called it "sad girl with piano" music, a genre I'm not at all into. Listening to it again, the first track (or two?) aren't that bad I guess, but then it just all starts to sound the same. I don't want to listen to this for an hour. She has a fine voice, but for me it's wasted here. Women do seem to love it though, so that's good for them, but I have to give it an honest rating for myself.
Je me suis un peu ennuyé, à part peut-être sur le dernier morceau ...
No
Sick of her piano and voice
Actually valued listening to this in a way because I'm now more sure of where the line is on vocals I think are pushing the boundaries in a good way and those that have no sense of them whatsoever.
No
Never cared for her.
+-: Girl, Precious Things, Happy Phantom, Leather, Me and a Gun -: Crucify, Silent All These Years, Winter, China, Mother, Tear in Your Hand, Little Earthquakes 2,5/10
1, мн ме издразни
Awful
Ugh
Nicht meine Richtung
1. crucify - 0 2. girl - 1.5 3. zilent - 1 4. preciouz - 1.5 5. uuinter - 1.5 6. happy - 0 7. china - 1.5 8. leather - 1 9. mother - 1.5 10. tear - 1 11. gun - 1 12. earthquake - 0
Too moody for me. It was a task to get through.
Not my cup of tea at all unfortunately. Tried to make it to the 3rd song but alas. Singer Songwriter is not looking good for moi
ugg
If I was in middle school in 1992 this would have been my JAM
So..... Tori Amos is literally just a Kate Bush impersonator. It's quite shocking. Except her USP is ripping off the worst songs from Bush's back catalogue. Amos is the living embodiment of the "We have that at home" meme: -------------------- Kid: "Mom, can I have some Kate Bush please?" Mom: "No. We have Kate Bush at home." *** Mom reveals that what she meant by "Kate Bush at home" is Tori Amos' "Little Earthquakes". Disappointed kid. *** -------------------- "Tear in Your Hand" is a semi-decent song, but the rest of this album sucks hard. 👎👎
🤮💤
I legitimately loathed every second of this. Fuck.
This was painful. Certainly the worst album I’ve heard to be put forward on a “best album ever” list.
did not care for this record
Not for me at all