Reviews (page 8 of 8)
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...
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.
Yeah....No! 1
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
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.
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
This is the album that a 15-year-old girl would listen to just before she slits her wrists.
Not my jam
Hab ich abbrechen müssen, gar nicht mein Geschmack
It's boring to me, but "in your eyes I saw a future together, but you just look away in the distance" stole my heart somehow.
This sounds like somebody listened to the soundtrack of Reba and decided to make an album mimicking that. This album is the worst parts of 70’s and 90’s music combined. Listening to this is time I will never get back, my disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
I am going to be called out sexist or worse but this is the blueprint of girly indie with a trembling but strong voice and cringy display of all sorts of musical aesthetics I really will never tune in liberately. When J. Newsom adds a certain quirkyness I can just hear Amos’ mediocre songs that I cannot relate on any emotional Celine Dionish level. Awful!
My god this is boring
Not a fan of piano echoing vocal pattern style melodies and this is full of them. Feels like she's trying to be Kate Bush minus the interesting lyrics and arrangements. Found absolutely no surprises on this album, sounded exactly how I remember it 25 years ago and it's still tedious to me. Sure it probably gets better with more listens, but doesn't appeal to me at all to want to listen to again.
Wow this was hard to get through.
It all sounded the same, pretty bored
Not gonna lie…I struggled to get through this. I’d never listened to Tori Amos before but with any luck, I won’t have to again.
I know Tori Amos is beloved by many, so I won't be too brutal. Basically, Tori Amos makes music that I don't like. I came to this conclusion after being surrounded by this album ad nauseam beginning 1993 and stretching through 1995 and again today. To each, their own. This is not for me.
Couldn't even make it through the first song
Not a big Tori Amos fan...probably my least favorite of the old Lilithcore artists. 1.5/5
i know the name because of the massive dance track that sampled one of her tracks so i kind of assumed she might be alright. well armand van helden has gone massively up in my estimations to have made such a tune from meagre pickings. this album is shite. it's like a 90s kate bush, and that's not a compliment.
Bad
pathetic shitshow
Absolutely horrible. What even are these lyrics?
Ugh. No.
pretty wack, would not listen again. not my style and not a vibe
I could see how the sort of people who like this music could like this but I would not trust anyone's music taste who likes this music. 'silent all these years' - and indeed the entire album - sounds like the Frozen soundtrack. After looking at the other reviews it seems that the main factor for people liking this is nostalgia, which is fair considering ill listen to 'I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu)' off the Muppets Most Wanted soundtrack for the nostalgia of it.
ugh. i just couldn't.
Pass
Not for me, whole album was stuck in one gear, very repetitive. Graeme described it as 'boring Kate Bush' and I can't beat that
Stream of consciousness
DNF. Straight Trash
Did not enjoy
Really not fond of this one. 5.9/10
Just sucks
What a snooze. Just generic singing. 2/10.
No