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Tori Amos is first of all a musician. Music was her first language and in her voice it's a language not everyone can understand. But those who do are dedicated "followers" like no other artist commands. American Doll Posse will cement that musician/listener relationship more than any of her previous work. And while that is a major statement it is not an exaggeration. Tori has often referred to her songs as "girls." On stage she wonders aloud about which one of the girls will come to visit next this evening. As a single performer she never worked with a fixed set list. Often the songs she had planned on singing were replaced with unplanned ones. This has always created dynamic and unique Tori Amos concerts; no two are alike. And the same can be said of her albums. In this album the girls take over Tori and become their own persons in her flesh. In the liner notes Tori takes credit for only five of the songs with her alternate personas, Clyde, Isabel, Santa and Pip, take credit for the rest. To date this is Tori's most challenging project; challenging both to herself (I believe) and to her listeners. Tori never rests on her laurels and this album is no exception. If you have never heard Tori sing I can't promise that you will love her. Most people hearing her music for the first time either love her or hate her. Very few are ambivalent or in the middle. I do know that if you don't give her a listen you will be short-changing yourself of the possibility that you, too, will come to consider Tori Amos a musical genius of the highest caliber. Rolling Stone gave this a 3 stars of 5 while their readers gave it 4.5 of 5, popmatters.com said 8 out of 10, and according to metacritic.com 19 reviewers gave it an average of 69 out of 100 while 95 users gave it an equivalent 87. This is consistent with reviews of past albums -- critics give mild approval of her efforts while the buyers sing her praises. I give this album 5 of 5 and I would rate it higher if possible.Read full review
I was disappointed in how mellow the Beekeeper was, not to mention Strange Little Girls. I like the different personaity she has always brought to diffenert songs, and she really develops this theme her. I absolutely loved Velvet Revolution. I wish Yo George hadn't been the first song on the album, since I can't remember the last song she did that was so blatantly political. Don't misunderstand, I love issue songs like Cornflake Girl, and Silent All These Years, and I suppose if I agreed with her, it would be different, but I don't. Still, another good outing.
Just love Tori and everything she does. She lets it all out with her character in front for all of us to see. She changes with every album, telling us a different story. This edition is a must have. Love the Limited Edition series because you get so much more than just the CD. I highly recommend getting this. The music speaks for itself! ENJOY~~~~~~
This is a limited edition cd with 6 postcards of Tori, it comes in digipak packaging and is the first pressing. Later pressings dont come with the bonus material and is housed in a standard jewel case. AWESOME for any fan of Tori Amos!
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