Honestly, the best pianist in the industry. Her musicality, and her ability to make the piano sound as if she has four hands playing is incredible. An extraordinary talent.
@@wfhalsey1both geniuses, the piano is an extension of themselves but they use it in completely different ways. Hard to compare his soul funk with her neoclassical stylings.
A friend took me to see her perform in the early 90's at a 200 seat recital hall just before Little Earthquakes came out. I was in the second row, about 10' from her, eye level, and she delivered most of LE and many of the b-sides (Sugar, etc.) that would become the soundtrack to my life. Just tore me open, I was never the same after that. Hearing these songs all for the first time - LIVE, before some of them were even recorded - was incredible, every song a complete world unto itself. And her stories between songs, of course... And the room was completely SILENT while she played, which was never true on any later tour, unfortunately. Still the greatest concert of my life. Thank you Tori. I'm so grateful to have been alive while you are!
She knows how to tell a story, and not a shallow story, but deep, difficult, emotionally evocative stories about things that most people don't want to talk about, much less hear about. The way she plays piano is immediately recognizable by those familiar with even just a few of her songs. She plays with passion and, at times, almost possession. Her entire oeuvre is really quite extraordinary. There is no one like her, that's for sure. She plays gorgeously and there is a soothing, almost "safe" sound to her voice? I'm not even sure what that means exactly because I've never described someone's voice as "safe". It is different than 'reassuring". She really is an amazingly talented artist, storyteller, and musician. I suppose if I had to describe her to someone 15 years older, or 15 years younger (than me), I might say Tori Amos is the Joni Mitchell of my/our generation.
♥️ she’s one of my favourite artists.I saw her live some years ago in the Auditorium in Rome, but I would have been in the room you are talking about…It seems to me that the time you are talking about is one of the last beautiful time for music and art, but unfortunatly I was only 2 years old..As a songwiter too I can say that I would like to go back to the 90s!! Thank you for sharing this beautiful experience!!
U r so right about how the crowd was SO quite...saw her at Maine Center for the Arts in 93 or 94...I was blown away...I remember looking around at the crowd to see if I was the only one b n seduced by her Music and presence...I wasn't...the entire crowds jaws were dropped too the floor🌼✌
Transcendent.. absolute icon. I worked one of her early shows in Pittsburgh where i was a P.A. at a cafe/restaurant to a room of less than 100 people. As a straight woman, I can say with confidence that I’d never seen a person who was so hypnotic, sexy and showstopping as Tori was. The piano playing is outer worldly. She had a sensuality and presence that will never be duplicated. If Heaven exists, I hope Tori Amos is playing in the background.
My absolute favorite musical artist of all time. It’s all I listened to as a teenager. She got me through everything. At 20 I got to see her live. It was phenomenal.
It's extraordinarily hard to have a piano style instantly distinct from all other pianists on earth. It's also hard to have a voice instantly distinct from all other voices. Somehow, Tori has both. About as original and singular as musicianship gets.
If you listen closely to keyboardists, all have a "distinct" sound even when performing the same piece. I am a fan of players like Lyle Mays, Chick Corea, Keith Emerson, George Duke, you can hear a familiarity in all of their styles. I always like Tori,'s sound, and vocals, and her mastery, and also the great mic setup on her piano here, makes the performance here stunning.
I met Tory Amos in 1998 at Caines ballroom in Tulsa Oklahoma, I was able to get backstage from a friend who's dad knew the owner, I was so star stuck to be in her presence. She came over and spoke to me like I was the only person left in the world, she genuinely cared about what I had to say. I have never in my whole life felt so important.... I rode that high for years and years. I could be having a horrible day and would rememberer how I felt at that moment and my day would instantly get better. This kindness is not only rare amongst the famous but everyday people. The world is a much better place with her in it.
How come she is not in the Hall of Fame already? She's in a class by herself. A legend. A force. She changed music for hundreds of musicians that came after her. Every time I watch a live performance I am always left with this thought- she's musical perfection.
She is wildly (and sadly) very underrated. I have been a fan for decades and have never really seen her make mainstream success. Thing is tho? I don't think Tori even cares. She loves what she does and that's all that matters.
Started crying as soon as I heard the first line "baker, baker". Heard this song 10.000 times already in my life, but sometimes songs come back with this renewed enchantment, unexpectedly.
No one can make me feel the way Tori can after decades and decades. I had chills from the first note. That intro is everything. Thank you always, Tori.
And here I am, watching my teenage crush playing the piano. I'm from Spain, I didn't speak a word at that time, I had never seen her, not a picture; I was just amazed, flabbergasted at how could somebody create such a deep, universal beauty. Imagine, without understanding a single word, just knowing that nobody could sing like this if not feeling whatever they were saying with all their heart.
I’ve loved Tori since I was 12. She’s taught me so much about religion, being a powerful women, our connection to nature. Her songs and use of piano always leaves me with goosebumps.
She pulled out all the stops here. A haunting piano intro on Baker Baker, dual keyboards on Ocean to Ocean and the Leslie amp on 29 Years…plus a nice fallboard thump at the end to top things off. We’ve missed you Tori!
Thank you! Was wondering what that was… whether a performance bit of flair or functional, to stop the ringing out of the chords (I suspected the latter). Missed her, too! Great to have her back.
@@jonathanoneill8011 she's used the Leslie cabinet on tour quite a bit! It's also used on Beauty Queen/Horses on Boys for Pele - she's mentioned in interviews how she got her recording team in a mad dash to find a Leslie when she was recording the song in Ireland.
A Masterclass in singing / songwriting. A truly incredible artist still searching for ways to tell her truth 29 years later. Humblingly extraordinary. Total Love and Respect.
Seen her play this evening (5th of April 2023) in Brussels. Followed her career since her debut and none of us got younger. But it didn't matter. Time didn't matter. It's was just about music and beauty. Her legacy is part of who I am. Without her, I would probably have been about the same. But not quite. Some of the feelings I got to experience thanks to her shaped my life somehow and I cherish them very much. She made me a little bit more human than I would have been otherwise. Thanks Tori.
Tori Amos. A woman who has had immeasurable influence in my little life. I was at the Under the Pink show in LA at the Pantages in the Summer of 1994. I was 16 years old. In and through the chaos of my youth, nobody was with me the way she was. Thank you.
No life is little. We all need to do the best we can, hopefully without harming anyone, or the planet. You'll do what you need to do, dear unmet friend.
The tenderness Tori shows the Bosendorfer and the Wurlitzer after Baker Baker and Ocean to Ocean, and then the sudden slap after the catharsis of 29 Years, like "Thanks, you got me." That hit hard. Thanks Tori and NPR for this beautiful session. After 10 years without a Tori live experience I'm looking forward to two shows in March. Like so many others, T changed my life, educated me, guided me, comforted me. "So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts, what's so amazing about really deep thoughts, boy you best pray I bleed real soon, how's that thought for you?" - everything changed after hearing that on the radio in 1991. Thank you Tori.
She was always a threat to the boyz club. TA has always been underrated. She is incredibly gifted and a virtuoso pianist. I believe she has always marched to the beat of her own percussion instrument.
She managed to take nothing away from the song, and through her added piano moments, reveal everything I never knew it was hiding. This song is brand new, like when I heard it 28 years ago
Tori plays "Baker Baker" here a half step lower than the recording. She's never done this on her many live releases of the song, nor does she typically change keys of things other than for medley purposes. I like the change - it's one of the best versions she has ever played. Her voice resonates differently now (after "29 years"), and some of these songs can find a new life with a slight transposition.
It reminds me of when Joni Mitchell reinterpreted “Clouds”. Tori’s voice has probably changed over time and not playing out for the last few years seems to have left an imprint on her vocals. But her singing and playing is still so sublime ❤️
@@michaelsoo4126 bit cringey, not to use critical thinking when "educating" a music educator about how human vocals work - she clearly shows she understands that in her first statement about Clouds, and the key changes to match Joni's aging voice 👌
I like the way she plays the piano, she knows her instrument so well and knows how to play all combinations of chords to compliment the melody. The music is so powerful and the piano sounds so beutiful.
This intimate powerful performance cut through 29 years and tore open all the emotions of the then younger me, everything amplified instead of being subdued by time. This is the greatest gift of artists such as Tori Amos.
@@bethanythatsme Hello fellow Gen Xer! The 90s was an AMAZING time for music. All the various forms of pop or alternative or grunge rock, female artists with powerful vocals who could also play instruments. If you weren't into that, there was rap, hip-hop and R&B. Or even techno. Everything was original and creative and poetic! I was also in my teens to my early 20s. Miss the 90s!
0:00 - *Piano Intro* 0:55 - *Baker Baker* 4:35 _welcome to Tiny Desk and talking about the song Ocean To Ocean_ 5:53 - *Ocean To Ocean* 9:25 - _talking about 29 Years_ 11:02 - *29 Years*
It's done in her studio, and the mic placement is amazing for her lead in to "Baker Baker", its great to hear the power of the low tones of a properly produced piano recording.
@@Internutt2023 A piercing performance, very sad notes can be heard, as if Tory is sad for the times when “Baker Baker” was written, or so it seemed to me. And yes, the piano sounds divine.
Tori Amos is to the music world what the North Star ⭐️ is to the sky. If you don’t step outside at night and look up you’ll miss it. Been staring at this beautiful star since 1994!
I only wish this performance was 5X longer… I love hearing her solo on the piano and introducing every song. Thank you for this performance and this recording. It was music I needed to hear.
My 5 yr old daughter "Thanks dad, that cheered me up!" Not that she's an unhappy soul. I just wanted to see whether she really has an appetite to play the piano :-) Thank you from me too, Tori!
I fist heard Baker Baker as a teenager, and along with The Cure, it completely shaped who I am today. This version made me cry just as hard as the first time I heard it.
Tori Amos is one of the most talented artists of this generation. Truly unique music that continues to inspire and move people who have heard her perform. Her songs are conceptually compelling and personal. And she’s a lovely human being.
Every person can appreciate something about this artist. I listen to mostly jazz, rap, blues, classical, salsa, Afrobeats, rock, soul, but this artists voice touches something deep inside
! I discovered her as a teenager, before I even had the opportunity (via the internet, life, and time/evolution) to get into lots of other music and artists... and now I'm 32, and she twinkles "so hard" for me, so much harder than she did when I was 13. her work grows with you.
My relationship with her newer music is different than her earlier work, but there is still nothing like seeing music pour out of her and her piano. Magic in real time.
Editing note: "As Amos begins "Baker Baker," a fan favorite from her 1994 debut album Under the Pink" -- Under the Pink is her sophomore album. Her debut was of course Little Earthquakes.
What a goddess! Tori's songs have been, and always will be, healing, liberating, and empowering for so many people. Her music is both medicinal and mystical. I'm so thankful for her wisdom, her talent, and her generous spirit. ❤
I've been a huge fan of Tori since I was a teenager in the 90s- she's definitely one of those legit artists that isn't just a one hit wonder or flavor of the month.
Fell in love with Tori Amos when her first album, Little Earthquakes came out all those years ago. I was 17. Today I'm 51 and still absolutely adore her.. Amazing artist that left me with so many amazing memories over the years.. Tori Amos, you rock!
How on earth did I miss this?! RUclips algorithm, thank you. I cant believe i got to see her for the first time in a small church in cambridge, ma in 1992. She never ceases to pull the chills ans tears from me. Im in my late 40s now and songs like Baker, Baker hit me different. Thank you Tori, for all youve given your fans all these years. Don't know where I would be without you. Have a beautiful day everyone ❤
Get the feeling that the Tori community would have one massive party together bonded by the strength of emotion and human experiences. Much more so than with any other artist I can think of. We all have our stories and somehow Tori captures the spirit of it in her music. Tears on my pillow.
Literally just heard the piano intro & had to go back to the beginning to hear it again. It was so intense, could like feel it and she hadn't even started singing yet. I love how raw she is because it's like I can feel what she's feeling
Какое счастье слышать и видеть ее в добром здравии и такой мощной вокальной форме. Человек оркестр. Ни одной песни не исполнит одинаково. Каждое исполнение как новая жизнь. Берегите Тори: наши мэтры без фанеры и рот не откроют, а она и играет и поёт!
Ditto! Pele was my first album-saw her MTV unplugged show which opened with Blood Roses and couldn’t get it out of my head. Have been a fan ever since! She’s still writing amazing stuff. Saw her in 2015 (?) and was right up in front of the stage, it was great! Was bummed to see the new slate of US shows didn’t include Miami, but I get it. Knowing how much the pandemic affected her, as well, has made her music resonate even more with me (didn’t think that was even possible!)
"Ocean to ocean / where have I been / while all of this has been escalating?" is one of the humblest lines she's ever written, and that's saying a lot considering how introspective she her lyrics often are.
OMG. That was amazing. 29 Years. How Beautiful. Made me cry. I haven't loved a Tori song like this in a while. I feel like she came back to something in the pandemic, something I wasn't feeling in her music for a while, funnily, I think I also felt distanced from it in myself -- that something -- and this song talks about recovering lost aspects of self. And the part about Athena and Posiedon and Medusa -- wow, that myth has so much meaning. I feel like my own healing journey is mirrorred in the trajectory of her songs, going from victim to this healing place, and in and out of them, something I also feel with LDR. Really really beautiful. I will be listening on repeat.
To hear Tori talk about trauma and the evolution of her perspective towards it in her writing is very touching. She ranks among the most influential voices in my life, mainly due to the profound and transcendental voice that I perceived in Little Earthquakes through From the Choirgirl Hotel (I'm old). Those songs always felt like a conquest to me, rather than a "victim perspective" as she describes it, but it brings renewed inspiration to hear about her personal journey through what inspires her, and to see her remain a mystical force of the human experience both then and now. Not to mention an absolute beast of a player and singer... her lyrics have been everyday mantras for me for 30 years now, and it means so much to revisit the old catalogue, and to experience the fresh perspective as well! Thank you for this immaculate performance!
It’s so inspiring to see her still doing live shows after all this time. The way the two pianos works as a metaphor as a linking between the two oceans
Saw Tori in Madison WI at the Barrymore decades ago now during college at UW Madison. This is a real treat!!! Thank you for the ‘at home’ concerts while we are still losing 2000-2500 people a day in the US to COVID. It is so heartening to see beautiful art in safe conditions!
The queen of our hearts has returned! Recall warmly taking refuge in her aetherial voice, the depth of her message, and the verisimilitude of her spirit decades ago. As is so rarely the case, after so many years, life's changes and challenges, Tori is as potent an artist as ever, if not moreso. We are unfathomably blessed to draw breath on this earth during the same age as this godsent siren who's power of expression, thoughts, and experiences imbue greater meaning and understanding onto each of our own personal journeys. Love you Tori, and thank you!!!!
She is a VIRTUOSO in the Piano... and as a Composer also a GENIUS.... Hope she comes to PERU one day....Greetings amigos
When she's gone, no one will come close to replacing her.
true but not the first and not the last. she knows.
@@reflexreaction3797 Yet you've completely agreed and disagreed simultaneously
Getting a bit ahead of yourself aren't you?
@@TheGreatBaranskinah. I get it. She’s both irreplaceable and completely unique, while also being a part of a legacy of very rare and special artists.
She's a great talent - but remember everyone is unique and irreplaceable.
Honestly, the best pianist in the industry. Her musicality, and her ability to make the piano sound as if she has four hands playing is incredible. An extraordinary talent.
Her piano is an extension of her, and she is extraordinary at performing with it
Agreed she is extraordinary, but let's not forget Stevie Wonder ❤
@@wfhalsey1both geniuses, the piano is an extension of themselves but they use it in completely different ways. Hard to compare his soul funk with her neoclassical stylings.
A friend took me to see her perform in the early 90's at a 200 seat recital hall just before Little Earthquakes came out. I was in the second row, about 10' from her, eye level, and she delivered most of LE and many of the b-sides (Sugar, etc.) that would become the soundtrack to my life. Just tore me open, I was never the same after that. Hearing these songs all for the first time - LIVE, before some of them were even recorded - was incredible, every song a complete world unto itself. And her stories between songs, of course... And the room was completely SILENT while she played, which was never true on any later tour, unfortunately. Still the greatest concert of my life. Thank you Tori. I'm so grateful to have been alive while you are!
She knows how to tell a story, and not a shallow story, but deep, difficult, emotionally evocative stories about things that most people don't want to talk about, much less hear about.
The way she plays piano is immediately recognizable by those familiar with even just a few of her songs. She plays with passion and, at times, almost possession.
Her entire oeuvre is really quite extraordinary. There is no one like her, that's for sure. She plays gorgeously and there is a soothing, almost "safe" sound to her voice? I'm not even sure what that means exactly because I've never described someone's voice as "safe". It is different than 'reassuring".
She really is an amazingly talented artist, storyteller, and musician. I suppose if I had to describe her to someone 15 years older, or 15 years younger (than me), I might say Tori Amos is the Joni Mitchell of my/our generation.
Beautiful thanks for sharing 🤍
♥️ she’s one of my favourite artists.I saw her live some years ago in the Auditorium in Rome, but I would have been in the room you are talking about…It seems to me that the time you are talking about is one of the last beautiful time for music and art, but unfortunatly I was only 2 years old..As a songwiter too I can say that I would like to go back to the 90s!!
Thank you for sharing this beautiful experience!!
What a gift, to see her when she was truly just a girl and her piano.
U r so right about how the crowd was SO quite...saw her at Maine Center for the Arts in 93 or 94...I was blown away...I remember looking around at the crowd to see if I was the only one b n seduced by her Music and presence...I wasn't...the entire crowds jaws were dropped too the floor🌼✌
Transcendent.. absolute icon.
I worked one of her early shows in Pittsburgh where i was a P.A.
at a cafe/restaurant to a room of less than 100 people. As a straight woman, I can say with confidence that I’d never seen a person who was so hypnotic, sexy and showstopping as Tori was. The piano playing is outer worldly. She had a sensuality and presence that will never be duplicated. If Heaven exists, I hope Tori Amos is playing in the background.
Agree. Seeing her live was one of the most incredible things ever.
My absolute favorite musical artist of all time. It’s all I listened to as a teenager. She got me through everything. At 20 I got to see her live. It was phenomenal.
Rick Beatos sends me here. Thank you, Tori !❤
same!
It's extraordinarily hard to have a piano style instantly distinct from all other pianists on earth. It's also hard to have a voice instantly distinct from all other voices. Somehow, Tori has both. About as original and singular as musicianship gets.
If you listen closely to keyboardists, all have a "distinct" sound even when performing the same piece. I am a fan of players like Lyle Mays, Chick Corea, Keith Emerson, George Duke, you can hear a familiarity in all of their styles. I always like Tori,'s sound, and vocals, and her mastery, and also the great mic setup on her piano here, makes the performance here stunning.
Well said
What a lovely description. There is no one like her.
I met Tory Amos in 1998 at Caines ballroom in Tulsa Oklahoma, I was able to get backstage from a friend who's dad knew the owner, I was so star stuck to be in her presence. She came over and spoke to me like I was the only person left in the world, she genuinely cared about what I had to say. I have never in my whole life felt so important.... I rode that high for years and years. I could be having a horrible day and would rememberer how I felt at that moment and my day would instantly get better. This kindness is not only rare amongst the famous but everyday people. The world is a much better place with her in it.
That's a lovely thing to hear x
Nice!😌
I was at that show in Tulsa too in 1998. I was 18🍒🍹🍓💕
@@fuchsialarosa411 Crazy.... I was 17 and went to Edison High.
@@fuchsialarosa411 Where did you go to school at ?
How come she is not in the Hall of Fame already? She's in a class by herself. A legend. A force. She changed music for hundreds of musicians that came after her. Every time I watch a live performance I am always left with this thought- she's musical perfection.
She is wildly (and sadly) very underrated. I have been a fan for decades and have never really seen her make mainstream success. Thing is tho? I don't think Tori even cares. She loves what she does and that's all that matters.
You answered your own question - she's in a class by herself. She defies categories, there is no hall of fame suitable for her.
Started crying as soon as I heard the first line "baker, baker". Heard this song 10.000 times already in my life, but sometimes songs come back with this renewed enchantment, unexpectedly.
For me it is Past the Mission.
I had the same reaction. She's been a constant companion since I was sixteen years old. The soundtrack of my life.
omg me too
i've been thinking about this. my whole life has passed by with "honey" being played at every stage
Just looking at her gets me emotional
The term 'icon' is used a lot these days, sometimes wrongly so. But Tori truly is an absolute icon.
I am glad to see all of the tori fans here. I have been with her for almost half of my life
I’ve seen her 30 times in concert and she still brings me to tears. This Baker baker broke my soul. 29 years has healed it.
Tori Amos, Annie Lennox and Kate Bush are a few of my favorite storyteller singers.
Me too!
My God, this woman's music still has a profound effect on me 30 some years later
My favorite female artist of all time
She is touching deeper emotions than any singer I know
oooo, THIS improv piano intro to 'Baker' switches on a light i haven't seen for a spell, ugh. God, i've loved her into my middle age.
No one can make me feel the way Tori can after decades and decades. I had chills from the first note. That intro is everything. Thank you always, Tori.
Jesus... BEAUTIFUL.... Thank you mothering me Tori...I love you
And here I am, watching my teenage crush playing the piano. I'm from Spain, I didn't speak a word at that time, I had never seen her, not a picture; I was just amazed, flabbergasted at how could somebody create such a deep, universal beauty. Imagine, without understanding a single word, just knowing that nobody could sing like this if not feeling whatever they were saying with all their heart.
Beautiful 🤍💙💖
I’ve loved Tori since I was 12. She’s taught me so much about religion, being a powerful women, our connection to nature. Her songs and use of piano always leaves me with goosebumps.
Same here! And this is just beyond appreciation
I mean, I love her music, but her ideas about religion are dubious at best, at least based on her lyrics ^^
@@bluesdealer or they’re a lot more accurate than most people want to admit
@@razrv3lc nah
Cannot wait for ATL in June,2023! J’adore 🌊🌊🌊💜💜💜
She pulled out all the stops here. A haunting piano intro on Baker Baker, dual keyboards on Ocean to Ocean and the Leslie amp on 29 Years…plus a nice fallboard thump at the end to top things off. We’ve missed you Tori!
💜
YESSSSSSS🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Thank you! Was wondering what that was… whether a performance bit of flair or functional, to stop the ringing out of the chords (I suspected the latter). Missed her, too! Great to have her back.
@@jonathanoneill8011 she's used the Leslie cabinet on tour quite a bit! It's also used on Beauty Queen/Horses on Boys for Pele - she's mentioned in interviews how she got her recording team in a mad dash to find a Leslie when she was recording the song in Ireland.
This version of Baker is gorgeous. What a joy to see Tori performing after so long.
Tori should have like 100 grammy awards, such a powerful artist.
A piano prodigy! Thank heavens she dropped-out from music school & shared her pop sensibilities to the world! Rock on Tori!
Gave birth to my son with Under the Pink playing....he is soon to be 27....thank you Tori 💜
Which song was playing at the magic moment?
Pretty Good Year? Baker, Baker? God? Bells for Her *8^)
I made a mix and Twinkle was playing when my daughter was born. I’ll never forget that.
A Masterclass in singing / songwriting. A truly incredible artist still searching for ways to tell her truth 29 years later. Humblingly extraordinary. Total Love and Respect.
Double keyboards is Expert Mode too.
Seen her play this evening (5th of April 2023) in Brussels.
Followed her career since her debut and none of us got younger. But it didn't matter. Time didn't matter. It's was just about music and beauty.
Her legacy is part of who I am.
Without her, I would probably have been about the same. But not quite.
Some of the feelings I got to experience thanks to her shaped my life somehow and I cherish them very much. She made me a little bit more human than I would have been otherwise.
Thanks Tori.
Tori Amos is the only artist ever that I’ve claimed as my favorite.
There are very few artists capable of the...almost magical control over human emotions as Tori Amos. An innocent control. Very sweet. Very powerful.
Tori Amos.
A woman who has had immeasurable influence in my little life. I was at the Under the Pink show in LA at the Pantages in the Summer of 1994. I was 16 years old. In and through the chaos of my youth, nobody was with me the way she was.
Thank you.
No life is little. We all need to do the best we can, hopefully without harming anyone, or the planet. You'll do what you need to do, dear unmet friend.
Hearing that voice again made me so emotional, love you Tori
The tenderness Tori shows the Bosendorfer and the Wurlitzer after Baker Baker and Ocean to Ocean, and then the sudden slap after the catharsis of 29 Years, like "Thanks, you got me." That hit hard. Thanks Tori and NPR for this beautiful session. After 10 years without a Tori live experience I'm looking forward to two shows in March. Like so many others, T changed my life, educated me, guided me, comforted me. "So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts, what's so amazing about really deep thoughts, boy you best pray I bleed real soon, how's that thought for you?" - everything changed after hearing that on the radio in 1991. Thank you Tori.
She was always a threat to the boyz club. TA has always been underrated. She is incredibly gifted and a virtuoso pianist. I believe she has always marched to the beat of her own percussion instrument.
a voice has never caught my attention like Tori's. A piano has never caught my attention like Tori's. She has inspired me.
Unique
She managed to take nothing away from the song, and through her added piano moments, reveal everything I never knew it was hiding. This song is brand new, like when I heard it 28 years ago
Yes! She has the amazing ability to do this time and time again.
She still sounds flawless..I grew up with her .she is the musical gateway to my soul
Tori plays "Baker Baker" here a half step lower than the recording. She's never done this on her many live releases of the song, nor does she typically change keys of things other than for medley purposes. I like the change - it's one of the best versions she has ever played. Her voice resonates differently now (after "29 years"), and some of these songs can find a new life with a slight transposition.
It reminds me of when Joni Mitchell reinterpreted “Clouds”. Tori’s voice has probably changed over time and not playing out for the last few years seems to have left an imprint on her vocals.
But her singing and playing is still so sublime ❤️
@@LianneHutchesonThe natural tendency of the human voice to become lower in pitch. She matches with a different key on the piano.
@@michaelsoo4126 thank you for helping me to understand the mechanics of singing. I would have never known myself as a musician… 😆
@@michaelsoo4126 bit cringey, not to use critical thinking when "educating" a music educator about how human vocals work - she clearly shows she understands that in her first statement about Clouds, and the key changes to match Joni's aging voice 👌
She did the same with Datura in order to match it with Take To The Sky years ago
30 years after Little Earthquakes.... she's still way up there for me. Love her again after her latest release ❤
Very much the same 🖤
Yikes! I’m old!!?!! It’s been 30 years???
I like the way she plays the piano, she knows her instrument so well and knows how to play all combinations of chords to compliment the melody. The music is so powerful and the piano sounds so beutiful.
This intimate powerful performance cut through 29 years and tore open all the emotions of the then younger me, everything amplified instead of being subdued by time. This is the greatest gift of artists such as Tori Amos.
Folks, this is an artist who has grown as she has aged. She's not just playing the hits. She plays new songs here, and that is commendable.
Until today I knew of but never followed Tori, but after that performance I am a new fan. Amazing.
That makes me smile so genuinely. She's been enchanting me since my teens way back in the 90s.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Tori. ❤️. So happy to see
@@bethanythatsme Hello fellow Gen Xer! The 90s was an AMAZING time for music. All the various forms of pop or alternative or grunge rock, female artists with powerful vocals who could also play instruments. If you weren't into that, there was rap, hip-hop and R&B. Or even techno. Everything was original and creative and poetic! I was also in my teens to my early 20s. Miss the 90s!
She is a brilliant musician and a brilliant, brilliant mind and heart. Do give her albums a chance. I can't imagine you will be let down.
I’m jealous that you have her music before you…
I've got chills. Her music has accompanied some of the most meaningful times in my life. Thank you, thank you, thank you. ❤️
Exactly the same!!
Ikr? I don't think I would have made it through the 90's without her.
Incredibly motivating and intensely an introspective set for me and anyone to hear.Thanks Tori.
Woke up to news of her tour, bought tickets to see her in the spring and then came to RUclips and found this. What a day. 29 years is incredible.
Nice! Enjoy! Sadly, she won’t be in my area this time around 😞
Same! 4th concert coming up!
I can't lie, I got emotional hearing Baker Baker. This is such an imitate and gentle performance. Beautiful.
Hearing it in this way totally blew me away, I might actually prefer this to the original studio version. Feels so haunting & beautiful.
0:00 - *Piano Intro*
0:55 - *Baker Baker*
4:35 _welcome to Tiny Desk and talking about the song Ocean To Ocean_
5:53 - *Ocean To Ocean*
9:25 - _talking about 29 Years_
11:02 - *29 Years*
Bump 🔝
0:00 - *Baker Baker* (4:34)
5:52 - *Ocean to Ocean* (9:25)
11:02 - *29 Years*
[14:41 - Tiny Desk team]
Maybe this should be pinned, but honestly no one should skip a minute of this. Just sit and let 🎹 👑
My god this sounds so incredible. We all know what a star Tori is, but kudos to the audio engineers that take it to a magical level.
It's done in her studio, and the mic placement is amazing for her lead in to "Baker Baker", its great to hear the power of the low tones of a properly produced piano recording.
Yes, the sound engineer was so good she married him! ❤️☺️ In her element 100% here, at home. ❤ The acoustics are lush. Just heavenly sound. ✨
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A piercing performance, very sad notes can be heard, as if Tory is sad for the times when “Baker Baker” was written, or so it seemed to me.
And yes, the piano sounds divine.
Tori Amos is to the music world what the North Star ⭐️ is to the sky. If you don’t step outside at night and look up you’ll miss it. Been staring at this beautiful star since 1994!
What a lovely comment, so true x
This beautiful woman's music changed my life forever!
There's just no one like her... whatever, wherever... it's a pleasure to hear her
“29 years” is an instant classic!! Thanks, Tori 💙
I only wish this performance was 5X longer… I love hearing her solo on the piano and introducing every song. Thank you for this performance and this recording. It was music I needed to hear.
My 5 yr old daughter "Thanks dad, that cheered me up!" Not that she's an unhappy soul. I just wanted to see whether she really has an appetite to play the piano :-) Thank you from me too, Tori!
I fist heard Baker Baker as a teenager, and along with The Cure, it completely shaped who I am today. This version made me cry just as hard as the first time I heard it.
Tori Amos is one of the most talented artists of this generation. Truly unique music that continues to inspire and move people who have heard her perform. Her songs are conceptually compelling and personal. And she’s a lovely human being.
Oh Tori thank you for always giving hope and strength and beauty with your words and voice and music. You are a treasure ❤
Every person can appreciate something about this artist. I listen to mostly jazz, rap, blues, classical, salsa, Afrobeats, rock, soul, but this artists voice touches something deep inside
! I discovered her as a teenager, before I even had the opportunity (via the internet, life, and time/evolution) to get into lots of other music and artists... and now I'm 32, and she twinkles "so hard" for me, so much harder than she did when I was 13. her work grows with you.
I saw her in the Sydney Opera house. She is incredibly talented
The piano is a natural part of her body.
My relationship with her newer music is different than her earlier work, but there is still nothing like seeing music pour out of her and her piano. Magic in real time.
Agreed 👍 ❤
we all can channel the spirit source .... Tori seems to do it efforelessly.
Random click, no regrets ! This has to be one of the most relaxing performance I ever heard 🤗
Welcome to the wonder world of Tori Amos. Always inspiring authentic and full of heart
Genius, prodigy, incredible lyricist, icon and basically the living legend!!!!!!!!Tori Amos is going to live forever!
Long Live Tori! Ears with Feet since 1998. I know I'm not alone in saying that her music saved my life. 🍻💕
Editing note: "As Amos begins "Baker Baker," a fan favorite from her 1994 debut album Under the Pink" -- Under the Pink is her sophomore album. Her debut was of course Little Earthquakes.
I was going to mention that as well @faxman
Boys for Pele not shabby either
@@mikah4812 my fav of hers
What a goddess! Tori's songs have been, and always will be, healing, liberating, and empowering for so many people. Her music is both medicinal and mystical. I'm so thankful for her wisdom, her talent, and her generous spirit. ❤
I've been a huge fan of Tori since I was a teenager in the 90s- she's definitely one of those legit artists that isn't just a one hit wonder or flavor of the month.
She is of course one of the greatest artist ever. Singer, pianist, poet, composer - Gesamtkunstwerk!
Tori, you have been a lifeline for me since the 90's and your music means everything to me! It is SO good to see you with your piano. Love you! ❤️
Fell in love with Tori Amos when her first album, Little Earthquakes came out all those years ago. I was 17. Today I'm 51 and still absolutely adore her.. Amazing artist that left me with so many amazing memories over the years.. Tori Amos, you rock!
Tori has been in my heart for 29 years.
One of the most incredible artists I have heard in a long time...cannot understand why she isn't more renowned.
My life wouldn't have been the same without Tori. Thank you so much.
🥲 Same here 💖
Tori is just magical when she starts playing on the piano. This is wonderful!
I wasa at her first NYC concert.1992!!
How on earth did I miss this?! RUclips algorithm, thank you. I cant believe i got to see her for the first time in a small church in cambridge, ma in 1992. She never ceases to pull the chills ans tears from me. Im in my late 40s now and songs like Baker, Baker hit me different. Thank you Tori, for all youve given your fans all these years. Don't know where I would be without you. Have a beautiful day everyone ❤
Get the feeling that the Tori community would have one massive party together bonded by the strength of emotion and human experiences. Much more so than with any other artist I can think of. We all have our stories and somehow Tori captures the spirit of it in her music. Tears on my pillow.
Everyone go buy tickets to see her. You will NOT be disappointed. Tori is a genius artist.
I love you Tori. Don't know where I'd be today with out you.
Tori forever captivating the audience, and taking us for a deep dive within her waves of key and word 🌊🎹🖤✨
Literally just heard the piano intro & had to go back to the beginning to hear it again. It was so intense, could like feel it and she hadn't even started singing yet. I love how raw she is because it's like I can feel what she's feeling
Every hair on my arm is standing up, timeless voice, timeless songs, she's better than ever. I love her❤️
How can anyone not be moved to your soul listening and watching her, she is the heaviest artist ever imho
Какое счастье слышать и видеть ее в добром здравии и такой мощной вокальной форме. Человек оркестр. Ни одной песни не исполнит одинаково. Каждое исполнение как новая жизнь. Берегите Тори: наши мэтры без фанеры и рот не откроют, а она и играет и поёт!
Полностью согласна!
Been a fan for close to two decades and I'm always in absolute awe that she can pull improvs out of the air like she does. Chills. Every. Time.
Same here. Bought my first Tori album when i was 14. I'm 36 now. Chills, every time.
Ditto! Pele was my first album-saw her MTV unplugged show which opened with Blood Roses and couldn’t get it out of my head. Have been a fan ever since! She’s still writing amazing stuff. Saw her in 2015 (?) and was right up in front of the stage, it was great! Was bummed to see the new slate of US shows didn’t include Miami, but I get it. Knowing how much the pandemic affected her, as well, has made her music resonate even more with me (didn’t think that was even possible!)
"Ocean to ocean / where have I been / while all of this has been escalating?" is one of the humblest lines she's ever written, and that's saying a lot considering how introspective she her lyrics often are.
She calms me, surprisingly. ❤ 30 year fan.
OMG. That was amazing. 29 Years. How Beautiful. Made me cry. I haven't loved a Tori song like this in a while. I feel like she came back to something in the pandemic, something I wasn't feeling in her music for a while, funnily, I think I also felt distanced from it in myself -- that something -- and this song talks about recovering lost aspects of self. And the part about Athena and Posiedon and Medusa -- wow, that myth has so much meaning. I feel like my own healing journey is mirrorred in the trajectory of her songs, going from victim to this healing place, and in and out of them, something I also feel with LDR. Really really beautiful. I will be listening on repeat.
Beautifully expressed. Return to myth.
Glad I'm not the only one who burst into tears as soon as she sang, "Baker, Baker..."
To hear Tori talk about trauma and the evolution of her perspective towards it in her writing is very touching. She ranks among the most influential voices in my life, mainly due to the profound and transcendental voice that I perceived in Little Earthquakes through From the Choirgirl Hotel (I'm old). Those songs always felt like a conquest to me, rather than a "victim perspective" as she describes it, but it brings renewed inspiration to hear about her personal journey through what inspires her, and to see her remain a mystical force of the human experience both then and now. Not to mention an absolute beast of a player and singer... her lyrics have been everyday mantras for me for 30 years now, and it means so much to revisit the old catalogue, and to experience the fresh perspective as well! Thank you for this immaculate performance!
It’s so inspiring to see her still doing live shows after all this time. The way the two pianos works as a metaphor as a linking between the two oceans
My favorite since 1996. She's amazing and brilliant. Her songs spoke to me then and continue to speak to me now...29 Years... OMG
This is the version of 29 years I wanted. So good.
Saw Tori in Madison WI at the Barrymore decades ago now during college at UW Madison. This is a real treat!!! Thank you for the ‘at home’ concerts while we are still losing 2000-2500 people a day in the US to COVID. It is so heartening to see beautiful art in safe conditions!
The queen of our hearts has returned! Recall warmly taking refuge in her aetherial voice, the depth of her message, and the verisimilitude of her spirit decades ago. As is so rarely the case, after so many years, life's changes and challenges, Tori is as potent an artist as ever, if not moreso. We are unfathomably blessed to draw breath on this earth during the same age as this godsent siren who's power of expression, thoughts, and experiences imbue greater meaning and understanding onto each of our own personal journeys. Love you Tori, and thank you!!!!
As ever: brilliant, inspiring, challenging, emotionally-charged music from one of our greatest singer-songwriters!
❤ Miss You Tori! Hopefully see you soon in Amsterdam 🙏