Tori Amos, Winter - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction
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- Опубликовано: 12 мар 2024
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Can you imagine a musical rendition of Thomas Kinkaid’s painting style? This is it. A warm, gentle piece, filled with sentimental memories of childhood and the message a young girl internalized from her father.
Here’s the link to the original song by Tori Amos:
• Tori Amos - Winter (Of...
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She might one of the most underrated singers of the last 30 years.
Little earthquakes is a masterpiece of an album!!
As a debut album, few can hope to meet its mastery.
@@jasonarthurs3885 There was "Y Kant Tori Read" before that which had "Fire on the side"" (love that song), but nevertheless i love tghs album.
One of the best albums ever.
Agreed...its also one of those rare albums you want to listen fully to, from start to finish. The covers on the deluxe version are also amazing.
Desert island 100%
I'm a nearly 50yo father of a preteen girl and I cry EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I hear this song. Always have. Always will.
I mean..."You must learn to stand up / for yourself 'cause I can't always be around" and "When you gonna love you as much as I do? / When you gonna make up your mind? / 'Cause things are gonna change so fast" ...those are like crossbow bolts straight to the heart for a father watching his little girl grow up and change and need him more and less than ever before. Tori captured a special relationship in a special way and I'm glad she did.
Yes, me too. I am a 50 year old father. I cry every time... It just cuts my heart as a knife...
I'm glad that this is the studio version. Everyone always points to one of the live versions (usually Montreaux) as the ultimate version of this song, but I think it's important to hear the album version. Not only because of the beautiful and powerful orchestral arrangement, but also because the vocal performance is actually more emotional than the live version. You can hear Tori's voice hitch in the final chorus, as she started to cry during the recording. It's wonderful that they used that take for the album.
_"...as she started to cry during the recording."_
Damn...I never knew that, but now I listen it's clear. Thanks for the revelation!
@@gregkirk1842 You sound like someone who has not listened to much live music. It doesn't matter how talented the artist is, most live performances will suffer from either poor sound mixing, poor acoustics, poor mic quality, or a dumbed-down arrangement. Any one of these factors will make a live performance objectively worse. Don't let your admiration for the artist dull your objectivity.
I can see both sides of this, about 99.9% of the time, I'm for listening to the studio version first, no question. I can see many examples of where this can color somebody's impressions of a song in a bad way. I honestly feel sorry for anyone who comes by Eric Clapton's acoustic version of Layla without hearing the Derek and The Dominoes original, which I've heard from a few millennials, to my dismay. In this case, however, it seems like Amy had an unfortunate take away from the beginning that I think colored the rest of her interpretation. Maybe the live version could have helped, but I'm not sure it would have. This song, Winter, is one of those rare occasions where I don't mind them listening to the live version from the 1991 Montreux concert, specifically. I think it works because you get all the emotion, she's still mostly sticking to the album arrangement, and it's historically significant because I believe it's the earliest recording of her playing this material live. In this case it works. I still wouldn't want anyone to listen to ANY other song off Little Earthquakes live first, Precious Things, Silent All These Years, Happy Phantom all suffer, I think, without the context of the studio recording.
I have to agree with seeing the live version no matter what one might think about the quality and perfection of a studio quality recording. And I do take some offense to the implication that it means one’s opinion on preferring to see this experience rather as one forming from inexperience of live versions vs. studio. Imperfection or even the nuisance Tori brings to the live version to me only heightens her artistry! To experience the shape of her lips, changes in her facial expression, body posture, the way she freely changes the tempo to fit the emotion of the moment, and uses her incredible breath control and the microphone to make decisions about what breaths we here, what becomes louder and softer to the listener. I think we can all agree that Tori is a full body artist and her talent is so much more than the perfected quality of a recording. She can be experienced in different ways, but to me experiencing her live as I have, as a stage performer myself, her full impact as an artist is her presence, sometimes just in our ears, but more fully in her full body expression and spirit.
She ruins the live version by bizarrely going an octave higher for a few bars.
I think Tori is loved by many rock fans because of the emotion and musicality. I was buying Tori albums at the same time as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins.
The album I listen to most is From The Choir Girl Hotel and I love the song Cooling.
Also strange little girls. Some fantastic interpretations especially Happiness is a warm gun and '97 Bonnie and Clyde
Ahh From the Choirgirl Hotel - her dark and broody, subterranean classic! Possibly my favourite.
Some people just are considered rock or metal when they don't necessarily make that type of music and she is one of them. Her passion, intense lyrics and her obvious respect for rock (her covering nirvana long time ago) and metal (her covering slayer) prove it.
I've been in love with Tori Amos' music for over 30 years now!
I mostly listen to rock and metal, a lot of progressive stuff, so some of mye friends would give me weird looks when I, as an 18 year old boy told them I listen to Tori Amos. I just told them to bugger off and that I didn't care what they thought. Today at least two of them are also fans of her. 😂
One of my favorites of her is 1000 Oceans. Amazing song!
"Why can't people like different kinds of music " = TV (Tim Smith (Adverts ), Wolverhampton (1979)
I was also criticized by my more "trendy" friends , when I said in 1974 that I really liked Abba.
Now all those who laughed at me back then have also become admirers of the music of Abba (lol)
What other music do you like? Always looking for recommendations, old or new, and loving rock but still loving Tori Amos, that's me. Some cornerstones for me are old classics, Beatles, Queen and Pink Floyd, but also Abba, and more recently Radiohead, Muse, Smashing Pumpkins, The Dear Hunter. So much more, but tell me some of your music highlights, maybe I'll be enlightened!
@@krnkrp The music you like I like also and did in the early days of most of those bands .
But I support modern music and bands . Plenty of great artists around imo. The best thing I can do is provide you a list of some of my favourite tracks by some of my favourite current bands and artists.
No doubt you know some of these below. But I suspect not all (lol)
Agnes Obel (Denmark ) - "The Curse " (live ) similar to Tori in many ways but this track is beautiful and hypnotic As she is !.
The National USA) = "Anyone's Ghost = (Special presentation) live and also "Oblivions " - look for the live performance on Jimmy Kimmell with the Children's choir.
Wolf Alice (UK) = "Giant Peach " - love the rock attack of this and the coruscating ending ! Glastonbury (2014) has the best live performance of this great rock track.
London Grammar(UK) - "what a day " and "America " . Hannah Reid's voice is sublime
Interpol (USA)- "Into the Night" - I love how this just builds and builds
Sharon Van Etten (USA)- Jupiter 4 = Dynamic and powerful . This is fantastic modern music.
PJ Harvey (UK) - "I inside I old I dying " - my favourite track from my favourite album of last year . Polly imo is one of the greatest artists ever produced by the UK !
Bat For Lashes (UK) - "Moon on Moon "- Bravo Natasha Khan
First Aid Kit (Sweden) - "A long time ago" . My second ever favourite Swedish band.
The Kills (USA)- "Black Tar" - great rock track
Suede (UK) - "15 again " watch the live performance on "later with Jools Holland" (UK BBC music show)
Yeah, another Dude Tori fan. No I don't go around advertising My fandom, I can't even listen to her without crying. It's super personal. Music is a toolbox, it's good to have lots of tools. Sometimes You need music for intense workouts, sometimes to relax, sometimes to dance, sometimes just for atmosphere. Most people aren't going to want to dance to death metal, good to have a variety. Plus I love the production She uses, it feels like I'm in the piano (in a good way)
These tears I've cried. 😢
The third verse and chorus are meant to be from Tori to her father, hair is gray and the fires are burning, Tori's father is older, she's talking about how much he, and her mother, have sacrificed to help her fulfill her dreams, and she tells her father in the chorus, when you gonna love you as much as I do? Understand, when she writes this, the album she's putting together, Little Earthquakes, is not a sure thing, far from it. Atlantic Records have already tried to market Tori in a synth/pop band called Y Kan't Tori Read?(a reference to her getting kicked out of Peabody), it was a dismal failure. Little Earthquakes is Tori's last chance to prove herself, and she's given full creative control to either sink or swim, or you might say enough rope to hang herself with. Luckily, Tori resonates with people, people from all walks of life, all people from different musical tastes find something in Tori's music and lyricism to admire.
She touched a chord in a generation of people trying to find their way. You can't listen to her without feeling... something.
Her themes are more for the feminine, but even as a guy listening, her music hit so hard and resonated with me. Maybe it was just general genX angst or deep mental traumas coming out, but she is my favorite female singer songwriter. Now in my 50's I still listen frequently to her albums and get excited when she releases new material.
Y Kan't Tori Read was a fun group too. Their drummer, Matt Sorum, went on to join Guns'n'Roses, The Cult, Velvet Revolver...a legend!
@@ErikStone1 If I remember correctly, the band didn't even stay together long enough to complete the album, Matt Sorum was one of the session musicians that came in to help finish it. I think that bad band experience was the reason it took so long for Tori to warm up to the idea of bringing other musicians on tour with her.
@@Vader1138 i feel similar to this. always loved Tori's music since I heard Cornflake Girl, and had to buy all of her albums and the cd singles too which contained more songs that weren't released on the albums. But i always felt such strong emotion from her songs and would listen to her hours and hours and feel such a connection to them. Now in my 50's I can appreciate how musically gifted she was, how creative her writing is and how fortunate we are to have her music.
That is by far the best wording I ever read to describe this song, feeling, situation. Thanks for that.
I love the way that the innocence of this song is contrasted by previous track Precious Things, one of my favorite songs ever.
A fellow Precious Things fan! Precious Things is up there in my top 5 favorite songs. I could never get sick of hearing it.
Would love to hear the dive into Precious things as well.
A beautiful tribute written for and about Tori's dad.
I fell in love with Tori Amos because of her lyrics. She is amazing.
I remember you said you were going to do covers, Tori Amos does a mean cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit, you should check it out.
So she does do grunge then.
Also Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen), A Case of You (Joni Mitchell), Do It Again (Steely Dan)...all are incredible
She also covered American Pie its on The Last Temptation of Tori live in Berlin
@@jimwilcox2964 Yes, I appreciate she has covered other songs, but Amy hasn’t listened to any of those (on this channel, that I am aware of), but she has given analysis to the original Smells Like Teen Spirit. It would be a cool “compare and contrast”.
She does ridiculously good covers full stop🤣. Can’t remember the name of her cover album right now though, I think it was Strange little girls. But you are absolutely right about teen spirit as well. Haunting
She has chromesthesia :"The song appears as light filament once I've cracked it. As long as I've been doing this, which is more than thirty-five years, I've never seen the same light creature in my life. Obviously similar chord progressions follow similar light patterns, but try to imagine the best kaleidoscope ever-after the initial excitement, you start to focus on each element's stunning original detail. For instance, the sound of the words with the sound of the chord progression combined with the rhythm manifests itself in a unique expression of the architecture of color-and-light. ... I started visiting this world when I was three, listening to a piece by Béla Bartók; I visited a configuration that day that wasn't on this earth. ... It was euphoric"
This is Amazing! I had a dream to Silent all these years where notes become brush strokes, words watercolor images . Now I wonder if I saw her vision
I have it as well. I see the colors in my mind's I esp when it comes to electric guitar. I thought everyone had it until recently. Some people actually see the colors with their eyes and not inside their mind. I wonder if she has that based on her detailed description
huh and here I thought it was just all the shrooms
I played and sang with her in high school. Genius ability, beautiful soul. We all knew she was going to be something special... we just didn't know what flavor of special.
A very powerful and special take on a daughter/father relationship as the daughter grows into new areas of her life.
Clearly a lot of feelings attached to this that ultimately expose the fathers desire to have his daughter be proud of him when that was exactly what SHE wanted (for him to be proud of her). She turns it right around and asks him when he is going to love himself as much as she loves him. Abolutely brilliant. I love the song. So gently and strongly put.
Tori is extremely versatile, and while this song seems to be the most "reactor friendly," possibly due to its softness and emotional lyrics, she does have, IMO, much better and more interesting songs in her decades-long repertoire (even among her more popular songs there are rockier ones like Precious Things and Caught a Lite Sneeze, for instance).
More importantly, perhaps, is how exceptional she is in live performances. She's a mesmerizing pianist, performer, and singer.
Yes. This is a pretty song, but in terms of musical analysis, there really isn’t a whole lot to say about it. It’s in common time throughout, has a very simple, repetitive chord sequence and melody, and is 100% diatonic. So it doesn’t have any of those quirky little harmonic or rhythmic surprises that provide something for music youtubers who do analysis to sink their teeth into. It’s just… nice.
Amos definitely has more harmonically sophisticated songs in her repertoire that would suit this format better.
Crucify. It was my introduction to her music & still my favorite.
“Pretty good year” is definitely something to check out. And the ending of that song definitely shows just how Rock she can be!
Amos explained this song concerning thoughts about her father and failed aspirations to Rolling Stone: Said Amos:
"The 'White Horses' are your dreams.
Opportunities? Roads that you thought you would go down and haven't experienced, and all these potential experiences are gone now. Those doors are closed. And imagination - the belief that your imagination can take you to places. The magical world having gone from your world, which to me there's nothing more painful than that - when you can't access your magical world.
There was a moment when I thought I was too young to not be able to access that anymore. But I've noticed over the years that a lot of teenagers feel locked out of that world. They don't know how to get back anymore because in trying to become an adult you feel like you have to circumcise the magical world."
In her 1998 VH1 Storytellers special, Amos explained how the song was inspired by a conversation with her father. She said:
"I was leeching off the men in my life; don't get me wrong, they were leeching off me, but I didn't like who I was. So my Dad and I were walking out in the old farm, my grandmother's farm, she really wasn't a nice person. Now my Dad, he's like James Dean or Billy Graham, though there's no real difference there. I was telling him how bad I felt cause of the first album being so bad and Dad said to me - he'd never said it before - 'Tori Ellen, When are you going to accept you are good enough for you?'"
A bit shocked nobody is mentioning Cornflake Girl, which I think was her biggest US hit. Also 'God' is a personal favorite. Both are from her Under the Pink album, which was a popular one when I was in college.
Boys for Pele is great
"Hey Jupiter" is a must listen.
You need to watch her do it live. Just her and a piano. It's spellbinding.
Tori is her own genre. Great songs, vocals piano. I loved this dive into her song. I was secretly hoping you’d check her out. Thanks Virgin Rock
@chantal Kreviazuk Wayne...same genre
@@4thlinemaniac356 she’s really good, had to look her up. Thanks.
@@4thlinemaniac356I had to look her up. Great stuff thanks
Tori is my angel of music! She has a special place in my heart and her CD's have the most special place in my CD collection. (is CD still a thing?) I listened her so much that she became an imaginary friend of mine. :) I recommend Precious Things if you want to visit her again. Good luck on your musical journey!
Many mainstream artists can "justify" getting physical releases of their music. But for artists like Tori, _fans already want a CD_ and not announcing it already leaves fans confused and wanting more.
So CD is still very much a thing. Holding a physical release is different to just streaming it, it feels like a treasure.
In 1995 I took my daughter to her first concert.... Tori was fantastic that night, and Winter became a song that has bonded my relationship with my daughter.... Tori is my favorite female vocalist behind Ann Wilson and Amy Lee.... Her songs are all pieces of art at the highest level.... I just love her!
Same here dude same here.
Tori's music spans countless genres. You really should listen to Little Earthquakes, the entire album from which this song comes, along with her other albums. The album Boys for Pele totally defies any kind of genre categorization other than "Tori Amos."
Tori live is just outstanding
Tori is a genius.... this song makes me weep like a baby.. don't know why..
Crying on this song ? Naaahhhh… Never… And I am not crying, only my eyes are… And it’s not even tears, it’s rain, you see…
@@YannChemineau ☺
Thank you. Sitting here crying my eyes out....
memories catching up. Longing
I love Tori. Piano Goddess. I loved her music from the first I heard it. She is so unique and gifted.
Tori Amos is extraordinary. There is so much to explore in her catalogue. I hope you do more. It will be worth it.
I love the play with dynamics in this song either with her voice and the arrangement. It is the typical style of Tori Amos' handling of music.
She is such an amazing artist. Legends say that when she's sad... Maynard calls and sings her lullabies.
Is Maynard her father?
@johnsilva9139 Maynard is the nickname of James Keenan, singer for TOOL. They've been friends for a long time and she told that story about him calling when she brought him out on stage once.
Thank you for this! One of my favorite songs of all time ❤
I'm a 46 year old who's been in love with Tori for as long as she's been around, and I approve this analysis 😁
Great reaction, Tori is such an amazing artist. Please react to more, and you owe it to yourself to watch her live. She is so captivating, and mesmerizing, when performing. She's a master at dynamics and when playing solo, at pushing and pulling the tempo. You could check out Silent All These Years - Live At Montreux, or Icicle from Jay Leno 1994, or Precious Things - Live Session 1998. She is definitely alive and still touring. I was able to see her a couple years ago.
There's a live version on RUclips which is an absolutely breath-taking performance.
Poor man’s Kate Bush
@@lynby6231 No, she's really not.
AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA @@lynby6231 you are a funny guy
She's amazing, that live concert is something else. The way the crowd are silent listening to every note until the end of each piece!!
@lynby6231 You are clearly unfamiliar with Tori's work. It is extremely varied and always unique. When a woman has been playing piano since age 2 you can't say she's copying someone else's style.
This song has had a special place in my heart since its release all those years ago. I still get goosebumps on hearing the first few notes. There are some incredible live performances out there on RUclips where you can really drink in her mastery of the piano and her ineffable delivery. What a treat to hear your reaction and perspective Amy. Thank you.
Tori is one of the few artists remaining that walk out on a stage and let their entrails spill all over the floor. Rare artistic honesty in this era.
The interpretation of this song as a winter wonderland with chickadees is one of the most ludicrous things I have ever heard. That is my lovely expression. Either way, enjoying watching your videos. I am half-way dying at you referencing Thomas Kincade in relation to Tori Amos (or anything). Anyway, kudos to you if this is a character you created...she is absurd!
Known the song for 32 years. Still makes me cry on a regular basis.
I started listening to this album in about 1997, when I was about 20 years old. So many memories coming back to me with this song. I wish I could go back. Reminds me of where I grew up, with a lot of winter memories. Also reminds me of friends that have since passed away. This song is just loaded with emotion, so much it hurts, but there's a joy as well. I like a lot of her music, but this album is what I turn to the most when I think of Tori.
Oh, y’all…we can’t let her think that Tori is the Thomas Kinkaid of 90’s music! I’m happy to hear that she’ll have another go.
I know several folks have requested Amy listen to Precious Things. I think that would give her a better taste of what Tori can do as a pianist as well as a songwriter. Most songs will give her that. Especially if she does a live version. If she does a live version of Precious Things, I’m torn between just the piano version from 91 or the sessions version from 98 with 2 guitars and a drum set. Both are fantastic, just so different.
Totally agree! I hope she checks out other things. And checks out her live stuff.
Such a read. I gasped.
Me too!@@wildmaximilian
You have to watch her perform this live. The emotion that comes out of her performance will leave you shook.
OMG! Amy is reviewing Tori!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't started it yet. I'm so excited, I'm now going to get up and pace my living room for a little bit before I listen. Amy is a genius. Tori is a genius. I want them to meet!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is a version of this live at Montreaux 1992 where she is wearing a blue blouse. You should definitely check it out. It is one of the best live performances i've ever seen. The emotional depth is phenominal.
and then the very next song, is a complete and utter tone shift. this is a beautiful song, from a fantastic album.
Tori is amazing. I've seen her live twice. She wrote about being raped at the age of 21 and these songs have created an extraoridinary atmosphere in the audience. She performed all by herself and the song "Me and a gun" for example is just her singing without the piano. After the song, the lights were dimmed and we could see her almost breaking down before continuing the show. It waqs intense but so beautifully performed. Absolutely breathtaking, even though the background is so terrible. Listen to that song if the topic is okay for you. Otherwise I would propose "Silent all these years" from the same album (her debut "Little earthquakes") which is just fantastisc like the whole album. Tori is a true gem. She always throws in very interesting cover versions, you shoud check out, too. Keep up the excellent content.
I met Tori a few times back in the 90s, and what a fascinating person she is. She's amazing.
I love love love Tori. As a metaller, I got into her twenty years ago when I heard her interpretation of Slayer's Raining Blood. The original's just a Hammer movie party song, but Tori's version is spinechilling.
True!
I listened mainly to heavy metal from late teen years until I heard Tori around age 30. Blew my mind. I still love her work. Never get tired of it. (And I still love metal.)
How strange things unfold. Just yesterday I watched Salvo G listen to this piece for the first time, just as I was. I had heard of Tori but had not listened to her music. I was floored, so when I saw that you were reviewing it just now. I came running (figuratively). You expressed my emotions and ideas about this delicate and beautiful tribute song. Now I must hear more.
In her voice and presentation, her storytelling quality, I hear a Kate Bush influence. I am also (weirdly?) reminded of another British artist, Phil Collins. (stay with me, people) His way of singing and storytelling is so emotional and grounded that I hear that in Tori Amos. Both have an alluring way of making the music flow organically......not an easy accomplishment. This was so beautiful!
You are correct about the Kate Bush influence. Tori has stated it openly.
You MUST listen to Björk, one of the most innovative women in the history of modern music
Well, I could think of a lot I would like her to listen to but I thought the subject is Rock, did that change?
Tori Amos is already quite off topic, so to speak.
@@DerEchteBold Rock is a large family,,,,
@@johnthompson6374
Yes and these are more than just very distant cousins, I mean the ones where nobody in the family is actually sure if there still is any relation ;)
Sorry for the two replies, YT took a moment to actually display this one, so I thought it failed somehow.
I strongly agree with you there! And PJ Harvey🙏
yes, some polly please@@melissamajoy
I'd love to hear more Tori reactions. She's such an amazing composer, pianist, and singer.
Tori is a Goddess and a musical genius, her beautiful songs will transport you to another realm of being. Northern Lad and China are 2 of her songs I love.
When I suggest a song in the comments, I want Amy to hear not just a song I love, but one I think she can really sink her teeth into, where there is a lot to analyze. (I don't watch her videos to see someone bob back and forth and pretend to like it, and say, "That was amazing!" like the usual reactions videos, which this is not. Amy does ANALYSIS videos, which I love.) What I've noticed is Amy likes music that has dynamic tempo, dynamic volume, key changes, ones that don't follow a strict verse/chorus/verse format, and the like...the more complicated features that are almost always present in classical music.
Tori provides this in abundance, much moreso than almost any other artist featured on this channel thus far. (If you don't believe so, it's because you haven't listened to most of her work.) I actually spent at least 20 hours scouring Tori Amos songs for one to recommend to Amy a while back. The problem is, the juiciest ones as far as complexity are 1) deep tracks that wouldn't draw many people to the channel and 2) are either only very loosely connected to rock, or are simply not in any way, shape, or form a rock song.
Some songs off the top of my head that think Amy could find a lot of substance in are as follows. Not a single one could be called rock. And none were singles (as far as I know):
Icicle
Yes, Anastasia
Marianne
Horses
Muhammad My Friend
Blood Roses
Datura (uses these time signatures: 4/4 6/8 7/8 8/8 9/8 12/8 3/16)
Bells for her
Early tori fan here ( pre 1996). Very special music back then.. she was doing something poignant, and unusual. Winter is one of my favorites. Good choice
Great video Amy. Thanks. This one was great. A very beautiful and sensitive song. A beautiful voice and a great arrangement. I know Tory Amos but never heard their songs before. I guess I have now a great opportunity and motivation to listen to them.
You must listen to her perform this live. Her performance is stunning.
Tori is one of those artists who is a sweet heart to all genres lovers. She's also one of those who are much better live than in studio.
Winter is one of the "easiest" song to listen to. Her music has so much story and magic. My favourite albums are Little Earthquake and Boys For Pele. You should try some of these songs. It's really worth it. And seeing her life is absolutely amazing. ♫♪♪♫♪
I liked the way she sings and her voice. Great analysis, always a new opportunity to learn something.
As allways I appriciate your reaction.🥰 I saw Tori Amos in the mids of the 90'th in Frankfurt a. Main opera (the "Boys for Pele" show) and still listen to her songs. In this first (of several concerts) she was alone with a set of pianos and from time to time accompanied by a single guitar player. It was amazing how her voice filled the operahouse and it was really a fantastic experience to see her life. Please check out "Jackies Strenght" (my personal favorite)
What a beautiful song ❤ . I didn't know Tori Winter. What a song for her father ❤ . Great analysis Amy, thanks to Vlad for havlng chosen this magical song.....🎉
Love the way you educated about Tori. She is the best vocalist ever!
A masterpiece. Your reaction was poetic!!!!
Great intuition. You are interpreting this quite accurately. Tori has spoken at length about how wonderful her parents were. There is so much amazing music by Tori. Definitely listen to more and you’ll see why the grunge crowd loves Tori soooo much.
That album ripped my musical we orld wide open!
Oh awesome. Love Tori. Thanks
Nicely done analysis! I'm a classical composer/ theorist and I appreciate your diplomatic, appreciative, and open-minded approach.
Thank you Amy, thank you Vlad and thanks to all who recommended Tori! Amy, if there is time, listen to "Me and a gun" followed by "Winter" live at Montreux, it changes perspective on this song.
I hope you will do MUCH more of her, especially from "Boys For Pele" (harpsichord!)
Do have a nice day!
OMG ..everytime I listen to this song I cry...sooooo beautiful.. the strings, the piano,the voice..the lyrics...
I loooooove this track. I always felt it was the daughter asking the father 'When are you going to love you as much as I do?'
I saw her at symphony hall in Salt Lake years ago. It was just her with a concert grand on one side and a harpsichord on the other. Sometimes she would play both at the same time. She did have Trent Resnor of Nine Inch Nails come out to play guitar on a couple of tracks. Very memorable show, even if my brother and I were practically the only men in the audience.
Thank-you, Tori Amos has always been special to me, I enjoyed your take, which incorporates the music in a nice picture, I just felt
something when I listened to her, you give it a picture, that was nice.😁
The whole album is epic. It was one of those lightning in a bottle moments, where she was obviously at a creative and musical peak and got it down on tape. I randomly saw the VHS tape that came out with some of the music videos from this album and some live performances, back when there was such a thing as a video store. I picked it up on a whim and watched it and was blown away.
It's good you listened to the album version. So many people watch the live versions. She's a great performer, but her at a piano just isn't going to capture the huge production of these songs.
Rick Beato did a full 34 minutes on RUclips with the title being "This Album Still Blows Me Away": ruclips.net/video/jzJuA93DVJI/видео.html. All about that albume.
BRILLIANT.. i love that you have checked this out. I never saw it as sentimental though! I saw it as reflection or rethinking,
I love the words.Even just taking the one line "put my hand in my fathers glove"...Glove is so close to "love" but theres that pesky "G".. in glove, and the glove stands in the way of them having hand to hand touching.
But she enjoys the memory of him holding her hand....the connection. The thing is, both where probably wearing gloves. If he wrote this song, he might have said "put my hand in my daughters glove" just as quick, and its kind of implied when she asks "when you gonna make up your mind", when she uses it from his perspective and then her own perspective later in regards to him, saying basically he needs to love himself as much as he loves her- a shared miscommunication of love.
There is a marvellous live version of this song that is so impressive. Her best qualities shines for sure in live versions.
Amazing
This is 100% a record that I would recoment listening to the full album for! There are some more rock heavy songs on there, but all very powerful and hypnotising.
I love Tori Amos. She has amazing songs. like Cornflake girl
This song always makes me so nostalgically sad and i cry everytime ❤
I was waiting for you to discuss imagery and then you did 👍
Favoritest. Tori. Song. EVER! 🥹 Given Tori's relationship with religion, there's some irony in likening this song to a Kincaid painting. 😛For some reasons why, and for a wildly different Tori sound (as she evolved), suggest checking out *"God," "Blood Roses,"* and *"Spark"* (
I remember falling asleep to this cassette as a young kid, Tori’s first few albums are such a journey. Incredible artist
1:49 - oh wow. I already liked Tori Amos, but this just bumps my respect for her up a few notches. Go, rebel, go! ❤🔥
I just love Tori and Little Earthquakes album. Just life changing!
I am glad you enjoyed this one. I think you would probably enjoy some of her other ones that lean more into a alternative rock sound like "Cornflake Girl" or pop rock "A Sorta Fairytale". She also has some covers of Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin songs. I can see some parallels with Amy Lee, but Tori doesn't lean into the harder rock/metal sounds as much as Amy Lee. At least in the few that I have heard from both of them.
Her voice is mesmerizing
This is pure Magic in pop music...i actually hear melancholy throughout the song and it grabs my heart everytime,almost bringing me to tears......and it was on her first album decades ago menaing that at an age of late 20s,maybe first 30s i don't know..she was able to travel from her childhood to her third age with her imagination ...... Beautiful
Great song and great analysis from Amy on this one. Hearing someone discuss a Tori song as being sweet, untroubled, no trauma and loving is pretty much the opposite of most of her song's so this is a great intro for Amy with this artist. I love Tori for her unapologetic revelations of her experiences as a prodigy, as a woman and a human. The way she can coax so much anger and revelation out of her piano keys has always reverberated deep down for me. Would love to hear Amy take on some of her darker material. Thanks for the awesome videos VR Team!
So glad you did this. If you're taking requests; Concrete Blond, when you smile.
"If she's alive still" :) Yes she is. I'm sure you'll enjoy discovering her. This 'Winter' is the great song of course, one of the best, although my favorite is 'Caught a Lite Sneeze'. Would be very interesting to see your analysis on that. Thank you so much for this and all your other videos! It really opens the world of music.
Ah, yes, and 'Marianne' of course. Then all the other songs. She's recognizable in all of them, but they have different styles, moods, genres..
Tori's in a class of her own. A special talent:)
I'm actually hitting Pause right after the start of your video because I just realized that I absolutely cannot wait to hear your reaction to Tori Amos. She's a simply incandescent talent, innovative, soulful, and with unbelievable technical chops. "Winter" is a very accessible introduction to her music, but in my opinion she has done much better and more affecting (albeit sometimes less accessible) work. Okay, unpausing now! :)
TORI IS MY FAVORITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To truly understand how Tori gained her position of perceived greatness listen to 'Me and a Gun' and 'Precious Things'.
Her honesty and power are worth your attention.
"Caught A Lite Sneeze" is probably her best known song. Boys For Pele is a great album.
I love almost every song of Tori's repertoire. I love her cover version of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat" - used to listen to it for hours. Best cover version of that song IMO
You found it!!
Tori's Montreux live show from 1992 is a wonderful piece of art. I recently watched a compilation of her appearances on Letterman and it was an amazing journey through a big chunk of her career.
According to her, the quote from her father was "When are you going to accept you are good enough for you?" because she thought her first album was bad. (VH1 Storytellers 1998)
Definitely alive as of last summer when she was touring US. There are many live videos on RUclips that span the range of her catalog. Live versions are where she shines. Many songs have been mentioned in the comments, but one not mentioned yet is Spark and a stunning version of The Waitress (from in session, live 1998), and iieee
I have been madly in love with Tori Amos ever since i heard this song, although i consider myself to be a metalhead.