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This was the first Tori Amos album I ever heard in full. At first, I wasn't sure if I liked it. I didn't see much that set it apart from any other album I owned. But as I listened to it more, I began to realize that there was something special about it that I had missed in the first listen. I think it was something to do with her lyrics at first. I'm a sucker for good lyric writing. And then her voice and the piano, two things I am also a sucker for. After the second time I had listened to this album all the way through, it became a quiet obsession of mine. Her lyrics and vocals make this out to be an album that's too personal not to have an emotional affect on the listener.
Crucify - 5/5. The second verse contains some of my favorite lyrics on this album. The song is a great album opener. It's a song about insecurity and, ultimately, empowerment. It's an excellent way to set the mood for an honest and introspective album.
Girl - 5/5. Girl continues the theme of Crucify. It's a touching song about a woman (either Tori herself or a friend, it goes back and forth) the narrator hopes will someday learn to put herself first. It's a personal, vulnerable song.
Silent All These Years - 5/5. Another simple song about breaking out of your shell and putting your needs as a priority.
Precious Things - 5/5. The first track where the raw emotion turns to anger. It's a beautiful, furious piece.
Winter - 5/5. Because of my close relationship with my own amazing father, this song always makes me tear up. You don't have to have an emotional connection to the situation for the song to have an affect on you though. It's a heartfelt tribute to her father and their complicated relationship.
Happy Phantom - 5/5. A very bubbly, joyful song about death, that manages to handle the topic with the seriousness it brings up. What's not to love there?
China - 4/5. China is a sad, beautiful song. It's one of the ones I don't listen to as much though. You have to be in the right mood. It drags a little, in my opinion.
Leather - 5/5. Despite it's title and the opening lines, the song is not what I would call sexy. It's actually a fairly sad song, but it's an amazing sad song. And allows some of Amos's humor to shine through in places.
Mother - 5/5. A complicated and bittersweet song. Longer than China, but easier to listen to all the way through.
Tear In Your Hand - 3/5. Once again, allows for some humor in a sad situation. It's catchy, but one of the weaker tracks.
Me And A Gun - 5/5. This is not the kind of song you just listen to. It's hard to get through. It's a brutal song about an awful experience. The fact that Amos can write a song about something so traumatic and not just use it as shock value is what makes this so amazing.
Little Earthquakes - 4/4. The title track is worth listening to, but it goes on longer that it probably should.
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81. Tori's seismic tension (2015 CD reissue)
Never one to follow rules or trends, Tori Amos finally decides to jump on the reissues wagon at her own time. Long overdue, she reintroduces her first couple of albums, presenting 2 of the most important reissues in recent years, both curated by herself. As an artist who cannot be fully experienced only by her A-Side songs, and boasting a back catalogue of superb B-Sides, and unreleased material which often surpasses the value of album tracks, this new deluxe edition of her "Little earthquakes" debut collects the album's original 12 songs, plus an extra disc of 12 B-Side gems, 5 live performances, and her legendary cover of Nirvana's "Smells like teen spirit". A most splendid selection and content, considering the extraordinary quality of the material, most of which previously featured only on individual CD singles.Every track on here is remastered for the first time, enhancing the beautiful arrangements, allowing the instrumentation to truly shine (the mesmerising "Girl", and the electrifying "Precious things" are just some of the tracks which are greatly benefited from the remastering), with Tori's voice sounding crystal clear. Presented with extensive artwork (which, strangely enough, omits the original back cover photo of the pallic mushrooms), liner notes, and housed in a beautifully designed 8-panel gatefold digipack, everything - from the arresting cover images of Tori and her miniature piano, to the actual songs - is assembled with detail and care, honouring this classic album with one of this year's most essential reissues. New listeners should buy this in complete confidence, Toriphiles I am sure have already done so.Following the Y Kant Tori Read album, "Little earthquakes" is the solo record that introduced to a wider audience the fiery, red-blooded redhead, who brought the piano back to the forefront of cutting-edge rock, and went on to become one of the most influential artists of her generation. Ripping her heart open, and bearing her soul for all to see, Tori addresses her audience through her unique storytelling an array of issues, such as relationships, femininity, religion, empowerment, sexuality, and family. Each song tells a story, every story is more intruiging than the other. There is such disarming honesty and astounding intensity in these songs that it becomes apparent upon first listen that "Earthquakes" was destined to define an era, and inspire a whole generation of female singer/songwriters.From the glorious pulsating opener, "Crucify" (the unedited single version of which is still to be found only on "A piano: The collection" box set), to the magnificent climactic closing title-track, there is not a single track not dripping with emotion, evoking striking and unforgettable images, or failing to engage its listeneners in so many ways (a mention is due for the shockingly bruising "Me and a gun", a stark account of Amos' own experience of being raped, performed acapella). Although on subsequent releases she, admittedly, developed a tendency to over-indulge, Tori's songrwriting genius and emotional clarity are best showcased on this album, which remains among her most accomplished and enduring works. Complexly structured, finely executed, utterly emotional, and deeply confessional, brave, bold, blazing, brutal, these "Little earthquakes" are simply shattering.***** for the album***** for this edition
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