SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE // Tori Amos - Me and a Gun (Live) // Composer Reaction & Analysis
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- Bryan reacts to and talks about his thoughts on Tori Amos - Me and a Gun (Live At Montreux 1992)
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0:00 Intro
01:29 Reaction
06:33 Analysis - Vocal Focus
12:50 Analysis - Harmonic Flow
18:26 Analysis - Can't Get More Minimalist Than This
20:37 Analysis - Dynamic Melodic Pacing
25:15 Analysis - Lyrical Focus
28:31 Outro
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You talked about having an impression of the assault taking place over hours because of the way the melody was cyclical. Tori spoke about her experience once and said that it had been a knife, in fact, and he kept her for hours, making her sing hymns and threatening her life. She felt like she wouldn't have survived if he hadn't left to get another fix. It took 10 years and seeing Thelma & Louise in the theater for her to start therapy and start dealing with it. I recommend listening to 29 Years for a bit of a retrospective from Tori looking back over her life since writing this song and performing it over and over to facilitate her own healing.
such a powerful song and statement, especially for its time. tori actually co-founded and was the first spokesperson for RAINN (rape, abuse, and incest national network).
she was a (if not the) key figure in opening up the national conversation on sexual assault and abuse in the 90s.
Brilliant! I was so not sure this would get the votes. I'm so glad it did. I loved your analysis especially because there are no musical instruments but her voice.
Simple yet effective is an excellent way to describe. She really gets deep about the experience but not too graphic as to send you away. The part where she talks/sings about the biscuits in Carolina makes me think of that "happy" place or safe space you can think about when you are going through a traumatic experience (or are in therapy for trauma). Also, thinking about Jesus and having the conversation with him. Man, i just think about every little detail she put into this and find it amazing. Still a gem to this day 30+ years later. Thanks for choosing this one.
still getting chills. a masterpiece i wish didn't exist. she's been a favorite for a loooong time.
great reaction!
"And its not just that she needs to tell it, she needs people to hear it."
it 's a mantra. the only part where the melody changes is "do you know Carolina where the biscuits are soft and sweet" where i guess she travels to her childhood during the act of violence to protect herself...
Well thought out and spoken analysis. Good work sir.
Thanks a bunch!
This song is an act of resistance!
It's also about resistance!
We should talk more about "victims"' resistance - cause it's always there! No matter the kind of abuse, victims do whatever they can to resist at every level possible. Thus they're not merely "victims" and should not be reduced to such (which is too often the case - even in post trauma treatment). They're subjects and not objects in their own experienced reality.
Hi Per 🙂. Resilience is the word I think of and surviving a traumatic experience and not feeling like a life-long victim. Being able to keep moving and healing despite the impact/imprint an event or events can have one’s life.
@@janeg6759 Hi Jane!
I had this huge, extensive reply that I just managed to delete by mistake.... Anyways, resilience is great to have as an ability. I'm thinking of the resistance as an action that everyone under abuse choose to take. If you're interested, I'd very much would recommend reading any article by the Canadian therapist and researcher Allan Wade on "Response Based Practice"(or Therapy/Treatment). I'll try to link a wiki-page on the approach in another post here (not to jeopardise this one...), I'll link a video with Dr Wade as well - he's great to listen to.
@@janeg6759 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response-based_therapy
@@janeg6759 ua-cam.com/video/mZCqLMeoXTI/v-deo.htmlsi=O1QCLgPYZLeWckTY
@@progperljungman8218 that is so awesome! Thank you for sharing. As a psych major (years ago) and in psychotherapy currently, this is something I can discuss with my therapist. Currently using EMDR method after 6 years of just talking. The article you linked is definitely another way to approach victims (and perpetrators). My therapists have always remarked about my resilience and so that is why I thought of it after you said resistance. So very cool. Thanks again for sharing 😁
Simple yet effective, surely, you are not serious with this title?
It's minimal composition week, so it's rather minimalist because of the lack of instruments. But, I see where you are coming from. It is kinda simple or straightforward or concise without using a lot of compositional variety and yet it is very effective in getting the message and emotions to the audience.
@@janeg6759 But there is no minimal composition cause there are NO instruments. It is an a capella song about an extraordinarily traumatising experience and pretty much the bravest thing I have ever heard/seen. I don't think it deserves being categorized in technical musical terms cause that just doesn't do it justice.
@@musashimiyamoto586 fair, I don’t think he minimized it’s impact or importance
But there is composition. The voice is an instrument just like any other. I could transpose what she sings to sheet music. And since it's just one lead instrument without accompaniment and that one instrument is primarily playing ostinatos you really don't get much more minimal than that.
Beyond the technical aspect though, I don't think that digging into why something is effective at being extraordinary art is a negative. No description of an artwork will ever surpass the experience of the art but that should never stop people from attempting to understand what makes art great. And that's not to say that I think everyone should understand everything that they like. For some people, peering behind the curtain and understanding the magic trick robs it of it's wonder. But it's equally important to understand that others might find more enjoyment and appreciation by understanding the processes.
@@CriticalReactions OK, obviously you are much more of a musical expert than I am, so I won't argue the technical side of it. And you are right, I think sometimes it is advisable not to try and analyse a musical performance like you would a mathematical equasion (also not my favourite subject). In my opinion seeing and hearing Tori perform this song is all you need. At least it is for me.