TORI AMOS - LITTLE EARTHQUAKES ALBUM REACTION ~ 30TH ANNIVERSARY ~
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Crucify - 0:49
Girl - 3:17
Silent All These Years - 5:16
Precious Things - 8:02
Winter - 10:30
Happy Phantom - 13:02
China - 14:47
Leather - 16:56
Mother - 18:33
Tear in Your Hand - 20:43
Me and a Gun - 21:53
Little Earthquakes - 23:33
Thank you!
Wait til you hear her 3rd album, Boys For Pele. Every album has a personality and each is a journey. Little Earthquakes is the most important album of my life. I was 14 when it came out in 1992. She is magic.
Cant wait to see him listening to "Professional widow" lol
Aww I love that for you!! 🥺🥺🥺
And so so so keen for more!!!
@@waitressboy me too, that song is definitely an experience, lol
@stephanie padakis YES. I was 12 when it came out and it rocked my world and continues to even 30 years later. Boys for Pele is definitely my favorite of her albums, even though two of my tattoos are references to "Crucify" (and Maya Angelou, since the lyrics reference her, and I reference the lyrics. LOL)
Yes, I was 14 as well. Love this album!
OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE REACTING TO TORI, THIS IS THE BEST UA-cam CHANNEL
YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!
Tori was a child prodigy who started playing the piano at 2 1/2, was the youngest ever accepted to the Peabody Conservatory at 5, and then got kicked out at 11 for not conforming to the way of playing classical music that the school wanted her to. She then started playing gay bars in Washington DC at 13 (with her minister father as chaperone) , and eventually moved to LA to make it in the music industry. There she played piano bars for a decade before getting a record contract. Her first album was a late 80’s rock album with her then band “Y Kant Tori Read”, which failed miserably. She wrote and recorded Little Earthquakes after YKTR flopped, going back to her roots as a piano player instead of trying to be a version of Pat Benatar. So the songs on Little Earthquake are basically taken from her life up until that point, and about finding her voice after YKTR. “Silent All These Years” is sort of the mission statement of the album, in terms of themes.
Wow, love love love this!!! Thank you so much! WHAT A TALENTED KID HOLYYYYYY 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 What an absolute icon, so glad I got onto her!! 🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️❤️
Incidentally, you were very confused about the song "Mother", it's mostly about the time in her life when she attended the Peabody Conservatory, and the pressure of the expectations placed on her, from the song it seems her mother was the disciplinarian in this aspect of her life.
YKTR... I think it's really good honestly. Quite a departure from the rest of her albums, bit goofy in places, but I love it.
Oh my God!! We knooooow! Some of us are already armed with this information. Annoying
OMG Tori Amos does not get enough Recognition I have been listening to her with my mom since birth love that react to Lowkey bops! Her and bjork were friends at the time of this album release.
ONG I LOVE THAT THEY WERE FRIENDS 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
So happy you started your journey with Tori now! Her, Björk and Kate Bush were the 3 female artists that influenced me deeply during my adolescence and took part, at least partially, of shaping me as the human being I am today!
Sounds cheesy, I know, but it's the truth, man!
Can't wait till you get to "Boys for Pele", Tori's 3rd album, keep up listening to Björk's discography and please start reacting to Kate Bush's body of work, "Hounds of Love" is one of my all time faves! It's from 1985 and I could listen to it almost every day!
Love your vibe and your energy, always happy to see your new reactions.
Greetings from Germany, cheers!
I relate so much to this comment
Doesnt sound cheesy at all! Totally get it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Cant wait to hear more! Thank you sm for watching and for commenting 🥺🥺
@@bennshouts Aww, thanks for replying!
I forgot to recommend that you should also dig into Björk's videography of her singles if you haven't yet! She's an absolute visionary in that department as well!
Maybe start with the clip of "All is full of love!"
Lots of love and hugs!
This album saved my life as a teenager. Boys for Pele is my fave Tori album tho.
Check out PJ Harvey and Fiona Apple
Boys For Pele is my fav as well!
I’m glad it did 💖💖💖💖💖💖
I love Pele but Little Earthquakes is epic. They both are stellar in their own element.
Iconic artist! I’m excited for you.
ME TOO!
I hope one day when you get the chance, you will react to Kate Bush and PJ Harvey.
Especially the albums "Hounds Of Love" and "The Dreaming" by Kate, and "Rid Of Me" and "To Bring You My Love" by PJ
All of their albums are great, though, you could really choose any given one.
YES I WILL BEEEEEE ❣️❣️❣️❣️
I love this album so much. It turns 30 today but it's so timeless and unique. She's such a beautiful poet and such a talented pianist and she sings with so much emotion! I love her. I first heard it about a year ago so I'm kind of new to her too. My favorite is Precious Things, Winter or Girl I think, but it's so hard to choose.
You have to do Kate Bush next, I beg you! Her album The Dreaming is turning 40 this year and you will not believe your ears...
STILL SO GOOD 30 years later!!!
And yesss shes on my list xxx
About "Me and a gun", she is actually narrating the night when she was raped. She said a few years later that the rapist didn't have a gun but a knife, but the rest is pretty much what happened that night. It's powerful stuff.
Oh wow…. 🤯 Thats so intense and wow… poor Tori 😭
@@bennshouts She's done a lot of work with RAINN (the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) as it's first national spokesperson as a result of her experiences.
Scarlets Walk, Beekeeper, Boys for Pele & Unrepentant Geraldines are PHENOMENAL, too~ Just found you, love your style & essense~ Tori is my #1 artist, my 1st album was Under the Pink so that's also a fave of mine~ Many Blessings, sweet one~ XXOXX ~PS Will you REVIEW&REACT to Grace Vanderwal (read her brief back story)?
Loved the reaction! Tori is part of the old school alternative trinity along with Bjork and PJ Harvey! I'd recommend you to listen to I'm All Ears by Let's Eat Grandma, Sophie produced some tracks and I think the record it's so your vibe, also their new record will be released in a few months
Thank you!!! And omg yes Sophie 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
Listen 👏🏻 to 👏🏻 her 👏🏻 albums 👏🏻 in 👏🏻 order 👏🏻
Yes sir
Pretty plz with sugar on top
"silent all these years" is so beautiful, my favourite song from the album
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You should really listen to The Dreaming by Kate Bush. I guarantee you 100% you’ll be shocked hearing it
YESSSSS
M. Ellen Amos = Myra Ellen Amos which is actually Tori Amos' birth name. She changed it to Tori when she was in her 20s because she never liked her name. So yes, she wrote all the songs.
Ohhhhh! Thank you!!! X
And it's worth noting that Tori writes all her own music-piano compositions and lyrics-and sings them.
Until recently, doing this was appreciated as impressive but not extraordinary for singer-songwriters.
I'd encourage you to delive into older music for this reason. Some contemporary artists like Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and Lady Gaga do write and sing their own music, but usually they collaborate with other songwriters and their songs credit many people who workshopped and contributed to them.
Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor and some others all write, sing and play all their own music without collaborators and without Autotune. Their talents are immense.
Tori and Kate also eventually began to produce their own music so that they could have full control of their works. That *is* unusual and few artists do this. Both built their own studios so that they could engineer their own recordings. They are supernaturally gifted.
Got that album in 96. Boys for peel had come out and I was obsessed and found the first two albums she made. Please do a reaction to boys for peel and Under The Pink.
omg had no idea you reacted to this !!! watching immediately !
WHAT AN ALBUM RIGHT?!?!?
I’m so happy you reacted to this, it’s a classic. I love every single one of these songs, but silent all these years, precious things, and tear in your hand are on another level for me- they are so impacting. Such an empowering and epic album. Tori is awesome.
Me too! Beyond iconic!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I first heard it when I was about 12....I'm 40 now lol Still a favorite. Tori never disappoints. Boys For Pele is my all time favorite album of hers....buckle up for that one :)
I love those albums that just stay with you, for life! ❤️🥰 So excited to hear it!
i could cry
this album is so formative for me
BENNNNN I LOVE YOU
HEHE IM SO GLAD
I loved your Lana and Bjork reactions, and I was so excited to see you react to Tori who's my absolute favorite! Precious Things is my fave on the album and within her entire catalog. Great reaction as usual!
Thank you so much!
Welcome to the magical universe of Tori Amos. Her first albums are incomparable, and after all these years there are lots of things to discover and different layers of interpretation. I'm kind of jealous of the job of discovery you have ahead.
Hehe thank you! I’m excited!!!
Before you move on to the next album, Under the Pink, there are just tons of b-sides to her first few albums, just for this album you have: Take To the Sky, Flying Dutchman, The Pool, Here in my head, Upside Down, Sweet Dreams, Angie(Rolling Stones cover), Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover), Ode to the Banana King, Humpty Dumpty. I might have missed one or two, the woman is so prolific. I would HIGHLY recommend you check out at least the first 6 songs listed, they're good enough to be on the album(especially Flying Dutchman,one of my favorites), they just didn't make the cut.
I did miss a few b-sides; Thoughts, Song for Eric, and Mary. I also wasn't aware that Sugar came from the Little Earthquakes sessions, even though it got released as a b-side for a single from Under the Pink.
Yes!!! I wasn't sure if you were gona go down the Tori rabbit hole but so glad you did!
Me too! 🥰🥰🥰
You should react to tori's Montreux 91/92 concert if you haven't already seen it!!
The 90s was a great time for women writers, Tori, Meredith Brooks, Shawn Colvin, Jane Child (you'd love her) .
OMG YESSS. Love this album sm. It’s so hard to pick a fav between Crucify, Winter, Silent All These Years, Mother, etc. She has such a strong discography, I’m very excited you’re getting into her music.
Me tooooooo!!! Incredible songs!
She has a strong discography up until Abnormally Attracted To Sin. Every album after that was a disappointment apart from Ocean To Ocean.
@@NathanHautain really, I think Abnormally Attracted To Sin is quite good. Not a ton of standouts I suppose, but the production and overall sound quality is so much better than on American Doll Posse which has an overall kind of muddy sound. It’s also quite a cohesive and thematically centered album. She doesn’t have an awful album but I think her three classical albums are the biggest misses for me.
@@mirroredheart7292 I personally adore The Beekeeper and don't know why it's such a hated album. The lyrics are great as always, and the production is sweet and reminds me of early Spring days. Yeah the album is long and it would've been better if some tracks were to be cut out (namely "Martha's Foolish Ginger", "Hoochie Woman" and "Marys Of The Sea") but other than that it's actually a great record
@@mirroredheart7292 I have no excuse for Midwinter Graces though
Great reaction as always. Love this album and it holds up so well even after 30 years. So many deep meanings in these songs ("Me & A Gun" fwiw is about a time where Tori was raped at knifepoint). If you've got time definitely listen to her next album after this ("Under The Pink") and Fiona Apple's work (especially "Fetch The Bolt Cutters"!). Like Tori, Fiona's a fantastic piano player and vocalist and amazing lyricist. Fetch The Bolt Cutters, like this album, is unlike anything I've ever heard before.
Thanks Tommy 💖 I cant believe thats what its about 😭 Feel so bad for Tori 💔
Yesss Fiona is on my list x
Wuhahaha love the scared jump ! Love ur reactions mate, nice u feel the lyrics well however difficult they sometimes are to follow. That big grin smile mate, keep it up ;)
At least get through the first 4 albums up to From the Choirgirl Hotel. (Do Fiona Apple. Even her latest album was mind blowing.)
Yesss
Really hoping he reacts to Fiona at some point
She's an extraordinary artist. It's normal not to be able to parse all lyrics to almost any song during a first listen. Tori's lyrics are almost always abstract, and believe it or not, Little Earthquakes is her most lyrically accessible and straightforward album. But don't be daunted by that. Her music and her voice likely will draw you in the more you listen, and the more you listen to her music, the more you will come to understand how to interpret the lyrics. It's not a gimmick, either: the cryptic quality of her songwriting opens intellectual and emotional doorways that lead to astonishing discoveries. I realize that that sounds hyperbolic, but you will understand what I mean if you progress through her albums and take time to absorb them. She is a musical and poetic genius and always has been extraordinarily wise, even when young, due to innate intelligence as well as a lot of hard life experiences. I have a graduate degree in creative writing and I paint and draw, and of all the artists I've ever studied, she is by far the one I appreciate most.
And yes, Kate Bush is similar in a lot of ways and she and Tori are equals as geniuses in my opinion; however, their similarities are mostly superficial, and if you listen to both closely for years, you'll learn that their music really is not similar in content and their talents are related but not the same. Each stands on her own and deserves attention.
I notice that you looked at your phone a lot while listening. Try playing this and other Tori albums while driving, going on a long walk or maybe working out, and you'll probably give the music greater attention and absorb it better.
I'm sure I have made it clear how much I appreciate Tori Amos's music. I still usually don't like her albums very much when I first listen to them because of the sounds, the length, sometimes a feeling that they seem boring or overlong. And then after more listens, each new album always becomes transfixing. She made a classical album, a "song cycle" (something like a novel made of music) that involves a ridiculous-sounding story of time and space travel under the influence of cactus juice and under the guidance of a shapeshifting fox/goose and a fire muse, who are played by her young daughter and niece, and I was really distraught when I read this description and the album turned out to be an absolute work of genius and one of her best creations-which is saying a lot. All the characterizations are based on mythic and historic and scientific aspects of being, along with psychological archetypes. One song called Battle of Trees is slow and plodding and I thought at first that it would be impossible to listen to all the way through-much of the song involves singing the names of different plants-but again, after a time, it all adds up alchemically to a lot more than the sum of its parts.
If you're willing to give her music (and Kate Bush's music!) the attention and contemplation it deserves, then you will likely find that it influences you as a person and how you perceive life, and you'll certainly find that most pop music pales by comparison.
Think of her music as literature and give it the attention you'd give a good but challenging book. That may seem like an overstatement, but it's advice that will become useful by the time you get to her third album. 😉
The music is timeless.
Do her entire discography please
you GOTTA DO BOYS FOR PELE, IT'S SECURED
YESSSS X 100
You should check out the first disc of her A Piano boxset, it's Little Earthquaks as she envisioned it without the record company mastering veto, and I prefer the tracklisting order.
Great review :) Number 7 is usually my fav track on every album. China was my fav off this record. Although the entire album is perfection. Look forward to watching you listen to more Tori :)
I was scared going into this one because Tori's music means so much to me, but she clicked for you! I don't know if you already have or if you plan on listening to further Tori albums, but if not, I would at least recommend giving "From the Choirgirl Hotel" a listen at some point.
Yay! I'm glad you liked!!! and thank you!!
Me and A Gun isn't really interpretative...it's her personal story of when she was R worded by knife point. It gives me chills when I hear it.
Tori is everything. Marina actually reminds me of tori. Which may be why I love marina so much
Ohhhh, I see that!
I get that! They both have an operatic/theatrical side to their voices
Plz react to All mirrors by angel Olsen
The bsides from this era are well worth seeking out too, songs like sugar, sweet dreams and Flying Dutchman are unmissable.
Ohhh, thank you!
Myra Ellen Amos is her birth name, which she always hated, she went by Ellen Amos professionally for a few years, but my understanding is some guy from the recording industry just said to her, "You're a Tori.", and she liked it and went with it.
THANK YOU FOR THIS
Thank YOU for letting me know ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Okay now I feel old. I loved this album in 1992 😂. So glad you found this album! Crucify was my junior high anthem. Tori was such an underrated artist, truly way ahead of the time, the 90’s weren’t ready for her. Watching her live will take your breath away. You should look for some of her live shows, you’ll be mind blown 🤯
Oh yes ! What a journey it will be if you do a lot of her stuff !
😍😍😍
Masterpiece of an album. 💖
Literally 💜
Excited to see this reaction, Tori Amos is a 💎 💗 💫
Yessssss
She’s not political. She’s a woman. I love everything she’s done. Her music helped me through most of my life. She and Bob Dylan. Both poets.
A TRUE ICON.
Tori Amos is amaaaazing!! I Will always remember her show in Orlando 2014. Best day of my life! 🥰
So happy for you!! 🥰🥰🥰
you have the better taste on music reaction's world
Its all you guys!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The sounds sometimes were her and Eric Rosse in their apartment recording in upturned wardrobes and things. Little Earthquakes was her second album, the new wave hair metal Y Kant Tori Read debut sold only like 11k copies or something, so they had no budget and a 7 record deal that was in debt.
Aww thats so cute!
Ohhhh, its not even on apple music under her name for me either wth
Will you react to her next albums pls ❤️ under the pink, boys for pele or from the choirgirl hotel
Tori is deep, and timeless. 💗✌🏼
ICON
Check out her b-sides and covers too, I would suggest starting with her cover of Nirvana's "Smells like Teen Spirit" first and go from there
Yesssss!
You should react to Kate Bush and Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom is, dare I say, the best songwriter of all time. I first listened to “Ys” new year’s day of 2021 and since then, Joanna has easily become my favourite artist of all time, no exaggeration. I could spend hours talking about the depth, meaning, and complexity of her songs. Her music is truly life changing and I recommend anyone reading this to check her out.
Kate Bush is coming vvvv soon 😈
Me and A Gun was Tori's personal account of being raped when she's 22. No metaphors just straight from her soul. My favorite songs are Tear In Your Hand which is about a breakup and China, about a relationship gone sour. Anyways I enjoy your reaction very much. Please react to her next album which is Under the Pink. Thanks.
This wasn't even in my notifications! And I've been mentioning her so much I'm sure you were tired of hearing it haha. I can't believe it's been 30 years. I feel so old. Must remind myself I'm same age as Britney Spears LoL 😂. From The Choirgirl Hotel is her best.
UA-cam hates me 🥲🥲
Hahahahahaha yes its finally here! Insane that its 30 too! Yasss Britney tho hahaah
You should definitely do the BSIDES one day! The bonus tracks / unused songs :D
One of my favorite albums! Especially love the song "Winter". Check out her live version at Monteux. it's amazing and so emotional.... ua-cam.com/video/jmk0AVNRBIY/v-deo.html
winter was actually written about tori’s dad the chorus is like a conversation between them and it’s about tori wanting to make her father proud as she grows up and transitions into adulthood
Awww thats so adorable 🥺🥺
@@bennshouts it really is she said in a interview released like yesterday that apparently her 93 year old dad recently said to her he’s proud of her 🥺
one thing that you should know about her is that her dad was actually a methodist pastor and she had a religious upbringing , one thing she talks about lot in her music along with sexuality - the things that made her struggle with her identity and explore herself
Wow… 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 i cant
Im so glad they were finally able to come together and have peace after all these years! Religion is so toxic… especially when it tears people apart!
If you are doing 90s art pop, maybe The Cardigans' Gran Turismo (1998), Deee-Lite's Infinity Within (1992), Faithless' Sunday 8PM (1998), Gusgus' This Is Normal (1999), Jesus Loves You's The Martyr Mantras (1990), Bran Van 3000's Glee (1997), Cibo Matto's Stereotype A (1999)... and maybe The Smashing Pumpkins' Adore (1998) (no it is not grunge at all, and it is experimental and clever at times). Great you start Tori's albums. Hope you will finish your Bjork's journey !
Thank you!!! ❤️ And yes will continue Björk!!
Check PJ Harvey
Yep, she's on my list xx
i suggest you Sinead O'Connor- the lion and cobra....i'm sure you love it!
Thank you!
Tori Amos is God
you should listen to the kick inside
I love boys for pele!
great reaction as always!! have you heard women in music pt. iii by haim? an amazing album that i think you might love :)
Thank you!
When are you going to do a react video for Under the Pink???
The most positive thing that I post is, that iI thank you for helping to keep the album relevant.
Otherwise, my friend, you need to actually listen to an album, dare i say entirely.
Please react Ashlyn Ashe´s album, it is a beautiful album with a masterful sound and rhythm changes that verify that the production is incredible, the concept of the album, everything is fantastic.
omg. I'm so old.
Nooooo!
M. Ellen Amos could be her- she was born Myra Ellen Amos. or her Mom. Mary Ellen.
Apparently it is her x
St.Vincent next??
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WAIT TILL YOU GET TO FROM THE CHOIR GIRL HOTEL
KEEN!
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I'll try and forgive you for dissing Tear In Your Hand 😭
Songs like china and mother should have been b_sides, they drag the album down. Tracks that were omitted like Take To The Sky, and Upside Down should've been in their place.
I add them and The Pool, and omit China, Mother and Me and a Gun for. The latter is just to hard to listen to more than once
Hahaha sorry 😇😇😇😇
I hate it when bsides are better than actual tracks!
Mother is amazing noooo, Tear in your Hand is the only eh one
Her music takes a major shift after her Scarlet's Walk album. I've been a lifelong fan, but I've been majorly dissapointed in her work since then.
I'll be curious to see your reacts when you get to that point in her career.
Aww thats a shame, I suppose its hard to keep topping previous works or live up to really iconic pieces!
ok you must be the most hyperactive reactor ever lol.
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