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    Posted: October 31 2008 at 18:01
Tori Amos is the queen of the concept albums, she released many albums that tells storys, she even impersonate many characters in the record!
Her piano virtuosity is lengendary, although the songs are never over 6 minutes long. On the other hand, she excels at little interludes that separates the chapters or segments of the record.
 
Concept albums by Tori AMos:
-Boys for Pele---creepy but multi-segmentary album divided in 5 pieces
-Scarlet's Walk--a tour of America state by state and clearly identified in the booklet
-The Beekeeper--19 songs divided in 6 different garden with their own ambience and story
-American Doll Posse--full fledge concept album through 5 differents characters, with tons of material, interludes and attitude
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Didn't Frank Sinatra release concept albums as well?
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Points: 29625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2008 at 18:06
I'd put her here.  For me she really filled the void left when Kate Bush took that long long break from music.
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If Kate Bush has been accepted, why not her spiritual daughter Tori Amos? Her piano skills are lengendary and she has plenty of concept albums. Although she's not into long songs (never over 6 minutes), she excels at seperating the chapters of her stories with songs like mini-interludes. How's that for a prog-related artist?

concept albums:
-Boys for Pele (1996): creepy, angry album with interludes introducing the chapters
-Scarlet's Walk (2000): a tour of America state by state, with interludes and opinions
-The Beekeeper (2005): 19 songs divided into 6 gardens with their ambience and style
-American Doll Posse (2007): full fledge concept albums, with 5 different characters with their own stories and their own personnalities
 
I've been pushing Tori Amos for a while and with this list, I think she deserves a place in the Prog Related category.
Enjoy a marginal, foxy lady with exceptional piano skills and a divine voice.
 
I Kate Bush made it, I just don't know why she's not here already?!?
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Points: 29625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2008 at 18:30
Maybe if you start enough Tori Amos threads someone will relent and let her in. Tongue

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wasn't really familiar with her stuff until someone suggested her sometime last year and boned her.  She belongs here me thinks.  great stuff.
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Points: 32673 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2008 at 18:38
Menswear: Since there was useful discussion in the following thread (and it's not locked), perhaps you should add your post to it:

Topic: I suggest Tori Amos
Forum: Suggest New Bands and Artists
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Points: 29625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2008 at 18:57
I kinda liked my idea better.

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:


and boned her.

Did I read that right? LOL

Hell, I'd like to bone her myself.  An an unrelated note, my old dog is named after her. Big smile


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And then Fiona Apple! And then Shannon Wright! And then Mary Timony (AllMusic does describe her as having "prog rock" influences!)!!!!!

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Points: 19535 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2008 at 02:16
Originally posted by Menswear Menswear wrote:

If Kate Bush has been accepted, why not her spiritual daughter Tori Amos?

 
Again this argument if X why not Y?....Please, she has been suggested and rejected several times since 2006, because she has no relation with Prog.
 
BTW: Having concept albums is not Prog necesarilly (The Bee Gees released Odessa before almost any Prog artist made a concept album and not Prog by any means), she's an Adult Contemporary or Singer Singwritter artist...And what relation with prog is being a spritual daughter of a Prog Related artist?
 
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she is one of the great songwriters of her time and her classical background is impeccable..  I'd say no, but it's close

 
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

wasn't really familiar with her stuff until someone suggested her sometime last year and boned her.  She belongs here me thinks.  great stuff.


WHAT?!??AngryEvil SmileLOL


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Originally posted by Menswear Menswear wrote:

If Kate Bush has been accepted, why not her spiritual daughter Tori Amos? Her piano skills are lengendary and she has plenty of concept albums. Although she's not into long songs (never over 6 minutes), she excels at seperating the chapters of her stories with songs like mini-interludes. How's that for a prog-related artist?

concept albums:
-Boys for Pele (1996): creepy, angry album with interludes introducing the chapters
-Scarlet's Walk (2000): a tour of America state by state, with interludes and opinions
-The Beekeeper (2005): 19 songs divided into 6 gardens with their ambience and style
-American Doll Posse (2007): full fledge concept albums, with 5 different characters with their own stories and their own personnalities
 
I've been pushing Tori Amos for a while and with this list, I think she deserves a place in the Prog Related category.
Enjoy a marginal, foxy lady with exceptional piano skills and a divine voice.
 
I Kate Bush made it, I just don't know why she's not here already?!?
 
You forgot to mention To Venus and Back followed after Boys For Pele. I am unfamilar with her 2007 release but whilst Beekeeper is a concept album, I do not think it would help her addition to PA. Overall though I believe Tori Amos belongs in the archives for the aforementioned albums.
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Points: 29625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2008 at 06:08
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

wasn't really familiar with her stuff until someone suggested her sometime last year and boned her.  She belongs here me thinks.  great stuff.


WHAT?!??AngryEvil SmileLOL


Wait, I get it now, he was just saying that Tori got boned at least once last year. LOL


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While her addition is pondered here, I invite you all to rate and tag here albums at PF:

http://progfreak.com/Tori-Amos,_dbe,artists,_auto_7099595.xhtml

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Points: 3010 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2008 at 06:29
Just for Boys for Pele she deserves to be here IMO. Have any of you critics listened to that album from start to end. I´m sure you´ll understand why Tori belongs on PA after that. Such a great and innovative artist. The Prog related catagory should definitely have a place for her. She gets my vote anytime. If you haven´t at least listened to Boys for Pele your opinions are not valuable IMOThumbs Down.
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Points: 19535 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2008 at 10:29
Won't get angry for anything, heard all that album and not ipressed, not Prog or even related at all.
 
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^ which album? Just curious ... I'd recommend Under the Pink or Boys for Pele.Smile
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Points: 29625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2008 at 10:53
Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Won't get anfgry for anything, heard all that album and not impressed, not Prog or even related at all.
 
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Curious if you have tried any of her first two and what you think of either of them?


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Points: 19535 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2008 at 10:58
I heard Boys for Pele, and only find a good voice but  Adult Contemporary music with a Folkish edge.
 
Not Prog or related at all.
 
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