My ex gave me the final reason to hate Tori Amos, the reason was, he liked her. Befor the needle he gave me broke my back, I was fine with ignoring the "corn flake" girl, and everything she did. Tori Has never really attracted me, I've listened, I've critiqued, I've had my taste of her. She is the corn candy of the music industry, you have one peice and your done for the year.
I like to call Tori Amos a "Safe" artist. When I Say "Safe" artist, I mean, its a persons last attempt at being what they think is cool, because, they are really scared to like real music. Allot of the Tori Amos fans I met (I think i've only met one so far, and that was my ex) Tend to have this distorted View on her and how she is a genius. No.....Einstein is a genius, Tori, she's just a piano player. I like allot of different music, and have my favorites, but when you start comparing Tori to every single band I like( Like my ex did to me) as an Innovator, and so ground breaking, is like comparing Bologne to salmon. Sorry, hunny, Tori Amos is not like Joanna Newsom.
I don't think I ever listened to a full C.D of hers, ever. Her whining, and heavy breathing makes me feel like my ear is being poked repeatedly by a needle. I think I also get tired of her singing about abortions and Butterflys.
I feel sorry for any artist, who has to redeem any "bad" carreer choices in their life, where they have to write a song about it. "Never was a corn flake girl"...yeah you were, It's documented.
Tori Lovers are those kids that desperately wanted to be individualist, bu had know one to relate too, except a fat friend, with a burgandy bob hair-do. The one's who wore anarchy patches, but had to be home by 10:00pm. Or more like the people that you tell your life about, and all you did, and how you dressed, and the tell you they got Highlights once in highschool, and everyone thought they were so weird, for doing that.
Tori has a new C.D out. American Doll Posse or something like that. A Musical mind trip into her fucked up head, where, Oh my god! she Plays multiple characters....who are basically, all Bad girls. OOOOOHHHH, How artsy of you Tori, even though you did it onces befor. Maybe no one was looking, so....give it another Whirl.
I know Tori looks up to David Bowie, and has even written a song about him, or I should say it has his name in the title. But when you mess around with alter egos, like Bowie, Just stop! Please! Your not cool like David bowie....ok. Your more like Garth Brookes and his atempt at his stupid, short lived alter ego, where he looked like an awkward, gothic lesbian, dancing at a gothc club.