Tori Amos - Tales of a Librarian: A Tori Amos Collection (Bonus DVD)
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Artist: Tori AmosBrand: AMOS,TORI
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-11-18
Music Label: Atlantic
Soundtracks:
- Precious Things
- Angels
- Silent All These Years
- Cornflake Girl
- Mary
- God
- Winter
- Spark
- Way Down
- Professional Widow
- Mr. Zebra
- Crucify
- Me And A Gun
- Bliss
- Playboy Mommy
- Baker Baker
- Tear In Your Hand
- Sweet Dreams
- Jackie's Strength
- Snow Cherries From France
Free Music Notes for Tales of a Librarian: A Tori Amos Collection (Bonus DVD)
Free Music Review: A Stunning Collection From A Complex Genius
Hit: 5 Stars
Tori Amos is rightly considered as one of the most talented and unique singer/songwriters of the modern era, so it seemed only fitting that she should release a collection of her best material in 2003, some 11 years after her now-classic debut "Little Earthquakes." Tori has never been a 'normal' artist by anyone's standards, so of course she couldn't just put out your typical Greatest Hits record. She had to take her own personal favourite songs from her entire back catalogue and 'recondition' them for this collection! No one should moan at this, because wouldn't you rather have slightly different versions of these amazing songs instead of just the same song you own on all of Tori's studio albums?
This record, "Tales Of A Librarian: A Tori Amos Collection," was the first Tori album I bought back in October 2004. I haven't looked back since. This album was the reason I have purchased nine of her other albums, and is the reason I will continue to buy any album she puts out in the future! Tori's latest albums are usually highly-elaborate concept albums, and this collection is no different. Here, Tori adopts the Dewey Decimal Classification. American librarian Melvin Dewey invented a way of classifying books called the Dewey Decimal Classification system. This system, one of the oldest and most widely used, is used to arrange materials in the library for easy access. It divides knowledge into ten classes, with decimal subclasses, and catalogues material for discipline so the same kind of information is maintained together. The Ten Main Classes are:
000 - Computer science, information and general works
100 - Philosophy & psychology
200 - Religion
300 - Social sciences
400 - Language
500 - Science
600 - Technology
700 - Arts & recreation
800 - Literature
900 - History & geography
I personally feel that the 20 songs in this collection should have been arranged in order of this Dewey Decimal Classification, but then I guess that this would take the interest out of trying to categorise them. What Tori has done here is take 20 of her OWN personal favourite songs from her career. The songs which are most important to her are here. This could come off as a little self-indulgent, but alas, she has adopted the Dewey Decimal Classification system into this to justify her reasons. That's how elaborate she is (and her music). Also, another advantage of adopting this system is that we finally get to know the true definition of her songs. Well, the one's on this collection anyway....
As far as the material on this collection goes, Tori pays generous attention to her first two albums "Little Earthquakes" and "Under The Pink." Her third album "Boys For Pele" is shockingly mistreated here, but thankfully the best of "From The Choirgirl Hotel" is on offer. There's one song from "To Venus And Back," nothing from "Strange Little Girls" or "Scarlet's Walk," two 'reconditioned' B-Sides from early on in her career which were previously not available on any album, and two brand new songs.
From "Little Earthquakes":
"Precious Things" (920 - Collective Biography)
"Silent All These Years" (410 - Linguistics (414 - Phonology))
"Winter" (520 - Astronomy (525 - Seasons))
"Crucify" (230 - Christianity and Christian theology (234 - Salvation and Grace (Forgiveness)))
"Me And A Gun" (360 - Social Problems and Social Services (362.8 - Act of Rape))
"Tear In Your Hand" (110 - Metaphysics (110.113 - Cosmology (Philosophy of Nature)))
From "Under The Pink":
"Cornflake Girl" (170 - Ethics (177 - Ethics of Social Relations (Betrayal)))
"God" (230 - Christianity and Christian Theory (231 - God))
"Baker Baker" (640 - Home and Family Management (641 - Home and Drink))
From "Boys For Pele":
"Way Down" (150 - Psychology (154 - Subconscious and altered states))
"Professional Widow" (590 - Animals (595 - Spiders))
"Mr. Zebra" (700 - The Arts (704 - Special Topics in Art (704.0397 - Native American)))
From "From The Choirgirl Hotel":
"Spark" (500 - Natural Sciences (501 - Philosophy and Theory))
"Playboy Mommy" (610 - Medicine and Health (618 - Miscarriage))
"Jackie's Strength" (970 - History of North America (973 - United States History (973.922 - Early 1960's)))
From "To Venus And Back":
"Bliss" (120 - Epistemology (129 - Origin and Destiny of Individual Souls))
Reconditioned B-Sides:
"Mary" (360 - Social Problems and Social Services (363.7 - Abuse of the Earth)) *Cross-referenced with 220 - The Bible (226 - Mary Magdalene)*
"Sweet Dreams" (970 - History of North America (973.928 - Politics of Illusion))
New Material:
"Angels" (320 - Political Science (324 - The Political Process))
"Snow Cherries From France" (390 - Customs, Etiquette and Folklore (398 - Folklore))
OVERALL GRADE: 10/10
I've decided, for once, not to focus so much on the music of this album because I've said everything that needs to be said about these amazing songs in my reviews of the albums they originally appeared on. Check them out for my comments. I thought it would be best to focus on how this collection is organised and hopefully shine some new light on why it's such an important collection for any true music lover. As you can see from songs such as "Sweet Dreams" and "Mr. Zebra," this classification system is extremely complex. I guess it has to be if it is to include everything that mankind studies and thinks or feels or acts upon. What Tori has done is said, "Look, these are how my songs fit into society." All these songs fit into the classification system somewhere, revealing her as a complex and multifaceted artist. This is definitely one of the best collections I have come across in a long time. It's also the most intricate and well-thought out. Tori's mind is ever-expanding and she wants to share her music with her audience. Indulge now. If you're a newcomer, start here. You're in for one hell of an experience.
Tales of a Librarian: A Tori Amos Collection (Bonus DVD) Poster
The first Tori Amos collection includes 20 tracks and a bonus DVD with live performances, remixed audio tracks, two new songs, and two re-recorded rare B-sides. Tracks include Precious Things, Playboy Mommy, Spark, God, Cornflake Girl, Winter, Baker Baker, Tear In Your Hand, and Silent All These Years.Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating:
Release Date: 18-NOV-2003
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