Tori Amos - The Beekeeper
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Free Music Notes for The Beekeeper
Free Music Review: Sweet the Sting
Hit: 5 Stars
I recently read "Piece by Piece" by Tori Amos & Ann Powers, so I was looking forward to the release of the CD. (In the book, Tori discusses the inspiration for some of the tracks on "The Beekeeper" as well as her other albums). As with "Scarlet's Walk," Tori's piano takes center-stage. I can't really compare her albums, as they are all so different and compelling in their own ways. But I know this one will not be leaving my CD player anytime soon.
I haven't read any comments on "Sleeps with Butterflies" yet - this is the song that Tori recently performed on the Today show & David Letterman. Everything about this song is amazing. Sometimes people have said that Tori writes "difficult" lyrics, and this may be true (I still don't know what she's talking about sometimes) but I did notice on this album, she is really reaching outwards and speaking to universal feelings & truths.
Tori has, throughout her career, always created her own genre. She once again delivers on "The Beekeeper."
Free Music Review: Tori at her best.
Hit: 5 Stars
The people who do not give this album at least 4 stars have probably not listened to it very much. I listened to this album the first time and found a little boring to be honest, but once i listened to it again, and again, and again, i couldn't stop.
This is one of the most beautiful, laid back albums I have heard in a long time. Gone are the slightly strange and awkward tracks that appear in Scarlet's Walk, and instead we have nice piano parts, with beautiful melodies and singing.
This album flows from the excellent first track, "Parasol", one of Tori's best opening tracks all the way to the last, the beautiful "Toast," (as in to toast to something, not toasted bread) written about her dead brother.
Listening to this album in the sun on my way home from college is one of the best experiences of my 2005 so far. There are a couple of tracks which could be labelled dull, but I do not remember which ones as I haven't got them on my mp3 player.
I can't wait for the tour.
Free Music Review: Overwhelming, beautiful experience!
Hit: 5 Stars
The Beekeeper... A metaphor to life, a metaphor to a superior being (God, Goddess, whoever...), only listening will explain.
Tori's 9th album, and 10th production (if we include "Tales of a Librarian" here), it's an album full of mellow sounds, of sweet drums and beautiful arrangements. Both, "Scarlet's Walk" (2002) and this one, "The Beekeeper" turn out to be Tori's most politically charged albums. Scarlet's walk dealt with social and political problems in America after 9/11, and this one besides dealing with relationships, it has a lot to do with wisdom, God, the bible, the church and its lies, female prophets, etc.
You'll get caught with all this songs, their stories and the journey won't be complete till you get to the end...
My favorites are:
- Parasol
- Cars And Guitars
- Sweet The Sting
- Jamaica Inn
- Sleeps With Butterflies
- Ireland
- Toast
- Barons of Suburbia
- The Power of Orange Knickers
Free Music Review: There isn't a word to describe Tori's talent.
Hit: 5 Stars
To have to follow-up 2002's "Scarlet's Walk" is not something most artist's could accomplish. Then again, this isn't most artists. Tori Amos may be the most talented pop musician in the world. Her voice is angelic, her playing ability is top notch, as is the band she surrounds herself with. "The Beekeeper" sounds mellow at first, with a jazz feel in many songs. However, there are tracks like "Sleeps with Butterflies," and "Parasol" that sound like classic Tori, and not in a bad, recycled sort of way. She also takes chances on this disc: allowing Damien Rice to lend backing vocals on "The Power of Orange Knickers," a fantastic track, as well as the amazing arrangement on "Witness." Tori Amos continues to surprise her fans, leaving us in awe. This CD is wonderful and true fans, or even new fans, are not going t be disappointed. One last thing: no one should overlook the brilliance of Jon Evans and Matt Chamberlain, bassist and drummer respectively, who are even better onstage than on disc.Free Music Review: Return Of Mother Nature
Hit: 5 Stars
Wonderful album from Tori! I've always seen her as sort of a goddess, like mother earth, because she has many different sides and levels. She can go from the hell-hath-no-fury of "Boys For Pele" to the garden drapery of "The Beekeeper" with the flick of the wrist. Common themes on this record are love, politics, and nature. You can sort of even feel the influence of Cornwall (where she currently with resides with her husband and daughter) on many of the songs here, namely: Jamacia Inn, which speaks of Daphne Du Maurier's classic novel of the same title and "Rebecca." There are moments of light-hearted fun, but also deep contemplation of the worlds current state, and how it may effect her young daughter in the future. There is undeniable muse on this record and a heartfelt warmth; also, the refined sophistication of an ever-evolving woman on all levels. Mind, body, and soul. A restless but fulfilling creativity that continues to drive her and will keep flourishing for years to come.