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senoritafishI enjoyed the Tori Amos concert earlier this week, although it set me back quite bit and as a result John isn't going to get a second present. Oh well, I'll get him something extra when we get our tax return.
Anyhow, I probably would have enjoyed it more if I were more familiar with her music. I have one EP - Winter - and what I've heard on the radio. I was quite impressed with her playing, and the fact that she could play a grand piano with one hand, her electric with the other and sing intensely for more than two hours straight. She didn't do much in the way of patter, which would have helped me, a relative newbie, understand her music a little better. The one or two times she tried she seemed to be rather hoarse and was shouted down by her fans screaming "Tori!" at her, so she started singing again instead.
Johm asked me before I left if I was taking earplugs. I didn't think it was necessary - "She's a pianist," I thought.
Well.
I was wrong. Not only was it still loud, but her ardent (yes, male) admirer directly behind us screaming "WHOOO, TORI!" every 5 seconds made my ears buzz every time he did it. I guess I don't understand why the sound has to be so loud that the music and words are distorted. By stopping my ears I could actually hear better. I guess it helps if you know all the words to begin with. Was it my imagination, or is a lot of her music in a minor key? Next time I'll have listened to a few more albums.
And the people watching was quite interesting too.
Anyhow, I probably would have enjoyed it more if I were more familiar with her music. I have one EP - Winter - and what I've heard on the radio. I was quite impressed with her playing, and the fact that she could play a grand piano with one hand, her electric with the other and sing intensely for more than two hours straight. She didn't do much in the way of patter, which would have helped me, a relative newbie, understand her music a little better. The one or two times she tried she seemed to be rather hoarse and was shouted down by her fans screaming "Tori!" at her, so she started singing again instead.
Johm asked me before I left if I was taking earplugs. I didn't think it was necessary - "She's a pianist," I thought.
Well.
I was wrong. Not only was it still loud, but her ardent (yes, male) admirer directly behind us screaming "WHOOO, TORI!" every 5 seconds made my ears buzz every time he did it. I guess I don't understand why the sound has to be so loud that the music and words are distorted. By stopping my ears I could actually hear better. I guess it helps if you know all the words to begin with. Was it my imagination, or is a lot of her music in a minor key? Next time I'll have listened to a few more albums.
And the people watching was quite interesting too.
