mxdwn.com review of the Beekeeper

[doomsayer]

mxdwn has reviewed Tori's newest album the Beekeeper

www.mxdwn.com/article.php?sid=377

[HSW]

That's sort of how I see this album. If the only person in your peer group that's worthy of looking up to turns out to be yourself...then the job becomes incredibly difficult.

[Pelesfury - a way of life]

Bland Beekeeper Not Tori’s Best
Tori Amos (The Beekeeper)
Saturday, March 05 byAlyssa Fried

Tori Amos’s ninth album, The Beekeeper, is, in short, disappointing. In all fairness, Amos has a lot to live up to. She has created an impressive reputation for herself by consistently pushing musical and philosophical boundaries. During her nearly fifteen-year career, she has managed to stay quirky, provocative, sexy, and otherworldly. An undeniably original individual.

That being said, The Beekeeper is something most people may have never expected from Tori Amos. It is nineteen tracks—nearly a full 80 minutes—of lite adult contemporary. What happened to the woman who sang “starf**ker just like my daddy”? Has middle-age and motherhood made her—gasp!—boring? Anything’s possible.

“Parasol,” seemingly an ode to a figure in Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon…, is a strong ethereal opening that leads into “Sweet the Sting,” an evocative track showcasing Tori’s more sensual songwriting. The majority of the flaccid remaining tracks are difficult to discern from one another.

A few songs, however, are the hope for all dedicated Tori fans. They are peppered throughout and liven up the drudgery. “Barons of Suburbia” and “Witness” are two songs where Tori breaks out of her lazy vocals, and, with a firmer tempo, she is inspiring.

The album’s title track is the finest song of the album. Reminiscent of her work on From the Choirgirl Hotel, it is haunting and mysterious, utilizing synth equipment over traditional piano. As on many of her better songs, Tori not only sings, but shares a lyrical narrative. The song is long, but worth it.

Perhaps if the tracklist had been gently edited, these superior songs, mixed with the lighter fare, would have created a much stronger album.

God, its like I wrote the d**n thing!!!

[drusiph]

doomsayer said:

mxdwn has reviewed Tori's newest album the Beekeeper

www.mxdwn.com/article.php?sid=377

one post, and not a "hi" of an "introduction" post, but ONE post in order to tell tori amos fans that yet one more reviewer describes it with "negative" descriptions. we know it sucks.

oh and HI, and NICE TO MEET YOU!

[Pelesfury - a way of life]

Guest- said:

one post, and not a "hi" of an "introduction" post, but ONE post in order to tell tori amos fans that yet one more reviewer describes it with "negative" descriptions. we know it sucks.

oh and HI, and NICE TO MEET YOU!

he posted it at every tori message board Ive been to.

[drusiph]

Disenchanted said:

he posted it at every tori message board Ive been to.

not the hole! cause we keep the door locked ya know!HAHAHAHAHHAA

[Pelesfury - a way of life]

Guest- said:

not the hole! cause we keep the door locked ya know!HAHAHAHAHHAA

:yeah:

[T.C.]

Guest- said:

not the hole! cause we keep the door locked ya know!HAHAHAHAHHAA

GOTTA KEEP THE RIFF RAFF IN


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