Strange Little Girls by Tori Amos

Pros: Interesting takes on diverse tracks.
Cons: Heart of Gold, lack of cohesiveness

I’m a sucker for a good cover. Strange Little Girls from Tori Amos is an elaborate, unexpected album consisting only of songs previously performed by other (sometimes lesser known) artists.

Unlike a lot of people who have...

Pros: Some great, creative versions of other people's works
Cons: Some poor choices, Some fail to truly reinterpret the works.

As I sit here listening to Tori Amos's cover album "Strange Little Girls," I find myself straining to recall if I have ever reviewed an album entirely of cover songs before. In fact, I think the only albums I have reviewed that has been all cover songs ...

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Tomorrow devoted Tori fans often referred to as “Toriphiles” will walk up to counters across the country with their latest Tori offering Strange Little Girls in hand. I wonder how long it will be before they fully realize the sting...

Pros: It is an amazing view of songs written by men, great concept!
Cons: Ok so it isn't Tori original work, but that doesn't mean it's bad!

Ok, I have been letting this one ride out for a month now, due to my shoulder surgery but I finally am ready to break my silence on the subject of Tori's newest project, Strange Little Girls(SLG). Oh first off, let me remind everyone who might know, and...

Pros: Interesting concept; quite a few familiar songs; well-produced.
Cons: Not a very good album; basically end-of-record-deal filler.

Covers albums typically disappoint me; they often indicate either the spinning of creative wheels or a lack of original material. At first glance Tori Amos's Strange Little Girls is both of these, as well as the chance to end her long-running...

Pros: A couple of decent moments; "'97 Bonnie & Clyde", "Strange Little Girl" and "Real Men".
Cons: The bulk of the album is either bland or incredibly annoying.

Pretty much every successful artist reaches a point in their career in which they release a near-total dud – and for Tori Amos, it is definitely this album. Released partly to fulfil her recording contract with Atlantic Records, I get the distinct ...

Pros: another thought-provoking and well-crafted Tori album about gender
Cons: naturally, some of the songs are more difficult to get into (the slower songs)

Strange Little Girls, Tori Amos' sixth major album is just coming out. (Or fifth, if you count To Venus and Back as an album, which it doesn't really feel like.) If you're a Tori fan, you know that she refers to all her songs as girls,...

Pros: The cover booklet contains thirteen beautiful photos of Tori.
Cons: Lifeless, recycled songs will bore you nearly to tears.

As much as it pains me to write a bad review of an album by my beloved Tori, I won't sugarcoat... her latest offering is an incredible letdown. And that it follows the mediocre "To Venus and Back" makes me wonder if Tori's glory days are through... if...

Pros: It's Tori and we love her...
Cons: Sigh, it's not good...

I’m a toriphile, and I readily admit that I am, but I was somewhat apprehensive about this album since it does not contain any original material and because Tori’s last album “To Venus and Back” was like going to hell and back, I hated that album. But...

Pros: Another side of Tori I'm so glad I got to see.
Cons: No lyrics in the sleeve! What's up with that?!?

Before you blow your mind on all the thirteen Tori's that come with the CD, and oh my god why are there only TWELVE SONGS!? Allow me to explain that to you.
Each song comes with a strange little girl. I will get to the thirteenth strange little...

Pros: Interesting concept
Cons: Liner notes would help!

Tori Amos is known for her frank and honest takes on topics such as sex, religion, masculinity, truth, and relationships, all of which are told from her own original songs and music. In "Strange Little Girls", her sixth major album and the first...

Pros: interesting concept
Cons: all tracks sound the same; musically flat and depressing

I just finished listening to Tori Amos' new album, Strange Little Girls. I wanted to like it. I really did. Unfortunately, it was not to be.

The concept behind the album is an interesting one. Twelve songs written by men in a variety of times...

Pros: New sounds, good reason for album.
Cons: Some of the slower songs.

Tori Amos' new album is very good, although everyone seems to have a different perspective and idea about it.
The idea with the album was to take songs from "very powerful wordsmiths" that were written for women, or about women, and give each song a...

Pros: beautiful music, haunting interpretations, so much depth
Cons: not tori's original work

I've been a fan of Tori's for quite some time (do all these reviews start out like that?) and I must say, I was just about ready to give up on Tori after to venus and back. I was very disappointed in the long-promised live album, especially since...

Pros: Creative package design, using several different cover images.
Cons: No catchy songs, and they're all covers, so no personal touch.

I have to admit I was a Tori freak for the longest time (ear with feet) checking for news every day, wishing they would play her music on the radio more than once every few months, etc. So of course I had to have this disc as soon as it was out -- I've...