From the Choirgirl Hotel by Tori Amos

Pros: Some excellent poetics, Great voice, Decent lyrics
Cons: Some difficult-to-understand vocals, Density of lyrics

I have a good friend who is a lot more extroverted than I am, who tells me tidbits about pop culture that she believes I should know in order to get by in the world and with my reviews. She, for example, warned me about the virtual worship that has ...

Pros: Dark, diverse and memorable. Great production and arrangements.
Cons: A couple of tracks are a little weak in comparison to the others.

Arguably the biggest surprise in Tori Amos’ catalogue, “From The Choirgirl Hotel” shows her taking a break from her long-standing ‘girl and a piano’ set-up and re-categorises her as an individual within a band. That’s not to say ...

Pros: excellent vocals; complex electronics; impressive piano playing; poignant lyrics; intense
Cons: what is you talking about you muthaf*ckin fool?

Some of you know that I was starting to get interested in Myra Ellen Amos (Tori's real name) and that I picked up her latest album (her collection aside), Scarlet's Walk, and I was pretty impressed. So on Monday I asked my parents to take me to ...

Pros: Cruel, good music at times.
Cons: Some really bad lyrics and other obnoxious things.

All right, I'll start with this: I'm not really a Tori fan. I have only four of the millions of her albums. But I'd rather be normal than a fan of Mrs Amos. Her crazed fans are almost as weird as she is, and I think this album is the reason. I bought ...

Pros: Pretty much everything, really.
Cons: Occasionally silly lyrics; "Liquid Diamonds" is slightly weaker than the rest.

Tori Amos is more than a slight anomaly. The mere mention of her name tends to bring out strong reactions in people. Whenever I've brought up her name in the midst of a discussion, the person I've been talking to has reacted either by positively ...

Pros: Fantastic production, crushing lyrics, emotional vocals
Cons: None, unless you dislike Amos for some reason (freak!)

By the time "From the Choirgirl Hotel" had been released, Tori was in quite a strange place in her life. "Boys For Pele" had initially been met by success, but that was quickly followed by complete confusion as to what the hell she was singing about. She ...

Pros: Brilliant musicianship, wonderful, sometimes poignant lyrics....what's not to love?
Cons: A couple of "above average" songs interrupt the brilliant ones

In our minds, love and lust are really separated. It's hard to find someone that can be kind and you can trust enough to leave your kids with, and isn't afraid to throw her man up against the wall and lick him from head to toe. --Tori Amos ...

Pros: Good songs, ethereal vocals, amazing electronic and acoustic elements...
Cons: A few clunkers...

Tori Amos has in the course of a decade made it known that she’s not a chick to be messed with. Her ...

Pros: Different Tori sound, but GOOD different.
Cons: A few tracks you can yawn at

Although I am a devoted Toriphile, I am unbiased, as well. I realize that Tori has lots of fantastic music, as well as her share of cheesy music.
The album starts out with "Spark," probably the most popular single from the album. It's one of my...

Pros: Dreamy blend of Tori's voice, poetry, piano, and electronic instruments.
Cons: Some tracks are hard to understand.

It is not easy to classify Tori Amos and just when critics alike were starting to perhaps come to a conclusion – she throws in their face From The Choirgirl Hotel. Like Madonna, Tori has reinvented herself – but she still holds on to various...

Pros: An Excellent Album from Tori Amos.
Cons: Some might be aliented with her descent into electronic music.

When Tori Amos arrived to the music scene in 1992 with her debut album “Little Earthquakes”, she helped give notice to a new wave of female singer-songwriters that would dominate during that decade. “Little Earthquakes” and her 1994 sophomore...

Pros: Tori Amos burns down the local disco, film at 11:00!
Cons: The CD exists in my collection, but I'll sell it cheap!

Preface-Disclosure: To young adults and teenagers: What you are about to read is the worthless opinion of an old fart who somehow ended up with your music in his possession. The guy is a complete grinch, grumpy, hump-backed, and purely...

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It's amazing what loss can do. From The Choirgirl Hotel is Tori Amos's fourth album. This, in my opinion, is one of her best works to date. These are my favorite tracks (They change every day):

Spark- "Spark" is about loss, in Tori's case it's...

Pros: Exceptional sample of Tori's Talent
Cons: There aren't any

Being a big fan of female musicians, and the feminist approach that quite a few of them take, it wasn't long before Tori Amos topped my list of favorites. This particular cd is consistently energetic while at the same time adding a touch of melancholy in...

Pros: Great lyrics, great music, good variety of sound.
Cons: None that I can think of.

From The Choirgirl Hotel was Tori Amos's first album done with a full backing band, and, like almost everything she does, she managed to get a familiar sound out of a new style. This was the last Tori album I bought (after Venus, Earthquakes, Pink, and...