Cons: all tracks sound the same; musically flat and depressing
The Bottom Line: All the songs on this album sound the same; an hour of flat, despairing murmurings behind a repetitive piano accompaniment. Stay away unless you like being depressed.
shadowcat's Full Review: Strange Little Girls by Tori Amos
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 and musical styles, all covered by Tori with her own interpretation. I'm not quite sure how she managed to turn the musical diversity she started with into this.
The entire album is the same sound of song - slow, soft, murmuring lyrics behind a solo piano. One or two songs like this is okay, but twelve? Every track is depressing, tired of life, despairing. Tori's normally musical voice is flat and bored for most of the album. I don't normally understand lyrics well, but these were more than usually incomprehensible. A few tracks bordered on noise - I couldn't even finish listening to "Heart of Gold" because it sounded so much like static.
There were two tracks worthy of adding to my MP3 collection: "Rattlesnake" and "Real Men". In these I could actually hear a hint of the old Tori, who put her heart into her singing. I hope the old Tori comes back.
Great Music to Play While: planning to commit suicide
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