By Trudy Olmos Biography Composition Histories Listening Guides References Bibliography Contents Tori Amos Biography Tori Amos born in Newton North Carolina on August 22 1963 Lived in various parts of ID: 563720
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Tori Amos
ByTrudy OlmosSlide2
Biography
Composition Histories Listening Guides References, Bibliography
ContentsSlide3
Tori Amos - Biography
Tori Amos born in Newton, North Carolina on August 22, 1963.
Lived in various parts of
Brooklyn, MD.
Amos was accepted into the Peabody Conservatory Institute .Slide4
Biography - Continued
In 1984 she got signed on by Atlantic Records
In 1991 Amos was sent to England by Atlantic Records where she performed her extended single “Me and a Gun”.Slide5
Biography - Continued
In 1996 she recorded “Boys for Pele” that was well received in both the UK and U.S.
In 1997 she miscarried her first child. Which lead her to record “From the Choirgirl Hotel”.Slide6
Composition Histories &
Listening Guides
Father Lucifer
Mr. Bad Man
Playboy Mommy
WednesdaySlide7
Composition History: Father Lucifer
The song was recorded with
fellow musicians: George
Porter Jr, Steve Caton and
James Watson.
This song was written in 1995
for the album
Boys for Pele
was
released in January 23, 1996.
Tori Amos did the recording
herself.
Tori stated “The album
was a form of reclaiming
of the forgotten feminine”.
She states that the influences
for this song came from taking
hallucinogenic drugs.
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Father Lucifer : Listening Guide
https://ww.youtube.com/watch ?v=e-ux7GMOc6k&feature=
youtube_gdata_player
0:00 Introduction -
0:21 Verse 1 begins -
0:40 Main Theme -Slide9
0:49 Chorus -
1:06 Main theme -
1:15 2nd verse begins -
1:35 Main Theme -
Father Lucifer - Continued
1:39 Chorus -
1:56 Main Theme -
2:01 Bridge - Slide10
2:09 Bridge Variation -
2:21 Bridge continues -
2:28 Bridge -
2:37 Bridge -
2:46 Main Theme -
3:05 3
rd
verse begins -
3:25 Main Theme/end -
Father Lucifer - ContinuedSlide11
The song was recorded and released on May 1, 2007
Tori
Amos produced the album in Cornwall, England at the Martian Engineering Studio.
On this album she plays with fellow musicians: Matt Chamberlain, Jon Evans, Mac Aladdin and Isabel on vocals.
The influences for this song are about
Tori
finding inner strength.
Tori
states “I only take credit for singing 5 of the songs on the album.
Her other alter egos include the names of: Isabel, Santa, Clyde and Pip.
Composition History: Mr. Bad ManSlide12
Mr. Bad Man : Listening Guide
0:00 Introduction -
0:08 1st verse begins -
0:36 Chorus -
1:03 Chorus variation -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heGX40buMFk&feature=youtube_gdata_playerSlide13
Mr.
Bad Man
- Continued
1:18 intro theme -
1:25 2nd verse begins -
1:53 3rd verse begins -
2:21 Chorus -
2:50 Chorus variation -
3:18 End -Slide14
Composition History : Playboy
Mommy
The song was recorded on the CD album
From the Choirgirl Hotel
by Atlantic Records and was first released on January 01, 1998.
Tori
Amos had planned to take a break from creating and playing music.
She had a miscarriage at the end of the year in 1996.
She recovered from the loss by creating new music.
The song Playboy Mommy was influenced to help her deal with her grief from her miscarriage.
The song was recorded and also played live with fellow musicians: Matt Chamberlain, Justin
Meldal-Johnsen
, George Porter
Jr
, Steve
Caton
and Stewart Boyle.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ5ornWMukM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
0:00 Introduction -
0:18 1st verse begins -
Playboy Mommy : Listening GuideSlide16
Playboy Mommy -
Continued
0:47 Chorus -
1:24 Intro theme -
1:33 2nd verse begins -
2:02 Chorus -
2:39 Solo -
2:57 3rd verse begins -
3:11 end of the 3rd verse -
3:20 Chorus -
4:02 End -Slide17
Composition History : Wednesday
This song was on the album Scarlet’s Walk by Epic Records
and was first released on October 29, 2002.
Tori
Amos states that the influence
behind this album is a pilgrimage
across America .
She states that her grandfather who
is Cherokee, talked about having a
soul map that would mark momentous events in peoples lives.
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Wednesday : Listening Guide
0:00 Introduction/ 1st verse begins -
0:18 Chorus -
0:39 bridge -
1:02 2nd verse
begins -
So the album is of our own inner map.
The fellow musicians that played on the album were:
Matt Chamberlain, Jon Evans, Robbie McIntosh and
MAc
Aladdin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
WRGOMyJeQrw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
.Slide19
Wednesday : Listening Guide
1:20 Chorus -
1:43 Last bridge/End -
2:29 End -Slide20
References/BibliographySweeting, Adam
. "Tori Amos goes back to classical." Website Title. Sinfini Music, 19th April, 2013 . Web. 28 June 2013. <http://sinfinimusic.com/uk/watch/2013/03/interview-tori-amos/>. Daly, Steven. "Her Secret Garden."
Rolling Stone 789 (1998): 38. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 1 July 2013.
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The Biography Channel website
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"The Official Tori Amos Website." The Official Tori Amos Website. Ed. Philip Fierlinger and Rob Van Tuin. The Bridge Entertainment Group, 01 July 2013. Web. June-July 2013. Verna, PaulSexton, Paul. "Tori Amos Isn't Alone In Her `Hotel.'." Billboard 110.14 (1998): 9. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 1 July 2013. Romano, Audrey. "Tori Amos: HEREINMYHEAD.COM."
Here In My Head
. Audrey Romano,
n.d
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Titus, Christa. "Tori Amos Surveys Reaction To Sept. 11 On Epic Debut, 'Scarlet's Walk'."
Billboard
114.42 (2002): 12.
MasterFILE
Premier
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References/Bibliography Cont.Works CitedFather LuciferBambarger
, Bradley. "The Modern Age." Billboard 108.6 (1996): 75. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 1 July 2013."The Official Tori Amos Website." The Official Tori Amos Website
. Ed. Philip Fierlinger and Rob Van Tuin. The Bridge Entertainment Group, 01 July 2013. Web. June-July 2013.
"Tori Amos." 2013.
The Biography Channel website
. Jul 01 2013, 08:01
http://www.biography.com/people/tori-amos-600646
.
Romano, Audrey. "Tori Amos: HEREINMYHEAD.COM." Here In My Head. Audrey Romano, n.d. Web. 02 July 2013.Mr. Bad Man"The Official Tori Amos Website." The Official Tori Amos Website. Ed. Philip Fierlinger and Rob Van Tuin. The Bridge Entertainment Group, 01 July 2013. Web. June-July 2013.Titus, Christa L. "Big Wheel." Billboard 119.20 (2007): 72.
Academic Search Premier
. Web. 3 July 2013.
Eliscu
, Jenny. "American Doll Posse."
Rolling Stone
1027 (2007): 95.
Academic Search Premier
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Titus, Christa. "She's Got The Power."
Billboard
121.16 (2009): 31.
MasterFILE
Premier. Web. 3 July 2013.Slide22
References/Bibliography Cont.Playboy MommyDaly, Steven. "Her Secret Garden." Rolling Stone
789 (1998): 38. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 1 July 2013. Verna, PaulSexton, Paul. "Tori Amos Isn't Alone In Her `Hotel.'." Billboard
110.14 (1998): 9. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 1 July 2013."The Official Tori Amos Website."
The Official Tori Amos Website
. Ed. Philip
Fierlinger
and Rob Van
Tuin
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114.42 (2002): 12.
MasterFILE
Premier
. Web. 3 July 2013.
"The Official Tori Amos Website."
The Official Tori Amos Website
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Fierlinger
and Rob Van
Tuin
. The Bridge Entertainment Group, 01 July 2013. Web. June-July 2013.
BOB, EDWARDS. "Profile: Life And Music Of Tori Amos."
Morning Edition (NPR) (n.d.): Newspaper Source. Web. 3 July 2013.National Park Service. 2013.
NPScape: monitoring landscape dynamics of US National Parks. Natural Resource Program Center, Inventory and Monitoring Division. Fort Collins, Colorado. http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/.Monahan, W. B., J. E. Gross, L. K. Svancara, and T. Philippi. 2012. A guide to interpreting NPScape data and analyses. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NRSS/NRTR—2012/578. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.Romano, Audrey. "Tori Amos: HEREINMYHEAD.COM." Here In My Head. Audrey Romano, n.d. Web. 02 July 2013.Mikewhy. "Tampa, FL - November 7, 2002 - Set List & Reviews." Tampa, FL - November 7, 2002 - Set List & Reviews. The Dent, n.d. Web. 03 July 2013.