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The new Tori Amos Album

2007-05-06

A short review of 'American Doll Posse'

After owning the CD about a week, I've finally been able to get through the entire thing.  I have been a Tori fan since Under the Pink came out (and quickly fell in love with Little Earthquakes too).  I have been there through some of her more unpopular albums and ones I couldn't stand (Aka Strange Little Girls).  I've seen her on the Boys for Pele and the Beekeeper tours.  At times, her music has inspired me, encouraged me, and even empathized with me as I struggled through more difficult times in my life.  I have been excited for this album since I heard about it, and I was not disappointed.

There are some really fantastic tracks on the album...but it's too long.  I like to be able to listen to CDs all the way through, but who has 80 minutes of uninterrupted time?  That's longer than my daily commute, and that's a little under an hour.  

So far, I have to say that my favorite tracks on the CD occur in the first few songs.  

  • "Big Wheel" - This song is just bouncy and fun.  Someone said in another review that it's her best single since "A Sorta Fairytale".  I have had this song in my head since the first time I heard it on her myspace, and I absolutely love it.  And the MILF part is definitely my favorite part.
  • "Bouncing off Clouds" -  Simply beautiful and ethereal.  I love this woman's voice even more with this album.
  • "Teenage Hustling" - Oh man, this song is fantastic. Riot Poof and Matt picked this as one of their favorites, and it is swiftly becoming mine too.
  • "Digital Ghost" - A song about someone in love with someone else who's in love with their computer? Brilliant. Just...brilliant.   Your heart only beats ones and O's..
  • "Girl Disappearing" - This is another one that gets stuck in my head and I love its somber quality.
  • "Beauty of Speed" - An upbeat and encouraging speed that is stuck between songs I could do without.  But it's awesome, none the less
  • "Dragon" - Phenomenal. 

There are lots of songs that would be catchy B-Sides, but I guess she wanted to include them all, and so sometimes the songs get kinda lost between songs that shouldn't be there.  Riot Poof and I have agreed that "Secret Spell" should remain a secret.  I have skipped it ever since I gave the album my first listen.

This has been the best overall album for me since To Venus and Back, and maybe some of the tracks I don't like will grow on me in time. I know there are songs I used to love on Boys for Pele that I don't even like anymore, and songs I hated that I have grown to love.  Tori's impact on me evolves with time and my experiences.   I could probably have a different view on it 6 years or even 6 months from now.  But for now, that's what I think. :)

 

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