Vocal Coach reacts to Tori Amos - Crucify (Live)
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Vocal Coach reacts to reaction to analyses analyzes analysis of breaks down Tori Amos - Crucify (Live)
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Crucify composed by Tori Amos for the album Little Earthquakes
Produced by Ian Stanley and Davitt Sigerson
Performed by Tori Amos - Piano and Vocals
Musicians on track
Jef Scott - bass
Ed Greene - drums
Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
John Chamberlin - mandolin
Eric Williams - ukulele
Nancy Shanks (Beene), Tina Gullickson - backgrounds
John Beverly Jones - sound recording
Leslie Ann Jones - assistance
Paul McKenna - mixing
Davitt Sigerson - producer
Ian Stanley - producer
Genres: Alternative rock, singer-songwriter, chamber pop, pop rock, electronic
Origin: Newton, North Carolina U.S
Full Name: Myra Ellen Amos
Location and Date of Performance
'Crucify' live at Montreux Jazz Festival, 1991
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I kove seeing Tori getting some love! She's an absolutely wonderful singer, musician, poet, and songwriter. Her music has helped me through some very hard times.
and she has more talent in 1 finger than gaga, swift, cyrus, grande, gomez and co in their whole body...
Her music saved my LIFE, and got me through the last 2 years of my teens that REQUIRED me to be in the house of my mother and step father (was
Fully out and on my own finally at 17, but holy hell those last cpl years were bad)…he was and still is the most beautiful artist inside and out in my
Opinion.
@@fludderkiddie Another person whose life Tori's voice literally saved. 💖
I gave credit to Tori Amos for her work but honestly, i rather "Sharon Den Adel - Crucify" version.
Tori Amos sounds like a piano hippie under the narcotic effect of some external substance in this clip.
❤
'I've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets.
Looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets'
could be the best lyric in music history..........
Many 90s artists, esp early 90s, were not afraid of sounding "ugly," and in doing so they made great art.
I don't think Tori is capable of sounding ugly, but YMMV...
Truth!
Tori Amos sounds like a hippie on a piano under the narcotic effect of some external substance. It also feels like she's trying to be somehow theatrical with her voice, in order to give it enfasis but thus ruinning the flow of the melody, whether instrumental or vocal or both at the same time. I rather "Sharon Den Adel - Crucify" version.
YEP like Nirvana
Nontraditional beauty.
Watching her live ...The energy hits different
I've seen hundreds of concerts, but I've seen her alone with her piano 25 years ago, and to this day it's the most striking one I've ever experienced.
As a professional piano player I was very impressed. She doesn't have the technicality of a classical concertist of course but the way she uses her piano: the pedal for rhythm, the sounds she is able to produce, not to mention her approach to harmonies (and the use of the Fender Rhodes), are incredibly creative and breathtaking. Her voice was so pure, cristal clear and so "real" (with that famous small reverb that makes you feel like she's singing at 10cm of your ear). But the most impressive of all is the way she interacted with the audience , not only the fact that she asked several times which song we wanted to hear next , or that she spent as much time conversing, explaining, telling stories, or jokes than singing but above all, and we can see her doing it in the video but can't realize it: she was literally making eye contact with everyone she was able to see while singing. I don't know how (and what amount of confidence you need to be able to do that!) and she's the only artist I've seen able to do it, but the fact is that I felt like she was singing to me personally, and the guy on my right felt the same way, as the girl on my left and everyone in there.
It was a memorable emotional roller coaster journey, and well, 25 years later, I still remember it clearly^^
same
Your experience sounds like mine. I’ve seen her several times, as well, but nothing compares to the first time at a small opera house in Virgina; just her and her piano. I’d only just heard of her for the very first time that same day, and bought a ticket for the show. It was powerfully affecting. I’ve never forgotten that night.
Was that when she toured with Alanis? I seen them together in Detroit and is easily one of my favorite concerts ever.
Saw her in west palm with lifelong friends about the same time. One of if not the best live performances I have ever had the privilege of being a part of. There were times where you could hear the person breathing next to you because how intently everyone was listening and then there were outcries of love and appreciation. It was a truly beautiful experience!
And she is actually classically trained (accepted to the Peabody Institute at age 5), but she has moved onto her own style.
Spring of '92 a roommate had the Little Earthquakes CD. I taped it and listened to it in my truck for a couple of months non stop. Got to know the songs really well.
Heard she was coming to Jacksonville, FL. Very little promotion of the show. Friday, August 14th, 1992, Club Carousel, an old roller skating place. There were probably only about 100 people there. She had her piano right in front of a large crescent carpeted steps area, most of us just sat on the steps a few feet from her. Very relaxed, amazingly intimate.
She played everything from Little Earthquakes, and included a version of Led Zepplin's Whole Lotta Love.
She sounded just as good as this video shows, it was downright incredible. The fact that I was so familiar with the songs, it was so intimate, and she sounded so fantastic, all made it out to be the greatest concert experience I've ever had.
Oh yeah, it was $5. Really.
Tori Amos has a form of synesthesia where she processes sounds as light images/colours. So she's literally painting a picture with her music, words, and inflections.
Is this a true fact about her?!
@@rebeccamarkey2760 it's easy enough to confirm online.
Yes it’s true !
I also have synesthesia and it is a fascinating, polarizing, beautiful, scary, lonely world to live in sometimes
@@bela-sofia34 Thank you for your replies. This explains a ton about Tori; even how/where she looks when she sings. It's like she can "see" what she's singing and often looking off in the distance at the image.
Bela, I majored in Psychology and Counseling so learned a little about synesthesia in school and it IS fascinating. Why would you say it is scary and lonely (if you don't mind me asking)? Just curious. Thank you!
I was lucky enough to see her in a tiny club in Middlesbrough on her first ever European tour. She brought even the bouncers to tears. A gig I'll never forget.
Such a powerful singer...such a powerful song. I have no idea why the whole world doesn't know Tori Amos's name...
Maybe because Tori has the ability to flay humanity open and raw, to make us look at a part of ourselves that few want to admit exists.
They used to, ahe is still as powerful though.
Because you cant dance to it. That seems to be the priority of the music industry. (in before dance remix replies, yes I know.)
Because some people just listen to what their spoon fed through MTV or BET, or CMT an some people have musical tunnel vision where they only listen to one or two types of music.people need to get out of the musical monotony n listen to something fresh n different at times
Agreed. I always thought she was really special. I wonder if it's because her songs are sometimes quite difficult to listen to cos of the emotional impact
One of the best analysis of Tori’s performance that I’ve seen on YT! 👏🏽
Tori should be much more 'famous' than she is because she's a genius; she has a beautiful voice and uses it in that way when it's suitable, then switches to a more distorted sound when that is needed. Thanks Beth for the great points you made. As an amateur singer myself, that was very helpful. x
"I Crusify Myself every day" Every day living with it.... Doubt, self hate, regret. Owe her so much
i don't hate you 😊
i know the feeling....
Tori is almost unique for me in that some of her voicings can bring tears to my eyes, even when I am sober!
Saw Tori the first time in 1994. Still one of my best concerts.
She's breathtaking to watch perform. I love everything about her! My husband got to have lunch with her in 1991 or 92. It was a contest he won and he couldn't bring me. Sad. Lol but he got to go and he said she was very down to earth and easy to talk to.
@@feebee5557 Very cool experience for your husband. She is a true performer for sure.
Thanks for covering Tori. I particularly love what she does with her breathing, all the emotions she can add just by playing with breath is astounding.
when you can hear a pin drop in a big crouded place like this as the performer sings with just 1 instrument... it's a sign of artistic greatness! so glad I got to see her live my self! awesome choice! her new album as some great songs! glad she came back!
Nearly 30 years ago I saw Tori live here in Sydney. She came out and sang "Song for Eric" acapella first up and basically stunned the audience into silence for the rest of the night. Sheer perfection in voice, piano, timing, everything, and never likely to be topped.
I’m always amazed at how powerful her voice is and what range she has, seeing as how her voice is so soft and low when she speaks (and I love her speaking voice- it’s one of the most wonderfully soothing I’ve ever heard).
Hi Beth, love your channel. I'm a die hard metal fan. Usually the harder, the faster, the better. Face melting solos, pounding drums, screaming vocals, I love it all. However, I saw Tori perfom this song live on much music back when it was a new release from her first album, the performance was much the same as this one and it had me in tears, then and today. Even a metalhead like me can appreciate true musical perfection when I see it. Thanks for this one, love it!
I always get chills at this song, the fact that it was the first song people (including me) heard on her debut album.. what an absolute masterpiece to introduce yourself musically to listeners ❤
Saw her live in concert as she opened for Alanis Morissette. What a SHOW!!!! They were both so incredible.
I saw that one too:) Northern Cal:)
Wow what a combo!
seen them separately, those 2 are powerhouses :-)
Tori is unmatched, and this song proves it !
👏👏👏 Tori Amos was my icon! Absolutely love her!
Tori's voice is so rich and her discography is so extensive - and has evolved so much! - I could listen to you teach me how to sing just based on Tori's work forever! (Tori is a born piano prodigy, able to replicate pieces she'd heard on the radio at the age of *2.* That led to her abortive attendance at the Peabody Institute, as you mentioned. She also sang at church, her father a Methodist minister, and in gay bars in Washington DC, so she cut her teeth singing choral pieces as well as pop songs...) Ahh Glorious! More! More! 💕
I am so glad you reacted to this, great reaction. I love Tori always, but she is something else live. Some artists put on a good performance of their songs, Tori sings them like it's the first time and the emotion, how she performs it, where she goes with the song is how she feels now and in this moment. I saw her once at the Royal Albert Hall and I did something I've never done before, I booked immediately and saw her the next night in another venue. It felt different each night, even for songs in both performances (and there was a LOT that was different). A different kind of venue, the Royal Albert Hall vs an indoor auditorium, a different mood, a different energy. It felt very personal and like hearing them for the first time both nights. It is incredible seeing her perform on both piano and keyboard at the same time and having perfect control over her singing, but it not feeling like it's been practiced into submission.
90's alternative is still my favorite music. So much raw emotion and power in the music and lyrics; unfortunately, often fueled by trauma. You feel every emotion written into the songs, especially with an artist like Tori. I remember catching the video for 'Silent All These Years'. I had never heard of her but had to hear more. Over the years I kind of drifted away from Tori's newer stuff after, I think, the first 4 albums. Little Earthquakes though, is still an absolute masterpiece in my mind.
Love watching you react to Tori... I think she's having a rebirth with many of the younger crowd. Would love to see a Winter or Baker Baker reaction.
Even when I went full on metal in high school a bit after this album came out, Tori was a common diversion. She is so great. I've only seen her once live, but it was incredible. This whole show is great, btw.
This is one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite artists. It’s such a powerful song, thank you for featuring her!
This is one of my favorite songs of all time, it has a very special place in my heart and history. Tori is masterful in her uniqueness.
Tori is a real musician/songwriter. To me she's sort of a successor to Kate Bush. The first song I heard from her was Caught A Lite Sneeze and I was instantly hooked.
That was my first too, and what a discovery!
I heard she denies any Kate Bush influence!
@@DerEchteBold no she doesn’t at all
@@normajoe
Yes, she did!
Tori is amazing! I’ve seen her in concert a few times now, including one where it was just her and her piano, and it was sublime. Her singing, playing, storytelling and engagement with the audience makes for a magical experience. Her voice and music is also arguably ‘different’ from what we often hear too - theres a definite quirkiness which is interesting and refreshing. It was great to hear you discuss what she was doing with her voice and choices during the song; it gives me a whole new appreciation for her talent.
Winter has always been my favourite Tori song - I’m an absolute sucker for the music: the piano, the orchestral swells, the drama, and it’s just such an emotional song (arguably like all of her music). Would love to see that one make one of your videos :) Thank you for sharing.
I remember when this album came out. I was just starting high school and really finding my footing as a music fan. I was rapidly becoming the diehard metalhead that I am today, but I was also drawn to a lot of beautiful, non-metal music as well.
‘Little Earthquakes’ was, and still is, a magnificent album and this song was the reason I bought the album in the first place. It has been a very long time since I have listened to it and I think, like you, I really needed to hear this song today.
I still love Tori Amos and she is still up there as not only one of my favourite non-metal artists (along with people like Nick Cave, Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel), but one of my overall favourite artists.
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Always amazing! Thanks for doing this one!
Tori. My all time top choice. Thanks.
OMG, Ive had this song stuck in my head since yesterday, which makes this video a little weird, but much more awesome than anything else. lol. Thanks again!
I'm a massive fan of Tori's music.
Great lyricist and performer.
Well TIL it’s not “my hearts been in chains” to me, Tori Amos is sitting in my parents van while we are at the cabin and listening and singing to her music. Every song by her is treasure. I’m very blown away how she has just been the GOAT since the first time she touched a piano. She’s an actual genius
Just love Tori... Lyrics, voice, story, she's devastating (is it correct? English's running away from me tonight, lol)...
I have been a Tori fan for many years. She is a true talent 100%. I seen her on TV a few times on the late night shows, back in the day. On one show she sang Father Lucifer. Well that was on her newest CD at the time. What amazed me about her performance was she sang alternative lyrics added to the song. Watching videos of her in concert I noted she will do this to quite a few of her other songs. She keeps you on your toes and you never know what story she is going to tell.
Is it my birthday!?!? No! But just as nice 😍 found Beth roars via the smells like teen spirit cover and have enjoyed learning and experiencing music through Beth’s delightful ears and thoughts… but to see another tori video reallllly takes the cake.
I’d love to hear about her changing voice as she felt exceptionally strong w the band (compared to overall recent tours) this past leg, and really warmed up from Feb to the last shows in June 😍
The bits about her technical proficiency are interesting in the context of how she has evolved and adapted to time coming for us all. It may seem like a bit of a parlor trick at this point to those who have been around forever, but even having been around forever, I still go into (technical) art pure bliss mode when she’s playing the Bose with her left and various keyboards with her right (while emoting and sharing the fuck out of her soul and abilities in her vocal deliveries). She really is a master of storytelling and dynamics. Some of us take it for granted having seen and heard her at so many times in our lives over a 30 year span…. But I hope never ever to. Attending shows is committing yourself to a night of wonder and skill and pathos.
Anyway uh yea I guess I like this 😂 appreciate your appreciation as always Beth Roars!!! 💜
"And I am never going back....no way....on the floor that day, head in my hands, at your feet...."
The performances of this song only got better as time has gone on.
So happy to see another Tori analysis & reaction. She is an artist a lot of people have not discovered & the genius that is Tori needs to be heard 💗 💫
Her songwriting, her compositions and her playing and her voice all are extraordinarily expressive and emotionally riveting. I don't know anything about vocal technique, but I know she is my favorite musician and singer by many miles because of the effect she has had on my mind, my heart and my imagination.
Great reaction and analysis. This is such a nostalgic song for me. I haven't heard it in years, but I still remembered every note and word. Btw, if you haven't heard them, check out Y Kant Tori Read. It's a band that she was in in the '80s that had a very different sound from her solo work.
“And here I stand with this sword in my hand.”
Love her voice,it's touches you spiritually & takes the soul on journeys you could never go.
Thank you for being so compassionate, understanding and nurturing as a vocal coach. Tori is an amazing talent. Thank you for sharing another magical song with us.
Filmed in 1991 before her debut solo album Little Earthquakes release.
I've seen her live 3 times since 93 and the 1st time was just her and her piano, literally ten ft in front of me. She mesmerizes you. The other times were great as well, with her band, but I'll always find the 1st show to be my favorite experience.
Just saw her live this last May. She is so so good.
„Winter“ from the same concert, I think it was in Montreux, is also beautiful ❤
This just made my day!!!! 🥲 Love everything you said about her 😻 Tori: the music Goddess and at the same time one of the best human beings that ever graced the Earth, my life (met her 3 times before her concerts), my soul, my 💖
Even with her amazing lyrics, I have also always loved how much Tori integrates her breath into the music as if her taking in more air is part of the vocals. She never tries to hide her breathing or minimizes the volume of it.
Having been a Tori fan since catching the video in 1992 for the first time, I love that you’re reviewing her… it blew me away the first time, 30 years ago, and still does now. Her intensity, passion and skill reached into my soul… thanks Beth!
She gave voice to generations of female reality. My daughter and her pack of friends introduced me to Tori Amos with her album, Little Earthquakes and this song is on that album, I believe. POWERFUL!
Being a teen in the 90's, she was one of my crushes. I didn't understand english at that time, but it didn't prevent her voice to reach me.
What I have always loved about York's voice is that she always knows EDACTLY how much sir to usr for a given phrase and how to use that sir just right. I don't know many other pop singers who can float through a phrase like "my heart is sick of bring... (PAUSE)... changed", and stretch out the last word like she does without running out of breath entirely. Opera singers, sure, but not pop.
My wife's favorite singer. I got brownie points for having a few albums when we were dating.
This tour is amazing and she is back at the top of her game again. It's well worth seeing if you can.
Omg, eventually something about T.A. I love her since 90s when I've been living in Kazakhstan and that time was really hard to find a tape with Tori. I remember winter day when I walked 1 hour across the city to buy album Boy for Pele in the central store. Her clear voice is only one that brings me calm and relax and emotional pleasure. She is absolutely genius composer: Sugar, Precious Things, Past the Mission, Black Dove, Crusiffy and other great songs.
Beth, you are amazing with your explanations, I'm listening to you and feel again and again Tori's art though I heard her songs a million times. Thank you so much ❤️
She lived the songs lyrics out and I’m sure it comes from a place of pain so that can’t be easy
Good afternoon I'm glad U reacted to one of my favorite singers .I love listening to Tori sing n play piano .when I'm not listening to heavy metal (not glam metal) an I'm also glad U enjoyed Her as well please next React to Raspberry Swirl live by Tori Amos it's a great performance.and I enjoy ur reactions
Voz e piano, muito bom !!! Não conhecia a canção nem a cantora.
Tori is my favorite artist, she is a phenomenal, composer, pianist, and vocalist, but her greatest talent is the conveyance of emotion. She does that better than any artist I have yet heard.
Tori is a fascinating singer. But my bias is to piano, and on that front, she is a force of nature. Good grief, she's amazing on keys. I particularly love her piano work on "Caught a Lite Sneeze," "Precious Things," and "Bouncing Off Clouds."
force of nature, ye i concur :-)
You hear her studio albums and think, zero way she pulls that off live, then she pulls that off live. Though, it has to be said that this shows her vocal ability but doesn't demonstrate the real power of her songs. The combination of her incredible voice and song writing, and the production on this album is monstrous. She really uses her breath as an instrument like no one else I'm aware of as well.
Of course, you look behind Tori and you'll see Kate Bush back there. It's a lineage. And moving forward, to people like Regina Spektor.
Saw her live at the Sydney Opera House… amazing :)
Thank you for perfectly describing why I have loved her all my life
First time I heard Tori Amos - it was Muhammad, my friend - I didn't know any English at all and I had no idea what's she signing about but her performance was absolutely captivating nonetheless. She's like an embodiment of raw, unstoppable female power. It's like a goddess herself descended down to Earth. Still love her, such an amazingly powerful singer and performer.
Oooooh that's one that doesn't seem to get much attention, but it's a gorgeous fucking song!
Great reaction🔥
I suggest Tori Amos' 1998 Live Session Performance of her song "Precious Things."
It is a raw, passionate, and powerful performance
Would love to see your reaction to Tori doing Me and a Gun at that Montreaux concert too, pure accapella
Once upon a time I went to an outdoor concert of Torii's at Red Rocks Ampihiheater in Colorado -- it was non-stop magical.
Love seeing you react to my favorite artist of all time. Love Tori since 1994💜💜💜
She has been my fave artist since I was 11/12. I'm now 39! Soon to be 40. I love all her albums. She's a prodigy!!! Saw her live once xoxo best concert to me! She writes and composes her masterpieces
I love Tori ❤ pure talent
Tori could also sing the shopping list and still be exciting 😍Anyway, if I can give you a suggestion, look for the live version, recorded during rehearsals, of "Icicle" (strange little webcast)😉
She's incredible in concert!
Awesome analysis
Tori, brilliant artist
One of my favourites
Such a classic! I really love that album!
loved this..and your reaction, ty!
First Tori reaction ever seen ❤️
7:46 is Tori's tip of her hat to Robert Plant.. when she tells the story about singing Zeppelin songs in her bedroom while her parents were downstairs singing church music, she sings the same run that sounds a bit like Whole Lotta Love
What made her interesteing, especially with her singing, is that she doesn't hide her breathing. Whether live or on a studio album, she doesn't turn away from the mic to take a breath. Her breating is actually part of her sound. It is commonly a "no-no" for artists. She just leaves it in.
More Tori Amos, please! I love her Southern twang.
Even though I haven't heard a whole lot from Tori, I've always appreciated her. Just love her music and her voice. I used to get her and Fiona Apple confused since they reminded me of each other.
Her early stuff was incredible. Such a unique voice, right up there with Doloris O’Roirdan.
her Little Earthquakes album was amazing!
she is magnificant.
So many Tori Amos songs I love but probably Winter (both live -- from this same concert -- and studio/official video) are my favs.
Tori for me is.... some songs I adore.. others I hate to the bone... But the fact that she has that effect on me is why I love her ;)
Awww my hero. This song was life changing as a young teenager.
I very much enjoyed your review and reaction Beth…you’re very insightful and informative about elements of music that I don’t always consider when listening to a performance. Tori’s pretty good though, yes!
1. Beth: you look like you could be sisters.
2. I remember when Tori burst on to the scene. I’m a singer/songwriter/pianist, and what Tori could do poetically, vocally, and on the keys- blew me away more than even Elton or most of my other heroes.
3. Shame on me for not following her whole career more closely- as I’d typically listen to mainstream artists. I’m getting better at seeking out independent and such music lately😏
Beth you REALLY need to review the band called Saphath. With this year's military conflict their debut album almost went unnoticed even despite high ranks in metal magazines, that's undeserved. A good point to start would be the music video entitled "Outcast of Eden". They have a lot happrning in their music, even their background choirs are recorded live.
Great choice, love your commentary!
Please do more Tori reactions!! (Might I suggest "Father Lucifer")
Super analysis, as usual. You do Amos justice.
Another interesting/compelling female vocalist to acquaint yourself with is Happy Rhodes. Alone, with Bob Holroyd or The Security Project, all great stuff!