Thursday, March 26, 1992
The Battalion
Page 5
'Little Earthquakes' unloads emotional
baggage on unsuspecting listeners
By Chris Eklof
The Battalion
Jbinson
ilion
Tori Amos
"Little Earthquakes'
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"Little Earthquakes" —the story of a girl and her
piano. The latest alburn by Tori Amos displays the
musical abilities and the emotional storms of a for
mer childhood wonder.
"Little Earthquakes" is a true solo album in every
11 presenttBsense of the word. It features Amos on vocals, Amos
wings Frida on P iano ' with zero he, P f r °m anyone else. Amos co
produced four songs, but did call in several produc
ers to help out on the album.
Amos's musical career started early. She began
writing her own songs at the age of four and won a
scholarship to to the Peabody Conservatory in Balti
more. The next six years were spent at the conserva
tory studying with people two or three times her
age. But at the ripe old age of 11, Amos was kicked
| out of the school for playing by ear.
Her career took her to local bars and hotels in the
Baltimore / Washington D.C. area accompanied by
her father, a Methodist preacher. When she was 15,
her dad quit chaperoning her trips and she hit the
the thinlin N ubs alone where she met many interesting charac-
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Amos quit, tired of her hectic life, and vowed to
never play the piano again. Her self-imposed retire-
dreenawil ment encle ^ after a couple of years when she began
I to beavk t0 P la >' at a frien d's house. She then decided to play
for herself and not for any other reasons.
This new motivation allowed Amos to set herself
free from the bonds that held her before. Raised in a
tightly disciplined home that she refers to as "sexual
ly repressive," her newfound freedom on the streets
and in the bars produced a woman with conflicting
emotional and ethical attitudes. "Little Earthquakes"
expresses her constant struggle between personal
contentment and rebellion.
The variety of songs on "Little Earthquakes"
demonstrates that the musical talents of the young
prodigy have stayed with her and bloomed as she
U.±LliB has grown into a woman. Amos plays the piano like
she has led her life, up and down like an emotional
roller coaster. She can play' strong, powerful chords
on one song, then the on the next play quiet and ten
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Tori Amos deals with depressing,'personal issues on her
latest, “Little Earthquakes."
The music provides the base for Amos to lay on
the emotions with her aching voice. She sings in a
manner that makes the listener feel every movement
of her emotions.
Her songs are hauntingly emotional, from "Cru
cify" to "Me And A Gun" to "Mother." She deals
with her many different personality traits through
her music and channels this turmoil into her songs.
Listening to the album is not an exhilarating ex
perience, though. It does not make you want to
scream or jump up and down. However, it might
make you want to go take a shower afterwards to rid
yourself of the slimy buildup leftover from the re
lease of Amos's emotional baggage. It is depressing
to listen to for any length of time. Her music is good
and her messages are deep, but perhaps they are too
deep. This album was made for Tori Amos, not for
the buying public.
Around Town
Music
Information is provided by the
individual nightclubs and is
subject to change.
ion
Gallery Bar
In the College Station Hilton at
801 E. University Dr. Only
ages 21 and older admitted.
Call 693-7500 for more infor
mation.
Friday, Saturday - Big Apple
Trio. Jazz. Starts at 8 p.m.
No cover.
er ($2 off with TAMU ID).
Friday - Sterling Country.
Country. Starts at 9 p.m.
Doors open at 8 p.m. $5 cov
er.
Saturday - Neil McCoy.
Country. Starts at 9 p.m.
doors open at 8. $4 cover ($2
off with TAMU ID).
Goose. Funk. Starts at 8 p.m.
$5 cover.
Friday - Robert Earl King,
Jr. Country, folk. Starts at 9
p.m. $10 cover.
Saturday - D.R.U.M. African
percussion. Jamaican reggae.
Starts at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
Kay’s Cabaret
At Post Oak Mall. Ages 18
and older admitted. Alcohol
served. For more information,
call 696-9191.
Thursday -3 Beers. Acoustic
rock. Starts at 9:30 p.m. $2
cover.
Friday - Rif Raf. Rock. Starts
at 9:30 p.m. $3 cover.
Saturday - Rhythmatics.
Rock. Starts at 9:30 p.m. $3
cover.
Equinox
Located at 329 University Dr.
in College Station. Alcohol
served. For more information,
call 846-2496.
Saturday - Walter Suhr and
the Mongo Punch. Salsa
marangue. Starts at 9:00 p.m.
$3 cover.
Comedy
Information is subject to
change.
Two Pesos
Located at 303 University Dr.
in College Station. Alcohol
served. For more information,
call 846-4135.
Wednesday - Sneaky Pete.
Sing-along. Starts at 8 p.m.
$2 cover.
Garfield’s
Located at 1503 S. Texas
Ave. Reservations recom
mended. Ages 21 and older
admitted. Alcohol served.
Call 693-1736 for more infor
mation.
Thursday - Brian Mallow and
Tom Hester. Starts at 10
p.m. Tickets: $4 in advance,
$5 at door.
Texas Hall of Fame
On FM 2818 in Bryan. Alcohol
served. For more information,
call 822-2222.
Thursday - Special FIX.
Country. Starts at 8 p.m.
Doors open at 7 p.m. $4 cov-
Stafford Opera House
Located at 106 S. Main in
Bryan. Alcohol served. For
more information, call 775-
4082.
Thursday - Bad Mutha
Sundance
Located at 801 E. Univerisity
Dr in the Hilton. Ages 19 and
older admitted. Alcohol
served. Call 693-7500 for
more information.
Thursday - Commedians
TBA. Starts at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets: $4 in advance, $5 at
door. No reservations.
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