Precious Things: The String Quartet Tribute to Tori Amos

Precious Things: The String Quartet Tribute to Tori Amos Artist: Various Artists
Label: Vitamin Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 027297854123
EAN: 0027297854123
ASIN: B00005NVYC


Release Date: 2001-09-11

Precious Things: The String Quartet Tribute to Tori Amos


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Tracks:

  1. Precious Things
  2. Caught In A Lite Breeze
  3. Cruel
  4. Silent All These Years
  5. Cornflake Girl
  6. God
  7. Pretty Good Year
  8. Flying Dutchman
  9. Girl
  10. Crucify
  11. Muhammed My Friend
  12. Past The Mission
  13. Precious Things (Remix)

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Product Description

1. Precious Things
2. Caught A Lite Sneeze
3. Cruel
4. Silent All These Years
5. Cornflake Girl
6. God
7. Pretty Good Year
8. Flying Dutchman
9. Girl
10. Crucify
11. Muhammed My Friend
12. Past The Mission
13. Precious Things (Remix)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A nice collection of orchestral reworkings........2005-01-16

This is a very nice orchestral tribute to Tori Amos. It contains many soothing and well-done instrumental reworkings of Amos's work. It would be obvious to say that the originals are better, but this album proves to be well worth the money in its own right.

3 out of 5 stars Good...but not a huge departure from the original.......2004-07-07

I found this album pleasant to listen to. The problem was that Tori allready uses a lot of classical themes in her music so while classical "interpretations" of hard rock type bands are interesting because they differ so much from the original, the result is a somewhat watered down version of her songs, slightly interesting but lacking much of the passion and original musical styling that make the originals so great. This would be good for serious Tori fans who want to hear a slightly different interpretation of some of her best songs. But listen to the originals first because they are in every way much better.

3 out of 5 stars Listen with an open mind.......2003-12-26

I became a fan of Tori Amos a few years ago, (My dance teacher played Tori's album, Little Earthquakes, during our warm-up one day, and I was hooked.) and have been slowly building my collection of Tori's music since then. I stumbled upon Precious Things: The String Quartet Tribute to Tori Amos while surfing the Internet and mentioned the CD to a friend who gave it to me as a gift. I was excited but nervous when I first slipped the CD into my player. Even now, I have conflicted feelings toward the album.

Several of the tracks are absolutely perfect. "Pretty Good Year" shines above the rest with its emotion and beautiful, true to Tori, arrangement. "Silent All These Years" is also a gem; the arrangement is lovely, and its "subtle electronic flourishes" are a nice addition. "Precious Things" is interesting, though the emotion Tori infuses into the song is noticeably missing. "Past the Mission" was also nicely done, though, again, the feeling simply isn't there. As for the rest of the tracks, they're all fairly nice. The main problem seems to be a lack of emotion.

For someone like me who enjoys classical music in addition to Tori's music, this album is ideal. Being a dancer, I can see how some of the songs might make for interesting contemporary ballet pieces. I'd imagine, however, for someone who was not a fan of classical music, this album might become a bit tedious. Really, you have to listen to the album with an open mind. The musicians are obviously very talented, and some of Tori's most beloved songs form the undertones for the music. However, don't listen to the album thinking you're going to find the raw passion and emotion of Tori's lyrics or the haunting strains of her voice. This album isn't Tori; maybe she's a phantom who haunts the album, but it certainly isn't the best representation of her music as she wrote it. However, I must say it is definitely worth a listen if you're interested in hearing a different interpretation of Tori's music. And for the fans of classical music out there, this album's unique sound is sure to delight.

1 out of 5 stars Not a precious thing..........2002-11-18

Being an admirer of Tori Amos, I was anxious what this cd would sound like. Only after a few seconds of some songs I crucified this cd and cried... well, not exactly cried, but I'm very, very disappointed. I can't imagine that Tori was fully aware how her songs were raped blown to pieces. None of the songs are close to the originals, not even bad live tracks. Where Tori keeps impressing me with her beautiful songs, fragile lyrics and where one kan hear the love for music and wonderful poems, this album is a waist of time, money and effort. Now even my cd player refuses to play this album anymore.

2 out of 5 stars

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