Re: Mark Coleman's (US) Tori Review

[larry@csccat.cs.com (Larry Spence)]

In article <66518@apple.Apple.COM> saurav@tgevax.life.uiuc.edu (Saurav Misra) writes:
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>Thanks to Melissa Caldwell for posting Mark Coleman's review of Little Earth-
>quakes in Us magazine (A true rag, that). Although I found his comments some
>what exaggerated, I think hthere is some basis to what he said. I am a bit
>surprised at the total appreciation Little Earthquakes is getting on gaffa - 
>are we suffering a bit much from "Lack o' Kate "syndrome? I personally
>have to stifle a laugh myself when Ms. Amos sings "give me life, give me pain,
>give me myself again" - for some reason the rhythm reminds me of Metallica's
>"Leper Messiah",                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Her metal-rocker-babe past coming back to haunt/influence her... %)

>aside from the fact that it might just be a bit silly in its
>own respect. Also, I think all of "Crucify" is a bit cliched - the whole
>crucifixion theme is somewhat hackneyed, and her lyrics are a bit too spare
>to let me see it from a new angle. Having said all that, I label myself a 
>hypocrite and assert that I LOVE "Silent all these years"....

I went to see her Thursday and was impressed by her piano playing and perso-
nality, but wondered if I would like the CD without the stage presence.  
Well, I heard a couple of tracks today and was underwhelmed, it sounded more
Kate Lite than the live show (which was piano/voice only).  So I'm in the odd
situation of having enjoyed the concert yet not likely to buy the CD.  I saw
a cutout copy of _LE_ today but got Wiseblood _Pedal To The Metal_ instead. %)

Since there are knowledgeable Tori fans here, how much is her metal-rocker-
babe out-of-print CD worth?  I've seen at least one copy in a cutout bin.

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Larry Spence
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