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From: "John D. Walker" <jdwalker@post.cis.smu.edu>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 14:46:56 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Bryan/Norman/Tori
To: Love Hounds <love-hounds@uunet.uu.net>
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Not to fan the flames or anything, but I caught part of the video for "Caught a Lite Sneeze" on VH1 last evening, and it was quite... interesting as well. Tori's still finding her voice. Let's give her a few years and see where she ends up. I'm not a big fan of hers by any means, but in this day and age of out of tune, stoned, over-rated grunge bands, lets at least respect her effort. She obviously isn't dumbing down for anybody. I don't see her so much as a Kate knock-off as someone who is working in the same territory. She's like Kate's pissed-off, petulent (sp?) American cousin. They don't really play the same style of piano, even. There just aren't that many simularities IMO. However, anyone who could look me in the eye and tell me that Tori has never heard "The Dreaming" needs to be committed to an insane asylum. Listen to "Precious Things" off "Little Earthquakes" and then play the track "The Dreaming", paying particular attention to the flanged whispery vocals, and you'll see what I mean. Now, if you want to hear someone REALLY rip off Kate, check out Heather Nova's vocals on "Island" on her new album. OB Kate: Channel surfing before work yesterday, I caught MuchMusic playing the HoL video. What a great moment! I love MuchMusic. They play stuff that I never see on eMpTV. John