That Kate/Tori thing ( and Wait for Kate's next album thing)

[Richard BREITNER <ritchieb@worldnet.net>]

In <r+pQ4DATA6BxEwTy@murmur.demon.co.uk> Scott Thomas 
<scott@murmur.demon.co.uk> writes:

  (talking about Kate and Tori comparisons)
>
> I agree, they are completely different.

>>> Well, that's true, although some backing vocals in Tori's work are
>>> rather "Bushian".
>>>  They're both two brilliant personalities and two female
>>> pianists/songwriters, but I think Tori's is more "earthy" than Kate.
>>> Her vocal style, her lyrics, this is less "star fallen upon earth".
>>>  Besides, Tori's piano style is more impressionist (Debussy would 
>>> have loved that girl !). There's also that funny little rythm she
>>> likes to use to say serious things (like in "Father Lucifer"). Erik
>>> Satie would also appreciate. These are really distinctive Tori's
>>> touch. There's also the fact that she really stays close to her 
>>> piano (except for the harpsichord songs). Kate abundantly used
>>> electronic stuff right from her third album, and fairlight from 
>>> the fourth (The Dreaming). In Tori's work, the piano still remains
>>> the leading instrument.
>>> That's why I think BFP is NOT Tori's "The Dreaming", as there's
>>> more continuity between UtP and BfP than between Kate's N4E and
>>> THD.
>>> Last thing: they should be both appreciated for what they are,
>>> without this kind of Tori vs Kate thing, or (this is for Kate's 
>>> fans), without rating Tori as an ersatz to help waiting for Kate's
>>> next record. Tori's not a Kate substitute !

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