Re: Tori Amos concert

[SHANDRALYN@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-10-31 11:29:13 EST, you write:

<< One thing I had difficulty with, and I don't mean 
 this as criticism, but during her first song, I thought she was speaking 
 partly in a language other than English. Then I realized it was her 
 pronounciation/enunciation that I was hearing. I still could only 
 understand about half of what she was saying and straining my ears, >>

Hi, all! Speaking as a Tori fan of long standing (though not as long as I've
loved Kate!), she does have strange ways of pronouncing things... "Girl" is
often "guhl" when she sings it, and many others... it is helpful to know the
lyrics. I think it has to do more with artistic license than anything... I
mean, obviously she knows how things are pronounced, and has no trouble
saying them when speaking. She often takes old songs and changes them when
live, and so she also twists words to fit the music, rather than making the
music fits the words. 

just my two cents,
Shandra