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Program Book
Setlist
Tour Dates
08/06: Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
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08/07: Cleveland, OH @ Cain Park 08/08: Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall 08/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Verizon Hall 08/12: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 08/13: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 08/15: Boston, MA @ Opera House 08/16: Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall 08/18: Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium 08/19: Atlanta, GA @ Cobb-Energy PAC 08/20: Durham, NC @ Durham PAC 08/22: Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall 08/23: Orlando, FL @ Bob Carr PAC 08/24: Miami, FL @ Fillmore
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"I wore my space frames for you all," stated Tori Amos at the O'Shaughnessy in St Paul, August 3rd, during her brief, but scheduled, Tori Says Hello segment. It's understandable that she's trying to limit the talk time, so she can fit in more songs, because she's got so many song requests that it's hard to play everything, otherwise "we'll be here all night."
Opening up for Tori was Trevor Moss and Hannah Lou, a married couple, who previously played under the name Indigo Moss. When they lost their bassist and drummer, the two decided to play under their own names.
The 'hightlight' of their brief 30 minute set was when the spotlight went out and they kept playing in complete darkness without any breaks! Real pros, and the audience kept handclapping to help cheer them on.
They ended their set with a cover of Charlie Parr's "Cheap Wine", a nice tribute to the Minnesota bluesman.
Although the tour was for Tori Amos' latest release Unrepentant Geraldines, as evident by the setlist, she is only playing fan requests. The setlist is dictated by the fans, so every show is unique, in terms of live songs. She got so many requests that some of the songs on last night's set were from previous cities... and anything not played last night will be carried over to Chicago's show, etc.
While this is amazing for fans who wants to hear the rare, obscure songs, it's bad for casual fans who wants to hear the greatest 'hits' tour. Still, I was very satisfy with the Saint Paul setlist, which included "Crucify" (from her debut solo Little Earthquakes album) and two Prince nods, "Little Red Corvette" and "Raspberry Swirl" with an outro of "Raspberry Beret" and, of course, the set finale "Cornflake Girl."
I spoke to some Tori fans who is travelling the country, seeing most, if not every, show on this stop and they've all agreed that this Unrepentant Geraldines tour was by far the best tour yet. Like other dedicated fan groups, like Morrissey or Insane Clown Posse or Phish, going to a Tori Amos show isn't just about Tori Amos... it's also experiencing the fan community.
As for the concert, Tori's Unrepentant Geraldines set are broken into three parts, with the middle section called Lizard Lounge, which includes nothing but cover songs. If you've ever heard Tori's covers, they are so different than the original that they really deserve to be their own songs. I've said it time and time again, but she definitely performs the best cover songs. Her original live songs are treated the same way, it's like Tori is covering herself, because often her well known songs starts off like something completely different.
The third portion of the set had a switch in equipment, which had an organ sound, which you can clearly hear during "The Beekeeper". Tori is often switch back and forth between her two instruments, sometime quite quickly, and often accompanied by loud cheers.
Her four-song encore started with "Winter" (from my favorite Little Earthquakes album), followed by "Bliss" (from her fifth album To Venus and Back) "Raspberry Swirl" (from the third From the Choirgirl Hotel album, but 'swirling' in a little Prince's "Raspberry Beret" mix) and ending with "Pretty Good Year" (from the second Under the Pink album). As you can see from just that small sampling, Tori Amos has a large body of work to draw from.
In a few years, when Tori goes back on tour, you can sure bet fans will be asking for some Unrepentant Geraldines tracks. Unrepentant Geraldines, the fourteenth album by Tori Amos, is out now on Mercury Classic/Universal Mercury Classic, and is available in the standard CD, a limited CD+DVD, and two disc vinyl LP set.
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Trevor Moss and Hannah Lou
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The 'hightlight' of their brief 30 minute set was when the spotlight went out and they kept playing in complete darkness without any breaks! Real pros, and the audience kept handclapping to help cheer them on.
They ended their set with a cover of Charlie Parr's "Cheap Wine", a nice tribute to the Minnesota bluesman.
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Setlist
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While this is amazing for fans who wants to hear the rare, obscure songs, it's bad for casual fans who wants to hear the greatest 'hits' tour. Still, I was very satisfy with the Saint Paul setlist, which included "Crucify" (from her debut solo Little Earthquakes album) and two Prince nods, "Little Red Corvette" and "Raspberry Swirl" with an outro of "Raspberry Beret" and, of course, the set finale "Cornflake Girl."
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Chicago Theatre marquee
photo: Amber
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As for the concert, Tori's Unrepentant Geraldines set are broken into three parts, with the middle section called Lizard Lounge, which includes nothing but cover songs. If you've ever heard Tori's covers, they are so different than the original that they really deserve to be their own songs. I've said it time and time again, but she definitely performs the best cover songs. Her original live songs are treated the same way, it's like Tori is covering herself, because often her well known songs starts off like something completely different.
The third portion of the set had a switch in equipment, which had an organ sound, which you can clearly hear during "The Beekeeper". Tori is often switch back and forth between her two instruments, sometime quite quickly, and often accompanied by loud cheers.
Her four-song encore started with "Winter" (from my favorite Little Earthquakes album), followed by "Bliss" (from her fifth album To Venus and Back) "Raspberry Swirl" (from the third From the Choirgirl Hotel album, but 'swirling' in a little Prince's "Raspberry Beret" mix) and ending with "Pretty Good Year" (from the second Under the Pink album). As you can see from just that small sampling, Tori Amos has a large body of work to draw from.
In a few years, when Tori goes back on tour, you can sure bet fans will be asking for some Unrepentant Geraldines tracks. Unrepentant Geraldines, the fourteenth album by Tori Amos, is out now on Mercury Classic/Universal Mercury Classic, and is available in the standard CD, a limited CD+DVD, and two disc vinyl LP set.
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Tori Amos at the O'Shaughnessy, St Paul (03 August 2014) |
