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Tori Amos - Boys for Pele Audio CD

A fair review of the Tori Amos "Boys for Pele" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Tori Amos reviews here, or go back to the Tori Amos tabs.

Tori Amos Band: Tori Amos
Title: Boys for Pele
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Release Date: 1996-01-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Horses 2: Blood Roses 3: Father Lucifer 4: Professional Widow 5: Mr. Zebra 6: Marianne 7: Caught a Lite Sneeze 8: Muhammad My Friend 9: Hey Jupiter 10: Way Down 11: Little Amsterdam 12: Talula 13: Not the Red Baron 14: Agent Orange 15: Doughnut Song 16: In the Springtime of His Voodoo 17: Putting the Damage On 18: Twinkle

One of my favorites all 'round
If you don't own it, buy it. This is one of my favorite Tori albums all around, and I have heard them all. .


has some good tracks
People complain about her albums being too long these days, well I always thought that this one was too long! :P

I love the harpsichord, the brass band, and the general spookiness of the album, but really, I think it's too long. Boys for Pele is not my favourite Tori album, although I think it has some of my favourite songs. Horses(without Beauty Queen), Blood Roses, Father Lucifer, Mr. Zebra, Marianne, In the Springtime of His Voodoo and Putting the Damage on are just incredible tracks. The extended version of Way Down from Tales of a Librarian should have been on there. I can do without Little Amsterdam, Professional Widow and Agent Orange. All in all, it is a very experimental album, and I am glad it exists because my life would be incomplete without Father Lucifer and Horses, but Christ, it is just too long. :<.


An Album for All Moods
Reviewers have complained that it's all over the place, but that's one of the things I love about it. I was in love with Boys for Pele from the moment I listened to it. You can be in almost any mood and enjoy at least a couple songs here at any given time.

Beauty Queen/Horses - A fairly mellow, relaxing song. Great way to start off an album that packs as big a punch as Pele. You catch more bees with honey . . .

Blood Roses - . . . than with vinegar. Which is what track two is. There's a lot of anger in Blood Roses. It's a good one for when you're in a dark place or in the mood to vent poetically. And the harpsichord is just beautiful here.

Father Lucifer - This is a weird one. But what else can we expect from a song inspired by Tori's hallucinogen-fueled spiritual love affairs?

Professional Widow - Widow is another angry, fast song. The sheer passion of Tori's vocals here is something that should be heard at least once.

Mr. Zebra - Kind of a wind down from Widow. Airy, light, almost childish. But in a good way.

Marianne - One of the most depressing songs on the album. You have to be in the right mindset to get through this one.

Caught a Lite Sneeze - Not one of my favorites. Some of Tori's finer vocal work, but not as interesting as the rest of the album. The good news is, it's much less heavy than Marianne.

Muhammad My Friend - A softer, breathy take on very complex subjects, such as religion and where the femminine fits into that. Or, rather, doesn't.

Hey Jupiter - Once again, you have to be in the right mindset. This is a very sobering song. It's one of the more heartbreaking songs about loss in my entire (extensive) CD collection.

Way Down - Along the same lines as Mr. Zebra, but I sense some much darker undertones in this one. Maybe it's just me.

Little Amsterdam - Possibly the moodiest, most straightforward story song on the album.

Talula - A breath of fresh air after the haunting Little Amsterdam. A jingly tune that brightens the mood of the entire album.

Not the Red Baron - A bittersweet song that, in my opinion, could have been a minute or two shorter.

Agent Orange - Another short, upbeat song.

Doughnut Song - The anger heard earlier in the album comes back, but in a sugary falsetto voice.

In the Springtime of His Voodoo - Confusing, faster song.

Putting the Damage On - Quiet. Lovely. Heartbreaking.

Twinkle - The perfect ending to the album. Leads them out of the chaos as gently as Horses led them in. .


One of my fave cds of all time
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Boys for Pele
5 singles were release from the album, these being "Caught a Little Sneeze", "Talua", "Professional Widow", "Hey Jupiter" and "In the Springtime of His Voodoo". Boys for Pele being Amos 3rd studio album and her 1996 release peaked at #2 in the Billboard Top 200 and also did quite well in Europe peaking at #2 in the UK Album chart. The booklet has many odd photographs with Amos in different poses. All the lyrics are included and for each track we get a list of whom plays on it and what they play. 4/5.


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