Tori Amos w/ Yoav
Ovens Auditorium
Nov. 13, 2007
The Deal: Piano songstress plays two-hour set to packed auditorium.
The Good: Slightly eccentric, but a great performer, Amos entertained the crowd for just over two hours. Highlights included “Crucify,” “Fairytale,” “Cornflake Girl” and an unexpected short cover of James Taylor’s “Carolina In My Mind.” She started the show off as Clyde, donning a brown wig, boots and short dress.
After six songs, she left the stage to return as Tori — in purple sequined jumpsuit and bright red hair. Throughout the show, Amos straddled the seat and hammered away on the piano — at times playing the piano in front and keyboard behind her. She also performed two solo – just her and the piano. The new material fit right in with the old. Definitely a performance worth picking up through her “Legs & Boots” live releases on her site – if it becomes available.
The Bad: Not sure what happened, but in the middle of “Big Wheel,” Tori called her bouncer out, stopped playing and yelled at someone, saying, “Get the f*&^ out of my show!” And, not that it was a bad thing, but for all the hype about a different kind of show, use of a “character” from the album … it was the same Tori with a slightly fuller sound. I couldn’t tell the difference from past shows.
The Verdict: Full sound, strong voice, great show.
Setlist
ACT I (Clyde)
Bouncing off Clouds
Little Earthquakes
Juarez
Rattlesnakes
Beauty of Speed
Roosterspur Bridge
Professional Widow
ACT II (Tori)
Big Wheel
Crucify
Mountain
Cornflake Girl
Carolina in My Mind
Your Cloud
Siren
Marianne (solo)
Famous Blue Raincoat (solo)
Virginia
Fairytale
Code Red
1st Encore
Precious Things
Tear in Your Hand
2nd Encore
Hey Jupiter
This article appears in Nov 14-20, 2007.
This concert also is one of the first performances of the long awaited “Mountain”. Played per her fan’s request…like many many other songs she plays for her fans. She is not only a brilliant artist, but has an extremely cool, sweet and funny personality. Go Tori!!!! We love you!!!!
Tori’s current tour is likely to be one of her best ever. She’s an amazingly gifted artist who shows a compassion and connection to her fans that keeps them coming back for more. After being a fan of her music for 12 years, I will no doubt be seeing at least one show on this tour. Love to Ms. T, Clyde, Pip, Santa & Isabel.
Tori was absolutely dynamyte in her concert at Charlotte!!! Both my wife, who is in a wheelchair and I were saying “Good For Tori” when she stopped and said what she did, in the middle of her Number-Big Wheel. There were simply too many people who had left their seats and were crowding around the front of the stage–This completely blocked the View for my Wife, who was in the front row, but could not stand up, for being confined to a wheelchair. I was just slightly back in Row-H The 8th Row, Seat Number 8. along with my Nephew, who was seated next to me. Because of what those people did, it forced me,and many others to have to stand up, during the entirety of the remainder of the concert just so that we could see her perform.
In spite of standing for nearly 2-Hours, Tori was so spactacular that I still think her concert is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. She is, in my judgment, the greatest singer to ever grace the planet. Even though my wife could not see her, after so many crowded around the stage in front of her, she still managed to at least enjoy it, just hearing her amazing voice in a live performance.
My wife and I, along with my Nephew who flew down from DC to see her with us, were also lucky enough to have met her, prior to the concert in a “Meet and Greet” Session. I can say that having met her, she is not only a great singer, she is also an extraordinary human being as well.
The “Meet and Greet” Session is a memory that both my Wife and I will treasure for the rest of our lives.
CORRECTION—-In reviewing my prior comment, I noticed two typos. The first sentence should read: “Tori was absolutely DYNAMITE in her concert at Charlotte….”
The first snetence in the second paragraph should read: “In spite of standing for nearly 2-hours, Tori was so SPECTACULAR, that I still think her concert is the most amazing thing I have ever seen…”
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Thanks for posting this, lifted my day.