Tori Amos - Dublin, November

run_Forrest_run

Grand Canal Theatre
Dublin
Wed 9 Nov 2011, 19:30

Great to see her back. Does anyone know if she will bring a band with her this time? Her Iveagh Gardens gig was just Tori & Piano. I'd prefer her stuff with a full band (especially if she has Matt Chamberlain on drums).

MusicDots

Yessss I can't wait!!! Don't know if it's with the band either, it would be nice! Loved her show in Iveagh Gardens as well, it was brill! Got deadly tickets for November the other day, sooo excited!

Grid.

Think I shall head along to this....will it sell out soon?

MusicDots

I'd say so!

tipp0044

MusicDots wrote: »

I'd say so!

Might have a spare ticket

delbertgrady

Over seventy different songs have been performed on the tour to date.

Grid.

tipp0044 wrote: »

Might have a spare ticket

How much??:)

delbertgrady

Last night's set list from the Waterfront:

Shattering Sea
Seaside
Suede
Velvet Revolution
Girl Disappearing
Leather
Pancake
Father Lucifer
The Rose
Winter
Fearlessness
Star Whisperer
"I Haven't Done This Before"
Angels
Your Cloud
Way Down
Cloud On My Tongue
Spring Haze
Siren
Cruel

A Multitude Of Shades (String Quartet)
Baker Baker

Carry
"Go Away With You"
Spark
Big Wheel

Sesudra

Am so so so excited about this! I haven't felt her new music as much over the last few years but "Night of Hunters" has really brought me back into the fold:D

Grid.

Any cheap tickets floating about??:p

indiewindy

Gridlock wrote: »

Any cheap tickets floating about??:p

mcd released some production hold tickets an hour ago, try ticketmaster, there might be some left

delbertgrady

Phenomenal.
Overall, better than the Belfast show (although we did get Siren there, which alone justified the trip).
Some tour debuts last night as well, as far as I can tell. Better late than never, I suppose.
Highlights for me were the God/Tubular Bells/Running Up That Hill mash-up, Maybe California, A Sorta Fairytale and Hey Jupiter. The Snow Cherries From France improvisation was good fun as well. Excellent sound and a very good crowd who were quietly respectful during the performances, but enthusiastic in their response.
It may not have been the best Tori show I've seen, but it's in the top two.

Shattering Sea
God/Tubular Bells (The Exorcist), interpolating Running Up That Hill
Suede
Mr. Zebra
Maybe California
Fearlessness
Little Earthquakes
Ophelia
Josephine
Snow Cherries From France (with "I Forgot My Words" improvisation)
Winter
Star Whisperer
Yes, Anastasia
A Sorta Fairytale
Lovesong
Hey Jupiter
Nautical Twilight
Cloud On My Tongue
Cruel

A Multitude Of Shades (Quartet)
Your Ghost
Leather
Precious Things
Big Wheel

run_Forrest_run

thanks for the feedback delbertgrady, she has some collection of great songs to choose from. I wasn't at the gig myself.

Personally I would have liked to see a full band behind her but it seems it's not what she's after right now, especially when listening to Night of Hunters (which is very good btw).

delbertgrady

Yeah, Night of Hunters sounds particularly nice on that lovely Deutsche Grammophon vinyl.

The Apollon Musagète quartet add an great extra dynamic. Okay, it's not a band, but the effect is very impressive, and the reworking of some of the back catalogue (the quartet replacing the electronica on Suede, for example) is very interesting. She clearly loves the arrangements, and there is something very special about hearing some of the "old" (i.e., non-Night of Hunters) tracks with live strings.

daymobrew

delbertgrady wrote: »

The Apollon Musagète quartet add an great extra dynamic. Okay, it's not a band, but the effect is very impressive

I was very impressed with the quartet. A chello provides a lovely bass sound (Kristin Hersh uses one a lot).
They frequently provided drum like sounds with slaps to the instrument body or strings.
And they were very animated.

During "Snow Cherries From France" she forgot the lyrics and did a fantastic ad-lib to get back on track.

She played for almost 2 hours. A great performance.

run_Forrest_run

daymobrew wrote: »

I was very impressed with the quartet. A chello provides a lovely bass sound (Kristin Hersh uses one a lot).
They frequently provided drum like sounds with slaps to the instrument body or strings.
And they were very animated.

During "Snow Cherries From France" she forgot the lyrics and did a fantastic ad-lib to get back on track.

She played for almost 2 hours. A great performance.

she's making a few mistakes lately, OK I suppose she's playing so many shows etc mistakes will happen when she's doing so much. She started Mr. Zebra in the wrong key at some show but she recovered brilliantly, it's actually more interesting to see her recoveries, so talented.

MusicDots

LOVED the show!! Definitely my favourite one I've been to. The string quartet was amazing as well. I play the violin so I loved the strings! Great songs, loved the improv during Snow Cherries as well. Great to see her in such good form. I agree about Night of Hunters, it's my favourite album since Scarlet's Walk. I think it has a Pele-ish feel to it, and Pele is my favourite album. So happy that she's gone back to that kind of stuff!

Irish Aris

absolutely wonderful concert!!!!

I am always amazed on how she is playing with one hand on the piano and one on the keyboard!!
And the way that shw now has become one with the string quartet. . . so great to see her again!!!

(btw, first time in the Grand Canal Theatre. Great venue, very good sound!!)