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In the ’90s, Tori Amos monopolized nonsense. She once wondered if “25 bucks and a cracker” were enough to get her to heaven, and she was mistress of what she was—or wasn&rsq... Lees meer

Tori Amos has made a career out of being unordinary, and most of her albums are better because of this fact. Here on Midwinter Graces, she’s still giving a max effort, it’s just that no... Lees meer

Ach ja, Weihnachtslieder mit bekannten Musikgrößen. Meistens schwanken solche Alben ja zwischen bizarr und kitschig. Oder sie sind wahlweise einfach nur furchtbar - Tausende per Faustschlag zertrüm... Lees meer

Irrational explanations for the universe are not only tempting to the feeble of mind. They're difficult to shake off for even the most intelligent among us, if the irrationalists catch you at a... Lees meer

A Christmas album by an artist who spent much of her early career skewering institutionalised religion (and once, unforgettably, sang about pleasuring herself while her family sang hymns downstairs... Lees meer

Terugkijkend op ruim honderd recensies voor File Under moet ik bekennen dat ik best wel kritisch schrijf. Ook kan ik het niet laten om hier en daar een ongenuanceerde sneer uit te delen. Daar moet ... Lees meer

Who would ofever thought Tori Amos would come out with a Christmas album? The artist (QRO interview) who wrote a song about masturbating inher bed while her family prayed and sang Christmas hymns ... Lees meer

Weihnachtszeit - Best-Of-Zeit! Diese Formel hielt viele Jahre und auch in diesem Jahr werden sich unter den Weihnachtsbäumen der Republik wieder die ein oder andere Greatest-Hits-Compilation renomm... Lees meer

Like Thea Gilmore, Tori Amos broadens her approach to Christmas here to include pre-Christian celebrations, though the mood remains comparatively more religious. It starts well, with the traditiona... Lees meer

A sticker on the CD case advises that this is Amos's first "seasonal" album – presumably, the piano-based gothic sprite doesn't make conventional old Christmas albums. Midwinter Graces is surpris... Lees meer