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Post by Mary on Feb 22, 2005 15:42:42 GMT -5
I know we have the song-by-song threads but I wanted to share my typed-up overall impressions of the album as a whole, too. Granted, it's still a brand new experience getting to know this Beekeeper, but here's what I think so far... Join in if you want to.  ----------------------------------------- Happy Beekeeper Day! Tori's album is released in the U.S. today. Let the buzzing begin... Since getting my copy last Friday, I've had over a dozen listens now. Overall, I'll have to say that I'm VERY impressed with this album, but it's also one of her more 'needs to grow on me' albums, at least for certain songs. Not since Boys For Pele have I been in 2 minds about an work of hers. Of course, BFP is my most favorite now, but it didn't happen very quickly. I still haven't read her book, "Piece By Piece", yet. So my interpretations of the songs and my feelings for whatever I'm getting from them are completely my own. I kind of like it that way for now, but I know I'll definitely want to "get" what she means in many of these songs. So, I'll look forward to eventually reading her thoughts about them in the book. I'm hoping I will warm up to songs like "Goodbye Pisces" (the lyrics are boringly cliche to me and the yada-da-das irk me for some reason!) and " Martha's Foolish Ginger" (Cool "Bachelorette"-type drums opening, but after that I'm really struggling to pay attention, and if not for the 'if those harbor lights..' part I'd be asleep. Shame, really, since she has some good lyrics about love, and life without love, that I really like but I can't retain them well when I'm dozing off...). I wouldn't say I dislike them, just that they aren't nearly as enjoyable to me as, say, the brooding darkness and richness of the title track, "The Beekeeper" or the AWESOME energy and exclamation of "Witness" (come on, come on, come on...) or the beautiful sway of "Mother Revolution" (ah, her lovely voice, her lovely piano, the lovely choir in that one!) or the unique formation of song in the gorgeous and moving "Marys Of The Sea".THOSE songs are among the ones I listen to and think "This is why I buy Tori's albums without ever having to sound-sample them first. THIS is good stuff." Sean brought up a good point yesterday when we were on about round 11 of the Beekeeper listening party for the weekend: some of the songs have really good verses but then the choruses seem just 'eh'; and then some of songs have choruses that ROCK or are gorgeous, but I don't much care for the flow or lyric to the rest of the song. I suppose it's still to early to say that we won't come to love every song at some point, but right now our impressions are that some of the songs seems skimpy. That said, it's still a fabulous album. Tori's voice is in top-form and there are some really interesting lyrics and ideas expressed in these 20 songs. There is a nice progression and flow to the album. I've already got the order of the songs memorized and it just 'feels' natural, the way she ordered them (for some reason that always impresses me). And, I mean, it's TORI! My favorite artist. I'm nowhere near disappointed, just a little slow to warm up to some of the Beekeeper's little bees. Here are my top favorites, and have remained so for about the last 6 listens to the full album: The Beekeeper
Witness
Marys Of The Sea
Mother Revolution
Parasol
GarlandsNot surprisingly, those are some of the darker, more serious songs on the album. The music of "The Beekeeper" is sooooo good. There are moments when I swear I can hear bees buzzing (Sean, too, he actually noticed it first because it was the first song he heard when he came home on Friday) and the tone of Tori's voice (especially at the end) just freaks me out in the coolest way. I don't want the song to end when I hear it, which says a lot since, at a running time of 6:50, it's the longest song on the album. [cont...] |
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Post by Mary on Feb 22, 2005 15:43:07 GMT -5
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Tori has included some cutesy/fun/lighter songs on this album that I really like, too (and also some "huh?" songs that still manage to tickle my fancy).
"Hoochie Woman" is an upbeat and clever little song that never fails to make me want to dance. Love the piano and Tori seems to have a lot of fun with this.
"Ribbons Undone" is very pretty and sweetly sentimental, but I keep wanting to compare it to Scarlet Walk's "Gold Dust" and I just find the latter to be a far superior song.
"Cars and Guitars", while being somewhat a strange idea for a song, has one of my favorite lines of the album, both for the lyric and the way she sings it: 'still, a thought says what if I keep on driving?'. You have to hear it to know what I mean. The ch-ch-chas are so fun, and I get a kick out of the lines during the bridge. I really had to warm up to her voice in this song for the most part, though. Is it just me or does she seem kind of wobbly for parts of it? (Except for the intense favorite line above that I already mentioned)
"Witness" just ROCKS! When I heard it the first time I was blown away. Love the gospel choir, the "AMEN!" feel to the song, the lyrics, the organ, the bass-line, the whole darn thing. The "come on, come on, come ons" are addicting, and the sped-up lines made me think: "OMG, Tori is doing some kind of funky gospel-rap... and I LIKE IT!" Then, OH THEN!, the best part of all, there's that slow and winding "is there anyone, is it any wonder..." part with the choir backing her and the piano tinkling along and I'm in heaven (a similar heaven to the one I experience in Hotel with the 'I have to learn to let you crash down' lines), just before she brings me back to earth with the last set of Witness-seeking 'come on's. Whoohoo for this whole song!
"Sleeps With Butterflies" is very very nice. I love both the chorus (SO catchy!) and the verses of this song and the whole thing just floats lovingly in my mind even when I'm not listening to the actual song. It really is a good single for the album, I think, in much the same way that A Sorta Fairytale was for Scarlet's Walk. I got to hear it with just Tori and piano on the Weekend Today show and that was very pretty, but I prefer the song with the full band. It's an interesting mix of slightly sad and beautifully happy. Well done, Tori.
Um, "Ireland" makes me go "huh?" for most of the song. It almost seems like a strange dream if you read the lyrics. I know Tori's saying something here, though. I'll have to read up in her book about it because I'm perplexed. Cute little beat to the song, but it seems a bit too cutesy to me overall. The Hammond Chord Organ in it makes it feel nicely grounded, but I consider this to be a 'fluff' moment of the album. Not that I mind it much, though, because it's sandwiched by "Original Sinsuality" -- which reminds me of a more UTP or BFP-era song-- which I enjoy for its piano and the fabulous 2nd half where Tori's voice takes off in flight with 'you are not alone in your darkness...', and "The Beekeeper" which I find to be fascinating and haunting. Man, I really like that song.
"Sweet the Sting" is a sexy number. Sultry Tori makes an entrance quite early on this album, being that it's track 2. I like this one (Sorry, Carly! lol). Great use of the gospel choir.
"The Power Of Orange Knickers", which "features Damien Rice" took me a while to "get". Tori explains this "terrorist"-themed song well on the bonus dvd (which comes with the Limited Edition version of the album), but I mean it took me a while to "get" that Damien Rice wasn't really going to sing like MARY wants him to. Darnit, I'm still in denial... if I play it over and over and over will he finally break out with anything remotely like an Amie-voice or a Volcano-voice? *sigh* It's still a great song, despite the odd title. I love the "shame, shame" part and "can somebody tell me, am I alone in this?"
"Barons Of Suburbia" has some great lyrics. I honestly didn't like this song very much the first time I heard it but a few more listens found me with a greater fondness for it, particularly the ending where she handles the final lines with her trademark repeat-for-dramatic-emphasis style. The flow of the song seemed both jarring and rambly to me at first, but now I'm really loving it. The drums and piano remind me a bit of "Carbon", which is always a good thing. Love the "midniiiiiiight" part.
"General Joy" - Man, this song grabbed me from that first beat. Liked it straight away with the first listen. Reminds me of the same way I felt about Sweet Sangria the first time I heard it. Although this song is a bit faster. Love the bass and the piano in this. And the drum-beats about two-thirds the way into the verses, just before the lead-up to the choruses are great. This song combines my favorite sounds of Tori's voice. She's so even and purposeful-sounding on the verses and then breaks into the higher pretty flowy voice for the choruses.
What am I forgetting... Oh, "Jamaica Inn". I really like the pirates talk and the theme of betrayal and trust: 'the sexiest thing is trust...' It took a while for me to appreciate this song, too. The piano is lovely and the ending is especially pretty.
I have to say for a little while I felt a bit lost at this part of the album. "Parasol", with its poetic lyrics, warm and groovin' music (ohhh, the organ!), and perfect combination/integration of chorus/verse flow (not to mention the delicious little 'ah' before the climactic final verse) was a lovely entry into the 'greenhouse', but then I was surrounded by the next 3 songs (The Power Of Orange Knickers, Jamaica Inn, and Barons Of Suburbia) , wandering to the 'rose garden' wondering who ARE these girls?
Then "Sleeps With Butterflies" came and poured me some tea and everything seemed better. Now, of course, I'm getting to know all the little things growing in all the gardens and I'm appreciating them all for different reasons (still, some more than others).
Oh, (HEY!) how could I forget "Marys Of The Sea"? This one has its roots deep and widespread in that rose garden for me, I tell you. I love the part where she sings the title in french and the way the music pauses there to show off that pretty piano. But its the overall OOOMPH of the song that makes it so good for me, and the way the music goes all over the place. There seems to be a couple different songs going on here. Ahhh, the drums, love 'em... all of them in every part of the song. "The lost bride weeps..." Such a great song.
"Toast", a ballad, is the closing song. I know other friends on the toriforum are raving about it, but I personally am not that wow-ed. It's pretty, for sure, and there's definitely a little story of someone special being remembered here, but um, is it bad to say that it kind of bores me in parts? Maybe it will grow on me. The guitar is nice. And I'm drawn to the ending with Tori's saddish voice ('time to let you go...'), so I do like the way it closes up the album, but it's no 1000 Oceans, for example.
The bonus song, "Garlands", is beautiful. For some reason I find the way Tori sings "in Winter" to be so simply perfect. I like the way those 2 words feel like a cue to turn some kind of imaginary page to continue on with the story in this song. I really need to read Tori's book so I can understand this better than I do just getting the snippets of text from the bonus dvd. Watching the Garlands 'video', if you can call it that, and listening to the song at the same time was almost sensory overload for me. It's all so rich and pretty with the story, the photographs, the 'floral' garlands streaming throughout, and Tori's gorgeous voice and music holding it all together. Definitely a bonus of a bonus. But (and I have to say it just once more) Why Oh Why is it not on the proper album? I know it sets the LE apart from the standard release by including the song on the dvd, giving us something special/extra. But can't you include it on the audio disc, TOO?
Alright, enough complaining. I'm happily smoked out of my hive by the Beekeeper and enjoying it very much. Thanks, Tori.
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Post by ♣Miranda♣ on Feb 22, 2005 23:29:45 GMT -5
I am reminded of old BFP and UTP Tori and I love it. I've only had the chance to listen to the album twice now, but already I like it so much more than Scarlet's Walk.
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Post by Mary on Feb 22, 2005 23:46:48 GMT -5
I am reminded of old BFP and UTP Tori and I love it. I've only had the chance to listen to the album twice now, but already I like it so much more than Scarlet's Walk. Wow, that's great!! Sean and I were just talking about how we were more taken with SW immediately, compared to this album. I have some total definite favorites. But it's taking me longer for the iffy songs to grow on me than did the SW iffy songs. Actually, I didn't really have any major SW iffy songs. That says something. |
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Post by ♣Miranda♣ on Feb 22, 2005 23:50:06 GMT -5
Wow, that's great!! Sean and I were just talking about how we were more taken with SW immediately, compared to this album. I have some total definite favorites. But it's taking me longer for the iffy songs to grow on me than did the SW iffy songs. Actually, I didn't really have any major SW iffy songs. That says something. I think when Scarlet's Walk came out, I really wasn't in the right place for it to truly hit me, but with this album, there are lines and whole songs that I'm immediately drawn to...I feel a deeper connection to it. |
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Post by talulad on Feb 23, 2005 13:58:55 GMT -5
Miranda, I agree 100% with both of those posts...
I mean I love Scarlet dearly, now. But I can already tell you that The Beekeeper is going to rate higher than she does... Everytime I start over on Parasol[/b] I fall even more in love. I can't remember the last time any music by anyone grabbed me this tightly...
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Post by Luckita on Feb 24, 2005 0:58:27 GMT -5
I can totally relate with all you say. We may have different tastes about the Beekeeper songs, but we agree at this!  It took me much more time to love Scarlets than Beekeeper. Still cant believe how great this album is!! 
 : Parasol
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Post by Mary on Feb 25, 2005 11:15:33 GMT -5
*bumping for Jenni* Jenni, if you don't mind, I'll put your link to YOUR overall review on this thread, too. (taken from the thread "the Beekeeper is in the hive, honey".) I think more people will see it here, and hopefully more will join in. (It's funny, I already see little things I said that have changed slightly now that I've had about 20+ listens) Thanks again for sharing it. I absolutely love it when people take the time to comment song by song. ====================================== Here's JENNI'S REVIEW (Koalapupu) at her public livejournal. Made after 3 listens to the album: www.livejournal.com/users/rosabel/99361.html#cutid1 |
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Post by Aims on Feb 25, 2005 15:34:22 GMT -5
Well I didn't like all the songs on the first listen (or even the 3rd, 5th, 10th etc...) but I've found those few songs grew on me and I even ended up doing a complete turn around and loving a couple. I'm don't enjoy over-analysing songs so maybe going simply by gut feeling alone makes it easier, I dunno. Maybe that's why I started to like Tori to begin with - I mean, if I'd really paid too much attention to the lyrics I'm not sure if I would've gone "erm.. what?" and been turned off.. it was the emotion that got me, and then later on when I paid more attention to the lyrics I was like "woohoo!!" lol.... the bait had been laid or something. I am making no sense. But overall - yes I love this album from start to finish... there are a couple of slightly blah moments on it for me (still not that impressed with Ribbons Undone..) but I wouldn't wanna change anything. And I'm DYING for my copy to bloody arrive.... I'm going insaaaaaaaaane here  Haven't listened to any of the songs for well over a week, getting withdrawal. |
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Post by Aims on Feb 25, 2005 15:35:23 GMT -5
I think when Scarlet's Walk came out, I really wasn't in the right place for it to truly hit me, but with this album, there are lines and whole songs that I'm immediately drawn to...I feel a deeper connection to it. DITTO. |
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Post by Koalapupu on Feb 26, 2005 7:24:17 GMT -5
Mary, thanks! This was the kind of thread I was looking for but missed it ;D
I now notice that we really do have similar impressions about some songs (such as "Ribbons Undone")!
My overall impression of the Beekeeper is that it's a definite spring album. And I wish that the snow had already melted here: this album should be listened to either from the stereos or a discman while sitting on fresh grass, when it's still a bit chilly outside, but you can see little flowers starting to push through the ground.
Listening to this album makes me feel anticipation, although I'm not sure towards what.
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Post by Mary on Feb 26, 2005 12:30:13 GMT -5
Listening to this album makes me feel anticipation, although I'm not sure towards what. This gave me chills to read. It's exactly how I feel. I'm having a hard time pegging this album as any 'season' or 'time'. But there's definitely a sense of something big in it that I'm still trying to wrap my head around. |
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Post by orfeo on Feb 27, 2005 21:21:38 GMT -5
Praise the Lord, it FINALLY got here! After 3 full listens and some selective sampling I can say I'm really enjoying myself. Heck, I could say that after one listen. The most interesting thing to me at the moment is that I'm not finding a length of 80 minutes to be a chore, despite my fears about that beforehand. I can think of several reasons why this album is (for me) more immediately accessible than Scarlet's Walk: 1. It's a more relaxed, less serious album. All of the following make me smile to some degree - Sweet the Sting, The Power of Orange Knickers, Ireland and Hoochie Woman. Possibly also Witness. I can't off the top of my head think of any Scarlet's Walk songs that create a smile except perhaps Don't Make Me Come to Vegas and Taxi Ride. 2. The variety of styles and tempos is clearer. Initial listens to Scarlet's Walk tended to emphasise the sameness of the songs. It took time for them to be individuals. 3. It's a more energetic album overall. Barons of Suburbia and Marys of the Sea both get launched with a surprising degree of momentum, as well as more obviously energetic songs like General Joy, Witness and Hoochie Woman. 4. I'm not even attempting to hear an integrated storyline or anything that thematic. On my three-album cycle, this is SUPPOSED to be a more scattered offering like Under the Pink and To Venus and Back, and so far it's meeting those expectations nicely. On that last point, I really do wonder sometimes whether she thinks she HAS to come up with some highbrow explanation or concept or else her reputation would diminish. The bee imagery in the title track works brilliantly, and it's the sort of song that warrants being made the title track, but transferring the same idea across to some of the other songs takes a bit of mental contortion. The degree to which each "garden" works also varies. She could have had all the wonderful artwork without assigning every song a location, I think. I'm going to come back and write something more detailed, but for now just wanted to put best and 'worst' (it's very relative, more like 'least consequential') tracks. "Worst" at this point (in track order, not ranking) The Power of Orange Knickers
Ribbons Undone
Cars and Guitars
IrelandReached out and grabbed me quickly:Mother Revolution
Martha's Foolish Ginger
Goodbye PiscesMother Revolution was the one that got me on the very first listen, I just HAD to replay it at the end of the album. The other two were the highlights on 2nd and 3rd listens, respectively. (OK Mary, this is where you tell me whether I've met your predictions or totally confounded them! ) |
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Post by Koalapupu on Feb 28, 2005 3:05:06 GMT -5
This gave me chills to read. It's exactly how I feel. I'm having a hard time pegging this album as any 'season' or 'time'. But there's definitely a sense of something big in it that I'm still trying to wrap my head around. I was thinking about this last night in bed (Tori invades my time!). I started thinking how a lot of songs --to me-- seem to be about uncertainty, and everything climaxes to "seeing the Beekeeper". Maybe it's not necessarily death that is being anticipated, but any kind of a resolution. I first thought I wouldn't be able to see any actual red line running through the album, but now I'm starting to see it! Maybe in a way that Tori didn't mean it, hehe  |
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Post by Mary on Feb 28, 2005 3:27:21 GMT -5
4. I'm not even attempting to hear an integrated storyline or anything that thematic. On my three-album cycle, this is SUPPOSED to be a more scattered offering like Under the Pink and To Venus and Back, and so far it's meeting those expectations nicely. LOL at your 3-album cycle thing. I agree, this fits the model/progression, whatever you want to call it. Ok, so you called it a cycle. LOL YAAYYYYYYYYY! For me being right and for you having good taste. Well, good taste in bad taste. LOL ;D See my color-coded "rating" on that thread Julie started. (Only, now I have to adjust it a bit because, for me, Goodbye Pisces just started rising up the lovability ladder.. I've decided I need to switch it with where I had Ribbons Undone, which has dropped for me more and more with each listen. I also am giving Martha more of a listen and finding enjoyment in the song in spots, and I DEFINITELY need to trade that one with Ireland because I almost want to skip Ireland each time I hear it.) - I was sure you'd rank C&G and Ireland low. Thought you wouldn't be too dazzled with TPOOK, either, but I didn't really have a strong feeling about it being so low for you. - And for some reason I thought you really might strongly dislike Ribbons Undone. (Does it seem too draggy to you? Like unnaturally slow in the verses? I have some kind of problem with her coming across as trying to hard to write a song about childhood, especially because I think Gold Dust was a better song and I can't stop comparing them even though they're way different from each other) YES!!!!! (*breathes on her curled fingers and rubs them on her lapel. OK, she's not wearing a lapel. Rubs them on her jammie-top*) I was SUPERDUPERDUPER sure you'd like Mother Revolution! It made me think of you at the very beginning and also about halfway through the chorus the first time I heard it (something about the horses, although I'm not sure why/what specifically, and other things, too). But actually, the whole thing just felt like a Trevor song. I was going to PM you and say there was one song for sure I hoped you liked (without telling you what it was), but then I thought that might jinx it. I was thinking if you somehow managed to hate it I was going to be SO upset! LOL I'm so happy you like it! (I even feel like I want to give you a nanner for that, but I will try to keep my excitement to a respectable fruit-free level. ) This is one of my favorites; ties for 4th place with Garlands. (Btw, The 2 songs I wanted to repeat were Witness and Mother Revolution) OK, maybe it's because I've listened to this over 30 times now, but I'm getting this very distinct feeling about each song AND how they relate to the others. It doesn't have anything to do with the gardens groupings at all. It's just the music and the sound of Tori's voice that sets things up for me. I have the songs in certain "clumps" in my mind based on the music/voice feel of them that I get. It's not so surprising, I guess. It's really about the energy of the songs. Some are more moving, some are more quiet, some are pretty-ish and some are just campy/fun. I knew you'd have an affinity for the pretty-ish ones on this album because they have a certain upbeatness about them that seems like your style. I also thought you'd have a liking to the energy/vibe of one song in particular. So, let's see where that puts me..... In my predictions for pretty-ish songs, I thought for sure you'd like Goodbye Pisces (I couldn't stand it at first, and now I'm really liking it) and OF COURSE Martha's Foolish Ginger. Of course. That one was a pretty safe "given" to me as a Trevor-pick. Not as strong (and wishful, lol) as the feeling I had about Mother Revolution, but it was right there behind it. I think it's the harbor lights and the overall movement of the song. It's funny, I knew you'd like it (MFG) even though I don't much care for it, the same way I knew Carly was going to "dislike immensely" Sweet the Sting even though I like it! Just personalities and tastes, I suppose. The other pretty-ish song I thought you'd like right away was Jamaica Inn. I particularly thought you'd like where it was placed on the album, for whatever reason. LOL, now I'm overthinking everything, aren't I? Also, I expected you to be grabbed by Witness, too. That was the energy/vibe song I thought you'd comment on right away. Ok then, 3 pts for being right about the songs you were grabbed by, plus a bonus point for Mother Revolution (why? because I make the rules up and that song was the one I wanted you to say most). And 3 points for the songs that are the "worsts" for you. I'm not giving myself a point for TPOOK because I wasn't as 'for sure' about that one. If you had said you really disliked Ribbons Undone I'd give myself a bonus point for that, too. LOL And then 2 negative points because I had expected you to say something about Jamaica Inn and Witness. So. That gets me... 5 points! Uh, what do I do with these points now? Can I trade them in for something?...  |
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Post by orfeo on Feb 28, 2005 4:18:54 GMT -5
LMAO!
Especially at "a respectable fruit-free level"!!!!
Um, yeah, I think Jamaica Inn is at the head of the chasing pack. On listen number 2 it was in front until Martha took a flying leap.
So don't give yourself a negative for that one. 6 mindreader points at least.
I'll have to see if Qantas will let me convert them, and what the conversion rate is.
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Post by *Herry* on Feb 28, 2005 4:37:18 GMT -5
I'll have to see if Qantas will let me convert them, and what the conversion rate is. LOL!! Damn FF points...  Trevor, you and I can be Martha buddies ;D I will definitely have to come back and post my overall reaction to The Beekeeper. For now, I'm just running in and listening/posting like mad while I'm at dad's, cos no-one at mum's wants anything to do with Tori, and that hurts. Even dad's slowly getting turned off... WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY FAMILY'S EARS??!! Thank heavens I've got my iPod. |
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Post by elizabeth on Mar 1, 2005 20:47:45 GMT -5
I had doubts that I would love this album, but I do! I've also just finished her book, so I feel like I have a real understanding of the care Tori (and the others) put into it. The first song I really liked was Ireland. At first, I was put off by the Saab, but now I don't really care...and I think this song is funny and cute. The very beginning, the music, reminds me of a Van Morrison song. (Plus, this is the easiest song for me and Tallulah to sing along to).
I like Parasol more each time, and I really like The Power of Orange Knickers...Damien Rice's voice is nice.
But I think all of the above are kind of simpler songs. The one I really like is Jamaica Inn and I like Martha's Foolish Ginger...these songs make me think of marriage...of knowing and loving a man everyday and what that reveals to you ("I wake up to find the pirates have come") and now is a good time to say that I am really liking the sea imagery that I think comes from Cornwall...I even have that imagery in Ireland.
I really like it, and I loved reading the book...It gave me such a better understanding of how hard Tori works. And I feel grateful because I know she took a lot of care with this album. Also, I know this album's lyrics have to do with her mother, and that understanding helps me understand some of the songs that I'm having trouble liking.
I don't like General Joy or Mother Revolution , Cars and Guitars (that ch-ch-cha makes me think of an embarassing mum singing funny!). Witness is not really my cup of tea, either. But, thanks Tori!
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Post by orfeo on Mar 4, 2005 5:57:46 GMT -5
There must be something wrong with me.
I just trawled the net a little bit for people's reviews, and they were so up and down. But what struck me was every single review I saw was dishing one or more of Tori's albums while praising others. Some of the people who like The Beekeeper were saying what a relief it wasn't like Scarlet's Walk, or Strange Little Girls, or To Venus and Back etc etc.
Dammit, I love them all. Every single one since Little Earthquakes.
Oops, just realised, there IS one before that. Do people regard that as a Tori album? Even that one's quite of cute, but I see it more as a developmental stage. I'm thinking of Tori as mature artist.
Every single album is different, and every one of them is more listening pleasure than 99% of the rest of the rubbish churned out. 8 times in a row she has succeeded in transforming my understanding of good music. Yes, Under the Pink took years for me, but I *never* dismissed it and in the last year it's probably been my most-listened album.
I've just listened to Scarlet's Walk for the first time since getting The Beekeeper, and I'm enjoying THAT one more because I can hear the differences and how it was a mistake to regard SW as her 'easy-listening' album because it's actually quite serious, whereas Beekeeper sounds so much more relaxed.
Sure, there are individual songs on various albums that I merely think are okay, but none of them are BAD. None of them make me think "OMG, this person can't write". Or sing. Or play. On The Beekeeper, I doubt that Ribbons Undone is ever going to become a favourite, but it's still an interesting song and I know there are people it's going to touch emotionally and be special for. I doubt that anyone, despite the sales, with any sense would have thought a Milli Vanilli song was well written.
So, I love The Beekeeper. I love it as much as 5 other Tori albums, slightly less than 2. Exactly where it ranks will change from day to day, week to week and even year to year with my mood. I am so happy that I have yet ANOTHER mood that will match a Tori album.
End ramble.
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Post by Luckita on Mar 4, 2005 13:13:57 GMT -5
Love your words orfeo. Period.
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