If there ever was a solo female act who managed to bridge the troubled waters of music industry politics in order to keep her music expressive, it’s Tori Amos. As the youngest pupil to be awarded a full scholarship to the Peabody Institute, at the age of 5, she was also the youngest pupil to rebel at this prestige Johns Hopkins University at age 11. On Wednesday, 6 August she will be rebelling at the amazing Fox Theatre in Detroit.
This tour is based on her 14th studio album
called “Unrepentant Geraldines” and it sees Tori coming back to her roots in
terms of style. Since 2009 she had taken a very experimental route, seeing as
she needed to find some inspiration to break the barriers of whatever kept her
creative juices from flowing. She went from classical influences to more
modern, wave sounds; only to come back to what made her so enchanting in the
first place. Fans can expect to hear bright melodies, very personal lyrics and
her wide vocal range for this show. More notably, fans will get to hear Tori
explore a variety of subjects that cover women’s rights, politics and stories from
her life, or snapshots as she likes to refer to them.
Hardcore fans won’t find it hard to remember her first breakthrough
album called “Little Earthquakes” which was released in 1992. The reason I
mention this is because Tori has transformed rather differently compared to
most veterans. While it seems like so many great artists either lose their edge
at some point, or try frantically to hold on to it, she has made a graceful
transition into adulthood without any compromise. The only people who can
really be compared to her are artists like Fiona Apple and Mazzy Star, both of
whom are very unique entities.
Since she started her musical career Tori has always been
true to herself and fearless in her repertoire. She is one feminist guys tend
to like, and if you are like me, you listen as well. It’s simply not possible
to ignore her energy. What makes her live shows even better is the sheer
quality. Every pitch is perfect and every sound is crisp. If you close your
eyes you won’t be able to tell whether it’s an album that’s playing or a live
performance.
Ticket sales start at $51 and it doesn’t matter where you
sit. Just being in the same theatre with the one and only Tori Amos is enough
to take you on a spiritual journey from which you don’t want to return. In
other words, if you are in the Detroit area on 6 August, then you have no
excuse not to be inside the Fox Theatre. Just imagine the envy of all your
friends when you tell them about the magnificent Tori Amos, and witnessing her
ability to still send goose bumps up your spine.
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