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Under The Pink |  | Artist: Tori Amos
Label: east west
Category: Music
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 9122
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 82567
UPC: 075678256721
EAN: 0075678256721
ASIN: B000002IXU
Release Date: January 31, 1994
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| Tracks:
| • | Pretty Good Year | | • | God | | • | Bells For Her | | • | Past The Mission | | • | Baker Baker | | • | Wrong Band | | • | Waitress | | • | Cornflake Girl | | • | Icicle | | • | Cloud On My Tongue | | • | Space Dog | | • | Yes Anastasia |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
iUnder The Pink/i was Tori Amos' follow-up to the sensationally successful iLittle Earthquakes/i and demonstrates that she had by no means run out of faeries and demons to sport with. Amos herself describes it as her "impressionistic" album--her piano playing is perfectly attuned to the subtle, shifting colours of her lyrical moods on "Bells For Her", while "Past The Mission" indicates her growing use of distinctive arrangements to illustrate her songs. Highlights include "God", in which Amos demonstrates her often-missed humour, openly taunting the Almighty for his indifference to humanity, asking "Do you need a woman to look after you?" i--David Stubbs/i
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Astounding in ambition, and in beauty October 16, 2002
Mr. M. J. Hulme
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
The pop sound of Little Earthquakes, and the big-selling singles, cast Tori Amos as a slightly unbalanced, fragile woman in an evil man's world. Under The Pink sees Tori regrouping and pushing ahead with a quirkier, more unique sound that owes less to conventional verse-chorus songwriting and the exorcism of her personal demons than her debut. Here, we get Tori the storyteller, leading us through tales of murder (Past The Mission), lost love (Baker Baker), female jealousy (The Waitress), and a number of quirky, off-beat songs that appear to owe nothing to anything other than Tori's vivid imagination.pFortunately, this vivid imagination also extends to the songwriting, and in terms of musical invention, I think this is Tori's finest album. No need to play with keyboard effects and synthesisers like her later albums - this is pretty much Grand Piano only, with a band and string section backing her up through all except the haunting 'Bells For Her'. And although you can conceivably criticise Tori Amos for her lyrical "kookiness", you cannot fault anyone that makes playing piano so well sound so effortless. Although the album's key song (and hit single) was 'Cornflake Girl', this isn't where you find the long-lasting and haunting music. The range of musical expression across the closing four tracks, from Icicle to the classical-pop of Yes Anastasia, are worth the asking price alone and give more of an insight into the dark but beautiful world inside the head of the remarkable Tori Amos.
Under the Pink put me under Tori's spell January 20, 2003
Daniel Jolley (Shelby, North Carolina USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is an important, amazing, complex album. The video for "God" introduced Tori Amos to me, and this album hooked me as a permanent fan of this incredibly gifted musician's work. I do have to admit that some of the song lyrics on here make very little sense to me, yet the beauty, power, and obvious insights of Tori's songwriting and singing still amaze me. Like every Tori CD, this one is quite different from her others. While the somewhat funky, beat-driven "God" is arguably the best song on the album, only "Cornflake Girl" has a similar kind of rock sound to it. "Past the Mission" is another more up-tempo song which seems to have a fullness to the sound that the majority of the tracks lack. There is a lot of soft piano music and tender, lilting singing on many tracks; on several occasions, you may think the album has stopped playing if your volume is turned down too low. The best example of this is "Icicle," which opens with two minutes of very soft piano music. In terms of the lyrics, "Icicle" is definitely the most interesting song on the album. You really have to read the liner notes to see what Tori is actually saying; the song is rather deliciously naughty and more controversial than the better-known "God." Several songs highlight Tori's ability to suddenly and effortlessly switch her sound and mood from soft and unaffecting to forceful and powerful, especially "The Waitress" and "Space Dog." "The Wrong Band" has a sort of jaunty melody and seems to deal with opening your eyes and facing reality. "Cloud on My Tongue" is a pleasant little number, and "Pretty Good Year" is an excellent song with which to begin the album. "Baker, Baker" strikes me as being the most emotional song, as it seems to address the problems of a failed relationship. "Yes, Anastasia" is a long, very soft song with which to close the album. pEvery song on Under the Pink is enjoyable and meaningful in some way. I prefer the faster songs, so there are a few slower tracks I skip over sometimes when I listen to this CD. Tori's unusual style sometimes makes a few words hard for me to understand, and I find it very useful to refer to the included lyrics; the true poetry and power of the vocals is only increased when you can actually read them rather than just hear them. If you love Tori Amos, you already have this CD. If you are unsure about this artist, I recommend purchasing Little Earthquakes before purchasing Under the Pink because this album is more quirky and less accessible than her debut CD.
haunting February 28, 2007
Hiro (West Hampstead, London)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
br /I am so glad that people below like this CD.
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br /When I bought this CD back in 1994, people used to say her previous 'Little Earthquakes' was far better and this new CD was not as good, which spoiled my excitement to have met this great CD (well, I was 23 and fresh from Tokyo. I just thought I didn't comprehend foreign (to me) music).
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br /After 13 years on, I still listen to 'Under the Pink'. When I play "Pretty Good year" "God" "Bells for her" and "Baker Baker", I feel there are no other songs resemble those songs. What an amazing originality. Most of pop songs sound out of date after a half year, but her songs will never go out of fashion - so I think.
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br /"God sometimes you just don't come through .... Do you need a woman to look after you?"
The kooky redhead...? Listen closer, there is so much more to her than that July 16, 2007
Brida (Worcs)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I admit, when Tori was around in the early 90s, I was amongst those who just saw her as an inaccessable, slightly strange American. I think part of that analysis was due to me not being mature enough to appreciate her music and her creativity (I was only appraoching my early teens, so I was more at home with boy band music). My attitude towards Tori and her music took a dramatic turn when I heard her album SCARLET'S WALK, when I was in my early twenties. Now I love her and her music, she has gone from being a kooky redhead to a goddess, in my opinion. In my world, she is easily the most talented artist that I can think of.
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br /UNDER THE PINK was Tori's second release after LITTLE EARTHQUAKES. In many ways, you can easily find the similarities between the two. In songs such as "God", she once again brings aspects of religion into her music. Even though she challenges God - "God sometimes you just don't come through" - it is done in an intelligent way, a way in which I am sure many people can relate to, whether they have faith or not.
br /"Past the Mission" sees a guest appearance from Trent Reznor. As on LITTLE EARTHQUAKES which had some songs sampling a male voice aswell as Tori's, the addition of Trent's voice gives the track something more. A depth, perhaps, certainly another layer.
br /"Baker Baker" is my favourite song from the album. Tori's voice is amazing, as usual, but there is fragility here, almost so much so that ther song could be described as tragic. I read in Jay S. Jacob's biography, "Pretty Good Years", that this song was about the coming undone of her relationship with Eric Rosse. Looking at the lyrics to the song, it seems as though Tori shoulders a lot of the 'blame' herslef:-
br /"he says that behind my eyes I'm hiding and he tells me I pushed him away that my hearts been hard to find".
br /It is truly a beautiful song.
br /The album also examines how women betray other women. Three of the songs are specifically made up of this theme - "Cornflake Girl", "Bells for Her" and "The Waitress". The latter of these being a mix of subdued piano playing, which then builds into a crescendo, almost a mad frenzy, for the chorus.
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br /Although UNDER THE PINK has echoes of LITTLE EARTHQUAKES, there is a definite change between the two. As always, Tori's piano playing is fantastic, absolutely top notch. Personally I think one difference is that UNDER THE PINK has songs which may not be as easily accessible as LITTLE EARTHQUAKES. You may have to listen a few times to some before you get the 'meaning' behind them. This aspect of her music is one I have come to appreciate and love above all else. I like having the pieces with me, taking time over them, getting to know them and seeing different things in them depending on how I feel when I listen to them.
br /While some people may still see Tori as a strange, kooky redhead, to me she is much more than this. Strangeness, in relation to Tori, translates as genius in my world.
Quieter Tori Amos album but beautiful nevertheless January 26, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought Under The Pink only three days after Little Earthquakes because I couldn't get enough of the woman! Her music is excellent and among the best in my CD collection. This album is quieter than its predecessor but it does have its moments. The Waitress is an example of an angry Tori, while Baker Baker is an example of a quiet Tori. Best tracks for me are Cornflake Girl, God, Pretty Good Year...the list is endless. When you buy the first two Tori Amos albums, you'll know what I mean about excellent.
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