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Abnormally Attracted To Sin

Abnormally Attracted To SinArtist: Tori Amos
Label: Island
Category: Music

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 9 reviews
Sales Rank: 4303

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 76 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4

UPC: 602527046648
EAN: 0602527046648
ASIN: B0026ZPFES

Release Date: May 18, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Tracks:

  • Give - Mark Hawley, Tori Amos, Marcel Van Limbeek
  • Welcome To England
  • Strong Black Vine
  • Flavor
  • Not Dying Today
  • Maybe California
  • Curtain Call
  • Fire To Your Plain
  • Police Me
  • That Guy
  • Abnormally Attracted To Sin
  • 500 Miles
  • Mary Jane
  • Starling
  • Fast Horse
  • Ophelia
  • Lady In Blue
  • Oscar's Theme
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5 out of 5 stars A new side yet again to Tori Amos' musical genius   May 24, 2009
Andromeda Descendent (Tarn Vedra)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

Whenever a new Tori album comes out inevitable comparisons to Little Earthquakes and Under The Pink are made, as if Tori somehow hasn't the right to grow older, change her style and develop as an artist. Truth is, she's been moving away from piano led songs for a while now and those who have followed her through the years won't be as surprised by the guitars, drums and synthesisers as those who may have recently rediscovered her. br / br /Recent albums have seen Tori write music from the perspective of various fictional personas - one in Scarlet's Walk, five in American Doll Posse. This album marks a return to the more personal type of songs of The Beekeeper, which at times are intimate to herself and at other times allow her to re-emit the absorbed stories of personal circumstance told to her by others. Tori has long ago exorcised the demons in her personal life that gave life to such heart wrenching songs such as Me and a Gun, Playboy Mommy and The Beekeeper, and now stripped of the personas she created to channel experiences she'd not normally write about, many of the songs on Abnormally Attracted To Sin are incredibly relaxed and comfortable within their own skin. Motherhood may not have mellowed Tori, as shown by her heartfelt tirade about religious hypocrisy on Strong Black Vine, but it's clear that the inner turmoil that fuelled a lot of her earlier albums has gone. That doesn't diminish this album though, and makes it her most relaxing album to date. br / br /Most people don't get Tori lyrics because she writes in prose and allegory, her songs constructed to convey feelings to the listener and inspire emotions that let the stories tell themselves. On this album, intricate and beautiful melodies are the flowerbed to lyrics that convey a far greater subtlety of metaphor than before, and it works on an almost subconscious level so that what you initially think is just an interesting song will start triggering images and emotions on the second listen in a way that no conventional pop album could. As long as listeners aren't expecting up-tempo piano ballads, they'll find that listening to this album all the way through is both a relaxing and an uplifting experience. It's a different side yet again to Tori's genius and it's a genuine wonder how she manages to keep doing that.


5 out of 5 stars More Than A Marvel   July 14, 2009
The Wolf (uk)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Ms Amos is a true force of nature. br /Wild, weirdly wonderful, uncompromising. br /For the best part of twenty years she has filled br /the lives of those who chose to listen with some br /of the most extraordinarily individual music of br /any singer/songwriter alive or dead. br / br /There have been a few dull patches scattered here and br /there across her ten album recording career but any br /minor lapses should be forgiven when considered in br /the context of the best that she has done. br / br /'Abnormally Attracted To Sin' is no exception. br /There are marvels aplenty to be found here. br / br /The relatively small musical ensemble of Messrs Chamberlain (drums), br /Evans (bass), Alladin (guitar) and Shenale (strings keyboards), br /support her sensitively thoughout her endeavours. br /The sonic coherence and consistency they contribute to the songs br /is never less than apposite. br / br /Ms Amos' voice is, as ever, a powerfully dramatic tool which br /pitches her dark materials into vivid life with the solid br /confidence of a woman who perfectly understands both her br /strengths and her limitations. br /The fluid beauty of her piano playing remains peerlessly perfect. br / br /It's a generous set. Eighteen tracks in all. br / br /'Curtain Call' must stand among the best of the best. br /A stunning song. Passionate, deeply moving and consumately performed. br / br /'That Guy' is a deliciously mad composition whose serpentine musical br /twists and turns are both charming and mysteriously beguiling. br / br /The little blues of 'Mary Jane' is a brightly disturbing br /ditty the likes of which few others than Ms Amos could br /have brought to life in such a vivid way. br / br /'Starling' is a personal favorite. The miltary snare and br /elusively revolving guitar chords spin a fragile web around br /a melody of almost medieval simplicity. Truly stunning. br / br /More magic in 'Ophelia' - vintage Amos. br /Piano. Voice. A refrain from heaven. Haunting. br / br /'Lady In Blue' is a song for a cabaret at the end of the world. br / br /'Oscar's Theme' brings the project to a quietly magical close. br / br /There is a greater maturity evident in Ms Amos' writing and br /performances than ever before. Her legacy remains unimpeachable. br /The brightest of beacons in the gathering darkness. br / br /Essential. br /


5 out of 5 stars Spellbinding Tori   May 18, 2009
JJ (England)
9 out of 13 found this review helpful

One of the things I love about Tori Amos is the complete surprise you are guaranteed with each new album. br /I've managed to keep away from critics reviews and previews/videos available online so I could listen to it without preconceived ideas. br /I am a huge Tori fan, so this review is naturally going to be biased (she can do no wrong in my eyes!) But this is what the album sounds like to me.... br /Dark, sultry, haunting, moody and mysterious. I absolutely love it! br /The combination of acoustic guitar, synthesizer, drum loops, electric guitar and of course piano, make the album sound progressive and sophisticated, more grown-up than her previous albums. br /The lyrics and sounds are as powerful as American Doll Posse, but softer and more introspective, less energetic and less feisty. This album has much deeper undertones and is almost hypnotic, spellbinding even. br / br /I love the fact that this album invokes such strong visual images in my mind. br /The majority of the songs on the album make me feel like I'm in a smoke filled, slouchy, louche, underground club, especially 'that guy'. It's almost as if you can feel her secret dirty side come out in this album. br /There are occasional flashes of lighter pop, like 'Not dying today'. And you do get a taste of classic Tori + piano in 'Ophelia' which is just exquisite. '500 miles' even has a hint of a country twang! One of my personal favourites is 'Mary Jane' which sounds like it should be accompanying a 1920s silent film! br /I welcome the change in her style (yet again) and the fact that this music conjures up a completely different vibe. br / br /Sometimes this album reminds me of a more intense Venus, in terms of sound, especially 'Give'. It's more complex than her previous/earlier Girl + Piano albums. The piano is much less dominant here overall, but Tori still has trippy lyrics and a voice that just seems to get better and better every year. Here her voice is so smooth it sounds like it's been coated in honey, the perfect contrast to what feels like quite a debauched set of songs. br /I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this album to Tori fans and those who are new to her music. It is undoubtedly worth the five stars that I've given it. br /I think that, yet again, Tori has shown her distinctive versatility. It just blows my mind to think about what she'll come up with next!......


5 out of 5 stars Nueva, Diferente, Viva   September 5, 2009
maSinobas (España)
Un disco con nuevas canciones, diferentes en su interpretación y arregladas con cientos de ideas y detalles de calidad. Melodías bonitas y su piano siempre de fondo, aunque para la compactación y ambientación haya utilizado guitarras y sintetizadores, por cierto, muy bien conseguidos y encajados con armonía y buen gusto. br /En definitiva, un gran disco, nuevo, diferente y vivo que demuestra que Tori Amos es capaz de sorprender y seguir gustando.


4 out of 5 stars Pretty good but has it's problems!   August 2, 2009
Mr M (London, England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Tori Amos has been a force in the music industry now for over 17 years, and on her tenth studio album "Abnormally Attracted to Sin" offers a mix of tracks which can be inconsistent in quality at the best of times. br / br /Amos' trademark piano sound, as has been the case mostly since the outstanding "From The Choirgirl Hotel", is largely pushed into the background, taking centre-stage on just a few tracks (such as "Ophelia" and "Maybe California"); however, Amos has incorporated a variety of styles in "Abnormally..." that make this album far more interesting than her previous two efforts. br / br /In terms of tracks, there are some clear stand-outs - "Give" opens the album perhaps perfectly, oozing appeal that makes the album feel "sinful". "Strong Black Vine" builds on Amos' work from the inconsistent "American Doll Posse", seemingly tackling religious intolerance head-on. "Maybe California" is a heart-wrenching ballad, surrounded by a lush string arrangement which conveys the true sorrow of the lyrics - and will probably sound even better at live shows as a solo piano performance. "Lady in Blue" sees Amos incorporate an almost jazz-like sound, while up-tempo songs like "Fire To Your Plain" and "That Guy" are particularly arresting. br / br /However, as with most of Amos' releases of the 2000s (not including thr fantastic "Scarlet's Walk"), there are several songs which could have been omitted. "Police Me" is perhaps the worst song Amos has ever released, while "Not Dying Today" and "Fast Horse" just don't seem necessary. While not bad, "Mary Jane" just doesn't do anything for me, at all. br / br /The core problem is that Amos is either too generous or self-indulgent in her creation; "Abnormally..." runs for 76 minutes, however with some rather honest editing control, Tori could've had a minor classic here with 13 tracks. While that is a shame, is cannot be doubted that Tori has produced another mainly good listen.

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