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Shortly before she began work on From the Choirgirl Hotel, Tori Amos suffered a miscarriage. While she was recording the album, she married her long-term boyfriend. As expected, both events cryptically wind their way into the album, which arguably has Amos' most personal lyrics since Little Earthquakes. The surprise is, From the Choirgirl Hotel is considerably more accessible than its immediate predecessor, Boys for Pele. Tori has opened up her sound by working live with a full band, bringing an immediacy to her sound that has never been heard before. Added to that are samples and drum loops, ballads supported by eerie, sweeping strings and heavy guitars -- everything she played with on Pele has come to fruition here. All the while, she's kept the perversely cryptic, convoluted lyrics that have always marked her work, yet the lines that connect have more power and savage wit than ever. Besides, Amos' songs have an interior logic of their own. Until now, it seemed that she could only deliver them on her own, supported by her piano, a guitar, or strings. With From the Choirgirl Hotel, she proves that with a little aural experimentation and muscle, she's as potent and powerful as any modern rock artist.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass Guitar - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - Jon Astley, MasteringEngineer - Steve Caton, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Tori Amos, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Marcel van Limbeek, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Hawley, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Rob Van Tuin, Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - John Witherspoon, Project Coordinator
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation and Anthem Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass Guitar - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, Percussion, Marimba - Jon Astley, MasteringEngineer - Steve Caton, Guitar - Tori Amos, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Andy Gray, Programmer - Marcel van Limbeek, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Hawley, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Rob Van Tuin, Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - John Witherspoon, Project Coordinator
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass Guitar - Jon Astley, MasteringEngineer - Steve Caton, Guitar, Mandolin - Tori Amos, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Andy Gray, Programmer - Marcel van Limbeek, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Hawley, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Matt Chamberlin, Drums - Rob Van Tuin, Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - John Witherspoon, Project Coordinator
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass Guitar - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, Percussion - Jon Astley, MasteringEngineer - Steve Caton, Guitar - Tori Amos, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Andy Gray, Programmer - Marcel van Limbeek, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Hawley, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Rob Van Tuin, Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - John Witherspoon, Project Coordinator
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass Guitar - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - Jon Astley, MasteringEngineer - Steve Caton, Guitar - Tori Amos, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Marcel van Limbeek, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - John Phillip Shenale, String Arranger - The Sinfonia of London, Strings - Mark Hawley, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Rob Van Tuin, Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - David Firman, Strings Conductor - John Witherspoon, Project Coordinator
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation and Anthem Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass Guitar - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - Jon Astley, MasteringEngineer - Steve Caton, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Tori Amos, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Marcel van Limbeek, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Hawley, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Rob Van Tuin, Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - John Witherspoon, Project Coordinator
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation and Anthem Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass Guitar - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - Jon Astley, MasteringEngineer - Steve Caton, Guitar - Tori Amos, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Andy Gray, Programmer - Marcel van Limbeek, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Hawley, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Rob Van Tuin, Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - John Witherspoon, Project Coordinator
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass Guitar - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - Jon Astley, MasteringEngineer - Steve Caton, Guitar - Tori Amos, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Andy Gray, Programmer - Marcel van Limbeek, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Hawley, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Rob Van Tuin, Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - John Witherspoon, Project Coordinator
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass Guitar - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - Jon Astley, MasteringEngineer - Tori Amos, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Andy Gray, Programmer - Marcel van Limbeek, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Hawley, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Rob Van Tuin, Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - John Witherspoon, Project Coordinator - Stewart Boyle, Guitar
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass Guitar - Matt Chamberlain, Programmer - Jon Astley, MasteringEngineer - Steve Caton, Guitar - Tori Amos, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Andy Gray, Drums - Marcel van Limbeek, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Hawley, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Rob Van Tuin, Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - John Witherspoon, Project Coordinator
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass Guitar - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - Jon Astley, MasteringEngineer - Steve Caton, Guitar - Tori Amos, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Andy Gray, Programmer - Marcel van Limbeek, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Hawley, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Rob Van Tuin, Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - John Witherspoon, Project Coordinator
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass Guitar - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - Jon Astley, MasteringEngineer - Steve Caton, Guitar - Tori Amos, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Andy Gray, Programmer - Marcel van Limbeek, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Hawley, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Rob Van Tuin, Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - John Witherspoon, Project Coordinator
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Shortly before she began work on From the Choirgirl Hotel, Tori Amos suffered a miscarriage. While she was recording the album, she married her long-term boyfriend. As expected, both events cryptically wind their way into the album, which arguably has Amos' most personal lyrics since Little Earthquakes. The surprise is, From the Choirgirl Hotel is considerably more accessible than its immediate predecessor, Boys for Pele. Tori has opened up her sound by working live with a full band, bringing an immediacy to her sound that has never been heard before. Added to that are samples and drum loops, ballads supported by eerie, sweeping strings and heavy guitars -- everything she played with on Pele has come to fruition here. All the while, she's kept the perversely cryptic, convoluted lyrics that have always marked her work, yet the lines that connect have more power and savage wit than ever. Besides, Amos' songs have an interior logic of their own. Until now, it seemed that she could only deliver them on her own, supported by her piano, a guitar, or strings. With From the Choirgirl Hotel, she proves that with a little aural experimentation and muscle, she's as potent and powerful as any modern rock artist.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:02
- Main artists: Tori Amos
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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