Messing with the Master: Tori Amos

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   1. Episode 8: Ocean to Ocean || And Then, Still She Gave

   Content warning: this episode briefly discusses DV and suicide. Please take care while listening. “So what if you find you like to tango alone?" Tori Amos asks in the final moments of “Birthday Baby," the closing track of her 15th solo album Ocean to Ocean, released on October 21, 2021. An ode to the unexpected ways we collectively learned to both mourn and celebrate during the years-long isolation of the COVID-19 crisis, the song vacillates between a rousing eleven o'clock musical number and so

   May 24,2024 01:42:32
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   2. Episode 7: Little Earthquakes || When Pianos Refused To Be Guitars

   Content warning: this episode discusses SA. Please take care while listening. Objectively speaking, Tori Amos’ Little Earthquakes is one of the all time great debut records. On the latest episode of Messing With The Master, Kristen, Matt and Joe lovingly look back and contextualize this seminal album, which laid down the foundation for the mythology of Tori and created a language all her own. The bracing new musical vocabulary of Little Earthquakes truly signaled the birth of a star. Very few– i

   Apr 28,2024 01:53:43
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   3. Episode 6: From the Choirgirl Hotel || Checkout Anytime, But You Can Never Leave

   Content warning: this episode discusses child and pregnancy loss. Please take care while listening. Tori Amos’ blazing fourth album From The Choirgirl Hotel claims a rightful place amongst legendary music by contemporaries such as Madonna, PJ Harvey, Hole, Beck and many others who released similarly iconic work in 1998.At a career high point, Amos intuitively plugged in a full band to achieve the record’s signature space-rock atmosphere and conjured some of her most electric live shows to date.

   Apr 13,2024 01:53:10
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   4. Episode 5: The Beekeeper || TBK, TBH

   In this episode, Joey, Kristen, and Matt discuss Tori Amos' 2005 album The Beekeper. They explore the intersection of The Beekeeper with Tori's book with Ann Powers, Piece by Piece, 2000s fashion, and Tori's last record with major record labels before her emancipation day.Joey shares his track listing, focusing on the theme of betrayal. Kristen shares her track listing, a modern take on the 3 Marys, and Matt's track list is inspired by the 1973 film Ash Wednesday, featuring Elizabeth Taylor wher

   Mar 30,2024 01:45:26
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   5. Episode 4: Abnormally Attracted to Sin || A Beautiful Rich Woman Wandering Around in a K-hole

   Content warning: brief discussions of suicide. Please take care while listening. In this episode, Joey, Kristen, and Matt discuss Tori Amos' 2009 album 'Abnormally Attracted to Sin'. They explore the background of the album, including Tori's independence from major record labels and her collaboration with John Philip Shenale.The hosts also discuss the playfulness and dark themes present in the album, as well as the influence of Tori's previous album 'American Doll Posse'. The hosts delve into th

   Mar 13,2024 01:30:55
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   6. Episode 3: Under the Pink || Tori Turned me Gay

   On this week’s episode of Messing with the Master, Matt, Joey, and Kristen travel to a (sonic) desert garden in Taos, New Mexico, to explore Tori's sophomore album Under the Pink. Joey explains how Tori Amos turned him gay, Matt recalls how a Drag Queen at the Gold Coast brought Tori into his life, and Kristen discusses being emotionally unavailable as the Heterosexual-in-Residence. Themes of queer identity, womanhood, betrayal, and romance are explored. Under the Pink playlists: KK, JV, MMFind

   Feb 27,2024 01:15:49
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   7. Episode 2: Native Invader || Ralph Nader Invader

   Content warning: This episode includes discussions of SA, DV, suicide. Take care while listening. On this week’s episode of Messing with the Master, Kristen, Matt and Joey unpack the mystical complexities of Tori Amos’ 2017 gem, Native Invader, which chillingly encapsulates the doomsday tensions of the era in an atmospheric sonic snapshot of the personal, the political and the otherworldly. The year prior to the album’s release saw Amos in full-fledged activist mode with her contribution to the

   Feb 15,2024 01:41:51
8. 8. Episode 1: Scarlet's Walk || Scarlet's Wok

   Three lifelong Tori Amos fans reflect on the iconic singer-songwriter’s catalog by thoughtfully and intentionally reorganizing each album into fresh playlists that explore Tori’s musical legacy as well their own interconnected personal narratives and friendship, which began with a shared passion for Tori’s music over 20 years ago. This week on the first episode of Messing with the Master, Joey, Kristen, and Matt are taking a sonic road trip across a post 9/11 America with one of Tori’s undispute

   Feb 04,2024 01:24:18
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   9. Preview: Episode 1 Scarlet's Walk

   A quick preview of Joey, Matt, and Kristen discussing Scarlet's Walk. The first episode of Messing with the Master coming February 2024! :D 

   Feb 01,2024 00:55