News: Creative Loafing Concert Review (November 14, 2007)

Creative Loafing turned its bloggy eye, via the keyboard of Jeff Hahne, towards Tori’s concert at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte on November 13th. The brief review, in their Vibes music blog, also features a few nice photographs of Tori and Tori as Clyde.
Check it out below or read it on their website.

Also, since you’re headed to Creative Loafing anyway, make sure to sneak a peak at Perry Julien’s gallery of photographs taken at the night after in Atlanta. The Santa fan club, I suspect, should find something that will warm you up as Christmas approaches….

Thanks to Kimberly and Megan Langer for the tips!

Live Review: Tori Amos

November 14th, 2007 by Jeff Hahne in Live Reviews, Photos

Tori Amos w/ Yoav
Ovens Auditorium
Nov. 13, 2007

The Deal: Piano songstress plays two-hour set to packed auditorium.

The Good: Slightly eccentric, but a great performer, Amos entertained the crowd for just over two hours. Highlights included “Crucify,” “Fairytale,” “Cornflake Girl” and an unexpected short cover of James Taylor’s “Carolina In My Mind.” She started the show off as Clyde, donning a brown wig, boots and short dress.

After six songs, she left the stage to return as Tori — in purple sequined jumpsuit and bright red hair. Throughout the show, Amos straddled the seat and hammered away on the piano — at times playing the piano in front and keyboard behind her. She also performed two solo – just her and the piano. The new material fit right in with the old. Definitely a performance worth picking up through her “Legs & Boots” live releases on her site – if it becomes available.

The Bad: Not sure what happened, but in the middle of “Big Wheel,” Tori called her bouncer out, stopped playing and yelled at someone, saying, “Get the f*&^ out of my show!” And, not that it was a bad thing, but for all the hype about a different kind of show, use of a “character” from the album … it was the same Tori with a slightly fuller sound. I couldn’t tell the difference from past shows.

The Verdict: Full sound, strong voice, great show.