German Translation Of Piece By Piece

There appears to be a German translation of Piece By Piece. It was published in paperback on the 22nd of June 2007 by Iron Pages (I.P. Verlag Jeske/Mader – ISBN: 978-3-931624-42-2). The German title Seelentanz translates back into “Souldance” and was translated by Michael Schübeler. However, there is a different cover and the translation has 256 pages compared to the 368 pages contained within the English-language original. There are also some different pictures that were not in the original. Seelentanz can be ordered online at:

• German online shops: amazon.de – beucher.de – libri.de – weltbild.de for 19,90 EUR.

• Austrian online shops: amazon.at – lion.cc – thalia.at for about 20,50 EUR or less.

• Swiss online shops: 1advd.ch – citydisc.ch – geschenkidee.ch – thalia.ch for about CHF 35,90 or less.

But we are sure you will be able to find it in a local bookshop or be able to order it. We are curious to know if there are any more translations about, if anyone knows anything, please get in touch. Thanks to patrick for sending this in! Oh and there is a review of Seelentanz here, so if any of you German-speaking ‘mateys’ out there, have some spare time on yer hands, we would appreciate a translation! wink – wink

The American Doll Posse Bootlegs: What We Know Now

We’ve gotten a few questions lately about the plans for official bootlegs of the American Doll Posse Tour. Unfortunately, after first hearing about this from Martijn’s conversation with Tori back in April, we have learned very little about what is planned. Here’s a quick summary of what’s surfaced about this so far.

First, when asked about this at a meet and greet in Europe, Tori said that there would be some kind of DVD release after the tour was over and also indicated that copies of each show on the North American leg of the tour would be recorded and released as mp3s after the show.

Second, the press release announcing the North American tour said, “Amos will also be announcing a series of official live bootlegs recorded during her Fall Tour. This is a follow up with a twist to her successful series of six live double-CD bootlegs released in 2005 featuring concerts in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Denver, London and Manchester.”

And that’s about it.

So, while it is clear that there will be some sort of official live recordings released for this tour, the exact details are yet to be announced.

Bouncing Off Clouds Video on Rage

Christian pointed out that the Australian music video program Rage has added the “Bouncing Off Clouds” video to its playlist. You can view it now on ABC’s Video On Demand section though you’ll have to scroll down the video list a bit to find the link.

As previously reported, it is pretty much the same as the “Big Wheel” video, just with different still images strung together.

If you can stream Windows Media have have a high-speed connection, this link should bring the video up directly. Though, considering the amount of action that takes place, you can certainly get away with the lofi stream instead!

Happy Birthday, Tori!

This is the 44th anniversary of the day Tori was originally released.

Hope she has a great one!

Bouncing Off Clouds Serviced to Triple A Radio

The Triple A Radio update for the week of August 13th at RadioAndRecords.com indicates that “Bouncing Off Clouds” is being serviced to Triple A radio stations. Keep an eye on R&R’s Triple A chart to see if it gains any airplay. (Interestingly, “Big Wheel” is still hanging on at 30th place on the August 10th chart! Nice!)

ADP At Promosquad Prize Store

Jessika tells us that American Doll Posse is one of the prizes currently available at the Promosquad Prize Store. Rate enough songs to rack up 2500 points and it’s yours! Here’s what they have to say about Tori and the album:

Firing across the American psychological, social, and political landscape, Tori takes on the state of the world, war, and feminism. To help her, she adopts five personas—her American Doll Posse—who take their characteristics from Greek gods, but not their names: Clyde, Pip, Isabel, Santa, and Tori. You need a scorecard to keep track, but don’t worry – it’s still classic Tori Amos!

Start rating!

More On The ADP Songbook

While Amazon stubbornly continues to insist that the American Doll Posse songbook will not be published until October (with the exception of Amazon.fr which gives it a July 9th availability date, as Tristan pointed out), the Tori Store has added it to their offerings. Their price is the full $29.95 list price, however, so if you are looking for a bargain, try one of the online retailers or a local bookstore.

Additionally, Brian Nash, who sent in the photos of the songbook, reports that the transcriptions in the book are pretty good saying that many of the patterns are correct and that, “they’ve stopped doing that vocal doubling in the right hand.” I don’t know what that means but that sounds like a good thing to me!

Update: EncoreMusic.com has posted a scan of the first page of “Yo George” from songbook on their site.

Isabel Documents: Devils & Gods

A recent entry on Isabel’s blog discusses the evolution of “Devils and Gods”, including the lyrics to the expanded version of the song, as it is being performed on tour. Check out the entry at the link above or read the post below the jump.

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American Doll Posse Songbook Already Out

While it wasn’t supposed to be released until October, a couple of people have already spotted copies of the American Doll Posse songbook on the shelves of shops in the US and Canada.

Brian Nash reports buying a copy in Colony Records in midtown Manhattan and Pierre-Olivier spotted it in Archambault in Montreal.

If you want one, call around to music stores in your area. They just might have it in stock.

Photos from Brian:

Japanese Edition Of American Doll Posse

Konnichiwa, Tori! Tokyo Toriphile Yuta Onaga tells us that the Japanese edition of American Doll Posse is scheduled for release on June 18th July 18th (my typo). This edition will include a Japanese explanation of the concept and translation of all lyrics. It sells for ¥2,520. Sadly, there will be no DVD included.