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intereact!Tori Amos
Retail Price (not our price): $24.98
Release Date: 2002-10-29
Manufacturer: Sony
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
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Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
From the confusion and chaos that marked one of the most harrowing episodes in American history comes Tori Amos's masterwork. Scarlet's Walk, the follow-up to her critically acclaimed covers LP, Strange Little Girls, was written on a cross-country road trip shortly after the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. Over the course of 3,000 miles and 18 tracks, the crimson-haired singer encounters rogue lovers ("A Sorta Fairytale"), reformed porn stars ("Amber Waves"), and an entire cast of characters who embody the spirit of a country suddenly searching for an identity. The album serves as both an ambitious travelogue and as a graceful rejoinder to the bitterness and frustration that inspired it, with Amos wading through swells of sadness ("I Can't See New York"), anger ("Don't Make Me Come to Vegas"), and insecurity ("Your Cloud") with velvety grace. --Aidin Vaziri
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
1) excellent [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Tori Amos is an amazing storyteller, and Scarlet's Walk is exactly that. Videos on bonus DVD are pretty, and the trinket that comes with the package is cute!2) Beautiful packaging with an excellent CD. [Rating: 5 out of 5]
If you enjoy Scarlet's Walk, this is the format you should buy the CD in. This is a great little package with all the extras you get. Scarlet's Walk is worth owning already without the extras, but this gives a little extra something to the fans. I would recommend this, it's worth every penny.3) Tori Amos at Her Most Mature, If Not Best [Rating: 5 out of 5]
On 2002's Scarlet's Walk, Tori Amos mixes beautifully thought-provoking lyrics and lush melodies and piano arrangements to create an incredible, unforgettable album. Each song connects to the next in a series much like the chapters of a book - Amos herself describes this album as a "sonic novel", told mostly in the views of not so much her alter-ego as varied levels of her consciousness, Scarlet, who encounters various characters as she travels across American in search of the path that she has lost. Although all of the songs are rich in emotion and texture, "Gold Dust", "Wampum Prayer", "Virginia", and "Pancake" are among some of the most detailed and well thought out. Each song deserves five stars at the least, and this album, although not nearly as piano-pounding nor as eccentric as her previous albums, Scarlet's Walk is well worth the buy as just the album or as a special edition set.4) A journey through America's past and present. [Rating: 5 out of 5]
"Scarlet's Walk" is an example of music today that analyzes America, its politics, history, and people. It focuses mostly on the treatment of repressed minorities by the American government throughout America's short history. Most significantly, the album focuses around the plights of the Native American people, a subject that only recently has gained attention in schools. However, when it is talked about in schools, it is almost always misconstrued and clouded to show Americans as the "good guys" and Native Americans as the "bad guys." This album is constructed as a sonic novel of sorts. The songs function almost like chapters painting a picture of the United States' past, present, and possible future. Whether concerning Native Americans, homosexuals, or other repressed peoples, Amos tells the story from seemingly every angle. Sometimes the subject matter gets very dark, but Amos portrays the country the way she sees it, the good and the bad. This "novel" is told from the perspective of a character named Scarlet, whom Amos refers to as her alter ego. Like Amos, Scarlet is a descendent of the Cherokee people, hence the incredible emphasis on Native American history throughout the story. Scarlet is on a post September eleventh road trip, and each of the songs details certain parts of her journey. Along her way, she meets many different people, visits sacred Indian lands, and begins to question what she believes in. A tour de force from start to finish, "Scarlet's Walk" is an unsettling yet empowering journey through the American history not taught in schools. Some highlights include the first single, "a sorta fairytale," the second single and best song on the album, "Taxi Ride," the September 11th-themed "I can't see New York," "Scarlet's Walk," and the heart-breaking "gold dust." This version of the album contains a bonus DVD with videos for "a sorta fairytale" (though not the promotional clip shown on MTV & VH1) and "gold dust" that show behind-the-scenes footage of Amos at various road-stops during the photo-shoot for the album; you have the option to listen to her commentary on those songs and the project itself, or just sit back and watch the images and listen to the music. There is also a photo gallery with the song "Taxi Ride" as the backdrop. Also included in this set is a map of Scarlet's journey through America with the song lyrics on the back, a sheet of Scarlet-inspired stickers, and a charm (it could be anything ranging from a metal seal to a plastic frog - there's no telling what goody you'll end up with).5) Is this all? [Rating: 3 out of 5]
After listening to this several times, I was left feeling something was lacking. It's as if she ran out of inspiration. 'Gold dust' is the notable exception. The lyrics and music complement each other to the degree of 'Winter' & 'China' from Little Earthquakes. Also, her live performances were a let down from the past. She had no fire.......... not even a small spark. As if she couldn't in fact, relate to her songs either.