The Beekeeper (w/ Bonus DVD) (Limited Edition) (2005)

Artist: Tori Amos
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Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records
UPC: 00827969369821
Release Date: 2/22/2005
Buy.com Sku: 63949710
Item#: M242L4
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Parasol ~ Tori Amos
2. Sweet The Sting ~ Tori Amos
3. Power Of Orange Knickers, The - (with Damien Rice) ~ Tori Amos
4. Jamaica Inn ~ Tori Amos
5. Barons Of Suburbia ~ Tori Amos
6. Sleeps With Butterflies ~ Tori Amos
7. General Joy ~ Tori Amos
8. Mother Revolution ~ Tori Amos
9. Ribbons Undone ~ Tori Amos
10. Cars And Guitars ~ Tori Amos
11. Witness ~ Tori Amos
12. Original Sinsuality ~ Tori Amos
13. Ireland ~ Tori Amos
14. Beekeeper, The ~ Tori Amos
15. Martha's Foolish Ginger ~ Tori Amos
16. Hoochie Woman ~ Tori Amos
17. Goodbye Pisces ~ Tori Amos
18. Marys Of The Sea ~ Tori Amos
19. Toast ~ Tori Amos



The limited edition package features an extended 24-page booklet, the Standard CD, PLUS a special bonus DVD that includes over 25 minutes of interview footage with Tori and the bonus track "Garland" with text and pictures from her new book!

It has been over two years since musical force Tori Amos has brought new music to her ever-growing foundation of dedicated fans. On February 22nd Tori Amos unveiled two exciting projects- a new CD entitled The Beekeeper and her first book Tori Amos: Piece by Piece, co-written with journalist Ann Powers.

Tori self-produced The Beekeeper in her UK studio Martian Engineering. On songs like "Sweet the Sting," "Sleeps with Butterflies," and "Ribbons Undone," Tori incorporates vintage organs, Afro-Cuban drums and Gospel choirs, working once again with longtime partners, drummer Matt Chamberlain and bassist Jon Evans.

Tori Amos explains, "The Beekeeper is musically inspired by the fact that the piano has realized that she has an organ. With my right hand on her organ and my left hand on her piano keys, I have been changed by the relationship between these two beautiful creatures, the Bosendorfer piano and the B3 Hammond organ."

In the book Tori Amos: Piece by Piece co-penned with writer Ann Powers, the usually private Tori gives a rare inside look into many intimacies of her life as both a private individual and a very public performing musician.

Tori Amos, whose career skyrocketed with the release of the 1992 multi- platinum breakthrough Little Earthquakes, has led the charge in rejuvenating the era of the female singer songwriter. With worldwide record sales topping 12 million and multiple Grammy nominations, Tori continues to be one of the most intriguing and respected artists of our time.
 

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
This Limited Edition includes an extended 24-page booklet, a bonus DVD disc which contains the bonus tracks "Garlands" and a Beekeeper seed packet.
Personnel: Tori Amos (vocals, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards); Damien Rice (vocals); Mac Aladdin (guitar); Jon Evans (bass instrument); Matt Chamberlain (drums); London Community Gospel Choir, Kelsey Dobyns (background vocals).
Like Tori Amos's previous studio album, SCARLET'S WALK, THE BEEKEEPER is a largely stripped-down affair that places emphasis on the singer's heavily conceptual lyrics and supple voice. The basic backing band from the former disc returns, and the musicians' ease with Amos's music gives the record a relaxed, natural feel.
Throughout, the music is melodic, inviting, and sometimes even danceable. "Sweet the Sting" mixes church organ with an old-school soul beat and Latin percussion, resulting in a track that has less in common with Amos's usual overt sexuality and more with Barry White-style make-out music. "Sleeps with Butterflies" is a gently jazzy soft-rocker, while "Jamaica Inn" recalls the deceptively dark folkiness of Nick Drake. Lyrically, the album draws heavily from ancient religious texts, with an emphasis on women's role in Christianity a la THE DA VINCI CODE. One of Amos's most reflective albums, THE BEEKEEPER is also one of her most intensely thought-provoking outings.

Producer: Tori Amos

Engineer: Marcel Van Limbeek; Mark Hawley

Musical Guests
Damien Rice

 
Compilation Appearances
Ima (Bonus Tracks)
10 Years In The Life...
Mona Lisa Smile
Whatever: The '90s Pop & Culture Box
House Nation: Ultimate Collection House & Dan
Kuschelrock Vol 19
Mtv Unplugged Vol 2:very Best Of
L-tunes: Music From & Inspired The L-word / T
Maximum Tori
Thrivemix Presents Dance Classics
Body Of War:songs That Inspired (ost)
Atlantic Records: Time Capsule (Limited Edition)

 
Associated Artists and Works
Songs Of A Goddess: A Tribute To Tori Amos ~ Artists, Various
Precious Things: String Quartet Tribute To Tori... ~ Artists, Various
Jones, Tom
Tori Amos Tribute: Songs of a Goddess ~ Various Artists
Precious Things: String Quartet Tribute to Tori Am ~ Various Artists
Various Artists

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 02/22/2005
Original Release Date : 2005
Catalog ID : 93698
Label : Epic (USA)
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00827969369821

 
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (No. 808, p.99)
- "[A]mos keeps the melodies and arrangements relatively pared down and gentle....THE BEEKEEPER is the Tori Amos album for those normally freaked out by Tori Amos..." - Grade: B

Uncut (p.102)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "Pre-Raphaelite florid, abstract or frankly sexual, this eclectic epic is her best since '94's UNDER THE PINK."

Mojo (Publisher)
(p.92)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "Amos is exploring lush, steamier textures for her latest album....Here she keeps the mood focused and the music softly funky."

  
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