From the Choirgirl Hotel

This CD is just so creative as every Tori CD is. Again her structural composition for each song is so unique exemplifying her gifts as a prodigy in the music industry. She always takes you on a journey with each CD...like an old jigsaw puzzle that you are attempting to put together she magically weaves you into her world. Enjoy this one as it's a keeper!

Spark:Who sings about Nicotine Patches? Yes that's Tori, again using metaphors to explain her current emotional turmoil! Wow; just a remarkable telling of the pain of having a miscarriage.....gruelling!
Cruel:Love all the percussion, drums & exaggerated instruments in this track; and her voice sounds so cool on this track!
Black Dove: I love this song so much; the Wurlitzer sounds so great and those wispy vocals are dynamic. Her songwriting is just impeccable!
Raspberry Swirl:This song will definetly get your heart pumping....raw, insightful and the vocal delivery on this track is awesome!
Jackie's Strength: This is a beautiful ballad song about Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy and her strength and how that strength translated to her.
Iieee: I loved the rhymical use of the drums in this song...great tempo and her voice sounds so great!
Liquid Diamonds: This track is so uniquely done...loads of rhythm & her piano work in this piece is remarkable. All the additional instruments give this song a seductive nature.
She's Your Cocaine: Great song...has a rockier edge to it...cool song about the addictions of love!
Northern Lad: Still one of my favorite Tori songs; still have it on my favorite playlists. So beautifully written and luckily I got to see her live doing this song! It was momentus!
Playboy Mommy:What lyrics...!!! Love her keeping it real!
Pandora's Aquarium: How good does the piano sound on this song....weaving her storytelling in dramatic Tori fashion!
Hotel:Cool percussion used in this song....unusual composition structurally which makes it work!

Those were my picks off this CD. Check it out if you get the chance!

This album is filled with powerful songs that explore the deep sorrow of losing a child (or in Amos' case, three) through miscarriage.

In typical Tori Amos fashion, these songs are unique, evocative, mysterious, and varied in range and reach. While some pound with dance club beats, some soar with the ethereal melodies Amos is known for. Each and every song is breathtaking in its own way, and while those listening with an ear for lyrics may wonder what the poetry in Amos' songs "means" - those who love the ambience of a great song will appreciate how deftly Amos creates a mood in her music.

For women who are struggling with how to process the grief of miscarriage, this album is truly a gift. It makes bare the deep emotions women navigating this taboo grief feel, and are a reminder that we are not alone. The album is also an inspiration for women whose healing journey requires a creative, spiritual element. It is amazing to witness how an artist can make something truly beautiful out of an experience that is so dark, and so deeply affecting as Amos has with "from the choirgirl hotel".

-- Nicole Breit, author of I Can Make Life: Poems About Infertility and Miscarriage, Pregnancy and Birth (Tristan August Press, 2012)

I finally took the plunge and bought this disc. I had been discouraged from buying it by many other Ears with Feet, thus the reason why it took me so long to jump on the bandwagon. But when I finally bought and listened to it...my GOD. I have never heard anything as innovative and filled with so much emotion. It starts out with an amazing rock influenced song about the miscarriage she suffered called "Spark". "Cruel" is a brutally honest, dark song about the power-play in relationships, and Tori tries to describe and understand her own malicious behavior. Some of my favorites being "Black-Dove" and "She's Your Cocaine" as well as the haunting tune of "iiee" and "Liquid Diamonds" My favorite song of the entire album would have to be "Playboy Mommy," a song Tori wrote for her dead daughter who she miscarried. I listen to this song every chance I get, for the simple reason that this right here, is raw emotion. The entire piece is without a doubt heart-breaking. It reminds of the suddenness of life and the mourning of life unlived. The pure and unadulterated love on this track is enough to leave you in tears for hours ('In my platforms I hit the floor, I fell face down, it didn't help my brain at all, then the baby came before I found the magic how to keep her happy, I never was the fantasy, of what you wan...wanted me to be, don't judge me so harsh, little girl......I'll say it loud here by your grave, those angels can't ever take my place').