To Venus & Back

Tori Amos | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (September 21, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00001IVJT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (436 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,248 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Bliss

2. Juarez

3. Concertina

4. Glory of the 80's

5. Lust

6. Suede

7. Josephine

8. Riot Poof

9. Datura

10. Spring Haze

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Precious Things [Live]

2. Cruel [Live]

3. Cornflake Girl [Live]

4. Bells for Her [Live]

5. Girl [Live]

6. Cooling [Live]

7. Mr. Zebra [Live]

8. Cloud on My Tongue [Live]

9. Sugar [Live]

10. Little Earthquakes [Live]

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's good and it's great., March 16, 2001

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Lord Chimp (Monkey World) - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Venus & Back (Audio CD)

Tori Amos' studio work on this 2CD set is somewhat polarizing. With From The Choirgirl Hotel, Tori fleshed out her sound by adding denser arrangements with the rest of her band. To Venus And Back, she sticks with this formula but meets with less success. Some of the songs feel overproduced, which handicaps the level of intimacy usually associated with her music. With Choirgirl this worked, but here the results are iffy. Tori doesn't cut loose with her voice as much, there's way less piano balladry, and some of the songs are a little flat. However, the album does have its share of highlights. The ethereal, dreamy "Datura" is wonderfully enigmatic. It's to her credit that Tori somehow manages emotional expression with a fairly detached voice. Also, "Concertina," "1000 Oceans," "Bliss," and the provocative "Lust" are almost as good as anything she's ever put to record, I think. My problem is that sometimes she waxes the techno sound a bit too much.

The live album included is incredible. I've never seen her live, and I'll take for granted that this album is no replacement, but it's great for a live recording. It's full of revelatory moments as Tori radically rearranges many of her songs and boosts the energy level. For some reason, I've never liked a live album on my first listen, but this is my one exception. The haunting "Bells For Her" is entirely different on a piano that isn't all wacky. I don't know where "Cooling" comes from, but it's an incredible showcase of Tori at her best: an emotionally intense piano ballad with utterly beautiful vocals. The violent "The Waitress" is extended by six or seven minutes, and it totally rocks. Overall, the setlist (you can see it above) is basically perfect, and Tori's onstage charisma is remarkable.

With a 4 stars for the studio work, and 5 stars for the awesome live album, things average out to a 4.5. But since Tori rules the universe, I'll round up to a 5-star (although I usually round down).

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING -- Bogus Listing!!! Do NOT order from DVD LEGACY, December 22, 2003

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Stephen V. Morros "svmdrum" (Alabama, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Venus and Back (Audio CD)

Just like the last person who placed a review here, I ordered the import version of "To Venus and Back" from DVD Legacy and received the domestic version. This listing is NOT what it claims to be. WARNING -- DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE!!!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT ORDER FROM DVD LEGACY (LORSAY INC), October 16, 2003

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Kim (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Venus and Back (Audio CD)

I ordered the import version of "To Venus and Back" from DVD Legacy and received the domestic version. It is a royal pain in the a** to get a refund or return from this company because there is no phone number on the company website or the invoice to talk to someone about the problem and the online return form is frustrating.
I do not recommend ordering from this company to anyone. DO NOT GIVE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY TO DVD LEGACY!