Concertina [SINGLE] [ENHANCED] [LIVE]

Tori Amos

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 8, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 8, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Enhanced, Live
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00004L8H2
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #109,515 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Concertina [Single Mix]

2. Famous Blue Raincoat [Live Non LP Version]

3. Twinkle [Live Non LP Version]

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

In the absence of any new music from Kate Bush, Tori Amos carries on the tradition of sensual rock chanteuse nicely with this breathy pop track from the studio portion of her To Venus and Back album. Respectfully remixed here by frequent Amos collaborators Marcel van Limbeek and Mark Hawley, the song has a crisp rhythmic feel but is certainly no radical departure from the album version. A suitably bleak solo rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat" and an only slightly more animated live version of Boys for Pele's "Twinkle" round out a 12-minute EP best suited for hardcore fans. --Bill Forman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CD.....but heres a better description, February 14, 2000

By	Joe Donohue III (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews

I have to say that this CD is probably the best Tori single ever...and all the real Toriphiles out there can attest to that. However, i also have to say that amazon.com...(while i love them and will always buy from them!) didnt do a very good job describing it....so.....here ya go. It starts off with the "single mix" of Concertina. This is a really cool version of it. It sticks to the album version, and has some cool harmonies built into it. Track two is...i think....THE BEST tori cover EVER. It is Tori's LIVE version of Leanord Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat". For those of you who want the original version of this song...it is available through amazon.com on the CD...A tribute to Leonard Cohen. Track 3 is a live version of Tori's own song "Twinlke" which is a short little song...with a big meaning. For those of you wondering...yes, these are the same extra that are on one of the imports for "Glory of the 80's". And as an added bonus to this cd...you get a free video for Glory of the Eighties, playable via the internet only for people who get this cd...and it is in excellent CD quality, since the actual video and sound is on the cd...you just need the internet to get to it. Well, i hope that was good enough description for you all! Hey by the way....did i mention.....BUY THIS CD! ITS WORTH THE 7 BUCKS! Love, your forever fellow Toriphile.....Joe...and hey....email me sometime...we'll talk ALL about tori! [e-mail]. BYE!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wondering about the quality of these live tracks?, February 25, 2000

By	chuber216 - See all my reviews

Most Tori fans will consider getting this disc for 3 reasons: (1) To get the video (2) To get the remix of Concertina (3) To get the live tracks The video is not one of my favorites, but likely the only way you will get to see it, so if you are as curious as I was, naturally this is a good thing to get. The remix of Concertina is not particularly interesting. The song sounds a bit broken with the extra vocals added in, although in some places it sounds fantastic. The live tracks are really the reason why I think the single is worth having (for those of us who don't just collect them all). Both are very well done and superior to the studio versions of these songs with which we are all familiar. I was not even fond of either song until this revelation. I highly recommend these tracks.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, February 12, 2000

By	S. A Blackerby (Wichita, KS USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm really happy that Tori decided to release Concertina has her next single. The new edit of it is beautiful and the Glory of the 80's video on the cd is a wonderful addition! Considering no one will play her videos. The only problem I have is not to see newer b-sides on this cd. The same live tracks from the Glory of the 80's single were used. Usually Tori has tons of b-sides on her singles. But, overall I recommend this for true Tori fans and collectors of her cds.