Tori Amos: The Original Bootlegs – 12 CD Box Set 320kbps

The “Official” Tori Amos Bootlegs, recorded during the 2005 “Original Sinsuality” and “Summer of Sin” tours.
The box set is overflowing with live rarities, fan favorites and amazing cover versions.

Artist: Tori Amos
Album: The Original Bootlegs 12 Disc Box Set
Release Date: 12/06/2005
Source: CD
Bit Rate: 320 kbps

Tori Amos’ following seems as fervent as it is unlikely, a forceful fusion of oft-mocked ’70s singer-songwriter conceits with a progressive bent in an era dominated by alt ‘n’ snark, yet channeled through her own, typically heart-on-the-sleeve sense of emotional dramatics. This 12-CD chronicle of 2005 live stands in Chicago, Denver, L.A., the UK and Boston may not be as expansive as Pearl Jam’s 72-volume marathon documentation of their Binaural tour, but Amos does indeed share the latter’s mercurial live ethos and penchant for inventive, often unexpected covers. Each concert here begins with a take on The Beekeeper’s mood-setting “Original Sensuality,” then spins off in its own peculiar, emotionally-charged course through the full range of Amos’ canon. But it’s the set’s documentation of her intriguing reworking of others’ songs that’s just as appealing, notably, Jim Croce’s “Operator” or a tribute to Amos’ inspirations via Joni Mitchell’s “Circle Game” or left-field, if surprisingly effective versions of Flock of Seagull’s “I Ran” and Livin’ On a Prayer” by Bon Jovi from Denver and L.A. respectively. With a crowd-pleasing rapport that’s evident throughout, she treats audiences in the UK to takes on local heroes from George Michael (”Father Figure”) to Oasis (”Don’t Look Back in Anger”) and pumps up Boston’s hometown pride with a Kate Bush-esque spin on Aerosmith’s “Dream On,” as well as slow-burn turns through Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and the Stones’ “Angie.”

After years of paying top dollar for low quality bootlegs, Tori Amos diehards now have an alternative. Six live bootleg recordings were released fall/winter of 2005. Each bootleg is a double-disc package of favorites and covers, recorded live during her Original Sinsuality tour.

Auditorium Theatre – Chicago, IL 4/15/05

Track List:

Disc 1
1. Original Sinsuality
2. Father Lucifer
3. Mother Revolution
4. Yes, Anastasia
5. Apollo’s Frock
6. Parasol
7. Mother
8. Operator (Jim Croce cover)
9. Circle Game (Joni Mitchell cover)
10. Cars & Guitars

Disc 2
1. Space Dog
2. Marianne
3. Barons of Suburbia
4. Cool On Your Island
5. The Beekeeper
6. Honey
7. Sweet the Sting
8. Cloud On My Tongue
9. Ribbons Undone

Paramount Theater – Denver, CO 04/19/05

Track List

Disc 1
1. Original Sinsuality
2. Little Amsterdam
3. Icicle
4. Your Cloud
5. Jamaica Inn
6. Father Lucifer
7. Cool On Your Island
8. I Ran (A Flock of Seagulls cover)
9. Suzanne (Leonard Cohen cover)

Disc 2
1. The Power of Orange Knickers
2. Cloud on my Tongue
3. Space Dog
4. Parasol
5. Carbon
6. The Beekeeper
7. Leather
8. Putting the Damage On

Royce Hall Auditorium – Los Angeles, CA 4/25/05

Track List

Disc 1
1. Original Sinsuality
2. Silent All These Years
3. Parasol
4. Doughnut Song
5. Yes, Anastasia
6. Jamaica Inn
7. Cool On Your Island
8. Livin’ On A Prayer (Bon Jovi cover)
9. All Through The Night (Cyndi Lauper cover)

Disc 2
1. Barons Of Suburbia
2. Take To the Sky
3. Cloud On My Tongue
4. Ruby Through the Looking-Glass
5. The Beekeeper
6. Tear In Your Hand
7. Toast
8. Sweet the Sting
9. Twinkle

Hammersmith Apollo – London, UK 06/04/05

Track List

Disc 1
1. Original Sinsuality
2. Father Lucifer
3. Icicle
4. Mother Revolution*
5. Take to the Sky
6. Yes, Anastasia
7. Bells for Her
8. Father Figure (George Michael cover)
9. Like a Prayer (Madonna cover)

Disc 2
1. Winter
2. Cooling
3. Jamaica Inn
4. Witness*
5. The Beekeeper
6. Sweet the Sting*
7. Rattlesnakes
8. Hoochie Woman*
9. Hey Jupiter

*with the Gospel Singers

Manchester Apollo – Manchester, UK 06/06/05

Track List

Disc 1
1. Original Sinsualtiy
2. Little Amsterdam
3. Leather
4. Beauty Queen
5. Horses
6. Liquid Diamonds
7. Suede
8. Strange
8. Don’t Look Back In Anger (Oasis cover)
9. My Favorite Things (Rodgers & Hammerstein / Sound of Music cover)

Disc 2
1. Winter
2. Carbon
3. Ribbons Undone
4. Spring Haze
5. The Beekeeper
6. Not the Red Baron
7. Never Seen Blue
8. Sweet the Sting

B of A Pavilion – Boston, MA 08/21/05

Track List

Disc 1
1. Original Sinusality
2. Caught a Lite Sneeze
3. Amber Waves
4. Martha’s Foolish Ginger
5. Winter
6. pancake
7. Cool on Your Island
8. Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler cover)
9. Angie (Rolling Stones cover)

Disc 2
1. Barons of Suburbia
2. Garlands
3. Tear in Your Hand
4. The Beekeeper
5. Dream On (Aerosmith cover)
6. Pretty Good Year
7. Playboy Mommy
8. 1,000 Oceans

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