Little Earthquakes
| Tori Amos
Little Earthquakes
Little Earthquakes is the debut solo album of singer-songwriter Tori Amos, featuring the singles "Silent All These Years", "China", "Winter" and "Crucify". The album was first released in the UK on January 6, 1992.-Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
Newcomer Tori Amos’s songs are smart, melodic and dramatic; the deeper you listen, the hotter they get.
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BBC
2012. A candid, original voice, causing mighty tremors with tender tiptoes.
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W.L. Swarts Reviews The Universe
December 14, 2016. . . . the bulk of Little Earthquakes is a musical and lyrical exploration of self discovery and perseverance, which makes it a powerful and worthwhile album for anyone who wants to wallow . . . and overcome.
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Pon De Way Way Way
April 1, 2015. Yes, it is a seminal release for Tori Amos and it is a stunning début but it does not sound unique in the way that later albums would. However, on its own it is a fine album and, even in her considerable discography, it is one of the best.
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Mark's Record Reviews
These songs almost literally reek of astonishing creativity, idiosyncratic individual vision and emotions so real, you want to rip open your stereo speakers so you can jump in and console the poor woman. All performed with (mostly) just piano, violins and that sorrowful, scared little voice. Powerful. Vivid. Potentate.
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Everybody's Dummy
July 8, 2014. . . . for whatever the reason, Little Earthquakes was worth all the work Tori Amos put into it, and it still triggers emotional reactions with every play. And its simple girl-and-her-piano sound was a welcome alternative in the early grunge era.
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PopMatters
January 23, 2003. I've always thought of Little Earthquakes as the closest thing you can get to pure emotion distilled onto a CD.
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Music Musings and Such
Vinyl is the best way to listen to Tori Amos’ debut and, if you can grab a copy then do so because it is a terrific album.
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AllMusic
Little Earthquakes is the most accessible work in Amos' catalog, and it's also the most influential and rewarding.
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Robert Christgau
It's easily the most gripping piece of music here, and it's a cappella.
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NME
January 13, 2012. 20 Years On, Tori Amos’ ‘Little Earthquakes’ Still Amazes
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EW
. . . unless you’re in a particular mood, a little Tori Amos goes a long way. And when you’re in that mood, the Little Earthquakes CD is probably what you’ll prefer.
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Rhino
February 21, 2017. 25 years on, LITTLE EARTHQUAKES is considered a classic album, appearing in the book 1001 ALBUMS YOU MUST HEAR BEFORE YOU DIE. Better yet, it wasn’t just a one-off: Tori Amos remains a musical force to be reckoned with even now.
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Classic Rock Review
May 9, 2012. The songs are often stripped-down and raw, but consistently genuine throughout. Sonically, the album contains a balance of acoustic and electronic instrumentation and some very innovative use of vocals to build mood-inspiring crescendos throughout.
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Slant Magazine
November 7, 2003. . . . Amos manages to create an album more focused and accessible (an adjective not often used to describe the often-eccentric star’s music) than anything she’s produced since.
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Classic Album Martini Saturdays
May 14, 2011. This album is dark and evocative, but it's also light and fun. Amos has a broad imagination. Her lyrics are clever, witty, astonishing, shocking.
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George Starostin's Reviews
She's got talent - the way I understand talent - but she ain't got taste - the way I understand taste.
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Vinyl Me Please
Haunting piano work and impassioned vocals accompany lyrics filled with biblical imagery, empty sex and a desire to feel happy in one’s skin. . . . the album’s 12 tracks never feel anything less than gut-wrenchingly honest.
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Marc My Works
Tori’s debut solo album is still considered a masterpiece to this day and for good reason. It not only contains some of her most iconic tracks . . . but lyrically some of her strongest . . . and her most brutally honest song (Me and a Gun).
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Adrian's Album Reviews
Few other debuts from singer songwriters have ever been as imaginative or as accomplished as this album is. She arrived seemingly fully formed although she had been working towards this for a number of years. A beautiful record.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
Her redebut, with a simpler, piano-led approach. But she's still figuring her act out, and hedges her bets on the opening tracks . . . with intrusive pop snare drumming. She also relies heavily on religious imagery throughout, and the two long pieces are lackluster . . . .(DBW)
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Metro Weekly
“Little Earthquakes” is one of those rare albums that change not only the course of music – it caused an awakening – it’s an album that has inspired and changed lives.
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Trouser Press
With hardly a weak moment to detract from its introspective womanliness, Little Earthquakes is a legitimate '90s analogue to Carole King's Tapestry.
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RevelationZ
April 12, 2016. On her debut album, Tori Amos displays all the qualities, I find most endearing about her music. Emotion, personality, quirkiness, humor, depth and most importantly, the ability to combine all these things into unforgetable songs that remain relevant.
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Babyblaue - Seiten.de
I have completely fallen in love with this wonderful CD and its even more wonderful interpreter. 15/15 - Daniel Bosen Conclusion: Anyone who can get something out of Tori Amos' voice and who also enjoys very piano-heavy music will hear an album with "Little Earthquakes" that will delight him or her. 12/15 - Markus Peltner An album of feelings, a heart and soul album, the songs reduced to the essence, naked, simply beautiful. An album you should know. 12/15 - Jorg Schumann
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Albumism
September 7, 2017. Propelled by its creator’s left-of-center lyricism and evocative piano compositions, Little Earthquakes is an emotional, introspective ride that takes our society’s rigid constructs of patriarchy and religion to task.
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Under The Radar Magazine
September 25, 2015. . . . Little Earthquakes was a slap in the face to all the posturing of the day and a work that will still knock you off your seat 23 years later.
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My Little Empire
. . . it is the first album I have ever listened to straight through twice in one sitting. I think this is Tori Amos’s best album. Amos’s voice is great and with her piano dancing under her fingers.
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The Minimal Beat
June 18, 2015. Tori ruminates in way that would make Joni Mitchell proud, and her songwriting skills on piano and masterful control of her own voice is nothing short of impressive. The content of the songs are incredibly personal without sounding overly sentimental.
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