Full Band Tour
Tori Amos: Vocals/Piano/Keyboards
Matt Chamberlain: Percussion
Steve Caton: Guitar
Jon Evans: Bass
Opening Act: The Devlins
Tori Amos: Vocals/Piano/Keyboards
Matt Chamberlain: Percussion
Steve Caton: Guitar
Jon Evans: Bass
Opening Act: The Devlins
My First Tori Amos Concert
Plugged '98 Tour
Madison Square Garden, NY
July 28, 1998
Madison Square Garden, NY
July 28, 1998
The band began to play. The drums sounded and the guitars raged. The anticipation grew greater and greater. The moment when she would appear was near, the moment when the concert would really begin, and everything else would end.
The lights flashed. At times they were blinding. But it didnt matter. Nothing mattered except for the fact that she would be there soon. The moment was approaching.
It finally came. The woman took to the extremely bright stage, gracefully strode across it, and gave a friendly wave to the crowd of adoring fans. She straddled the right hand corner of the piano bench. She tossed her curly red hair over her shoulders and began to tap the white ivory keys of her Bosendorfer piano.
My eyes must have been seeing things. My brain must have been lying. Can I finally be seeing the woman Ive longed to see for such a large portion of my life? Maybe I was dreaming.
But I wasn't, for the amazing woman began to sing. I listened closely, silently. Her voice went into my ears and touched my soul, and through me. It stayed with me. It is still with me.
Every time she began a new song, I felt her presence. I felt the magic Id heard about for years. I witnessed the phenomenon that is Tori Amos. I never lost sight of her. Nothing could disturb me. I was with her.
The band left, but she stayed. The beautiful woman would play solo now and the most powerful part of the show lasted a little more than ten minutes. But I remembered it, because it was then that I was truly with her. It was just me and Tori. For the first time in my life, I felt like I finally knew completeness and wholeness.
You might be wondering how a concert could be a significant event that shaped my life. The only problem is, if you havent been to a Tori Amos concert, you might never understand.
I have loved and understood Tori Amos for a very long time. Many times in my life, she has been my only solace. She has been my friend and my confidant. Her music and her lyrics are the most touching and uplifting of words. Her songs might be about the pain and suffering that she has experienced, but her openness and her loving ways make her the most amazing healer I have ever known. I can relate to her pain, maybe not the same pain, but pain in general. Even though Ive never met her, I feel as though Ive known her forever. I feel like she knows me too.
This event moved me in a way thats very hard to explain. I learned so much from it. I learned how to live. I learned a new respect for life and the people in it. Ive learned to appreciate things and try to understand them better. My life was given new meaning.
If the idea popped into your head that my new meaning for life was to worship Tori Amos, you can forget it. The new meaning was to appreciate every day. Try to make every day as wonderful and uplifting as that night.
When I think of something that changed me, I think of that night. Whenever I think of an event during which I was complete, I think of that night. It was amazing and I try to make each day the way she made that night, a magical and beautiful journey.
Perhaps it is hard to understand how one artist can move a person in such a way. Try to relate it to someone in your life. Perhaps it's a soul mate or a best friend or even a musician. You learn from that person. Youre grateful to that person. This is how I feel about Tori. Im grateful to her. Im grateful to that night. It will always be with me. Whenever Im hurt, I can remember that I once was so far away from hurt, I didnt even know its name at the time.
The lights flashed. At times they were blinding. But it didnt matter. Nothing mattered except for the fact that she would be there soon. The moment was approaching.
It finally came. The woman took to the extremely bright stage, gracefully strode across it, and gave a friendly wave to the crowd of adoring fans. She straddled the right hand corner of the piano bench. She tossed her curly red hair over her shoulders and began to tap the white ivory keys of her Bosendorfer piano.
My eyes must have been seeing things. My brain must have been lying. Can I finally be seeing the woman Ive longed to see for such a large portion of my life? Maybe I was dreaming.
But I wasn't, for the amazing woman began to sing. I listened closely, silently. Her voice went into my ears and touched my soul, and through me. It stayed with me. It is still with me.
Every time she began a new song, I felt her presence. I felt the magic Id heard about for years. I witnessed the phenomenon that is Tori Amos. I never lost sight of her. Nothing could disturb me. I was with her.
The band left, but she stayed. The beautiful woman would play solo now and the most powerful part of the show lasted a little more than ten minutes. But I remembered it, because it was then that I was truly with her. It was just me and Tori. For the first time in my life, I felt like I finally knew completeness and wholeness.
You might be wondering how a concert could be a significant event that shaped my life. The only problem is, if you havent been to a Tori Amos concert, you might never understand.
I have loved and understood Tori Amos for a very long time. Many times in my life, she has been my only solace. She has been my friend and my confidant. Her music and her lyrics are the most touching and uplifting of words. Her songs might be about the pain and suffering that she has experienced, but her openness and her loving ways make her the most amazing healer I have ever known. I can relate to her pain, maybe not the same pain, but pain in general. Even though Ive never met her, I feel as though Ive known her forever. I feel like she knows me too.
This event moved me in a way thats very hard to explain. I learned so much from it. I learned how to live. I learned a new respect for life and the people in it. Ive learned to appreciate things and try to understand them better. My life was given new meaning.
If the idea popped into your head that my new meaning for life was to worship Tori Amos, you can forget it. The new meaning was to appreciate every day. Try to make every day as wonderful and uplifting as that night.
When I think of something that changed me, I think of that night. Whenever I think of an event during which I was complete, I think of that night. It was amazing and I try to make each day the way she made that night, a magical and beautiful journey.
Perhaps it is hard to understand how one artist can move a person in such a way. Try to relate it to someone in your life. Perhaps it's a soul mate or a best friend or even a musician. You learn from that person. Youre grateful to that person. This is how I feel about Tori. Im grateful to her. Im grateful to that night. It will always be with me. Whenever Im hurt, I can remember that I once was so far away from hurt, I didnt even know its name at the time.
The Set List
Precious Things
Cruel
Cornflake Girl
Spark
iieee
Sugar
Leather (solo)
Landslide (solo)
Jackie's Strength
Tear in Your Hand
Raspberry Swirl
The Waitress
1st Encore:
She's Your Cocaine
God
2nd Encore:
Horses
Precious Things
Cruel
Cornflake Girl
Spark
iieee
Sugar
Leather (solo)
Landslide (solo)
Jackie's Strength
Tear in Your Hand
Raspberry Swirl
The Waitress
1st Encore:
She's Your Cocaine
God
2nd Encore:
Horses
