Tori Amos

Isabel, the last of the dolls, is stated to be a documenter, a lens, a developer of vision, a presenter of perceptions. Another thing I admire about Tori Amos is that she is ever searching for the vision, her vision, the next vision, seeking completion, balance, understanding… not vainly, or only to know things for the sake of knowing them, but she seeks with integrity. I think it’s a human trait to seek for answers, seek for truth of some kind, understanding of any kind.

I know I seem to be seeking in a similar fashion. As I get older, I realize that the “answers” are sometimes elusive, because the questions I have are temporary. This has allowed me to be gentle with myself, ask the questions as they arise, but not become discouraged if the answers don’t come at the break-neck pace I so often crave.

Isabel’s songs are more political than the others:

Yo George, calling out George W. directly and also asking America, “Where have we gone wrong?”

Mr. Bad Man: could also be about the president… (ha) more likely about an abusive relationship; a sweet little ditty about a bad man.

Devils and Gods: another short song about personal responsibility. I really love the feel of this song; I wish she had made it longer

Almost Rosey: a beautifully composed song about … well, about a lot of things, actually. Mainly about keeping your chin up, looking on the bright side, etc, but also a little bit of darkness in there… or a retrospective, of sorts. She keeps the cryptic lyrics that she’s so adept at weaving throughout…

Dark Side of the Sun: speaks of the war, I believe… the soldiers who “lay down their lives” but also the ways we have “soldier on” in our own lives, whether we’re military or civilian.

Isabel has her own blog, found here.

This was an interesting little side trip, going through all the dolls with such attention to detail.
I hope everyone walks away with something new; I certainly did.

I’ll be posting some reviews of the album over the weekend, maybe some more video clips and then starting next week, I plan to get through some of “Piece By Piece,” so if you have the book and you want to freshen up to be a part of the dialogue, that would be magical…

Tori Amos, American Doll Posse, Isabel, songs