I bought the new Tori album Saturday. Now, as many of you know, I've been very disappointed with her last few outings. So disheartened by these last few albums that I didn't muster the enthusiasm to listen to this album until 1:30 AM Tuesday morning. This new disc is a concept album about Tori's less than popular views of America in the wake of 9/11. Now I don't agree with this message, but my own political views do not sway my appreciation of art. With that said, what do I think?
Fabulous! This was the Tori album i was waiting for. Gone is all that Techno Faggotry of the last two albums. Gone is the lack of a cohesive theme or "soul". These songs are all very much of this album. Oddly enough this album sounds much like the work of her earlier career, most notably Little Earthquakes and Under the Pink. This album has a much softer edge to it than anything she's done in the last 6 years. There are no songs that have the hard edge of something like Blood Roses or She's Your Cocaine. However there are a few delightfully quirky romps like "Wednesday" on this album.
Well, it was worth the wait, but finally, an album that has restored my faith in Tori. I await November 16th with baited breath.