Tori at her most flexible and multi-faceted. The sheer length of the album could be a turn off to people who don’t have the time or perseverance to harvest it.
Patchy at times, magnificent at others, a sonic novel about broken lives/shattered dreams/disillusionment/history. Any one of us could be the characters.
Seven songs from John Carpenter’s sequel to the futuristic adventure flick Escape From New York and seven more songs that to increase the sales of the CD.
You can’t say she doesn’t have diverse musical interests. Violet lights swirled as she launched into “Purple Rain.” Yes, by Prince. On a friggin’ organ.
There are big names on Encomium doing some stuff. The best tracks re-work the song in an interesting way or at least capture the spirit of the original.
You’re in for a real treat if you dig sultry vocals, virtuoso piano playing, and personal, witty lyrics that are at times funny, depressing, or cynical.