Boston (Night 1) is Pipilicious: Tori Amos Concert Review
Pip opened last night (10-18-07) at the Orpheum Theater in Boston. Ms. Pip’s set list included Cruel (which seems to be a song Pip and Santa share), Fat Slut, Teenage Hustling, and Waitress…among others. Fellow Ears with Feet report that Pip’s set was amazing, powerful, and “ass-kicking.” We’ve come to expect no less from the tomahawk-wielding vamp.
Tori debuted Jackie’s Strength and Concertina (didn’t she say during the live chat that she and the guys were working on Concertina?). She also played Etienne, a rarity which I hope she plays at the show I go to, Digital Ghost, Cornflake Girl, Hotel, and Precious Things. With the exception of PT and Crucify, Little Earthquakes didn’t get much love, but…you gotta promote the new album, ya know (as if she needs any promoting!).
Wish I would have been there for the improv tonight. Beauty Queen Miss Massachusetts was in the audience and T. spotlighted and serenaded her with a little diddy asking her who she preferred: Her or Donald Trump.
There is some concern that, since official boots are recorded at every show, Tori is a bit nervous…playing it safe out of fear of messing up. That, and people are even MORE annoyed at the screamers who ruin the boots with their, um, outbursts of emotion. I’ll try to get a feel for these immensely important issues (he he he) when I see her on the 28th…perhaps the live boots, while fans flock to them, aren’t such a good idea after all? I don’t know. But I’m not a big boot-listener (I have a few good ones with cool improvs that I like, but I don’t collect boots as a rule) so maybe I should keep my mouth shut on the issue!
Here is the official set list for the show, we’ll see what she has in store for Bostonians again tonight:
Pip:
Cruel
Bliss
Fat Slut
Smokey Joe
Teenage Hustling
The Waitress
Interlude:
Professional Widow
Tori:
Big Wheel
Crucify
Concertina
Cornflake Girl
Putting The Damage On
Take To The Sky
T & Bo:
Improv
Jackie’s Strength
Etienne
The boys are back:
Virginia
Hotel
Code Red
Encores:
Precious Things
Digital Ghost
Bouncing Off Clouds
Hey Jupiter
Filed under: ADP Tour on October 19th, 2007
[…] also here to kick your ass with a piano, and some fine, fine, musical men! So we get Pip for Boston Night 1. With the Judy Kansas ‘Cruel’ bridge – “I’ve got to help you Judy.” She comes back in […]