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The review of Tori’s performance in Perth, written by Jay Hanna of Perth Now, is traditional and expected but, overall, nice. You can’t fault a man for a positive Tori show review despite how much he harped on what we already know. But, hey, printed concert reviews aren’t so much for fans as they are for would-be fans. Therefore, this article is a great introduction to the new stage of Tori’s career.

The article begins by spewing forth a bunch of accurate Tori-related adjectives including kooky, sexy, and defiant (we’ll pretend he didn’t say “smutty”). He then moved from describing Tori to her music, which is catagorized under intense and feminist. He seems particularly stuck on Cornflake Girl making several references to the song throughout the review–for some reason this song always aids in structuring a written description of Tori, perhaps because it is her most well-known.

Hanna describes Tori’s audience as estrogen-heavy, idolizing, and devoted. After referring to the intensity of Tori Amos’ songs, he comments that T has the vocal range and stage presence to match. Which brings him to Pip.

Yes, it was the rubber-clad Pip who delighted the west Australian audience during the first half of the show. (Pip seems to be getting most of the attention thus far this tour–she and Santa.) Her typical onstage antics are described–piano-beating/caressing, crotch-grabbing, and combative with a side of bitterness. The brazen Pip belted out such classics as Cruel, and The Waitress and newbies like Smokey Joe and and Teenage Hustling. Apparently, a lot of f**k yous and middle fingers were involved throughout this set.

Upon Pip’s exit, the most well-known doll–Tori–came on stage, again dressed in a sequined jumpsuit (decribed by Hanna as unflattering) and the long red, banged wig. Obviously, copy writers are drawn to the Little Mermaid resemblance. Hanna sees it too referring to the irony of the Silent All These Years lyric “What if I’m a Mermaid.” He seems to like the softer, happier side of a Tori performance, praising her for her efforts during Big Wheel, Leather, Crucify, and 1000 Oceans and for her ability to play two pianos at once.

He wasn’t too fond of the volume with which the drums played (apparently they overshadowed the piano and guitar) or with Tori’s wardrobe, but all in all this concert goer/journal writer was impressed with Tori’s ability to give the audience what they wanted.

Oh…and let’s not forget the “cute Tash story” of the night. In a nutshell, Tori caught Tash, um, playing with a certain part of her anatomy while in an airplane, causing Tori to give an impromtu “We don’t do that stuff in public” speech. Hanna finds it ironic, given the number of times Tori, er Pip, grabbed her self throughout her performance.

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