Tori Amos - Winter (Live) REACTION - First Time Hearing It 

Just a few notes for you, the third verse and chorus are flipped, they are meant to be from Tori back to her father. Hair is grey and the fires are burning, he is older now, dreams on the shelf represent sacrifices he(and her mother) have made so Tori can fulfill her dreams, and she asks him, when you gonna love you as much as I do. All the white horses, representing potential, have gone ahead, which for Tori, at 29 in this performance, is kind of true. Her first foray into music was a pop synth band called Y Kan't Tori Read in the late 80s, which was a dismal failure, the band broke up before the record was completed, session musicians had to be brought in to finish it. Atlantic Records gave her this last chance to prove herself, they gave her full creative control (kind of, but that's another story), sink or swim, or enough rope to hang herself with, at this stage it's not a sure thing, not by any means. Luckily, Tori's solo debut album, Little Earthquakes is a masterpiece, and really connects with people, she gets a huge, fervent following almost overnight. Back to this performance, her parents are in the audience for this one, at the end, when she says "never change", you can see her turn and focus on them and stay there for a few moments. All of this tells you just why this was such an emotional performance from her.

18 studio albums, and I'm still hooked. I always recommend new listeners start with her first album and listen to them all in order to truly understand her.

Love this song! Crucify and Silent All These Years are both great too!

Genius has entered the room.......

You should listen to "Me and a gun" from the same concert, just a year later. The video in which she wears a red top. Soul wrenching!

She's a treasure.

Used to listen to Tori all the time in my twenties! I'm almost 50 now and love revisiting her! So much passion in her and her voice! Sensual! So good! Thanks for your perspective on this one!

Every so often, I search for reactions specifically for this song and this performance, because that’s how spectacular I think it is. This is how I stumbled on your channel - and I can really appreciate how you broke down the lyrical content. Many of Tori’s lyrics border on uncomfortable topics, but they don’t explain the situation entirely - they leave a little bit to the imagination. I definitely recommend checking out some more of her songs. “Silent all these Years” is a great lyrical breakdown; “Crucify” has some musical brilliance, and “Me and a Gun” is just haunting.

One of my favorite songs of all time.

Brilliant, all the way around! I've seen this performance so many times and it's emotional every single time!

I have always loved Tori, she just speaks to me, very much enjoyed sharing that with you, Thank-you..😁

A great live performance, the lyrics do make you think as I have two daughters in their late 30’s and I just want them to be happy and enjoy what they do in their professional life, etc; I can see myself and their mother in both daughters and I’m very proud of them

So lovely to see someone discover Tori and also someone who isn’t too bad to look at 😉 hope you do more of her.

Love❤ Tori. Saeed, you said, " this is my first time listening to Tori Amos ." I have been a huge fan of her music ever since I heard " Winter" back in the early 90's. She is very captivating, so I can guarantee it probably won't be your last listen.🙂

Tori Amos could learned to play piano around age two before she could really walk. She could play music at that age by hearing it by ear. Age two yes. Admitted to the Peabody school of music at age five and kicked out at age eleven for music insubordination! She wanted to play Rock N Roll on piano insiead of playing classical music. Welcome to the Journey. Start with her first official debut from which this song is from, Little Earthquakes! Tori doesn't just write music. She's a true poet. You aint heard nothing yet my friend. Cheers!

Thanks for bringing Tori to your channel. You seem to love lyrics, poetry and emotional performances. So you can take a look of plenty of her live stuff. Crucify (Montreux 1991) Silent All These Years, Smells Like Teen Spirit (Montreux 1992) Muhammad, my friend (feat. Maynard James Keenan) Precious Things, The Waitress (Live Session 1998) Cornflake Girl, A Sorta Fairytale (Oxygen Concert 2003) Icicle (several great lives) And to some videos too : Spark, God, 1000 Oceans, Past the Mission, Pretty Good Year, Caught a Lite Sneeze An when you think you can stand a punch in the stomach, try Me and a Gun (Montreux 1992)

Hey man, glad you decided on checking out Tori. I have another suggestion for you that I really think you would dig, and it is of course another sidebar to the incredible career of Maynard James Kennan! Please check out Tori and MJK doing "Mohammed my Friend" together live. You won't be disappointed.

Tori Amos , I've always loved her. You are spoilt for choice in picking the next track you listen to.

I keep going down rabbit holes of people reacting to Tori, especially the first time listening. She is absolutely amazing, the piano is like an extension of herself. If you wanna check out some other good songs of hers(and ones that not many other folks have reacted to lol), some of my favorites are Father Lucifer, Icicle, Cloud on My Tongue, Mother, and her cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit. Also anything with a live band backing her for a change up. I've been into her music since about 2006 or so and seen her live a handful of times, most recently summer of 2023 at Red Rocks in Colorado and it was absolutely magical. She is so captivating and has such an impressive range. Thank you for making this video, good stuff 😀

Tori was my music for a while. Even now, in my 40s, I'll catch myself suddenly humming Little Earthquakes, Crucify, Caught a Light Sneeze, or one of the many other songs that spoke to me on a deep level from the albums I had. I listened to them while sleeping, doing homework, anytime really. While other artists certainly contributed toward my continuance on earth in years to come, I think the initial "music saved me" credit probably has to go to Tori from me. She's not in rotation in my playlist now, but her music will forever be carved into my memory and her lyrical storytelling is likely the reason I still lean toward lyrics that have real meaning for me.

Thank you for your reaction to Tori Amos. She is amazing and very talented! Her songs are so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

She’s performed this many times since of course, but I think this is the best ever version of the song. Tori is one of the best songwriters and a genius on the piano.

You recently listened to one of my other favorite artists, Prof. Tori is #1, but I love them both for the ways in which they're similar. They can both be silly or serious, write their own songs, & have been into music since childhood. Both simply true artists in their own realm. Another new favorite is Lola Young. She's in her early 20s & already has a pretty big body of work. Again, writes her own music & attended a music school as a child. She plays piano & guitar & doesn't stick to one genre. Her earlier work was more R&B & now she's got more of a dark rock sound. Lots of amazing ballads, too.

I always liked this one. I like her expressiveness and that i feel emotions in her performance + she is very good with piano. Ps. Never listened a lot to her but she cough my attention with some songs/performances. and she has something unique to her

You would love her song "Icicle"! I've never heard such honesty in one song.

Tori is magical ❤

Tori is an incredible, poetic lyricist and her performances are so visceral. I saw her live back in the 90’s and it was a super memorable show.

She is so good. I love these unique voices like hers, Aurora, Bjork, Hannah Reid.... And great songwring as well.

You might not believe it but she has some amazing studio live ROCK performances. Tori Amos - Precious Things (Live Session 1998) Which is as much of a vocal experience as this song.

Tori Amos is an amazing artist. You should check out "Silent All These Years".

She's way better with her band.

🔵🔘🟢💠🟢🔘🔵 🔲🔳🔲🔳🔲🔳🔲 Thanks / Glad you enjoyed ...

Try to listen to her all the way through.

Tori is a musical genius ❤ I hope you react to more! Check out Sessions At West 54th 1998 if you want to be blown away by live performances