Tori Amos
She played the piano like she was exorcising demons, and her lyrics made you reach for a mythology textbook. Tori made confessional art-rock that was too intense for pop radio and too beautiful to ignore.
What Genre Is Tori Amos?
GenreAlternative rock · Baroque pop · Piano rock
Short answer: alternative rock. In the bigger picture, Tori Amos is a strong fit artist of Cigarette Mom Rock — the gritty, emotional, female-led alternative rock of the 1990s and 2000s, and the feminine counterpart to Divorced Dad Rock. Explore the full definition or the wider 90s female rock scene.
Does Tori Amos Smoke?
No. "Well, I don’t smoke. And that’s the only way I can still sound like a faerie on crack."
Full answer, with sources, in Which Cigarette Moms Actually Smoked?
Key Albums
- Little Earthquakes
- Under the Pink
- Boys for Pele
Listen
“Cornflake Girl”(Under the Pink, 1994)