{"product_id":"tori-amos-under-the-pink-staff-pick","title":"Tori Amos- Under The Pink (Staff Pick)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Tori%20Amos\"\u003eTori Amos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'second full-length solo effort has often been considered a transitional album, a building on the success of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Little%20Earthquakes\"\u003eLittle Earthquakes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that enabled her to pursue increasingly more adventurous releases in later years. As such, it has been unfairly neglected when in fact it has as good a claim as any to be one of the strongest, and maybe even the strongest, record she has put out. Able to appeal to a mass audience without being shoehorned into the incipient \"adult album alternative\" format that sprang to life in the mid-1990s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Amos\"\u003eAmos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e combines some of her strongest melodies and lyrics with especially haunting and powerful arrangements to create an artistic success that stands on its own two feet. The best-known tracks are the two contemporaneous singles \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/\"\u003e\"God,\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a wicked critique of the deity armed with a stiff, heavy funk-rock arrangement, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/\"\u003e\"Cornflake Girl,\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a waltz-paced number with an unnerving whistle and stuttering vocal hook. While both memorable, they're actually among the weaker tracks when compared to some of the great numbers elsewhere on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Under%20the%20Pink\"\u003eUnder the Pink\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (other numbers that more openly misfire are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/\"\u003e\"The Waitress,\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a strident and slightly bizarre rant at such a figure, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/\"\u003e\"Yes, Anastasia,\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which starts off nicely but runs a little too long). Opening number \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/\"\u003e\"Pretty Good Year\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e captures nostalgia and drama perfectly, a simple piano with light strings suddenly exploding into full orchestration before calming again. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/\" for=\"\"\u003e\"Bells for Her\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/\"\u003e\"Icicle\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e both showcase what \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Amos\"\u003eAmos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e can do with prepared piano, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/\"\u003e\"Past the Mission,\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Trent%20Reznor\"\u003eTrent Reznor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e guesting on gentle, affecting backing vocals, shifts between loping country and a beautifully arranged chorus. The secret winner, though, would have to be \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/\"\u003e\"Baker Baker,\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e just \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Amos\"\u003eAmos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and piano, detailing the story of a departed love and working its cooking metaphor in just the right way. ~ Ned Raggett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"tracklist_ZdQ0I\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"A1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_n8vad\" style=\"width: 4.74517%;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-labelSmall css-1kybk0l\"\u003eA1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_VsG56\" style=\"width: 0.702988%;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_loyWF\" style=\"width: 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class=\"link_wXY7O link_PKPcS\"\u003eSteve Clayton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"duration_GhhxK\" style=\"width: 7.73286%;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-labelSmall css-1kybk0l\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5:06\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"C2\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_n8vad\" style=\"width: 4.74517%;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-labelSmall css-1kybk0l\"\u003eC2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_VsG56\" style=\"width: 0.702988%;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_loyWF\" style=\"width: 85.7645%;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-labelSmall css-1kybk0l\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_loyWF\"\u003eIcicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"duration_GhhxK\" 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