Well I?ve picked up Tales of a Librarian !
I can say it?s a good album! Good for people who want to get into Tori!
But I think there should be more songs from "Boys For Pele" and "To Venus and Back"... There is 3 minutes of BfP (the little snippets "Way Down" and "Mr. Zebra) plus 3 minutes of the Professional Widow remix, and I?ll say, man it SUCKS! I know it was a hit for her, but this remix sucks, she repeats herself ("honey bring it close to my lips, it?s gotta be big" - that?s all) and it?s out of place. Venus is only represented by Bliss, which is sure one of the best songs of the album!
Other songs that shouldn?t be there: "Playboy Mommy"(which replaced "Raspberry Swirl" from the Choirgirl Hotel) and "Baker Baker" from Under the Pink).
But the album is good. The new version of "Precious Things" rocks, by the way, Little Earthquakes is very well represented.
I love "Snow Cherries From France" (new song)... Angel is good, specially because of its metaphors, it?s kinda anti Bush it know what I mean, but the melody is not that good...
Mary and Sweet Dreams (b-sides): good work!!
TOAL - 8/10
good stuff
(I haven?t seen the DVD yet)