Do for me i think it's a nice work to listen to...At first i didn't like it either, but after a few times the record grows...The only difference amongst other records or her previous works, is that this one doesn't grow into something *huge*, it's just a bit "flat", it's
one flavor, it's about her right here, right now.
It has no special moments or stand-out tracks like Scarlet's Walk for instance, but as a records it flows very pleasantly in your ear i guess...
And on the other hand, i think it's cool that Tori has another direction, i mean she can't be forever with the same anger and fairy mood as in her first records were she became more well known...She is a real artist for me, she got married, has a sweet little daughter, a family, a career and lots of other things that a person needs to feel balanced and gain mental tranquility. If she kept on doing the same things then i think that there are 2 options: Either she could think like "Ok, i was introduced and loved by the people for this angry/desperate/.../.../blah,blah style; they liked me like this, so i won't risk do anything else that the audience may not like, so let's do one of the same again!" or if she really had no improvement, then she would be a really sick and unstable person nowadays...It's really unusual to have the same thoughts and face some things/situations the same way that you would do so maybe 10 or 15 years ago...We all grow and mature and this is always understandable by our work and the way we can communicate. That's why i strongly believe that Tori (amongst a few other artists) are the only genuine ones that they don't care about sales or what their label or audience is gonna say...They just present theirselves the way they are now and this is really brave i think! [tup]
