Overnight Tori Amos filled the niche left open by Kate Bush now more preoccupied with leading a normal life. When the Yardbirds broke up they left Jimmy Page with a series of tour dates and contractual obligations that gave us the best rock band ever. This is another moment in music history when we are glad that a band came apart and left Tori with studio time and the liberty to produce that earth moving album.

Yes, the chorus does have this sound on it that you would expect from a kate Bush song :) As for Tori revolutionizing womens role in music, I would agree to a certain extent if you meant that from a songwriters perspective. Her popularity would of caused some women to want to write their own songs who may not have been exposed to other artists such as Kate Bush, Patti Smith, Carole King etc. If you mean women getting involved in music in general then I would have to say no.

Yeah, I wub "Bouncing Off Clouds" :p It's very "Bushesque", isn't it, Outlaw? :p

Anyway, no matter which way you slice it, Tori revolutionized the role of women in music. Sure, there were extraordinary female albums before then (Horses, Tapestry, and The Sensual World being my faves), but after Little Earthquakes, a huge surge of girl musicians came on the scene. Without Tori, there would be no PJ, no Fiona, no Vanessa, no Avril, no Sarah, etc.

Had been listening to Bouncing off clouds obsessively last week :P