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I've been a fan of Tori Amos since the release of Little Earthquakes in the early 90's. I always felt she brought her own flavor to musical creativity, often breaking the mold, and other times shattering it completely. What I did not realize until recently, is just how well recorded her music is. So here I was, in the midst of a Tori Amos "rediscovery" period, when I come across a youtube video by Rick Beato on Tori, and he's raving about a Tori Amos EP that I never even knew existed. Turns out, this 5-song EP has three (3) covers that she did around the time of Little Earthquakes release, and they are SPECTACULAR. She did her own versions of Angie (Rolling Stones), Thank You (Led Zepplin) and Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana). In the youtube video, Rick says this EP is not available anywhere, but i found it on Amazon for $17 brand new...? Anyway, I highly reccomend this EP, even if it is a bit pricy for 5 songs. Not only is it recorded quite well, the material is superb. The cover of Smells like Teen Spirit is worth the price alone. Not to start a fight, but I think her version blows the original away - it is SO DARK... I've linked the youtube video and amazon link below. Tori Amos - Crucify - Music (amazon.com)

Australia’s National bird is the Emu - and in 1932 the Emus kicked the asses of the Australian soldiers that tried to eradicate the birds. So yea - you have a pretty bad ass National bird…;-)