TORI AMOS Abnormally Attracted To Sin "Strong Black Vine"

SBV IS all about conflict IMO
Both lyrically and sonically
I arranged the Chamberlin, synths and Hammond
to weave between the rhythm section
with out stomping on their bizness.
And in the chorus to add to the "frenzy".
All with out "stomping on Tori's voice
but still creating xchange and conflict.

There are many inspirations for SBVs orchestration and intro melody:
Warda_Al-Jazairia (algerian singer , born in France)
Umm Kulthum ( egyptian singer) .
The Yard birds - "Heart Full of Soul"and "Over Under Sideways Down".
Led Zeppelin - "Kashmir".
Paul McCartney "Live and Let Die".
The Royal Macadamians , (my band on Island Records)
"Live From the Nasserdome".
And the Egyptian cinema in general.


Concerning the Kashmir Reference
Considering that this LZ opus (with its lifted clones)
is one of the few examples (maybe a handful or so)
of "eastern style" + rock fusions that have "mainstream" visibility ,
I guess it's understandable that some could think "Kashmir".

BTW
These modern Arabic singers are amazing too:

Assala Nasry (Syria)

Katia Farah ( Lebanon)
Mayada Al Hinawi (Syria)


Mac Aladdin - EG
Jon Evans - bass
Matt Chamberlin- Drums