The Original Bootlegs is a series of six Tori Amos live albums, recorded during the Original Sinsuality and Summer of Sin tours, both of which were in support of her 2005 album, The Beekeeper. Double-disc sets were released for each complete show, which were initially released in pairs and sold individually or as a pair. On December 6, 2005 a cardboard-housed compilation of all six concerts was released, titled The Original Bootlegs.

Tori Amos' following seems as fervent as it is unlikely, a forceful fusion of oft-mocked '70s singer-songwriter conceits with a progressive bent in an era dominated by alt 'n' snark, yet channeled through her own, typically heart-on-the-sleeve sense of emotional dramatics. This 12-CD chronicle of 2005 live stands in Chicago, Denver, L.A., the UK and Boston may not be as expansive as Pearl Jam's 72-volume marathon documentation of their Binaural tour, but Amos does indeed share the latter's mercurial live ethos and penchant for inventive, often unexpected covers. Each concert here begins with a take on The Beekeeper's mood-setting "Original Sensuality," then spins off in its own peculiar, emotionally-charged course through the full range of Amos' canon. But it's the set's documentation of her intriguing reworking of others' songs that's just as appealing, notably, Jim Croce's "Operator" or a tribute to Amos' inspirations via Joni Mitchell's "Circle Game" or left-field, if surprisingly effective versions of Flock of Seagull's "I Ran" and Livin' On a Prayer" by Bon Jovi from Denver and L.A. respectively. With a crowd-pleasing rapport that's evident throughout, she treats audiences in her adopted UK home to takes on local heroes from George Michael ("Father Figure") to Oasis ("Don't Look Back in Anger") and pumps up Boston's hometown pride with a Kate Bush-esque spin on Aerosmith's "Dream On," as well as slow-burn turns through Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and the Stones' "Angie."



Tracklist:

Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Il, 4 15 05

CD1:

01. Original Sinsuality [3:53]
02. Father Lucifer [5:34]
03. Mother Revolution [5:26]
04. Yes, Anastasia [7:12]
05. Apollo's Frock [5:47]
06. Parasol [4:48]
07. Mother [7:28]
08. Operator [6:19]
09. Circle Game [6:39]
10. Cars and Guitars [4:37]

CD2:

01. Space Dog [7:41]
02. Marianne [5:18]
03. Barons of Suburbia [6:07]
04. Cool on Your Island [5:45]
05. The Beekeeper [10:19]
06. Honey [4:44]
07. Sweet the Sting [5:56]
08. Cloud on My Tongue [6:57]
09. Ribbons Undone [7:22]

Royce Hall Auditorium, Los Angeles, Ca, 4 25 05

CD1:

01. Original Sinsuality [3:55]
02. Silent All These Years [5:47]
03. Parasol [5:35]
04. Doughnut Song [7:00]
05. Yes, Anastasia [5:54]
06. Jamaica Inn [6:34]
07. Cool on Your Island [5:21]
08. Livin' on a Prayer [5:53]
09. All Through the Night [4:30]

CD2:

01. Barons of Suburbia [6:18]
02. Take to the Sky [6:19]
03. Cloud on My Tongue [6:33]
04. Ruby Through the Looking-Glass [6:45]
05. The Beekeeper [10:56]
06. Tear in Your Hand [6:26]
07. Toast [5:12]
08. Sweet the Sting [5:31]
09. Twinkle [4:05]

Paramount Theatre, Denver, Co, 4 19 05

CD1:

01. Original Sinsuality [3:31]
02. Little Amsterdam [6:58]
03. Icicle [6:35]
04. Your Cloud [5:58]
05. Jamaica Inn [6:23]
06. Father Lucifer [5:07]
07. Cool on Your Island [5:31]
08. I Ran [5:32]
09. Suzanne [6:49]

CD2:

01. The Power of Orange Knickers [4:21]
02. Cloud on My Tongue [6:45]
03. Space Dog [8:08]
04. Parasol [4:50]
05. Carbon [6:18]
06. The Beekeeper [11:10]
07. Leather [5:06]
08. Putting the Damage on [6:42]

Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK, 6 5 05

CD1:

01. Original Sinsuality [4:05]
02. Little Amsterdam [7:33]
03. Leather [4:40]
04. Beauty Queen [1:42]
05. Horses [4:45]
06. Liquid Diamonds [8:43]
07. Suede [7:59]
08. Strange [4:35]
09. Don't Look Back in Anger [6:13]
10. My Favorite Things [3:26]

CD2:

01. Winter [7:25]
02. Carbon [5:32]
03. Ribbons Undone [7:07]
04. Spring Haze [8:26]
05. The Beekeeper [10:33]
06. Not the Red Baron [3:39]
07. Never Seen Blue [7:02]
08. Sweet the Sting [5:56]

Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK, 6 4 05

CD1:

01. Original Sinsuality [4:17]
02. Father Lucifer [5:15]
03. Icicle [5:42]
04. Mother Revolution (with the Gospel Singers) [7:32]
05. Take to the Sky [5:33]
06. Yes, Anastasia [5:36]
07. Bells for Her [6:44]
08. Father Figure [6:20]
09. Like a Prayer [5:08]

CD2:

01. Winter [7:24]
02. Cooling [5:26]
03. Jamaica Inn [6:44]
04. Witness (with the Gospel Singers) [6:55]
05. The Beekeeper [10:50]
06. Sweet the Sting (with the Gospel Singers) [6:21]
07. Rattlesnakes [5:56]
08. Hoochie Woman (with the Gospel Singers) [3:39]
09. Hey Jupiter [7:12]

Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA 8 21 05

CD1:

01. Original Sinsuality [4:29]
02. Caught a Lite Sneeze [7:14]
03. Amber Waves [6:27]
04. Martha's Foolish Ginger [5:14]
05. Winter [7:27]
06. Pancake [5:27]
07. Cool on Your Island [5:30]
08. Total Eclipse of the Heart [7:58]
09. Angie [6:23]

CD2:

01. Barons of Suburbia [8:32]
02. Garlands [8:44]
03. Tear in Your Hand [9:02]
04. The Beekeeper [13:00]
05. Dream on [6:36]
06. Pretty Good Year [5:23]
07. Playboy Mommy [5:29]
08. 1,000 Oceans [6:47]