Tori Amos Music:

Cruel Track Listing:
1. Cruel
2. Raspberry Swirl
3. Ambient Raspberry Swirl/Scarlet Spectrum Feels
4. Mainline Cherry-Ambient Spark

Cruel Reviews:
Meh
2007-08-09 - Wasn't really impressed with these remixes. Mostly acquired it due to a 'gotta have the whole collection' reaction.

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2004-05-17 - The title above is what the "Spark" remix sounds like on the chorus. Although they can be annoying, the remxes on this disc are very good. Better than some of her previous ones. I like all the remixes on here, but you can't listen to them alot and I prefer the originals of all of them.
"Cruel[Shady Feline Mix]" sounds almost identical to the original version of the sonmg. A few extra beats is all it really adds. It also cuts and repeats different bits of the song. I prefer the original.
"Raspberry Swirl[Lip Gloss Version}" pretty much repeats my sentiments for the previous track. Very little is added. The sound is cahnged a little and the song sounds almost like it is being sung underwater.
"Ambient Raspberry Swirl/Scarlet Spectrum Feels" this is more worthy of being called a remix. It sounds nearly nothing like the original, but still keeps the roinal lyrics and doesn't get on your nerves nearly as fast as some of the Boys For Pele remixes. The lyrics are sung slowly and the song is very sensual.
"Mainline Cherry/Ambient Spark" is probably my favroite remix on here, it keeps to the original, but adds something new. PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT A REMIX SHOULD BE!It keeps the beauty and intelligence of Spark while changing it. This ius really the reason to buy the single.
I recommend throwing this in your Amazon.com cart if you're already buying something else because it's cheap and doesn't amrk up your shipping.

Tori Goes Techno-Yahoo!
2003-07-21 - I began listening to Tori Amos back in late summer of 1994 when I saw this heretofore unknown to me red haired chick straddle a piano like nobody's business and sing a track caled "Icicle" on Jay Leno. So I went and bought UNDER THE PINK the next day and haven't looked back since. FROM THE CHOIRGIRL HOTEL was sonically dissimilar to the three discs that preceded it, but lyrically was classic Tori, and being a techno/ambient fan myself, I really dug the sound. That being said, I ADORE this single. The single mixes of "Cruel" and "Raspberry Swirl" are fairly close the album versions, just punched up a bit, and both are really great. But the top reason to buy this are the ambient versions of "Rapsberry Swirl" and "Spark", which sound like This Mortal Coil meets Vangelis meets who knows what else! I LOVE this disc, but if you're a more piano-Tori fan this one may not be for you. Even then I would still recommend giving it a try. I doubt it will disappoint.

AWESOME!
2003-01-24 - I love Tori's music, this was my second Tori single. "Cruel" is a good song, but I think the real gem on here is "Raspberry Swirl"! This song is so cool, especially this Lip Gloss version which is better than the album version. I'm not really fond of the ambient Raspberry version, but the ambient Spark mix is cool (although weird ;)

"Rasberry Swirl/Cruel Single" - a hidden jem...
2002-10-26 - I wouldn't neccasarily give this 5 stars, but I'd give it more than four...
Cruel, itself, is a great song, and you get a terrific remix on this CD with stripped down vocals and a nice thick baseline that would be at home on any downbeat dancefloor.
But the real secret to this single is in the 3rd and 4th tracks: the 8 1/2 min "Ambient Rasberry Swirl (Scarlet Spectrum Feels)" which flows cleanly into "Mainline Cherry (Ambient Spark)".
These remixes are much more thought out than, say, some of the "God" remixes, and easily stand alone as actual pieces. Tori provides a nice 16 min trip, and some alternative translations of some subtly intense songs.