Tori Amos, alter-egos announce fall tour

Remember when Garth Brooks hosted Saturday Night Live while his alter-ego Chris Gaines performed as the musical guest? As cringe-inducing as the country music superstar's misguided creativity was, you have to concede an E for Effort -- Gaines had a pretty complex fake history, including his birth in Australia to a pair of Olympic swimmers.

In what should theoretically be at least twice as impressive, Tori Amos has attempted to embody five different characters, or "dolls," for her latest album American Doll Posse. Each was independently given writing and performance credits on the record, and each will take turns as "opening acts" for Amos on her upcoming U.S. tour, beginning Oct.9 in Albany, N.Y. The girls include Clyde ("wears her emotional wounds on her sleeve, but remains idealistic"), Pip ("confronts issues"), Santa ("a girl's girl") and Tori ("one of the hardest characters for Tori to get her head around") Although Amos rambles a bit on her website about facets of femininity and the Greek pantheon, their primary differences seem to be wig and makeup color, leaving one to wonder, "Wait, which one's Sporty again? I miss Ginger."

Perhaps it'll all make a bit more sense when Amos' site has the separate blogs up and running, or when somebody out there in Quizilla/OkCupid land creates a "Which American Doll Posse Girl R U?" test.

“Women are divided into the mother and the whore. It’s very black and white," Amos states on her website. "As a piano player, I understand black and white very well. And it’s just not acceptable outside of a keyboard.”

Quick, someone destroy all dominos, Ansel Adams photographs and upcoming Hives albums!

Check below for the tour schedule.

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