Evanescence

[Lymon]

I recently downloaded their debut album Fallen, and I seriously was blown away by how amazing this album is. The songs are so real and amazing, and I love the gothic rock feel of the band. Every instrument is perfect, every note from Amy Lee is perfect, I seriously cannot find one bad song on this album. Right now i'm downloading The Open Door, and i'm interested to see how the album is with Ben, David and others leaving. I've heard Call Me When You're Sober, and it's amazing, so I hope i'm not let down.

 

Any fans of this band?

[Black Kitten]

i used to really love them too. you'll be happy to know that i have their first album "Fallen" Amy Lee's an amazing vocalist. but after Fallen, i've lost my interest to them as i focused mainly on solo artists.

[whineupemily]

I dont like them ..

[Lymon]

I dont like them ..

 

We know

[ThisTime]

Emily just fails for that.

I like a couple songs (:

Never gotten an album though.

[angeluk2]

I LOVE Fallen,not so keen on The open door though.

[Lymon]

Ok, so I listened to The Open Door, and I have to say it sounds really different from Fallen. I don't think it's a "bad" album, but it's very different from Fallen. It sounds a little lighter to me, but there are some amazing songs(Call Me When You're Sober, Weight of the World, Cloud Nine, Lose Control). The only song I really hate is Good Enough. This song doesn't do it for me at all. I really wish Ben hadn't left, because Fallen is a true masterpiece.

[CelineRules!]

I absolutely adored the first album.. didn't like the second one...

 

Their sound changed a lot between those two..

Ben Moody really defined the sound of the band.. too bad he left.. The first album was a gem

[destin139]

i agree - the band lost something - i cant put my finger on it - when Ben Moody left. There are a few songs on Fallen that I totally love though. I wouldnt call myself a fan as such but i like some of their stuff.

[celine_rockz]

i used to be a huge fan of evanescence but not as m uch now, i got tickets to go and see them live in UK like 3 years ago and they canceled on the day and i havent heard anything since

 

i like to listen to it mostly when im angry lol

 

yes amys good i have the dvd shes good

 

i love her long hair god why cant mine grow that long lol

[anget64]

my favorite song of theirs is going under

and then ofcourse call me when your sober

[takeachance]

Ya , i totally love this band. really love the 3 really big songs they had, cant think of names now, but ya,love em

[cpdumanon]

i like them but im not a avid fan......

[Steph--xO]

A couple of years ago i use to really love them, i listened to their Fallen album all the time. Went off them & never really listened to them for ages, i now don't listen to them often but i'll listen to Going Under or Bring me to Life on the odd occasion but yeah their good.

[cdclore]

I've been a fan for several years. Their previously released album Origin was better, in my opinion, but the actual album is unavailable for purchase though the tracks can be downloaded.

 

Amy has been my second (only to Celine) favorite artist for as long as I've known about the band, however, Evanescence is an ever-changing band. It now includes none of the original members except for Amy. What went from Amy Lee, David Hodges, and Ben Moody later led to John LeCompt, Will, and Rocky... only for Will to leave for family reasons, replaced by Terry... and then for Amy to fire John and Rocky in the previous year. There has been some speculation as to what exactly happened and from the angry words of John and Rocky, the loss of their position was completely unexpected.

 

I will always hold a special place for Amy. It's so different to see her married now and she's currently working on a solo project that will have a little Celtic influence. I'm quite excited.

Edited December 22, 2008 at 01:35 AM by Alizé

[Lymon]

Dang I want something new from this band, or at least Amy's solo project. Ben's solo album was supposed to come out on March 3rd, but now that's been delayed!

[tamarasergiani]

I almost a fan of them! I really like Evanescence

[adoreceline]

I like Bring me to life. And I've heard Amy when she sang with Jonathan Davis. She's a big Korn-fan

[ivx]

Everybody´s Fool - great song & video! And so symbolic..."There`s nothing better then a good lie"....

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u55fpsbzAfk

[Lymon]

Everybody´s Fool - great song & video! And so symbolic..."There`s nothing better then a good lie"....

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u55fpsbzAfk

 

That video is amazing, though Amy said it's her least favorite video. I can't see why, it sends a powerful message. Have you heard the bonus track from The Open Door, The Last Song I'm Wasting on You? It really hits hard.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPNArAVAeGM

[Black Kitten]

i love My Immortal.

[Lymon]

Their second album, The Open Door, has grown on me a lot since my first listen. It's really different from Fallen, less radio-friendly, but I do love the songs on it. I love both albums for different reasons. I really applaud Amy for keeping the band together after the original line-up left.

[ce-line]

I also have their first album "Fallen" and I used to listen to it a lot. But I don't really listen to it anymore...

My favourite was always "Bring Me To Life". I still remember the first time I heard it and I just couldn't forget it...

[Linn92]

OMG! I love this band. Or actually I like only two songs

[tearsinheaven87]

Adore them.

Fallen just blew me away, The Open Door I was in two minds about. It was so different, but I guess that's was you want from artists. There were a few songs on The Open that I didn't like and others I played over and over again.

Some of their unreleased songs are amazing, you should try and check them out.

[SensationalCeline]

I love them. I thought that their first album was way better than the second one. Only a few stand out for me on the second album. Overall, they are pretty amazing.

[ivx]

Everybody´s Fool - great song & video! And so symbolic..."There`s nothing better then a good lie"....

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u55fpsbzAfk

 

That video is amazing, though Amy said it's her least favorite video. I can't see why, it sends a powerful message. Have you heard the bonus track from The Open Door, The Last Song I'm Wasting on You? It really hits hard.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPNArAVAeGM

 

 

I never heard this song before, sounds pretty good...She has extraordinary voice!

[Prince Whiskers]

They should cover the fantastic classic I've Written A Lettah 2 Daddy Tell them, Nick

 

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eliud82]

I can appreciate why "The Open Door" was different from "Fallen." I don't think there's nothing wrong with that. It's called EVOLUTION. Had "THE OPEN DOOR" been similar to "FALLEN" people would've been bitching an complaining about that as well. So, I think its funny that people can't seem to make up their mind.

 

Amy wanted to go in a different direction for obvious reason. She wanted to proof that they could do an album without Ben, and that "EVANESCENCE" had a life after Ben Moody. Amy wanted to do an album that wasn't neccesarily commercial, but that was more hard that fallen. For all intents and purposes, "FALLEN" was a pop record. One of the reasons for Ben's departure had to do with the direction. Ben was more commerical, more radio friendly stuff. There's nothing wrong with that. He wanted to follow a certain formula. Amy on the other hand, wanted to go in a more hard direction and be "Truthful" to her art and not worry so much about sales. Nothing wrong with that either. I mean look, "CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE SOBER" big hit for the band, wasn't written or produced by Ben, it's a good "Pop" song.

 

I mean, if you look at what Ben Moody did for Anastacia and what he did for Celine, I can honestly look at that and understand why would Amy be upset and worried about the band's musical direction. I mean, he probably would've pushed for a more "POP" direction and been accused of "SELLING OUT"

 

But, it's her attitude that really bugs me, specially after the departure of John and Rocky. I have john on my myspace and he had left a blog when it all went down implying that, they where fired, and it was all over money. Because Amy was in this "I am Evanescence" attitude and didn't want to acknowledge them as part of Evanescene and treated them as studio musicians. Amy lee should rename the band "EVANSTIEN" because the band now is made out of pieces of other bands. It's tragic.

 

Also, "Fallen" had "Bring Me To Life," "MY Immortal," "Going Under" "Everybody's Fool" that did amazingly well on the HOT 100 and Rock charts repectevely. "My Immortal" being their biggest hit so far. But "The Open Door" had "CALL ME WHEN YOURE SOBER," "Lithium" "Sweet Sacrifice" and "Good Enough" and "CALL ME WHEN YOURE SOBER" was the only one that charted. The album didn't sell as well as "FALLEN" Did that had something to do with the change in sound and all the drama? maybe. Did it had something do to with all the ilegal downloading and leaking of the record. The album leaked a full month before the thing even went on sale on Itunes etc.

 

Who knows that the future holds for "EVANESCENCE" but, all I can hope for is that they are still putting out good songs.