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Fallen CD Fallen is the major-label debut of Evanescence, a Little Rock, AR-based quartet led by the soaring vocals of 20-year-old Amy Lee. Emboldened by the inclusion of its single Bring Me to Life on the soundtrack to the hit film Daredevil, Fallen debuted at an impressive number seven on Billboards Top 40. But Bring Me to Life is a bit misleading. A flawless slice of Linkin Park-style anguish pop, its actually a duet between Lee and 12 Stones Paul McCoy. In fact, almost half of Fallens 11 songs are piano-driven allads that suggest Tori Amos if she wore too much mascara and recorded for the Projekt label. The other half of the album does include flashes of the singles PG-rated u-metal (Everybodys Fool, Going Under). But its the symphonic goth rock of groups like Type O Negative that influences most of Fallen. Ethereal synths float above Ben Moodys crunching guitar in Haunted, while Whisper even features apocalyptic strings and a scary chorus of Latin voices right out of Carmina Burana. Tourniquet is an anguished, urgent rocker driven by chugging guitars and spiraling synths, with brooding lyrics that reference Evanescences Christian values Am I too lost to be savedAm I too lostMy God My tourniquetReturn to me salvation. The song is Fallens emotional center point and defines the bands sound. Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide Tracks 1. Going Under (334) 2. Bring Me to Life (357) 3. Everybodys Fool (315) 4. My Immortal (424) 5. Haunted (306) 6. Tourniquet (438) 7. Imaginary (417) 8. Taking Over Me (349) 9. Hello (340) 10. My Last Breath (407) 11. Whisper (527)
Open Door
Open Door
Anywhere But Home
Anywhere but Home is a live chronicle of where Evanescence have been since the spring 2003 release and subsequent sextuple-platinum reign of their debut album, Fallen. Recorded at a tour stop in Paris, the set includes all their hits, as well as a previously unreleased studio track (Missing). While its a fine holdover until the recording of a proper studio follow-up, Home also reasserts Amy Lees position at Evanescences center. Throughout the bands rise, there was the drama -- co-founder Ben Moodys contentious departure, the are-they-or-arent-they Christian rock debates -- but there was always the singular force of Lee, whose powerful vocals, strident public persona, and striking fashion sense broke down the doors of the alternative metal boys club. Appropriately, Lee is the star of Anywhere but Home. Her voice has an impressively raw quality live, and her banter with the fawning Parisian crowd is always engaging. The mix also favors her (as well as the prominent use of keyssynthesizers), which unfortunately lessens the effect of John LeCompt and Terry Balsamos guitars and Rocky Grays impressive drumming. Still, Going Under surges nicely into its anthemic chorus, and when the guitars do show up (like on Everybodys Fool), Lee matches their power easily. She takes a softer approach for the arch piano allad My Immortal, which becomes a singalong moment for 5,000 souls, and that song leads nicely into an extended vocal intro for the breakthrough hit (and Home standout) Bring Me to Life. (Evanescences cover of Korns Thoughtless will be another fan highlight.) The album closes, as does Fallen, with the swirling, vaguely Eastern-tinged metal melodies of Whisper, and Lees throaty vocal endures even as the synths and processed choir effects threaten to engulf her. Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide Tracks 1. Haunted (404) 2. Going Under (357) 3. Taking Over Me (357) 4. Everybodys Fool (340) 5. Thoughtless (437) 6. My Last Breath (353) 7. Farther Away (502) 8. Missing (333) 9. Breathe No More (438) 10. My Immortal (443) 11. Bring Me to Life (417) 12. Tourniquet (525) 13. Imaginary (545) 14. Whisper (416) 15. Live in Paris DVD () 16. Bonus Material DVD. Find this in the shop!
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