Evanescence - The Open Door
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Free Music Review: Just Ok
Hit: 3 Stars
I like the first CD and the live CD/DVD better. The singing from this CD seems to lack of energy compared to the other two CDs. And the songs are kinda having the same beat. I feel like I am listening to one really long song. And I am still having problem making up what the lyric she is singing (with her style haha!)Free Music Review: 3-1/2 stars -- Perhaps I spoke too soon...
Hit: 3 Stars
When I reviewed Evanescence's first album Fallen, I ended the review by saying something like, "They won't be falling any time soon." But then co-founder Ben Moody left the band almost immediately afterwards (a result of his and Amy Lee's lovers-turned-friends relationship having gone wrong, perhaps?). Then, the lineup of the rest of the band was shaking up so much that it would give Queens of the Stone Age a run for their money. With that, I was wondering if maybe this album should have been called The Revolving Door rather than The Open Door.
All in all, though, this is really Amy's band; she's the only vocalist, and she's the only member on the cover of each of the band's albums. But this album still has quality material, especially the lead single "Call Me When You're Sober". Other notables include "All That I'm Living For", "Cloud Nine" and the necessary end-of-album acoustic song, "Good Enough" (well, acoustic PIANO, anyway).
But it's not all fun and games: "Like You" is a bittersweet dedication Amy made to her younger sister, who died at an early age from a rare disease. Speaking of not all fun and games, despite the exceptional quality of the songs on the first half of the album, if you listen to the lyrics you'll discover that they're all about heartbreak, thus resulting in a lack of variety. This is why I knocked my rating down from four to three-and-a-half stars.
But The Open Door isn't a bad album by any means. I wonder how long it'll take for Evanescence to make a third studio album; maybe Amy should just go solo (there was actually talk about her releasing a solo album around 2004, but apparently that idea got shelved). But this recording is still worth picking up.
Anthony Rupert
Free Music Review: It takes a while to get used to, but when you do...
Hit: 4 Stars
When the new Evanescence album came out, I was quite estatic. Since the release of "Fallen" in 2003, I had been eagerly awaiting some new material from the band. When the time came, 3 years later, I was more than ready to hear it.
And, surprisingly, my first reaction was... what? As I eagerly listened to every track on the album, I couldn't help but feel... disappointed. Every song seemed the same, with no tantilizing beats or lyrics that engrossed themselves in your mind. Instead, everything seemed to blend together. Undefined.
Many people attribute this to the lack of Ben Moody in the lineup. Supposedly, he was the principle song writer behind the "Fallen" album. I, however, attribute it to not listening hard enough.
I liked the songs, however similiar they seemed, so I kept listening to them. As I did, something amazing happened. I began to distinguish them from each other, and I could feel the different atmosphere pulsating within each new song. I had been wrong, wrong indeed; each song did have it's own life, it's own beat and pulse to surrender.
Overall, the tone of the album is similar to "Fallen", at least in my opinion. There's not much of "Origin" to be heard, it seems the band (or rather, Amy Lee at this point) has completely departed from their beginning sound. The songs have the same somewhat unhappy feel, and the lyrics are depressing and cliche. However, that is not to say the sound is bad, in fact, I rather appreciate the darker sound. It's just that it's the exact same sound, with few new elements to cherish. The only thing that bothers me now are the classic "emo" lyrics. Every song seems to be about the same thing, with the same phrases. But it's something I can overlook when I concentrate on the music alone.
I rather enjoy this album, no matter the harsh things I said about it. If you are a fan of Evanescence (or rather, Amy Lee), I would suggest listening to/ purchasing "The Open Door". It's a continuation of their sound, not really evolving from the last album, but still progressing in the depth of new material.
Free Music Review: Fallen, much better
Hit: 3 Stars
Their previous album fallen it's much more better than this one... this album is much more slow and more boring if i may say so... I was expecting more from them, but has a couple of good songs in itFree Music Review: A bit different then their old stuff...
Hit: 4 Stars
Hi, and i am an Evanescence fan. Their previous release was "Fallen" and it seems a bit harder then "The open door." But "The open door" seems a bit more depressing (That isn't bad), excluding the song "Good Enough." I think they chose an appropriate cover because the CD seems more elegant then "Fallen". More orchestra parts. Also, the song "Like You" is very dark and reminds me of Beatrice and Lemony, besides the fact it says "sis" (Amy Lee's little sister passed away tragicly, that song is about her).
Anyway, I would have given it 5 stars if it weren't for the fact i just found myself listening to this album less then their original album. I do not regret buying it in the least, though, and i think anyone who like their original CD would like their second and should get it.(Excluding that guy i met on the street, in which i had a loud insulting argument with-sorry about this-and the yelling.) BUY THIS ALBUM.