Evanescence - The Open Door
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Artist: EvanescenceEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-10-03
Music Label: Wind-Up
Soundtracks:
- Sweet Sacrifice
- Call Me When You're Sober
- Weight of the World
- Lithium
- Cloud Nine
- Snow White Queen
- Lacrymosa
- Like You
- Lose Control
- The Only One
- Your Star
- All That I'm Living For
- Good Enough
Music reviews of The Open Door
Music Review: My name is Bojan Rauski (nicknamed Simpatiko) and I am correcting my earlier review :)
Rating: 5 Stars
Evanescence are back!!! Yeah! Amy Lee is now in the spotlight more than ever. She has written or had part in writing every track. Ben Moody obviously left a doorway for a lot of change and maturement in our dear Amy's musical expression! This album grew into a beautiful baby and the steps are being made with every new listener.
The Open Door Review:
The album takes time to digest believe me, I got it in October and my opinion has modified with every listen.
This is what it comes up to REALLY:
1. Sweet Sacrifice - Wicked start! Amy sounds as fears as ever! I love the revolving electric guitar sound, really gets my spirits flyin'! "One day I'm gonna forget your name, one sweet day you're gonna drown in my lost pain" How empowering that line sounds! Great album starter.
[written by Amy Lee & Terry Balsamo]
2. Call Me When You're Sober - I didn't really like this song when I first heard it. Compared to Bring Me To Life it's a week album announcer. But after a few reruns you get most of the hooks, and realize it's a cool number. A hard beat and the fact that it's about Seether's frontman, the alcoholic (Shaun Morgan) raises interest. Amy came out about the whole thing and Shaun checked into rehab. Dirty laundry always makes a mess. What a surprise her giggle at the end was... Amy has changed...
Interesting fact: Her sisters Carrie and Lori are doing background vocals in the song. [written by Amy Lee & Terry Balsamo]
3. Weight Of The World - My money on the number three horse to win! It's a great song, I love how the line "Feels like the weight of the world" over the xylophone comes out. Smashing! The beginning is straight up hard, and Amy's voice gives it a lethal injection. Change sets you apart from the person you used to be, and that makes you not allow yourself to be held down. Point taken. This song ranks high because it's totally relateable!
[written by Amy Lee & Terry Balsamo]
4. Lithium - Breath-taking! Everything is perfect here, it sounds so familiar, and on first listen it was like a reminiscence of a dream. What a great vocal Amy has, she takes me to the best places with songs like these! I never thought that a drug that treats bipolar disorders could be made into something so moving. The pain described here is beautiful, like someone sucking patches on your skin and then giving you a bite randomly and on repeat all over your body. Amy's discontent with being happy is causing her sorrow to act as a split personality, kind of like Sméagol's GOLLUM (from Lord Of The Rings). But unlike Sméagol not being able to let go of his Gollum side, Amy let's go of her sorrow at the end.
[written by Amy Lee]
5. Cloud Nine - A ghostly start and a punch line like "If you wanna live, let live" made me think this is gonna be a killer, but its rather boring. I played it a few times and it didn't grab me, nothing special in the way she delivered this. I listen to it but than again I mostly skip it.
[written by Amy Lee & Terry Balsamo]
6. Snow White Queen - No. 6, I always have high expectations from the No. 6 track on the album because it's my favorite number. This certainly didn't disappoint! Very catchy verse, I like singing it. A kind of song that creeps into you and makes you hum it all day long. I can sing this to my girlfriend `cause we have this type of relationship, "You belong to me.../All I want is you ". Like Sarah McLachlan's "Possession" this song is Amy Lee's response to her stalker fans. Good one!
[written by Amy Lee & Terry Balsamo]
7. Lacrymosa - Violins and a choir raise this song sky-high! She used Mozart's "Requiem" and the relationship worked out great! Lacrymosa is someone in tears, sad and pathetic. Talk about putting the blame and not holding anyone back makes me think this is pointed at Ben Moody. Maybe? Amy never says lacrymosa, the choir chants it. The choir is so alike the one in "Anything For You" (Demos 2001-2002). I love how demonic Amy sounds in the stanza "Not this time, I won't lie..." the instrumental enhances the effect! Superbly done!
[written by Amy Lee, Terry Balsamo & Wolfgang Mozart]
8. Like You - Get under my skin why don't ya. Love the piano, it's raped in a splendid guitar! Amy tones it a bit down to tell us how she'd like to be cold in the ground, next to her dead sister. To the end she gets more volatile and picks up on the screaming. A song that sticks after only one listen! I love it when she says "Hey lo...(Hallo)".
[written by Amy Lee]
9. Lose Control - This is so perverted! "If we play very quite my lamb, Mary never has to know", has Amy been naughty? There is something sexual about this song and it's well pulled of. I like hearing this track while I'm in the shower, don't know why... The high point for me is the "U uh, u uh..." and the dull pressing sort of sound when she says "If I cut you down to a thing I can use, I fear there will be nothing good left of you". It has a few nice "hi I'm there" points but overall it falls flat.
[written by Amy Lee & Terry Balsamo]
10. The Only One - The bit in the very start is like Christina Aguilera's beginning for the "Hurt" video (the circus folk). The song has single potential, it's powerful and I can easily imagine Amy singing this live over huge crowds! I can't really relate to it though, but it makes out for a great listen. The guitar riffs are crunchy and her vocal is like beer (for me), you just gotta have it straight up cold! I just want to grab Amy and squeeze her here, but in a nice way :)
[written by Amy Lee & Terry Balsamo]
11. Your Star - What is so meaningful here that she decided to put it on the album? Ok the bass is great, the guitar screams alongside her vocal, the piano is like rainfall and even the choir gets a turn! They threw in everything they had and pressed the mix button. I'm like finding Nemo here but "I can't see your star"! The other day I was vacuuming while this song was on and I thought how great this would go in here... It's just a mess. I still listen to it but not often.
[written by Amy Lee & Terry Balsamo]
12. All That I'm Living For - Finally! My favorite track! It reminds me of the old Ben Moody - Amy Lee Evanescence. The guitar is mind blowing when the stanza "I believe that dreams are sacred..." starts. How it melts my craving. John LeCompt's department hasn't been slaking. Lyrics are on the notch, slamming! The song is about coming to turns with your ghosts, understanding the lesson that living has branded us with. Monster track! I would like this song to start playing out of nowhere at my funeral just to make people see how great living is and to wake up a couple of dozing chaps in the back (...joke).
[written by Amy Lee & John LeCompt]
13. Good Enough - For me this is the only true ballad of the album, and I must admit I listened to it so often that I know it by heart. The piano lets of sparks of emotion. After a long intro Amy opens the door to her heart and soul sending chills down my spine. Like "My Immortal" but less haunting and more uplifting. I think Amy tasted real love and has been completely overcome by it. How nice she must have felt, this is like water pouring on my face. Divine.
[written by Amy Lee]
14. The Last Song I'm Wasting On You - This song appears on the "Lithium" cd single and it's a very vocally/piano driven song. I like it! It feels like going into a warm tub of water but knowing that the water will cool down over time. Very relaxing, the song just drifts like soap foam. It's about looking back over a dysfunctional relationship (I think Ben Moody...?), and finding your way out with strength and a mature new perspective on things.
[written by Amy Lee]
15. Call Me When You're Sober (Acoustic) - This version appears on the "C.M.W.Y.S" cd single. The acoustic version is soooo much better than the original, it's the reason I started liking the original more! After the punch-line versus, comes a glorious piano and the vocal delivery you won't believe! Amy is so great live with less production around, drowning her. I think the highlights here are apparent and the message is easily received.
[written by Amy Lee & Terry Balsamo]
16. All That I'm Living For (Acoustic) - This version appears on the maxi cd of "Lithium". Wow! They should release an acoustic album so all the tracks get their turn. I didn't expect the acoustic of this song to be mellow. It's lighter than the original but it adds so much depth into it! You must get this song, you just gotta have it! I listen to it everytime I wake up, just like I did with Breathe No More (my all time favorite Ev song). It's a fantastic track and I will love it forever!
[written by Amy Lee & John LeCompt]
17. Angel Of Mine - Ha! This is not an Evanescence song but it sounds very much like Amy singing. Amy has posted on Evboard that it's not her. It's a pretty good song though, a ballad like "Good Enough".
[written by an Unknown]
Conclusion: There is something missing in the way these songs take off. Ben Moody's departure has taken the edge to which they pushed each other. But still Amy pulled off an amazing album that reflects on her life toil and torment she went through with and after Ben. Parting ways in life is what allows us to experience and see things differently, and after all grow and mature, which is what happened to this band. Cut off a couple of side branches and the tree still grows high and beautiful. But let's not forget that it was Ben who sparked the making of Evanescence, and the songs they first made are really what drew most of us in.
References: If you're just getting into this band a few pointers are in order:
Get their early work like the "Evanescence Ep" [1998] (favorite tracks: So Close, Imaginary); "Sound Asleep Ep" [1999] (favorites: Forgive Me); "Origin" [out of print] (favorites: Anywhere -!amazing song!-, Field Of Innocence, Imaginary, Where Will You Go, Away From Me, Eternal); Demos [2001-2002] (favorites: Breathe No More -!my all time favorite!-, I Must Be Dreaming, Missing, Surrender, Whisper).
As these songs are hard to come by I suggest downloading them over a fan site or a sharing based (torrent) program. The band encourages you to download their previous work as it's very rare. I have most if not all of their songs and will be glad to share the titles and different versions with anybody who writes to me at boyan6ev@yahoo.com
Thanks for the time of day. Enjoy this bands music, they're amazing!
Description of The Open Door
The follow-up to their Multi-Platinum Debut Featuring the hit single "Call Me When You're Sober"There's nothing like a breakup to focus your muse. This follow-up to the stunning, multi-platinum Fallen was penned as singer Amy Lee's troubled romance with bandmate Ben Moody was spiraling out of control, impelling her to craft an anxious record full of recriminations, revelation, and self-flagellation, as she questioned everything that kept her whole. It's a fascinating journey for the listener as she ventures into her own personal heart of darkness, her stricken, perfect voice suspended on an unsteady precipice between breakdown and breakthrough. Despite the loss of two members, including guitarist Moody who left mid-tour in 2003, the album has a maturity, sophistication, and a singular vision that wasn't found in their earlier work. Stately and as exotic as Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti, with its intricate instrumentation, disturbing imagery, and disembodied chorus, The Open Door shows exactly what this band is capable of. "Snow White Queen" is a goth-y alternative to Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together," equally anthemic, but with much more grit and pain. --Jaan Uhelszki
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