Evanescence

ale · Trimis: 12/09/2007 16:35 Titlul subiectului: Evanescence

Having sold nearly 14 million records worldwide, well more than 6 million in the U.S. alone, with their major-label debut Fallen, Evanescence is poised to continue their meteoric rise with their forthcoming CD, The Open Door (Wind-up Records) scheduled for release October 3.

The album from the two-time Grammy-winning band is defined by Amy Lee's beautiful melodies, compelling lyrics, poignant piano and stunning vocals, fused with Terry Balsamo's urgent, yet intricate guitar, to form a seamless, ethereal mixture that perfectly channels the band's hard rock and classical sensibilities. The contributions of members John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) are also evident.

"Making this record has been really intense," explains Lee. "Terry suffered a stroke last October and is still recovering, we got a new manager [Andy Lurie], and I've come out of a difficult breakup. But everything we've been through together has benefited this album." With Fallen, says Lee, the band had much to prove while defining its identity. This time, finding a cohesive writing partner in Terry Balsamo, "we really took our time crafting this album and had the freedom to express a broader range of emotions: not just pain and sadness, but also anger and, yes, even happiness."

Written late last year, The Open Door was recorded at The Record Plant in Los Angeles and mixed at Ocean Way Studios in March 2006. Marking the return of long-time friend and producer Dave Fortman, the album's musical elements conține a classically-infused choir and strings recorded in an old chapel on several tracks, giving further color to songs of introspection, longing, doubt, self-respect and, ultimately, empowerment. The album opens with "Sweet Sacrifice," a post-relationship catharsis that head-dives from an otherworldly intro into a hard-driving thrash of hard rock guitars and soaring rock vocals. Its first single, the mid-tempo "Call Me When You're Sober," reinforces the moving-away-from-dysfunction theme.

Other standout tracks on The Open Door include "Lithium," which embraces feeling over numbness, "All That I'm Living For," Lee's tribute to band life, "Weight of the World," her plea for perspective from the expectation of young fans, and "Good Enough," a string-and-choir-infused closer distinguished as the band's first truly (almost) contented song ("It feels really good ending the album this way," says Lee). Having toured for a year-and-a-half straight with only a month off following the release of Fallen, Evanescence hopes to hit the road this time out with a care not to neglect key markets worldwide. Its U.S. tour begins immediately after the October 3 debut of The Open Door, rewarding hardcore fans with a "sneak peak" at the album handful of more intimate theater dates before segueing into much larger arena shows.

Originally hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas, the band's evolving sound - a nearly mystical marriage between rock, goth and classical - was informed by a curious duality. Lee, who spent nine years studying classical piano, explains, "When I was in high school I listened to a lot of death metal bands. Both genres are intricate, complex types of music that are very dramatic, and I'm naturally drawn to that."

Evanescence self-released two EPs and a first full-length album, the much-sought-after Origin, before finding a home at Wind-up Records. Fallen, their major-label debut, was released in April 2003 to critical and commercial success. The internationally appealing Top 10 singles "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal" helped drive airplay and led to two 2003 Grammy Awards (Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance for "Bring Me To Life"). Propelling the band to sales of nearly 14 million albums worldwide, Fallen spent more than 100 weeks on Billboard's Top 200 chart, was certified gold or platinum in over 35 countries, and sold out arenas globally. Anywhere But Home, their 2004 live DVD release, has sold over one million copies to date.

The inherent drama in Evanescence's music - a kind of audio odyssey that can turn on a dime from piano-led introspection to hammering guitar - has resonated with listeners everywhere. The band's aggressive core finds a counterpart in Lee's passionate vocals, lyrics that forge a connection with audiences searching for identity or struggling with feelings of desire, hope love and loss. The Open Door is a logical (but certainly not predictable) transformation of epic proportions for the band, which, in many ways has only just begun to make its mark on the music world.

ALBUMS:

1)Origin
Release date: 01.01.02

Traks:

01 . Origin
02 . Whisper
03 . Imaginary
04 . My Immortal
05 . Where Will You Go
06 . Field of Innocence
07 . Even in Death
08 . Anywhere
09 . Lies
10 . Away from Me
11 . Eternal

2)Fallen
Release date: 03.04.03

Traks:

01 . Going Under
02 . Bring Me to Life
03 . Everybody's Fool
04 . My Immortal
05 . Haunted
06 . Tourniquet
07 . Imaginary
08 . Taking Over Me
09 . Hello
10 . My Last Breath
11 . Whisper

3)Maximum Evanecense: The Unauthorised Biography of Evanescence
Release date: 09.23.03

Traks:

01 . Intro/Staring at the Sun
02 . The Immortal Friendship
03 . Away from the Light
04 . Connections
05 . Bearing Fruit
06 . The Band Without Fear
07 . Spreading the Darkness
08 . The Christian Controversy
09 . Masters of the Stage
10 . The Faerie Queene
11 . The Dark Rebel
12 . Fortune Favours the Brave

4)Anywhere But Home
Release date: 11.23.04

Traks:

01 . Haunted
02 . Going Under
03 . Taking Over Me
04 . Everybody's Fool
05 . Thoughtless
06 . My Last Breath
07 . Farther Away
08 . Missing
09 . Breathe No More
10 . My Immortal
11 . Bring Me to Life
12 . Tourniquet
13 . Imaginary
14 . Whisper
15 . Live in Paris [DVD]
16 . Bonus Material [DVD]

5)The Open Door
Release date: 10.03.06

Traks:

01 . Sweet Sacrifice
02 . Call Me When You're Sober
03 . Weight of the World
04 . Lithium
05 . Cloud Nine
06 . Snow White Queen
07 . Lacrymosa
08 . Like You
09 . Lose Control
10 . The Only One
11 . Your Star
12 . All That I'm Living For
13 . Good Enough
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Evanescence Evanescence

Kuro_Mantra · Trimis: 12/09/2007 16:37 Titlul subiectului:

s-au despartzit...
cantau mijto...
chiar imi placeau...
shi sa nu uitam..
ca am pretentzii de obicei =))))

*Bubble-Star* · Administrator Data inscrierii: 03/Sep/2007 Mesaje: 182

Vaiiiiiii ce`mi plac melodiile lor...is superbe :w00t:

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Evanescence Evanescence

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it ok
I miss you

nine_cigarettes · Administrator Data inscrierii: 03/Sep/2007 Mesaje: 195

CEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ? :-O

S-au despartit ? Chiar ieri am vazut la TV clipul ala ce-l canta cu Paul de la 12 stones [ Bring me to life ] si ziceam ca ce fain de ei ca au rezistat atata timp in industria muzicala . :-|

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