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Has
Amy Lee and Evanescence with "The Open Door" made a
commercial own goal? Off course it's hard to follow up on such a huge
success like "Fallen", which has sold more than 14 millions
copies world wide. The band has also gone thru some bad spells: main
songwriter Ben Moody left the band, Amy Lee went thru a lot of personal
turmoil and Terry Balsamo was taken to hospital with a stroke.
But
all of this belongs in the past, and it has all flown into the songs,
resulting in a very intense and melancholic selection of songs, songs
that are a lot deeper and profounder. Amy Lee and Terry Balsamo has
taken upon themselves to carry the song writing torch on, and as a metal
fan I can only salute them, because this album is darker and harder than
"Fallen".
But
all the little teeny girls, who buy this album looking for the next
"My Immortal"-like song, are in for a big surprise, because
this album rocks HARD and chances are that they'll never discover
the beauty of "The Open Door".
First
single "Call Me When You're Sober" is an honest statement from
Amy; she is really pouring her heart out on this album. The lyrics are
all very personal; sincere and deep. There are plenty of awesome songs
on this album, and the best moments are: "Lithium" - a great
rock ballad that never gets cheesy! "Lacrymosa" and "Your
Star" are both monumental - they creep under your skin and stays
there. "The Only One" is a cool dark gothic rock song.
"All That I'm living for" has big-time hit potential and
"Good enough" is another piano masterpiece from Amy. And even
though most of the best moments are to found at the end of this cool
album, I suggest you take the full journey there because it’s worth
the trip.
"The
Open Door" is a very mature, melancholic and sincere album from Evanescence
and a deeper and better album than "Fallen"; everything has
taken a step forward. Amy proves that not only is she a great singer -
her performance on the album is magnificent - she is also a great
songwriter, take a listen to "Lacrymosa", where she has
perfectly integrated Mozart’s composition into the song. Her
supporting cast is doing an equally great job, so everything in Evanescence's
power has been done... the rest is up to you!
But to answer my own question: they might, but that
doesn't in any way make this a bad album! Actually it's very, very good
one...
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