Evanescence - Open Door
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Track List: Open Door
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- 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
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Album Details: Open Door
- Release Date:
- 10/03/2006
- Label:
- Wind-up
- UPC:
- 601501312021
User Reviews: Open Door
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The Door Has Been Opened
, September 23, 2006Reviewer:
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Evanescence - The Open Door
, October 3, 20061 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this Open Door review helpfulPros: very strong vocal performance, heavy guitars, overall band maturity
Cons: ballads tend to make her voice sound whiny
Very solid sophomore album from Evanescence! Vocally, it is one of the strongest albums I've ever heard!
I think the music does fit superbly with her voice. A little dark, but not as dark as the first cd.
I'd definitely recommend buying it!
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Pro Reviews: Open Door
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews It seems like a minor miracle that Evanescence released their second album at all, given the behindthescenes toil and trouble that surrounded the aftermath of their 2003 debut, Fallen, turning into an unexpected blockbuster. Actually, so much drama followed Evanescence that it's hardly the same band anymore. Certainly, pivotal songwriter/guitarist Ben Moody is no longer with the band, leaving not long after Fallen had become an international success, and sometime after that, they lost their bassist leaving behind Amy Lee as the indisputable leader of the band. She always was the face, voice, and spirit of the band anyway dominating so that it often seemed that she was named Evanescence and not fronting a band called that but by the time the group finally released their longawaited second album, The Open Door, in October 2006, there was no question that it was her band, and she has learned well from the success of Fallen. Pushed to the background are the Toriisms that constituted a good chunk of the debut they're saved for the brooding affirmation of a closer, "Good Enough," and the churning "Lithium," which most certainly is not a cover of Nirvana's classic (that song never mentioned its title, this repeats it incessantly) and in their place is the epic gothic rock (not quite the same thing as goth rock, mind you) that made Lee rock's leading witchy woman of the new millennium. And she doesn't hesitate to dig into the turmoil surrounding the band, since this truly is all about her she may artfully avoid the ugliness surrounding the lawsuit against her manager, whom she's alleged of sexual harassment, but she takes a few swipes against Moody, while hitting her semifamous ex, Shaun Morgan of Seether, directly with "Call Me When You're Sober," as blunt a dismissal as they come. To hear her tell it, she not only doesn't need anybody, she's better on her own. Yet artists aren't always the best judge of their own work, and Lee could use somebody to help sculpt her sound into songs, the way she did when Moody was around. Not that she's flailing about necessarily "Call Me When You're Sober" not only has structure, it has hooks and momentum but far too often, The Open Door is a muddle of affections. Sonically, however, it captures the Evanescence mythos better and more consistently than the first album after all, Lee now has no apologies of being the thinking man's numetal chick, now that she's a star. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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The goth-inspired Arkansas rock band Evanescence, with its Linkin Park-meets-Tori Amos sound backed by chugging guitars, easily made it to the top of the charts in 2003 with its Wind-Up Entertainment debut album, Fallen. Amy Lee and guitarist/songwri...Full Evanescence Biography
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Pros: Better songs, better lyrics, and a better band
Cons: Not as much rock as Fallen
The Open Door is Evanescence's sophmore album after the major success of their first album Fallen. Like just about every other Evanescence fan out in the world, I had enourmous expectations about this album, but as soon as the very first single, "Call Me When You're Sober," hit the radio, I knew that I would love this album. Over the three year break, the band has matured and progressed so much, and you can tell that in this entire album. Each song has incredible soul and such a powerful message behind it, which is why I enjoy Evanescence. With Fallen, I could easily pick which songs were my favorite, but I still have yet to choose a favorite song off of the Open Door. THEY'RE ALL THAT GOOD. Now some fans will be disappointed by The Open Door, due to the fact that they feel that there is not enough rock, or for other reasons, and I will agree, a little more rock would have made the album even better. However, the more anyone listens to this album, the more and more it will grow on you, it did for me. Overall, The Open Door is a great sophmore album to an amazing band. It exceeded my expecatations and many others. I feel that it is a better album than Fallen, and it will be an even bigger hit too. Just about every Evanescence fan will love this album. ...