WinterIsComing

I'm seeing them on Sunday. I saw Within Temptation on Tuesday and they were absolutely brilliant. They've set a really high bar for Evanescence to beat. I like Evanescence's setlist, but I really think they should end the show with Bring Me To Life instead of My Immortal.

I think its their best album yet. Listening to the album straight through on the first listen, I thought some of the songs blended together. However, after a few listens and listening to the songs independently, the songs grew on me. I don't see how anyone can say the songs are samey after listening to the album more than once. The album has aggressive songs like "Made of Stone" and "Sick", traditional Evanescence rock ballads like "Lost in Paradise" and "My Heart is Broken" and calm songs like "Swimming Home" which has some great vocals from Amy Lee. If you've never liked Evanescence, you're probably not going to like this. If you're just a casual fan who only knows "Bring Me To Life" and "My Immortal", then you may not like it. As an Evanescence fan who thinks "Fallen" is overrated due to it's two massive hits and "The Open Door" is a much better album, I think "Evanescence" takes the best aspects of each album. It's more immediate and less polarising than "The Open Door", more lyrically and emotionally varied than "Fallen" and more of a hard rock album than both of their previous efforts. It's telling that the album is getting it's best reviews from rock sites and magazines, whilst pop reviewers like it less. Someone must have uploaded the songs onto Youtube by now. My recommendations are "Made of Stone", "The Change" and "Lost in Paradise".