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2006 / 4 stars / evanescence / reviews — No Comments
13
Oct 09

The Open Door (2006) by Evanescence

Evanescence The Open Door

Evanescence
The Open Door
2006, Wind-Up Records
alt rock, metal
4

All right, folks, I have a very shameful secret. Along with old-school Backstreet Boys and Britney, Evanescence is a major guilty pleasure of mine. Lead singer/songwriter Amy Lee’s whining is as addicting as whining can ever be, and she has the Pop Diva Personality down pat. On a more serious note, I personally think Open Door is a far better album than Fallen, as the latter tried to hard to stay relevant in the ‘rock’ genre and didn’t allow for any creativity (or excessive whining). But Open Door made up for it, and in many ways is a true depiction of the band (if you can still call it one, as the only original member left is Lee herself). Apparently Evanescence is back in the studio, which is a relief considering how badly I need their brand of Weepy Crack-Rock.

“Weight of the World,” “Lithium,” “Lacrymosa.”
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AFI’s decemberunderground, Poets of the Fall’s Revolution Roulette

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1998 / 3 stars / reviews / the appleseed cast — No Comments
27
Apr 09

The End of the Ring Wars (1998) by The Appleseed Cast

the end of the ring wars by the appleseed cast

The Appleseed Cast
The End of the Ring Wars
1998, Deep Elm Records
emo, indie rock
3½

One of my favorite things as a music lover and the blogger here is to find the old albums of a band or an artist I particularly like. I came across this debut of The Appleseed Cast, and like many other debut albums by other artists, it was almost completely dissimilar to their most recent work. This album has a harder, more desperate (not in a good way) edge to it that brings to mind a child trying to make their mark on the world rather than a group sharing their inspiration to a listener. It’s been lambasted enough by more popular critics so I won’t completely disparage it. After all, it was a product of the times (think Sunny Day Real Estate) and there were still hints of what they would become in “On Sidewalks” and “The Last Ring.” A must for the diehard AC fan, but not necessarily for anyone else.

“On Sidewalks,” “The Last Ring,” “Marigold & Patchwork.”
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The Appleseed Cast’s Peregrine, Poets of the Fall’s Revolution Roulette

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