The Open Door
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Worth the Wait?
17 years, 7 months ago at Oct 10 13:10
One thing that Evanescence managed to do with their multi-platinum debut album was to open the world of anthemic goth rock to a wider audience. Their operatic/orchaestral aesthetic made the big sounds aceptable across a wider audience than most of their contemporaries could manage. This was also the downside as each track on the Fallen album had a tendency to sound the same and the ever present Ch... read more
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The second album from Evanescence, The Open Door sees this Arkansas, Little Rock quintet build on the metal melodrama and ambitious, Wagnerian operatics that saw former single "Bring Me To Life" top the UK chart for five weeks. The departure of co-founder Ben Moody, who reportedly left the band in 2003 to tackle an alcohol problem, means The Open Door is very much the work of singer/pianist Amy Lee. Fusing gothic, supernatural imagery with affairs of the heart, songs like "Lithium" and "Call Me When You're Sober" - a break-up number that makes like a Halloween Alanis Morisette, all girl-done-wrong s
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Manufacturer: Columbia
Release date: 2 October 2006
EAN: 0828768608227 UPC: 828768608227
Release date: 2 October 2006
EAN: 0828768608227 UPC: 828768608227
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dagobah rated this 9/10 3 years, 5 months ago