Evanescence
Fallen

THE REVIEW

This album has already been reviewed, harshly criticized by almost all the visitors of de-baser.
I also bought the CD, before reading the review of course because if I had read it, I would have been ashamed to even approach it, given the unanimous condemnation.
Incredibly, I did not dislike the album.
So I would like to propose my own alternative review because I am sure that Evanescence does not deserve the comments that have been made.

First of all, it must be stated that the real album starts from track no. 6; before that, the album is a deadly bore and the quintet of songs Going Under - Bring Me To Life - Everybody's Fool - My Immortal - Haunted is an homage to commercialism and a repudiation of the rock or gothic rock music that Ben & company claim to make. Perhaps only My Immortal is saved, but even there is something "already heard," and the singer's splendid voice is not enough to make me regret buying the CD.
From Tourniquet onwards, the music changes, it's truly a case of saying that. Amy Lee's voice, which was overused at the beginning, takes a back seat, the guitars take center stage, but above all, it is the drummer Josh Freese who makes the difference. The sustained rhythm of the drumsticks is accompanied by the repetitiveness of the lyrics, a deliberate repetitiveness to best emphasize the main concept of the album: the search for God (Musica! by Repubblica indeed spoke of christian rock).
The splendid Imaginary begins where Tourniquet ended, creating a single song.
The ninth song (Hello) reprises the piano from My Immortal, but the difference is abyssal, and the notes are no longer predictable. However, the slightly predictable chorus of My Last Breath is pleasant, but Evanescence recovers again, closing beautifully with Whisper, perhaps the best song of the entire CD.

All in all, an album not to be thrown away! Now try to listen to Bring Me To Life again, and it will feel like you have changed the disc in the player. It is a pity that the album actually contains only six songs, and it is a pity that some people can label a group based on a single extract from their first album... beware, you might have unpleasant surprises!