Evanescence News Thread

I Like Shaun Morgan He's Got A Great Voice And He Writes Some Amazing Lyrics!

I think it was a kinda funny what that Ev fan did by playing CMWYS really loud but its also pretty stupid

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I think it was a kinda funny what that Ev fan did by playing CMWYS really loud but its also pretty stupid

Yeah It's Pretty Funny! (I'm Laughing So Hard! Right Now!) Lol

I feel bad for Shaun honsetly. It's one thing to be pissed off at somebody and vent, but she cost him a chunk of his rep. And that's not cool to me.

Yeah You're Right But Seether Are Still Going Strong It Hasn't Effected Their Rep..

Fresh news!

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Walt Disney Records will release "Nightmare Revisited," a collection of
covers and new recordings inspired by the 1993 film "Tim Burton's The
Nightmare Before Christmas," on Sept. 30 2008.

Amy covered the song called "Sally's Song". Here are the lyrics:

I sense there's something in the wind
That feels like tragedy's at hand
And though I'd like to stand by him
Can't shake this feeling that I have
The worst is just around the bend

And does he notice my feelings for him?
And will he see how much he means to me?
I think it's not to be


What will become of my dear friend?

Where will his actions lead us then?
Although I'd like to join the crowd
In their enthusiastic cloud
Try as I may, it doesn't last


And will we ever end up together?
No, I think not, it's never to become
For I am not the one

God, I'm so curious to hear it!

Wow! That's Really Fresh News! I Didn't Hear About It Before!
Yeah I Wanna Hear It Too!!

YAY!! I wanna hear it I wanna hear it

Cool I can't wait to hear this

Ktsunami already made a topic for this... :s
I didn't know, I'm sorry!

EvanescenceGirl wrote:

Ktsunami already made a topic for this... :s
I didn't know, I'm sorry!

Hey it doesn't matter Silvia - this is for general Ev news

Anyways its exciting so we can have two threads

I Just Found This It's Amy Talking About The Songs On The Open Door But I Don't Think It's New..

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1. " Sweet Sacrifice "
The dynamic opener, all chugging riffs and vocal arabesques. Evanescence is back. It's the one song on The Open Door that's about the same abusive relationship which was the source of all the songs on Fallen. It was appropriate to put this song at the beginning, but it comes from a much stronger standpoint than Fallen. It's not saying, "I'm trapped in fear and somebody save me." It's saying, "Fear is only in our minds ... I'm not afraid anymore."

2. " Call Me When You're Sober "

Lee plays the woman scorned. Key lyric: "Must be exhausting to lose your own game."
It's very obvious who it's about. I know that people would read between the lines and think it's about my ex-boyfriend Shaun Morgan [of Seether], but I wanted to be completely clear. I needed so bad to say exactly what I was feeling for so long. Music is therapy for me. It's my outlet for every negative thing I've ever been through. It lets me turn something bad into something beautiful


2. " Weight of the World "

A relentless rocker with Eastern motifs and distorted vocals.

I live for the rock songs. With the line-up changing, I think a lot of people thought it would be more of the "My Immortal" stuff. But "My Immortal" was Ben [Moody]'s song! I was always trying to pull us in a crazier direction. Songs like "Weight of the World" and "Sweet Sacrifice" and "All That I'm Living For" are so amazing to me because of the adrenaline. Especially when we play them live.

4. " Lithium "

"Don't want to forget the fear of lithium." One of several songs Lee sings in a lower register.

I wrote the chorus on the guitar when I was about 16. I always thought it was a cool chorus, but I never used it for anything. I started playing it on the piano and the verses came out. I have a pile of pieces stowed away in my mind that maybe I'll use some day. In a way it's an old song, but not really. It grew up.

5. " Cloud Nine "

A vocal tour de force, using strings, studio effects and Lee's own layered moaning.

It's about breaking up. There are a lot of relationship struggles on the record. I always write about what I was feeling, because then it's genuine. I was struggling with a relationship and felt like a waste of space. The first lyric says it all, "If you want to live, let live/ If you want to go, let go/ What are we doing here?/ Because I can live without you."

6. " Snow White Queen "

Industrial beats usher in one of Lee's most powerful vocal performances.

I went through some weird experiences with stalkers. It's weird how it works. My lyrics are so intimate that people feel like they really know me, and I don't know them at all. My privacy had been completely invaded and there were a couple of nights where I couldn't stay at my house. So I wrote a song about it through the eyes of the stalker, and with my perspective, too

7. " Lacrymosa "


It means "related to sadness." Which becomes obvious when you hear it.

I saw Amadeus when I was nine years old and fell in love with Mozart. The part of Mozart's Requiem called "Lacrymosa" is my favorite piece of music ever. I always wished we could cover it, but with programming and guitars and make it cool. It's our moment to try all the things I wanted to and couldn't, so I started messing with it in Protools. Terry wrote some riffs and turned it into this awesome metal epic

8. " Like You "


Tense, mournful ... and the closest The Open Door gets to Fallen's world-beating ballads.

"Like You" is maybe the most intimate song on the record. It was about losing my little sister when I was a child. On the last record, I wrote "Hello" about her. "Like You" is her place on this record.

9. " Lose Control "
"You don't remember my name, I don't really care." The anger's in the music.

Terry uses a lot of delay and noises. His guitar playing is really creepy! He also uses a lot of half-step two chords, which I love. I felt like I wasn't really allowed to use stuff like that before, because Ben didn't like it. But songs like "Lose Control" go from C to a C sharp, back and forth. I love those. It's that Portishead influence.

10. " The Only One "

Like Sarah McLachlan if she was singing in the ninth circle of hell.

The song is about some of my experiences as a teenager with close-mindedness. I thought the people around me seemed lost in a world that I really didn't belong in. It's kind of spiritual. We originally called the track "Tuna Afternoon," because I made tuna noodle casserole that day. We still call the song "Tuna Afternoon." Sometimes it's hard to get past that working title[/size]

11. " Your Star "

The jet-propelled coda was inspired by Terry Balsamo's Pantera fixation.

A couple of years ago, I felt so alone that I was dreading going on tour. We had just arrived in Lisbon and I was in my room feeling jet-lagged, weird and tired. I had just been home where I could see the stars at night. But when I looked out the hotel window in Lisbon, I couldn't see anything because we were in this big city. That was the last straw. I felt so depressed, I just started singing this song

12. " All That I'm Living For "

An opening salvo of guitars keeps up the momentum, in spite of Lee's delicate delivery.

I love that song. It feels really different for us. The lyrics are about my writing process-how I put the song together, why I do it, and how I'm trying to fix all the things that are wrong with me through music. The first line says, "Save me from the night again/ I can feel the separation from the living." It's always night time when I start writing, just as the dusk is setting.

13. " Good Enough "

I'm okay, you're okay. All pianos and gentle vocals, ending the album on a hopeful note.

I had gone through a lot of difficult things during the writing of the whole album, and by the end of it, I had stepped away from those bad situations. That's really hard. You have to be really brave and strong about it. After doing that, I felt so amazing. For the first time I felt like I could write a song based on how good I felt. I have never done that before ever.

Thanks Dania

thanks dania i never read that before except for your star

Ur Welcome Yeah Me Too I Never Read It Before..

'And does he notice my feelings for him?
And will he see how much he means to me?
I think it's not to be
What will become of my dear friend?'-sally song

its just a 30 second preview

^ Beautiful can't wait to hear the rest Thanks Stef!!

welcome she sound so wow

*dances* LETTER FROM AMY!!!!!

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Amy On Leno
Source: EvClub.com
"Hey guys! I just wanted to say a few things about Sally's song.
I first saw the Nightmare Before Christmas when I was about 13 years old. I loved it so much- the art, the music, the story- that I have watched it at least 40 times since then. It has been an inspiration to me since my artistic identity was just beginning to form, and it never gets old- it still puts me in the mood to create. I was the girl in high school who was blasting TNBC soundtrack in my car instead of whatever was cool back then. In all honesty, Sally's Song has always been "my song" on that CD, and I used to play it over and over, making up harmonies to sing with it. I just want to gush out loud that I am SO lucky that I got to do this. Please believe me when I say they couldn't have gotten a bigger fan to do it. The coolest part about it was that I had complete creative control. It was just like, "go for it!" and I got to recreate the song however I wanted. So I went to my good friend Will Hunt's studio in Ft. Worth (not the evanescence drummer, weird coincidence but its a totally different guy), who is a very creative producer and drummer, and we just had fun with it. I decided to whip out my new budding skill and play harp on the track, which I LOVE and intend to use much more in the future. Even though my version is different than the original, I wanted to pay homage to Danny Elfman and to Sally in every way I could, from the creepy background vocals to the droning harmonium (which reminds me of the accordian in the song). I can't wait for it to come out, I love it so much! Thanks Will!
I'm not sure if you guys know this yet, but I'm going to play it on the Tonight Show on October 13. Tim will be up there with me.
I hope you enjoy the song, I cant wait to hear what you think!
love,
Amy"

AHHHH!!! *dies* I want to hear it I'm gonna watch that performance I don't care if I have to wait until midnight to see it lol I just want to see Amy performing again and she used the HARP!!! .... hehehe... I'm sorry I'm just excited, it's been a long time

........ 20 days until October 13th.......

cool i cant wait

Wow fantastic news!

That is so great to read!

Step aside all you crappy singers, Amy is back

hell yeah guess whose back amys back yet again

...... 19 days......

She'll play with Tim

We get the Tonight Show here so hopefully I'll be able to see it I'm sure it will be up on youtube straight away anyway

I love that song I love the whole film! Oooh this is going to be good