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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Wed Feb 24 2010, 13:59 | |
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Wed Feb 24 2010, 14:45 | |
| we want new songs! right now! aaaaahhhhh... *controls her own hysteria* how about we invade the studio? sounds like fun alright, alright... I'll just wait LOL | |
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Thu Feb 25 2010, 20:19 | |
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Sun Feb 28 2010, 00:15 | |
| I just read this - Quote :
Evanescence is Back Evanescence will be taking over 2010 with their highly anticipated third studio album due for late August/early September release date. Front woman, Amy Lee confirmed that Evanescence will be entering the studio this week to begin work on their third album with Grammy Award Winning producer Steve Lillywhite.
One of the coolest things I ever saw at a Disney event was when Lee took the stage at Nightmare Before X-Mas 3-D at Hollywood's El Capitan theater two Halloweens ago for an entrancing, engaging and endlessly awesome rendition of "Sally's Song" from Nightmare Revisited. She's grown immensely as a vocalist, and this new album promises to be one of the most important rock records of the year.
"I can't expain how excited I am to make this record," said Amy Lee. "Over the past year and a half these songs have become the center of my life, and I can't wait to hear what they grow into in the studio. I think our sound is evolving into something that will surprise people, in a very good way. I feel, as always, that growth can be an incredible, limitless thing if you let it. I never want to make the same album twice."
The band, famous for hits like "Bring Me to Life", "My Immortal," "Going Under" and "Call Me When You’re Sober", promises to stay true to the core Evanescence sound while integrating additional new sounds to create "another world." The music's core, which ranges from whisper- soft to painfully aggressive spans sounds of rock, goth and classical, led by Lee's passionate vocals.
Evanescence is founder Amy Lee on vocals, piano, keyboards and harp; Terry Balsamo on guitar; Tim McCord on bass; Will Hunt on drums; and new collaborator Will "Science", who will provide programming and drums, as well as additional production.
Evanescence has sold nearly 20 million records worldwide, more than 8 million in the U.S. alone, and won two Grammys® with their major-label debut Fallen, and a Grammy® nomination with their second album, The Open Door.
—Rick Florino 02.26.10 Source | |
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Sun Feb 28 2010, 00:21 | |
| Awesome Its going to be a great year Thanks Mariel | |
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Sun Feb 28 2010, 06:54 | |
| Thanks! It's going to be absolutely breathtaking! | |
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Sun Feb 28 2010, 10:06 | |
| Thank you oh fuck yeah! | |
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Wed Mar 03 2010, 23:05 | |
| From RollingStone.com: - Quote :
Evanescence Go Electro As Lee Has “Fun With Music” on Next LP (RollingStone.com)
On Monday, February 22nd, Evanescence started recording their upcoming third album in New York with famed producer Steve Lillywhite. Singer Amy Lee tells Rolling Stone the new disc is going to be a mix of “sarcastic aggression” that will show a new side of the band — a distinct electro influence. “A lot of bands I’ve always been inspired by are just coming into play a little more,” says Lee, citing the future-shock sounds of Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Portishead, CSS, La Roux and MGMT. “There’s a lot of stuff that doesn’t sound like Evanescence, but the heart of the band of still there. This is a really, really, rhythmically driven record. So there’s tons of drum-programming fused with live drums; drums we’re renting a day at a time, like Japanese taiko drums.”
Lee is co-writing the album with old friend and new collaborator Will Hunt, a producer, programmer and drummer from Fort Worth, Texas. The pair decided to start writing together after arranging “Sally’s Song,” Amy Lee’s addition to 2008’s Nightmare Revisited album and spent all of 2009 writing together in New York and Texas, crafting a handful of already-recorded electronic programming that will end up on the forthcoming record. “The sounds and influence he brings to the table — programming outer-space awesome sounds you can’t even recognize. I went through a phase where I didn’t know if it was solo time, or go write score music, or what,” says Lee. “And then once we wrote together, I realized this is totally Evanescence.”
The album is also the band’s first with veteran producer Steve Lillywhite, who’s produced for the Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band and, most notably, worked on eight U2 albums. Lillywhite, who approached the band, is co-producing the album with Hunt, and has been working with them since day one. “He’s not the kind of producer that would leave during the day and then come back to see what we’re doing,” says Lee of Lillywhite. “He’s part of the team, a big part of the team.”
This is Evanescence’s first record since 2006’s platinum The Open Door. In the time off, Lee got married and started taking harp lessons — and she assures that the plucky fruits of her labor will definitely appear on the LP. As for the rest of the band, guitarist Terry Balsamo and bassist Tim McCord are back on board; Dave Campbell will once again handle string arrangements; and live guitarist Troy McLawhorn is tentative depending on his schedule with his band Seether. Hunt will be doing most of the drumming, but Lee doesn’t rule out an appearance by Evanescence’s last live drummer — coincidentally also named Will Hunt. “This is going to be really hard to get across without people getting confused because they have the same exact name,” says Lee. “But we’re actually doing a two-drummer thing for the next tour. Basically Thing 1 and Thing 2 — we’re gonna have figure out some kind of plan for just knowing who’s who.”
As for the change in direction, Lee says it’s more of an aesthetic homecoming. “I’m just at a place where I know who I am,” says Lee. “I’m not trying to prove anything this time. Last time I had a lot of weight on my shoulders. This time I’m just having fun with music.” And then Amy posted this on Evthreads: - Quote :
Hey guys, Just one thing to clarify from this article. Troy won't be joining us on tour. He is a full-on writing member of Seether now and is getting a chance to really bloom there. They are currently in the studio working on a new album as well. We will miss him on the road, but I'm very happy for him. He's a very kind and talented man who deserves to shine creatively. Terry will be playing all of the guitar on our album, and when we get closer to tour we will figure out who will be the other live guitarist. Otherwise, the lineup is the same, with the addition of Will Hunt (Science). By the way, it's very hard to describe what the new album will sound like as a whole, you're just going to have to hear it to really understand! It's definitely still Ev, or I wouldn't be calling it that. Its just ever evolving. I can't wait to hear it finished. I'm having a lot of fun right now, its good to be back doing what I love.
love, Amy
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Fri Mar 05 2010, 17:17 | |
| New exclusive Amy interview with spin.com - Quote :
- Exclusive: Amy Lee on the New Evanescence Album
Evanescence singer Amy Lee is over the drama.
"There's a lot of bullshit related to that band name for me," Lee tells SPIN.com, "but I'm ready to move past it. I've realized that Evanescence is who I am."
She's not kidding about the bullshit. Since their 2003 Grammy-winning, multi-platinum debut Fallen rocketed the Little Rock, AR, natives to world stardom, the group have been plagued by in-fighting and lineup changes, beginning with the departure of co-founder Ben Moody. In a very public 2006 spat, the last remaining original members -- guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray -- left or were fired, and soon joined Moody to form We Are the Fallen with ex-American Idol finalist Carly Smithson on vocals.
Evanescence is also moving on. The goth-rock outfit will release their first album since 2006 this September, with a new lineup -- and a new sound.
Lee, guitarist Terry Balsamo, bassist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, and the band's newest member, producer, songwriter, and studio whiz Will "Science" Hunt (that's right -- the band has two guys named "Will Hunt"), are recording the album in a New York studio with producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, Rolling Stones). And they're taking Evanescence's characteristically heavy, goth-rock sound in an electro-pop direction inspired by Lee's favorite bands: Massive Attack, Bjork, and Portishead.
"The album has sounds that are distorted, changed, reversed," says Lee. "There's a lot of that fun stuff going on."
Below, she tells SPIN.com more about the record, her former bandmates, and her favorite hobby: painting.
How did you get a second guy named Will Hunt in your band? That's freaky. [Laughs] Well, part of getting back to Evanescence was the new Will Hunt. I met this Will -- I call him Will "Science" Hunt because he does a lot of programming and beats -- when we recorded "Sally's Song" for Nightmare Revisited.
Evanescence took about two years off. Why return now? For a long time I didn't know what I wanted to do. I really love scoring film and that was definitely where my head was. I took a few stabs at doing that, but then I started writing more songs. I had such a good time in the studio with Will "Science" Hunt recording "Sally's Song" -- it was a cool, free, creative space. So we thought, "Why don't we just try writing an original song?" He has a studio in Forth Worth, TX, and we spent two days down there writing and a new song came out that was so different -- it was dark and inspiring. It was a groove that I hadn't found in a long time. So we spent all of last year writing like crazy and somewhere halfway through I said, "You know, I think we're writing an Evanescence album."
Tell us about that first song you guys wrote "Hi-Lo." It's a working title. It's going in an electro-pop direction -- there are no organic instruments. It's a Portishead or Massive Attack direction, and lyrically it's about moving on, but in a very non-confrontational, non-angry way. It's just, "Hey, everything that happened, I'm over it and I'm not mad at you." Will fans of Evanescence's heavy sound be surprised? Well, it's definitely still heavy. Like The Open Door, the new songs are a rainbow of sounds. But this album spreads out even more. There are moments that are amazingly heavy, but then there are moments that are completely stripped down.
Will fans of Evanescence's heavy sound be surprised? Well, it's definitely still heavy. Like The Open Door, the new songs are a rainbow of sounds. But this album spreads out even more. There are moments that are amazingly heavy, but then there are moments that are completely stripped down.
Did you write the entire album together? Most of it. He was definitely my big inspiration and co-writer. Some songs I wrote by myself, and I wrote a little bit with Terry [Balsamo, guitarist] and Tim [McCord, bassist] as well. I have a studio in my home and I flew Will "Science" out here a lot. And we'd work by ourselves then email each other ideas to play with, sort of like a Postal Service method. The songwriting and sound is inspired by a lot of our mutual loves -- Bjork, Nine Inch Nails, and music with a lot of programming and sounds that feel larger than life.
How did you hook up with producer Steve Lillywhite? We decided it would be good to have another brain in the room to provide some perspective, since we've been living with the demos for so long. Steve Lillywhite randomly called my record label said, "Hey, what's Amy Lee and Evanescence doing? I'd really like to work with her." I thought that was really interesting. I honestly wouldn't have thought of him if he hadn't called. So we went to lunch and I showed him some of the songs. He really loved them and wanted to do it!
It's an interesting fit, considering his work with U2 and the Rolling Stones. True. And this album isn't going to sound like either of those bands, that's for sure. It's not an organic record. Our idea is to take synthetic and atmospheric sounds and find a way to blur the line between organic and synthetic.
Is this direction a byproduct of listening to any new music? I think so. There is something really cool happening in music right now. There are bands that sound like they're from another time -- it's like '80s throwback music with analogue synthesizers and Moogs. I love it. I've been listening to a lot of La Roux.
Is there a lyrical theme? I write about what I'm going through at the time. There are moments of, "Hey, I'm over it and I'm good" and others of fun sarcasm like, "Hey, everything's not the most dramatic thing in the world." But it gets really, really, really deep in places, too. That's probably why it's been really hard to pick an album title. [Laughs] But lyrically, it's a more real version of myself. I'm saying things that I would've been afraid to say before. I'm more confident and more comfortable.
When we last spoke in 2008, you were writing Celtic inspired songs for a solo album. Any plans for that? I was in a very different creative space then, before hooking up with Will "Science." I wrote a couple of songs that are good, but in a totally different direction. Nothing from that period is making it to the new record.
Other than music, what does Amy Lee do in her spare time? I love to paint. I've been working on this one painting for a year and a half. It has a lot of tiny sea creatures and I keep going back to it, but it has become this daunting project. When I need to free my brain, that's one of the things that I do. I have also been playing the harp. When Evanescence took time off, I bought a big concert harp and started taking lessons like I was in high school again, which was really, really fun. I felt like I was learning again. I'm definitely going to use it on this album.
What are your thoughts on We Are the Fallen? I don't have any. I doesn't have anything to do with me or Evanescence.
Would it be safe to say that you haven't talked to Ben, John, or Rocky? Oh yeah, that's very safe to say.
It sounds like you've over the drama and revitalized. I am, definitely. I'm in a new headspace. I'm good with me and I don't need everybody else's approval.
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Fri Mar 05 2010, 18:34 | |
| It is I'm glad she didn't say anything about WATF and now with the alerts I will miss nothing hehe | |
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Fri Mar 05 2010, 18:56 | |
| Yay! you'll be able to give us all the news! awesome! | |
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Fri Mar 12 2010, 16:24 | |
| Really informative, thanks hun! | |
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Sat Mar 20 2010, 00:12 | |
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Sat Mar 20 2010, 00:24 | |
| Yeah it does I love it You're welcome | |
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| Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Sat Mar 20 2010, 16:50 | |
| that was funny I think the song sounds good too If anxiousness killed people, I'd be dead a long time ago lol | |
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