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Fallen  Hear it Now

RS: 3of 5 Stars Average User Rating: 4.5of 5 Stars

2003

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Call it a case of mistaken identity. Evanescence's hit "Bring Me to Life" doomed the Arkansas group to a life of Linkin Park comparisons, thanks to the song's digital beats, clean metal-guitar riffs, scattered piano lines and all-too-familiar mix of rapping and singing. The gimmick? It's a woman on the mike, and she's on a mission from God. When vocalist Amy Lee croons about lying "in my field of paper flowers" or "pouring crimson regret," she gives Fallen a creepy spiritual tinge that the new-metal boys lack. Sometimes the band even helps her out, adding ghostly echoes and ghoulish industrial noises to the aptly titled "Haunted," or, better yet, leaving her the hell alone. "My Immortal" lets Lee wail about her personal demons over simple piano and some symphonic dressings - it's a power ballad that P.O.D. and Tori Amos fans could both appreciate.

KIRK MILLER
(From RS 920 - April 17, 2003)



(Posted: Mar 25, 2003)

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captainKirk writes:

5of 5 Stars


Fallen is pure greatness... simple as that. Evanescence are the best band in the world.

Feb 14, 2007 03:04:21

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Gothicray writes:

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An excellent rock cd. Its momentum is thrown off with ballads such as My Immortal, but thankfully it goes right back to the dreamy goth rock.

Jan 16, 2007 10:22:41

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