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| The Open Door | 
 enlarge | Artist: Evanescence
Label: Wind-Up
Category: Music
List Price: $18.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  471 reviews
Sales Rank: 634
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.0999999904633
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.39999997139
MPN: 31202
UPC: 601501312021
EAN: 0601501312021
ASIN: B000FTWB7G
Release Date: October 3, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Heavy Metal Enya - "Grunge New Age" music October 8, 2006
9 out of 22 found this review helpful
I've just listened to this album all day at work for the last two days. I was interested in it, however, I have to say that I do not like this album and I am mystified by it. What is one supposed to do with this album? One cannot dance to it. The lyrics don't contain any deep insights into the human condition. The music isn't relaxing to listen to. The voice of the singer becomes tedious very quickly. The actual instrumental music sounds like dated Dinosaur Rock from the 1970s.
Imagine Enya or Sarah Brightman joining Spinal Tap or Van Halen, got the picture? Testosterone driven guitar music with a female singer with vocal pretensions, that is how I would describe Evanescence.
The songs all sound rather similar and whenever the guitars come in I can imagine Queen's smoke bombs and light show. The voice sounds overwrought and slightly hysterical - a real P.M.S. vocal technique.
The be fair, Evanescence is better than a lot of the junk that passes for commercial Pop/Rock music these days [if you want to hear real junk listen to Jet's latest album!], but this disc is not one I could ever imagine wanting to hear ever again. It does exhibit the limits of guitar-based music and the inability of guitar bands to really come up with anything musically new or fresh.
 Huge Disappointment. October 9, 2006
9 out of 17 found this review helpful
Let me first say that I am an Evanescence fan. So it truly pains me to write this review.
I can't believe this album took 3 years to make. I also cannot believe Evanescence actually wrote this album. All the songs are generic and bland. Listen, I have all the bootleg albums. I have their demo tracks. I know that even at their worst, they can do a billion times better than what we're presented with here. I get the distinct impression that this is nothing but a blob of corporate sputum branded with a name we love just to fulfil some inane contractual obligation. There is no soul. It is hollow. An abomination. I highly suggest you save your money. But, hey, if you like bland and generic, then you'll probably love this album.
Disappointing October 12, 2006
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I waited patiently for years and finally they put out a new album. I was a huge fan of these guys because i believed "Fallen" was a great album. When their guitarist left i thought it was a big deal because his lyrics and musical contribution itself was a big part of this band. But the guitarist of Cold, another fav band of mine, took his place. So i thought at least they found a good replacement. But when i heard the new single i was somewhat disappointed, it was okay but it still wasnt even as good as the worst song off of "Fallen". This new album is different from the last one and you can feel the emptiness in the music without the old guitarist. Even the new lyrics are somewhat repetitive. I thought about giving this album 1 star but at least it had 4 or 5 decent songs.
Sucks, only one GOOd song!! October 15, 2006
9 out of 28 found this review helpful
Well I hate to say it, this CD stinks it feels like one long song.
I had really high hopes for this CD, I tried liking it but couldn't.
Hmm maybe next time they'll get it right.
Try Papa Roach's "The Paramour Sessions", that's an amazing album.
Peace!!
Any more than 2 stars and you are just an Amy worshiper. October 16, 2006
9 out of 22 found this review helpful
She has a killer voice and backed up with the real world passion of her origional back was a match made in heaven. This new thrown together corporate money grabber depends on the briliance of Amy's voice to sell it. Just another example of hype for the masses. This album has no teeth. It makes great mall/elevator music though.
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