Evanescence

[Ice Queen]

Evanescence is what we Americans had for symphonic metal back in the day, even as Europe was blossoming with bands like Nightwish, After Forever, Within Temptation, The Gathering, and Tristania. Amy Lee is a marginal talent compared with Floor Jansen, Vibeke Stene, Anneke van Giersbergen, or even Sharon den Adel (not to mention Simone Simons and Tarja Turunen) - my favorite of the scene is Floor Jansen.

I remember how good the Fallen album was when it came out. It was really revolutionary to mid-westerners like myself who had not been exposed to that style. It was the gateway that led me to better symphonic metal. My classmates at preaching school and I blasted the songs in my car in the summer of 2003.

There is certainly some religious motif to many of the lyrics from Fallen. This lessened and vanished in the later work of Evanescence.

I agree with you and have had similar experiences. I think Amy Lee has the capability to sing classicaly (witnessing her E6 in a warm up) but she never has showcased it really.

 

[FaeryChild]

I love Evanescence! I haven't gotten to listen to her newest CD yet, but am looking forward to it.