Evanescence

[DainBramaged]

Poll question: Evanescence

http://www.evanescence.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxQrPXPSVhQ

I sees ignored peoples, ohnoes

[rcrush]

1. Lacuna Coil is better.

They are OK. But the stuff they stole from is a lot better.

[rcrush]

5. Meh I'm just being nice

Evanescence took a good genre of metal and pussified it for americans.

[rcrush]

2. ,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly9E30Hc5pg

[Iggo]

22. I saw Lacuna Coil at OzzFest...

...the year that SOAD headlined. They kicked ass and many of their female fans looked like Hollywood's (and my fantasies') version of sexy witch/vampires. And that was oh so pleasant after just having been stuck in the middle of all those Hatebreed fans...lol.

[rcrush]

3. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCxb8FwhzK8

[Iggo]

23. Mmm. Yummy.

[ghostsofgiants]

4. Goth-esque post-grunge nu-metal? No thanks.

[DainBramaged]

6. To each theys owns.

[Taverner]

7. Goth-esque post-grunge CHRISTIAN ROCK nu-metal

Although they do downplay the religion more than other bands...

[ghostsofgiants]

9. I don't even mind the Christian aspect.

It's the lame sound that bothers me.

[Name removed]

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[SoxFan]

15. So what if there are Christian references?

The Waterboys, Jason & the Socrchers, U2, and Guadalcanal Diary all had pretty obvious Christian allusions, and it never hurt their college radio cred back in the days of yore.

[Radical Activist]

8. Music for moody teen girls.

Not my thing.

[Danger Mouse]

11. I'd vote other if it was an option. I don't like them but don't feel enough to hate them.

They're okay, they don't offend my senses, but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to them. Let's say, that if they came on the radio, I would definitely consider not changing stations.

[ghostsofgiants]

12. Yeah, we're pretty much on the same page.

They don't make me want to kill the way, say, Nickelback or Good Charlotte do, but I try to avoid them if I can. Which apparently makes me elite.

[Danger Mouse]

13. Good Charlotte. Ugh. I had forgotten those assmasters.

[ZombieNixon]

16. I'd forgotten Good Charlotte existed.

Thanks a lot. x(

[SoxFan]

14. Yo, Amy, how YOU doin'?

[TimeChaser]

17. Nightwish is better :P

Tarja or Anette, Nightwish > Evanescence

[rcrush]

27. Dude

Thats awesome. I like Anette but only on the new songs. Its not the same when she does old Nightwish songs.

[BreweryYardRat]

29. Nightwish is better by orders of magnitude.

You know, I'm STILL grateful to whoever it was on this board who recommended Nightwish to me. Fantastic band.

[sakabatou]

18. I made a music vid using one of their songs

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/817846/3408450

[leeroysphitz]

19. Corporate "rock" still sucks. n/t

[Initech]

20. Amen to that.

[Iggo]

21. I like "Bring Me To Life."

No matter who did that song, that's a really good song.

Oh and I'm a heterosexual male, so I reallyreallyreally want to have sex with...um, er, uh...I mean, I really want to enjoy a cup of coffee with Amy Lee.

Mmmmm. Gooooood coffee. Know'm say'n? Um-num-num-num.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

24. Shitty, faux-edgy, talentless, corporate hacks.

[DainBramaged]

26. Why is it some DU members just can't say "don't like X" but have to just be asshats

and spew every time there is something they "hate"?


Like I said, elitists.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

31. Why is it Internet Tough Guys like you whine to the mods constantly?

You constantly attack other people for no reason, but when someone attacks back, you curl up into the fetal position and PM the mods.

[PVnRT]

33. LOL - one of your poll options was HATE 'em

Quit whining.

[ghostsofgiants]

36. Why is it when some DU members have a difference of taste they're labeled elitist?

And why are we supposed to keep our opinions to ourselves? I wouldn't expect everyone to have kind words about a lot of the stuff I listen to either, but I don't get pissy whenever someone badmouths them.

[Rabrrrrrr]

41. So by calling someone who doesn't like your music an "elitist", you acknowledge that their taste is,

in fact, better than yours, and you acknowledge that you know that they are, in fact, correct in their analysis.

[DainBramaged]

44. It's not my music, why do you assume that? I LIKE IT, IT ISN'T MINE.

Why does DU have to spew hate. We're supposed to be better than this. But alas, it appears DU isn't. No better than the low priced spread.


And what's your issue all of a sudden?


This thread has bought out as much hate as if I stood up waving a Christian flag and proclaimed you all were going to hell.

[Rabrrrrrr]

47. I never assumed you composed or played it. Forgive me for my lack of clarity

in using the common vernacular of saying "your music" to mean "music which you like".

And what do you mean by "What's your issue all of a sudden"?

I've always exemplified, quite hilariously at times with intense and cleverly worded invective, an issue with all art forms that are mediocre, derivative, uncreative, soulless, empty, lowest-common-denominator, commercial, fake, done only for monetary gain, and awful.

And disagreeing about the validity of someone's musical taste is not "spewing hate". It's holding an opinion.

I do, however, spew hate on the majority of person's seeming addiction to mediocrity and thoughtlessness in art (and anything else).

[La Lioness Priyanka]

59. why is it that you cant hear any disagreement without a personal attack?

whether it be about religion or music?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

58. what you said but worse. nt

[Ava]

25. cannot stand them

like nails on a chalkboard

[Lucian]

28. I love Amy Lee.

And I like Evanescence.

[Guaranteed]

55. On the list for best voice I've ever heard.

My Immortal makes me shiver.

[tigereye]

30. the only woman singer to be heard on some "alternative" radio stations

beautiful voice, but the music isn't really my speed.

[rcrush]

32. I recommend Within Temptation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCxb8FwhzK8


If you like Nightwish or Lacuna Coil. They are pretty cool.

[BulletproofLandshark]

63. I'll second that.

Sharon den Adel's voice is just gorgeous.

[SidneyCarton]

34. I can't say I love 'em...

like 'em, I find their music interesting, and I enjoy listening to it, but it's a matter of mood, at times I can't stand it.

[ElboRuum]

35. Like Amy Lee, hate Evanescence.

[BarenakedLady]

37. Love em

Helped me through some tough times.

I'm in love with Amy's ex-boyfriend now.

[Rabrrrrrr]

38. Wow, the musical literacy of Abdul, life-altering artistry of Carrot Top, and creativity of Kinkade

[PVnRT]

39. Call me when you're sober

[Rabrrrrrr]

40. I am totally sober. That band fucking sucks.

I just listened to three other videos of theirs.

All fucking crap.

I can just picture the jammer-wannabe poseurs standing around looking at each other in their emo outfits and faux-goth asshole regalia saying, "Listen to that crunch! We're REALLY REALLY FUCKING SERIOUS! You can tell, because we have CRUNCH!"

Fucking poseurs.

Why do people celebrate and settle for mediocrity at such an alarming rate? Life is too precious to spend it dining it on shit.

[PVnRT]

42. You watch music videos?

I've only heard that one song. Annoying as hell. Oh, and there's this:



Yes, they used to be a Christian Rock band.

[Rabrrrrrr]

43. Before I said that they suck, I wanted to cover my ass by doing some research

and be able to truthfully say that I listened to more than one song.

What a waste of my time.

[DainBramaged]

45. So you are going to make a career of this thread? What is your problem?

[Rabrrrrrr]

48. I can make a career of it only if someone pays me for it. As to my problem, I care about art.

I care about art very, very deeply.

It's important to me.

So when uncreative douchebags enter the artworld for the simple reason of reaping a profit off mindless and undiscerning (or, more often, unCARING) people, I get pissed off.

I get pissed off because it takes attention from real artists. I get pissed off because it generates more douchebag poseurs celebrating mediocrity. I get pissed off because it devolves our human collective conscious, and stains us all, and keeps us from evolving into what we could be.

That's worth getting pissed off about, in my opinion.

[DainBramaged]

49. Whatever

:eyes:

[PVnRT]

56. I think you just got CLICK'D

[Starbucks Anarchist]

57. Like getting Punk'd, except nobody's watching.

[Rabrrrrrr]

62. CLICK'D? What does that mean?

[PVnRT]

64. When he puts someone on ignore, he says Click

[Rabrrrrrr]

69. dainbramaged?

[ghostsofgiants]

72. Yeah.

[Rabrrrrrr]

73. Sweet!

[TK421]

46. Don't care for them, and just don't see what the big deal is

I watched a couple of videos and their music just doesn't do anything for me

[Monk06]

50. Dave Letterman likes them, if that helps any.

[raptor_rider]

51. I just wish that

I have a voice like Amy Moody.

[Zomby Woof]

52. Ohh! They're scowling at me!

Not quite up to the standards set by the pout of Punky Meadows, but what the hell. To each their mediocre own.

[Rabrrrrrr]

53. I wonder what Punky... is rehearsing today.

I think I'll just go over, and hear them play.

His hair is so pretty.

I like to bite his neck.

I hear he's more fluid than Jeff Beck.

[flvegan]

54. Not quite a flame war, but worthy of awe nonetheless.

Fighting over Evanescence. I love the Lounge.

[TZ]

60. Never even heard of them

Which means they are either trendy or terrible.....me being non trendy when it comes to music but usually if someone is talented enough I will at least have heard their name, which leads me to suspect they lean to the latter...

[Kali]

70. me either

[Tommy_Carcetti]

61. The lead singer sounds like a cat in heat.

Sorry, that's just how it is.

[last_texas_dem]

65. Like 'em

I remember them breaking out with "Bring Me to Life" around the last year or so that I actually made a concerted effort to keep up with "modern rock" and my budding music snob friends bitching about how horrible they were. They seemed to be both damned if they did and damned if they didn't with their semi-alignment with "Christian" rock and they were supposed to be oh-so-derivative... but, hell, I liked that song and both of the follow-up singles that I heard from the album. I like their debut album; I think stuff like "Hello" got overlooked at the expense of some of the "crunchier" tracks.

Beyond the debut, though, I can't say much about them. I think they've done at least one additional studio album (though most of the band beyond Amy Lee has vacated IIRC) and a live album, but all I've heard is "Call Me When You're Sober," with which I wasn't all that impressed. So I can't say I love 'em as I haven't made that much of an effort to keep up with them, but I like Amy Lee's voice and a fair amount of the music I've heard by them.

[cemaphonic]

66. I haven't heard their studio recordings, but I got roped into seeing one of their shows

Unless their live act is pretty different from their albums, they sounded like a bunch of recycled Metallica riffs fronted by a singer that really, really wanted to be Bjork when she grew up.

And I don't particularly like either Metallica or Bjork, so I'm going to go with "dislike."

[BeachBaby]

67. "My Immortal" makes my eyes tear up every time I hear it.

I had to go to a funeral for a 21 year old girl who died from a very rare form of cancer.

Her sister played it at her funeral service. UGH.

[mvd]

68. Amy Lee has a great voice, but..

they are a little too metal to be a fave of mine. Second album WAS more consistent.

[mvd]

71. BTW, from this thread, we need to remember that music is subjective

Some people like less mainstream music, some don't. There's no right or wrong. I happen to think both worlds offer good music.

[racaulk]

74. I have an opinion on Evanescence and their music, and I voted in this poll.

However, seeing what has happened in this thread, I'm just gonna keep my opinion to myself. I don't want to get flamed.

:hi: