Evanescence honestly was over once Ben Moody left. Yes, Amy Lee was/is the beautiful frontwoman/pianist. And yes, her interests drove a certain side of the band. But Ben Moody was the guy that insisted on the heavy guitar riffs, making the band a hybrid between Amy's interests and heavy rock. And it worked. Very well.
Yeah, once Ben left, Amy kept up the hard rock vibe. Open Door was OK, the self-titled was pretty good, but Amy clearly is more interested in a different direction, but still using the Evanescence name to bring in the money that it does (and yes, it does). By moving to orchestral/electronica, she's going to alienate a lot of people (including myself), but there are tons of people out there that will gravitate toward her. She's not stupid. She knows she'll take a big hit in the heavy rock world, but she's gambling that she can morph Evanescence into a different genre, given her broad appeal.
I'm not interested whatsoever. I thought Amy Lee was extremely talented, and still do, but her interests are nowhere near mine, musically.
I thought Ben Moody had something good with We Are The Fallen, and loved that record. Really a shame the band went dark. Last I heard, Carly Smithson had a kid, and Ben's just off songwriting and producing. That band was pretty awesome, and was absolutely the direction Evanescence had on Fallen. I was really looking forward to more.
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