1. Sweet Sacrifice
2. Call Me When You're Sober
3. Weight Of The World
4. Lithium
5. Cloud Nine
6. Snow White Queen
7. Lacrymosa
8. Like You
9. Lose Control
10. The Only One
11. Your Star
12. All That I'm Living For
13. Good Enough
14. Call Me When You're Sober (Acoustic Version)
The first album was full of surprise. Melancholy melody, symphonic arrangement, heavy sound, everything was really fresh for me. I just could not imagine that any American band would play this kind of music. The melodies that Amy Lee sang somehow reminded me of some European music. Despite of their great success, the band lost Ben Moody who was one of the main composers of the band. They continued touring with the joint of Terry Balsamo. "Anywhere But Home" was released. It showed that how the band was shaped up during the long tour. However, I did not think Terry was as skillful as Ben when I watched the DVD, so I started having some concerns regarding their next album.
My conclusion after listening to the album was that the identity of this band was Amy Lee. She creates music, mood, and the world of Evanescence. This is another high quality album. This is very heavy, melodious, and moving. The melodies she makes is sometimes sad, sometimes intense, and beautiful. Regarding of guitar play, I still have to say that I like Ben Moody better. His riffs were very unique, and lead guitars were very cool. Nevertheless, Terry and John LeCompt also did wonderful job on the record. I guess it is just my preference. If you liked their first album, you would love this album as well.
Eventually, all of the original band members left after this album. Sadly, Amy truly proved that she is the core of this band in this album.
☆☆☆☆
