Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com » Amy Lee http://idolator.com Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:30:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Amy Lee Would Like To Remind The World That Evanescence Still Exists http://idolator.com/5244802/amy-lee-would-like-to-remind-the-world-that-evanescence-still-exists http://idolator.com/5244802/amy-lee-would-like-to-remind-the-world-that-evanescence-still-exists#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:45:15 +0000 Maura http://idolator.com/?p=5244802 American Idol contestant Carly Smithson would be joining up with a bunch of ex-members of nu-goth outfit Evanescence to form a band called The Fallen apparently got Amy Lee, Evanescence's figurehead / Billy Corgan character, in a snit. So she released a statement on her band's Web site letting everyone know that hey, she is still around and making music under the Evanescence name, and she would like some of that press attention that all of the people she once collaborated with to go in her direction! More »]]> amy-lee-2Yesterday’s news that former American Idol contestant Carly Smithson would be joining up with a bunch of ex-members of nu-goth outfit Evanescence to form a band called The Fallen apparently got Amy Lee, Evanescence’s figurehead / Billy Corgan character, in a snit. So she released a statement on her band’s Web site letting everyone know that hey, she is still around and making music under the Evanescence name, and she would like some of that press attention that all of the people she once collaborated with to go in her direction!

There’s some pretty weird stuff flying around right now and I’d like to clear up some confusion in the press. As our fans already know, Ben Moody left Evanescence in 2003. Evanescence came out with a follow-up to Fallen in 2006. It was called The Open Door and it debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts and reached platinum status in just over a month. The Open Door has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. We’re currently working on new material that I’m extremely excited about. I believe that to make great music you have to give yourself the freedom to evolve. I don’t see the point in making the same record twice, so I always want to challenge myself to make something better, stronger, and more interesting than before. That takes time, but it’s worth the wait for me. Hopefully, it will be for the fans too. Look out for new music next year…



If you read all the bits defending The Open Door–which was actually not bad!–in the Comic Book Guy voice, it’s a little bit funnier.


Will The Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up? [Evanescence]

]]> 8 Carly Smithson: The New Amy Lee? http://idolator.com/5244302/carly-smithson-the-new-amy-lee http://idolator.com/5244302/carly-smithson-the-new-amy-lee#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:30:21 +0000 Maura http://idolator.com/?p=5244302 American Idol contestant who was also the poster child for the record industry's problems in a 2002 Wall Street Journal piece--is joining forces with all the dudes fired from Evanescence to form a new band called The Fallen, according to USA Today. (Any resemblance between the band's name and the title of Evanescence's 2003 breakthrough album is probably coincidental.) More »]]> carlyxCarly Smithson–the 2008 American Idol contestant who was also the poster child for the record industry’s problems in a 2002 Wall Street Journal piece–is joining forces with all the dudes fired from Evanescence to form a new band called The Fallen, according to USA Today. (Any resemblance between the band’s name and the title of Evanescence’s 2003 breakthrough album is probably coincidental.)


It’s probably a good fit, all around–the tattooed, world-weary Smithson sang the band’s big hit “Bring Me To Life” on last year’s Idols Live tour, and she can certainly belt out a tune or two. Her journey along the Idol path last year ended too soon in my opinion; while I was certainly skeptical about her major-label past when she first was announced as a finalist, her puppy-like demeanor and undeniable pipes gradually won me over, and I was kind of sad when she got the boot instead of the irritating Syesha Mercado two Aprils ago. Plus, check out this quote she gave to USA Today Idol reporter Brian Mansfield: “The first time we rehearsed, everybody started in on this jam of Iron Maiden. I was like, ‘I’m in a band! I love this!’ ” How can you not like that enthusiasm?


The Fallen [Official site]
“Idol” belter Carly Smithson’s band falls into place [USA Today]

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