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A one-time aspiring pop star, Carly Smithson has recast herself—and maybe found herself—as a bona fide rock goddess. The American Idol Season 7 alum, who vowed voters with her enthusiastic stage presence and gale-force vocal power, last year joined hard-rock band We Are The Fallen, a new outfit formed by several former members of Evanescence. But Carly warns against comparisons: “This band is completely different,” the Irish lass tells us. “Evanescence is still together and currently making a new record. This band is a completely new thing.” After pursuing many different routes in the music scene, Carly seems most at home with the crunchy riffs and dark imagery of We Are The Fallen.
So spare us the Amy Lee references — Carly is her own phenomenal woman and performer, and one that was generous enough to chat with us about the Idol finale, who should really be taking Simon’s place for Season 10, and which pop acts impress her the most, despite the fact that she is “not one for pop music at all.” Jump below for our exclusive Carly Smithson interview.
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The Idolator Interview: We Are The Fallen’s Carly Smithson
Mon May 31 2010 by Becky Bain
Today In ‘Idol’: Even The Undead Watch ‘American Idol’
Thu Mar 25 2010 by Becky Bain
:: Ousted contestant Paige Miles should just be happy that Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas' googly-eyed duet last night somewhat distracted everybody from focusing on how much hate she received from the judges even while they were sending her off. [Idolator]
:: Can somebody explain why there were girls with blood smeared down their face in the Idol audience last night? Is there a new Fox reality show called America's Silliest Zombies? [The Daily What]
:: American Idol has jumped the shark so many times, the shark is all, "Can you quit it up there? I'm trying to sleep." But according to Rickey's poll, 17% of people think that Idol is still as good as it ever was. We're assuming that 17% just started watching the show this week. [Rickey.org]
:: You've seen the exclusive on-set pics, now check out the video for We Are The Fallen's "Bury Me Alive," with a totally emo-fied (and super hot) Carly Smithson rockin' out front and center. More »
:: Can somebody explain why there were girls with blood smeared down their face in the Idol audience last night? Is there a new Fox reality show called America's Silliest Zombies? [The Daily What]
:: American Idol has jumped the shark so many times, the shark is all, "Can you quit it up there? I'm trying to sleep." But according to Rickey's poll, 17% of people think that Idol is still as good as it ever was. We're assuming that 17% just started watching the show this week. [Rickey.org]
:: You've seen the exclusive on-set pics, now check out the video for We Are The Fallen's "Bury Me Alive," with a totally emo-fied (and super hot) Carly Smithson rockin' out front and center. More »
PHOTOS: We Are The Fallen’s “Bury Me Alive” Video Set Pics
Wed Mar 10 2010 by Erika Brooks Adickman
After months of online buzz that has drawn both hard-rock fans and American Idol fanatics, new band We Are The Fallen is ready to rise. Led by Irish belter (and onetime Idol contestant) Carly Smithson and featuring former Evanesence rockers Ben Moody, John LeCompt and Rocky Gray, along with bassist Marty O’Brien, the band has been kept much of its music under wraps. But we have a special first look at the video for the band’s first single, “Bury Me Alive”. The video, co-directed by Kyle Newman (of 2008’s Fanboy) and wife Jaime King (yes, the model), will lead viewers through the grim ritual of burial, but with a vintage Victorian twist. Dig through the pics from the set of “Bury Me Alive”, take a listen to the single on the band’s site, and you’ll see why people are falling for them. More »
Carly Smithson Gets Pulled Under
Tue Jun 23 2009 by Maura
Hooray, I qualified to get a free MP3 of “Bury Me Alive,” the first single from the Carly Smithson/Evanescence dudes project The Fallen! And it sounds… like a big, vaguely gothy, mooky rock song, complete with chorus that’s a bit of a Xerox of that from that band’s 2003 track “Going Under.” This is not a complaint–”Going Under” was actually one of my favorite tracks the year it came out, and it was way superior to their big hit with that vestigial tail of a “rap” verse”–but I figured it was worthy of mention. Smithson’s voice sounds in fine form, if a bit studio-massaged, and the band sounds, you know, like a band trying to get on modern-rock radio. I hope it works, because as has been mentioned before, that format is way bereft of ladies. More »
