Amy Lee Discussion

[Queen of Insomnia.]

She's an independent artist now.

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That tweet is laced with thinly vieled shade lmao. Wonder what kind of stuff she'll do as a solo artist? I would guess more acoustic stuff.

[Deleted]

Very interested to hear what she'll do. I hope she switches it up a bit from the Evanescence stuff. I really can't imagine her doing anything too left of field from that, but we'll see. Good luck to her.

[josh]

Hope this means new material soon. Love her voice.

Edit: Oh and apparently she's pregnant. Maybe no music soon, then.

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So Evanescence broke up?

[Queen of Insomnia.]

Oh, so she basically confirmed that there's no more Evanescence. I'm not sure how I feel about this, even though Amy was the only original member of the band.

[Glove Slap]

Evanescense was Amy + people she hired anyway after Ben Moody left in like 2004 or something.

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Mar 21, 2014 0:22:42 GMT -5 Glove Slap said:

Evanescense was Amy + people she hired anyway after Ben Moody left in like 2004 or something.

Yeah, it was essentially the same deal as Florence + The Machine. The name was probably kept for marketing purposes.

I remember her saying she really wanted to play with electronic, alt pop sounds some time ago-- she cited La Roux as an influence back when she had her 15 minutes-- but we never did hear any of that if it ever came to fruition. I'd really love to hear her do something in the vein of Robyn or post-'Controversy' Natalia Kills.

[Keelzit]

I'd love for her to do some electro/dance tunes in the vein of Titanium or even Sia's latest single. Basically, any Sia-penned track would fit her amazing voice.

[Az Paynter]

I find it hard imagining Amy would ever go that far mainstream pop.

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Yeah, we're not gonna get a David Guetta "smash" out of Amy Lee anytime soon. The only somewhat mainstream EDM producer I could see her f**king with is Skrillex.

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I think she'd make something killer with Ryan Tedder since I think it would really highlight her vocals but yeah, I don't think EDM suits her. Lithium is probably my favorite from Evanescence.

[Keelzit]

I think EDM suits her well. Skrillex who was an ex-heavy metal band member could do wonders with her.

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I really don't think she'll go the route of EDM, but Skrillex and Wolfgang Gartner would be good fits. I could see her doing some weird, psychedelic 80s s**t though. Kind of like Expensive Looks with more grit.

It's likely we'll get more of the same from her-- either acoustic work or your standard rock sound-- but I really hope I'm wrong there. I'd like to see her expand her sound a little bit.

[Keelzit]

I'll be patiently waiting for whatever comes from her as long as it actually comes out. I hope we won't have to wait years upon years to listen to her voice on record again cause she's not exactly a big name which will make it hard for her to find a label. Unless she's self-funded of course which is most likely the case here based on her tweets.

[Queen of Insomnia.]

something's on the way!
You can listen to a snippet of a new Amy Lee song called Lockdown, starting from 1:30.

[Queen of Insomnia.]

Our little cub, Jack Lion Hartzler, is here. I have never known the depths of my heart till now. The world just exploded into technicolor.

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[Queen of Insomnia.]

Two brand new songs from Amy Lockdown & Push the Button will be featured on the Aftermath Soundtrack!

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Can't wait to hear the new songs.

Little Jack is so tiny. Precious. :)

[Queen of Insomnia.]

ROLLING STONE: Get Free: Amy Lee on Artistic Independence, the Future of Evanescence

With the birth of her first child and a new album, Amy Lee begins the next chapter of her life

[Queen of Insomnia.]

TRACKLIST
1. ‘Push the Button’
2. ‘White Out’ (featuring Dave Eggar)
3. ‘Remember to Breathe’ (featuring Dave Eggar)
4. ‘Dark Water’ (featuring Malika Zarra)
5. ‘Between Worlds’ (featuring Dave Eggar)
6. ‘Drifter’ (featuring Dave Eggar)
7. ‘Can’t Stop What’s Coming’ (featuring Dave Eggar)
8. ‘Voice in My Head’ (featuring Dave Eggar)
9. ‘Lockdown’ (featuring Dave Eggar)
10. ‘After’ (featuring Dave Eggar)

Amy on AFTRERMATH:

“It’s going to surprise my fans. It’s not what you’d expect; the film is very dark, very introspective. There’s not even a lot of dialogue, which is great, because to me it makes this beautiful, sad platform for music … There’s a lot of blending of sounds, a lot of ominous tones. I play a lot of keyboard, and a lot of Taurus pedal. There’s a lot of low drones.”


“It’s very different for me, it’s electronic; I did it all myself, which was crazy, because I’m used to engineering and writing and mixing demos in my house, but being responsible for that being the end product was a new challenge for me. It was like ‘This is it, I’m mixing this.’”

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You spent nearly a year working on War Story. How was the experience different from making an Evanescence record?
This process was unique even for the film industry because it was super indie. [Dave and I] had a relationship with the director Mark [Jackson], and he'd come over and listen to stuff and tell us if we were on the right track, and we'd jam and we'd feed off of each other's work. It was a really cool starting-off point; it's different than going "How do I want to express myself on my new album?" He'd provide this framework, a map, of "OK, I want you to make the listener feel these certain ranges of emotion, make the character feel broken or feel isolated." You have these starting off points, and it's cool because it forces you to write differently. I felt like I was exercising a different part of my brain.

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[josh]

[ampersand]

She's releasing a children's album on September 30.

Amy Lee, the singer of multi-platinum hard-rockers Evanescence, is showing her gentler side with her first children's album, Dream Too Much. The 12-song LP, to be released as an Amazon Music exclusive on September 30th, brings her soaring voice to kid-friendly fare like the Sesame Street classic "Rubber Duckie," the Beatles' "Hello Goodbye" and R&B standard "Goodnight My Love."

Read more: www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescences-amy-lee-details-kids-album-dream-too-much-w434313



Okay, but where is her real solo album?

[Queen of Insomnia.]

I have a feeling it'll be years before we'll get her solo album. So children's album is better than nothing.

[Queen of Insomnia.]

Evanescence will head back on tour this autumn with 16 dates spread across October and November.



The band's trek kicks off October 28th in Dallas, Texas and wraps November 23rd in Huntington, New York. The new dates will allow Evanescence to continue to develop the chemistry they began to capture after recruiting Equilibrium guitarist Jen Majura to the lineup in 2015.

"Just when you thought I was off the hard stuff! It's going to feel amazing to step back onstage with the band this fall," frontwoman Amy Lee tells Rolling Stone. "We had such a tight gel solidifying onstage the last few shows, and were enjoying it so much, we were all lamenting that it was so short and have been on the lookout for more opportunities to play live. "


Tour dates:

October 28 - Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
October 30 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
November 1 - Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
November 3 - San Antonio, TX @ Majestic Theatre
November 5 - Houston, TX @ Revention Music Center
November 6 - New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre
November 9 - Mobile, AL @ Saenger Theatre
November 10 - Saint Augustine, FL @ St Augustine Amphitheater
November 12 - Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
November 13 - Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason
November 15 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
November 16 - Greenville, SC @ Peace Concert Hall
November 18 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
November 19 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Harrah's Atlantic City
November 22 - Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theatre
November 23 - Huntington, NY @ The Paramount

[ampersand]

Evanescence fans may not be getting any nü material from the act any time soon, considering singer Amy Lee is ready to kick off a kids music career. But when opportunity closes one door, it tends to open another. Capitalizing on the deluxe box set trend, it appears that a thick stack of vinyl is on the way from the group this fall.

While official channels have yet to confirm the package, Modern Vinyl points to a Bull Moose listing for the band's Ultimate Collection Box Set, which is apparently due November 18 via Universal Music. The vinyl box consists of six 180 gram 12-inch platters.

Origin, the band's self-released CD from 2000, is getting its vinyl premiere in the box, as are major label releases The Open Door and 2008's Evanescence. Additionally, Evanescence's b-sides are being compiled onto a separate 12-inch by the name of Lost Whispers. The collection also comes with a 52-page book, which comes packaged along with the vinyl in a die-cut slipcase. The listing prices the whole thing at just under $100 USD.

exclaim.ca/music/article/vinyl_repress_market_gets_even_more_cluttered_with_evanesence_box_set

The band revealed on FB that a re-recorded version of "Even in Death" will also be included in the boxset. I'm praying that the b-sides released will be new instead of just the demos from 2001-2002, although it would be interesting to hear those remastered.

[blahsi]

I'd be down for buying the collection on CD, so I hope it isn't a vinyl exclusive.

[Az Paynter]

There was talk of the Steve Lillywhite sessions from the 'Evanescence' era being released, it'd be cool if some of that stuff is part of this collection.

[Queen of Insomnia.]

[blahsi]

Tracklisting for the Evanescence Ultimate Collection has been released. It's out December 6th.  Currently you can pre-order at evanescence.com.  More info on the set can be found here.

I'm a bit disappointed by the "Lost Whispers" set, because out of all the b-sides/bonus tracks, I've only not heard 3.  Still looking forward to hearing them, just was hoping for a bit more!


Origin


A1. “Origin”

A2. “Whisper”

A3. “Imaginary”

A4. “My Immortal”

A5. “Where Will You Go”

A6. “Field Of Innocence”

B1. “Even In Death”

B2. “Anywhere”

B3. “Lies”

B4. “Away From Me”

B5. “Eternal”



Fallen


A1. “Going Under”

A2. “Bring Me To Life”

A3. “Everybody’s Fool”

A4. “My Immortal”

A5. “Haunted”

A6. “Tourniquet”

B1. “Imaginary”

B2. “Taking Over Me”

B3. “Hello”

B4. “My Last Breath”

B5. “Whisper”



The Open Door


A1. “Sweet Sacrifice”

A2. “Call Me When You’re Sober”

A3. “Weight Of The World”

A4. “Lithium”

B1. “Cloud Nine”

B2. “Snow White Queen”

B3. “Lacrymosa”

C1. “Like You”

C2. “Lose Control”

C3. “The Only One”

D1. “Your Star”

D2. “All That I’m Living For”

D3. “Good Enough”



Evanescence


A1. “What You Want”

A2. “Made Of Stone”

A3. “The Change”

A4. “My Heart Is Broken”

A5. “The Other Side”

A6. “Erase This”

B1. “Lost In Paradise”

B2. “Sick”

B3. “The End Of The Dream”

B4. “Oceans”

B5. “Never Go Back”

B6. “Swimming Home”



Lost Whispers


A1. “Lost Whispers”

A2. “Even In Death” (2016)

A3. “Missing”

A4. “Farther Away”

A5. “Breathe No More”

A6. “If You Don’t Mind”

B1. “Together Again”

B2. “The Last Song I’m Wasting On You”

B3. “A New Way To Bleed”

B4. “Say You Will”

B5. “Disappear”

B6. “Secret Door”