Comparisons drawn to other huge artists such as Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit attempt to reduce the legitimacy of Fallen to a mere rip-off rock album soaking in pieces of what everyone else was offering at the time.Todays 96th TBT features possibly one of the most popular and controversial albums found within the entirety of the TBT catalog.On one hand, Rolling Stone called Fallen the 99th greatest metal album of all time; On the other hand, in a 2003 article from RS, writer Kirk Miller quips, The gimmick Its a woman on the mike, and shes on a mission from God.
When vocalist Amy Lee croons about lying in my field of paper flowers or pouring crimson regret, she gives Fallen a creepy spiritual tinge that the new-metal boys lack. Popmatters writer Adrien Begrand said this of Fallen in a 2003 review, The combination of lunkheaded hard rock with miserable, sensitive lyrics sounds so simple, you end up wondering why some pop svengali didnt think of this sooner. From our own site, people have said the following about a variety of Evanescences escapades: Tits sell, but whos subscribing,Amy Lee meh, and Just terrible. A law suit won over unpaid commissions and fees with Evanescences former management team was taken negatively by many, further demonizing star and head vocalist Amy Lee as a high-maintenance diva a image bolstered by her presence on the cover of Revolvers ill-conceived 2011 Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock issue. John Oliver of Last Week Tonight on HBO zinged the group with a drive-by insult on his piece about debt-buyers. You can find the into to the comment starting at right around 2:27. And if youre female, you need to be taken out back and shot for more reasons than this. ![]() And further, for many it not only exists but it is encouraged, laughed at, and enabled. Nowadays, there seems to be a lot more love for this band than hate. Evanescence became huge thanks to Fallen, and perhaps the risky choice of dancing the hard rockmetal line with rap-infused lyricism in their biggest single Bring Me to Life marked the band as a hot target. Often accused in the metal-verse as a less talented Epica, Within Temptation, or Nightwish (most of whom the band went on to collab or perform with), Evanescence found legitimacy in their massive popularity. According to their Wiki, the band won the Best International Newcomer award from Kerrang, was nominated for and won awards from the MTV Europian Music Awards, World Music Awards, and The Grammys all won with Fallen and its singles. Some of those accolades include Best Hard Rock Performance and Best New Artist. At least according to all the rules of radio that I dont agree with or understand. The rap wasnt part of our original idea or sound, it was a compromise in many ways. So to be able to go back to the original vision for the song was great. Yet for so many Lee has been a role model and savior, known for her magical and beautiful outfits, as demonstrated by her recent AMA on Reddit. User ugiovanasampaio commented Thank you for existing and saving so many lives with your songs- a sentiment reflected hundreds of times throughout the Lee tell-all. Metalheads in general are largely allergic to what is popular, even if the music is good so Fallen has that working against itself at the outset. And whether or not you love Fallen is up to you as a listener nobody else. ![]()
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