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Post by Lycrymosa on Aug 25, 2014 20:09:26 GMT -5
Well the Album is pretty boring. She only really sings a LOT on 1 song... Kind of a waste of money to be honest. So much boring Cello, ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz Sorry that you feel this way, but I don't see how you would have thought it was going to be otherwise. This is a soundtrack written for a film, not an album and the previews suggested that most of it would be cello influenced, especially since Dave is involved, him being a cellist and all...
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Post by Worm Baby on Aug 25, 2014 21:02:24 GMT -5
Well the Album is pretty boring. She only really sings a LOT on 1 song... Kind of a waste of money to be honest. So much boring Cello, ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz Lol are you a troll? That username...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 22:23:51 GMT -5
I have a feeling this "benisthefather" guy has made an account in here before but whatever. The album is splendid, and the haters are quite uneducated on what a soundtrack album is supposed to be like, especially one for a movie like War Story.
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Post by carolexodus on Aug 25, 2014 23:08:23 GMT -5
I have a feeling this "benisthefather" guy has made an account in here before but whatever. The album is splendid, and the haters are quite uneducated on what a soundtrack album is supposed to be like, especially one for a movie like War Story. I decided to go through those comments on Amy's FB page and on Youtube and I agree, most of those complaining and being disappointed seemed to be misinformed, many didn't even know it was a soundtrack for a movie, let alone that said movie was a dramatic one like WS, so they were expecting guitars, vocals in every songs and all the typical Ev sound, even though the album was clearly not an Ev album.
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Post by AeternusAmatorius on Aug 26, 2014 1:38:06 GMT -5
I have a feeling this "benisthefather" guy has made an account in here before but whatever. The album is splendid, and the haters are quite uneducated on what a soundtrack album is supposed to be like, especially one for a movie like War Story. I decided to go through those comments on Amy's FB page and on Youtube and I agree, most of those complaining and being disappointed seemed to be misinformed, many didn't even know it was a soundtrack for a movie, let alone that said movie was a dramatic one like WS, so they were expecting guitars, vocals in every songs and all the typical Ev sound, even though the album was clearly not an Ev album. It's because people don't read what's right in front of them or just listen to rumors. Let them be idiots and be misinformed. It's their own damn fault. Lol. No, it's always better to be the nice one, respectfully give correct info, then be disrespected, yelled at and told we have no idea what we are talking about. Lol.
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Post by Rarkphoenix on Aug 26, 2014 3:27:07 GMT -5
ALL THE CELLO!
EDIT - but yeah, I can see why it's not everyone's cup of tea and it's good that people are willing to pull out aspects they dislike rather than just liking it because it's 'Amy's album' and everything Amy writes is 'perfect' etc. etc.
Personally, I find it grows on me and you have to listen to it a fair few times start to finish to really 'get' it, so I'd recommend anyone who doesn't get it to perhaps give it a few listens in a dark room with no distractions and make up their mind based on that.
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Post by EvanescentEvil on Aug 26, 2014 4:11:51 GMT -5
It's perfectly ok for someone to not like Aftermath, but it's not ok going on Amy's profiles and trying to bash her.
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Post by Himmelslicht on Aug 26, 2014 4:13:10 GMT -5
It's perfectly ok for someone to not like Aftermath, but it's not ok going on Amy's profiles and trying to bash her. I'm just sitting here hoping she didn't read or ever will read those comments. So sad. Urgh.
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Post by ann on Aug 26, 2014 4:52:29 GMT -5
It's perfectly ok for someone to not like Aftermath, but it's not ok going on Amy's profiles and trying to bash her. I'm just sitting here hoping she didn't read or ever will read those comments. So sad. Urgh. "Get back with Ben Moody & do another album. He was the real driving force in Evanescence!" even if she did read the comments - somethin like this she couldn't take seriously... some guys are really stupid to be honest, they are "fans" who know nothing about the band
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Post by X on Aug 26, 2014 5:01:29 GMT -5
I think it also stems to the fact that many don't know the difference between a score, which is the music written for the film including the theme song(s), and soundtrack, which is a compilation of songs from other artists (inspired by the film and may or may not be on the film). Though, I don't blame them if they don't know the difference, some movies have both while some movies only have the score but is called the soundtrack also. Also soundtracks get more attention than scores.
Some fans were probably expecting Aftermath to be a soundtrack, a compilation of songs sung by Amy and I guess in the vein of Evanescence too. However, Amy never advertised Aftermath to be as such, so I guess the fault lies with them..
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Post by EvanescentEvil on Aug 26, 2014 7:35:08 GMT -5
The word ''album'' was misleading for many. Even her website (amyleeofficial.com) says ''PURCHASE AMY LEE'S NEW ALBUM NOW!''. I have to admit that when Amy first announced Aftermath, I was kinda confused and wasn't really sure if it was a full solo album or not.
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Post by darren on Aug 26, 2014 8:44:47 GMT -5
I have to disagree. I think the album is beautiful, and like PJ. said, the vocals are a bonus. I was expecting a film score, not an Amy/ Evanescence album, and I'm more that happy with what I got.
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Post by Morgan on Aug 26, 2014 10:20:37 GMT -5
ALL THE CELLO! EDIT - but yeah, I can see why it's not everyone's cup of tea and it's good that people are willing to pull out aspects they dislike rather than just liking it because it's 'Amy's album' and everything Amy writes is 'perfect' etc. etc. Personally, I find it grows on me and you have to listen to it a fair few times start to finish to really 'get' it, so I'd recommend anyone who doesn't get it to perhaps give it a few listens in a dark room with no distractions and make up their mind based on that. I want to give my opinion on this without being disrespectful and I think it's not off-topic. One of the first things that came to my mind after my first listen of the record was "did I just get trolled?" The thing is I consider myself to be a perfectly informed EvFan, since I visit this site constantly and I'm always on alert for anything EvRelated infor from some of the top fans (who are also part of this forum) here, on Tumblr and Twitter. I hope that doesn't sound creepy. But over ten years passsed, it's following Evanescence/Amy Lee information has become a bit of a hobby, something I can always do whenever I need to take my mind off other things. And even though I knew EXACTLY what I was gonna get, cause AMY made it clear many times in interviews she gave, and so did Dave Eggar, even though I see myself as pretty well informed on film music, which I loved. Somewhere deep inside, I was still hoping for more of regular Amy, once I had the album and was like "Nope, it's just what we were promised" I started appreciating it as a score album with some bonus songs who were just casually sung by favorite singer and I LOVED it, and I loved what Amy was doing with her career. YET, I don't think the album was properly advertised, in the sense of content. I wouldn't blame Amy and Dave for people getting mad of the results either, but I would pin on them at least 50% of the blame. I don't know if they did it on purpose or not though it would make a sense and I'd do it myself too. If I had made an album with my good friend, when it came to putting it out I would ask myself "which of us is more famous?" Not because of the money, but as an artist I think you'd want to have as many listeners as possible so that you can reach more and more people. But if I were to be absolutely honest I would have written "Aftermath by Amy Lee and Dave Eggar" and would have put Amy firs solely because her name starts with A and Dave's with D, cause I'm a sucker for alphabetical order. Yes, I knew what this album was, WE all knew what it was but we had been following the project for months, and I've read all the articles regarding it to the point I knew some piece/song titles before they were released, like we all did. But there others who don't read music articles at all, or who don't have time, and who just saw a tweet from Amy saying "my new album and soundtrack, preorder" and the iTunes description doesn't help either "White Out (feat. Dave Eggar), Remember to breathe (feat. Dave Eggar)...) it just makes it seem like an Amy Lee album where some guy was featured playing guitar or something. Cause most people out of USA don't even know who Dave Eggar is, let alone casual Evanescence fans. So, yes, it is their fault for expecting and Evanescence album, when it's clear that's not what they're gonna get. It's their fault for not taking the time to read for ten minutes about the album and informing themselves on what it is. Especially since the information IS there to be taken. But the album DID say "Amy Lee FEAT. DAVE EGGAR" and every single song was marked to be "FEAT. DAVE EGGAR" and yet there are a couple of score pieces that were not written by Amy, that didn't feature Amy and any way or form and they were labeled the same way. Amy was barel FEATURED in Dark Water actually, but then gain she produced it. Now, you're gonna say Amy produced the whole record but that's not true. There are plenty of tracks, according to the booklet, she didn't even touch. And even then, you don't advertise an album by its producer you don't write "FALLEN by Dave Fortman (feat. Evanescence)" This album was not an Amy Lee was a collaboration that features the work of two artists on equal degrees plus Chuck Palmer's work too. So as much as the people making this comments about the album being bad etc... ESPECIALLY those who make senseless, rude, cello comments (ahem) are to blame for their behavior; after all your attitude is yours. And it's up to you showing your good manners. I don't think we can blame those who feel disappointed entirely. I'd say it's 50% their fault for not informing themselves properly while the sources ARE available. And 50% on the guys who made, promoted the record, since they also gave an incomplete idea of what was going on the record. Naming wise. Having said that, every passing day I love his record more and more.
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Post by finmann on Aug 26, 2014 10:29:01 GMT -5
I have to disagree. I think the album is beautiful, and like PJ. said, the vocals are a bonus. I was expecting a film score, not an Amy/ Evanescence album, and I'm more that happy with what I got. I couldn't agree more. And for thise people who was confused about soloalbum/score/soundtrack - I mean seriously. Just take a look at the 'front' of the album. It says 'music from and inspired by the film War Story' :-) (not aimed at one of you guys, but other people I've 'met'.. Some people should not be allowed to call themselves fans -.- and as one of you says - you correct politely and then they throw sh*t in your face for being right -.- people these days... (not necessarily Aftermath releated. But EV in general. I can't count all the times I politely corrected wrong lyrics, and so on, on those semi amateur sites on facebook. Even got blocked by one because he almost wrote all the lyrics wrong and posted incorrect facts - which I politely corrected. -.- )
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Post by Ring on Aug 26, 2014 11:08:54 GMT -5
Now, you're gonna say Amy produced the whole record but that's not true. There are plenty of tracks, according to the booklet, she didn't even touch. And even then, you don't advertise an album by its producer you don't write "FALLEN by Dave Fortman (feat. Evanescence)" This album was not an Amy Lee was a collaboration that features the work of two artists on equal degrees plus Chuck Palmer's work too. That's how solo albums always work in the pop industry, though. Amy did the majority of the work on the album, plus she has vocals on it unlike Dave, therefore she is credited as the main artist.
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