blueberry
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Post by blueberry on Apr 29, 2016 16:18:07 GMT -5
I've been revisiting TOD today, and I notice a lot of people saying the same thing I've been noticing. The sheer diversity and creativity on the album is what makes it so great. It's easily my favourite Ev album, and I can't believe I haven't listened to it in so long. Amy's vocals are so varied and expressive, and I love all the vocal layering - it seems so much more experimental and interesting when compared to Ev3 (which I still feel is a bit 'Ev by numbers' for me, as much as I love it). The emotional spectrum seems much broader on TOD - Fallen was pretty much all desperation/being lost/feeling afraid, Ev3's pretty much all frustration and aggression, but TOD.....loss, lust, anger, fear, longing, redemption....it's all there. Even the tracklisting for the album seems to be perfectly balanced between the rockier first half and the piano-led second half. The sheer variety of instrumentation, and mix of electronica and rock is what makes it great too. To be honest, I was expecting even more of that from Ev3 and it just didn't have it. It was a straight up rock album, pretty much from start to finish. Great live, but I'm definitely finding myself revisiting it the least out of Ev's releases. God, I wish we'd had the version of Ev3 that Amy wanted us to have....fingers crossed the Lillywhite sessions surface soon... It's funny, I've had The Open Door on repeat in my car lately and I still have a hard time believing how amazing it is. I love all of Ev's work and have always seen Ev3 as a progression, but not necessarily a step forward. TOD has everything. All the albums and even individual songs are special to me in their own ways, but The Open Door, as a whole, was a masterpiece in art.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 0:06:02 GMT -5
Ev3 was basically Amy being pissy at Windup the whole time. Lol. I don't blame her, honestly! They chained her (heh) and limited her creative freedom, which is basically a death sentence to someone like Amy.
Also I would assume that the producer had something to do with it?
Anyway, I've been learning Like You on the piano and the pacing is shit tons hard to get right.
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Post by mydnyghtamethyst on Oct 3, 2016 9:40:23 GMT -5
Happy 10th Birthday, you unique little gem!
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Post by Worm Baby on Oct 3, 2016 16:59:46 GMT -5
Holy crap, I can't believe it's the 10th anniversary! I can still so clearly remember listening to it for the first time. Well, I guess I technically heard it 10 years and a month ago because it leaked. But man, I remember how magical it was listening to it for the first time. I downloaded it the second I saw that it leaked, burned it to a CD, and then went to my room, laid in bed and started playing it with my headphones on. I was so blown away. I couldn't believe how different it was from Fallen. I remember just being even more and more surprised by the new sounds they were using in every song. And I remember waiting all day for my mom to get home on October 3rd, so that she could take me to Best Buy to get the real CD, and then pouring over the gorgeous album art. Sigh. Such wonderful memories. Definitely going to listen to the album today to relive them. It's actually been quite a while since I've put it on. Too long! I should also watch all the music videos and maybe a live show or two... I really wish I had the physical CD and my Ev scrapbook today, but they're in a box at my dad's at the moment.
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Post by acoustic_ev on Oct 6, 2016 21:53:35 GMT -5
A few days late but Happy Birthday TOD! This is the album that solidified Evanescence as my favorite band and remains to this day the one I go back to the most.
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Post by Darkaurore on Mar 8, 2017 15:43:22 GMT -5
HEY EVFANS someone known where i find the frame of the art of the open door (just the frame) Please thanks
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Post by Grimella Blackrose on Mar 22, 2017 19:53:18 GMT -5
^ I would love to know too! Also, I'm in love with the album cover. Even to this day! <3
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Post by PaperFlowers on Apr 30, 2017 3:08:21 GMT -5
Oh heck! There are just too many good ones off this album. Maybe some day I'll get to all the thread posts, but I'll just quickly list the ones that stand out now that I remember.... besides, Lacrymosa, Sweet Sacrifice, Call me wehn your sober... Good Enough (omg! perfect!), All that I'm living for, ohh yes, and Your Star (ohhh goosebumps just looking over the lyrics and remembering again. ) Lithium gets played a lot/comes to mind a lot, but it's not AS exciting as these other ones, IMHO.
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Post by arlieimperfection on May 13, 2020 9:40:02 GMT -5
This album is such a fan favorite but it’s not often a mainstream favorite. It’s good to see it charting again.
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Post by amyslover on Jul 18, 2020 16:25:53 GMT -5
Hello everyone I know i'm very late in asking this question but for the album the OPEN DOOR does it come in a normal cd case at all. OCD me just wants to know.
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Post by TDS on Jul 18, 2020 17:48:31 GMT -5
You might be able to find it in a hard plastic case I guess. My personal copy is paper/cardbox (I don't know if that' the word ?) though...
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amyslover
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Post by amyslover on Jul 18, 2020 17:48:31 GMT -5
Hello everyone I know i'm very late in asking this question but for the album the OPEN DOOR does it come in a normal cd case at all. OCD me just wants to know.
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Thomas
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Post by Thomas on Jul 19, 2020 11:14:01 GMT -5
Hello everyone I know i'm very late in asking this question but for the album the OPEN DOOR does it come in a normal cd case at all. OCD me just wants to know. My copy is digipack, and it comes in a cardboard package. The album was also released in jewel case (plastic), and I believe the re-issues were all in this format. You can see all releases here. Digipack: Jewel case:
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Post by mydnyghtamethyst on Jul 21, 2020 7:49:21 GMT -5
The digipack was lovely, but at the time, I put all my CDs in a black carrying case. I took out the inserts and kept them in a metal box while I threw the jewel cases away. So it wasn't helpful.
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Thomas
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Post by Thomas on Apr 23, 2022 11:16:19 GMT -5
The Open Door is a breakup album at its core, but there some songs about different subjects that Amy inserted parts about the break-up.
The Only One is about looking for deep answers about life, but in the bridge she sings: "can't hold onto the fear that I'm lost without you".
ATILF is about her writing process, but in the bridge she sings about mourning her ex's love.
Sorry if this is kind of obvious, but I've never seen someone pointing it out.
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