Evanescence

This past week has been "Hell Week" for Drama Club, meaning we've been at drama for pretty much all of our free time. Some people even spent a full 24 hours there a couple of days ago. Today was the last day of Hell Week, and also the last performance of the play. So, all of the Drama Club members were at school for nine hours and, in the music room when I arrived, I found a lot of people taking turns playing the piano. I was surprised at how many of my classmates could play, even if they only knew one song. This reminded me of a band that often uses piano in their songs: Evanescence. Evanescence has had a huge impact on my life. It was through them that I found all of the music that I know and love today. So I thought they deserved a post completely dedicated to them.

It's not often that you find women performing rock music professionally, so Evanescence's lead singer and pianist, Amy Lee, is looked up to by millions of men and women for breaking into this male-dominated industry. With her long, black hair and gothic attire, she's not only known for her talent but also for her striking and dark appearance. It's near impossible to describe how beautiful her voice is, but I can say that it's soothing and powerful all at once. I particularly like how her voice sounds in Evanescence's song "Good Enough." She's able to hit each and every note no matter how high or low and is also able to play the piano skillfully at the same time. "Good Enough" is a beautiful and breathtaking song that I completely recommend everyone check out, so here's Amy Lee performing it live:

Another one of the many songs that I love by this band is "Everybody's Fool." It's lyrics are haunting and strong and so is the voice that delivers them. To me, the song is about self-hate and acting fake so people don't see who you really are. I think it's lovely and heart-breaking. It always captures my attention and make me really think whenever I listen to it, and if a song can do that to someone, it's probably great, and this one definitely is. Without further ado, here is "Everybody's Fool" by Evanescence:

From what I've heard of them, it seems that Evanescence has never released a bad song. I think it to be impossible for Amy Lee's voice to not sound amazing, for her talent on the piano to ever falter, or for the rest of the band to ever not play near perfectly. I want to thank this band for guiding me to all of the music that has affected my life so profoundly, and for them for being one of those bands that has had such a big affect on me. Overall, this band puts out some great music that is definitely worth checking out.

P.S.  I know I said that I would write Part 2 of the "Foreign Music" post a while back, but it will be coming soon.