“Everybody’s Fool” - Fallen arrived when Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were scandalizing the parents of their teen fan bases with scanty outfits and overtly sexual posturing. Its power and almost frightening exhilaration is undiminished.ģ. This is the only song on the album where Lee does a duet, joined by 12 Stones singer Paul McCoy. Wind-up Records acquired the soundtrack to “Daredevil” specifically to get Evanescence heard, and the gamble paid off enormously. The stop/start cadence of Moody’s rugged guitars, rippling piano and Lee’s defiant wail pack a startling wallop.įrom the sparkling piano to the epic choruses, to Lee’s siren call, “Bring Me to Life” remains Fallen‘s definitive track. “Bring Me to Life” introduced Evanescence to the world stage, but lead-off “Going Under” is just as impressive as the band’s career-defining debut, and would have been the first single if the “Daredevil” soundtrack hadn’t given fate a nudge. Female rock fans also appreciated having someone of their own gender to look up to - an anti-thesis to pop entertainers who co-wrote her music and didn’t rely on Auto-Tune. That was one reason Lee’s mezzo-soprano broke through the ocean of testosterone: a melodic counterpoint was overdue. Korn, Slipknot and Staind were down-tuned and morbid. Mudvayne and System of a Down sounded jerky and chaotic. Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit merged rap and rock. But to be fair, Evanescence was nothing like the bands then dominating the rock channels. The PD’s name? Vetri politely wouldn’t say. FALLEN BY EVANESCENCE LYRICS MOVIEThe song was “Bring Me To Life,” which first appeared on the soundtrack to the Ben Affleck/Jennifer Garner movie “Daredevil.” The rest is history. The woman was Amy Lee, singer of Arkansas rock band Evanescence. They said, ‘A chick and a piano? Are you kidding? On rock radio?'”Īccording to Wind-up Records president Ed Vetri, that’s what a radio programmer said back in 2003 when Wind-up knocked on the station’s door to solicit airplay for a new band.
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