After the harder "crunch" of the first Evanescence album, I eagerly anticipated this next release. I popped into my CD player in the truck on the way home from the store and almost turned around to see if they had slipped a Sarah McLachlan disk in the sleeve by mistake.
Wel,l I've driven around the block a few more times (it was in my CD player for a week) and unfortunately, it's not a mistake. There is no "crunch" to this album, not a single song with a hard edge. I don't even think I hear a radio single. Any "crunchiness" that this disk had was removed in the edits, or was added during the edits almost as an afterthought. While this disc might cut it at a Lillith Fair audition, it's not what I'd hoped for.
It is a tremendous solo showcase for Amy Lee, although again I don't hear a single, but I don't think its fair to label this an "Evanescence" disc. I guess I'll have to rely on Flyleaf to supply that "crunchy" female lead vocal.
Track list under the jump.
1. Sweet Sacrifice
2. Call Me When You're Sober
3. Weight of the World
4. Lithium
5. Cloud Nine
6. Snow White Queen
7. Lacrymosa
8. Like You
9. Lose Control
10. The Only One
11. Your Star
12. All That I'm Living For
13. Good Enough