I had black fingernails every single day in High School (as well as black eyeliner) and I was NEVER THE POPULAR KID. Ever. All of a sudden it's the 'in' thing and your bad-ass if you have freaking black nails. Somebody hand me a hammer, I'll give you black nails!
Evanescence isn't goth. They are mainstream in every possible way. I guess you could call them mainstream goth. It used to be you were Goth because you didn't want to fit in and now it's your goth because you do. And the capital letter does make the difference, trust me.
Don't get me wrong, Evanescence put on a decent show. Amy Lee has an amazing voice and she is very beautiful... and did I mention dramatic? But the guys in the crowd screaming 'Marry me Amy! Have my baby Amy! You are so hot Amy!' made it a little hard for me to take it all seriously. I’ve never been to a Justin Timberlake concert but I have a feeling the girls there scream similar things.
This wasn’t a rock show. It was a screaming hormone show with the exception of Chevelle. I have to say they really saved the night. I just hope the next time they come it’s on their own.
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1 - sam
i went to the evanescence, chevelle, and finger eleven concert last night too. and i just want to say i thought evanescence was wonderful. im not even that big of an evanescence fan (i went with my boyfriend and two other friends) and i thought they did great. and yes, chevelle did great too, that was my first time hearing them and i liked them. they could really interact with the crowd. but just because when evanescence came on stage people were screaming things to amy lee doesn't mean it should take away from THEIR proformance. i don't understand why that "made it a little hard for you to take it all seriously." like honestly, what were you expecting? everyone to sit quietly throughout the concert? and yes i understand your view on the goth thing, but still, it shouldn't matter what the band is wearing. amy lee has an amazing voice. and i think evanescence and chevelle BOTH did great. (i don't really have much comment on finger eleven because i didn't hear much of them.)
2 - Katie McNeill
I did say that Amy Lee did a nice job. You must have missed that. And no I did not expect everyone to sit still. I was on floor and know better than to expect quiet and stillness there of all places.
but teen boys screaming 'have my baby' makes me laugh. I was close enough that when she sat down to play her piano and asked for quiet (she said something like 'let me sing this one myself' I can't remember for sure now.)you could see the screaming was maybe a little irritating to her. Scream all you want but not while someone is singing. And not in my ear. I had one boy scream the whole time right in my ear.
3 - Tia
I have seen Evanescence live several times and each time it has been a great show. Finger Eleven and Chevelle also did a good job. Evanescence was never a Christian band. It was merely the Christian music industry that wanted to label them as such. And since they don't even consider themselves as Goth, you must have been addressing the fans and other individuals that share in the misconception that they are a Goth band. And since when does the crowd determine the genre of a concert? I thought it was about the music-and in this case, amazing music-that the band creates. I did not know that it makes you less of a rock star to have adolescent and teenage fans that have a crush on you.
4 - Lisa
When i go to a concert or listen to a song for the first time I really am not thinking to myself "now, what would this be classified as?" That seems a little silly. Just as it seems silly to comment more about whether or not a band fits in their supposed genre, than the music itself. I like good music and I have hopped across several genres to find it. And finding new truly good, thoughtful music is so rare these days, that I would hardly ask that it also fit the standards for some 'record company' induced genre. Evanescence makes great music. The sound is beautiful and inspiring, while the lyrics are powerful and complete. Once music reaches a certain level of greatness, the classifications we place on it become meaningless altogether. As for Finger Eleven and Chevelle I enjoyed both of their sets and I really appreciated how each band added a different element to the concert.
5 - aj
I was at the concert and having never seen any of the headlininf bands live before I was excited to be there. For me Finger 11 were clearly the best. I am not a huge fan of any of those bands but I love live music for the energy and character of the bands. I had only heard one of their songs prior to the concert, that didn't matter. They sounded great, but the highlight was the fact that they oozed stage presence and energy. I was looking foward to Chevelle playing. I am sorry but standing still playing guitar is not energy or good satge presence, niether is walking to the edge of the stage during every course of every song and holding the same one pose. It becomes very predictible very quickly. They did sound good, infact they sounded great, but if I wanted solely great sound, I'd listen to a CD. Evanescence too sounded great, Amy Lee was great. I thought the rest of the band were dull. The fact that they got out of time didn't impress me at all. I walked away very dissappointed as did my girl. In short, all 3 bands sounded good (except for the one mishap from evanescence) but the stage show overall was poor.