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ArcticWolf said:
Personally, some bands that are frequently being compared to Evanescence I actually prefer, like Within Temptation and Nightwish, because they are a tad もっと見る interesting to me in both their vocals and use of instruments and have もっと見る variety from album to album, while some other bands that Ev are compared to, like Lacuna Coil and Xandria, I think are a bit "bland" (but not even remotely dull, don't get me wrong!) compared to stuff Ev have done. I personally like all the bands あなた listed as examples. But to clarify, エヴァネッセンス is NOT copying anyone. They began in 1994 and for the longest time Amy had no idea that the many Europeans bands エヴァネッセンス was being compared to actually existed. As for songwriting, I think Evanescence's lyrics are better than some bands up there and not as good as others (Nightwish has the best, IMO). Evanescence's lyrics can be dark and almost ゴシック sounding (which is why they are sometimes inaccurately labeled as "gothic rock"), which some people sadly mistake for "emo". (Don't get me started on a rant about how エモ and goth are nothing alike!) As for エヴァネッセンス being only for teenagers, many Ev ファン ARE teenagers, so people immediately jump to the conclusion that the teen age is the only age that it is appropriate to like them. Another reason why people think that is because people generally stereotype darker-ish lyrics as "angsty", which is, again, a stereotype for teenagers. I don't believe it for a 秒 because every single member of my family, even family members like uncles and older cousins, all like Evanescence. It really just is a stereotype. However, I actually kind of understand the hate エヴァネッセンス gets sometimes. I'm sorry if this will offend anyone, but I don't put Amy's vocals on such a high pedestal as I used to. To me, her voice strains a lot, and although I think Amy really CAN sing, the strains can get irritating and it's obviously not good for her voice, which is one of the reasons why I honestly don't think she's as good as some of the European frontwomen she's constantly being compared to (sorry!). She's gotten much better, though, IMO. In addition to that the band, aside from Amy, hasn't shown much above-average musicianship. Taking both examples into account, can あなた blame some people when Evanescence, an extremely 人気 rock band world-wide, begins to overshadow other bands that really do have better trained musicians and vocalists? I mean, it's completely out of line and as an エヴァネッセンス ファン it offends me (I know it may not seem like it right now, but エヴァネッセンス is in my 上, ページのトップへ 10 お気に入り bands of all time), but I understand the reasoning behind the hate.
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