Anywhere But Home [NTSC, Import, Enhanced, Live]

 

 

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Although I have only listened to the CD, I found this set to be a waste of money. Amy Lee's voice is far from being on key during the early tracks of the CD. Also, the CD was poorly recorded with the crowd screams often drowning out the song.

The only part of this CD I found worthwhile was the studio track at the end, Missing. A very good song, but hardly able to justify the entire CD.

First off, Evanescence must be congradulated on such an awesome show and amazing cover art. Here's a run down of the concert, so people have an idea of what it sounds like.
The CD starts off with an intro where all you can hear is the fans screaming, and the synthesizer humming in the backround. The screams escalade, indicating the band has arrived, and sure enough a few chords are pounded out of the guitars and Haunted kicks off the set.
The bands thunders their way straight into Going Under without pasing for a second, and Amy's voice scrapes the bottom of her range, growling hoarsely before ascending into her usual range. At the end of the song Amy thanks Paris and they move on to Taking Over Me, which is basicly the same version as on the album except with the middle of the song extended slightly. Everybody's Fool comes next, certainly not their greatest preformance, but definately worth hearing to hear Amy's obvius aggression.
The band sweeps into a pano-lead cover of Korn's Thoughtless, which is pulled off beautifully and gives you a pumped feeling after listening to it. My Last Breath follows next, then Farther Away, an outtake from Fallen that many people will not have heard before. A great preformance, with an elongated begining and end, and an excellent mix of squealing guitars and tribal drums.
The band slows down for the next two songs, starting with Breathe No More, another outtake. The live version involves the whole band, not just the piano as it was recorded. Some of the acostic guitar has a flamenco feel to it, just adding to the texture of the song. My Immortal follows, beautifully sung. Amy stops singing the chorus the first time through and the crowd is audible, singing along to the piano.
The next song, Bring Me To Life, was the only song that I was disappointed with. It's sung out of key, and honestly I'm not a fan of John LeCompt's vocals, but there are good moments. The beginning of the song is mesmerizing, a slow piano intro playing as Amy sings saprano, the highest note almost sounding unhumane. From there it becomes steadily worse, but thankfully the band doesn't even pause before grinding into Tourniquet.
During the string ending of the song, Amy announces that the next song will be their last. Imaginary is performed, with a solid ending instead of trailing off like on the CD, but otherwise the same version on Fallen.
There's a long pause in the music and all that's heard is the fans' screaming for an encore. They get it, and the set wraps up with Whisper. Missing is included as an unreleased track, though it seems a little out of place after the loud live set.
The DVD contains all sorts of extras, and anyone with even a mild sense of humour will be rolling around on the flor laughing. All together this is an excellent CD/DVD package to have for any fan of Evanescence.

Verry well done it gives you a great look at Evanescence Live + you get the CD. All the songs from the 1st album are there and they are the best. I do not regret my purchase at all.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed with this DVD
I think this is one of the worst concert DVD's I have ever seen. The music is great, don't get me wrong Evanescence is a great band and they put on an awesome show. Read more

Published on Mar 4 2007 by M Lemieux

5.0 out of 5 stars evanescence f***ing rule
i am very impressed with the anywhere but home dvd it is amazing its also great that it has the videos on to the behind the scences is quit funny the bloopers has me in tears. Read more

Published on Dec 15 2005 by claire brown

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome DVD/CD, definitly a must for Evanescence Fans!
If you love Evanescence check out this DVD/CD!! You wont be too dissapointed!

I love this DVD/CD a lot, and I enjoy watching the live concert and the behind-the-scenes stuff... Read more

Published on Aug 2 2005 by Deniruru

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!
Amazing two-disc set....the dvd is fun and entertaining, and i watched the whole concert through, and trust me, i don't like watching concerts on tv. Read more

Published on Jan 3 2005 by zerokandy

5.0 out of 5 stars She has some pipes.
I love Amy Lee. And Evanescence. I have bought Fallen, Anywhere but Home and the Punisher soundtrack because of Amy Lee, all on the days that they came out. Read more

Published on Dec 23 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars :o o.o 0.o Ect, Ect.
"Anywhere But Home" is awesome. Its TWO discs-- One is a CD, the others a DVD -- and includes a FULL concert in Paris. I know what your thinking. Read more

Published on Dec 20 2004 by Rev

5.0 out of 5 stars Anywhere But Home
I bought this dvd the first day it came out...and i must say i loved it! The bloopers + the behind the scene footage...you'll get a good laugh. Read more

Published on Nov 24 2004 by madison avenue

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
seen the show, loved the show, getting the dvd really brings it to life again. awesome. get it and love it all over again.

Published on Nov 15 2004 by kevin

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