On the band's highly anticipated 2006 album, The Open Door, Evanescence presents the full-length studio debut of its new lineup, after the departure of founding guitarist Ben Moody and the addition of six-stringer Terry Balsamo. While this outing isn't a radical sonic departure for the goth-leaning heavy rock band, the change clearly allowed vocalist Amy Lee to take the creative reins, and indulge even more in her flair for the ornate and dramatic, as evidenced by The Open Door's fairy tale-like artwork and urgent first single, "Call Me When You're Sober," which finds the singer cutting loose with her powerfully expressive voice. Fans worried about major stylistic shifts from Evanescence will be relieved by this confident release, which logically furthers previous album Fallen's brooding alternative metal sound. ~ Eric Schneider|
Rovi
世界にその名を轟かせた驚愕のデビューから3年、ついに新作が到着だ。メンバーの脱退を経て、新生エヴァネッセンスの出発点を飾る作品ではあるが、エイミーの澄み渡るヴォーカルとヘヴィーなサウンドが渾然一体となって生まれる〈エヴァ・サウンド〉はもちろん健在。シングル曲“Call Me When You're Sober”を筆頭に、メロディーがより強調された質の高い楽曲群からは、彼女たちのめざす音楽への自信が漲ってくる。
bounce (C)古山 悦子
タワーレコード(2006年10月号掲載 (P97))