... in The Eternal. The mix of their songs causes the bass and drums to be very prevalent and the vocals and lead guitar in the background. The tempo, dynamic and melody always influence the content of the lyric. Evanescence did, in fact get into the charts when their 'debut' album, Fallen, was released in 2003. The front lady Amy Lee has a beautifully crystal clear voice that, while being digitally enhanced on the CD, also comes across in the live performances. The guitar, bass and drums are secondary to the vocals in most of the songs and this is the standard set up. On the other hand, Hello has a marvellous piano melody which is a refreshing break from the guitar rock and, in my opinion, allows it to fit more comfortably under the 'gothic' classification. All About Eve played their first gig in 1985 and by this time the gothic 'scene' ...

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