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'''''Evanescence''''' is the first EP by [[Evanescence]]. It was produced by [[Ben Moody]] and [[Jason Jones]], and released by [[Amy Lee]] and Ben in January 1999<ref name="EvBoard">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094958/http://www.evboard.com/328061-post1.html "Discography"]. April 20, 2004. ''[[EvBoard]]''.</ref><ref name="dec9way">{{cite web|title=Evanescence discography 2002|url=http://www.bigwigenterprises.com/reviews.htm|work=bigwigenterprises.com|accessdate=May 27, 2015|author=|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20021209043243/http://www.bigwigenterprises.com/reviews.htm|archivedate= December 9, 2002}}</ref><ref name="WrNG">See ''[[We're Not Goth]]'' website. (Screenshot: [[:File:We're not goth.png|We're not goth.png]]).</ref> at a [[Live at Vino's January 1999|concert]] at [[Vino's Pizza Pub & Brewery|Vino's]] in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], as a printed CD-R. The EP sold for $15 each, and sold out that night. The EP was sold to friends and family as support before it got sold at Vino's, in December 1998.
'''''Evanescence''''' is the first EP by [[Evanescence]], when it was [[Amy Lee]] and [[Ben Moody]], released in January 1999<ref name="EvBoard">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094958/http://www.evboard.com/328061-post1.html "Discography"]. April 20, 2004. ''[[EvBoard]]''.</ref><ref name="dec9way">{{cite web|title=Evanescence discography 2002|url=http://www.bigwigenterprises.com/reviews.htm|work=bigwigenterprises.com|accessdate=May 27, 2015|author=|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20021209043243/http://www.bigwigenterprises.com/reviews.htm|archivedate= December 9, 2002}}</ref><ref name="WrNG">See ''[[We're Not Goth]]'' website. (Screenshot: [[:File:We're not goth.png|We're not goth.png]]).</ref> at a [[Live at Vino's January 1999|concert]] at [[Vino's Pizza Pub & Brewery|Vino's]] in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], as a printed CD-R. The EP sold for $15 each, and sold out that night. The EP was sold to friends and family as support before it got sold at Vino's, in December 1998. Amy said in 2011 that this EP was one the compilation of demos from when Evanescence started out.<ref name="2011interview" />


The EP is very rare; only 100 copies were made.<ref name="dec9way" />
The EP is very rare; only 100 copies were made.<ref name="dec9way" />


The cover features the sculpture [[Angel of Grief]] by William Wetmore Story, also found on the cover of [[Nightwish]]'s ''Once'' and The Tea Party's ''The Edges Of Twilight''.
The cover features the sculpture [[Angel of Grief]] by William Wetmore Story.
 
Amy claimed in an interview in 2011 that this EP was put together by fans.<ref name="2011interview" /> However, this is not true, as it's featured as part of Evanescence's discography on [[Bigwig Enterprises|Bigwig]]'s website,<ref name="dec9way" /> the band's first label before they signed with [[Wind-up Records|Wind-up]].


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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| title5          = [[So Close]]
| title5          = [[So Close]] (cover)
| writer5        = Ben Moody, William Boyd, Matt Outlaw
| writer5        = Ben Moody, William Boyd, Matt Outlaw
| length5        = 4:29
| length5        = 4:29


| title6          = [[Understanding]]
| title6          = [[Understanding]]
| writer6        = Ben Moody
| writer6        = Amy Lee, Ben Moody
| length6        = 7:21
| length6        = 7:21
| note6          = ''Evanescence'' EP version
| note6          = ''Evanescence'' EP version
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=== Outtakes ===
=== Outtakes ===
*"[[Give Unto Me]]" - The original version, later adapted into an instrumental for the ''[[Sound Asleep|Sound Asleep EP]]''.
*"[[Give Unto Me]]" - Written by Amy. The original version, later adapted into an instrumental for the ''[[Sound Asleep|Sound Asleep EP]]''.
*"[[My Immortal]]" - First recorded demo of the song. Features Amy playing a simplified piano arrangement with vocals.  
*"[[My Immortal]]" - First recorded demo of the song. Features Amy playing piano with vocals.  
*"[[October]]"
*"[[October]]"
*"[[Me & You]]" {{Cn}} - Speculated to be an outtake, but most likely a result of miscommunication. Most probably "[[Unknown Title]]" played at [[Live at Vino's 1999|Vino's Bar in May 1999]].
*"[[Me & You]]" {{Cn}} - Speculated to be an outtake, but most likely a result of miscommunication. Most probably "[[Unknown Title]]" played at [[Live at Vino's 1999|Vino's Bar in May 1999]].

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Evanescence EP
EP by Evanescence
Released December 29, 1998 [1]
January 2, 1999 [2][3][4]
Recorded 1998
Length 30:42
Label None
Producer Ben Moody
Jason Jones (co-producer)
Evanescence chronology
Evanescence
(1998)
Sound Asleep
(1999)
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Evanescence is the first EP by Evanescence, when it was Amy Lee and Ben Moody, released in January 1999[2][4][3] at a concert at Vino's in Little Rock, Arkansas, as a printed CD-R. The EP sold for $15 each, and sold out that night. The EP was sold to friends and family as support before it got sold at Vino's, in December 1998. Amy said in 2011 that this EP was one the compilation of demos from when Evanescence started out.[5]

The EP is very rare; only 100 copies were made.[4]

The cover features the sculpture Angel of Grief by William Wetmore Story.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Where Will You Go?" (Evanescence EP version)Amy Lee, Ben Moody 3:53
2. "Solitude"  Amy Lee, Ben Moody 5:44
3. "Imaginary" (Evanescence EP version)Amy Lee, Ben Moody 4:01
4. "Exodus"  Amy Lee, Ben Moody 3:03
5. "So Close (cover)"  Ben Moody, William Boyd, Matt Outlaw 4:29
6. "Understanding" (Evanescence EP version)Amy Lee, Ben Moody 7:21
7. "The End"  Amy Lee, Ben Moody 2:00
Total length:
30:42

Outtakes

Lineup

  • Amy Lee - vocals, piano, keyboards, arrangements
  • Ben Moody - guitars, drums, keyboards, programming, arrangements

Guests

Images

These are original concept art images from an unknown source. The front insert is the single image on one side and blank on the other. The back insert is the same way. The disc has the four 'E' designs screened in black on a silver CD-R.

Download

You can download a Perfect Rip of the EP here:

See Also

References