Alternative Rock Compilations music reviews

Okay I think the name of this comp series is really lame, but the idea is spot on, I mean come on it's a bunch of bands that nobody has heard of, but instead of being those lame bands that play at EVERY damn show in your home town (*cough*nationalholiday*cough*) some of these bands got some decent chops. I really liked A Month of Someday's track, it was both a bummer and awesome at the same time and Sounds Like Violence had a decent track, it's a real bummer though. Anyways kids, this stuff is alright, it's no Senses Fail (haw!) but if your smart you'll realize that's actually a good thing. No feigned emotions here (well on some songs that isn't the case...). It's hot, you might feel kinda ashamed of admiting it, but you know some of these tracks COOK!

If you're already a fan of the Emo Diaries Series, then you won't be disappointed. The arrangement of the songs, aswell as the line up of artist, is superb. Deep Elm has really stepped up for this compilation, and that is appearent in the album's two most stand out songs, The Holiday Plan's Projecting Power and Deep Elm's own, (ond of my personal favorites), Sounds Like Violence's contribution of The Light Is Such a Beautiful Sight, which both make you want to either bang your head or reflect, like true Emo and Emo influenceed Indie should. If you're just getting into the Emo or Indie scene, i highly suggest this and every other Emo Diary, they're a must buy for Emo Kids.

The songs on the soundtrack are either really good or really bad. The ones I think that are really good (and the reasons why I bought the soundtrack) are Tracks 6, 9, 12, and 15.
The rest of the songs aren't that good.
So basically the movie is better than the album. (Elektra receives 4 stars from me.)
If you like this soundtrack you will like the Daredevil Soundtrack.

Best Cd i ever bought...
i like every song in this soundtrack and i really recomend buying it

This cd is AWSOME! It is a great cd with great music! I recomend this cd to everyone who likes the movie Elektra and/or rock music!!

As a huge Evanescence fan and as a huge fan of instumental music my thoughts on buying this album were this "what could be better than one of my favorite albums of all time being done with only the piano?" Well let's just say that this album is NOT the answer to that question. What Mr. Sano has done here is turned an incredible, amazing, energetic, moody, collection of songs into something tired, depressing, and very much lackluster. I do appreciate the fact that SOMEONE decided it was a good idea to perform Evanescence's music with only the piano because it really was a good idea. I only wish they had gotten someone else to perform the music.

From the very beginning of the album starting with Going Under which is my favorite song by Evanescence one can already tell the album is already in trouble. The original is so full of energy and emotion and this version has none of that. The melody is extremely slow and disjointed. Not to mention the fact that I think that when Arko Sano arranged this piece he might have tried to make it more intricate but is unable to play those intricate parts in his own arrangement. At times it seems almost like he's stumbling over the notes where as at other times there are these long pauses leaving the listener wondering where the music went.

I wish I could say that the album gets better after the first song but it doesn't. There is no life bringing to Bring Me To Life which is, like the original album, the song that follows Going Under. If anything life has been taking away from what Evanescence had created with Fallen. When listening to the album you have to wonder if the pianist could possibly be familiar with the group he's performing a tribute for because if he was there is no way he would have changed the tempo to the music the way it was changed. It's just so slow it completely throws off the music. Now I understand that when doing a tribute album the goal is to make their music your own so as not to merely be copying the original artist and I'm sure that there is a way to do that but unfortunately this wasn't the way to go.

Now I'm sure many will read this review and think that I'm being extremely harsh but you have look what I am comparing this album to. I am comparing this album to Fallen and Fallen is absolutely brilliant. This is absolutely not. I'm not saying that Mr. Sano is not a very talented pianist I just feel that this project may have been too much. It was gutsy that he would attempt it in the first place seeing as how big this album was for Evanescence and how people are used to hearing it a certain way. It took guts to try and change it up and make it your own. Unfortunately for him it just didn't work out. As for those who buy this album looking for something different from but still just as wonderful as the original, don't. You will be very diappointed.

When first I saw this album, I just had to buy it. I love piano music, I love rock music, and it probably goes without saying that I'm a huge Evanescence Fan. So when I saw a solo piano tribute to Evanescence, I bought it without even hearing a sample, assuming that it must be great.

The songs are arranged and performed by Ark Sano, and the album is released on the Vitamin label who are known for these kind of tribute albums. "Eclipse" is basically a tribute to the "Fallen" CD, and includes all 11 tracks in the same order as the original. This seems to suggest an intention to stay true to the original album, but musically, it does not.

The entire album lacks the energy of the original songs, and even the performances "My Immortal", and "Hello" (which are slow piano based songs to begin with) feel empty and hollow, and way too slow. It can't be easy to express the essence of a great rock band using only a piano, and it's pretty bold and risky thing to attempt! Ark Sano is clearly a very talented pianist and arranger, but it seems he is straying outside his area of expertise in doing this album, and I'm left wondering if he is even a fan of Evanescence' music, or if he was just a "hired gun" to do this recording. Most of the arrangements sound disjointed, and it's hard to follow the songs because the pianist frequently strays from the original melodies and inserts long pauses. He also has slowed the tempo way down on most of the tracks, which only severs to drain the energy from the songs, and fails to create the moodiness you might expect. Maybe he's trying to inject his own artistic interpretation, but in this case, it has a negative effect on the music. The best tracks on the album are "My Last Breath" and "Taking Over Me", as they stay pretty true to the original melody. But even these would sound better if played just a little faster.

I really wanted to like this album, but after listening to it repeatedly hoping it would grow on me, I realize it's a mediocre CD at best. Check out "Rockfluence" by Scott D. Davis, or "Night Divides the Day" by George Winston to hear how great a solo piano rock tribute can actually be. I wish Vitamin Records would have hired one of these guys to do this album.

Don't intend to rock out when you buy this album. Infact, don't even intend to have everything go the way the orignal songs do. This album places the tunes in a great rearrangement that will allow you to just mellow out. I have found myself often listening and imagining Amy singing.

If you like a rock tune that has been torn down to it's basic form, then you will really enjoy this.

This CD is terrible! This music makes me cringe! Okay I'll admit it isn't as bad as the string quartet or gothic acoustic but, how could somebody like this crappy tribute. The good tribute is the piano tribute. I mean Evanescence is NOT pop or electronic or dance or whatever. They're a unique rock band! I know they sort of go a little electro sometimes but, it's still rock! It may not be very heavy. But, the best thing is that Amy has strong vocals like Epica, Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, or even Kamelot. (But, when I say Kamelot I mean they both have good vocals, not the same gender!) And Amy's vocals aren't too opera like Nightwish. (You'll see what I mean if you listen to Nightwish's song "Dark Chest of Wonders") But, DO NOT GET THIS CD!!! You want the PIANO tribute!

I bought this CD because I remember going to clubs in the late 80's and dancing to Sinitta's cover of "Right Back Where we Started From" and had been looking for it for a long time. When I found it on this CD, I ordered it. When I got the CD, I saw on the back of the cover that "this compilation contains new stereo recordings performed by the featured artists...". If I had known this, I would never have ordered this CD. I even doubt that these are new recordings by the original artists and wonder if they are not "sound-alike" artists. The "new" versions of the Kim Carnes, Irene Cara, Charlene, A Taste of Honey and Berlin songs are completely unlistenable. It has been years since I have heard the Sinitta song which was my reason for buying the CD, but it still does not sound the same as I remember and can only assume that it is not the original version since none of the other songs are. In short, don't waste your money, skip this travesty. My true rating for this would have been a negative rating, but the lowest you can give is 1 star.