Even though there is dark poetry, it's still beautiful. Now I am 13 myself, but that does NOT mean I can't listen to my FAVORITE band. Evanescence is amazing! They are so unique, not metal, rock, pop, and not even electronica, they are their own genre. TOD is beautiful, and Fallen was a masterpiece too.

This is totally amazing. Amys vocal skills are like sitting in an opera sometimes. [Just without the boring ness! :)] WHile the same theme is in every song of hte album (Heartache and Heartbreak) its amazing non the less. The alcohol refrenses aren't much to get worked up about, they are portrayed as being part of the ending relationship. Quite melo-dramatic though, but isn't that what music is about? :)

The Open Door is much darker than Evanescence's previous album, Fallen. Most of the songs are about Amy Lee's break-ups with Ben Moody (who abandoned the band on top of it all) and Shaun Morgan ("Call Me When You're Sober"). "Lithium" uses the idea of being "addicted" to the person in the relationship as being similar to a drug addiction (at least, that's what I see in it). "Snow White Queen" is about being stalked and/or raped. Not truely graphic, but haunting. "Lose Control" is obviously about wanting to throw self-control to the wind and. . . you get the picture. It isn't graphic in any sence. "Like You" is a very saddening song, and like "Hello," for Fallen, it's about her late sister, Bonnie. Those are the only songs I can think of that people might have issues with. And if they have issues with Evanescence. . . there must be something wrong with them. ;-) I love "Good Enough." Amy wrote this song about her husband (then friend/boyfriend), and is about her finally feeling good enough for him to love her. Personally, it makes me feel confident that I'm good enough for the ones I love as well. Amy's vocals are hauntingly beautiful. It's a dark album, and for some, it's depressing, but I think it's just as much a masterpiece as the Fallen, if not more so.

This is an amazing piece of art that any kid with an artistic passion would love.

I think this album, while melodramatic (duh, it's Evanescence. That's just what Amy Lee does), is beautiful musically. Its poetic lyrics are somewhat depressing and metaphorically violent, but Amy Lee is living her own message by writing music about an upsetting situation. So what if that's the basis for all of the songs? Writing them was a way for her to express her emotions in a positive way, which is something more people in this world should learn to do.

I love this album! I loved Fallen, Evanescence's first album, but The Open Door brings an element of hightened artisic expression, new influence and growth to the table. The music is dark, yes, but it provides a sense of comfort in that at the end of the songs and even the final song of the album, 'Good Enough', give the listener hope and tell them "you'll make it through this". Evanescence's music is beautiful, poetic, dark, inspiring and unique. A must listen.

Evanescence is an amazing band. Amy Lee's vocals and poetry are fantastic. This album is a must!

This album was the greatest I have heard from the band,,, hope to hear more soon