Evanescence do have a harder side also. They like to alternate between it and Amy soloing on the piano. You could try " Bring me to life", " Going under", my favorite " Torniquet" or another slower one " Hello". It's always a pleasure to see you smiling and playing the harp Amy. 😊
This is where I disagree with many people in general and not just in music. Complexity does not equal better. Complexity is good when it adds or defines the music but is not the main factor. Evanescence music is more fundamental but interesting due to the evocative textures and themes. Music for the masses which in my book is more important then for the academic. When music touches your emotions and make you feel, that is good music.
Complexity does not equal better, but the capacity for complexity does. I agree with your basic premise though that simplicity CAN be just as powerful as complexity.
Complexity too often leans into snobbish... Like people talking oh so 'intelligent' about painters like 'Mondriaan' with his square figures. To me that's truly rubbish. Where I am very much into comics and regard these pencillers as artists....most would say it's childish doodling. But it requires absolute talent. Too often these 'great' painters or sculptors and whatnot are talked into greatness where there's actually much ado about nothing. Lots of times I get a snobby vibe from these people. In the pop/rock/metal world you often get that from prog lovers....these people oftentimes are as snobby as they come. All because they listen to more 'difficult' music. Often they are a certain kind of people, you can just pick them out when you hear them talk, or even by appearance. Jazz is another example.....these people are probably the worst even. You simpleton just don't get this music, shut up! 🤣
Do you know Amy Lee also plays the HARP!!! She learned while on an extended break between albums when she was in a "questioning" phase. She doesn't claim to be very good at it, but fell in love with it. In their later albums you'll hear it. :) In terms of style - they almost always have at least one ballad on their albums but they are mostly harder rock.
I think you missed the essence of this song by Evanescence (no pun intended) by focusing too much on the simple melody and chord progression. This song and Sinéad O'Conner's version of "Nothing Compares 2U" are considered by many to be two of the saddest songs in rock and pop in the last 30 years. Not because of their complexity. But because of their simplicity and soulful expression. Which you will miss if you focus too much on the analytics.
Many classical musicians seem to have this issue. Things that they deem simple, because of the melody, chord progression, or whatever, they seem to almost disregard. For me, who is a fan of all styles really, would almost always take simple and emotional over flashy and cold.
I'll give it to you Sinead's "Nothing Compares" is more iconic but let's not compare (no pun) neither her voice , neither the song itself to "My Immortal" :P
It's more modern.......well that's because most of these songs were from the video age. This video in particular was mesmerizing. Her eyes, the band coming in at the end....were all beautifully done. The performance can elevate a song as much as a chord change. It's a shame you did not see what everyone else saw. But I figure your husband will show you the video. Tonight,Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins is another example of extremely artistic videos, elevating a song to award level over it's peers.
How strange... just subscribed after hearing your reaction to Sound of Silence and wondered instantly whether you reacted to this song.. amazing you have! There is a lot of heartbreak and passion in this song (Amy has experienced much).. after all, songs and melodies are about feeling and evoking memories, dreams, fears, emotion, and so much more x The visuals to this song are equally as good and relate.
I LOVE Amy's Vocals I found Evanescence on the internet back in 2006 (This was when I got my 1st computer.) My Immortal was also my introduction to her amazing vocal abilities. I have been a big fan since, and I hope you are a fan now too. Still diggin' your videos. Keep 'em comin'.
I've never been a fan of Evanescence, but I was about 12 when Fallen came out and that album was huge. Lately, when I've heard their name I've listened to them just for a certain nostalgia's sake. Amy Lee does have a beautiful voice, and I do like the sentiment behind this song. Nice to see someone with a classical background analyze it.
Love hearing this piece reacted to; thank you. Two background tidbits, at about the same time as this single was released, the band briefly posted a 'band's version' arrangement online, for download, which was very similar to the version you listened to, but lacked the crashing guitars and cymbals and such in the break; it was just the piano. To me, it's a much more touching and intimate version. The other tidbit is that Ben Moody was asked about the strange sounds that appear at the end, as he allows the keyboards to fade out. It sounds very much like Morse code. Moody said it was something intrinsic to the keyboard, and nothing he did. (Be interesting to see if someone can interpret Morse Code, and can tell us what the keyboard is communicating. Perhaps it's the manufacturer's name, or the model number, or some such.)
Really a great song, Amy Lee is very talented. It's sort of a nice reversal to go A to C#m, and leave it hanging there. The other chord progression with F#m is nice too. If I was her guitar player though, I would probably try to tell her that I don't think this song should have a heavy guitar passage. If she insisted, I think I would suggest a key change there. Instead of E leading into the guitar solo playing over the F#m progression, maybe take E to F C Am Em F G# B C# and then back to F#m with her singing, using the F C Am Em part to solo over, and then use power chords and drums to emphasize the F G# B C# sort of chromatic climb before going back to F#m. Something like that. I really like her piano playing and progressions right before the guitar breakdown.
I quite liked the first album by Evanescence (or at least some songs from it), when it was released, but I never followed their work more than that. I guess I was listening and liking too many bands back then and it was very easy to forget about any of them. Anyway, your talking about how good this song is for beginners made me wish to find any instrument somewhere and try to play it. Maybe once I'll try to borrow an acoustic guitar from my friend and try to learn it. Who knows. 😊
Go for it Jovana. I have received a lot of pleasure from learning to play various instruments (guitar, bass, drums, and piano), and I really didn't start learning until I was 50. I personally did it just for my own entertainment and learning pleasure, not to impress others. One of the nice side benefits is that I now better understand what all of the different musicians are doing in a band, along with understanding music in general much better. Which has helped me to better understand and appreciate the type of concepts Amy shows in her videos (harmony, melody, etc.) There are lots of great resources on YT and online for learning.
@@LeeKennison I know, just I have never really wished to learn to play an instrument, except for drums long time ago. I have always been a vocals person more than anything. But this Amy's talk really made me wish it for a moment. I don't know. Maybe in a future I might give it a try. I am just afraid, knowing myself, that I would give up very quickly.
@@jovana_r Yeah, I know the feeling. That was my experience when I was younger and tried to learn guitar, since I would give up on it pretty quickly. I don't think I had the patience back then, and was probably overly concerned on how I would sound to others. Later in life I didn't have these issues, since I was just doing it to enjoy it, and not worrying too much about how good I sounded to others. For whatever reason, I really got into it this time around and so I was naturally motivated. Since then it has brought me a lot of pleasure and satisfaction. I would say it is worth taking a little time to try it, just to see if you get the desire to get into it more. Maybe guitar isn't the best starting point, since you have to deal with tuning, sore fingers, and learning how to form various chords that will likely sound terrible until you develop your abilities to form them properly. If you have access to a keyboard instrument that might be an easier starting point.
@@LeeKennison I don't worry how I would sound to others because even if I started learning any instrument, it would be only for me and I guess that the only person that would hear me would be my husband and he has witnessed a lot of my truly horrible singing already. So at this point in life I don't worry about that at all. But my problem is that I don't have a real desire to play anything. And then you add starting to learn it from zero. Only thinking about that makes me feel and think "no way!". There are things, not conected to music, that I am much more interested in, but struggle with all of them. I have always had a motivation ptoblems, but since I became ill, nothing is possible. My brain, nerves and body simply give up after really short amount of time. But, well, who knows... maybe one day. And I guess that if I ever feel good enough to learn to play an istrument, it will be drums. I have a very good friend who is an amazing drummer and he even offered me to teach me at his house, but, as I've said, at the moment it is simply impossible.
@@jovana_r Yeah, you need to go with where your passions lead you. Hopefully you can find those things that give you pleasure and satisfaction, within the constraints of what you can do on any given day. The one good thing about our modern world is that the internet and sites like RU-vid give you a wealth of things to explore without having to leave your house. I remember you saying in the live chat that you will be going to a Rammstein concert in less than 6 months. That will be an awesome experience.
I was 14 when I first heard My Immortal when evanescence released their Fallen album and I remember this song being very popular at the time it got played on the radio in the uk 🇬🇧 a lot and it featured in the daredevil film with Ben Affleck as well
Amy Lee is a classically trained Pianist so there are definitely elements of her music which are inspired by classical music as I’m sure Freddie Mercury would’ve been inspired by classical music as well.
If you enjoy mixing of genres, look into symphonic metal. Some uses more heavy metal music with opera type vocals. Others mix heavy guitars and strings with vocals. Some groups to look into, Nightwish with either Tarja (original singer) or Floor Jansen (current), Epica, Visions of Atlantis. Dark Side of the Moon worked with violist Rusanda Pandili using a violin made by Maggini in 1610. Their cover of Enya’s May It Be is a wonderful example of taking one genre and changing it to a different genre. Another reason I think you would enjoy Dark Side of the Moon, they are a 4 piece band. Melissa on vocals, Morten on drums, Hans on guitar and Jenny on harp. But I do think you would enjoy breaking down how two really different types of music merge into a new type of music.
Just check out an unbelievably brilliant cover from MORISSETTE AMON LAMAR from the Philippines she did live at her home in one of her livestreams, just her on her piano and mic blasting a brilliant cover 🇬🇧🔥👌❤️.
Keep in mind, Ben Moody and Amy Lee wrote this song when they were only 15 (good chance they wrote it at church camp together). I'm quite sure these piano riffs ARE "standard musical figures" and "basic" as you call them, but for normal people on the outside looking in, we just hear (and feel) our heart strings being tugged on for 4 minutes by what WE think is an incredible arrangement and lyrical presentation. Nothing "standard" or "basic" about it for US :') P.S. Happy belated birthday Amy. You rock our souls!
Pretty sure that's incorrect Ben wrote this song when his grandmother past away And it wasn't edited by Amy until a year or so later And there is a recorded version of Ben's version of the song, sung by Amy before Amy edited the sing to what we ended up with I will find a link for the Ben only version...
The differences in the Fallen version is what Amy changed from this version below... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lpQ4tfjr2GY.htmlsi=fNqp-xzqBqQlbLYe
I'd love for Amy to hear the band "Flyleaf" mostly for their petite firebrand vocalist, Lacey Sturm. Not to mention all the other Hard Rock/Metal bands with harsh female vocals.
Not my choice of music but to value the nature and elements of teaching and not music snobbery opens the options for true inquiry to art. It also works in the visual art world. Thank you.
Just shows how personal music is. I like My Immortal more than Bring Me To Life :-) The version with drums and guitar fireworks of course, not the stripped down Sky Radio version... Duh :-)
@@IvarMeijerwell exactly. I also enjoy the video for BMTL except the bit where Amy appears to be totally unable to climb onto a window ledge after climbing a building! 😂
I don't know the bands you're suggesting, but if they sound anything like Evanescence, then please no, I really hate this whiny style that is typical for bands advertised with "female vocals". The songs with female vocals that I would suggest are "Bruise Violet" by Babes in Toyland, "Open Your Eyes" by Guano Apes and maybe "Mother Mother" by Tracy Bonham. The way the women perform these songs is actually doing the genre justice, unlike Evanescence with the monotonous whininess.
Was 2003, so relatively recent, this and the excellent "Bring Me To Life." Both tracks significantly outshone everything else, just musically I mean, at that period of time. It really was a bad period. One thing worth noting is the exceptional vocal melody in this song. Personally, I'm not a fan of the "metal" sections in these songs -the heavily compressed guitar sound, lacking dynamics. It seems to cheapen and distort earlier guitar innovations, and was often used by the less capable metal type groups of that period. Using it basically as a masking for their seeming inability to master loud-and-soft, or dynamics. Amy Lee's obvious talent shines through, but Ben's contribution feels a bit uncertain. Sounds a bit like a somewhat ostentatious but less-talented cousin, who keeps elbowing his way into her excellent songs.
A real rock critic would use words like “mellow “ or “chill”. There is an established vernacular out there that is used when discussing rock music. I think that this leans more to pop, which is fine as long as it is legitimately good pop. Unfortunately, too much of it seems to be manufactured tripe. However, there’s one artist that you should definitely give a listen to - Billie Eilish. She and her producer brother won eight Grammys when she was only 18 years old. Just don’t listen to “Bad Guy”. Instead listen to “Everything I Wanted”, “No Time To Die”, for which she won an Oscar, or “When The Party’s Over”. Thanks 🙏
A band that I never been interested in. The music, (like that of Nightwish), just too much easy listening and floats by, leaving nothing to hold to. For me music can be simple and doesn´t have to be inventive and the arrangement may even be uninteresting, but I have to find something, it has to leave a mark. For me this is too blunt. Probably popular because of it's accessibility, the sadness in the voice and the lyrics. Although if you read the lyrics they do not seem to totally fit with being about loosing someone, to death or otherwise, that you have been in a healthy relationship with, or it at least seems that way to me. But many do though love the song as a beautiful song about grieving/missing a loved one, and connect with it because of personal experience. And there is a beauty and worth in that.
While the band might have a diverse sound, unfortunately Amy's voice never changes. It has the same tinge of high level angst in every single song and I find her dull to listen to. No colour, no highs and lows, just the same emotion in every song.
Thank you! She always sounded whiny and monotonous to me, but with all the people praising her back then (and now in this comment section) I felt like I was going crazy for finding the band boring and annoying.
You're not alone. My immortal is the only song I know of where she uses her voice differently, but only at the beginning. She inevitably gets into that upper register drone (ok, that sounds like an oxymoron but it's the only description I can think of). I was taken by Bring Me To Life, but as I listened to the rest of the album the more I found myself thinking "same, same, same, no change".
As someone who was listening to the radio at the time Evanescence hit, it can't be understated how big they were at the time. Whether you're a fan or not their music was on the radio like every fifteen minutes. One of the biggest bands at the time. Amy Lee is a true talent.
I think this song became so popular because of its very honest emotional expression. Many people can relate to losing a loved one and this song captures emotions related to that in such a beautiful way. It has helped many people to process their losses
In terms of which music the quieter piano parts remind me of, I suppose Tori Amos "Pretty Good Year" from her album "Under the Pink" comes to mind. Tori is such a mind blowing pianist anyway - especially on "Cornflake Girl" so that's one you might enjoy reviewing, Amy 🥰 Nothing much I can add to the fabulous comments about Evanescence. They're just fabulous. "My Immortal" is so sublime but with a good crescendo (and solo). I enjoyed this review ♥♥♥
I was around 13 when Evanescence dropped their singles for Fallen and blew up. I can't remember which song I heard on the radio first, but I think it was My Immortal, because at that age I wasn't very interested in music and hearing Amy Lee's voice had an immediate impact on me. I'd never heard a singer like her, and I got that album. One of the first bands that I was truly interested in. I'm a metalhead now and I sometimes find myself wishing Evanescence made more complex music that backed up Amy's always amazing vocals. However, l still consider The Open Door to be a nearly perfect album and I'll listen to anything they make to hear how her voice mixes with hard rock guitars and drums. If you are interested in hearing more of this band, I think you should do a track from The Open Door. It is more varied and creative than their other albums, in my opinion. "Lacrymosa" is on that album, and I think "Lose Control" and "Your Star" are also pretty interesting, from a compositional standpoint. They're also just really really good to listen to.
Lovely comment 🙂. I think Cloud Nine is also an overlooked song from The Open Door, and Amy's voice on it is characteristically expressive and soaring.
Some of y’all complaining/annoyed that she’s not focusing on the theme of the lyrics, but rather the simplicity of the arrangement of the song, AS IF THAT WAS A BAD THING, is hilarious! I think Y’ALL missed the point of her analysis. She’s basically saying exactly what some of you are saying, but in a more eloquent way. “Sometimes, simple IS better!” Her calling the arrangement basic isn’t an insult! It’s a fact! “My Immortal” is a simple song, BEAUTIFUL, but simple nonetheless. I’ve been a die hard fan of Ev since ‘03, precisely because Amy is a classically trained musician. You can hear it in most, if not all, her music. That’s what I love about Evanescence, but a sprinkling of classical influences doesn’t stop them from being a very contemporary rock band, and sometimes simplicity is key, and my immortal is a perfect example of that. I’m also classically trained and I also teach piano, and guess what? I’ve used My Immortal for all my beginner students in the past, because of how simple it is, and in the process make new fans out of my students! This review was wonderful! It was so nice seeing a review that actually focuses on the music rather than the lyrics! ❤️
YES! I was jarred when I saw some people on the comments thinking she was taking away from Amy's and the band's talent, when she's literally taking the song as an open door (no pun intended hahah) to everyone to relate to it (which is a fact some people are using kinda against the reaction, when it's exactly what she's saying).
My two favourites Amys in one video :) I saw Evanescance at Download this year, she sings like this live, there's no studio polishing going on here. PLeeeeeeaese do 'Lithium' its got all that classical stuff mixed in with some guitars and it's AWESOME
I have watched a few of your reactions and subsequent analyses. First I enjoy them. I chose to comment on this song because well I like it, and it is recent. I feel like this Chanel is as much about your journey into a new style of music as anything else. To that end my impressions, music is a form of expression, Rock tends to express anger, depression, or “Let’s Party”. Classical music tends to have a broader range of emotions expressed, but much of classical music is much more than 4 or 5 voices. Amy lee is as much a poet as anything else and so her music reflects that end. Keep that in mind with Evanesance ‘s music. I think at times you might struggle with comparisons to what you know. Most rock bands are quartets or quintets with a singer as the main melodic voice, and three supporting rhythm instruments to support, more like folk music in that sense. A riff is a reoccurring harmony on which to build on. Think Fur Elise or Eine Kliene Nachtmusik, or even Vivaldi’s guitar concerti. An interesting note about this era of rock is it saw the guitar less as a lead instrument and more of a counter melodic voice, and therefore no screaming guitar solo. For an interesting exercise in blending 2 outwardly contrasting styles of music I would like to recommend alternative rock bands like “The Red Hot Chili Peppers” and/or Candlebox (Far Behind). At any rate please keep the Chanel and please continue your musical exploration, I think we will all benefit.
I enjoyed your reaction to this song, and I really enjoyed your music lesson at the end, in which you encouraged others to play along to songs like this with a simple harmonic structure. This song sounded vaguely familiar, although I don't ever remember specifically listening to Evanescence, even though I have heard of Amy Lee. Not sure why I never checked them out before. I just spot checked a few of their other songs which lean more into the metal style, while still being accessible to those who might not otherwise like metal. They gave me a bit of a Nightwish vibe. I really liked Amy Lee's voice, and I thought it also worked well over these harder sounding songs.
Don't ever compare Evanescence (Amy) with Nightwish (Floor) in front of Nightwish fans. They are so sensitive about it and even take it as an insult. 😆
It's funny. When I first heard this band way back when my immediate feeling was that they were a more commercialised/radio friendly take on symphonic metal. I don't mean that as a negative, giving people a "gateway drug" to other styles is important.
@@jovana_r Lol, I knew making the Nightwish comparison was going to get me in trouble.😉 I almost left it out because of that. But honestly that was the first thing that popped into my head from my limited sampling. It wasn't meant to be a negative opinion of either band. More as being a type of metal and vocals that non-hardcore metal fans can enjoy. I do like Nightwish, although I am not a devoted fan. I would actually like Amy to give Nightwish another listen, since her first one was very early on in her journey and was tainted by the Metal Mozart comparison.
Can't wait for the moment when symphonic metal appears on this channel. Such bands as Epica with Simone's best soprano nowadays, of course Nightwish, Within Temptation, etc. Thanks for all videos I watched so far, (has started from the beginning).
Oh wow your gonna love her voice !! She’s a lovely woman as well. Also, heavy metal is just Classical music mixed with the blues and the Amps turned all the way up with distorted guitars
Amy was actually going to college for music composition for cinema when the band got signed. I’d be very curious what you think of synthesis. In my opinion one of the bands most unique works
Hi 👋 Mrs. Amy, As you told it’s a very simple piece of music… I remember I’ve been able to play it (“solo” included ) and that says it all…very simple, but sometimes a well prepared sandwich 🥪 could be better than a fancy and complex “nouvelle cuisine” dish. Here the classic bread 🥖 is the floating arpeggio and the melody that reminds me of a religious hymn and the high quality ham is Amy Lee’s voice; no sauce? Yes, just a thin layer of mayonnaise that could be represented by the “bridge”, the little “solo” and the fading and ethereal “outro”… I got hungry 😋… Thanks for your fantastic analysis.
Thanks for being a wonderful human Amy. I could be having a tough day, see a new video from you and things start looking up. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Thanks for a year full of videos!!! It was a lot of work for you. The world is a better place with you and Vlad (and your little one) in it. ❤
Hey Amy. I think this song is purposefully simple and much more about other Amy's words, which makes sense given the subject. I think a song that not many would recommend is called 'Speak to Me' which other Amy wrote for a film score. I think it has some interesting progressions and more of a classical influence.
Thank you for this great class about the value of the simple. I know many people that would say that this song is not good because it's too simple. They really need to watch this video kkkk.
My late last regular girlfriend (RIP) was a semi professional singer in her late teens and early 20s and she absolutely adored Amy Lee. This was her favorite song, she sang it often, and I can not hear it without thinking of her and being moved, saddened, and thankful for the memories this brings up. There are 4 "studio" versions of this song that I'm familiar with. The 1997 original which was a demo with slightly different lyrics than the other version that was to be put on an EP where it's just Amy Lee singing while playing the piano, the 2000 album version which is mostly the same (vocals and piano) with some slight changes in the lyrics and the addition of strings, the 2002 "rock version" which has the "metal" parts towards the end of the song (this is the version you listened to,) and finally a 4th "alternate" version that appears on the 2017 album Synthesis where Amy "reimagined" some of her songs. Thank you for your breakdown and exploration of this amazingly haunting song. ~Be Blessed
Some interesting music to possibly react to... "nights in white satin", the moody blueSatin, "time in a bottle", jim croce "don't fear the reaper", blue oyster cult "dust in the wind", kansas
Please, do Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here and Dark Side Of The Moon albums. Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Leonard Cohen, Loo Reed, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie...
I just discovered your channel and I'm obsessed. It might seem an odd pairing, but you should check out 'Everytime' by Britney Spears. It's a simple song with a beautiful score.
This is my first video of yours I've seen and I'm already in love with how you make reactions. You do research, you analyze the different sounds that go into the song, you look at the vocals and the instruments - I love this so much. It's obvious you put in a lot of effort into your videos and I love it when people treat music like an art form to do deep dives into instead of dismissing rock or other genres as 'not art' based on their recency and popularity.
piano is a very very usefull tool ... i am no piano player but have made my living as a musician 30years now ... i learned the basics on piano and its helped me so much over the years , i still suck but its a great instrument to learn scales and intervals for other instruments in just how piano is laid out ...makes it simple to see and understand and the skills are very transferable
Amy's father is an amazing singer also. Check out him singing Desperado on the Gong Show. It's a shame Ben tends to be forgotten. He's the writer of My Immortal with a little help from Amy after he originally finished it. When Ben left the band it was pretty much the end of Evanescence. Amy has carried on with the name, but has never had the greatness of their breakthrough album Fallen. A similar band Within Temptation has a similar song Forgiven that would be great for you to react to.
There was a certain harmonic shift that featured in the best music that fell into "Nu Metal" which I think comes from Gregorian chant (I have not noticed it prominently between) and hard rock and metal have salvaged it and kept it going.
So I've gone back and forth on your reactions because I love the depth that you provide, as a violinist and lover of classical music. But in the end, I'm subscribing to you because I do want to see more of this competent analysis. However, I would like to see you revisit symphonic metal in the vein of Nightwish and Epica. Nightwish was very early on in your journey and I'd love to hear your thoughts on a different song. I came to Evanescence to see how you reacted to them, because Evanescence was my personal bridge from ONLY classical to listening to primarily symphonic metal after being introduced to them. I felt you were much fairer to Evanescence than to Nightwish in this case, which might just be a part of your journey. And yes the song is simple, and agree that that has its benefits, but sometimes the simpleness is a part of the depth of a song with such emotion behind it. I hope you'd consider revisiting Nightwish. If you are looking for more technical songs for the instruments, I recommend Gethsemane or Stargazers. Shoemaker or Ever Dream for vocals. Many consider Greatest Show on Earth or Poet and the Pendulum to be some of Tuomas' more epic compositions. I suggest being gentle/aware with the content of Poet because it was about a very painful moment for Tuomas and the band. I also recommend the band Epica - they have an entire show (Retrospect) with an orchestra and choir behind them. She does several songs with Floor from Nightwish, including Stabat Mater Dolorosa. To set expectations: while to most lay ears it may be very "classical" it is probably done more "modern" in technique, though it is much more classical than most listen to. A more iconic Epica song from this show would be Unleashed. Eluveitie is another favorite that would be a lot different from what you've done. It is considered Celtic folk metal and uses quite a few traditional instruments including tin whistle, Celtic harp, pipes, violin, and hurdy gurdy. Another person suggested Tori Amos as an interesting reaction and I second that! I'd have to do some listening to see what I thought the best song would be. Just do me a favor. Please don't compare any more music with Pachelbel's Canon. It's triggering and no one deserves that 😂
Her eyebrows and expressions told how she felt while hearing this song. Her words became technical afterwards. Please keep in mind that record companies are not funding un-modern music. I loved her facial expressions more.
That last sequence Amy played on the harp instantly gave me Yes - Roundabout vibes. I would definitely watch a series of Amy plays Evanescence in the style of Yes. 😆
Here I am again doing my humble work, can we have a reaction on Haggard- of a might divine? My immortal was the first music I learned on piano, good old times.
Another band that you need to hear more of, which had their main riff stolen by the famous Andrew Loyd Webber to create the even more famous Phantom Of the Opera, is in Pink Floyd's, ECHOES. Really waiting for you to dissect that one Amy!
I'm a new subscriber. I'm sure you get so many requests. But I'd love to watch your reaction to "Winds of Change" by The Scorpions, or "November Rain" by Guns n' Roses ....no profanity or shock-value content, but honest and pretty iconic songs in recent Rock history.
Just discovered your site - fantastic! Have you received many suggestions to look into Phish? Very interesting band that incorporate a number of influences - including classical! Many if their songs have very intricate composed sections - generally followed up with improvisational jams. It’s quite a rabbit hole you could fall into, but I would love your take on their composition called You Enjoy Myself! Either way, loving your channel!!
It could be interesting for Amy to explain some of the standard, accessible classical pieces in a parallel video series. For example, the first movement of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (perfect sonata-allegro form), a Strauss waltz, Dvorak dance, Little Fugue, etc. 😊
