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Anywhere but Home (2004)

Where the lyrics of Anywhere but Home take you, and where it was really made.

This first live album is mostly a concert film: a Paris show from May 2004 plus all four Fallen videos, and its CD lists one song under the wrong title.

Key places

Concert recorded at Le Zénith (2004)

Recording site Le Zénith — The album's concert recording was filmed at Le Zénith in Paris on 25 May 2004, during the tour for Fallen. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Studio recording at NRG Recording Studios (2004)

Recording site NRG Recording Studios (Hollywood) — NRG Recording Studios is listed as a recording location for this album in the candidate data. The source does not give the session dates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Studio recording at Ocean Studios (2004)

Recording site Ocean Studios (Burbank) — Ocean Studios is listed as a recording location for this album in the candidate data. The source does not give the session dates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Anywhere but Home: the first live album and concert DVD release by American rock band Evanescence
• Released 23 November 2004 by Wind-up Records
• Contents: a concert recording from Le Zénith in Paris, about an hour of behind-the-scenes footage, three previously unreleased songs, and all four Fallen music videos
• Sold as a CD and DVD package

Background

• The concert was part of the tour supporting the debut album Fallen (2003)
• Every song from Fallen except 'Hello' was performed at the show
• Three new songs: 'Missing', 'Breathe No More', 'Farther Away'
• A studio version of 'Breathe No More' was later used on the soundtrack of the 2005 film Elektra
• Lineup credited on the album: Amy Lee (vocals, piano), Rocky Gray (drums), John LeCompt (guitar, vocals on 'Bring Me to Life'), Terry Balsamo (guitar), William Boyd (bass)

Recording

• Concert filmed at Le Zénith in Paris on 25 May 2004
• Studio recordings credited to NRG Recording Studios and Ocean Studios in Los Angeles area (candidate list)
• Mixing credited to Conway Recording Studios (candidate list)

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in 1994 in Little Rock, Arkansas by singer and keyboardist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody.
• Started as a duo that released independent EPs and a demo CD, Origin (2000).
• Signed to Wind-up Records in 2001.

Members

• Current lineup: Amy Lee (lead vocals, piano, keyboards, harp), Troy McLawhorn (guitar), Tim McCord (guitar; bass before 2022), Emma Anzai (bass), Will Hunt (drums).
• Lee has been the main songwriter since the band's start.

Career

• Debut album Fallen (2003) sold more than four million copies in the US by January 2004 and won two Grammy Awards.
• The Open Door (2006) followed, and the self-titled album Evanescence (2011) debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
• Went on hiatus after 2011, then returned in 2015 and released the orchestral Synthesis (2017).
• The Bitter Truth (2021) reached the top five of several Billboard charts.
• Sixth album Sanctuary was announced for June 2026.
• Total album sales are about 31.9 million.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Johny Loftus of AllMusic called the album a 'fine holdover' until the band's second studio album, and said it reasserts Amy Lee's position at the center of Evanescence
• He praised Lee's vocals and her engagement with the crowd
• Geoff Barton of Classic Rock gave the album four out of five stars

Records

• Billboard 200 debut: number 39 on 11 December 2004, selling 59,000 copies in the first week
• Spanish DVD Chart: number one for the week ending 28 November 2004
• Best-selling music DVD of 2004 in Spain
• Spanish Wikipedia reports the CD/DVD has sold a little over two million copies worldwide to date

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The Maryland couple who sued Wal-Mart in December 2004 had bought the album for their daughter; they objected to a swear word sung during 'Thoughtless', a Korn cover.
• The CD insert lists 'Missing' as track eight, but it is actually track 14 and is incorrectly labeled 'Whisper'.
• A 2003 Billboard Music Awards performance of 'Bring Me to Life' in Las Vegas is hidden on the DVD menu: move the cursor to the largest thorn on the left side of the screen.
• Some copies of the album carry a Parental Advisory notice while others are still sold without one.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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