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Origin is the first demo album by American rock band Evanescence. Although initially deemed the group's debut album, it is a collection of home-recorded demos. It was self-released in 2000, with 2,500 copies made. The Bigwig Enterprises website sold the demo album in limited numbers.[1]

Origin
Demo album by Evanescence
Released	November 4, 2000
Recorded	2000
Studio	Sound Asleep Studio
Length	52:40
Label	Bigwig Enterprises
Evanescence chronology
Sound Asleep (1999) Origin (2000) Fallen (2003)
Singles from Origin
"Whisper" Released: 2000

Background

Origin was produced by a friend of the band members.[2] It was self-released in 2000,[3][1] with 2,500 copies reproduced.[4] Although originally considered a full-length album, co-founder Amy Lee confirmed it was a "dressed up" demo CD,[5] and it is regarded today as an extended collection of demos.[4] Lee stated in 2003,

"It's not our first CD, it's demos we recorded ... We weren't there yet, we weren't finished, and a lot of the songs are demos of songs that ended up on Fallen. ... We packaged it together and it looks like an album because we were wanting to look professional for record labels."[5]

She later added:

"Origin is a collection of our best home made recordings ... Back then we were still finding ourselves ... To be honest, it's hard to listen to the really old stuff without laughing at myself a little. But of course those songs will always be special to me, and remind me of a time in my life that was both wonderful and terrible. ... Besides the songs from Origin that were re-recorded and put on Fallen, we did play "Even in Death" live quite a bit, which was always fun, and I've always liked the idea of one day putting out a b-sides and rarities CD."[6]

Immediately after the release of band's debut album Fallen (2003), Origin was being sold for US$400 on eBay.[2] In 2003, both Lee and co-founder Ben Moody encouraged fans to download it rather than purchase it for such high prices online.[7][8][9]

Origin contains earlier versions of "Whisper", "Imaginary", and "My Immortal", which appeared on Fallen,[10] as well as a re-recorded version of the track "Where Will You Go", which previously appeared on the Evanescence EP released in 1998. One known track omitted was "Catherine", which Lee and Moody wrote on an acoustic guitar in the parking lot of a movie theater.[8][6][11] "Anywhere" originally featured Moody as backup vocals rather than David Hodges found on the official vinyl release.

"Whisper" was released as the lead single from Origin.[12]

Release

Origin was released commercially for the first time in December 2016 as a part of The Ultimate Collection vinyl box set.[13] In an interview, Lee explained why she included it on the box set:

It's something I've always cringed about because ever since we made a real studio album and honed in our sound and became Evanescence and made Fallen, I'm like, 'OK, everything before this we were just practicing.' But many fans love Origin and talk about Origin and wish Origin would be released. I've been against it for 13 years, but for the first time I guess I have enough separation from it to look at it and feel like, 'Y'know what? I see why that's cool. As a fan, I want to listen to that too.' So having that whole change of heart was really huge.[14]

Critical reception

Sam Law of Kerrang! said that "there's limited reason for anyone other than die-hards to seek it out", deeming "Lies" the stand out track for Lee's "towering classical soprano delivery – the peak nu-metal synth/guitar interplay and additional death growls courtesy of Living Sacrifice vocalist Bruce Fitzhugh".[10]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Origin.

Evanescence

• Amy Lee – vocals, piano, keyboards, arrangements
• Ben Moody – guitar, programming, engineer
• David Hodges – keyboards, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Will Boyd – bass on "Away From Me"
• Bruce Fitzhugh and Stephanie Pierce – vocals on "Lies"
• Suvi Petrajajrvi, Sara Moore, Catherine Harris and Samantha Strong – female vocal ensemble on "Field of Innocence"

Technical

• Brad Blackwood – mastering
• Soundforge – recording technology

References

На других языках

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- [en] Origin (Evanescence album)

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[es] Origin (álbum de Evanescence)

Origin es el título que recibe el primer demo de la banda estadounidense de rock gótico,[1] Evanescence.

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[ru] Origin (альбом)

Origin (дословно: Происхождение, Начало) — первый демоальбом американской рок-группы Evanescence, вышедший в 2000 году на лейбле Bigwig Enterprises.

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