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Anywhere but Home

Anywhere but Home is the first live album and concert DVD release by American rock band Evanescence. It was released on November 23, 2004, by Wind-up Records. It includes a recording of a concert at Le Zénith in Paris, an hour of behind the scenes footage, three previously-unreleased songs, and all four of the Fallen music videos.

Anywhere but Home
A woman's right side of her face is seen surrounded by thorns. In the top corner of the image, the words "Evanescence" and "Anywhere but Home" are placed, stylized in all capital letters and all lowercase, respectively.
Digital cover[note 1]
Live album by
Evanescence
ReleasedNovember 23, 2004
RecordedMay 25, 2004
VenueLe Zénith, Paris
Genre
Length
  • 61:31 (CD)
  • 140:00 (DVD)
LabelWind-up
Producer
Evanescence chronology
Fallen
(2003) 		Anywhere but Home
(2004) 		The Open Door
(2006)

Background and release edit

 
Evanescence performing at Le Zénith, Paris

Anywhere but Home was filmed during Evanescence's concert at Le Zénith in Paris on May 25, 2004. The concert was part of the tour in support of their debut album Fallen (2003).[1] Every song from the album except "Hello" was performed at the show.

Three new songs were released on Anywhere but Home: "Missing", "Breathe No More" (which was featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film Elektra), and "Farther Away". While placed at the end of the disc, the CD insert shows "Missing" as track eight but it is actually track 14 and incorrectly labeled "Whisper".

A secret performance of "Bring Me to Life" in Las Vegas, Nevada can be found on the DVDs main menu by moving the cursor to the largest thorn on the left-hand side of the screen. The band symbol then becomes visible. When selected, this will take the user to the hidden footage.

In December 2004, a couple in Maryland who had bought the album for their daughter, filed a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart after hearing the word "fuck" sung during "Thoughtless", a cover of a Korn song. The lawsuit claimed that while the album contained this explicit word, there was no Parental Advisory sticker on the package. It also claimed that the album violated Wal-Mart's policy of not stocking music with explicit lyrics, and that the company had to be aware of the problem because the word was dubbed out of a free sample on the Walmart.com website.[2][3] The lawsuit was resolved by court order of a deal which would allow those people who bought the album at a Maryland Wal-Mart location to receive a refund.[4][5] Some copies have the Parental Advisory notice, yet other copies are still sold without it now.[citation needed]

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
Classic Rock     [7]

Johny Loftus of AllMusic deemed the album a "fine holdover" until the band's second studio album, and stated that it "reasserts Amy Lee's position at Evanescence's center" while she was "always the singular force" of Evanescence, with her "powerful vocals, strident public persona, and striking fashion sense [breaking] down the doors of the alternative metal boys club." He further praised Lee's vocals and engagement with the crowd.[6] Geoff Barton of Classic Rock graded Anywhere but Home with four out of five stars.[7]

On the Billboard 200, the album debuted at number 39 on December 11, 2004, selling 59,000 copies in its first week.[8][9] On the Spanish DVD Chart, Anywhere but Home debuted at number one for the week ending November 28, 2004;[10] it became the best-selling music DVD of 2004 in Spain.[11]

Track listing edit

CD edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Haunted"
4:04
2."Going Under"
  • Lee
  • Moody
  • Hodges
3:57
3."Taking Over Me"
3:57
4."Everybody's Fool"
  • Lee
  • Moody
  • Hodges
3:40
5."Thoughtless" (Korn cover)
4:37
6."My Last Breath"
  • Lee
  • Moody
  • Hodges
3:53
7."Farther Away"
  • Lee
  • Moody
  • Hodges
5:02
8."Breathe No More"Lee3:33
9."My Immortal"
  • Lee
  • Moody
4:38
10."Bring Me to Life"
  • Lee
  • Moody
  • Hodges
4:43
11."Tourniquet"
4:17
12."Imaginary"
  • Lee
  • Moody
5:25
13."Whisper"
  • Lee
  • Moody
5:45
14."Missing" (Studio version)
  • Lee
  • Moody
  • Hodges
4:16
Total length:61:31

DVD edit

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Album
Germany (BVMI)[30] Gold 100,000‡
Greece (IFPI Greece)[19] Gold 10,000^
Portugal (AFP)[31] Gold 20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[34] Gold 500,000^
Video
Argentina (CAPIF)[35] Platinum 8,000^
Australia (ARIA)[36] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[37] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[38] Diamond 100,000^
France (SNEP)[39] 2× Platinum 40,000*
Germany (BVMI)[40] 3× Gold 75,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[41] 2× Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Platinum 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[43] 5× Platinum 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Physical editions have the band's name and album's title covering the top left corner of the image.

References edit

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  2. ^ Greene, Julie E (December 10, 2004). "County couple sues Wal-Mart over lyrics". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved May 27, 2007.
  3. ^ "Wal-Mart is sued over rude lyrics". BBC News. December 11, 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2007.
  4. ^ "Maryland Wal-Mart shoppers offered refunds on Evanescence album". WMC-TV. The Associated Press. August 12, 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
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  7. ^ a b Barton, Geoff (February 2005). "Evan' Tonight". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London. p. 112.
  8. ^ Harris, Chris (October 11, 2006). "Evanescence Butcher The Killers In Battle For Billboard #1". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
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