When I was 10 years old I found out that a family friend was diagnosed with cancer. Having read somewhere that the Japanese say that a thousand origami cranes can cure a person, I decided that that’s what I needed to do. However, for some reason I only managed to make 60 cranes. I gave them to the woman while almost in tears, disappointed that I hadn’t been able to make the full 1000, and convinced that I had failed her. Looking back now, I realize that she must have thought it a colorful pile of garbage, so whether it was 60 or 600, it made no difference to her.

While I have grown and become (slightly) wiser, and now know that origami cranes don’t cure people, I do still wish things were as simple as they seemed 15 years ago. I wish I still believed in things like Peter Pan and the power of origami. Since age wont allow me, let’s just review Evanescence’s Open Door album.

Lacrymosa: Typical Evanescence track. Good words, good voice, just a little whiny, and the feeling that the music is overpowering the voice. I find myself yawning as I listen to this track, so have not as yet heard it in full. Moving on.

Lithium: This track sounds very similar to Whisper. Quite irritating actually as she keeps repeating “lithium” and I haven’t quite figured out what it has to do with anything.

Lose Control: Sounds just like the first two tracks, with a slightly louder guitar. Just as whiny. Difficult to understand the words. Not something you could dance to. But also not something you can relax to. I’m not quite sure where this track could be played and one would think, “perfect!”

Snow White Queen: Please kill this track. It rather sounds like the track’s being played backwards. Not something someone who’s sober or not high would appreciate.

Sweet Sacrifice: I think the way this album was made was by making one music track, and using it on the entire album. This song sounds very much like Everybody’s Fool. Not bad, but being an imitation detracts from the art.

Cloud Nine: Boring.

Your Star: Sleep-inducing. But that’s typical Evanescence anyway.

The Only One: This was the one song that stood out from the entire album. Different beat. This is the only song worth listening to on the entire album. **So afraid to open your eyes. You know that you’re not the only one.**