Wow, I feel bad for expecting worse. Great songs! I haven't listened to either in years, so I guess you guys brought these songs back to life!
Heh, no? Whatever, in the end this pun won't matter.
Linkin Park - In The End
It's blend of synth tunes, piano, rock anthemology and and killer chorus riff is something only Linkin Park can create. Chester's vocals can hold intensity even with melodic vocals, but the screams are equally powerful. The guitar breakthroughs and moments of white noise add intensity to the parts of this song where they need it most. And at just over three-and-a-half minutes they kill it from start to finish.
From what I pieced together, this song is about time's importance and how we must use it to our advantage, because one day everything we ever lived for will be but a memory and will fade into oblivion like everything else.
Melody - 19/20
Rhythm - 17/20
Lyrical Content - 15/20
Harmony - 20/20
Portrayable Message - 16/20
Total - 87/100 (Very Good)
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
I liked this band from the start because of how they blend classical, melodic vocals with a hard-rock sound. This is one of the few songs on Fallen that features vocals from other members of the band, which I also found enjoyable in just the right amount. This song is similar to In The End in which they blend softer elements with a harder rock base, which I believe is more of a normal for Evanescence, with the vocalist's normally smooth and beautiful vocals. Something I enjoy. I feel as though the rock vocals weren't quite as intense as In The End, which is fine. They're still very good, and that's a fact. I believe this song's about an emotionally-distressed woman in search for a lover or friend to guide her out of her dark subconscious. Possibly out of a depressive state.
Either way, the lyrics were well-crafted, maybe even more-so in this song. Great song to choose, I enjoyed this one as I enjoyed In The End.
Melody - 18/20
Rhythm - 18/20
Lyrical Content - 17/20
Harmony - 18/20
Portrayable Message - 15/20
Total - 86/100 (Very Good)