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Origin

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I should probably warn you not to waste your money buying this online. There have been rumors of a "Russian re-release," but the band has stated that there will be no re-releases. There were only 2500 copies made of Origin, and you can buy them on E-bay for about $200 apiece. Amy Lee--the lead singer--has stated that if you want to listen to the songs from Origin, you should download them online for free. It's not like she's making any money off of the E-bay rip-offs.
The versions on this site are, yes, rip-offs. How can I tell? The original version of Origin had only 11 songs on it. The track listing was as follows:
1. Origin
2. Whisper
3. Imaginary
4. My Immortal
5. Where Will You Go?
6. Fields of Innocence
7. Even In Death
8. Anywhere
9. Lies
10. Away From Me
11. Eternal
And yes, my listing is correct, because that is the official track listing that the band gives on websites they associate with. So don't waste your money. Find someone who already has a copy and burn the CD from them, or else go to a site where you can download the songs. Don't pay $30+ for a bootleg copy.
For anyone who is interested, this is actually a VERY good CD. I am a huge Evanescence fan, and I was delighted to discover their older CDs and unreleased songs were available through the Internet. You cannot buy these anymore, so if you want them, download them. Amy Lee has said several times that she doesn't mind people downloading her older works.

Awesome CD!

1.ORIGIN
~Great intro. A little creepy but, goes to Whisper perfectly.

2.WHISPER
~Loved it on Fallen, love it on Origin.

3.IMAGINARY
~My favorite version of this song.

4.MY IMMORTAL
~Same as Fallen only without strings.

5.WHERE WILL YOU GO?
~Awesome song. But, I don't like the "Yeah, yeah" in it. David's voice sorta drowns Amy's.

6.FIELD OF INNOCENCE
~Love the Latin Hymn.

7.EVEN IN DEATH
~Yeah! David's not in this song!

8.ANYWHERE
~I really hate this song. It sounds like Amy isn't singing. Only that a** hole David.

9.LIES
~Awesome rock song.

10.AWAY FROM ME
~My favorite song!!!!!!

11.ETERNAL
~Another one of my favorites. Very relaxing

12.LISTEN TO THE RAIN
~Great song. If only Amy sang it.

13.DEMISE
~Love this song. I wish it were at least 2 minutes longer. You get a relaxing, laid back, guitar for only 1 minute and 33 seconds.

This is my favorite CD from Evanescence. I wish there were alot more copies so, everybody could enjoy this bands beautiful music.

Alot of times this type of Origin is refered to as the Russian Re-release version. Do not refer to it that way. It is just a bootleg/fake. Only 2,500 copies of Origin were ever made. The Original tracklisting for Origin is:
0. Anywhere (Only accessed when going back from track 1)
1. Origin (An original copy makes this track and the next track flow together without skipping time)
2. Whisper (O Verona and Juliet's Requiem used before in track 1) (Man vocals by David Hodges)
3. Imaginary (Piano Intro)
4. My Immortal (Same as Fallen except softer in volume)
5. Where Will You Go?
6. Field of Innocence
7. Even in Death
8. Anywhere (at end you can hear David and Amy singing a reprise to track 5)
9. Lies (Man vocals are not by David Hodges)
10. Away From Me (At end it starts into Eternal without skipping)
11. Eternal
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Reference:
Demise: Short clip of Eternal
Listen to the Rain: Sung by Amy's High School Choir. Written by Amy and arranged by Amy

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Unfinished Songs:
1. Catherine
2. Spanish (Instrumental)
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First, the album itself - it is nice although there is a lot of overlap with others. If you are a REAL fan you want it - otherwise no big deal - most of the good songs from Origin are on Fallen (Origin was really a demo album).

Second - the fakes, ripoffs, etc.

Quite frankly I own both an original BIGWIG version AND one of the Russian knockoffs. I didn't notice an AWFUL lot of difference in sound quality (but I didn't A/B them) - but, on the Russian knockoff there is actually a skip in one of the extra songs... not exactly great quality. BUT... you can get the Russian knockoff for $15 if you look (try a Google search). Also, if you DO want to buy the original BIGWIG version you should DEFINITELY LOOK AROUND. While it's true that prices on eBay WERE up as high as $200 at one time, you can now find copies for around $50 - and I bought my copy (a few years ago) from a STORE for $50 NEW. [Once the price went high, it was apparently discovered that most of those 2500 original copies were still gathering dust on shelves somewhere :)]

Normally I don't like to support "knockoffs" - but if, as they say, the band doesn't mind......

Awesome CD!

1.ORIGIN
~Great intro. A little creepy but, goes to Whisper perfectly.

2.WHISPER
~Loved it on Fallen, love it on Origin.

3.IMAGINARY
~My favorite version of this song.

4.MY IMMORTAL
~Same as Fallen only without strings.

5.WHERE WILL YOU GO?
~Awesome song. But, I don't like the "Yeah, yeah" in it. David's voice sorta drowns Amy's.

6.FIELD OF INNOCENCE
~Love the Latin Hymn.

7.EVEN IN DEATH
~Yeah! David's not in this song!

8.ANYWHERE
~I really hate this song. It sounds like Amy isn't singing. Only that a** hole David.

9.LIES
~Awesome rock song.

10.AWAY FROM ME
~My favorite song!!!!!!

11.ETERNAL
~Another one of my favorites. Very relaxing

12.LISTEN TO THE RAIN
~Great song. If only Amy sang it.

13.DEMISE
~Love this song. I wish it were at least 2 minutes longer. You get a relaxing, laid back, guitar for only 1 minute and 33 seconds.

14.BEFORE THE DAWN
~Give us a break David!

15.UNDERSTANDING
~Long but, wicked awesome!

16.WHERE WILL YOU GO? (reprise)
~Bye-bye David!

17.BRING ME TO LIFE (remix)
~Great techo remix

18.HEART SHAPED BOX
~Finally! I get to hear Nirvana again!

This is my favorite CD from Evanescence. I wish there were alot more copies so, everybody could enjoy this bands beautiful music.

Alot of times this type of Origin is refered to as the Russian Re-release version. Do not refer to it that way. It is just a bootleg/fake. The Original tracklisting for Origin is:

1. Origin.
2. Whisper.
3. Imaginary (Piano Intro)
4. My Immortal (Same as Fallen except softer in volume)
5. Where Will You Go?
6. Field of Innocence
7. Even in Death
8. Anywhere.)
9. Lies.
10. Away From Me.
11. Eternal

So don't waste your money on a cheap fakes. Only CD's with 11 trucks are original !!!

1.ORIGIN
2.WHISPER
3.IMAGINARY
4.MY IMMORTAL
5.WHERE WILL YOU GO?
6.FIELD OF INNOCENCE
7.EVEN IN DEATH
8.ANYWHERE
9.WHERE WILL YOU GO (reprise)
10.LIES
11.AWAY FROM ME
12.ETERNAL
13.LISTEN TO THE RAIN
14.DEMISE
15.WASH IT ALL AWAY
16.BEFORE THE DAWN
17.BRING ME TO LIFE (remix)
18.MISSING
19.HEART SHAPED BOX (live acoustic Nirvana cover)