Ben Moody left the tour

Jonular · 11-04-2003, 10:41 PM

If you received the latest newsletter email, you know that Ben Moody has stopped touring for a while and went home.

Does anyone know why?

~Jon

Gus · 11-05-2003, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SystemOfAJon

If you received the latest newsletter email, you know that Ben Moody has stopped touring for a while and went home.

Does anyone know why?

~Jon

beats me, i'd hope that it's not a major reason. mtv.com seems to be making a big deal of it though, but they hype everything.

**Sean** · 11-06-2003, 02:30 PM

I wanted to break the news to everyone. The Billboard article seems to imply he just went AWOL. And no one really knows what is going on.

http://billboard.com/bb/daily/articl...ent_id=2017906

RockOn28 · 11-06-2003, 06:31 PM

Maybe its because he denied Jesus, he should go AWOL after that

Gus · 11-06-2003, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RockOn28

Maybe its because he denied Jesus, he should go AWOL after that

Following that logic, my roommate should have run off back to Arizona, but he's still here.

Maybe he's just in a funk. I get in a funk sometimes.

**Sean** · 11-06-2003, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RockOn28

Maybe its because he denied Jesus, he should go AWOL after that

I really wish that made more sense.

Xkcer Man · 11-06-2003, 10:55 PM

Peter should've gone AWOL, too.

God's Jedi · 11-07-2003, 01:53 AM

Here's VH1's article about it: http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/148...nescence.jhtml

And here's one about how you could supposedly see signs of trouble in their new video:
http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/148...headlines=true

Ardent1 · 11-08-2003, 11:31 PM

i like their stuff, but i dont really care whether or not ben left..he didn't seem to very good asset to the band anyhow.

Gus · 11-09-2003, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Ardent1

i like their stuff, but i dont really care whether or not ben left..he didn't seem to very good asset to the band anyhow.

i'd like to disagree, the development of their sound, aside from Amy Lee's vocals, was entirely dependent on him. whatever sound the replacement guitarists will be either an attempt to replicate Ben Moody's sound or something that won't sound like the Evanescence we know.

Of course the counter arguement to that is that anybody could replicate Ben Moody's sound because it's kinda generic... and that Amy Lee is what makes Evanescence what it is. But still, I'm sticking up for Ben.

Besides, we don't know if he's really gone.

***Art*** · 11-09-2003, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Gus

i'd like to disagree, the development of their sound, aside from Amy Lee's vocals, was entirely dependent on him. whatever sound the replacement guitarists will be either an attempt to replicate Ben Moody's sound or something that won't sound like the Evanescence we know.

Of course the counter arguement to that is that anybody could replicate Ben Moody's sound because it's kinda generic... and that Amy Lee is what makes Evanescence what it is. But still, I'm sticking up for Ben.

Besides, we don't know if he's really gone.

Gus, other than Amy's vocals, they sound like everyone else...

Gus · 11-09-2003, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Art

Gus, other than Amy's vocals, they sound like everyone else...

Hey, I said that, didn't I?

***Art*** · 11-09-2003, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Gus

Hey, I said that, didn't I?

GOsh, I didn't even read the whole post. I just saw the first part, and set to rip it to shreds.

Gus · 11-09-2003, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Art

GOsh, I didn't even read the whole post. I just saw the first part, and set to rip it to shreds.

Good job Art

hehe s'ok, i do that too on occasion

Jonular · 11-09-2003, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Gus

i'd like to disagree, the development of their sound, aside from Amy Lee's vocals, was entirely dependent on him. whatever sound the replacement guitarists will be either an attempt to replicate Ben Moody's sound or something that won't sound like the Evanescence we know.

Of course the counter arguement to that is that anybody could replicate Ben Moody's sound because it's kinda generic... and that Amy Lee is what makes Evanescence what it is. But still, I'm sticking up for Ben.

Rule number one for an intelligent argument: Don't post a counter argument, too.

But, I'd have to agree with you. However generic the band may be, I think Ben did more for the band, musically.

~Jon