Sid! Sid, where are you?! I have to post about stupid bands and/or betches, AGAIN tonight.
Tonight, it's all about that betch Amy Lee.
Look! Another stupid Amy in the music world! And shut up, Mitch Connors, I DO NOT remind you of her. Just like I am in no way, reminiscent of Rosie. Ever. ::mutter mutter:: Stupid Frass ::mutter mutter::
NEW YORK (Billboard) -- The guitarist and drummer with Evanescence have left the top-selling rock act for undisclosed reasons.
Guitarist John LeCompt claimed on his MySpace.com blog that he was fired during a cell phone conversation with singer Amy Lee, while drummer Rocky Gray said he was asked by band management not to discuss the situation.
However, Lee said in a statement that Evanescence remains "alive and well" and will soon return to the road with new musicians.
"John and Rocky were in Evanescence for four years and we shared some great times together playing live, but they were ready to move on and so we have parted ways," she said. "Evanescence is something I have loved and nurtured since I was 14, and I will continue to protect and fight for it as I always have.
LeCompt did not paint the situation so rosily on his blog. "Without any warning or negotiations for my future, I was fired for no good reason," he said. "We have not always seen eye to eye on everything, but who does? Our common goal was always the same. To make Evanescence the best rock band it could ever be. I have always given blood, sweat and tears to make that happen but apparently that is not enough. I have now become just another of the people fallen by the wayside on the revolving door of her life."
LeCompt was referring to the messy 2003 departure of founding guitarist Ben Moody, who was replaced by former Cold principal Terry Balsamo, and the 2006 exit of bassist Will Boyd, who was replaced by former Revolution Smile guitarist Tim McCord.
Lee said no shows would be canceled due to the lineup shift, but the group won't have long to draft replacements for LeCompt and Gray. It is due to return to the stage May 19 at the first Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio, and has European dates on tap through late June.
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Three things -
1. H1's right to ask, "If you have but one of your original members, are you still the same band?"
2. I did so enjoy reading LeCompt's assessment of the situation and of Amy Lee's character.
3. Amy The Stupid Lee, what the f.? Did you think just because Korn asked you to cover "Freak On a Leash" you're hot shit? I'm sorry to say it to Korn but you guys went downhill ever since Head found Jeebus. And though I may hate David, his ass was smart to leave or go on 'hiatus' as it were. Korn! Your time is done and working with Amy Lee made you lose whatever creds you had left. ALL.
On a side note, I've come to a realization in the past few days.
You know how I always rant that if it's female and sings then chances are TD5 loves it? I now know that, in addition to this, if it's female and sings then chances are I hate it.
And on another random note, but still music related, did anyone see the video for The Red Hot Chili Peppers' new song? Let us just say...RHCP going street made me incredibly scared yet I couldn't... look... away.
Maybe it was AK's big, gold grill? Or the fact that I never thought I'd hear the words "Hump de Bump" come out of his mouth? Well, one thing's for sure, I knew the day would come that if that ever happened, it'd sound stupid. And sure enough...
- Or 2, weeding out the assholes since 1992.
Currently listening to: "Teddy Picker" by Arctic Monkeys. Now THERE's a band. Yeah. At this time one week from now, I'll be too tired to blog but really wanting to. I love you, Alex! He is a clever little man, isn't he?
This is the first of the Random Posts for tonight. We were on a roll today. But why is it about Amy Winehouse. Again?
Maybe it had something to do with what dlisted.com was reporting, something about rumours thus far are that the DAAWD (Diseased Alcoholic Anorexic Whore Druggie) - (for those of you not keeping track of our assessment of her) may appear in the next Bond movie.
And the conversation that ensued -
H1: ewwwww Or 2: ew, what? H1: http://dlisted.com/node/9622 (this will take you to the article) Or 2: is this going to upset me? .... She'll die before that happens. She'll die before she's made Bond Girl. H1: her feet are huuuuge Or 2: her feet are as large as her head. She looks like something that crawled out of a mossy, dead tree stump. A troll? Yeah, that's it.
We were watching the Brit awards and let us just say to TD5,
Amy Winehouse is a hot damned mess. That's not what we really wanted to say because that's been pretty well-established already but you know when Joss Stone did her style, we hated it then and we hate it now still. Winehouse should stop trying to bring it back.
The other mess is Joss Stone, who for some reason was trying to show that she could sing Winehouse's rehab song. Yeah, we know you can sing it. What are you trying to prove? So people have forgotten that you did it two years ago, but you shouldn't try to show that other betch up by dressing like a Nasty found in the East End back in the day.
