''Anywhere but Home'' is the first live album and concert DVD release by American rock band

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. It was released on November 23, 2004, by

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. It includes a recording of a concert at Le Zénith in Paris, an hour of behind the scenes footage, three previous-unreleased songs, and all four of their '' Fallen'' music videos.

Background

''Anywhere but Home'' was filmed during Evanescence's concert at Le Zénith in Paris on May 25, 2004. The tour supported their debut album '' Fallen'' (2003) and every song from that album except "Hello" was performed at that show. Three new songs were released on ''Anywhere but Home'': "Missing", "Breathe No More" (which was featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film ''

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''), and "Farther Away". While placed at the end of the disc, the CD insert shows "Missing" as track eight but it is actually track 14 and incorrectly labeled "Whisper".

Controversy

In December 2004, Trevin and Melanie Skeens of Maryland, who had bought the album for their thirteen-year-old daughter, filed a

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lawsuit against

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after hearing the word "fuck" sung during the song " Thoughtless", a cover of a

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song. The lawsuit claimed that while the album contained this explicit word, there was no

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sticker on the package. It also claimed that this album violated Wal-Mart's policy of not stocking music with explicit lyrics, and that the company had to be aware of the problem because the word was dubbed out of a free sample on the Walmart.com website. The lawsuit was resolved by court order of a deal which would allow those people who bought the album at a Maryland Wal-Mart location to receive a refund. Some copies have the Parental Advisory notice, yet other copies are still sold without it now.

Extras

A secret performance of "Bring Me to Life" in

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Reception

Johny Loftus of

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deemed the album a "fine holdover" until the band's second studio album, and stated that it "reasserts Amy Lee's position at Evanescence's center" while she was "always the singular force" of Evanescence, with her "powerful vocals, strident public persona, and striking fashion sense reakingdown the doors of the alternative metal boys club." He further praised Lee's vocals and engagement with the crowd.

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of ''

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'' graded ''Anywhere but Home'' with four out of five stars. On the ''Billboard'' 200, the album debuted at number 39 on December 11, 2004, selling 59,000 copies in its first week. On the Spanish DVD Chart, ''Anywhere but Home'' debuted at number one for the week ending November 28, 2004; it became the best-selling music DVD of 2004 in Spain.

Track listing

CD

DVD

Concert

''58 minutes'' # "Haunted (intro)" # "Haunted" # "Going Under" # "Taking Over Me" # "Everybody's Fool" # "Thoughtless" (

cover) # "My Last Breath" # "Farther Away" # "Breathe No More" # "My Immortal" # "Bring Me to Life" # "Tourniquet" # "Imaginary" # "Whisper"

Music videos

''17 minutes'' # "My Immortal" # "Everybody's Fool" # "Bring Me to Life" # "Going Under"

Behind the scenes

''1 hour'' # "Life on the Road" # "Showtime" # "Bloopers" # "Evanescence Unleashed" # End credits: "Missing"

Extra

''5 minutes'' # "Bring Me to Life" (Live in Las Vegas, included as an

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Personnel

Amy Lee Amy Lynn Hartzler (; born December 13, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the co-founder, lead vocalist, and lead songwriter of the rock band Evanescence. Alongside her contributions with the band, Lee has also particip ...

– vocals, piano * Rocky Gray – drums *

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– guitar, vocals on " Bring Me to Life" * Terry Balsamo – guitar * William Boyd – bass

Charts

Weekly charts

Album Video

Year-end charts

Video Album

Certifications

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Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anywhere But Home 2004 live albums 2004 video albums Albums produced by Dave Fortman Alternative metal video albums Evanescence albums Live alternative metal albums Live video albums Wind-up Records live albums Wind-up Records video albums