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Redjake · 03-15-2004, 05:33 PM

I am either hallucinating or have noticed something very weird about the song.

On VH1, MTV, and the radio, the song bursts into drums and electric guitar at the end (when Amy hits the hard chorus and the instruments pick up). It sounds pretty cool and compliments the song quite nicely.

But my.......umm....."acquired mp3" version of the song does not do this. Is there two different versions of the song? On my mp3, she bursts into that part of the song at the end, but no drums or guitar are present. Someone confirm this

Redjake · 03-15-2004, 05:34 PM

Disclaimer: I like enjoy both versions of the song, but can't decide which is better. This isn't a thread to say which is better (you can if you want). Just a thread to see if anyone else has heard the "quiet ending" version.

Mephex · 03-15-2004, 05:40 PM

I believe the "loud" version is known as the "Band Version". It's what was included on the Daredevil soundtrack.

H12 · 03-15-2004, 07:07 PM

I had the same "problem"...I like both versions, but I think the rock version is the best one.

gmoot · 03-15-2004, 08:01 PM

Right. There are two different versions of the song. There's the ballad 'solo' version, and the band version with guitar and drums at the end.

Personally, I think the song is much better suited to the ballad version. The band version seems to have a bit of a faster tempo that just doesn't let Amy draw out some of those power notes like she does in the slower one. If they would have kept it at the same tempo (or am I just insane and they're both the same?), the band version probably would have been my favorite, but that just isn't a song that needs to feel rushed.

Redjake · 03-15-2004, 08:46 PM

I've made a decision. The ballad version wins by a VERY close margin.

Redjake · 03-15-2004, 08:47 PM

Afterthoughts: I like this song so much better than Bring Me to Life. I was tired of Bring Me to Life after the 4th time hearing it. I've heard My Immortal many times now, and it's not old yet

I saw an interview and Amy and the other guy that started the band said a big influence on their music was Meatloaf. Now that I think about it, My Immortal has that Meatloaf ballad thing going for it. A big twist, but ballad nonetheless.

MahlerIsGod · 03-16-2004, 10:53 AM

Redjake is a man wise beyond his years. I like Bring Me Back To Life but it doesn't even compare with My Immortal. I like both versions too but I like the ballad version better too. Best song on their first album and I can't wait for their offering.

Averett · 03-16-2004, 01:44 PM

My Immortal is a great song. Amy Lee (is that right? I forget..) has a fantastic voice.

H12 · 03-16-2004, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Redjake
Afterthoughts: I like this song so much better than Bring Me to Life. I was tired of Bring Me to Life after the 4th time hearing it. I've heard My Immortal many times now, and it's not old yet

God bless you. I'm glad I'm not the only person who feels like that.

03-16-2004, 05:45 PM

Yes, I bought the CD and the listed song was not the same version. It is a hidden track on the album- #12 I believe.
I like the "rockin" version better, myself.

Annabella · 03-17-2004, 03:11 PM

I cheer for the ballad version....!

losthellhound · 03-17-2004, 03:25 PM

I love both of them.. I love the video for the loud version

MahlerIsGod · 03-17-2004, 06:28 PM

Amy is............ gorgeous in that video. She is perfection. Best video so far, IMHO.

ShadowWraith · 03-18-2004, 03:45 PM

I'm gonna have to go with the harder version, it adds punch to the song and makes it that much better.

Also, just a random fact, but apparently Ben Moody the guitarist that just left actually wrote that song and not Amy like a lot of people believe.

03-15-2004, 05:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	My Immortal I am either hallucinating or have noticed something very weird about the song. On VH1, MTV, and the radio, the song bursts into drums and electric guitar at the end (when Amy hits the hard chorus and the instruments pick up). It sounds pretty cool and compliments the song quite nicely. But my.......umm....."acquired mp3" version of the song does not do this. Is there two different versions of the song? On my mp3, she bursts into that part of the song at the end, but no drums or guitar are present. Someone confirm this __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

03-15-2004, 05:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	Disclaimer: I like enjoy both versions of the song, but can't decide which is better. This isn't a thread to say which is better (you can if you want). Just a thread to see if anyone else has heard the "quiet ending" version. __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

03-15-2004, 07:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
H12 I'm not about getting creamed, I'm about winning! Location: K-Town, TN	I had the same "problem"...I like both versions, but I think the rock version is the best one. __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." --Aristotle

03-15-2004, 08:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	I've made a decision. The ballad version wins by a VERY close margin. __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

03-15-2004, 08:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	Afterthoughts: I like this song so much better than Bring Me to Life. I was tired of Bring Me to Life after the 4th time hearing it. I've heard My Immortal many times now, and it's not old yet I saw an interview and Amy and the other guy that started the band said a big influence on their music was Meatloaf. Now that I think about it, My Immortal has that Meatloaf ballad thing going for it. A big twist, but ballad nonetheless. __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

03-15-2004, 05:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mephex Psycho	I believe the "loud" version is known as the "Band Version". It's what was included on the Daredevil soundtrack.

03-15-2004, 08:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
gmoot Upright Location: Ohio	Right. There are two different versions of the song. There's the ballad 'solo' version, and the band version with guitar and drums at the end. Personally, I think the song is much better suited to the ballad version. The band version seems to have a bit of a faster tempo that just doesn't let Amy draw out some of those power notes like she does in the slower one. If they would have kept it at the same tempo (or am I just insane and they're both the same?), the band version probably would have been my favorite, but that just isn't a song that needs to feel rushed.

03-16-2004, 10:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
MahlerIsGod At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done Location: London/Elysium	Redjake is a man wise beyond his years. I like Bring Me Back To Life but it doesn't even compare with My Immortal. I like both versions too but I like the ballad version better too. Best song on their first album and I can't wait for their offering. __________________ "But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history."

03-16-2004, 01:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	My Immortal is a great song. Amy Lee (is that right? I forget..) has a fantastic voice. __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

03-16-2004, 05:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
:::OshnSoul::: Guest	Yes, I bought the CD and the listed song was not the same version. It is a hidden track on the album- #12 I believe. I like the "rockin" version better, myself.

03-17-2004, 03:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
Annabella Tilted	I cheer for the ballad version....! __________________ Milloin vaan voi kiihoittua!!

03-17-2004, 03:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
losthellhound Thats MR. Muffin Face now Location: Everywhere work sends me	I love both of them.. I love the video for the loud version __________________ "Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?" -- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

03-17-2004, 06:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
MahlerIsGod At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done Location: London/Elysium	Amy is............ gorgeous in that video. She is perfection. Best video so far, IMHO. __________________ "But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history."

03-18-2004, 03:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
ShadowWraith Crazy	I'm gonna have to go with the harder version, it adds punch to the song and makes it that much better. Also, just a random fact, but apparently Ben Moody the guitarist that just left actually wrote that song and not Amy like a lot of people believe.