~+~ Evanescence ThaiFan ~+~ :: Ben Moody

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Ben Moody (born January 22, 1981, in Little Rock, Arkansas as Ben Robert Moody III) was formerly the lead guitarist for Evanescence from 1996 to 2003. It all started when he saw Amy playing Meatloaf's I Would Do Anything For Love at a Christian youth summer camp. The two became friends, and the rest is rock music history. Wrote many of the most popular Evanescence songs including My Immortal. His father is a prominent photographer in the Little Rock area.

Ben left the band in October 22th, 2003, before a Berlin concert, after creative differences caused a rift between he and Amy. The two are reported to have been in a relationship sometime in the past, and this relationship is actually what inspired most of the songs in Evanescence's pre-2003 repertoire (see Going Under). In the past, Amy would only say that the songs were about an "abusive relationship" with an un-named person.

Solo Career

He has worked or is working on many different projects post-Evanescence. The End Has Come on the Punisher Soundtrack, Nobody’s Home on Avril Lavigne’s Under My Skin, Kelly Clarkson’s Breakaway (with David Hodges), the Blank Theory’s next album (supposedly with Dave Fortman), and a project with David Hodges that had been rumored to be on the new Passion of the Christ soundtrack featuring Wind-up artists called Only Human, Only God but was never released. Ben had plans to release an album on Wind-up Records called Can't Regret What You Can't Remember with a release date of March 27, 2007, but it was been postponed indefinitely. In 2007 Moody and David Hodges also worked with Céline Dion on her upcoming album.

Ben and Wind-Up Records finally parted ways in early 2008.

Mutiny Bootleg EP

Cover art for Ben Moody - Mutiny Bootleg EP (2008)On December 16, 2008, Hana Pestle played a show at Juanita’s in Little Rock, AR, with a supporting band including Ben Moody. Mr. Moody also released a four track EP with a purchase of Hana’s EP that night. Before the show, Moody said, "there’s a duet between hana and i on there that WON’T be on the record and won’t be released anywhere ever again. it’s free because i want this shit spread EVERYWHERE. so be sure that all your friends share the four songs with as many people as possible. WOOT".

Track Listing:

1. Never Turn Back (B. Moody / M. Tait)
2. Everything Burns (2008 feat. Hana Pestle) (B. Moody)
3. The Way We Are (B. Moody)
4. Wishing Well (B. Moody)

Download: http://fred-marques.blogspot.com/2008/12/ben-moody-mutiny-bootleg-ep-2008.html

All For This

Cover art for Ben Moody - All For This (2009)Ben's debut solo album All For This was digitally released on Amazon.com and other outlets on June 9, 2009.

Track Listing:

1. Perfect (4:12)
2. The Way We Are (4:07)
3. Hold Me Down (3:43)
4. 10.22 (4:08 )
5. Never Turn Back (4:18 )
6. All For This (4:30)
7. Wishing Well (4:39)
8. All Fall Down (5:04)
9. Too Far Left To Go (3:51)
10. Nothing Left Of Me (5:21)
11. In Time (4:35)
12. Just Like Everybody (6:16)

Download: http://fred-marques.blogspot.com/2009/06/ben-moody-all-for-this-2009.html

From: evanescencereference