The other day, when I went to Best Buy to grab Tori's new album, on my way to the counter, another object grabbed my eye; on impulse, I decided to add it to the purchase. (Yes, this is why we call it the Temptation Zone.)

Evanescence. Anywhere But Home. cd/dvd packaged together.

Truth be told, in the time since then, I've been listening / watching that quite a bit more than The Beekeeper. I know I've said as much in the past, but it deserves repeating: Simply put, Evanescence kicks ass.

Frankly, I'm almost beginning to wonder whether they managed to slip a few controlled sonic substances into the mix. It's habit-forming, I tell you!

What other conclusion can be drawn when one wakes up at 3am with that wierd tick in the brain, the first few bars from Taking Over Me looping endlessly behind the ears, and the only way to satiate it is to power up the tv, slap on a pair of headphones, and press play on the dvd remote?

Also, I know this amounts to stating what is more than obvious, but no article mentioning Evanescence in conjunction with the word "dvd" would be truly complete unless some mention of the fact was made. Amy Lee is totally hot. Not in the cookie-cutter, stereotypically emaciated, silicone-"enhanced" fashion model kind of way, but in a uniquely healthy (for showbiz) meat-on-them-bones, fire-in-the-eyes, energetic beauty that can totally whoop the zebra's ass.

I dig those power chords.

The behind the scenes section consists of over 45 minutes of backstage footage; no voiceovers, interviews, or much of anything to lend it any cohesion. It gives the strong impression that every single member of the band is a total clown.

Prior to this dvd, I hadn't seen the Everybody's Fool video. Nice dig at the advertising industry. "Lies." (Why am I just cynical enough to think that some company might adopt that as a real brand name now?)

Now, for the really silly part: With the exception of one new studio track, all of the audio on the cd is a direct duplicate of the concert on the dvd. What's the point? An excuse to jack up the price because the package contains 2 physical discs? I guess there is a certain degree of convenince to having it around in both formats, but it seems a bit goofy to me.