I got the impression that they were trying much too hard to break away from 'Fallen', so much so that they became obsessed by it. I felt like 'Sweet Sacrifice' was the new 'Going Under', 'Weight Of The World' was the new 'Everybody's Fool', 'Lithium' was the new 'My Immortal' etc, except they were inferior hollow knock-offs. I don't think that really helped when everyone would be thinking of TOD in relation to Fallen.
TOD seems too self-indulgent as well, and the drama surrounding Amy's alleged ego seems to reinforce this. I can't relate to any of the songs, except for Lithium (which I think is a great description of depression) and Lacrymosa (but that was a given because of the screaming choir!!). I was also disappointed by the lack of choir and how TOD just didn't seem as heavy as Fallen. And like people have said before, since we can't relate to it, there's no soul to the album. I definitely agree with how the lyrics seem to be repetitive, as do the subjects of the songs... why are we fans the enemy in WOTW? Thanks a lot
things like that make it kind of hard to feel sympathetic!!