You're right; live, poor Amy can't compare. She almost always looks and sounds exhausted. I always think of Amy's voice as I hear it recorded at its best.

Ow, that's a really tough choice. I love all Evanescence's albums equally. If I were to rate each song on each album on a scale of 1 to 5, I'd give The Open Door 6 5-star songs, and the self-titled album 3. So, if you go by sheer numbers, I'd say The Open Door is the better of the two. But on the other hand, Evanescence has "The Change," and that just might be my favorite song of all, if I had to choose one.