I agree. Amanda is a total pro. Absolutely flawless performance. And the person above is right, Simone wasn't really a serious singer before Epica. She was Mark's girlfriend at the time, very cute and wanted to be in the band and sing like Tarja Turunen, so they had Amanda help her through the entire recording process of the first album and Simone took lessons after that with someone else. Anyway, I think Simone is very good and I agree, getting better every album, every tour.
But Amanda.. damn that woman can sing!!!
