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- Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:38 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
- Replies: 75
- Views: 57603
Re: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
Yeah, Fabio has kind of a cavalier attitude towards taking care of his voice but I have to say it's held up very well over the years given all the smoking! I think his voice was used very well on this album although yeah Distant Sky gets way up there. I think it's best used in Kiss of Life. Kiss of ...
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:11 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Jens
- Replies: 31
- Views: 27513
Re: Jens
run of the mill keyboardist tbh, far better composerSentineLEX wrote:Great composer, good keyboarder but not one of the best.adrian9 wrote:tuomas holopainen is not in the list? bullshitfuck wrote:The link: http://www.ocweekly.com/music/the-10-be ... ts-6892220
- Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:01 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
- Replies: 75
- Views: 57603
Re: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
Son of a bitch this album rocks. Rhapsody's got some groove in them on this album. Winter's Rain is fucking cool, that guitar riff is sick. Voice in the Cold Wind is phenomenal, channels classic Rhapsody. Already digging this way more than Dark Wings. Fuck yeah. Completely agree. And I love the fac...
- Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:46 am
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
- Replies: 75
- Views: 57603
Re: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
Son of a bitch this album rocks. Rhapsody's got some groove in them on this album. Winter's Rain is fucking cool, that guitar riff is sick. Voice in the Cold Wind is phenomenal, channels classic Rhapsody.
Already digging this way more than Dark Wings. Fuck yeah.
Already digging this way more than Dark Wings. Fuck yeah.
- Wed Dec 23, 2015 12:33 am
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: I need a girl to record "Only you" Introduction
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3128
- Mon Dec 21, 2015 3:36 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Dream Theater - The Astonishing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10503
Re: Dream Theater - The Astonishing
The language in the emails is horrible and obnoxious so I hope whatever they have going on in the physical booklet is actually professional, otherwise this band whose native language is English is going to end up sounding like fucking Rhapsody. No disrespect to Rhapsody, they're just corny as fuck b...
- Mon Dec 07, 2015 1:55 am
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
- Replies: 75
- Views: 57603
Re: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
http://youtu.be/KO_hNc0n83A While I definitely wasn't a fan of Dark Wings Of Steel, these snippets make me really curious about Into The Legend. It sounds like Power of The Dragonflame and Triumph or Agony had a baby. My two favorite RoF albums! The snippets also reveal that the rest of the album i...
- Wed Nov 25, 2015 12:28 am
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
- Replies: 75
- Views: 57603
Re: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
There is something missing in the last two albums, and that is Luca's musical input. You can tell from the cadences in Into The Legend's chorus that it's Alex's musical choices. What bothers me is that it sounds like it *wants* to replicate old Rhapsody, but it lacks all the symphonic cheese that he...
- Wed Nov 11, 2015 7:20 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Which unplayed song from Eternal would you want to see most?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9443
Re: Which unplayed song from Eternal would you want to see most?
Man In The Mirror. Easily.
- Fri Nov 06, 2015 10:31 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Find Your Own Voice
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13696
Re: Find Your Own Voice
Every time I read something about the 'one sentence at a time' thing about Elements, I always imagine that fucking cornball scene from the Def Leppard movie. Actor playing Joe Elliot: I can't go any higher! Producer: Yes you can! You can do it! Joe: *tries, fails* Producer: YOU CAN DO IT, JOE! Joe: ...
- Wed Nov 04, 2015 12:56 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Find Your Own Voice
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13696
Re: Find Your Own Voice
Hmm, I don't think the chorus of Know the Difference is out of key - I quite like Timo's clarity on that. He sounds extremely powerful.
- Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:44 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Find Your Own Voice
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13696
Re: Find Your Own Voice
That song really is a testament to the monumental power that Timo Kotipelto brought to the band. Father Time, Forever Free, Infinity, etc. - Find Your Own Voice is the culmination of that awesome power metal sound Stratovarius refined from Episode through Elements. It's a testament to TK's abilities...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 6:25 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Stratovarius: Definitively Ranked and Reviewed (1989-2013)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16528
Re: Stratovarius: Definitively Ranked and Reviewed (1989-2013)
My top 10 Strato songs would change constantly but the top 5 are always some combination of Father Time, Black Diamond, Elysium, Will The Sun Rise... and Out of the Shadows. I've been spinning the first four albums lately. Well, not so much Fright Night, but the other three. Dreamspace fucking rocks...
- Sat Oct 10, 2015 4:52 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Timo Kotipelto in Ayreon
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8492
Re: Timo Kotipelto in Ayreon
Personally, I've introduced at least half a dozen people to Ayreon locally, and I did it with 01011001 every time. And they all love that album, and they're not even prog fans, or the kind of people who seek out music that's a little more complicated. I gave them a brief synopsis of the theme of the...
- Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:14 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
- Replies: 80
- Views: 54592
Re: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
I don't think there's anything else coming out this year that can top this. Still kicks ass. Easily top 5, maybe top 3 albums I've heard all year, fighting for #1. Shine In The Dark isn't as strong as the other singles from the last 3 albums, in my opinion, so I'm really glad they went with My Etern...
- Sun Sep 20, 2015 5:21 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
- Replies: 80
- Views: 54592
Re: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
I believe there's a typo in the booklet there, because TK doesn't sing the word 'shit'. I think they had two options: 'You wanna drown me in a lake of shit' and 'You wanna drown me in a lake of filth'. If you listen closely you'll hear that TK sings the last one. That bugged the hell out of me when...
- Sat Sep 19, 2015 5:26 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
- Replies: 80
- Views: 54592
Re: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
Can we talk for a moment about how dark the lyrics for Man In The Mirror's verses are, by Stratovarius standards? It's vulgar, it's dark, it's fucking metal . 'A mouth open, flies ascending; a paradise of empty souls' gives me goosebumps with that melody. Jens hit a home run with this song. Yeah, de...
- Sat Sep 19, 2015 4:12 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: CAIN'S OFFERING TOUR!!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8669
Re: CAIN'S OFFERING TOUR!!!
Fuck I hope they play My Selene. I would love to hear Timo sing that.
- Sat Sep 19, 2015 3:13 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: CAIN'S OFFERING TOUR!!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8669
Re: CAIN'S OFFERING TOUR!!!
Dream setlist in no particular order: My Queen of Winter Into the Blue Dawn of Solace Thorn In My Side Morpheus In A Masquerade Stormcrow The Best of Times I Will Build You A Rome Constellation of Tears My Heart Beats For No One Rising Sun Child of the Wild (come on, it's a Japanese bonus track, the...
- Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:59 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: NEW (OId) DVD - Loud Park 2013
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3317
Re: NEW (OId) DVD - Loud Park 2013
Fuck yeah, some primo weekend viewing. Thanks for sharing!
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:23 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Eternal Tour Setlist
- Replies: 48
- Views: 31355
Re: Eternal Tour Setlist
It's a very tricky situation, a band like Stratovarius. There are so many albums with so many good songs that so many fans love. And so many classic songs. Even 10 years ago the band had to pick and choose because there were so many songs from just the Episode-Infinite era alone to pick from. Songs ...
- Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:10 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
- Replies: 80
- Views: 54592
Re: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
I had a feeling I wasn't close to anyone around here. Hell, even if you guys were in Chicago, it'd be 2-3 hours to the north! This album gets better every day. I think Timo's best vocals are on Fire In Your Eyes and Man In The Mirror. The energy and way he nails 'every step of the road' could not be...
- Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:38 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
- Replies: 80
- Views: 54592
Re: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
Honestly I think Fire In Your Eyes is the best ballad (along with Move the Mountain) since... probably 4000 Rainy Nights, which for many years was my favorite ballad ever, at least from Stratovarius, which is saying a lot to me. I love how well this song was written for Timo's modern vocal range. E...
- Sun Sep 13, 2015 3:54 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
- Replies: 80
- Views: 54592
Re: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
Honestly I think Fire In Your Eyes is the best ballad (along with Move the Mountain) since... probably 4000 Rainy Nights, which for many years was my favorite ballad ever, at least from Stratovarius, which is saying a lot to me. I love how well this song was written for Timo's modern vocal range. Ev...
- Sat Sep 12, 2015 2:27 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: STRATOVARIUS LOT OF VIDEOS FROM YOUTUBE
- Replies: 703
- Views: 421950
Re: STRATOVARIUS LOT OF VIDEOS FROM YOUTUBE
I apologize if this was already posted somewhere in this thread, but I came across a live video of Hands of Time from 2013 while looking for live videos of early 90s Strato. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frjcW0XlcBo It's... so surreal to watch. Literally none of the current band had anything to do...
- Sat Sep 12, 2015 1:46 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
- Replies: 80
- Views: 54592
Re: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
Giants rocks. Great tune. Love the cadence at the end of the chorus. Classic power metal.
- Fri Sep 11, 2015 9:19 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
- Replies: 80
- Views: 54592
Re: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
That's a lovely piece of music. Sounds like a forest village in an RPG. I like it.
- Fri Sep 11, 2015 6:21 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
- Replies: 80
- Views: 54592
Re: Eternal Reaction and Reviews
Man In The Mirror.
Holy shit. That is all.
Holy shit. That is all.
- Fri Sep 11, 2015 3:26 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Stratovarius: Definitively Ranked and Reviewed (1989-2013)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16528
Re: Stratovarius: Definitively Ranked and Reviewed (1989-2013)
I think SentineLEX has some editing to do with the release of Eternal...
- Fri Sep 11, 2015 5:22 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: "Eternal" cover art work & tracklist
- Replies: 98
- Views: 64334
Re: "Eternal" cover art work & tracklist
Watching the documentary right now, will listen to the album later while working or something. I've already gave it a quick listen, but I mean a more dedicated listen. But there's one thing that strikes me the most about everything shown in the documentary: The heavy involvement of Jani when writti...