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- Wed Sep 26, 2018 12:44 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: intermission part 2 ?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20182
Re: intermission part 2 ?
What percent of Strato songs have the word "time" in them? It has to be at least 50.
- Fri Sep 21, 2018 5:19 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: I listened to the two Keeper of the Seven Keys albums
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8828
Re: I listened to the two Keeper of the Seven Keys albums
I would actually assert the opposite. To take a specific example, I think a lot of the themes in Madness Strikes at Midnight, The Hills Have Eyes, and Dreamspace (the song) are hidden under the water in Halloween from Keepers 1. I could agree that relative to length, Dreamspace is a pretty complex ...
- Sun Sep 16, 2018 6:14 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: STRATOVARIUS LOT OF VIDEOS FROM YOUTUBE
- Replies: 703
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Re: STRATOVARIUS LOT OF VIDEOS FROM YOUTUBE
Good to know!
Stealing an old one of yours because I've been looking for something much like this, but didn't know you had it up until now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zxlFHCgvwA
All of the Elements songs live (Pomp and Circumstance, Tracks 1-4, 7-9 from Elements 1, Tracks 2-4 from Elements 2)
Stealing an old one of yours because I've been looking for something much like this, but didn't know you had it up until now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zxlFHCgvwA
All of the Elements songs live (Pomp and Circumstance, Tracks 1-4, 7-9 from Elements 1, Tracks 2-4 from Elements 2)
- Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:25 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: intermission part 2 ?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20182
Re: intermission part 2 ?
Holy shit that acoustic guitar work was incrediblemocobhc wrote:new orchestral version of Unbreakable released today:
https://youtu.be/VtSjxL2hvQ4
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:39 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: I listened to the two Keeper of the Seven Keys albums
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8828
Re: I listened to the two Keeper of the Seven Keys albums
And found out where Tolkki got his ideas for the first 3 albums. Not to mention all the key references throughout the discography. Hot take, I don't think the Keeper albums are good or even noteworthy albums, and I'll take Twilight Time and Dreamspace over them NO CONTEST. I think the albums were d...
- Tue Sep 04, 2018 10:52 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Bootlegs lossless Audio or Video
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15061
Re: Bootlegs lossless Audio or Video
I have a bunch of mostly garbage quality bootlegs which are all ripped from that one guy who uploads Strato shows to Youtube
- Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:39 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: I listened to the two Keeper of the Seven Keys albums
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8828
I listened to the two Keeper of the Seven Keys albums
And found out where Tolkki got his ideas for the first 3 albums. Not to mention all the key references throughout the discography.
- Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:26 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: intermission part 2 ?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20182
Re: intermission part 2 ?
So who do you guys think wrote this one (unless we already know)? My money's on Lauri.
- Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:24 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: intermission part 2 ?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20182
Re: intermission part 2 ?
I really like Oblivion but it sounds a little weird to me. Maybe it's the new style, but it seems like a Stratovarius cover of another song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYph9C5lTqQ The part at 1:14-1:16, as well as the backing vocal track during the chorus, make it sound like this song was writt...
- Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:16 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: intermission part 2 ?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20182
Re: intermission part 2 ?
Old Man and the Sea finally on CD? Maybe I'll finally get a tab online? Am still a guitar noob, so it's hard for me to transcribe most of the song.
- Sat Jul 28, 2018 5:48 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: intermission part 2 ?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20182
- Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:32 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: intermission part 2 ?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20182
Re: intermission part 2 ?
Hype! Glad we're getting something for current year.
I remember there was an Intermission, Pt. 2 bootleg floated around 2006 when there was no word on the next Strato album. Was really skeptical going into this thread but it looks like the real deal.
I remember there was an Intermission, Pt. 2 bootleg floated around 2006 when there was no word on the next Strato album. Was really skeptical going into this thread but it looks like the real deal.
- Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:59 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Stratovarius is in the studio!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10249
Re: Stratovarius is in the studio!
No Avalon 3AAAAAAAAAA wrote:No Lassila No Stratovarius
- Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:55 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Stratovarius is in the studio!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10249
Re: Stratovarius is in the studio!
Has to be! The pattern has always been Stratovarius -> Sonata Arctica -> Kamelot -> repeat so now that The Shadow Theory is out, it's time for another album.
- Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:47 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Fright Night
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10248
Re: Fright Night
It's a horrible album, but I still cherish it as the origin of Stratovarius. Other than Tolkki, it has zero relevance to the band's legacy. Which is worse: Fright Night or the self titled Stratovarius album? Leave the Tribe is one of the most underrated Stratovarius songs. Also really missed out by...
- Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:13 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Fright Night
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10248
Re: Fright Night
I never listened to the album before, because I didn't start listening to Stratovarius until around...Nemesis release, I think... anyways, now that I'm listening to it all the way through, I actually kind of like it?? It's alright. I'd give it a 7 out of 10. Still my least favorite and I probably h...
- Tue Apr 03, 2018 5:36 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Did Flavio kill the forum?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 43946
Re: Did Flavio kill the forum?
Tolkki went broke so it's not like he's gonna give her anything now....doc_holliday wrote:we haven't seen Doro for a while...
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:37 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: What Ever Happened to Visions?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12892
Re: What Ever Happened to Visions?
Oh... also, what's wrong with Fright Night ? It has some really nice more rocky songs. Nothing's inherently wrong with it, on its own, but I think it has aged horribly. It's also pretty amateur songwriting, extremely 80s in a lot of bad ways, and even the second album sounds is a huge leap in quali...
- Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:52 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: What Ever Happened to Visions?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12892
Re: What Ever Happened to Visions?
I don't like the production and half the songs I can't tell apart, but I really enjoy the last two songs.HinatAArcticA wrote:Oh... also, what's wrong with Fright Night? It has some really nice more rocky songs.
- Mon Mar 05, 2018 12:52 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Happy Bday Timo Tolkki, wherever you are
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4868
Re: Happy Bday Timo Tolkki, wherever you are
I'm not optimistic about TT coming back. But my music would sound 100% different if at all without Timo's influence. Good luck to you wherever you are.
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:01 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: What Ever Happened to Visions?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12892
Re: What Ever Happened to Visions?
The problem with Visions is quite simple. As you said, it was recorded under Noise Records but, in 2005, they've signed with Sanctuary Records after been under Nuclear Blast for a while. The rights of their back catalogue, such as Visions, were sold to Sanctuary, of course (but not Infinite, Interm...
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 4:16 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Sonata Arctica - The Ninth Hour
- Replies: 34
- Views: 28337
Re: Sonata Arctica - The Ninth Hour
SA is just not the same without Jani. Cain's Offering delivers what's missing from SA. Wish it can become a permanent band with a dedicated singer. I mean, Cain's Offering is more Stratovarius II than anything else these days. Has as many original members (From the Visions lineup) as Strato and has...
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 4:12 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: What Ever Happened to Visions?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12892
Re: What Ever Happened to Visions?
I got a copy on the cheap a few years back, but I know at local record stores I haven't seen Visions or any of the classic ones in a while. Either Nemesis/Eternal when they first came out, or a few of the less popular ones like Elements 2 and the self-titled. So your other theory might hold some wat...
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:17 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: new video interview with Timo K
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4203
Re: new video interview with Timo K
"In our case, we still have, I think, five shows in Finland, but they are not Visions shows, but we'll just play some shows in Finland. And then next spring we aren't going to play any shows, we're gonna have a small composing break, and that's it." "We have started to write, but we haven't got toge...
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 4:53 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Did Flavio kill the forum?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 43946
Did Flavio kill the forum?
Discuss
- Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:39 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Merry xmas
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4807
Re: Merry xmas
New album probably within the next 12 months
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
- Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:11 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Sonata Arctica - The Ninth Hour
- Replies: 34
- Views: 28337
Re: Sonata Arctica - The Ninth Hour
Man, I love every album Sonata has put out, but Closer To An Animal is just not doing it for me. The melodies are so meandering and weak and it sounds like the band is back there just playing whatever to chug along until the end, it sounds like they're all falling asleep while playing. I've never h...
- Sat Dec 02, 2017 4:53 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Ever coming back to tour US?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6080
Re: Ever coming back to tour US?
Copypasta worthy IIRC getting a US work visa is a pain in the ass now, so it's way more profitable to keep hitting the same countries in Europe with the occasional stop in South America and Japan. Canada might be a slightly better bet although if you're trying to dodge the US there's only so many pl...
- Tue Nov 28, 2017 7:16 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: What do you want to hear on the next album?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 29652
Re: What do you want to hear on the next album?
This.Rebel wrote:More songs from Jens and Lauri
Also Rolf original when?
- Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:30 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Helloween - Pumpkins United
- Replies: 20
- Views: 14292
Re: Helloween - Pumpkins United
and that's what people want. ... no. This. Literally nobody wants it, except Tolkki diehards who haven't realized Tolkki is in literally no shape to do it, and Matias and the other boys are more than capable of carrying the legacy. Some sleeping dogs should just lie. I know tolkki is far for top fo...