What are your top 3 Strato Albums/Songs?

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What are your top 3 Strato Albums/Songs?

Post by browneyedfool » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:36 am

Please list your top 3 albums, and then songs. If possible, say why.

My Top 3 Albums:
Visions - A nostalgic feel to it. Great classics.

Elements Part 2 - I know most people don't like the newer Stratovarius album but I think Elements Pt. 2 was AWESOME.

Destiny - So close to the visions era it has got to be good

My Top 3 Songs:

Black Diamond - Amazing solo's and keyboard/guitar together.

Legions (live) - Always just liked it, its hard to explain.

Glory of the World - Jens' Masterpeice, nice keyboard part
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Post by MaFiaBoY » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:47 am

Albums :

Visions : Nothing to say, it's OUTSTANDING.

Infinite : I love the cover artwork, and it has some grat StratoClassics.

Dreamspace : Tolkki's voice kicks ass


Songs :

Black Diamond : The song itself is damn good, and the video is awesome too.

Eagleheart : For the drumming especially. Being a drummer myself, I enjoy playing this one a lot, it's not damn too hard like Find Yout Own Voice for ex.

Eternity : First StratoSong I ever heard, and still one of my favs.
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Post by Twilightsymphony » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:23 am

EDIT: 3 songs is quite hard.. those are some representing ones ;)
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Post by Neorave » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:39 am

3 Albums:
Destiny
Elements pt. 1
Infinite

3 Songs:
Destiny
Eagleheart
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Post by gerr » Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:04 am

Albums:

-Visions
-Elements pt.2
-Destiny

Songs:

-Glory of the world
-I'm Still Alive
-Paradise
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Post by browneyedfool » Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:42 am

Can someone link me to Stratovarius music video things? In particular Black Diamond? I tried the one at the site and it didn't load in windows media player for me (but I could watch other AVI's like the one in OT with Anders playing the harmonica).
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Post by Gnosis_and_Life » Tue Jul 20, 2004 5:01 am

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Post by drumplayer » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:24 am

1.Episode
2.Visions
3.Twilight Time

1.Black Diamond
2.The hands of time
3.Phoenix

videos:
1.Sos
2.HH&l
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Post by Fantasist » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:47 pm

1. Elements pt.I - just the best epic orchestral metal masterpiece!!!!!
2. Episode (Because of season of change and the rest :) )
3. Visions/Destiny/Dreamspace - I can´t decide ...

1. Elements (Just the BEST)
2. Season of Change (full of emotions and an amazing Solo!!)
3. Destiny/Night Time Eclipse/Fantasia/Infinite ??? (Sorry!)
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Post by Reaper » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:58 pm

1. Infinite - My first Strato album, really helped me a lot... really gives you hope...
2. Elements Pt.1 - Full of power...
3. Elements Pt.2 - Even more power... gives you the strenght to go on...

1. Hunting High and Low - Gives you the power to move on in life...
2. Eagleheart - Full of energy...
3. I Walk To My Own Song - Like Hunting High and Low, really helped me a lot...
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Post by browneyedgirl » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:26 pm

ALBUMS:
Visions
Dreamspace
CVAT


SONGS:
Tears of Ice
SOAV
Infinity


This is a very hard question, because all the albums are very good&there are soooooooo many great StratoSongs!
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Post by MaFiaBoY » Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:04 pm

browneyedfool wrote:
Can someone link me to Stratovarius music video things? In particular Black Diamond? I tried the one at the site and it didn't load in windows media player for me (but I could watch other AVI's like the one in OT with Anders playing the harmonica).
Try right-clicking on the link and choose "Save target as"
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Post by Mormegil » Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:21 pm

Albums:

I - Visions
II - Fourth Dimension
III - Episode

Songs:

I - Legions
II - Night Time Eclipse
III - Black Diamond/Twilight Symphony/Soul Of A Vagabond

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Post by browneyedfool » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:13 pm

Thx Mafiaboy, but when I click on link and choose save as, it only saves the html bit, not the actual linked object.

Like it will save the form!
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Post by MaFiaBoY » Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:35 pm

browneyedfool wrote:
Thx Mafiaboy, but when I click on link and choose save as, it only saves the html bit, not the actual linked object.
That's weird :/ When I go to the Videos page, the DOWNLOAD link points to the actual video, not to some HTML-thing
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Post by StratoHeart » Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:12 pm

Always nice to answer these questions... even making it for the 200th time! :D

Albuns:

1. Fourth Dimension (the first one I bought... still the best to me)
2. Episode
3. Infinite & Visions

Songs:

1. Father Fucking Time :headbang:
2. Huntin High and Low
3. Against the Wind, Forever Free, Destiny, Twilight Symphony, Phoenix, We Hold the Key........

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Post by Agent Orange » Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:13 am

Albums:
1) Visions
2) Elements pt 2
3) Destiny

Songs:
1) Soul Of A Vagabond
2) Destiny
3) Hunting High And Low

Gotta admit, though, it's kinda hard to decide with all these great songs and albums available...

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Post by loztdignity » Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:22 am

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Post by EndlessSilence » Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:54 am

my top albums are

Visions
Destiny
Elements Part 1

my favourite songs

eerrrmm, it's easier to write which one i don't like ;)
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Post by Sir. Decadence » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:27 pm

I could tell you every Strato-albums in order now, cuz I have listened those so much.
But, well, here's top3:
1. Visions
2. Episode
3. Dreamspace
then comes Destiny, Fourth Dimension, Elements Pt. 2 ...etc.

And songs... this is quite harder. Strato have so many unbelievable songs! But maybe this is top3:
1. Destiny
2. Visions
3. Season Of Change
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Post by Toldo » Thu Jul 22, 2004 5:44 am

Albums:

Visions
Episode
Destiny

Songs:

Father Time
Black Diamond
Destiny

It's really difficult to list the bests, so many excellent musics & albums

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Post by Luca » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:58 am

Mine is quite similar to this last:

1. Visions
2. Episode

3. Infinite-Destiny-Elements pt.1

- i left a space between number 2 and numbers 3, and that's it!! - 8)


Best 3 stratosongs.... I don't know. I choose 3 now but they can change:

- Black Diamond
- Visions (southern cross)
- Father Time & Destiny
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Post by Antiszerver » Thu Jul 22, 2004 1:02 pm

Well, albums:

-Destiny (my first Strato album)
-Elements Pt. 2
-Fourth Dimension (interesting combination of TK'voice, and Toumo's drums), or perhaps Fright Night? :err: :D

Songs:
-Destiny
-I Walk To My Own Song
-Fright Night (the best song with TT's voice)
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Post by LittleHarry » Thu Jul 22, 2004 10:06 pm

Albums:Visions (Masterpiece, probably best album ever after Blind Guardians Nightfall In The Middle Earth
Episode (very balanced album)
Elements pt. 1( I Fucking like the orchestra:)

Songs:Black Diamond(love this one)
Soul Of Vagabond(it makes me wake up)
Eternity(dunno why:))
Death Comes For Us All
It´s Just Matter Of Time

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Post by NixxxoN » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:10 am

Of course, here goes... ALBUMS:

1- VISIONS - I don't know why, but I put this album here. I really can't decide between this and Episode. Great songs from 1 to 10, full of classics, great production, superb performance... The best metal album ever imo.
2- EPISODE - Thats the other great of the greats. All are great songs, no boring, superb sound, performance and production, cracking start from father time and pretty nice end with Forever.
3- DESTINY - Thought this is the third, its very far from the second and first.
The quality of the others lasts on the song Destiny, but some other songs aren't as great as before and it was getting a little repetitive.

SONGS:

1- BLACK DIAMOND - I was terribily shocked first time i heard it, I thought... "will you ever find something as perfect as this?"
Great in all spects.. Tolkki will definately do nothing more as good as BD.

2- FATHER TIME - The best cracking strato-song. Great fast riffs, superb keys, drums & bass. And Kotipelto is at 100% here!

3- Can't choose between DESTINY and VISIONS. Both are 10-minute masterpieces, from 1 second to 10 minutes. They show how good can be a band, playing form that much with no error. Both have slow parts and fast parts.
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Post by Luca » Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:09 pm

NixxxoN wrote:
Of course, here goes... ALBUMS:

1- VISIONS - I don't know why, but I put this album here. I really can't decide between this and Episode. Great songs from 1 to 10, full of classics, great production, superb performance... The best metal album ever imo.
2- EPISODE - Thats the other great of the greats. All are great songs, no boring, superb sound, performance and production, cracking start from father time and pretty nice end with Forever.
3- DESTINY - Thought this is the third, its very far from the second and first.
The quality of the others lasts on the song Destiny, but some other songs aren't as great as before and it was getting a little repetitive.

SONGS:

1- BLACK DIAMOND - I was terribily shocked first time i heard it, I thought... "will you ever find something as perfect as this?"
Great in all spects.. Tolkki will definately do nothing more as good as BD.

2- FATHER TIME - The best cracking strato-song. Great fast riffs, superb keys, drums & bass. And Kotipelto is at 100% here!

3- Can't choose between DESTINY and VISIONS. Both are 10-minute masterpieces, from 1 second to 10 minutes. They show how good can be a band, playing form that much with no error. Both have slow parts and fast parts.

Definitely a very good choice!!! Very similar to mine!!
But Visions song is a little better in my opinion than Destiny, which is perfect but I don't like Tolkki's solo part!! :D
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Post by jean_luc_picard » Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:15 pm

Albums:
VISIONS
INFINITE
4th DIMENSION

Songs:
VISIONS
INFINITY
GALAXIES
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Post by Dragonfly » Sat Jul 24, 2004 2:37 am

paradise

against the wind

father time




no idea why, just like them fucking much, but my favo's always change hehe
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Post by stratohawk » Mon Jul 26, 2004 12:29 am

favourite albums:

1.) VISIONS - of course, hell, it's one of the best albums EVER, not only of this band or its genre. Outstanding, awsome songwriting, great soundbalance, and an unreached atmosphere (created by the choirs e.g.)!!!
2.) EPISODE - Different, but almost as great as Visions. Has got a more "philosophical" touch, lyrics are better than on Visions, but not the music. Nevertheless a great piece of music!!!
3.) INFINITE - just a little bit better than E2, my Nr.4. More mainstream, but still very good rock music, a bombastical epic, and full of very positive energy!

favourite songs:

1.)Against the Wind - THE BEST SONG EVER!!! No other song has such a powerful beginning, such great lyrics and such a wonderful and catchy refrain melody line!! The first Strato-song I heard, and it's the best song of all times imo. Sound could be better nowadays, but I don't care. Powerful, encouraging masterpiece!!!!!!
[only AtW is always number 1 for me, the others are changing from time to time ;) ]
2.)Night Time Eclipse - a fantastic, a very beautiful song!! Kind of progressive mixture between ballad and midtempo. This one always gets me melancholic. Sooooo nice.
3.)The Kiss of Judas - WOW!!!! An outstanding song, I find no other one to compare with, it's so special. Great atmosphere, unbelievable songwriting - absolutely fantastic opener for their best album.
[2 and 3 could change with Visions, Father Time, Coming Home, Holy Light, Chasing Shadows, ...]

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Post by skar » Tue Jul 27, 2004 9:52 am

Destiny - Anthem of the world
Visions - Paradise
Elements pt.1 - Learning to fly
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