Stratovarius Community

Stratowarius 3.0 wrote: So? You (we) are going to EVERY concert and are forced to listen to Black Diamond every time? It must be fantastic.

That's not the point. The point is that they have such a lot of great songs to choose from now, that even the "eternal" classics like Hunting or Black Diamond shouldn't be free of taking turns with other songs from time to time.
Matter of taste as usual of course, I'm sure that a lot of people would miss these classics. Well, and I'm missing more songs from Polaris and Elysium and Nemesis instead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk8_PKeeGho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5fZBqGgqIE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVs-T8rBfTo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWxjPkGJc1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMhbUDdrSrY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT0xmRvv6ko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk4msRtETPQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bJq4q59Tzo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4CENkDAYoM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD5Cn00bbKM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0JPvMcTJMs

A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y AMAZING. THE BAND AND TK'S VOICE.

Oops, Jens forgot to transpose the keyboard. That intro sounded... special.

http://youtu.be/kG8-rtfNPvU

Full show of yesterdayevening in The Netherlands!

http://youtu.be/p6xNI3QIKCQ

rikkertje wrote:Full show of yesterdayevening in The Netherlands!

http://youtu.be/p6xNI3QIKCQ

God that intro gives me the chills every time. Lauri needs to make it downloadable on his soundcloud! (Or I'll pay a dollar for it if he sells it anywhere instead)

I`ve watched a lot of Strato-concert-videos of shows dating from october to the first week of november 2015. I'm really impressed how tight the band is playing. Also some live-gimmicks were implemented which I love: Lauri playing some keyboard chords at "Black Diamond" also some other very effective small but effective arrangement-changes implemented in older songs etc. Fantastic. I´m also surprised to hear how good! Timos vocals are actually. What the band is actually playing seems the best live-play in the Stratovarius line-up-history. A development I did not expect. Thumbs up and respect!

Definitely agree on Timo. He really sounds as if he has way more control over his voice.

On the topic of arrangements, I finally found out why I find some songs weak in comparison to the album version. Most important is Eagleheart. In the original version the bass in the verses was an ongoing line of eighth notes. Dudududududududududududu. That kept the song having a nice pace. While live, Lauri only plays one or two long notes. Duuuuuuuuuuuuu du duuuuuuuuuuu. For me that small change completely takes away the power. It feels so slow.

Then-again, there's also a lot of fun stuff indeed. Lauri playing keyboards, incorporating the national anthem of every country they visit, etc.

While I do believe the setlist needs improvement, (we've been proving that were the loudest audience of the tour in Hunting High And Low since I don't know when now), the band is musically in a great phase. Let's hope for more to come!

Some really cool demos I had never heard of!

http://youtu.be/UbZZTtne4nY
http://youtu.be/tcfxUXSR-yY
http://youtu.be/8BZ5e2mcbUc

rikkertje wrote:Some really cool demos I had never heard of!

http://youtu.be/UbZZTtne4nY
http://youtu.be/tcfxUXSR-yY
http://youtu.be/8BZ5e2mcbUc

Those are sick! Always looking for more stuff to add to my Elements collection.

Maybe someone recall the Infinite Visions intro with an excerpt of Stratovarius playing Fright Night at Giants of Rock in Hameenlinna in '89.
Well, is with GREAT&ENORMOUS pleasure that I found this one from YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TRkrVlU3HQ

This is a long rec of the show itself with live version of:
Fright Night
False Messiah
Witch Hunt
Fire Dance
Black Night

So enjoy this little but also so big piece of band history.Years that I've been longed for it and now is in my hands!
Next step?The 2003 live show in Milano,c'mon Strato,we are waiting you bastards!

Live in Milano 2003:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Pancio wrote:Maybe someone recall the Infinite Visions intro with an excerpt of Stratovarius playing Fright Night at Giants of Rock in Hameenlinna in '89.
Well, is with GREAT&ENORMOUS pleasure that I found this one from YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TRkrVlU3HQ

This is a long rec of the show itself with live version of:
Fright Night
False Messiah
Witch Hunt
Fire Dance
Black Night

So enjoy this little but also so big piece of band history.Years that I've been longed for it and now is in my hands!
Next step?The 2003 live show in Milano,c'mon Strato,we are waiting you bastards!

fucking greaaatttt amazing find pancio! thank you very much, downloaaaaaadddddd

Thanks Adrian, I look for new videos almost everyday so I finally found this little "masterpiece"!
The prob is that there are only 5 songs and not complete or in a good quality BUT they are a piece of history!

Pancio wrote:Thanks Adrian, I look for new videos almost everyday so I finally found this little "masterpiece"!
The prob is that there are only 5 songs and not complete or in a good quality BUT they are a piece of history!

just seen the video, gold in raw state, one of my all time favorites is witch hunt, how I fucking love that song, theres is nothing like that in all strato records.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkLTsDznOxg



the first video of cains offering in youtube

_Pepe_ wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkLTsDznOxg



the first video of cains offering in youtube

I Am Legion
Stormcrow
The Best of Times
More Than Friends
Child of the Wild
A Night to Forget
Stolen Waters
My Heart Beats for No One
Shine in the Dark(Stratovarius cover)
Too Tired to Run
Oceans instrumental
Constellation of Tears
Antemortem
On the Shore
Encore:
My Selene(Sonata Arctica cover)
I Will Build You a Rome
Outro

Kmasters wrote:

_Pepe_ wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkLTsDznOxg



the first video of cains offering in youtube

I Am Legion
Stormcrow
The Best of Times
More Than Friends
Child of the Wild
A Night to Forget
Stolen Waters
My Heart Beats for No One
Shine in the Dark(Stratovarius cover)
Too Tired to Run
Oceans instrumental
Constellation of Tears
Antemortem
On the Shore
Encore:
My Selene(Sonata Arctica cover)
I Will Build You a Rome
Outro

Damn! Every song on the new album except for Rising Sun!

When are we going to have a duet album?

Timo Kotipelto / Iron Maiden tribute band The Clairvoyants - Wasted Years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYnLzl76ovs

https://youtu.be/3c3TXbAj3GE

Interesting

Wow. Unexpected.

Never heard Black Diamond played this fast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8KsHIEEyKY

rikkertje wrote:Definitely agree on Timo. He really sounds as if he has way more control over his voice.

On the topic of arrangements, I finally found out why I find some songs weak in comparison to the album version. Most important is Eagleheart. In the original version the bass in the verses was an ongoing line of eighth notes. Dudududududududududududu. That kept the song having a nice pace. While live, Lauri only plays one or two long notes. Duuuuuuuuuuuuu du duuuuuuuuuuu. For me that small change completely takes away the power. It feels so slow.

Then-again, there's also a lot of fun stuff indeed. Lauri playing keyboards, incorporating the national anthem of every country they visit, etc.

While I do believe the setlist needs improvement, (we've been proving that were the loudest audience of the tour in Hunting High And Low since I don't know when now), the band is musically in a great phase. Let's hope for more to come!

I've never actually heard any of the national anthems. Links to where they do it? Maybe I just wasn't paying close enough attention.

Also, never knew K&L have Unbreakable in their acoustic setlist. Sounds incredible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfxZH8XERas

Also I do believe that's Timo Tolkki doing the vocals on these demos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMlwC058DEo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3pA0MZGunY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf1997ULRaQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OQBVRHQLCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzoeNdW3xIo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW2NJkOgjNk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZn03DfHvFA

one of my favorite old bootlegs

_Pepe_ wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZn03DfHvFA

one of my favorite old bootlegs

Just found this yesterday It's great, basically the same concert twice, but the second time there's a screaming Japanese guy in front of the cameraman (or maybe it is the cameraman, judging by the distance ) so you can barely hear the music. Yoko Ono performs Stratovarius!

SentineLEX wrote:

rikkertje wrote:Definitely agree on Timo. He really sounds as if he has way more control over his voice.

On the topic of arrangements, I finally found out why I find some songs weak in comparison to the album version. Most important is Eagleheart. In the original version the bass in the verses was an ongoing line of eighth notes. Dudududududududududududu. That kept the song having a nice pace. While live, Lauri only plays one or two long notes. Duuuuuuuuuuuuu du duuuuuuuuuuu. For me that small change completely takes away the power. It feels so slow.

Then-again, there's also a lot of fun stuff indeed. Lauri playing keyboards, incorporating the national anthem of every country they visit, etc.

While I do believe the setlist needs improvement, (we've been proving that were the loudest audience of the tour in Hunting High And Low since I don't know when now), the band is musically in a great phase. Let's hope for more to come!

I've never actually heard any of the national anthems. Links to where they do it? Maybe I just wasn't paying close enough attention.

Also, never knew K&L have Unbreakable in their acoustic setlist. Sounds incredible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfxZH8XERas

Lauri uses national anthems of the countries they visit in his bass solos. I guess there are some on YouTube!

Then:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZoCZbrlPVI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KTpC2unQzA

Now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cz8N7S9LCc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcByOHAuxiw

SentineLEX wrote:Then:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZoCZbrlPVI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KTpC2unQzA

Now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cz8N7S9LCc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcByOHAuxiw

It's seems that for this songs Timo still holding the key to the hands of time.

Jokes apart, to me this song sounds much better nowadays, I know that Timo lowered vocals because the time is running fast for the voice and he can't sing high like the past, but he has far much more control over it!