I know, many fans (I think everybody in this forum too) is concerned about Tolkki. But, what to do? It is his life and as he always says, he should follow his thoughts and his path, so...we shouldn' be concerned.stratodan1990 wrote:I suppose, but I didn't really mean by necessity, I meant somewhat for naturally the way how the band evolved. For me, the first New Era demos with Kotipelto sounded more like the new Stratovarius album than Polaris did (Even though I like both albums)RazielSR wrote:Having Jens in the band, do you want a rhythm guitar?...
Could be an option, but I don't see Stratovarius as a band with rhythm guitarrist. It is a band with a keyboardist, an extremely talented keyboardist that can make all the sounds and they don't need rhythm guitar. I think that doesn't fit with Stratovarius music. What happened in Polaris is that you listened a lot of keyboard and less guitar and I suppose that it was because Matias was new and he was not into the band as today. The next album will have more guitar for sure and I hope, I HOPE a lot of keyboards, more than in Polaris.
Remember Elements album, that albums had a lot of keyboards too.
I like the new way that I think Stratovarius is going, some prog elements here and there and versatility without losing the essence of speed/power metal. I see it like the way Symphony X made some songs.
And about live performances, I think they have been always good the way they have been. I don't feel the necessity of having a rhythm guitar. Seems like if TT had to be in Stratovarius as something, out of necessity.
EDIT: And TT as a rhythm guitar is like having Jens being a keyboardist for a wedding. TT is a guitar player with an incredible amount of talent and technique. Should be a waste using that talent as a rhythm guitar.
And yeah, that is definately the way they would sound at the moment if they brought in Tolkki. I meant just a small possibility in years to come. Tolkki needs Stratovarius, and not by necessity. Stratovarius COULD benefit from him being back, but only if the band we're to gel (Forgetting 2004 onwards). Like I said, right now that is out of question. You wouldn't believe how people can change over many years...
Many fans are concerned about Tolkki.
But, you see that, the once acclaimed Timo Tolkki is now wandering in bands that are no more, in projects that are "in ice" and that hurts.
But, it was his decision, not our decision. It was his life, not ours as he said. So, if it's his life, it's his life with all the consequences. We can't repair it.
He is now out of Stratovarius, because he wanted like that. The way we are triying sometimes to introduce the genius again in the lamp, I think that is based in nostalgy. That thing is something about I know a lot, it makes me feel bad a lot of times, regarding many things in life.
The history now is Stratovarius with Matias, new album coming, a lot of tours and a fresh band again. Musically is not exactly the same band anymore, because the mainman is not anymore in the band. The band stills sounding like Stratovarius, but different. I think that's good. We can't be hearing all our lifes the same songs over and over again being the same without changes. See TT nowadays, the music he did in AoA was something new for him too.
But you know, I really continue thinking that this was necessary. The band is now better, because TT was not feeling good with this guys, nor the guys with him.
Now it's all plenty of new energy and they are all working together and enjoying their music.
TT can demonstrate again what he is, but as you can see, the things aren't going well for him (musically).
And I can tell you that if there's something that really hurts me about this whole thing, is to see TT out of Stratovarius. But, that's how it is, that's life, decisions, thoughts...
And yes, people change, like seasons. And this is a new one, mainly created by the change that somebody decided to choose.