FESTIVAL REPORTS/REVIEWS

[Christian]

[cliff]

Lord Voldemort wrote:
Unfortunately, nobody wanted to join me shouting "Tolkki!", so I guess he didn't notice. I wanted to support him a bit, because Kotipelto got most of the applause (quite natural since he's the singer... )

I know what you feel.
During the gig in Lyon, all the people acclaimed Kotipelto, and personally I feel a bit sory for Tolkki, because he also deserved lot of support (especially because of his health).
I do believe that no one in the audience in Lyon "hated" Tolkki. I think they all like(d) him, but as you might know, it's always the singer who get all the attention.
So many times during the gig, I looked at Timo Tolkki and gave him really big smiles.
And I can tell you something : Tolkki was really pleased to see the friendly atmosphere in the audience... and there was a time people screamed "Timo ! Timo !", and he took it for him, but it was for Koti. I really felt sorry for him at that moment, and I could see a certain deception in his face...
But who cares. the show was amazing, maintly because Strato songs are amazing, so in a way or another, this is thank to Tolkki and no one should forget that ! never !

I was really glad to meet Tolkki at the end of the show and had a little talk with him. This guy really needs support....

this gig gave me some hope that perhaps it's not yet too late for Stratovarius... Just a feeling, I don't know...

I think u are right to keep some hope !

[cliff]

StratoRico wrote:
eheheheee
i don't think you'll be louder than the metallers that will be this saturday at Gods of Metal in Bologna!

It doesn't count.
in Lyon we were only 800.
there will be like 10000 - 20000 (I dunno the exact number) in G.O.M. That's not fair to compare

so,be carefull,i'll tell you after the show

Ok, you'll tell me ! i want a long review of the show !!!

[Patricia]

cliff wrote:

StratoRico wrote:
eheheheee
i don't think you'll be louder than the metallers that will be this saturday at Gods of Metal in Bologna!

It doesn't count.
in Lyon we were only 800.
there will be like 10000 - 20000 (I dunno the exact number) in G.O.M. That's not fair to compare

so,be carefull,i'll tell you after the show

Ok, you'll tell me ! i want a long review of the show !!!

Hmmm...You're right i think
Good long review of the show!

[StratoHeart]

But you people from France surely are loud. It's just to check Phoenix from A Million Light Years Away ep. Was you there, cliff?

[Stratostone]

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[Clemens]

Hi folks,
on http://www.skipmag.de you will find some cool fotos from the Stratovarius Gig in Germany at the Rock Hard Festival.
The direct link to this pictures is:

http://cms.skip-mag.de/pics.php?show=strat04

A report is also planned for this week
Best Wishes
Clemens

[browneyedgirl]

Clemens wrote:
Hi folks,
on http://www.skipmag.de you will find some cool fotos from the Stratovarius Gig in Germany at the Rock Hard Festival.
The direct link to this pictures is:

http://cms.skip-mag.de/pics.php?show=strat04

A report is also planned for this week
Best Wishes
Clemens

Those are great pics! And more reports are always welcomed!
About pics, there are some new ones popping up on Goggle&other Search Engines every few days now--so, I check a couple times a week.

[timo the soulforged]

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[timo the soulforged]

what is koti doing in this picture??? it seems as if he is playing with tolki....

[timo the soulforged]

timo the soulforged wrote:
what is koti doing in this picture??? it seems as if he is playing with tolki....

forgot to put the linkhttp://cms.skip-mag.de/pics.php?show=strat04

[ladyofeternity]

timo the soulforged wrote:
what is koti doing in this picture??? it seems as if he is playing with tolki....

Are U talking about this pic !?

[timo the soulforged]

ladyofeternity wrote:

timo the soulforged wrote:
what is koti doing in this picture??? it seems as if he is playing with tolki....

Are U talking about this pic !?

yes...what is he doing????

[browneyedgirl]

I think it was just a coincidence that Koti was standing in that particular area--he is all over the stage when he sings-very active.

[StratoHeart]

Stratostone wrote:
Also i think that people in Italy, Brazil and France are screaming loud too...

... and also Spain and Argentina.

[StratoRico]

browneyedgirl wrote:
I think it was just a coincidence that Koti was standing in that particular area--he is all over the stage when he sings-very active.

i think that there's Tolkki soloing in that photo.

maybe koti decided to go near timo to show the people the solo...
things that he sometimes do when they're playing live...

maybe they're not angry anymore

[browneyedgirl]

Is the Gods of Metal festival in Italy this weekend?
I'll go check--:)

[Marco]

Hi,I'm new in this forum and I posted my impressions on the italian show in the post named "The curse Gods of metal 04"

[nycos]

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[ladyofeternity]

nycos@ I never would complain about this set list !
For me is perfect !:D

Hey Strato come to play here in Brazil 'cause I'm sure that your fans will love this set list like Me

& Nycos SOS was played in Destiny & Infinite tour before !

[cliff]

nycos wrote:
What a great show, no against the wind, no paradise, no eagleheart, no million lightyears away & no SOS...

And why not Papillon
Eagleheart and No Million Lightyears Away are horrible songs in my opinion.
Yes, it's a mess that they didn't play Paradise live, but I can tell you, this song doesn't sound as good live as what it sounds in the record.

for their last show in france they fucked up with the setlist. I've made 350km to see them. i'am still full of hate that they didn't play those songs

350km ? You think it's a lot ?
last year I travelled 800km to see them in Paris and I can tell you, the setlist was really bad ( "Fantasia", "Elements", "Soul of A Vagabond"...) and the show wasn't really interesting.
Are you really a fan of Stratovarius ?
I don't think you are.
Next time, stay at home and listen to "Visions Of Europe" instead. You'll save your time and money.

if someone has bootleged this show, please share it, and i hope the last stratoshow will be bootlegged and shared on internet

Ah Ah....

[ladyofeternity]

From this set list I think that I only would changed Reign of Terror, & put Dreamweaver 'cause I would Love to hear this new one Live too !!!
& of course I would Love my other faves songs like We Hold the Key, Galaxies, SoS, etc...
But well we can't have everything that We want !:D

[cliff]

ladyofeternity wrote:
From this set list I think that I only would changed Reign of Terror, & put Dreamweaver 'cause I would Love to hear this new one Live too !!!

Yep, "Reign Of Terror" and "Eternity" weren't great, but it was quite a good choice, to vary the songs a bit. We can't have "Father Time" during 1h20
In my opinion, "Paradise" would be a good choice.
Perhaps "Hold On To Your Dream" or "Shattered" from Dreamspace album with Jörg Michael on the drums would be a good choice ?

[ladyofeternity]

Cliff@ I Love Eternity, I think is a great song !

Reign of Terror is not the best song from Dreamspace, They should play Magic Carpet Ride, We are the Future, Wings of Tomorrow & Hold on to your Dream that are The Bests songs from that album !!!

We Hold the Key, Galaxies, SoS are greats too, but DESTINY is the Best of all........ :luv2:

[cliff]

ladyofeternity wrote:
Cliff@ I Love Eternity, I think is a great song !

It is

Reign of Terror is not the best song from Dreamspace, They should play Magic Carpet Ride, We are the Future, Wings of Tomorrow & Hold on to your Dream that are The Bests songs from that album !!!

No, no, no... the best song in Dreamspace is "Chasing Shadows" !

We Hold the Key, Galaxies, SoS are greats too, but DESTINY is the Best of all........ :luv2:

I don't share your opinion about Galaxies (i mean it's ok, but not great). And I think "SOS" is not as good as "Hunting High And Low"... but always better than this horrible "EagleHeart" !
And yes, "Destiny" is the BEST Stratovarius song... "Visions" is really good too

[timo the soulforged]

eagleheart is the best song song from both elements.......that's why they had the video.... and are u sure a million light years... is not a goog song i mean i know metallheads who say that strato is not a good band and even they say that this song is really good... i think it's their best song not destiny(also very nice song)..... imo

[Luca]

timo the soulforged wrote:
eagleheart is the best song song from both elements.......that's why they had the video.... and are u sure a million light years... is not a goog song i mean i know metallheads who say that strato is not a good band and even they say that this song is really good... i think it's their best song not destiny(also very nice song)..... imo

Well, as you see, everyone has a perception which is different from others. Though EVERYONE will say that Black Diamond from VISIONS is a better song than 030368 (or whatever is Tolkki's birthday) from 4th DIMENSION, abot other stuff all opinions are different. I like Eaglehearth, but it's not a masterpiece, I love Destiny, Visions (the best for me), Black Diamond and many others.... But it's just a personal opinion....

[browneyedgirl]

[Laaka]

cliff wrote:

No, no, no... the best song in Dreamspace is "Chasing Shadows" !

No, no the best song is wings of tomorrow ain't it? believe me

[cliff]

browneyedgirl wrote:
need I remind you that there are people on this Earth who have NEVER seen a StratoShow who would be damn grateful just to hear Koti&Tolkki howling and yelping like dogs!]

Bad luck to you ! I have seen them 7 times