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14 Diamonds

Post by Beast_Pete » Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:53 pm

01 - Fright Night
02 - Twilight Time
03 - Dreamspace
04 - Fourth Dimension
05 - Episode
06 - Visions
07 - Destiny
08 - Infinite
09 - Intermission
10 - Elements I
11 - Elements II
12 - Stratovarius
13 - ?
14 - ?

Did you notice it? There are going to be exactly 14 diamonds, if Strato breaks up after the contract ends with Sanctuary.

I know, that this topic won't live for too long, as it hasn't got too much more information, just this notice, but I'd like to hear your opinions though.
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by IceBreaker » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:24 pm

Well, I´d say this is just a funny topic. Strato could have also 14 albums after the Sanctuary deal but the Japanese compilation is just for the 14 songs. The only thing I´d say for sure is that we´ll see that. :roll:
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by MaFiaBoY » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:55 pm

To IceBreaker, 14 Diamonds is a Russian compilation. The japanese one is Past & Now.


Anyway, I don't think Infinite or Destiny can be called "diamonds"...
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by Beast_Pete » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:28 pm

MaFiaBoY wrote:To IceBreaker, 14 Diamonds is a Russian compilation. The japanese one is Past & Now.
Then take a look at this.
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by MaFiaBoY » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:04 pm

Beast_Pete wrote:
MaFiaBoY wrote:To IceBreaker, 14 Diamonds is a Russian compilation. The japanese one is Past & Now.
Then take a look at this.
Seems my memory failed here :lol: anyway, this has a much betertracklist than The Chosen Ones...
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by Beast_Pete » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:08 pm

I think too. It has Destiny and Coming Home in addition. \m/
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by MaFiaBoY » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:10 pm

Beast_Pete wrote:I think too. It has Destiny and Coming Home in addition. \m/
It also has Mother Gaia. And it doesn't have Full Moon :lol:
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by Beast_Pete » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:14 pm

MaFiaBoY wrote:It also has Mother Gaia. And it doesn't have Full Moon :lol:
Yeah, that two counts too. :lol:
But I Want It All! :twisted:
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by IceBreaker » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:52 pm

Anyway, I don´t like Destiny, but I´ve noticed that there is a different version of Kiss of Judas on 14 Diamonds than in Visions. A bit better IMHO. :)

So MaFiaBoY: I have the 14 Diamonds in my collection and it´s as Japanese as it can be. :P
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by Stratofanius » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:27 pm

IceBreaker wrote:Anyway, I don´t like Destiny, but I´ve noticed that there is a different version of Kiss of Judas on 14 Diamonds than in Visions. A bit better IMHO. :)
Different? How different is it?

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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by Stealth » Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:18 am

IceBreaker wrote:Anyway, I don´t like Destiny
Get the hell out of this forum!! :lol:

Destiny is one of my favourite songs/albums.
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by browneyedgirl » Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:32 am

Pete, you are really smart&observant to think of this! It was said by TT before all the stuff of the past took place that after the 3 contracted albums under Sanctuary took place that Strato would maybe retire&yes, there would be 14 albums to their credit! But, I don't think this was a grand plan or anything. No. of albums same as the album name.
BTW, I have the album(compilation)14 Diamonds, and it is very good! :)
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by IceBreaker » Sun Oct 23, 2005 5:55 am

Stealth wrote:
IceBreaker wrote:Anyway, I don´t like Destiny
Get the hell out of this forum!! :lol:

Destiny is one of my favourite songs/albums.
Don´t make stupid jokes. :splat: :lol: :wink:
For me Destiny is one of the most boring epic Strato songs. There are just lots of more interesting stuff made, like Infinity, Season of Change, Visions or United. But that´s just my opinion.
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by MaFiaBoY » Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:18 am

IceBreaker wrote:
Stealth wrote:
IceBreaker wrote:Anyway, I don´t like Destiny
Get the hell out of this forum!! :lol:

Destiny is one of my favourite songs/albums.
Don´t make stupid jokes. :splat: :lol: :wink:
For me Destiny is one of the most boring epic Strato songs. There are just lots of more interesting stuff made, like Infinity, Season of Change, Visions or United. But that´s just my opinion.
Agreed !
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by stratohawk » Sun Oct 23, 2005 3:47 pm

Destiny is one of Strato's best songs - of all times!!! Well, opinions differ... :wink:

Nice compilation those 14 Diamonds, by the way, I've never heard of it before. Good tracklist. Chosen ones was only kind of a collection of the singles, and some other stuff. Full moon, *lol*, I still wonder why they put that one on Chosen Ones.

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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by MaFiaBoY » Sun Oct 23, 2005 4:05 pm

stratohawk wrote:Full moon, *lol*, I still wonder why they put that one on Chosen Ones.
I guess it was to give us europeans the chance to hear this wonderful song :lol:
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by IceBreaker » Sun Oct 23, 2005 5:59 pm

Stratofanius wrote: Different? How different is it?
As I rembember the mixing seems to be different and because of that the sound is different. But I´ll check that soon by listening both versions and tell then better. :)
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by browneyedgirl » Sun Oct 23, 2005 6:44 pm

MaFiaBoY wrote:
stratohawk wrote:Full moon, *lol*, I still wonder why they put that one on Chosen Ones.
I guess it was to give us europeans the chance to hear this wonderful song :lol:
It was told once why in this Forum. I think they HAD to put that song on the album. It was meant for Dreamspace, I think, but there wasn't room for it, however the contract with record company said it had to be used, so Full Moon was placed on the compilation. I need to find that source, but thats pretty much why Full Moon was on "The Chosen Ones" :roll: Who chose it? :? :lol:
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by MaFiaBoY » Sun Oct 23, 2005 6:49 pm

browneyedgirl wrote:
MaFiaBoY wrote:
stratohawk wrote:Full moon, *lol*, I still wonder why they put that one on Chosen Ones.
I guess it was to give us europeans the chance to hear this wonderful song :lol:
It was told once why in this Forum. I think they HAD to put that song on the album. It was meant for Dreamspace, I think, but there wasn't room for it
It seems unlikely. I mean, if there was anough space on the jap edition, why not on others ? Perhaps they didn't want to spoil a great album with this and they only gave it too poor japs :lol:
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by Dave » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:06 pm

they should have put a song from the fright night album (future shock) on 14 diamonds instead of this Full Moon :yuk:
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by Bones » Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:44 pm

Dave wrote:they should have put a song from the fright night album (future shock) on 14 diamonds instead of this Full Moon :yuk:
Absolutely! Fright Night is so great but underrated album :P
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by Beast_Pete » Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:14 pm

Destiny being no diamond? WTF? :shock:
Destiny being a boring song? WTF? :shock:

Bo, you guys are totally lost. Get back to your bedroom and listen to Destiny more often.
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by IceBreaker » Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:20 pm

Beast_Pete wrote:Destiny being no diamond? WTF? :shock:
Destiny being a boring song? WTF? :shock:

Bo, you guys are totally lost. Get back to your bedroom and listen to Destiny more often.
Nonsense. That´s not my fault that Strato has more than half-dozen better epic long songs than Destiny. Of which Infinity is definately the best one, which should be one of the real diamonds.
I think Destiny is a diamond only beccause of its popularity. :P
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by Beast_Pete » Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:23 pm

Nope, Destiny is a diamond, because it IS the perfect diamond. And Infinity is so boring next to it...
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by MaFiaBoY » Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:29 pm

IceBreaker wrote:
Beast_Pete wrote:Destiny being no diamond? WTF? :shock:
Destiny being a boring song? WTF? :shock:

Bo, you guys are totally lost. Get back to your bedroom and listen to Destiny more often.
Nonsense. That´s not my fault that Strato has more than half-dozen better epic long songs than Destiny. Of which Infinity is definately the best one, which should be one of the real diamonds.
I think Destiny is a diamond only beccause of its popularity. :P
IMO the best epic is Visions but I agree 100% about de boringness of Destiny.
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by Dave » Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:31 pm

MaFiaBoY wrote:
IceBreaker wrote:
Beast_Pete wrote:Destiny being no diamond? WTF? :shock:
Destiny being a boring song? WTF? :shock:

Bo, you guys are totally lost. Get back to your bedroom and listen to Destiny more often.
Nonsense. That´s not my fault that Strato has more than half-dozen better epic long songs than Destiny. Of which Infinity is definately the best one, which should be one of the real diamonds.
I think Destiny is a diamond only beccause of its popularity. :P
IMO the best epic is Visions but I agree 100% about de boringness of Destiny.
visions is the best epic, you're right
but the first half of destiny is just great.. the rest of the song is really boring, but that first half.. :roll:
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by MaFiaBoY » Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:35 pm

Dave wrote:
MaFiaBoY wrote:
IceBreaker wrote:
Beast_Pete wrote:Destiny being no diamond? WTF? :shock:
Destiny being a boring song? WTF? :shock:

Bo, you guys are totally lost. Get back to your bedroom and listen to Destiny more often.
Nonsense. That´s not my fault that Strato has more than half-dozen better epic long songs than Destiny. Of which Infinity is definately the best one, which should be one of the real diamonds.
I think Destiny is a diamond only beccause of its popularity. :P
IMO the best epic is Visions but I agree 100% about de boringness of Destiny.
visions is the best epic, you're right
but the first half of destiny is just great.. the rest of the song is really boring, but that first half.. :roll:
Same goes for Infinity (with equally cheesy lyrics).
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by IceBreaker » Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:36 pm

Beast_Pete wrote:Nope, Destiny is a diamond, because it IS the perfect diamond. And Infinity is so boring next to it...
Boring? WHAT THE F*CK?????????? :shock: :shock: :wink:

It´s more than a masterpiece. Can´t even imagine how great it is. :music:

Well, nice to see that there is also some other ppl who don´t like Destiny much or just like the half song. :P For me Visions is the third best epic one, btw. :)
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Re: 14 Diamonds

Post by Electric Eye » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:18 pm

why do you expect only 14 strato albums? Is it because of the title of compilation '14 diamonds' ? well, I'd prefer to find amount of their albums in other title: 4000 rainy nights :)
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Re: 14 Diamonds

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IceBreaker wrote:
Beast_Pete wrote:Destiny being no diamond? WTF? :shock:
Destiny being a boring song? WTF? :shock:

Bo, you guys are totally lost. Get back to your bedroom and listen to Destiny more often.
Nonsense. That´s not my fault that Strato has more than half-dozen better epic long songs than Destiny. Of which Infinity is definately the best one, which should be one of the real diamonds.
I think Destiny is a diamond only beccause of its popularity. :P
Why the hell do you think Destiny became popular in the first place? :)
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