Yes, I know. But, we are not going to get that one. So, I guess lots of us will have to settle for an RR DVD. Maybe there'll be Stratovarius covers on it. It won't be the same, though---not by a long shot!black death wrote:Yeah, but I think they're been looking forward to Stratovarius DVD.browneyedgirl wrote:The fans of Stratovarius have been looking forward to that DVD for a VERY, VERY long time now!!!
Timo said he was going to re-release his 2 solo albums with new songs and stuff! thats what Im waiting for =)dirge wrote:Re-release? It's available to buy now, first place I looked and they have plenty!...Plisken wrote:dirge wrote:Hymn to Life album is a real gem in your back catalogue of music! Anyone who hasn't yet checked it out, should do so ASAP!
I will!! as soon as timo re-releases it!
ohhh maybe when you go to Sao Paulo you can give that DVD another shot! it would be really cool to get to know the band like that. Album , World Tour , DVD.TimoTolkki wrote:I thank you...I have in mind to make something new but maintain the power metal feel. People "judge" : "it's not Visions" by hearing 4 clips totalling few minutes. I dont even care what it is cause I dont label it. Perhaps it is the spirit of freedom I feel now. I can already picture myself on stage in Sao Paulo with my new band playing "Key to the Universe" to 6000 people.
This Revolution has a serious message in it...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h ... mn+to+life
jif26 wrote:Hey man, as long as you're happy. Hopefully this time you'll know when the going gets tough, pull the plug real quick instead of going through another domino effect of bad times.TimoTolkki wrote: I thank you...I have in mind to make something new but maintain the power metal feel. People "judge" : "it's not Visions" by hearing 4 clips totalling few minutes. I dont even care what it is cause I dont label it. Perhaps it is the spirit of freedom I feel now. I can already picture myself on stage in Sao Paulo with my new band playing "Key to the Universe" to 6000 people.
This Revolution has a serious message in it...
I have to tell you, Hymn to Life was a grower for me. Took a while to sink in, but I love it (not all, but most of it). That last speech by Chaplin is bliss, just love the touch.
Anyway, be happy, have fun...there is some good out there. This time, hopefully you'll be able to call your bandmates 'friends'.
With all that said, rock on! Can't wait to hear RR. Kiske has been my favorite singer by far for the past 17 years (yea, I'm starting to get old). That frontman from Circus Maximus is close second.
Have fun Timo..I'll always support you and your music. Can't wait to see you in Montreal!
JF
P.S. Would it surprise you if I said that "We Are the Future" is my favorite song from you ?
P.S. #2 Argh, the forum's DB is out of wack these days. Good thing I pasted my text in a file before
OK, as long as TT keeps the orginal CD cover pic. He was gorgeous. I mean, hot. I mean.......never mind. 
Jens Johansson is the best keyboard player for me. So it is easy not to find anybody like him on any level. He has been a good friend thourgh this...browneyedgirl wrote:Jens is going to be a VERY hard act to follow! The new guy better be damn good!
yep to be comparing other keyboardist to jens would be pretty unfair. Now there is no 1 best keyboard player in the world. Jens is the best for the kind of music stratovarius played and RR will play. If jens doesnt want to join RR then I would say 2nd best choice would be Vitalij Kuprij that guy is a beast.TimoTolkki wrote:Jens Johansson is the best keyboard player for me. So it is easy not to find anybody like him on any level. He has been a good friend thourgh this...browneyedgirl wrote:Jens is going to be a VERY hard act to follow! The new guy better be damn good!
What I dont understand is that people automatically compare RR to Strato.Plisken wrote:yep to be comparing other keyboardist to jens would be pretty unfair. Now there is no 1 best keyboard player in the world. Jens is the best for the kind of music stratovarius played and RR will play. If jens doesnt want to join RR then I would say 2nd best choice would be Vitalij Kuprij that guy is a beast.TimoTolkki wrote:Jens Johansson is the best keyboard player for me. So it is easy not to find anybody like him on any level. He has been a good friend thourgh this...browneyedgirl wrote:Jens is going to be a VERY hard act to follow! The new guy better be damn good!
I just made an assumption that RR would sound something like Stratovarius since it was the album Stratovarius was supposed to release. But your right it is a new band and will have new musicians which will give the music a new atmosphere and should be treated as such. But in the end the mastermind is the same =) can you blame me for assuming the album would sound like a stratovarius album under the conditions? I have never heard a full RR album(cuz New Era is the first one!) so I have no way of knowing what RR sounds like, but I do know that RR continued stratovarius's last album.TimoTolkki wrote:What I dont understand is that people automatically compare RR to Strato.Plisken wrote:yep to be comparing other keyboardist to jens would be pretty unfair. Now there is no 1 best keyboard player in the world. Jens is the best for the kind of music stratovarius played and RR will play. If jens doesnt want to join RR then I would say 2nd best choice would be Vitalij Kuprij that guy is a beast.TimoTolkki wrote:Jens Johansson is the best keyboard player for me. So it is easy not to find anybody like him on any level. He has been a good friend thourgh this...browneyedgirl wrote:Jens is going to be a VERY hard act to follow! The new guy better be damn good!
Although it takes a lot of its legacy from Strato, it is a totally new band with totally new musicians. So all the fuss about "taking sides" is utterly pointless. There is room for us all to flourish and it makes me sad that the message Stratovarius has carried all these years echoes emptiness to some people who are blinded by their projective loss. The music will always remain, the guys too. But nothing in this life lasts forever.
Your are right. This was the best solution. That's what I thought also 4 years ago, when Timo K. and Jörg were out of the band for a short while. Better stop Strato then continue with a completely different lineup. It's not like other bands, that have changes concerning band members on every new album. Stratovarius was a constant, and it could only exist in this lineup. I'm glad this is also your opinion.TimoTolkki wrote:Timo Kotipelto and Jörg Michael were the essential people in Strato and I cannot continue under the same name. Lassila and Ikonen were a different story, the band was not nearly as popular. So I am doing it for the fans.Raven wrote:Why didn't you just fire these "two difficult personalities" and continued making music under the glorious name of Stratovarius? You have done it before when Lassila and Ikonen left the band. I'm quite sure that it have been easier for many fans to listen these songs if there have been at least Jens and Lauri and the familiar name.TimoTolkki wrote:
As I have said, for me the actual decision was clear and actually easy (based on the situation and my own feelings), but it doesnt mean that leaving behind 24 years is easy either.
You are (were) the main songwriter and the leader of Stratovarius as far as I understand.
I mean that New Era is not a good indication how the future could be. It was a good way to start this band since I had this cool songs and I wanted the best possible musicians I could get at that time but it was clear that it wont be the final line up. When that is found and we make the next record, iit will start taking shape.Plisken wrote:I just made an assumption that RR would sound something like Stratovarius since it was the album Stratovarius was supposed to release. But your right it is a new band and will have new musicians which will give the music a new atmosphere and should be treated as such. But in the end the mastermind is the same =) can you blame me for assuming the album would sound like a stratovarius album under the conditions? I have never heard a full RR album(cuz New Era is the first one!) so I have no way of knowing what RR sounds like, but I do know that RR continued stratovarius's last album.TimoTolkki wrote:What I dont understand is that people automatically compare RR to Strato.Plisken wrote:yep to be comparing other keyboardist to jens would be pretty unfair. Now there is no 1 best keyboard player in the world. Jens is the best for the kind of music stratovarius played and RR will play. If jens doesnt want to join RR then I would say 2nd best choice would be Vitalij Kuprij that guy is a beast.TimoTolkki wrote:Jens Johansson is the best keyboard player for me. So it is easy not to find anybody like him on any level. He has been a good friend thourgh this...browneyedgirl wrote:Jens is going to be a VERY hard act to follow! The new guy better be damn good!
Although it takes a lot of its legacy from Strato, it is a totally new band with totally new musicians. So all the fuss about "taking sides" is utterly pointless. There is room for us all to flourish and it makes me sad that the message Stratovarius has carried all these years echoes emptiness to some people who are blinded by their projective loss. The music will always remain, the guys too. But nothing in this life lasts forever.
Im not sure what you mean by taking side though, I didnt say anything about taking sides unless you mean of wishing jens was the keyboard player in RR? or was that part not even directed at me?
Have you ever thought to release this album as a TT's solo album and not Revolution Renaissance album?TimoTolkki wrote:I mean that New Era is not a good indication how the future could be. It was a good way to start this band since I had this cool songs and I wanted the best possible musicians I could get at that time but it was clear that it wont be the final line up. When that is found and we make the next record, iit will start taking shape.
I think that website is ready when Tero Tolkki is not so busy with his own jobsexe knight wrote:When will you have a website? I'm just interested...
and drumming hear too much of Jörg is playing there... That's why I don't like RR, I hope that you don't release that Stratovarius demo cd with RR-band, I would buy your newiest cd, if you make totally new kind of musicto RR-band 
That is really nice to hearTimoTolkki wrote:Jens Johansson is the best keyboard player for me. So it is easy not to find anybody like him on any level. He has been a good friend thourgh this...browneyedgirl wrote:Jens is going to be a VERY hard act to follow! The new guy better be damn good!
You are not the only one.MetalAngel wrote: Other thing : I really like the new songs you wrote and I can't wait for the new album to come.
for you? Hell, he's the best alive!TimoTolkki wrote:Jens Johansson is the best keyboard player for me. So it is easy not to find anybody like him on any level. He has been a good friend thourgh this...browneyedgirl wrote:Jens is going to be a VERY hard act to follow! The new guy better be damn good!
Except the Rolling Stones,TimoTolkki wrote: The music will always remain, the guys too. But nothing in this life lasts forever.
.They're so old, they ought to call themselves "The Tomb Stones"- but nevertheless, they still sound pretty good.Rebel wrote:Except the Rolling Stones,TimoTolkki wrote: The music will always remain, the guys too. But nothing in this life lasts forever.
Who cares if they're old?! I saw them live last year, effin Jagger still moves like a spaghetti noodle and has the waistline of a 14 year old girl to match!miditek wrote:They're so old, they ought to call themselves "The Tomb Stones"- but nevertheless, they still sound pretty good.Rebel wrote:Except the Rolling Stones,TimoTolkki wrote: The music will always remain, the guys too. But nothing in this life lasts forever.
Uhhh... Hansen made a brave decision to LEAVE the band, at its PEAKTimoTolkki wrote: It is quite similar in principal when Hansen left Helloween at the peak of their success and formed a new band (that still exists). He had to leave.
In the same way, I have formed a new band and will continue what I have always done, music out of my feelings and heart weather it is uncommercial like Saana or power metal or pop. Whatever it is that I feel is right for me as an artist to express myself I will do. And if someone wants to listen to those songs, then I am truly honored and if someone doesnt, then that is very okay too.
