Stratovarius Community

As all we know, Stratovarius discography is:

Fright Night (1989)
Twilight Time (1992)
Dreamspace (1994)
Fourth Dimension (1995)
Episode (1996)
Visions (1997)
Destiny (1998)
Infinite (2000)
Intermission (2001)
Elements, Pt. 1 (2003)
Elements, Pt. 2 (2003)
Stratovarius (2005)
Polaris (2009)

It is the 12th studio album ( anyway I add Intermission cause the album is based on studio songs).

We have 13 different positions to place Polaris... for example: "Ok I think it's the best album, so I choose first position"...or no..."I think is the worst..so I choose position 13..." ... and so on...

So, what's Stratovarius forum opinion about it? what do you think? Where do you place Polaris?

I'm not sure how to rank albums but if I was rating my favorite song from each album it would be 12. I’d have to really devise a mathematical system to rank these guys by a cumulative score of each song. This album has more song that I like on it than some others so I guess for now I can rank it ahead of those and put it at around 8.

icecab21 wrote:I'm not sure how to rank albums but if I was rating my favorite song from each album it would be 12.

Yes, for example, you can do that. I mean, like if you had to put the albums in your personal order or, based in your personal rank preferences.

I have to think about it but I think I'll choose position 4.

I put 3rd position after Visions and destiny! This album is awesome

I put it on the 2nd place, after Elements Pt. I. No album will beat Elements Pt. I!!!

I voted #4. Visions and Episode are the untouchables for me and it's about equal to Destiny and Twilight Time.
Excellent, inspiring, energetic and lately a really relaxing feel-good -album for me.

5th best, IMO

4th after Visions, Episode and 4th Dimension.

After Fourth Dimension, Destiny, Infinite, Episode, Visions & Intermission, Polaris come for me, is the best album after Infinite!

This will be an interesting poll to take 20 years from now.

I can't add it to the catalog nor compare it with the past albums. I love it but I take it as something new. A very nice new chapter.

It's hard to compare as I like all of the albums, it's another album I'll be loving for a long time.

i wonder how many people have listened to the last 12 albums to the point where they are as fresh in their minds as the recently released polaris?

I'd probably rank it on the lower tier of Stratovarius albums, right next to Twilight Time, Elements Part 2 and S/T.

3rd behind Visions and Destiny

1. Visions
2. Infinite
3. Twilight Time
4. Episode
5. Dreamspace
6. Fourth Dimension
7. Destiny
8. Elements I
9. S/T
10. Polaris
11. Fright Night
12. Elements II

I know it is low on the list but that doesn't really say much. I like most of the Albums. The only one I really dislike is Elements II.

elements_pt_3 wrote:3rd behind Visions and Destiny

Same!

5th, after Visions, Infinite, Episode, and Fourth Dimension.

The middle rank belongs to Twilight Time and Dreamspace and Destiny.

Then, Elements 1&2, Self-titled, and Fright Night make up the bottom rungs.

^^^Just my opinion, of course!^^^

mmm, lets see:

1. Destiny
2. Visions
3. Infinite
4. Episode
5. Polaris
6. 4th Dimension
7. Elements pt.1
8. Dreamspace
9. Elements pt.2
10. Twilight time
11. Fright Night
12. Stratovarius (wacala)

Polaris is somewhere in my Top-8, there with Visions, Episode, Destiny, Dreamspace, Twilight Time, Fourth Dimension and Infinite. Strato has made so many great albums so far, so its quite difficult to hit the top-3 for example anymore.

I think for me it's the eleventh or tenth

01 Visions
02 Elements Pt I
03 Destiny
04 Episode
05 Infinite
06 Fourth Dimension

Polaris is around 5th-7th. We will see after some months or years have passed. But the first four are just too strong to touch.

There are really good songs in every album, but the best albums are "Destiny" and "Polaris"

1- Infinite
2- Visions
3- Polaris
4- Episode
5- Destiny
6- Elements Pt.1
7- Fourth Dimension
8- Dreamspace
9- Elements Pt.2
10- Twilight Time
11- Intermision
12- Fright Night
13- Stratovarius

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Funny to see that almost everyone has Visions in their top 5. I never liked that album that much. Only songs I like are Forever Free, Coming Home and Visions (Southern Cross).

1. Elements Pt. 1
2. Polaris
3. Infinite
4. Episode
5. Destiny
6. Twilight Time
7. Fourth Dimension
8. Dreamspace
9. Elements Pt. 2
10. Stratovarius
11. Visions
12. Fright Night

rikkertje wrote:Funny to see that almost everyone has Visions in their top 5. I never liked that album that much.

It's about everyone's taste

True! Everyone is different. But I hear from a lot of people that they think Visions is Strato's best album.

I place it behind:

Episode
Visions
Elements Pt. 1
Fright Night