Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

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What is your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song?

Uncertainty (Kotipelto)
14
12%
What Can I Say? (Kotipelto)
19
16%
Glory of the World (Johansson)
33
27%
Keep the Flame (Johansson)
15
12%
Why Are We Here? (Johansson)
12
10%
Curtains Are Falling (Johansson)
11
9%
Run Away (Johansson)
10
8%
Ride Like the Wind (Johansson)
2
2%
If I forgot something and your favourite isn't on the list, vote for this option
5
4%
 
Total votes: 121

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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by Paola » Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:43 am

I love Night Time Eclipse of Timo kotipelto, this song is excellent and I don't talk about Eternity because Excellent would be a little word. I guess "Amazing" is the perfect word and is little still. :?



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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by IceBreaker » Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:24 am

Just a Vampire wrote:I need to ask two things.
a) who wrote "Tomorrow" (one of my fav songs)
can someone answer this, please?
The lyrics of "Tomorrow" and some parts of the lyrics of "Father Time" are made by Finnish singer & vocals consultant Richard "Tipe" Johnson. He may be known best as the vocalist in Leningrad Cowboys.

I´m sorry about b), haven´t got that too... :?
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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by Beast_Pete » Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:42 am

Hmm, I always thought, they misspelled Johansson. Thanks for the info.
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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by Just a Vampire » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:43 pm

Beast_Pete wrote:Hmm, I always thought, they misspelled Johansson. Thanks for the info.
same here.

Now I only need to find the answer for the b) question
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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by stratobabius » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:52 pm

It's Jorg speaking. He says: Can you do this louder for me? Then he says something Italian .... thank you very much.... Italian again...Then he says something about the people screaming so that they are louder than some other people...
And finally what he says is: We have good and we have bad news...Bad news is the drum solo hasn't ended, good news no bass solo...
That's basically it...

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Post by Just a Vampire » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:11 am

hehe, thanks :)
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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by stratorobbo » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:36 pm

chosen by re, or knowledge and wisdom, both kotipelto

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Post by IceBreaker » Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:02 am

stratorobbo wrote:chosen by re, or knowledge and wisdom, both kotipelto
Yeah, but as we know, these are his solosongs, not Stratovarius´s songs. :wink:

But welcome to the forum!
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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by MajorForce » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:50 am

I swear in the name of Why are we here? That´s a great song. They should play it live again!

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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by Bryant » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:10 pm

i was torn between glory of the world and runaway. i chose runaway.

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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by IceBreaker » Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:22 pm

Bryant wrote:i was torn between glory of the world and runaway. i chose runaway.
I´d choose Run Away too, if voting for the most awful non-Tolkki song. :P
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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by Mormegil » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:33 pm

Keep The Flame. Great and simple ballad. 8)

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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by Bryant » Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:34 pm

IceBreaker wrote:
Bryant wrote:i was torn between glory of the world and runaway. i chose runaway.
I´d choose Run Away too, if voting for the most awful non-Tolkki song. :P
really, you think runaway is awful ? why ?

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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by IceBreaker » Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:21 am

Bryant wrote:really, you think runaway is awful ? why ?
Yes, I just don´t like it. Specially I don´t like the dance-oriented beat and the way how TK´s voice is mixed. IMHO it doesn´t suit as a Strato-song...
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Post by Bryant » Mon May 01, 2006 3:08 pm

IceBreaker wrote:
Bryant wrote:really, you think runaway is awful ? why ?
Yes, I just don´t like it. Specially I don´t like the dance-oriented beat and the way how TK´s voice is mixed. IMHO it doesn´t suit as a Strato-song...
which part of that song do you consider as dance oriented beat ?

i admit, some elements of that song - like some background keys - are not typical strato, there you´re right, i think.

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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by IceBreaker » Mon May 01, 2006 5:54 pm

Bryant wrote: i admit, some elements of that song - like some background keys - are not typical strato, there you´re right, i think.
Right.
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Post by coastguy » Mon May 01, 2006 7:01 pm

MajorForce Posted:
I swear in the name of Why are we here? That´s a great song. They should play it live again!



This is also my opinion. There' s an untypical lightness in this song 8) . It' s been one of my Strato alltime fav's... so one more vote for Jens - sorry TK - like your music as well.
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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by Burning Reflection » Thu May 04, 2006 8:17 pm

Run Away is the only Strato song I haven't heard.

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Post by IceBreaker » Thu May 04, 2006 11:40 pm

Burning Reflection wrote:Run Away is the only Strato song I haven't heard.
And at least I recommend you not to hear it, hearing it is totally lack of time. :P
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Post by coastguy » Sat May 06, 2006 10:36 pm

IceBreaker wrote:
Burning Reflection wrote:Run Away is the only Strato song I haven't heard.
And at least I recommend you not to hear it, hearing it is totally lack of time. :P

...except you would like to build up your own mind... :wink: I also dislike a bunch of songs, but I haven't heard songs from Strato that would have made my ears bleeding.
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Post by KraKto$is8 » Wed May 10, 2006 10:24 pm

Keep the Flame. By far. That song is on a par with Forever for me.

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Post by dirge » Wed May 10, 2006 10:35 pm

Why Are We Here is rocking my world at the moment 8)

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Post by vikingbynature » Tue May 30, 2006 1:53 am

GLORY OF THE WORLD baby! :D This really is the only non-Tolkki song that hammers the eardrum! :twisted:
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Post by Luther_Harkon » Wed May 31, 2006 9:02 pm

Well, I think the best song of those wrote there is What Can I Say?, but my vote went to Glory of the World. Basically, nowadays I'm still not able to listen to that song... it was an important song for me and my ex-girlfriend, and well, you know... That song still reopens some almost healed wounds...

So let's vote for the god Johansson!!! Their solos in Glory of the World are just amazing! I'd give anything to listen that song live on the next tour! Take note of that, Jens :wink:
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Post by FrightNight » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:34 pm

Run Away. It's just a great song. Glory of the World is also very good.

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Post by Mysteriet » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:40 pm

Run Away, Keep The Flame. :luv2:

Dream With Me is also great.

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Post by browneyedgirl » Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:22 pm

What can I Say?
Dream with Me
Falling Into Fantasy(Wasn't that written by Koti?)
I like Keep the Flame, too.
and, Why are We Here?

Didn't Jens write, The Curtains Are Falling? I like that song very much.
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Post by Rebel » Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:29 pm

browneyedgirl wrote:What can I Say?
Dream with Me
Falling Into Fantasy(Wasn't that written by Koti?)
I like Keep the Flame, too.
and, Why are We Here?

Didn't Jens write, The Curtains Are Falling? I like that song very much.
Would you buy this album?

Falling Into Fantasy
The Curtains are Falling
Glory of the World
Serenity
Return of Salieri
Run Away
Ride like the Wind
Last Defender

???

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Post by browneyedgirl » Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:49 pm

Rebel wrote:
browneyedgirl wrote:What can I Say?
Dream with Me
Falling Into Fantasy(Wasn't that written by Koti?)
I like Keep the Flame, too.
and, Why are We Here?

Didn't Jens write, The Curtains Are Falling? I like that song very much.
Would you buy this album?

Falling Into Fantasy
The Curtains are Falling
Glory of the World
Serenity
Return of Salieri
Run Away
Ride like the Wind
Last Defender

???
Add a few more by Jens&Koti, and YES!

btw, alot of good StratoSongs were written jointly by TT&TK. I wonder what percentage of lyrics each guy wrote? And, how does that figure into the equation? ???
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Re: Your favourite non-Tolkki Stratovarius song

Post by Rebel » Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:05 pm

browneyedgirl wrote:
Rebel wrote:
browneyedgirl wrote:What can I Say?
Dream with Me
Falling Into Fantasy(Wasn't that written by Koti?)
I like Keep the Flame, too.
and, Why are We Here?

Didn't Jens write, The Curtains Are Falling? I like that song very much.
Would you buy this album?

Falling Into Fantasy
The Curtains are Falling
Glory of the World
Serenity
Return of Salieri
Run Away
Ride like the Wind
Last Defender

???
Add a few more by Jens&Koti, and YES!

btw, alot of good StratoSongs were written jointly by TT&TK. I wonder what percentage of lyrics each guy wrote? And, how does that figure into the equation? ???
The direction I see Strato going in is more destiny/infinite like if I had to compare it to an album, but Ride Like the Wind, Return of Salieri, Glory of the World, are the songs that sound the most to me like what Strato will likely become, I don't see the Uncertainty, Keep the Flame, What can I saw, Dream with Me, direction prevailing.

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