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JavyMetal1092
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by JavyMetal1092 » Fri May 22, 2009 6:54 pm
I listened Destiny first,it was great

Stratofan forever, Long Life to the Metal! \m/
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palarmux
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by palarmux » Fri May 22, 2009 7:02 pm
Strange, polaris didn't come there :O Why? i put it there but...
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palarmux
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by palarmux » Fri May 22, 2009 7:08 pm
Delete this please... or close or something, i did mistake and i did 2 almost same post
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Bublix - Jr. Member
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by Bublix » Fri May 22, 2009 7:18 pm
The firt I listened to was Infinite, but the first I bought was Polaris (yeah, I´m quite new into Stratovarius music

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by foerg » Fri May 22, 2009 7:20 pm
first song was black diamond on a sampler cd, but on the cover it was called kiss of judas... then i got me the visions cd and was a little bit, ehm, surprised...
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Inventariado
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by Inventariado » Fri May 22, 2009 7:23 pm
A very good friend put "Forever", "Season of change" and "Celestial dream" in a tape knowing they were a MUST according to my musical taste. That was back in 1999.
After listening I went straight to the store to buy "Infinite" and so on.
Mariano
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stratobabius
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by stratobabius » Fri May 22, 2009 7:52 pm
Fourth Dimension, it was... haha, look at that, exactly 6 years ago (last 10 days of May I can't remember anymore)
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Burning Reflection - Sr. Member
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by Burning Reflection » Fri May 22, 2009 8:28 pm
I was a HUGE children of bodom fan and Janne mentioned Visions album one day. I think this was right in between when Hatebreeder and Follow the Reaper came out so it was between 99-01 So I downloaded some songs, didn't even like it at first because it was too expressive and didn't like the "real" singing. After a while, I gathered the courage to say that I actually like this and I don't care if other people don't like it or think the vocals are "gay". I think it was the first time I listened to and liked a band without any outside influence. I ordered Episode, Visions, Destiny, Fourth Dimension all at once off of fleabay. I've grown up a lot in many different ways since then and now they are my favorite band of all time.
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Nova_era - Jr. Member
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by Nova_era » Fri May 22, 2009 8:48 pm
Elements Part 1.
I was in London in 2005 and was picking up a few CD's of bands I wanted to check out. I did'nt know which Stratovarius album to get, so I went for the one which had the best artwork in my opinion.

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rikkertje
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by rikkertje » Fri May 22, 2009 8:54 pm
Visions of Europe! Back in 1998, when my father put it in the radio.
Have been addicted to Strato-music ever since then.
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by CES » Fri May 22, 2009 8:55 pm
Elements Pt 1. I heard Janne from Bodom playing a medley and one bit in particular caught my attention. A few questions later and I found it was a song called Eagleheart. It's still my favourite Strato song.
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Noxica
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by Noxica » Fri May 22, 2009 8:58 pm
I prefer the other thread, that one's got Polaris as an option

Tin coffepots, iron coffeepots
They're no use to me
If I can't have a proper cuppa coffee from a proper copper coffeepot
I'll have a cuppa tea!
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by ap3311 » Fri May 22, 2009 9:27 pm
Infinite. I heard Infinity somewhere and was absolutely blown away and had to find out more about this band!
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giovannivarius
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by giovannivarius » Fri May 22, 2009 9:51 pm
the first complete album I listened was Infinite, but I knew about Stratovarius whit "stratosphere" and "speed of light"
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Gonzalo - Jr. Member
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by Gonzalo » Fri May 22, 2009 10:03 pm
You forget put the vision of europe in the list it was the first stratovarius album I listened. After this maybe was the Infinite I don't remember well.
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by Tero-75 » Fri May 22, 2009 10:11 pm
I heard "Black Diamond" in Finnish chart program in -97, and bought the "Visions" the very day it was published.
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StratoTimo
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by StratoTimo » Sat May 23, 2009 3:18 am
Two Pölls for the same questions

Meikä Ankka
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by browneyedgirl » Sat May 23, 2009 3:51 am
I have to say Fourth Dimension because Against the Wind was the first Stratovarius song I heard! However, in terms of CDs, INFINITE was the first complete StratoAlbum I listened to.

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palarmux
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by palarmux » Sat May 23, 2009 9:17 am
StratoTimo wrote:Two Pölls for the same questions

Sorry. That was mistake. I asked someone delete this. That another one have polaris album too, this haven't
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by shg » Sat May 23, 2009 11:58 am
Elements part 1 is the first what I listened, but Polaris is the first what I have my own. I think Polaris is the best album!!
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by NeonVomit » Sat May 23, 2009 1:16 pm
Infinite was the first album I got, purely because I'd heard Stratovarius were a cool band. I was like 'wow, this stuff is great'.
My friend then lent me Episode. I was like 'HOLY SHIT THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING' and have been hooked ever since

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by Polaris » Sat May 23, 2009 8:34 pm
4th Dimension

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exe knight
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by exe knight » Mon May 25, 2009 11:51 am
Destiny was the one I bought first, but I think I had heard more from Elements pt1.
Anyway I had heard lots of stuff before I bought any of the albums.
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by Lebon14 » Thu May 28, 2009 3:55 am
Mine would be Elements Part 1.
The first song would be Hunting High And Low.
Power Metal FTW
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by Rebel_93 » Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:39 pm
Fright Night

Didn't like this album but after the song The Kiss of Judas i became obsessed with Stratovarius
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by Fuuso » Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:24 pm
Destiny. I think it was around 2000, when I also became a Maiden fan. Shortly after that I bought Infinite and Brave New World

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by HinatAArcticA » Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:15 pm
Stratovarius, back in 2005... bad start Dx
But well, I came to it by Black Diamond, a "Visions" song, but the first full album was Stratovarius
No need to feel so afraid, colors last a lifetime and fade to gray...
Tony Kakko