I didn't really like either of them, but I give the nod to AoA for Tolkki at least trying something different from his norm.hiro23 wrote:Isn't it funny that those who loved AOA thought Polaris sucked and those that thought Polaris was great hated AOA?
it's almost as if it's done on principle because one feels they have to hate one to like the other.
I could be wrong here so don't quote me on this.
In my opinion I thought they were both great albums, different but great albums.
On Polaris, however, most of the songs just sound atypical of Stratovarius or Kotipelto songs. There were very little risks taken in Polaris. But then again, I guess you can't deviate too much from the typical formula when the future of the band really depended on the album. While it might have been a smart move to not take any risks, it doesn't really make the album any better.
I still say the best two songs on Polaris are Deep Unknown and Second Sight, the two least "Stratovarius" songs on the album.