Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

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Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by mayhem-for-all » Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:15 pm

In Flames (Success), Testament (partial Success) and others are done.

This band has a lot of good stuff but Now is the time for me to get more familiar with it.

So give comments on their stuff and recommend songs and albums and your opinnions on their discography too.

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by emperor_black » Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:39 pm

just skip Freedom Call. They suck.

do you want a good recomendation?

Adagio - Underworld
Adagio - Archangels in Black

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by Ragehead91 » Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:59 pm

emperor_black wrote:just skip Freedom Call. They suck.
No they don't!

Check Out the first 3 Albums, they were decent. Everything after that was okay, but not as good as the first 3. Yeah, I know they are VERY cheesy, but that is the reason why I like them.

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by icecab21 » Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:07 pm

the live album is something i would recommend

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by emperor_black » Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:36 pm

Ragehead91 wrote:Yeah, I know they are VERY cheesy, but that is the reason why I like them.
hahaha well.. in that case, I understand

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by fernandotcl » Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:49 pm

It's a good band. It's more of a complementary band to me, I listen to Freedom Call only when I want a break from the stuff I listen to everyday (Stratovarius + some other favorite).

I once got hooked to Dimensions. Now it's just a regular song for me, but you might like it:

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In the end, it might never become your favorite band, but chances are you're eventually going to have a great time with it. This happens a lot to me, the same song that felt just like a mediocre song until 1 week before feels then like a masterpiece. It's one of the things I value the most about my music collection.

EDIT: Oh, and make sure you also listen to Light Up The Sky!

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by NeonVomit » Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:44 am

I tried getting into Freedom Call, but they were just too happy-clappy for my tastes.
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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by mayhem-for-all » Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:55 am

emperor_black wrote:just skip Freedom Call. They suck.

do you want a good recomendation?

Adagio - Underworld
Adagio - Archangels in Black
No I won't skip them since I am quite certain I will like most of their stuff.

Secondly I have never enjoyed Adagio.

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by Ragehead91 » Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:02 pm

After Sascha Gerstner left Freedom Call, he said that he never would play in a Power Metal band again. In 2002 he joined Helloween. Why did he say that? Did anything happen while he was in Freedom Call?

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by NeonVomit » Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:27 pm

Ragehead91 wrote:After Sascha Gerstner left Freedom Call, he said that he never would play in a Power Metal band again. In 2002 he joined Helloween. Why did he say that? Did anything happen while he was in Freedom Call?
Sounds like a case of Michael Kiske syndrome.
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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by Rage1979 » Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:37 am

emperor_black wrote:just skip Freedom Call. They suck.

do you want a good recomendation?

Adagio - Underworld
Adagio - Archangels in Black
2 masterpieces there =)

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by Arkash » Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:16 am

For me, their best album is Eternity.

Best songs:

Metal Invasion.
Turn Back Time.
The Quest.
Hero Nation.
Blackened Sun.
Far Away.

Edit: and Light up the sky!!!

Yeah, they're often too happy and it sometimes reduce their power, but all in all, especially those songs I quoted are really excellent!!!
Through the storms we've wandered
Many mountains we have climbed
But all the bad times are behind
The road is free - I'm coming home

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by Rage1979 » Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:03 pm

The album is pretty good. At least the first half.

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by fernandotcl » Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:28 am

Bumping for justice. Damn Legend Of The Shadowking is awesome, I think it's their best album thus far.

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by Intiaani » Sat Apr 24, 2010 3:16 pm

fernandotcl wrote:Bumping for justice. Damn Legend Of The Shadowking is awesome, I think it's their best album thus far.

:beer: :beer: :beer:
I agree. By far their most mature and eclectic work to date on all aspects. Still sounds Freedom Call. That feel was lost on their weakest album Circle of Life and most of the time on second worst Dimensions, but now they're really back! One of the best power metal albums ever, up there with Crystal Empire and Eternity! ^^

Whenever I listen to Freedom Call, my face lights up and I should look just stupid smiling there, doing nothing more. This music causes some serious Happy Metal Invasion inside of me!
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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by Ragehead91 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 3:54 pm

To me it is quite the opposite. While I liked Dimensions and Circle of Life, this one is, apart from a few songs, a let-down for me.

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by taratora » Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:18 pm

emperor_black wrote:just skip Freedom Call. They suck.

do you want a good recomendation?

Adagio - Underworld
Adagio - Archangels in Black
About Adagio - Archangels in Black, the first track is an excellent starter but the rest is nothing but short power metal tunes that don't wear the Adagio-mark like those on the previous albums did. About Adagio in general, is kind of turning into a generic PM band and that's just sad...

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Re: Next Recommend Me: Freedom Call

Post by NeverendingAbyss » Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:48 am

And on the 4th year this thread rose from the dead.

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