Last Albums you got

[RazielSR]

Gonza, it's a fantastic album imo. I didn't like at the beginning very much, but then I like it a lot. Anyway, why do you want to find the same as with DT? This is a solo album, I want different things from James, and that's different. His voice is amazing in the whole album, and the songs are fantastic, specially the guitar work.

In this topic I posted the whole songs as you saw
http://forum.stratovarius.com/viewtopic.php?t=10196

[ggonza43]

Anyway, why do you want to find the same as with DT? This is a solo album, I want different things from James, and that's different.

I know it's a solo project, and I'm not saying he can't try with other kind of genres; it's just that listening to him for so many years at a prog band makes me thinks of his voice as a mainly progressive style, and it's hard to get used to the new direction he took with this side-project

Maybe with a few more listens I'll dig it

[RazielSR]

No, but his voice it's the same, a lot of good melodies. It is more direct music, thats all. And the growling is a bit annoying at the beginning, then you feel that is a good combination with melodic James vocals.

Maybe with a few more listens you'll appreciate...or not!

[TheLegendaryDreamer]

This year's haul. Most of these albums were gotten from iTunes, but some were either sent to me or I downloaded them somewhere else.

Stratovarius
**Planning to preorder Elysium for next year**
Darkest Hours EP (2010)
Twilight Time (1992)
Dreamspace (1994)
Fourth Dimension (1995)
Episode (1996)
Visions (1997)
Destiny (1998)
Infinite (Special Edition - 2000)
Elements, Part 1 (2003)
Elements, Part 2 (2003)
Polaris (2009)

Misc.
Revolution Renaissance - Trinity (2010)
Revolution Renaissance - New Era (4 songs - 2008)

Freedom Call - Legend of the Shadowking (2010)
Freedom Call - Eternity (4 songs)
Freedom Call - Carry On (from The Circle of Life)

Heavenly - Liberty (2 songs - 2007)

Savage Circus - Dreamland Manor (2005)

Power Quest - Magic Never Dies (2005)

Cellador - Enter Deception (2006)

Instanzia - Ghosts (2010) ***Just got it today! I REALLY REALLY recommend it!

Excalion - Primal Exhale (2005)
Excalion - Waterlines (2007)
Excalion - High Time (2010)

Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Vol. 2 (3 songs - 1988)

20 full power metal albums! W00T!!!

[adrian9]

I just bough "chinese democracy" HELL of an album, top nocht production amazing tunes it really rocks , I didnt expect that at first but is a totally awesome album.....that of couse doesnt mean that you have to wait 12+ years for it......stupid Axl.

[ggonza43]

stupid Axl.

I demand adrian9 for president !

[mayhem-for-all]

This year's haul. Most of these albums were gotten from iTunes, but some were either sent to me or I downloaded them somewhere else.

Stratovarius
**Planning to preorder Elysium for next year**
Darkest Hours EP (2010)
Twilight Time (1992)
Dreamspace (1994)
Fourth Dimension (1995)
Episode (1996)
Visions (1997)
Destiny (1998)
Infinite (Special Edition - 2000)
Elements, Part 1 (2003)
Elements, Part 2 (2003)
Polaris (2009)

Misc.
Revolution Renaissance - Trinity (2010)
Revolution Renaissance - New Era (4 songs - 2008)

Freedom Call - Legend of the Shadowking (2010)
Freedom Call - Eternity (4 songs)
Freedom Call - Carry On (from The Circle of Life)

Heavenly - Liberty (2 songs - 2007)

Savage Circus - Dreamland Manor (2005)

Power Quest - Magic Never Dies (2005)

Cellador - Enter Deception (2006)

Instanzia - Ghosts (2010) ***Just got it today! I REALLY REALLY recommend it!

Excalion - Primal Exhale (2005)
Excalion - Waterlines (2007)
Excalion - High Time (2010)

Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Vol. 2 (3 songs - 1988)

20 full power metal albums! W00T!!!

[mayhem-for-all]

Oh and I have to congratulate on the Freedom Call, Instanzia, Power Quest, RR and Strato purchases too.

[pneumonia]

I just bough "chinese democracy" HELL of an album, top nocht production amazing tunes it really rocks , I didnt expect that at first but is a totally awesome album.....that of couse doesnt mean that you have to wait 12+ years for it......stupid Axl.

I've heard that he spent really really a lot of money for this production and wasn't wasted


My last albums
DT-Images&Words-Live in Tokyo (it's good, but they didn't play Metropolis and LaBrie was in mediocre shape)
DT-Once in Livetime - this one I recommend, it's long - 2:00, a lot of material, songs from Awake,FII and ACOS, it's good to see Derek and Kevin, and a lot of guests (like Bruce Dickinson), stupid stories and covers, videoclips and also some unplugged material.

Apocalyptica - 7th Symphony - there wasn't any thread about it, but it's my favourite Apo CD now. Very dark but also full of melodies. The cellos sometimes has a distorted guitar sound. I like those more progressive and also those more pop-rock songs. Dave Lombardo appeariance is fantastic. Great work!

[adrian9]

I just bough "chinese democracy" HELL of an album, top nocht production amazing tunes it really rocks , I didnt expect that at first but is a totally awesome album.....that of couse doesnt mean that you have to wait 12+ years for it......stupid Axl.

I've heard that he spent really really a lot of money for this production and wasn't wasted


My last albums
DT-Images&Words-Live in Tokyo (it's good, but they didn't play Metropolis and LaBrie was in mediocre shape)
DT-Once in Livetime - this one I recommend, it's long - 2:00, a lot of material, songs from Awake,FII and ACOS, it's good to see Derek and Kevin, and a lot of guests (like Bruce Dickinson), stupid stories and covers, videoclips and also some unplugged material.

yeah a lot of money I think it cost something beyond a million bucks to produce that album, and it sound like a million bucks production
an those DT albums man, great picks!

[Rebel]

I just bough "chinese democracy" HELL of an album, top nocht production amazing tunes it really rocks , I didnt expect that at first but is a totally awesome album.....that of couse doesnt mean that you have to wait 12+ years for it......stupid Axl.

For once I agree with you, I think though, that Buckethead is the star of the album, without him it would have been the huge failure everyone expected.

People still set out to trash it, it was too hyped, but Buckethead is so awesome, there was nothing to be done for it.

[adrian9]

it was about time...you have seen the light

[Balu]

it was about time...you have seen the light

Thinking Buckethead is good is REALLY far from any light. >.>

[adrian9]

here we go.......the album is great and buckethead delivered amazing leads!

[Balu]

here we go.......the album is great and buckethead delivered amazing leads!

Acceptable leads is the word you're looking for.

[adrian9]

here we go.......the album is great and buckethead delivered amazing leads!

Acceptable leads is the word you're looking for.

so, you can do it better?

[Balu]

here we go.......the album is great and buckethead delivered amazing leads!

Acceptable leads is the word you're looking for.

so, you can do it better?

Nope, but I can compare it to other people's leads. This 'can you do it better?' arguement is totally ridiculous.

[adrian9]

sorry sr. since you said it was Acceptable I guess your based your opinion in something more than the KFC mask; being a guitar player myself I can assure you that Buckethead´s leads are far beyond impossible to play ; and he is in the big leagues of shreeding for more that a decade.
like I´ve said before, is ok not to like a paint,a band, a film, a guitar player. but putting a tag in something you have not idea how to craft.........that is ridiculous.

[Balu]

sorry sr. since you said it was Acceptable I guess your based your opinion in something more than the KFC mask; being a guitar player myself I can assure you that Buckethead´s leads are far beyond impossible to play ; and he is in the big leagues of shreeding for more that a decade.
like I´ve said before, is ok not to like a paint,a band, a film, a guitar player. but putting a tag in something you have not idea how to craft.........that is ridiculous.

Who the fuck cares if a lead or whatever other part of a song on whatever instrument is hard to play or not? It is all about how enjoyable the song is, and Buckethead is at best mediocre if you think of him this way.

[ggonza43]

My last albums
DT-Images&Words-Live in Tokyo (it's good, but they didn't play Metropolis and LaBrie was in mediocre shape)

When he has been in good shape ?

[adrian9]

sorry sr. since you said it was Acceptable I guess your based your opinion in something more than the KFC mask; being a guitar player myself I can assure you that Buckethead´s leads are far beyond impossible to play ; and he is in the big leagues of shreeding for more that a decade.
like I´ve said before, is ok not to like a paint,a band, a film, a guitar player. but putting a tag in something you have not idea how to craft.........that is ridiculous.

Who the fuck cares if a lead or whatever other part of a song on whatever instrument is hard to play or not? It is all about how enjoyable the song is, and Buckethead is at best mediocre if you think of him this way.

just a quick flashback

Thinking Buckethead is good is REALLY far from any light

Acceptable leads is the word you're looking for.

Nope, but I can compare it to other people's leads. This 'can you do it better?' arguement is totally ridiculous.

so we were talking about good guitar players and leads isnt?
and now you say who cares about leads ? and we are talking about enjoyable songs!... you dont even know what the hell are you talkin´about.............ignore list already.

[Rebel]

Buckethead is the most talented human being to ever pick up an electric guitar.

We can argue the human being part, but that's about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsjYqm-2PDk

[Balu]

sorry sr. since you said it was Acceptable I guess your based your opinion in something more than the KFC mask; being a guitar player myself I can assure you that Buckethead´s leads are far beyond impossible to play ; and he is in the big leagues of shreeding for more that a decade.
like I´ve said before, is ok not to like a paint,a band, a film, a guitar player. but putting a tag in something you have not idea how to craft.........that is ridiculous.

Who the fuck cares if a lead or whatever other part of a song on whatever instrument is hard to play or not? It is all about how enjoyable the song is, and Buckethead is at best mediocre if you think of him this way.

just a quick flashback

Thinking Buckethead is good is REALLY far from any light

Acceptable leads is the word you're looking for.

Nope, but I can compare it to other people's leads. This 'can you do it better?' arguement is totally ridiculous.

so we were talking about good guitar players and leads isnt?
and now you say who cares about leads ? and we are talking about enjoyable songs!... you dont even know what the hell are you talkin´about.............ignore list already.

How about you actually try to understand what I'm saying. How hard to play a lead doesn't equal how good a lead is, just as technical skill isn't the only way to judge a guitar player.

[Balu]

Buckethead is the most talented human being to ever pick up an electric guitar.

We can argue the human being part, but that's about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsjYqm-2PDk

I could EASILY name at least 10 better guitarists off the top of my head

[Rebel]

Buckethead is the most talented human being to ever pick up an electric guitar.

We can argue the human being part, but that's about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsjYqm-2PDk

I could EASILY name at least 10 better guitarists off the top of my head

Except you would be wrong on all 10 counts.

[Balu]

Buckethead is the most talented human being to ever pick up an electric guitar.

We can argue the human being part, but that's about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsjYqm-2PDk

I could EASILY name at least 10 better guitarists off the top of my head

Except you would be wrong on all 10 counts.

Nah. Buckedhead is a mediocre guitarist, but this is a subjective opinion, so we can't really argue about who's better.

[Stratowarius 2.0]

Buckethead is the most talented human being to ever pick up an electric guitar.

We can argue the human being part, but that's about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsjYqm-2PDk

I could EASILY name at least 10 better guitarists off the top of my head

Except you would be wrong on all 10 counts.

But, but, it is the soul that counts isn't it?

[adrian9]

Buckethead is the most talented human being to ever pick up an electric guitar.

We can argue the human being part, but that's about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsjYqm-2PDk

I could EASILY name at least 10 better guitarists off the top of my head

Except you would be wrong on all 10 counts.

and we already know the list, Vai, Satriani, Becker, Friedman,Malmsteem,Gilbert., blah blah blah, all of them .............the same school buckethead went, and furthermore.....they rip off each other

[Balu]

Buckethead is the most talented human being to ever pick up an electric guitar.

We can argue the human being part, but that's about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsjYqm-2PDk

I could EASILY name at least 10 better guitarists off the top of my head

Except you would be wrong on all 10 counts.

and we already know the list, Vai, Satriani, Becker, Friedman,Malmsteem,Gilbert., blah blah blah, all of them .............the same school buckethead went, and furthermore.....they rip off each other

I could say those, but metal has so many good ones... I could say anyone from Tolkki to Petrucci, or Romeo, or even my current favorite, Gary Wehrkamp.

[ggonza43]

Buckethead is the most talented human being to ever pick up an electric guitar.

We can argue the human being part, but that's about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsjYqm-2PDk

Well, to aport my opinion here, I honestly don't like Buckethead's style. He may be a great guitarrist and I'm not denying that, it's just that his playing is "weird" when compared with, I don't know, Vai or Straiani. Of course those are the ones at the top of my head and I know they aren't that similar, it's just that I don't feel that joy and emotion when listening to his riffs or solos the way I do with other guitarrists...

That and the fact that his bucket with the mask really creeps me out