stratovarius intro

[Stratoviking]

what is the name of the intro song???
I like it very much
// Stratoviking

[wishy]

The Intro from the Show in Pratteln (CH) from Stratovarios must be the unofficial Hymn of the United Kingdom, Land of Hope and Glory. You find a mp3 Version (Classic) on http://www.jilldaniels.com/landofhopeandglory.mp3

Greets from Switzerland

[Beast_Pete]

The song you linked is similar, so it must be that.
Though you can read Tolkki's answer here.

[browneyedgirl]

Another question about the Intro--could THIS be the real answer?

[stratohawk]

In Kaufbeuren they used Elgars "Pomp & Circumstances", just as on the Elements-Tour two years ago.

[Beast_Pete]

Those two songs are very similar. Aren't they the same?

[Beast_Pete]

The two songs are the same.

Sir Edward Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1," the finale of a work composed to mark the 1902 coronation of British King Edward VII is the traditional choice for commencement ceremonies. It's easy to see why. It has a catchy melody, yet is serious and somber enough to mark an important day. It's got lots of pomp. It's the circumstance that bothers me.

The march - and words by A.C. Benson - became a popular patriotic number, often sung as a hymn, "Land of Hope and Glory." It's one of those classic tributes to the era when Britannia ruled the waves - and, according to the chorus, was divinely ordained and destined to expand:

So the first one:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0527/p09s01-coop.html

And the second one:
http://thenationalanthemofengland.lyric ... Glory.html

[Beast_Pete]

Here's a live version.

http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phal ... /lno971.ra