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Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-11 22:34:39
July 11 2009 22:29 GMT
#1
Listen to Stratovarius - Visions.

I guess most South American people in here will agree with me, since the band is HUGE in South America/Spain/Greence/Italy. This is a ridiculously good album. I love Stratovarius, because they are just that good, particularly due to Timo/Timo as in Timo Kotipelto and Timo Tolkki. Now that Tolkki is gone, Kotipelto is still in the band and owning shit up. This guy has one of the best voices in metal for real.

Check out one of my older blogs for further reference for when he OWNED finnish TV.




Btw, I'm drunk. My girl just fell asleep from "enough" wine and everything is awesome in general =) Drunken ramblings that I will never succumb to may or may not include "you only live one time" and the likes.

But it's true. Fucking live your life people.

Just to throw a video in here: This guy has a sick range! 4 octaves ftw. Also my friends told me he has studied vocals at a prestigieous (sp?) school in Helsinki.



I know that deep inside of you there's a humongous set of testicles just waiting to pop out. Let 'em pop bro. //////////////////// AKA JensOfSweden // Lee Yoon Yeol forever.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
July 11 2009 22:32 GMT
#2
Timo Tolkki is a douchebag, but Timo K is a an amazing singer. I find it's the keyboard that makes the sound of Stratovarius so awesome though.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
July 11 2009 22:35 GMT
#3
On July 12 2009 07:32 FragKrag wrote:
Timo Tolkki is a douchebag, but Timo K is a an amazing singer. I find it's the keyboard that makes the sound of Stratovarius so awesome though.


Yeah Tolkki seems to be a douche, and Kotipelto owns everyone and their moms. I love his voice.

Yeah Johansson/Tolkki made up a big part of Strato...I know what you mean. I miss the old Stratovarius
I know that deep inside of you there's a humongous set of testicles just waiting to pop out. Let 'em pop bro. //////////////////// AKA JensOfSweden // Lee Yoon Yeol forever.
Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
July 11 2009 22:42 GMT
#4
Btw I want Intothewow's opinion on this, cuz I've seen him have a good taste in music in older threads. Everyone else is of course welcome to comment too =)
I know that deep inside of you there's a humongous set of testicles just waiting to pop out. Let 'em pop bro. //////////////////// AKA JensOfSweden // Lee Yoon Yeol forever.
Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
July 11 2009 23:00 GMT
#5
Mind you Stratovarius has been used in MSL/OSL openings.
I know that deep inside of you there's a humongous set of testicles just waiting to pop out. Let 'em pop bro. //////////////////// AKA JensOfSweden // Lee Yoon Yeol forever.
boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
July 11 2009 23:04 GMT
#6
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blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
July 11 2009 23:14 GMT
#7
the first song I really liked from them is Kiss of Judas. But alot of their older stuff sounds almost exactly the same
blabberrrrr
Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
July 11 2009 23:17 GMT
#8
On July 12 2009 08:04 boesthius wrote:
stratovarius is some good power metal. their album Destiny was the first power metal album i had listened to and i was instantly hooked. their new album is super good <3


Oh yeah Destiny is friggin awesome! So many good moments on that album

I've listened to their new album quite some times now and the tracks that stand out immediately are the title track and "Winter skies" imo. Your thoughts?

It's a damn good album as a whole though, Kotipelto rules.
I know that deep inside of you there's a humongous set of testicles just waiting to pop out. Let 'em pop bro. //////////////////// AKA JensOfSweden // Lee Yoon Yeol forever.
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 11 2009 23:52 GMT
#9
Yeah strato is pretty good power metal.

I'd check out Dragonland and Celesty as they are my favorite two Power metal bands.

Nothing beats some good ol' Warmen either for epic keyboards if you don't particularly enjoy the vocals in Children of Bodom.
"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
Smu
Profile Joined July 2009
Serbia164 Posts
July 12 2009 01:08 GMT
#10
Stratovarius is cool, but it mostly sounds like Yngwie Malmsteen's stuff, nothing really new or original. It's no coincidence that Jens Johansson (the keyboardist, and one of best keyboardists in metal music of all times) used to play with Yngwie.

I remember trying to emulate the "Jens lead" myself few years ago
Take us into orbit Mr. Malmsteen. We've seen enough.
Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
July 12 2009 01:47 GMT
#11
I'm generally not a metal fan, but this is a really easy to listen to song, and it sounds great. Generally to me, for a lot of metal, it is just really hard to get used to, and either sounds like noise or just scary.
Hypnosis
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States2061 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-12 02:18:42
July 12 2009 02:18 GMT
#12
fuck power metal, these assholes come in with their EPIC super HIGH WoW playing ballading voices and screw everything up, I acknowledge his voice being very good and i know its a skill to have sucha good voice but please people, this is some pussy metal, please please stop praising stratovarius for being so metal when its not, its almost as gay as dragonforce and everyone knows how extremely annoying dragonforce is. Same with scar symmetry, fuck scar symmetry.
Science without religion is lame, Religion without science is blind
reincremate
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
China2216 Posts
July 12 2009 02:26 GMT
#13
On July 12 2009 11:18 Hypnosis wrote:
fuck power metal, these assholes come in with their EPIC super HIGH WoW playing ballading voices and screw everything up, I acknowledge his voice being very good and i know its a skill to have sucha good voice but please people, this is some pussy metal, please please stop praising stratovarius for being so metal when its not, its almost as gay as dragonforce and everyone knows how extremely annoying dragonforce is. Same with scar symmetry, fuck scar symmetry.

Power metal can be good; Helloween is pretty awesome.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
July 12 2009 02:40 GMT
#14
anyways, most good metal is death/thrash :D
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 12 2009 03:34 GMT
#15
On July 12 2009 11:18 Hypnosis wrote:
fuck power metal, these assholes come in with their EPIC super HIGH WoW playing ballading voices and screw everything up, I acknowledge his voice being very good and i know its a skill to have sucha good voice but please people, this is some pussy metal, please please stop praising stratovarius for being so metal when its not, its almost as gay as dragonforce and everyone knows how extremely annoying dragonforce is. Same with scar symmetry, fuck scar symmetry.


I know I'm more KVLT than you are (Go listen to some Tvangeste and come back), and I listen to all genres of metal. Expand your horizons. There are power metal bands that don't sound like Edguy, that are awesome.

Listen to Dragonland - Cassiopaeia.
"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
ZZangDreamjOy
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada959 Posts
July 12 2009 04:07 GMT
#16
On July 12 2009 12:34 Aegraen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 12 2009 11:18 Hypnosis wrote:
fuck power metal, these assholes come in with their EPIC super HIGH WoW playing ballading voices and screw everything up, I acknowledge his voice being very good and i know its a skill to have sucha good voice but please people, this is some pussy metal, please please stop praising stratovarius for being so metal when its not, its almost as gay as dragonforce and everyone knows how extremely annoying dragonforce is. Same with scar symmetry, fuck scar symmetry.


I know I'm more KVLT than you are (Go listen to some Tvangeste and come back), and I listen to all genres of metal. Expand your horizons. There are power metal bands that don't sound like Edguy, that are awesome.

Listen to Dragonland - Cassiopaeia.

Oh wow Aegraen, your so "kvlt". You listen to a shitty black metal band. Stop acting all high and mighty, and stop posting terrible bands/songs.
Dragonland is shit.
HitEmUp
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
July 12 2009 04:15 GMT
#17
sry, but if you're gonna call yourself "KVLT", power metal is off limits.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Mindcrime
Profile Joined July 2004
United States6899 Posts
July 12 2009 04:23 GMT
#18
This blog needs more Jens Carlsson.
That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
July 12 2009 04:28 GMT
#19
On July 12 2009 13:23 Mindcrime wrote:
This blog needs more Jens Carlsson.


Agreed. Dark Empire and Persuader are amazing.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-12 04:30:04
July 12 2009 04:29 GMT
#20
On July 12 2009 13:07 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 12 2009 12:34 Aegraen wrote:
On July 12 2009 11:18 Hypnosis wrote:
fuck power metal, these assholes come in with their EPIC super HIGH WoW playing ballading voices and screw everything up, I acknowledge his voice being very good and i know its a skill to have sucha good voice but please people, this is some pussy metal, please please stop praising stratovarius for being so metal when its not, its almost as gay as dragonforce and everyone knows how extremely annoying dragonforce is. Same with scar symmetry, fuck scar symmetry.


I know I'm more KVLT than you are (Go listen to some Tvangeste and come back), and I listen to all genres of metal. Expand your horizons. There are power metal bands that don't sound like Edguy, that are awesome.

Listen to Dragonland - Cassiopaeia.

Oh wow Aegraen, your so "kvlt". You listen to a shitty black metal band. Stop acting all high and mighty, and stop posting terrible bands/songs.
Dragonland is shit.


And what bands do you generally listen to?

Dragonland has enormous talent, you may not like them, but they aren't shit and Tvangeste is extremely talented (especially considering its a one man band). Why do you think both bands score in the high 80's to low 90's on metal-archives.
"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
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