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| Something i was not expecting but sounds great and fresh for me |
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| Much more electronic, but i enjoy it quite a lot! |
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| OMG this is not metal but disco music, 2-3 albums and they will turn into disco |
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| Sounds really fresh. Overall an excellent song. It's really great to hear TK singing so relaxed and in such a good range. |
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| Fare more interesting than I was expecting; might actually give it a listen, my interest has been somewhat piqued |
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Too commercial for me  |
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| No no no Jens Johansson, not you with those eletro !!! |
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Different sound, but still clearly Strato. At least they didn't put some crap vocal effects on it.
Still miss Tolkki stuff though, preferred his guitar sound. |
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| Well im not disapointed but still i dont like it much |
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Written by The Shape 1973 on 17.01.2013 at 21:12
Different sound, but still clearly Strato. At least they didn't put some crap vocal effects on it.
Still miss Tolkki stuff though, preferred his guitar sound.
With all due respect I miss Tolkki's guitar sound too and the great albums he made with the band - but if Tolkki were still in the band they would have stuck to the same 'mid-slow tempo' formula of songs that were churned out in the self-titled black album. Musically and creatively, that album was by far the lowest point of their career. Not to mention all the RR/Symfonia stuff is much lower quality when you compare it to the latest 2 Strato albums.
Stratovarius needed to reinvent themselves and take an approach like this in order to stay in the metal radar. I think with songs like this they're hitting the nail on the head - it sounds nothing like their previous work and their music has evolved so much more than what Tolkki was capable to give. As a result Strato is still alive and well, and more new fans are still finding out about them every day.
It's very difficult for a band to recover from band turmoils and remain successful, but these guys have done just that. |
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Written by Sword_Chant on 18.01.2013 at 14:21
Written by The Shape 1973 on 17.01.2013 at 21:12
Different sound, but still clearly Strato. At least they didn't put some crap vocal effects on it.
Still miss Tolkki stuff though, preferred his guitar sound.
With all due respect I miss Tolkki's guitar sound too and the great albums he made with the band - but if Tolkki were still in the band they would have stuck to the same 'mid-slow tempo' formula of songs that were churned out in the self-titled black album. Musically and creatively, that album was by far the lowest point of their career. Not to mention all the RR/Symfonia stuff is much lower quality when you compare it to the latest 2 Strato albums.
Stratovarius needed to reinvent themselves and take an approach like this in order to stay in the metal radar. I think with songs like this they're hitting the nail on the head - it sounds nothing like their previous work and their music has evolved so much more than what Tolkki was capable to give. As a result Strato is still alive and well, and more new fans are still finding out about them every day.
It's very difficult for a band to recover from band turmoils and remain successful, but these guys have done just that.
I think there are elements of truth in what you have said. I must be one of the only people who thought the self titled album wasn't that bad. Elements pt2 was worse and I agree about RR, especially the second album which was terrible. I was a big fan of Symfonia though and would argue that it was better than post Tolkki Strato.
A certain amount of reinvention was needed, but to sound like an extension of Kotipelto's weak solo albums is not what I had hoped for. I hope they remain releasing albums, as I don't like to see bands die (except Queensryche, please die) but the quality of Episode and Visions seems to have gone. |
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