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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #175 on: February 24, 2011, 04:13:30 AM »
Well now its been a month or so I want to know if this album is still worth picking up?
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #176 on: February 24, 2011, 04:19:08 AM »
Quote from: Jirpo on February 24, 2011, 04:13:30 AM
Well now its been a month or so I want to know if this album is still worth picking up?

Read the last couple of pages of this thread ans you will get an overwhelming answer.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #177 on: February 24, 2011, 08:12:53 AM »
It's seriously the Best Strato since Infinite.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #178 on: February 24, 2011, 10:00:47 AM »
Just listened to the new album. It's pretty average Stratovarius for me up until the last two or three songs, then WOW, so good. The title track in particular blew me away.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #179 on: February 25, 2011, 02:20:31 PM »
Quote from: Space Invader on February 24, 2011, 10:00:47 AM
Just listened to the new album. It's pretty average Stratovarius for me up until the last two or three songs, then WOW, so good. The title track in particular blew me away.

Listen to it a few more times and give it time, it grows into a monster.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #180 on: February 26, 2011, 03:04:45 AM »
I've been reading the thread, I just wanted to know if it continued to live up to its initial hype :D

Thanks.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #181 on: February 26, 2011, 05:10:34 AM »
Quote from: Jirpo on February 26, 2011, 03:04:45 AM
I've been reading the thread, I just wanted to know if it continued to live up to its initial hype :D

Thanks.

It continues in me and I would say I like even more. I have not been listening to an album that much since I heard Episode or Visions.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #182 on: February 26, 2011, 05:59:06 AM »
Quote from: Jirpo on February 26, 2011, 03:04:45 AM
I've been reading the thread, I just wanted to know if it continued to live up to its initial hype :D

Thanks.

Definitely.  It's worth every bit of your cash.  It sounds so fresh every time I play it.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #183 on: February 26, 2011, 06:13:48 AM »
I'm playing it right now. It's been a month and the album still sounds incredible to me. I think I've played at least one song every single day, especially on my way to uni and back.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #184 on: February 27, 2011, 04:41:24 AM »
A nice interview with Lauri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqOqKsl5fEE
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #185 on: February 27, 2011, 05:03:34 AM »
Awesome, I will have to purchase it soon. Is it a good album to start getting into Stratovarius with? I'm already fairly familiar with their sound (or at least their classic sound), but I don't own any of their albums.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #186 on: February 27, 2011, 06:24:30 PM »
Quote from: Jirpo on February 27, 2011, 05:03:34 AM
Awesome, I will have to purchase it soon. Is it a good album to start getting into Stratovarius with? I'm already fairly familiar with their sound (or at least their classic sound), but I don't own any of their albums.

The only disadvantage you have is you may haven't been through the Strato rollercoaster over the years and therefore haven't seen what the guys have been through to get to this incredible point in thier career with this album, I think their journey makes a lot of us appriciate this album even more.  For a band to come out with this product is nothing short of amazing!

But saying that, if you like this kind of metal, you won't be disappointed with Elysium.  Also pick up, Infinite, Visions and even Elements Pt1 and Twilight Time.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #187 on: February 28, 2011, 03:36:43 AM »
Ok, I sure will. Which one/s would you recommend picking up first? I'll head out on saturday to get some :)
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« Reply #188 on: February 28, 2011, 05:55:11 AM »
Get Visions and Episode IMO, after that Destiny and Infinite. They're the ''staple'' albums of this band.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #189 on: February 28, 2011, 06:04:08 AM »
Ok, will do :D
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #190 on: March 02, 2011, 10:26:47 AM »
I agree with Kosmo, Episode and Visions are the most important albums in Stratovarius' career (even though I don't really care for Visions).
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #191 on: March 02, 2011, 07:32:24 PM »
I listened to a couple of songs from the album tonight, it was cool but I dunno if it was enough to convince me to check out more.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #192 on: March 03, 2011, 03:05:56 AM »
Quote from: ZBomber on March 02, 2011, 07:32:24 PM
I listened to a couple of songs from the album tonight, it was cool but I dunno if it was enough to convince me to check out more.

Which songs?
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #193 on: March 03, 2011, 03:41:04 AM »
 :D :D did you listen two songs and don't want to hear more?  ;D ;D ;D That's really strange. I mean, I always listen to the whole songs to have an idea.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #194 on: March 05, 2011, 12:10:20 AM »
This must be the worst performance from TK I've ever heard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIbtRVcLIbQ :|
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« Reply #195 on: March 05, 2011, 02:36:16 AM »
Those times were not easy for anyone in the band, i guess that doesn't justify bad singing but i'm sure they're all stressed as hell there. The band was at a breaking point, if i remember that's the last show where Tolkki played with them?
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #196 on: March 05, 2011, 05:45:57 AM »
Quote from: Kosmo on March 05, 2011, 02:36:16 AM
Those times were not easy for anyone in the band, i guess that doesn't justify bad singing but i'm sure they're all stressed as hell there. The band was at a breaking point, if i remember that's the last show where Tolkki played with them?

yeah, I'm pretty sure you are right.  I think that's the show where they debuted Last Night On Earth which was suppose to be the lead track off the new album.  Instead it went on to the Revolution Renaissance debut with Kiske.

There's videos of the Coldness tour on youtube too which are just as bad, actually probably much worse.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #197 on: March 07, 2011, 02:28:28 PM »
Well, people the problem with Stratovarius songs is that they are always maybe one of the most difficult to sing live and that high notes are impossible. TK have amazing performances, search for Raunmanmari in youtube (in my youtube account I have the full concert): https://www.youtube.com/user/SRRazielSR#p/u

If you just post moments when it was all a disaster in the band, is normal.  There are tons of videos when you understand that just TK is capable to sing that kind os songs.

Of course, he has lost a lot of range these past years (this has been discussed in the official forums 100000 times), but in studio he sounds perfect. In this tour he has been infected with a bacteria, a food poisoning.... and he stills not singing like he used to, but take a look at this little video of Infernal Maze, I think is great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN1ZtaBcX80 He is feeling a lot better step by step.

And the band is now instrumentally fantastic live, sounds amazing live.


And the last concertwith TT was in Madrid, I made a topic about it in Stratoforum: https://forum.stratovarius.com/viewtopic.php?t=8945&highlight=last+concert .  ;D Now I remember that Jens talked about it in the topic.

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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #199 on: March 10, 2011, 10:05:42 AM »
I just found the medley they played at shows in 2003 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S17ynH199Vc Kotipelto sounds pretty good singing those oldies! There are some Fourth Dimension era bootleg videos worth checking out too.
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Re: STRATOVARIUS - New album "Elysium"
« Reply #200 on: March 24, 2011, 11:22:02 AM »
Jorg Michael is such a solid drummer imo.

ugh ive been in such a stratovarius mood. its soooooooo good  :metal
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« Reply #203 on: April 24, 2011, 05:26:18 PM »
From Tolkki's facebook:
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I have nice news for you. We are planning to celebrate the 30 year existence of Stratovarius with the Original Dreamspace line up releasing an album in January 2012.
Classical Variations VOL 1 will be rereleased as remastered version with new album VOL 2 with bonus DVD including interviews. I will play guitar,bass and sing. Drummer will be John Macaluso. Release will be mid September.
Symfonia will be active later this year with gigs around Sonisphere France. Hope you like the news. Happy Easter  -Timo

Dreamspace 2..Fuck yes!!!
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« Reply #204 on: April 24, 2011, 06:01:53 PM »
Cool, but the Dreamspace lineup was suppose to happen a long time ago.  I won't hold my breath until it happens.
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Re: The Stratovarius Thread
« Reply #205 on: April 24, 2011, 08:38:45 PM »
I'm trying to get into Strato but they don't have any of their CD's at the CD shop that I go to. Only elysium and it costs like $25 so I just end up getting something else :p Plus I want to get some of their older stuff first. Does anyone know some good, safe, cheap websites where I can order them online to Australia (Wolfking?? :p )?
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Re: The Stratovarius Thread
« Reply #206 on: April 25, 2011, 12:46:43 AM »
So Return to Dreamspace is finally happening? :metal I was thinking it would never happen, since there were no news about it. Dreamspace is one of my favorite Strato albums, so I will definitely buy that one when it comes out! BTW, there is a thread about Stratovarius already.
Quote from: Jirpo on April 24, 2011, 08:38:45 PM
I'm trying to get into Strato but they don't have any of their CD's at the CD shop that I go to. Only elysium and it costs like $25 so I just end up getting something else :p Plus I want to get some of their older stuff first. Does anyone know some good, safe, cheap sites where I can order them online to Australia (Wolfking?? :p )?
I don't know about shops, but if you want album recommendations, get Episode and Visions first, then Infinite.
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« Reply #207 on: April 25, 2011, 01:45:43 AM »
Ok, thanks for the recommendations!
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« Reply #208 on: April 25, 2011, 03:47:48 AM »
Destiny is also a very safe choice for a Strato-virgin, in my top 3.
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« Reply #209 on: April 25, 2011, 04:08:32 AM »
Quote from: Kosmo on April 25, 2011, 03:47:48 AM
Destiny is also a very safe choice for a Strato-virgin, in my top 3.
Ok thanks, I guess I'll start with Episode->Visions->Infinity->Destiny :)
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