So I am not very familiar with Stratovarius. I want to give them a good listen, and would like to get recommendations as to what album(s) I should listen to. I know this is an old thread but its the Stratovarius thread, so....
As some may know, I'm a huge Helloween fan, particularly the newer material, the Deris-era. Iv always thought of Stratovarius as just being another bland Helloween clone trying to recreate the sound and style of the Keepers albums. Iv heard a few songs in the past but want to get an album or two and give them a chance. I realize they have quite a few albums, so there's gotta be at least one that I'd really like.
Im not a huge Keepers fan but love newer Helloween songs like Burning Sun and Salvation, songs that are similar in style to what was done of the 2 first Keepers, but with Deris vocals and crunchier guitars. So I'm not a huge fan of the classic power metal sound all the time. But as I said, Stratovarius has a lot of material so there must be some albums I'd enjoy. I did listen to their self-titled, becuase I heard it was odd and an effort by the band to be commercial. I can't remember much about it though.
I'd love to get some recommendations based on what Iv said. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.