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    Posted: July 04 2007 at 14:22
Hi,
 
Is Stratovarius prog or just a good hard rock/metal band?
I am thinking about buying some cd's. Can anybody help me out?
 
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Gosh......you are for it Mr! You can't post THAT here! Shocked

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sorry...name says it all: newbie!!
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 04 2007 at 14:27
Originally posted by scarymonster05 scarymonster05 wrote:

sorry...name says it all: newbie!!
 
LOL
 
Pulling your leg.
 
But, this will be moved to the non Prog section.Wink
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 04 2007 at 15:19
He's right you know...Wink
 
(I'd like to see them listed)
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More like power metal with progressive tendencies.  They are one of the few power metal bands I'll listen too.  If you like Ynqwie Malmsteen neo-classical type power metal then you'll most likely dig Stratovarius.  The keyboard player from Malmsteen plays on Strat's later and better releases.
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Points: 12799 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2007 at 12:30
Originally posted by Paulieg Paulieg wrote:

More like power metal with progressive tendencies.  They are one of the few power metal bands I'll listen too.  If you like Ynqwie Malmsteen neo-classical type power metal then you'll most likely dig Stratovarius.  The keyboard player from Malmsteen plays on Strat's later and better releases.
 
Jens Johansson is that keyboard player, and indeed a listed artist here in PA. I've tried with Stratovarious - couple of albums, DVD - but  don't like them. I keep wondering why a major keyboard player sounds so mediorce with them (if you want reference points check out Jen's wonderful solo discography) - I presume its for the pension.
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There's a small movement that asks for their inclusion in PA, and I'm ready to jump on that ship... Even though their latest (Elements) is weak, they have some good album with progressive tendencies, I don't know if they are true prog but close... If you hear Sonata Arctica's latest, UNIA, that's true progressive-metal, but the rest of their output is power metal; Blind Guardian deserves to be here, just for NIGHTFALL... But Stratovarius can't be here unless other finnish band that started as death metal and developed into a more hard-rock proggy outfit with hawkwind elelemts is here...AngryAngry
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Points: 2537 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2007 at 14:23
I was listening to their latest release yesterday, the self titled "Stratovarius"
It is incredibly boring!!
I also can´t understand why such talented musicians play this kind of music


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Thanx all for the advice.
Suppose I will try one album. Which one should I try??
 
Also, an other band which came up: Edguy. A friend of mine gave me the advice to listen to them. He knows I'm prog related. So is Edguy (a little) prog related??
 
 
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Originally posted by scarymonster05 scarymonster05 wrote:

 
Also, an other band which came up: Edguy. A friend of mine gave me the advice to listen to them. He knows I'm prog related. So is Edguy (a little) prog related??
 
 


More or less , i think albums like  Savage Poetry and Kingdom of Madnes  have some pretty good keyboard soundsWink
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Thanx, gonna try them!
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Virtuoso power metal in my ears... not prog enough
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Originally posted by scarymonster05 scarymonster05 wrote:

Thanx all for the advice.
Suppose I will try one album. Which one should I try??
 
Also, an other band which came up: Edguy. A friend of mine gave me the advice to listen to them. He knows I'm prog related. So is Edguy (a little) prog related??
 
 


Edguy are not prog, but you might want to try Avantasia (a side project by Sammett). Still not really prog, but related.Wink


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This is how I want a heavy Jens Johansson to sound:
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Points: 4309 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2007 at 23:52
Originally posted by scarymonster05 scarymonster05 wrote:

Thanx all for the advice.
Suppose I will try one album. Which one should I try??
 
 


EPISODE!! A very, very good and enjoyable Power Metal album. Great songs and just a little little prog there. Clap
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Points: 17534 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2007 at 06:39
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