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Points: 16449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2010 at 11:01
Originally posted by progger7 progger7 wrote:

if i can see them again for a second time, i would trade the DVD for that ANYTIME! but, yeah that would be nice. it's about time for them to hop on the DVD wagon. getting one together with their new LP would be EPIC along with the 5.1 mix of course.

I dont think they do many headline shows so any DVD would have to be cobbled together from a tour, which I wouldnt be very interested in.
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Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

Originally posted by JJLehto JJLehto wrote:

Love Symphony X

One of my top 5 fav bands!

Can't choose which is my favorite between Divine Wings, The Odyssey, and Paradise Lost.
V is also quite brilliant of course.

I didn't like Paradise Lost at all for some reason.  The Odyssey is very good, but V is probably my favorite.


The album does have a bit of a different sound to it. That's all I can imagine, that style just didn't click.

V is indeed a gem.
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Great band, but a bit too much power metal influences for my taste..think I shall give Paradise Lost and The Odessey another chance..The Mythology Suite and Divine Wings of tragedy are still impresse records in their own right
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My favorite band (along with Blind Guardian). Words cannot express how much I love them.
Surely deserves an own thread.

And yeah,V is an incredible album,totally out-of-this-world. It's my favorite SX album,and probably my all-time fav as well. 

Anyone else excited for the new album? Reports say it will be heavy,but very dynamic and progressive as well. It probably won't be released until 2011 though.
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i like Symphony X. I think V: The New Mythology Suite is their best album, and the only one i can sit straight through and listen to the whole thing. There's something about the guitar tone; it's so.... MEATY!

The Odyssey (song) and The Divine Wings of Tragedy (song) are some of the best prog metal epics ever (also pretty solid albums too)

Paradise Lost is probably my 2nd favorite album by them, after V.

the only one im not too big on is Twilight in Olympus, it reminds me too much of Yngwie Malmsteen, who i used to kind of like, but dont care for nowadays...


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So yeah, I'm looking to get into them. (I haven't because I'm poor, and their albums are impossible to find =_=). With which albums should I start with? =P
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Well for me, Paradise Lost is a masterpiece and also the easiest album to find. However, if you want to get into the band, then it's not very representative of the rest of their albums, so I think you should go with 'V'.
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Originally posted by darkshade darkshade wrote:

i like Symphony X. I think V: The New Mythology Suite is their best album, and the only one i can sit straight through and listen to the whole thing. There's something about the guitar tone; it's so.... MEATY!

The Odyssey (song) and The Divine Wings of Tragedy (song) are some of the best prog metal epics ever (also pretty solid albums too)

Paradise Lost is probably my 2nd favorite album by them, after V.

the only one im not too big on is Twilight in Olympus, it reminds me too much of Yngwie Malmsteen, who i used to kind of like, but dont care for nowadays...

i disagree about Twilight in Olympus. while paradise lost is the best produced/mixed album from them, it happens to be in the bottom 2 along with their s/t. i'd choose songs like church of the machine, smoke and mirrors AND lady of the snow over many songs from PL. everything else you said though i agree with.
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Originally posted by JS19 JS19 wrote:

Well for me, Paradise Lost is a masterpiece and also the easiest album to find. However, if you want to get into the band, then it's not very representative of the rest of their albums, so I think you should go with 'V'.

i wouldn't recommend that. it would be spoiling him. i rather have him listen to their other stuff first before V blows his mind away.
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Exactly. V is one of my favorite prog metal albums of all time (read: in the top 10 out of many hundreds), but I would always recommend to approach a band by listening to other albums than the ones which are considered to be absolute masterpieces. That way you don't begin listening with such a huge bias in your expectation - and if you like them you still have a lot to discover.

So: Start with Twilight in Olympus.
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Well anything but their first two, 'Symphony X' and 'The Damnation Game'. They're enough to put anyone off prog/power metal for life!
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Originally posted by progger7 progger7 wrote:

Originally posted by darkshade darkshade wrote:

i like Symphony X. I think V: The New Mythology Suite is their best album, and the only one i can sit straight through and listen to the whole thing. There's something about the guitar tone; it's so.... MEATY!

The Odyssey (song) and The Divine Wings of Tragedy (song) are some of the best prog metal epics ever (also pretty solid albums too)

Paradise Lost is probably my 2nd favorite album by them, after V.

the only one im not too big on is Twilight in Olympus, it reminds me too much of Yngwie Malmsteen, who i used to kind of like, but dont care for nowadays...

i disagree about Twilight in Olympus. while paradise lost is the best produced/mixed album from them, it happens to be in the bottom 2 along with their s/t. i'd choose songs like church of the machine, smoke and mirrors AND lady of the snow over many songs from PL. everything else you said though i agree with.


it might still be the newness of the album (though ive had it for some time now...) but im sure in a few months my opinion might change
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Symphony X is one of my favourite proggier metal bands. Huge talent in both playing their instruments and song writing. Russell Allen is also a monster of a vocalist and brings an already excellent band to a whole new level. They were excellent live as well when I saw them, topped Dream Theater for me.

Best album... Many people prefer V but I'm maybe more of a fan of Divine Wings. The Odyssey and Twilight in Olympus kick ass as well. Paradise Lost is also solid, the two first albums are a  bit lacking tho as they sound quite muddy. Luckily they took a HUGE step with Divine Wings.
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For information about the upcoming album "Iconoclast", see this:

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/symphonyx/666421-iconoclast-news-info-thread.html

It's filled with probably all there is to know about the album and the tour they are on.
Artwork, theme, songtitles, interviews, live performance of 2 new songs, as well as the other songs they play on the tour, Quality Live Photos.....lots of good stuff. And it's constantly updated! Not like the missing info we get from Nuclear Blast and the Band Management.
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Symphony X are my second favourite band of all time! I love this band! Amazing music! Incredible musicians!
 
They played a show about 45 minutes away from me a couple of weeks ago, I didn't find out until a few days after though. Pissed off about that!!! Angry
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My favourite SX album is probably 'Twilight in Olympus'. Here's how I've rated their studio albums:
 
Symphony X - 3/5
Damnation Game - 4/5
Divine Wings of Tragedy - 5/5
Twilight in Olympus - 5/5
V - 4/5
The Odyssey - 5/5
Paradise Lost - 4/5
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awesome band! i love all the album except for the first one. it's still good but i have a hard time really appreciating music when the recording is that cheap
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Yet to hear the first two.  Love the others.  V is my favourite.  I really like how they decided to post the story on the website.  More bands should do that
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I know I'm souped for Iconoclast! 
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I used to be a huge fan of Symphony X some years ago, but now I rarely listen to them. I don't like the more metal direction they're going. Their earlier releases (The Damnation Game -> Twilight in Olympus) are much more interesting to me than the newer ones. That said, both V and The Odyssey contain some great  songs. Paradise Lost I've always found to be boring. I hope the new album tones the metal down a bit.
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