Curiosity

^ Thanks Paul, I have checked the thread and has some interesting info 

sircosick wrote: Some stuff of The Enid for now.

Majestic_Mayhem wrote: Will do that mate. I heard some samples from their newest output, sad to say that i did not quite liked it. Let's see about "Themes".

Bear in mind that every Ulver release is different from the other
I have 3 complete albums and none is like the other 2
These people are just crazy...

aapatsos wrote: Majestic_Mayhem wrote: An album or 2 from Rhapsody is alright. it will make no diffrence if you buy the whole discography coz it will all sound just the same, like most power metal bands. I remember when I a had a short phase of liking bands like Heavenly, Stratovarius, Hammerfall etc. I grew tired of listening to them coz of monotony. Though I still enjoy listening to some Stratovarius, Edguy,  and Hammerfall, but not as much as I used to. I sold most of my power metal purchases, glad someone bought it for a fair price. totally agreed, these particular bands are ok if you hear 1 or 2 albums, the rest will sound boring as you said (I have been through this phase and can't go back...)   This is my curiosity list: Anything form Procol Harum, Nektar, Ulver and Post Metal/Avant Garde/Experimental Metal bsnda. I'm thinking Ulver. I hope they won't bore me. do yourself a favour and but Ulver's Themes... it will change the way you listen to music! check my review on the album and see if you like it, it's not very metal but it's as dark as it gets... I have another 2-3 albums by them, but this one is a hell of a masterpiece

Abstrakt wrote: Barla wrote: Great this thread has revived!   I'm thinking of buying a combo consisting of:   Rush - Chronicles (2 CD compilation) Rush - Presto Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime II   The combo is actually very cheap and I've never heard Queensryche before (and I predict this isn't a good starting point).   Opinions are welcomed!   First of all: Thanks for replying to this thread! I think you should start with Operation Mindcrime from 1988, since it's alot better. But if Operation Mindcrime II is cheap, you could always try it. Don't know about the Rush ones, i've never really got into them.

I have not got into Presto yet, need to listen it several times to form an opinion

OMII is ...
Not very bad but it can hardly go beyond 3 start IMHO... if you have heard OMI you will be disappointed

Abstrakt wrote: aapatsos wrote: Abstrakt wrote: Not that anyone posts here anymore: Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear, Follow the Blind not bad at all, I would describe them as raw power metal with quite a few Helloween influences, mainly on the guitars I'm a big fan of the band, but these two would be around 3 to 3.5 stars each if you like to have sth from their first era, try "Tales from the Twilight World', much better (if you don't already have it)   I have their first three, plus Tokyo Tales now. Got all of them at a dirt cheap price They're excellent, and they'll help me to get into more speed/power-metal (progressive or not). I don't regret those purchases one bit!

so you've got everything until 1993... except for Somewhere Far Beyond?
this is the album that BG started changing seriously into more proggy paths


Edited by aapatsos - December 07 2007 at 20:23

aapatsos wrote: Abstrakt wrote: Not that anyone posts here anymore: Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear, Follow the Blind not bad at all, I would describe them as raw power metal with quite a few Helloween influences, mainly on the guitars I'm a big fan of the band, but these two would be around 3 to 3.5 stars each if you like to have sth from their first era, try "Tales from the Twilight World', much better (if you don't already have it)

Great this thread has revived!

Abstrakt wrote: Thought i would post in this thread again. Here's my new Curiosity List: Rhapsody - Legendary Tales Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted Lands Rhapsody - Dawn of Victory Rhapsody - Rain of a Thousand Flames Sieges Even - Lifecycle Sieges Even - A Sense of Change Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry Fates Warning - No Exit Fates Warning - Paralelles Porcupine Tree - Up The Downstair Porcupine Tree - Signify Porcupine Tree - The Sky moves Sideways Traffic - The Low Spark of the High Healed Boys Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera And ever growing...

wow, that's a long list
let's see...

I don't have all Rhapsody albums and I would not recommend anyone to buy them. They seem too cheesy for me, even if they have some good elements and ideas. Mainly symphonic speedy power metal that you get tired after a while (IMO). You could try Legendary... or Symphony... to get a taste. I have heard that their latest is probably the best, not very typical power metal like the rest

BJ said a lot about Sieges Even, I would agree. Their first one is thrashy, closer to Watchtower sound, tech-metal with weird tunes. At least 3 stars. A Sense of Change is a masterpiece, highly recommended.

Fates Warning: all of them are at least excellent albums. Perfect Symmetry is perfect, Parallels is more commercial but still excellent, No Exit is more powerish but with grand moments. All highly recommended for prog-metal.

Again I would recommend all PTree, Up... and Sky.. are more 'psychedelic'/space rock, very deep and sophisticated. Signify is the turn to harder tunes but still has the touch of Floyd in it. At least 4 stars for each one.

Traffic (the only one I don't know)

BG, a night at the opera, first was a bit of a disappointment, but after careful listening is very good, not as good as Nightfall... or Imaginations... but still good and operatic

phew.... a few thoughts

Okay, sound good!
I have no problem with Blind Guardian, so i think i might see something about Rhapsody that i'll like. I won't buy them full-priced, though