Rhapsody

Their problem is the non-evolution, more based on selling lp's than it music itseld. I like much more the luca turilli's 2nd cd, don't now why. They were my favourite band, but now I find them too boring.

Ahm? Prog???? :S Power metal. Typical Power Metal

for me theres allways something wrong in malmsteens music

Hm interesting.. i think ill stick with KC's Lizard

no i havent. i had enough of him while listening to G3 concert and some kind of album   i only judge him of something he does on his solo carrer. though it would be interesting to hear him in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.

oh no! i honestly think that mamsteen would just mess things up completely. rhapsody are more unique and creative than he is. when i listen to rhapsody i dont think "oh,ive heard that before" unlike when listening to mamsteen. yes rhapsody combine metal and classical music very good and i respect them for that as much as i respect classical music. but talking about mamsteen...id rather listen to tom delonge playing whats my age again   at least he doesnt start speeding which ussually destroys everythings that was composed so far. malsmteen IMO is something like da da da da TRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. if you know what i mean

I think that there is a serious lack of respect for classical music showing in this thread. Rhapsody are successfully combining classical music and metal, and more so than most of the bands which have been mentioned. You may not like them, you may not think that they're prog, but you have to give them that.

i would not mind rhapsody if ye brought in iron maiden

Hi all:

Well, while I agree they are really cheessee (they should be making the soundtrack to the next Uwe Boll film to make the ultimate cheessee-fest film), I like them and I think their inclusione in the Progarchives is completly justified.

There was a similar thread some time ago, where I gave several reasons why this group can be considered prog. They are not THAT complex, but alas, not every prog band must be Cimsom. BJH is prog and nobody doubts that. Like that group, they use orchestral arrangements and not every song on every album is prog. But for me it suffices the amount of unusual song structures (you know, not your average verse-verse-bridge-chorus-verse-chorus) you can find in their albums. And let's not forget the baroque influenced passages, wich is the thing that make me like this group while not being a metal fan.

I may be wrong, but I suspect some people who usually claim this group is not prog just know them for their singles or some superficial listening. It puzzles me how can someone not think about the song 'Symphony of Enchanted Lands' or 'The Dark Tower of Abyss' (just listen to the intro or the harpsichord passage in the middle of it). That leads me to believe that some people dwell in a position of denial: "How can be such a geeky-cheessy-nerdy group in the company of so many great prog groups, really serious musicians". Let's not be such snobs and face the truth: prog can be fun.  

I think Rhapsody rock! Really good, cheesy stuff, but I wouldnt class them as prog or proggy they are much more in the Stratovarius strand of Power-metal i.e. they are cheesy but take themselves alil to seriously.

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why not wrote: you cant hear seperate notes. the only thing you hear is trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

you mean sloppy playing. I think that Rhapsody are one of the better bands in that regard ... Petrucci and Vai are the best when it comes to precise ultrafast playing.