Rhapsody

Rhapsody is in prog archives?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

I love my fantasy power metal as much as the next guy or gal but they have almost nothing to do with prog, and there are plenty of better power metal bands anyway so if power metal is prog all of the sudden why not start by admitting the better power metal bands to PA

^ you cannot compare Rhapsody and Pain of Salvation. Pain of Salvation are more creative, and incorporate many different styles ... Rhapsody are combining classical music and power metal. They make up for the lack of creativity with really clever arrangements and stunning virtuosity and musicianship.

Havin said that, I think that I'd prefer any Pain of Salvation album over any Rhapsody album, given the choice. But that doesn't mean that I can't appreciate the Rhapsody albums for what they are.

you cant hear seperate notes. the only thing you hear is trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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.

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.