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Matt, is Trans-Siberian Orchestra worth checking out or not?
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It depends on your tastes. Try these samples, if you like them, you should enjoy the album.
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They are certainly much different than anything Avant-Garde.
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Originally posted by gottagetintogetout gottagetintogetout wrote:

They are certainly much different than anything Avant-Garde.

Yup

They play a mean O Fortuna though.
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I'm not in the mood to check them. Probably never will be.
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Originally posted by birdwithteeth11 birdwithteeth11 wrote:

Matt, is Trans-Siberian Orchestra worth checking out or not?


They are a three star band pretty much all around (although I only own one album, everything else I've heard is three-starish, give or take).

Expertly crafted though.
https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays
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Points: 65760 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2009 at 17:04
Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

I'm not in the mood to check them. Probably never will be.

That's cool. I liked their cover of the Moonlight Sonata, Mvmt. 3, and they did a nice Bach piece that I forgot, and like I said, Carmina Burana, which is O Fortuna. I can't say that the album is a favorite of mine, but it has it's moments.
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Points: 65760 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2009 at 17:07
Oh! The song "Epiphany" could be a prog song.
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But it isn't.
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Originally posted by James James wrote:

But it isn't.

I'll pretend it is. LOL

Good vocals on it, fwiw. and it feels all proggy 'n' crap.


Edited by A Person - December 01 2009 at 17:14
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Out of curiosity, any of you guys think I should change my avatar to this?

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I'M RAEL!!



And I like the Foxtrot one a little bit more.


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Points: 7826 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2009 at 17:50
Alright. It's been killing me!LOL I keep thinking about changing it, but every time I'm about to, I end up leaving it. Foxtrot has kinda become my logoCool Any other opinions?Big smile

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Points: 24598 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2009 at 17:52
Originally posted by A Person A Person wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

But it isn't.

I'll pretend it is. LOL

Good vocals on it, fwiw. and it feels all proggy 'n' crap.

Well, it has Jon Olivia in it and he was in Savatage, who are a prog metal band. So if it's not full-blown prog, it's prog by association. LOL
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Points: 65760 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2009 at 17:55
Originally posted by birdwithteeth11 birdwithteeth11 wrote:

Originally posted by A Person A Person wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

But it isn't.

I'll pretend it is. LOL

Good vocals on it, fwiw. and it feels all proggy 'n' crap.

Well, it has Jon Olivia in it and he was in Savatage, who are a prog metal band. So if it's not full-blown prog, it's prog by association. LOL

IMHO(In my horrible opinion) I would say buy it. It is at least a 3, so it isn't bad, it's just not great.

I like Genesis more than TSO.
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Points: 24598 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2009 at 17:57
Well I like Genesis, but never as much as most people on this site. And I like some cheese metal/power metal. So maybe that's not the best comparison. Nevertheless, I'll at least check out that and the Beethoven one.

I listened to the samples and there's definitely some Savatage influence in them, among other things.


Edited by birdwithteeth11 - December 01 2009 at 17:58
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Points: 7826 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2009 at 17:58
Originally posted by birdwithteeth11 birdwithteeth11 wrote:

Originally posted by A Person A Person wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

But it isn't.

I'll pretend it is. LOL

Good vocals on it, fwiw. and it feels all proggy 'n' crap.

Well, it has Jon Olivia in it and he was in Savatage, who are a prog metal band. So if it's not full-blown prog, it's prog by association. LOL


Savatage is actually one of my favorite metal bands ever. If you don't have their album "Streets: A Rock Opera", you're missing out on a lotWink

Their early stuff is pure heavy/power metal, but later on they incorporated some prog and symphonic metal leanings. Once Jon Oliva was no longer the vocalist and was replaced by Zac Stevens, their music was almost complete symphonic metal with little hair metal leanings.

Well, there's your history lesson. There will be a quiz tomorrow to see what you've learnedTongueBig smile

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Points: 65760 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2009 at 17:59
yeah ok good. We haven't mentioned Magma or Kraftwerk in a while, this thread is headed for the gutters.
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Points: 7826 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2009 at 18:00
Any other takers on my avatar question?Wink

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Points: 32552 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2009 at 18:10
I believe I've found an album for my top five for the year.  Approve
https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays
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