Some recommendations and ops for the following..

Ninjafox · Post by **Ninjafox** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:31 am

harlo~ i need some recommendations and ops for the following bands cause im gonna go buy some music albums

Kamelot
Epica
Mars Volta

i need some album recommendations for kamelot and epica, cause ive heard a few of there songs and they were awesome. And is anyone familiar with Mars Volta? ive got some of there music and they were good but i reckon they have probably other kick ass albums but i dont have a clue which one is good to get. If i cant get my hands on some albums by these bands i have my eyes set on:

Dream Theatre
Nightwish
Ayreon

Im still confused about which one to get for Dream Theatre >< i got so many replies about which albums to get in my last thread bout DT, still thinking about it haha. For Nightwish i got there album "Once" it was a bloody ripper, though im deciding if i should get another album or not. Ayreon, ive decided to get Human Equation. Opinions and recommendations would be greatly appreciated. IM DYING TO GET SOME MUSIC!! XD

Reha666 · Post by **Reha666** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:00 am

ok... kamelot is one of my favourit bands, and i realy recommend the albums "the 4th legacy", "karma", "epica" and maybe "the black halo" but it's not as good as the others.

here a few reviews:
The 4th Legacy:http://www.metal-observer.com/articles. ... d=1&id=119
Karma:http://www.metal-observer.com/articles. ... =1&id=3665
Epica:http://www.metal-observer.com/articles. ... =1&id=1854
The Black Halo:http://www.metal-observer.com/articles. ... =1&id=7597

i don't know albums from Epica and Mars Volta, but a know a few songs, and they are not bad

Dream Theatre and Ayreon is not my favourit kind of music, but Ayreon has always many well known gast-musicians...

I have only one thing to say about Nightwish... If you want so buy an album of Nightwish, buy an older one ^^ (Angels fall first, Oceanborn)

I hope i could help you a little bit

Greez

Ninjafox · Post by **Ninjafox** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:40 am

Reha666 wrote:ok... kamelot is one of my favourit bands, and i realy recommend the albums "the 4th legacy", "karma", "epica" and maybe "the black halo" but it's not as good as the others.

here a few reviews:
The 4th Legacy:http://www.metal-observer.com/articles. ... d=1&id=119
Karma:http://www.metal-observer.com/articles. ... =1&id=3665
Epica:http://www.metal-observer.com/articles. ... =1&id=1854
The Black Halo:http://www.metal-observer.com/articles. ... =1&id=7597

i don't know albums from Epica and Mars Volta, but a know a few songs, and they are not bad

Dream Theatre and Ayreon is not my favourit kind of music, but Ayreon has always many well known gast-musicians...

I have only one thing to say about Nightwish... If you want so buy an album of Nightwish, buy an older one ^^ (Angels fall first, Oceanborn)

I hope i could help you a little bit

Greez

thank you

for your recommendation, and especially those links. For Kamelot ive decided to get the "The Fourth Legacy"

Reha666 · Post by **Reha666** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:39 pm

Ninjafox wrote: thank you for your recommendation, and especially those links. For Kamelot ive decided to get the "The Fourth Legacy"

no problem...

and a good choice, you won't regret it

Iamshadowkiller · Post by **Iamshadowkiller** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:14 pm

everything on your list looks good...

except DT that is

I bet someone's probably making you listen to that

/end

Unpronounceable_Symbol · Post by **Unpronounceable_Symbol** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:58 pm

I personally like DT's live album, it's a bit more energetic than the one studio album I've heard.

And my personal feelings on the Mars Volta, if you care to hear it: the first album is great, the second album is good. They are a very tight and energetic group, and De-Loused In the Comatorium reflects that side of them with some mind-blowing arrangements and instrumental showoffy bits. But they also have a tendency to get really stoned and ramble on aimlessly for a long time, and Frances the Mute is all about that side. And they don't jam in a cool and exciting way like Phish, they just fiddle around for ten or twenty minutes. It's not too bad if you can deal with extended psych-rock acid jamfests (and if you can, let me redirect you to Acid Mothers Temple), but it's not the Volta's strong suit.

bum · Post by **bum** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:35 am

DT's new album, octavarium is prety good. So is most other things of thiers I've heard.

Catatonik · Post by **Catatonik** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:16 pm

Yes, The Human Equation is the album you MUST buy.

Ayreon at it's best.

Arjen makes such perfect use of all those vocals to tell on awesome story.

Not too mention it has Devin Townsend and Mikael Akerfeldt.

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:28 pm

If you're going Dream Theater, go with Scenes From a Memory or Awake.

Their last two albums are alright, but neither are very proggy. So... actually, you might like them more. If you're a fan of prog metal, go for Scenes From a Memory or Awake. If you aren't, get either of their last two albums.

And Ayreon's Human Equation was just about the best album of that year.