JudasMyGuide
The resident reactionary recalcitrant
I like Beyoncé's Halo more than than Machine Head's Halo and I'm not even kidding.
THE CRUSADE OF EPICS: Results -> A Change Of Seasons wins!
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Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
You showed us no fear, but you definitely showed us pain.
Hiindsiight is a masterpiece and possibly my favorite Enslaved song. They even managed to get me to like the saxophone part (I don't really like saxophones in music in general).
Halo is unoffensive but boring song. Vocals are not good. Musicianship is fine otherwise, but it's all too by-the-book safe groove/thrash stuff trying to be proggy.
Halo is unoffensive but boring song. Vocals are not good. Musicianship is fine otherwise, but it's all too by-the-book safe groove/thrash stuff trying to be proggy.
Diesel 11
As you scream into the web of silence...
Wasn’t a big fan of the vocalist in Enslaved, but it was a very interesting song. Loved the saxophone solo!!!
Why the hell was “Halo” nominated? Just to prove that Robb Flynn can’t write for shit? Solo was good, everything else mostly sucked.
Hiindsiight.
Why the hell was “Halo” nominated? Just to prove that Robb Flynn can’t write for shit? Solo was good, everything else mostly sucked.
Hiindsiight.
Results of Round 7:
Enslaved - Hiindsiight
Gamma Ray - Heading For Tomorrow (Nominated by @Jer)
Symphony X - The Accolade (Nominated by @MrKnickerbocker)
MrKnickerbocker
clap hands
It’s certainly up there! The sequel is also absolutely incredible.
I do think this song writes the textbook for keyboard layers. It’s just astounding the atmosphere that Pinnella (and the rest of the band) create here.
I do think this song writes the textbook for keyboard layers. It’s just astounding the atmosphere that Pinnella (and the rest of the band) create here.
Diesel 11
As you scream into the web of silence...
The sequel has a fantastic chorus, and I do like it a lot, but to me it fails to really get where the original did in spades. I think that has partly to do with the runtime. They get to the point a bit too quickly and it loses out on a bit of exposition I feel was kinda necessary. And the emotion in the original song, where he dies in his efforts, doesn’t really reappear. His son is carrying on the torch, but I don’t feel as invested in him.
Like I said, pretty great song, but the OG is just so much better IMO. The sequel is definitely an 8 or 9 though.
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
Ouch, tough draw.
“Heading For Tomorrow” embodies an epic feel throughout, with booming riffs, soaring vocals, big reverb, and that wonderful first extended interlude that starts with such finesse and slowly builds over several minutes into a grand crescendo that finally turns around and kicks your ass throughout the rest of the track. Though I’m not a big fan of Ralf Scheepers, I think the original version of the track with his vocal has more punch and less Elmer Fudd than the version from Blast From The Past with Kai Hansen on vocals. Yes, you could argue that much of the song is a big jam session, but it’s a very directed one with great feel that rocks hard.
The Symphony X track has more musical meat on its bones, and the clean section bookends are great, as are some of the soaring vocal bits in between. Unfortunately its use of synth often has a cheesy feel, especially on the bad synth strings, and I don’t think it flows as well or rocks as hard as the Gamma Ray track. But it’s still very good.
Sorry, @MrKnickerbocker, but I’m going to stick up for my own nominee here, though I won’t be disappointed with either of these tracks advancing.
“Heading For Tomorrow” embodies an epic feel throughout, with booming riffs, soaring vocals, big reverb, and that wonderful first extended interlude that starts with such finesse and slowly builds over several minutes into a grand crescendo that finally turns around and kicks your ass throughout the rest of the track. Though I’m not a big fan of Ralf Scheepers, I think the original version of the track with his vocal has more punch and less Elmer Fudd than the version from Blast From The Past with Kai Hansen on vocals. Yes, you could argue that much of the song is a big jam session, but it’s a very directed one with great feel that rocks hard.
The Symphony X track has more musical meat on its bones, and the clean section bookends are great, as are some of the soaring vocal bits in between. Unfortunately its use of synth often has a cheesy feel, especially on the bad synth strings, and I don’t think it flows as well or rocks as hard as the Gamma Ray track. But it’s still very good.
Sorry, @MrKnickerbocker, but I’m going to stick up for my own nominee here, though I won’t be disappointed with either of these tracks advancing.
Spambot
Meme Lord
Heard both of these songs for the first time.
TBH I expected less from Gamma Ray and expected more from Symphony X. Heading for Tomorrow is actually cool until last 4 minutes when bits of wankery occure. On the other hand, I feel The Accolade needs much more listens before I get it. It looks to me it sounds way different in the middle of the album than drawn out alone like here.
TBH I expected less from Gamma Ray and expected more from Symphony X. Heading for Tomorrow is actually cool until last 4 minutes when bits of wankery occure. On the other hand, I feel The Accolade needs much more listens before I get it. It looks to me it sounds way different in the middle of the album than drawn out alone like here.
Midnight
The Ever-Present "It"
Most Symphony X songs are like that.
Saapanael
Ancient Mariner
Yeah, I "get" some Symphony X songs like The Accolade, which is awesome, but I still don't get most of them.
Diesel 11
As you scream into the web of silence...
You really can’t just listen to a Symphony X song one time. “The Accolade” didn’t stick out to me the first few listens. Its sequel’s chorus did, though. And then I started paying more attention and wow, it’s a fucking awesome medieval-sounding tale about a Don Quixote* kind of character and I love it.
Also to Jer’s point: this is one of the few Symphony X songs where the keyboard doesn’t sound cheesy at all, IMO.
*I know it’s talking about a real knight and stuff, but it gives me those vibes too.
Also to Jer’s point: this is one of the few Symphony X songs where the keyboard doesn’t sound cheesy at all, IMO.
*I know it’s talking about a real knight and stuff, but it gives me those vibes too.
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
Dude, those synth strings sound pretty low rent. I actually can’t think of any other examples of synth strings that sound worse than these off the top of my head. We’re talking “mom’s basement in 1989” quality here...
