Any musicians in the house?

[Sage Orion]

I like Opera....at least its better than the other junk thats out

there, even on the radio!! I hav'nt listen to the radio in 5 years since
it became trash with all the punk 'n' junk and rap sucks!!

I like Opera. I love Bryan Adams and Sting, though. I mostly love
orchestra music......movie soundtracks that I love to collect and listen
to, classical music is a PLUS!! I like some new age. I love the Lifescapes
music which has instrumental solos and sounds of nature on them as well.

This is all I listen to!! I also like Josh Groban and Charolette Chruch.

What else do you listen to??

[Hypes]

I agree with you, JP.

Nightwish is awfully flat; it sounds wicked the first few times around but then you realise there is nothing happening within the music.

There is very little depth to it all, which is a pity, because female vocals are interesting. Arch Enemy and Therion do it much better, though.

[Dead Riverdragon]

Nightwish is good, but unfortunately it mostly sounds the same. And that is unfortunate, because the band is comprised of very talented musicians. Therion certainly have some very high points, but I find them a bit hit-and-miss in their psuedo-classical gestures (nonetheless, I think they're wicked). Arch Enemy are great apart from their vocals( spiritual beggars are better, Carcass cane AE to pieces-and that's just other Amott bands. For female vocals see The Gathering-best female vocals in a (albeit now only semi-) metal band, just don't have the Tarja sex appeal.

[Hypes]

Metal was never about sex appeal, though. Thank god. :P

Female vocals are for me nothing special, just a welcome change. They very rarely have the proper bands to back them up, anyway. Everyone is a talented musician from some point of view, but that doesn't mean they're any good, unfortunately.

Theatre of Tragedy also have good female vocals and some pretty decent songs.

To be honest, I don't listen to Therion much, myself, either. I have very fluctuating musical tastes, at the time I'm listening primarily to Iron Maiden, Rage Against the Machine, The Old Dead Tree, some Tool, and Seigmen.

[Dead Riverdragon]

What's 'The Old Dead Tree' like? Interesting name there

I also looked for some Seigman when you suggested it a while back but couldn't find any on Kazaa, unfortunately.

Listening to a lot of Tool here too, somehow Lateralus has become a summer favorite for me, so is getting many plays what with the good weather.

[Sage Orion]

Hey guys I'm back!!

I just got the new soundtrack from the movie Troy and I love it!!

I think it sounds great!! I love the power an orchestra has and

I love the vocals on this CD!! You guys should listen to it!!!

[Esioul]

Waaaaa-aaaaaaah!

[Sage Orion]

Well......at least I found it to be great..

[Esioul]

I haven't seen it yet. I don't think I shall until after my classics exam in case it confuses me. Let me just say I think Aeneas is a pig.

[Sage Orion]

Haha!

Okay......you should see the movie.....I thought it was good and the
soundtrack as well!!

[Esioul]

I will see the movie but I will still hate Paris.... and Aeneas, even if he's only in it for 10 seconds.

[Sage Orion]

Okay.....I hope you like it.

[Esioul]

We shall see. I never see films until all the fuss has died down anyway.

[Sage Orion]

Well thats good.

I judge movies though by the previews. If the preview entises me,
I'll go see it. If the movie makes me cringe, I won't see it.

I usually go for movies that have action/adventure, romance, history,
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, all in one! The characters and the plot have to be there.

These are my fav.....
Gladiator
The Last Samurai
Troy
Stargate
Van Helsing
The Patriot
Harry Potter
SpiderMan
LOTR and many more.......

[Esioul]

I know you like those. I haven't seen them all. I enjoyed the Last Samurai as well, but I thought the ending was a bit drawn out.