Edguy - Age of the Joker (2011)

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I just recently sold off the few Edguy discs I had. Hellfire Club was decent and I almost held onto that one, but I just didn't see myself listening to them much anymore. I think my European power metal days are over.

I think that's where I'm at too.

I am not quite there yet. I still enjoy power metal, albeit most of what i listen to is older power metal.

I do my best to listen to enough variety in my music so that I don't get there (I should though, might save myself money on CDs).

DallasBlack wrote:

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I just recently sold off the few Edguy discs I had. Hellfire Club was decent and I almost held onto that one, but I just didn't see myself listening to them much anymore. I think my European power metal days are over.

I think that's where I'm at too.

I am not quite there yet. I still enjoy power metal, albeit most of what i listen to is older power metal.

I do my best to listen to enough variety in my music so that I don't get there (I should though, might save myself money on CDs).

I listen to a lot of different stuff but the power metal genre as a whole is way way oversaturated. I think that is why you see some of the power metal bands starting to lean more hard rock...

I'm re posting this because no one will probably ever read the first page lol

I was searching up the different versions for this and I see that there is going to be an autographed version. Anyone know if there is a 2cd autographed version and where I can get it from? I found it on amazon but I believe its only 1 disc. Play.com has it as well but they won't ship here. Any ideas?

No love for this album yet? Did anyone pick it up? Came out Tuesday alongside Alice, DT and Anthrax. Just got it in the mail (along with Anthrax) from Best Buy today. Haven't spun it yet.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

I'm re posting this because no one will probably ever read the first page lol

I was searching up the different versions for this and I see that there is going to be an autographed version. Anyone know if there is a 2cd autographed version and where I can get it from? I found it on amazon but I believe its only 1 disc. Play.com has it as well but they won't ship here. Any ideas?

Play.com is the only place I've seen the 2CD + autograph. Didn't realize they don't ship to the U.S. Good thing I didn't try to order it then. Did you try the band's site?

Someone hooked me up with getting it for me from Play.com. Can't wait to get it. I want to hear the bonus tracks.

Yeah, that's a lot of bonus tracks. Should be really cool, let me know how they are. I just didn't want to pay that much money for it. I probably could've waited and gotten that particular version off Amazon, but I didn't want to wait because the buzz for this album has been pretty good.

I am curious about this album - what i have heard is more hard rock than metal...

There are a few good tracks, and the really good ones (Robin Hood, Nobody's Hero, Two out of Seven) are much better than the stuff on Tinnitus Sanctus, but overall, the album doesn't live up to Hellfire Club and everything before it or anything by Avantasia.

Still, I guess it's a step in the right direction.

Metal Misfit wrote:

Yeah, that's a lot of bonus tracks. Should be really cool, let me know how they are. I just didn't want to pay that much money for it. I probably could've waited and gotten that particular version off Amazon, but I didn't want to wait because the buzz for this album has been pretty good.

You should check this site out http://www.mclub.com.ua/vcat.phtml?album=181343. I swear by it. I've used it for a pretty long time and its extremely cheap for mp3s. Thats the link directly to the Edguy bonus disc tracks. You can get all 6 of them for like 84 cents. This site is perfect for things like this if you don't want to spend the extra money on the special edition cds. All you have to do is put any amount you want (I forget what the lowest is. I usually do $20) towards a credit and then you just use that. Definetly check it out.

Spiner202 wrote:

There are a few good tracks, and the really good ones (Robin Hood, Nobody's Hero, Two out of Seven) are much better than the stuff on Tinnitus Sanctus, but overall, the album doesn't live up to Hellfire Club and everything before it or anything by Avantasia.

Still, I guess it's a step in the right direction.

It doesn't live up to Hellfire Club to me this sounds like where they should have went after that album instead of Rocket Ride and Tinnitus.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Spiner202 wrote:

There are a few good tracks, and the really good ones (Robin Hood, Nobody's Hero, Two out of Seven) are much better than the stuff on Tinnitus Sanctus, but overall, the album doesn't live up to Hellfire Club and everything before it or anything by Avantasia.

Still, I guess it's a step in the right direction.

It doesn't live up to Hellfire Club to me this sounds like where they should have went after that album instead of Rocket Ride and Tinnitus.

Tinnitus was bland and unmemorable while Age Of The Joker is the complete opposite. I'm really loving this one and it might be one of my top 3 albums and the come back album of the year (IE is it's contender). Not better than Hellfire Club for sure but I'm not sure I'd say it's worse either. Of course for me, nothing touches Avantasia so I won't even compare it to them.

Very weak and forgettable album. Cannot touch Hellfire Club or anything prior, sadly...

I still think Vain Glory Opera, Theater of Salvation and Mandrake are their strongest efforts.

I think their best albums are Hellfire Club and Rocket Ride. That said, this new one is really good. I don't mind the more melodic rock/metal side of the band, which this one is, so I really dig it.

Although I do find writing about Robin Hood in 2011 to be extremely cheesy.

Eyesore wrote:

I don't mind the more melodic rock/metal side of the band, which this one is, so I really dig it.

As everyone knows, I love melodic hard rock so I certainly dig it. However, I see where PRD, Stormspell, and Exact are coming from, I too became an Edguy fan do to their Euro-power sound and they were masters of it. However, Tobias has changed and so has his song writing, those days are over with. So really, comparing this with Hellfire Club and the previous albums is futile. Of course that is just the way I see it.

DallasBlack wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

I don't mind the more melodic rock/metal side of the band, which this one is, so I really dig it.

As everyone knows, I love melodic hard rock so I certainly dig it. However, I see where PRD, Stormspell, and Exact are coming from, I too became an Edguy fan do to their Euro-power sound and they were masters of it. However, Tobias has changed and so has his song writing, those days are over with. So really, comparing this with Hellfire Club and the previous albums is futile. Of course that is just the way I see it.

to be honest I enjoy the Avantasia material a lot more. I dont really get too excited about Edguy anymore but the Avantasia stuff is fun.

exact33 wrote:

to be honest I enjoy the Avantasia material a lot more. I dont really get too excited about Edguy anymore but the Avantasia stuff is fun.

This is exactly how I feel. It's weird, because Avantasia really isn't that different musically from Edguy anymore, but somehow, Avantasia is much more interesting.

stormspell wrote:

Very weak and forgettable album. Cannot touch Hellfire Club or anything prior, sadly...

I agree with this! Every time Edguy releases a new album after Avantasia is done with one (or 2), they seem to include songs that were leftovers from Avantasia!

exact33 wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

I don't mind the more melodic rock/metal side of the band, which this one is, so I really dig it.

As everyone knows, I love melodic hard rock so I certainly dig it. However, I see where PRD, Stormspell, and Exact are coming from, I too became an Edguy fan do to their Euro-power sound and they were masters of it. However, Tobias has changed and so has his song writing, those days are over with. So really, comparing this with Hellfire Club and the previous albums is futile. Of course that is just the way I see it.

to be honest I enjoy the Avantasia material a lot more. I dont really get too excited about Edguy anymore but the Avantasia stuff is fun.

I think the first two Avantasia albums, while very good, are ridiculously overrated.

Eyesore wrote:

exact33 wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

I don't mind the more melodic rock/metal side of the band, which this one is, so I really dig it.

As everyone knows, I love melodic hard rock so I certainly dig it. However, I see where PRD, Stormspell, and Exact are coming from, I too became an Edguy fan do to their Euro-power sound and they were masters of it. However, Tobias has changed and so has his song writing, those days are over with. So really, comparing this with Hellfire Club and the previous albums is futile. Of course that is just the way I see it.

to be honest I enjoy the Avantasia material a lot more. I dont really get too excited about Edguy anymore but the Avantasia stuff is fun.

I think the first two Avantasia albums, while very good, are ridiculously overrated.

I would agree with that - they are very good though.

exact33 wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

exact33 wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

I don't mind the more melodic rock/metal side of the band, which this one is, so I really dig it.

As everyone knows, I love melodic hard rock so I certainly dig it. However, I see where PRD, Stormspell, and Exact are coming from, I too became an Edguy fan do to their Euro-power sound and they were masters of it. However, Tobias has changed and so has his song writing, those days are over with. So really, comparing this with Hellfire Club and the previous albums is futile. Of course that is just the way I see it.

to be honest I enjoy the Avantasia material a lot more. I dont really get too excited about Edguy anymore but the Avantasia stuff is fun.

I think the first two Avantasia albums, while very good, are ridiculously overrated.

I would agree with that - they are very good though.

I'll go as far as to say the first one is overrated. The second one however, is considered inferior but I think it's the best of the two.

DallasBlack wrote:

exact33 wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

exact33 wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

I don't mind the more melodic rock/metal side of the band, which this one is, so I really dig it.

As everyone knows, I love melodic hard rock so I certainly dig it. However, I see where PRD, Stormspell, and Exact are coming from, I too became an Edguy fan do to their Euro-power sound and they were masters of it. However, Tobias has changed and so has his song writing, those days are over with. So really, comparing this with Hellfire Club and the previous albums is futile. Of course that is just the way I see it.

to be honest I enjoy the Avantasia material a lot more. I dont really get too excited about Edguy anymore but the Avantasia stuff is fun.

I think the first two Avantasia albums, while very good, are ridiculously overrated.

I would agree with that - they are very good though.

I'll go as far as to say the first one is overrated. The second one however, is considered inferior but I think it's the best of the two.

Scarecrow is great, especially the Alice Cooper song.

I picked up age of the joker a few days ago, and it's very melodic.

Not as good as hellfire club or mandrake though.

They won't touch Hellfire Club imo, I think he spends too much time on Avantasia to be that good with Edguy again.