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Old 12-24-2011, 06:01 AM   #1 (permalink)
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i am really not impressed with any of the Dragonforce songs I've heard

also I'm one to eschew technical abilitiies and favour actual songwriting

which is why I prefer early Fates Warning to mid to late, if you want to talk about power metal
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Old 12-24-2011, 06:06 AM   #2 (permalink)
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i am really not impressed with any of the Dragonforce songs I've heard

also I'm one to eschew technical abilitiies and favour actual songwriting

which is why I prefer early Fates Warning to mid to late, if you want to talk about power metal
I very strongly agree with that. I've never liked the tendency some power metal bands have to only develop one idea in songwriting, which is essentially what Dragonforce do, and focus on cramming as many notes as they can into their guitar solos.

Fate's Warning are much more diverse, also worthy of merit here is Hammerfall.

I wrote an extremely angry but completely non serious review of Inhuman Rampage if you're interested:

http://www.musicbanter.com/album-rev...ce-2004-a.html

I'm trying to suggest some better alternatives for power metal, so feel free to post some links to some Fate's Warning songs that you like.
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Old 12-24-2011, 06:13 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I'm surprised Dragonforce doesn't get more hate on this website. Yes, it's true, they use some serious studio magic. It's the reason they don't sound very good live at all...
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I'm surprised Dragonforce doesn't get more hate on this website. Yes, it's true, they use some serious studio magic. It's the reason they don't sound very good live at all...
I for one hate them! (http://www.musicbanter.com/album-rev...ce-2004-a.html)

And if by studio magic you mean speeding up their songs, then yes....
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Old 12-24-2011, 10:01 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I think Dragonforce is just so much technical that they seem devoid of personality. Their passion seems to be for technical prowess. Thats fine but its polarizing and its going to turn some folks off. It ends up getting an American Idol-like production quality.
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I think Dragonforce is just so much technical that they seem devoid of personality. Their passion seems to be for technical prowess. Thats fine but its polarizing and its going to turn some folks off. It ends up getting an American Idol-like production quality.
I really think their drumming is one of the main turn offs. Apart from the 3/4 time intro to "Cry for Eternity", it may as well be a mechanical drill.

Couldn't they at least very the timbre a bit?
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i think Racer X definitely did this kinda thing better

and they could play as fast as their records as well
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What thats what I mean, I think they want what they are playing/arranging to be heard, and so everything is as pitch perfect as they could make it.
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