Metal Reviews

What is with all The Odyssey worship? It's good but it is hardly their best.
Best album Symphony X have ever put out is without a doubt Divine Wings Of Tragedy. It's got all the key elements that make SX so great, all in one album. V is a close second, my fav. SX songs are on V but it also has some fillers, otherwise it would have been a killer album.

I don't get the odyssey worship either


What are filler songs in your opinion? I think Absence of Light is the only one that could to some extent be considered a filler.

Evolution - great
Fallen - great
Communion And The Oracle - great
The Bird-Serpent War/Cataclysm - good
On The Breath Of Poseidon - average
Egypt - average (it's weak in comparison with the song "Pharaoh")
Death Of Balance - good
Absence Of Light - average
A Fool's Paradise - good
Rediscovery Pt. 2 - great

This is the only album where SX experimented with so many interludes and instrumentals and honestly I don't think it worked that well.

I agree with that list, except I think Egypt should have the label great. Although it's mellow, it's just so athmospheric, and that guitar solo in it is godlike. Best solo ever man.

And I agree there is too much instrumental and orchestral stuff, and too many interludes. Leaves you a bit bored.

I don't understand all the V worship. It has it's moments, but for the most part it's boring.

Bah, you know nothing about metal. Go listen to some Cellador you poser.

On a serious note, V is hard to get into. I've read a lot of negative comments based on what I told Scion about the interludes and the instumentals. I guess some people are just put off by that sort of thing. I'd suggest you relisten Divine Wings again.

I agree with metalNess. I find V to be fairly boring. It is quality music but not very interesting. Fallen is a great song and there are some others on that album that are great too, but Odyssey is a better written and performed album. There is just much more feeling. I listen to primarily technical music, but i have a hard time getting into V.

Err, dude. What about Egypt, RediscoveryII and the almost painfully passionate and beautiful Communion and the Oracle?

Egypt - horrible song

RediscoveryII - Decent

Communion and the Oracle - Awesome, but the 2nd one is better.

The best SX album is easily "[b]The divine wings of tragedy[/b]" according to me followed by The new mythology and Twilight in Olympus. I like The odyssey but, it´s not that over-whelming for me.

I don't even have the Odyssey on my harddrive as MP3's, I just don't see the appeal with it. Symphony-X has a way of following the same path as Dream Theater, onfortunally also when it came to "Train of Thoughts". Oh... well, I still have Shadow Gallery.

I don't understand the "Odyssey" worship either. In fact, I'm really surprised that so many have voted for it over "Divine Wings of Tragedy", which I think, is really hard to argue against as being their best (well you can argue it, but can you really come up with that many knocks against 'DWoT'?). Yes, I like "V" a little more, but I can certainly understand why many people are not into that one.

But "Odyssey"? Meh. "Odyssey" tries to be as good as 'DWoT" and fails miserably.

-Tyrion

It was hard for me to decide between Odyssey and DWoT, but I feel DWoT is an overall stronger set of songs.

V is a close third to those two, followed by The Damnation Game, then Twilight in Olympus. Never heard the s/t as I've been very cautious of hearing Symphony X's first vocalist.

Looking forward to the new album. One of my three cant wait for albums along with Blind Guardian and Iron Maiden.