I've already posted about this on the Metal Archives forum, but I'll post here as well.
A while ago I've just gotten into Avantasia's music, and I have a few things to say. I know "flower" power metal isn't exactly huge with some metalheads, but I think Avantasia has made some really beautiful music. Personally I find their later discography better than their earlier, although the early works still sounded nice. the Metal Opera albums sounded a bit more Edguy-ish power metal before the Scarecrow, which started the defined whole rock-opera sound for Avantasia. I also especially like their most recent album Moonglow, and the first track Ghost in the Moon has got to be one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYvZOe6cmeM&ab_channel=Avantasia-Topic
Avantasia also has their fair share of non-metal rock songs, but they are still nice to listen to.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oeuqm5j2aA&ab_channel=NuclearBlastRecords
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC-FqllS6Ls&ab_channel=NuclearBlastRecords
So far my only problem with Avantasia is that a lot of their songs are a bit too long, and it can be hard for me to sit throughout the duration; I instead listen to segments at a time. It's a problem that I have with a lot of wannabe-progressive bands I've heard lately. Other than that, I have to say that Tobias Sammet is a very creative songwriter, and out of all the metal bands I've heard, Avantasia really provides the best Disney-like aesthetic. And I am looking forward to the anticipated new album that he's been hinting for a very long time. I really hope other artists such as Simone Simons or Bruce Dickinson make an appearance in his music some day.
As for Edguy, well, I haven't gotten into them nearly as much as Avantasia, so there isn't that much for me to say, although I will be bringing them up into this discussion. I do find Edguy's "joker" a nice interesting contrast to Avantasia's "magical" theme, and they are more consistent in general. These music video as examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7NhgSnc6XI&ab_channel=NuclearBlastRecords
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
... keep reading on reddit ➡Edguy in that 2000 era was so great in my opinion.
Tobias was on a whole other level.
Where do you see them in terms of what they achieved and are you a fan?
Song for those who aren't familiar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4zvb4YBzLE
Hey everyone, I recently discovered edguy and have only heard the mandrake album. I’m loving it, it’s amazing. No clue which album to go with next and was hoping for recommends.
I'm a long time Avantasia fan, besides some tracks like The Asylum, The Pride Of Creation, Down to the Devil, Dragonfly and Trinidad. Somehow I kept them around.
What does Tobi talk about there that is not mentioned in Avantasia? Its less occult-y? Your personal take.
Maybe if you give me "one album and why" would be nice :3
