Good Music?

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-03-31 11:44am

hrrm. seems E Nomine already got recommended. i figured i'd throw in a few of my own:

Belle Morte and VnV Nation are good ones for goth/EBM. as well as Theater of Tragedy and Dream Theater (really surprised nobody's mentioned dream theater yet).

Sporkzen · Post by **Sporkzen** » 2004-03-31 11:57am

Stabbing westward is a good choice most people overlook.

Collective soul's self titled album is great if you havent listened to it also

Post by **Zaia** » 2004-03-31 02:30pm

When you say orchestral, do you mean just orchestras, or do you mean all types of instrumental music (like wind ensemble, jazz, etc.)?

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-03-31 02:37pm

You should probably look into Rhapsody too, very orchestral and epic sounding. Hypocrisy too, if you want some more metal sounding epic music.

Post by **Zaia** » 2004-03-31 02:49pm

Oh, you know what's really good in terms of orchestral combined with vocals? Seal's new album, 'IV', and 'Fallen' by Evanescence. Both are really very good.

If you're into wind ensemble music, "Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Paganini" by James Barnes is awesome, as is "Symphonic Dance #3 (Fiesta)" by Clifton Williams and "Without Warning" and "Stormworks" by Stephen Melillo. GREAT stuff.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-03-31 03:50pm

Orchestral??

Check out Apocalyptica, despite the name... a very good orchestral band.

Post by **Zaia** » 2004-03-31 04:00pm

Zac Naloen wrote:Orchestral??

Check out Apocalyptica, despite the name... a very good orchestral band.

Er, isn't that just a small ensemble of cellos who perform Metallica? Or have they expanded since I heard them last?

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-03-31 04:03pm

they've expanded last i checked, i don't listen to them myself.

Post by **Zaia** » 2004-03-31 04:05pm

Zac Naloen wrote:they've expanded last i checked, i don't listen to them myself.

Ah. Their version of "Nothing Else Matters" is really quite lovely, in case you're interested in finding out more about them.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-03-31 05:10pm

Zaia wrote:
Zac Naloen wrote:Orchestral??

Check out Apocalyptica, despite the name... a very good orchestral band.
Er, isn't that just a small ensemble of cellos who perform Metallica? Or have they expanded since I heard them last?

They've got a load of metallica covers and their own stuff. I suggest you try to find "Path Vol 2" which is a version of one of their songs (path, obviously

) with a decent female vocalist singing. You'd probably like that.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-04-01 08:41am

Zaia wrote:Oh, you know what's really good in terms of orchestral combined with vocals? Seal's new album, 'IV', and 'Fallen' by Evanescence. Both are really very good.

Evanescence are little but a carbon-copy of Lacuna Coil. Or so I'm told by Lacuna Coil fans.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-04-01 09:10am

for electronic stuff try kid loco and photek.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-04-01 09:49am

Bertie Wooster wrote:
verilon wrote:Bertie, I am amazed to not see Astral Projection in there.
Honestly, I had never heard of Astral Projection until you just mentioned them, but looking at their info, I must say they have some excellent reviews.

With good reason.

Astral Projection is among the only trancey techno that I like, by the way.

Zod - VNV Nation is teh BOMB.

You must look into Lacuna Coil and A Perfect Circle, too.