Phantom of the Opera : Nightwish or Iced Earth?

[The Fiddler]

Same classic story, with both songs featuring angelic female vocals and haunting male vocals, but two very different sounding ways to tell the story (both are excellent, IMO). Which presentation do you like better to tell the story (Nightwish more operatic with Christine singing more than the Phantom or Iced Earth with a heavier, darker sound with the Phantom given more of the vocal lines)?

 

[yardleybates]

Going to have to give both of them a fresh listen when I get home from my meeting tonight.

 

[Rakosh]

hmmm... I prefer Iron Maiden's over either.

 

[Jibrille]

I can't really vote for Nightwish.. It isn't their song. Though I do prefer that song.

 

[The Invisible Guest]

Iced Earth ... easy !! Like Jibrille said .. IE's is original .. Nightwish's is a cover.

Britt

 

[Rider of Theli]

I voted for both because of obvious reasons: Iced Earth adapted their own concept from the original storyline, so they get kudos for originality. Nightwish took a classic and made it METAL!

Gotta love any classic song that's made METAL!!!

 

[Petethedrummer]

i definitely do like the nightwish version. it's not an original, but it's damned good

 

[Burnout]

Iced Earth, no question.

 

[Bryan316]

IE's version is my favorite track from that whole album. It's a perfect blend. The way Christine gets very scary and sinister-sounding as she and the Phantom sing together... WHOAH what an evil chilling voice! Plus her almost-dissonant harmonies are so creepy. Beautiful voice. I'd want to hear her sing a whole album with Barlow. I mean it! That song perfectly examples what a band with a couple as singers should sound like. Neither's part overplays the other... both voices are incredible... both singers blend together for their layers of sound. If Iced Earth could have done a whole album for the Phantom of the Opera as a concept album.. SHIT HELLA YEAH!! Screw Paul Stanley.. I wanna see Barlow in Toronto at the Pantages! DAMNIT!

 

[Destination Forever]

Hmm tough question! I think I'm going to go with Iced Earth's Phantom of the Opera though, because it's more of a standout track than Nighwish's. As much as I love Nightwish, Phantom of the Opera is not one of their stronger songs and is not really theirs, while Iced Earth's is one of the (if not the) best song on Horror Show.

 

[Flavio CotM]

Iced Earth ... easy !! Like Jibrille said .. IE's is original .. Nightwish's is a cover.

Britt

+1

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

IRON MAIDEN's version cannot be touched. They are the champs.

 

[sh0kr0k]

Yep, going with Iced Earth on this one.. No contest.

 

[yardleybates]

me too, Iced Earth.

 

[General Zod]

Iced Earth.

Zod

 

[Kenso]

hmmm... I prefer Iron Maiden's over either.

good man, took the words right outta my mouth

 

[MetalRose]

Iced Earth. Hands down.

-MetalRose

 

[Azrael LenGraden]

And that chick who used to be in Nightwish can't sing the song as good as Sarah Brightman!

 

[TXHOSER]

hmmm... I prefer Iron Maiden's over either.

I'll second that.

 

[spag]

And that chick who used to be in Nightwish can't sing the song as good as Sarah Brightman!

+1

I'll take Maiden.