Rediscovering ICED EARTH

[Papa Josh]

I have to admit, The Glorious Burden is so fucking kick ass that I have pulled out all of my ICED EARTH cds and rediscovered the songs I've loved, and also gotten into songs that didn't really grab me before.

That just goes to show how a good album can steer you.

Even if Barlow does sound like Paul Stanley at times.

And I love Stanley.

 

[JayKeeley]

I have to take Iced Earth in doses though. I can't listen to a bunch of IE albums together because after a while, they do begin to sound all alike. Schaffer is talented, but he's stuck in a rut and will never really get too diverse. That's why I liked Demons and Wizards so much, and am looking forward to the follow up.

Having said that, from what I've heard of it, The Glorious Burden could be his best album yet.

 

[bloodfiredeath]

I have to take Iced Earth in doses though. I can't listen to a bunch of IE albums together because after a while, they do begin to sound all alike. Schaffer is talented, but he's stuck in a rut and will never really get too diverse. That's why I liked Demons and Wizards so much, and am looking forward to the follow up.

Having said that, from what I've heard of it, The Glorious Burden could be his best album yet.

I feel the same way on all points here, except the doses of IE I can take are probably less.

 

[Papa Josh]

You guys are strange....

When a band has a "sound" I don't look at it as stuck in a rut, I look at it as staying true to their vision and not compromising. I mean, hell, IRON MAIDEN has been plagiariising themselves for years....

 

[JayKeeley]

When a band has a "sound" I don't look at it as stuck in a rut, I look at it as staying true to their vision and not compromising. I mean, hell, IRON MAIDEN has been plagiariising themselves for years....

Yes, but at least there is some variation, or certainly enough for me to listen to two different Maiden albums in a row. With all honesty, I find it hard to get through a single IE album in one sitting. I don't know why exactly - it's not that I don't like it, but all the songs begin to blur together after a while.

Now put them on stage and you've got a force to be reckoned with. It's music meant to be played live for sure.

 

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Maybe thats how Jon wants to sound. I wouldn't call it "stuck in a rut" either. The new album is a classic metal cd, i love it.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

I have to admit, The Glorious Burden is so fucking kick ass that I have pulled out all of my ICED EARTH cds and rediscovered the songs I've loved, and also gotten into songs that didn't really grab me before.

That just goes to show how a good album can steer you.

Even if Barlow does sound like Paul Stanley at times.

And I love Stanley.

LOL, I'm glad you see things my way.

 

[Black Winter Day]

i don't like mediocore music

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Shut up BWD.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Oh, and btw, you have a very mediocre band in your avatar. Just thought you should know that.

 

[NAD]

Hmm. I guess you don't want all my Shadow's Fall stickers for trade for those bootlegs then Mark?

The Glorious Burden intrigues me much, but I still have yet to hear Iced Earth.

 

[Black Winter Day]

Oh, and btw, you have a very mediocre band in your avatar. Just thought you should know that.

3 vocalists, superb riffing and soloing, thight rhythms playing a blend of thrash, melodic metal and hardcore? yeah, everyone else is doing that!

plus, they don't have 8 or so albums with the same songs on them (with different titles). guess that makes them suck!:hotjump:

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Shut up BWD.

 

[Black Winter Day]

i listen to crappy music, therefore my taste in music sucks. i want to lick jon shaffer's hairy nutsack. i'm gay.

wow, could you be any more subtle??

 

[neal]

iced earth is best for kids learning how to play guitar after they can play metallica riffs, but before they start learning theory and actually getting really good.
-neal

 

[JayKeeley]

You've got to hand it to Schaffer - he is a demon on rhythm guitar. Or is he a wizard? I can never quite remember...anyway, he's basically Hetfield on speed.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

wow, could you be any more subtle??

LOL, nice use of basic HTML kiddo.

 

[Black Winter Day]

it was effective for not knowing how to explicate a 245mb mainframe debugger harddrive XP from a linked browser (okay, i'm not good with computer jargon, but you get the point, maybe, in a perfect world)

 

[J.]

so i traded a CD for an original of Iced Earth's Night of the Stormrider. is it good?

what's their best?

 

[rms]

I think that's considered their best thrashy release but I was a fan of horror show the most, or burnt offerings