What is the top album or style in the Orphaned Land?

[speed]

I was just wondering what the big album was- or musical style in Israel? I hope it is not 50 Cent.

 

[ScientistOfDarkness]

I don't want to think of people in Israel walking about with "you can find me in da club, bottle fulla bud" blasting out of their walkmans. Ugh, why do I know those lyrics....damn ghetto people I work with. I feel more and more brain cells dying everyday.

 

[Folklore]

actually... sorry to say.. the mainstream radio plays here ugly pop like 50c or kylie minog n shit.
the israeli mainstream is part oriental pop, and part rock\alt.

Actually, the biggest rock band ever, Machine (as in the pumpkins` album), are heaving a comeback this week after an 8 year break... some of thier members also had a pretty good solo carriers.
anyway, another common style here, is ethnic pop or generally thnic music mixing arabic\oriental sounds or instruments with rock or alt. melodies.we get a lot of mtv europe here, and tons of radiohead and sigur ro`s.
and there are some israeli artists who sound much like Portishead.
Most populat atlernative artist ever is Beri Saharof, he`s exellent... he`s amazing indeed. along with him, another musician who played with her in Minimal Compact (used to bepopular here and in holland were they worked during the early 80`s. they played wierd stuff but pretty good).
the biggest radio songers are Shlomo Artzi (never liked him music. annoying) and Rita (just a singer with semi-opera voice..)

 

[Orphaned Matti]

As a musician, I kind of developed the attitude of "any kind of music is blessed", I try to keep an open mind and listen to ideas everywhere, even in styles the "standart metalist" despises, I kinda embraced the idea of being open minded and I feel that this has given me a lot, and what ever I don't like, I try to respect.

About your question, I think that in Israel, anything that goes in Europe and in the US finally catches and that you can find a very similar mainstream here, rap goes, soul music goes, all the "hits" finally get here too. About local music, Israel is a very small country and we have a strange language, so the local music doesn't go out of the borders a lot, and that is a big problem for artists here, so I guess it holds them a little back, but some of them are really good!

 

[Folklore]

not all of them are held by the language barrier. take Noa for example, or Achinoam Nini as called originally she`s a Jazz genius, an also highly educated in on Ethnic singinf, she has two or three successful elnglish album and yet her biggest hit everywhere is Boey Kalla, a hebrew song.
but hebrew sounds awefully strange to most ears.

 

[metalbreed]

How popular is metal?

 

[Orphaned Matti]

Metal is popular mostly around teanagers though not only (in here). The metal scene is not so big here in general, a few thowsands of people at the most, but I think it keeps some kind of proportion to the scene "outside" because of the relatively small amount of population...oh yeah and we have some kick ass bands......

 

[Folklore]

and a few great clubs too!

 

[darkendless]

HELLO GUYS....
AM KINDA NEW HERE IN THE AREA ....ORPHANED LAND IS MY FAVORITE BAND EVER ....AS FOR ANSWER OF THE SUBJECT ;
I FIND THE BAND S STYLE LIKE EXTRAORDINARY WITH THIS HARMONY BETWEEN ORIENTAL AND METAL SOUNDS.....
AS FOR THEIRE BEST ALBUM WELL I CANT FIND ANY CAUSE FOR EXCEPTIONS FOR ANY OF THEIRE ALBUMS....THEY ROCK......
AND PLUS THE MOST OF METAL BANDS WITH RESPECT TO THEM ....WELL ATTACKS GOD ....BUT I COULDNT FIND THAT IN ORPHANED LAND S SONGS ........:hotjump:

 

[Ko_B]

Salam Alekum brother,

Welcome to Orphaned Land's forum, feel like home

Allah Maak,

Kobi,
ORPHANED LAND.

 

[darkendless]

THANKS KOBI
I HAVE A QUEST ... R U THE VOCALIST OF THE BAND ?:Spin:
IF THAT WELLL IT S A GREAT HONOR FOR ME FOR I M TRYING TO MEET ORPHANED LAND LIVE ........BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE ...SO I LL TAKE ADANTAGE OF THE FORUM FOR THE MAX

 

[Folklore]

inshalla soon there will be peace! amen ! and then there`s no dubet that Orphaned Land will preform in beirut. I`ll FORCE you guys to preform in beirut !!!




Marhaba darkendless!!!

 

[darkendless]

WELLL 10X Folklore ......BUT FOR THE MATTER OF PREFORMING IN BEIRUT IT S KINDA IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT NOW FOR WE THE LOCAL BANDS R FORBIDEN TO PLAY....THE GOV DECLARS : WE R SATAN S WORSHIPERS .... DO U BELIEVE THAT ?!!
WELLLL TILL THIS IMBECIL PROB ENDS ...WE LLL STAY PRAYING FOR PEACE

 

[Folklore]

here it`s sometimes gets TOO liberal... not all israelis are western in culture.. there are Druz, beduin, muslims, christians and orthodox jews (extremly religious) who`s lifestyle is not very westerm but above all i think that freedom of speach and art here is almost sacred! and im greatful for it... as long as no one is offenced ofcourse

 

[Ko_B]

Yes Im the vocalist and the honour is ours brother.

Goverments decides stupid things, please take care of your self ok?

 

[darkendless]

hail ...
great to hear that my brother ....i think u r right sometimes the gov can be so annoying ....
we have the 3 holy religions here but ...and we have the right to talk and act freely . but lots of probs such fanatik ones and major prob between youth and the gov ....
welll we r trying now to make a concert as a reunion for all our local bands (36 bands) .and hope we succeed ....i wished u could be here ... u ll be our vip band :Spin:

 

[Folklore]

wish we could`ve implement it...

 

[darkendless]

wishes do come true some day my friend