I hardly see how Angra far outweighs Edguy in terms of anything really other than they have a more advanced lead guitarist. Angra, while a good band has never really blown me away, i've never found myself addicted to an Angra cd. Edguy is all about songwriting, and when it comes to heavy metal, there are few out there right now who do it better or more uniquely. I hear no other band in the waves of those who sound just like Rhapsody and Stratovarius that make me think of Edguy as just another face in the crowd. They stand out to me, and no they haven't invented anything new, and neither have any of these other bands, or most bands for that matter - but they write inspired, unique songs that are catchy, have longevity to me, and they don't take themselves too seriously thank GOD. They do write less complicated songs, but songs like Theater of Salvation also display an ability to handle the more complex and longer songs, which I'm glad for because every damn band does not need to bend my mind and ears with time changes and weird tempos despite how much I do love progressive stuff.
I wouldn't mind seeing POS again, but there is no contest to me between them and Edguy because POS' material doesn't translate live very well for me, although they perform it flawlessly. They are a band I like being able to listen to in a situation where I can actually hear all the little nuances and crap going on, and when they play laaate in the evening after a long day of energetic bands, well, I nearly passed out at PP3 during their set, and I love POS. Edguy just pushes all the right buttons for alot of people, I think, and with a new, bound to be stellar album I think everyone is just foaming at the mouth with th epossibility of seeing em.
