Talk:Symphony X

message: i got a myspace blog from insideout america that says that symphony x's new album will be out in late october and will be called paradise lost. Eirik Raude 04:28, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  new album 

message: Before anyone goes and removes the label "power metal" from this topic once more: I know they don't really sound like most power metal. I know you are possibly a huge fan of prog, and worship symphony X or something. But Symphony X is commonly labelled (I'll add a bunch of citations) as progressive power metal. Even in their band bio on their OWN site they describe iconoclast as a prog-power fusion. So please keep any opinion about them being exclusively prog out of the article, they undoubtedly have power metal features, they aren't exclusively power metal. Everyone who is removing the power metal label is saying "they aren't power metal, just because they have parts that sound like power metal doesn't make them power metal." As they have power metal features in their songs but their songs are quite progressive, the label they are given is very often, progressive power metal. So please, leave the label alone.
Just out of curiosity. Have there been any other bands that fused Power and Prog Metal like SX does? Or are SX the "founders" of that genre mix?
:As a big metal fan, I can quite honestly say I've never heard any other bands that sound like Symphony X.  There are indeed a lot of bands that mix power and prog, but not with the same style and sound as SX... Mustaine rocks 07:30, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  To some extent: Pagan's Mind and Adagio. Petergee1 11:49, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Angra is another prog-power metal band. It sounds different from Symphony X because it blends a lot of regional elements on their songs. But this is a good thing. The worst that could happen to a musical style is when all the bands start to look and sound the same! Loudenvier 15:12, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

text:  Yeah, well. I also know Kamelot for example. But SX have been the first? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.157.11.176 (talk) 18:59, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

text: On a similar note, I changed the order of genres in the box. The way the article reads makes it sound like they're progressive neo-classical, with power metal elements, so I changed it around to reflect that a bit. Now, on an exact note, I don't believe you'll find something like Symphony X. Perhaps Stratovarius, but they're much less progressive... more like majority power metal, and a bit of neo-classical guitar work I would say. They have some progressive songs I reckon. But as has been stated before, Symphony X actually have their own style, thank god, so they're unique. --Dane ~nya 04:46, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Stop arguing about it. SX is not pure symphonic metal.  They have a (perhaps symphonic) power, neo-classical and progrssive metal sound.  Not unlike Stratovarius. Blizzard Beast $ODIN$ 18:53, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Eh but i DIDN'T mean they're symphonic in purest sense i did JUST mean they are most definitely POWER METAL band. So tell me since when did Symphonic metal =(automaticaly!) power metal ?!?
Umm they aren't power metal, just because they're melodic, it doesn't automatically lump the band in with the likes of Helloween and Sonata Arctica. Use some common sense. Their music is far too varied musically, complex and diverse. Not to mention that Russell sounds far closer to a classic metal singer like Dio than any Power Metal vocalist. V: The New Mythology Suite is by far the proggiest thing they've done by the way, if you're going to try and cite examples. 82.41.100.220 (talk) 15:19, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

text: Yes, quite often the band members are the last authority for classifying a band in a particular genre. They either give mystification-like/generic  answers, or completely erroneous classifications. We can report that Romeo has said that, but it shouldn't be used definitively for the article without ascribing it to him. Wisdom89 (T / C) 14:40, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

text: To complicate the matter further, "neo-classical" and "progressive" are apparently mutually exclusive, see Talk:Neo-classical metal#Symphony X. I say they're "progressive metal" (odd times, complex compositions), "symphonic metal" given their classical influence and heavy use of classical-influenced keyboarding (occasionally even orchestrations and choirs) and "speed metal" given their thrashy riffs. Florian Blaschke (talk) 02:22, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Progressive/Power Metal 

message: this article is hideously written.  Read this sentence: "There is also a distinct element of groove to their music, particularly from their latest release The Odyssey, and this vein of groove seems to follow onto their upcoming album Paradise Lost, judging by the one song they have made available to fans, 'The Serpent's Kiss'."
"element of groove"?  "vein of groove"?  What the heck does that even mean?  The grammar here is terrible-"distint element of groove TO their music," "seems to follow ONTO," not to mention all the commas-it's a giant run on sentence.  I believe that this entire sentence would be best deleted, as well as the one comparing the band to other "progressive" bands.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.143.145.158 (talk • contribs) 
: This is an excellent opportunity to be bold, and fix it:  good copy editing is always appreciated.  --Piet Delport 07:39, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Untitled 

message: Silly question, but...
is it pronounced "Symphony X" like the letter or "Symphony Ten"? How about V--is it Vee or Five?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.190.223.125 (talk) 22:17, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: What I really wanted to know

message: Should Paradise Lost be classed as a concept album? It doesn't have a narrative like other commonly known concept albums or anything to link the songs together other than having a similar subject matter. They simply took the work "Paradise Lost" and wrote songs about some depicted events and some of the themes found within. Should it simply be called a Thematic album? Or substitute "concept album" for something like my previous sentence for example? Any thoughts or feelings? 82.41.100.220 (talk) 20:56, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I would be in favor of something a little more neutral - thematic sounds fine to me. Wisdom89 (T / C) 22:45, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

text: It would best to attribute who has called it a concept album, then that can be added to the article. Wisdom89 (T / C) 21:45, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Paradise Lost, not a concept album

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message: i don't believe you should classify SymX as an "American heavy metal" band. (heavy metal band from america, not to be confused with a genre name of "american heavy metal)
anybody here to back me up on this?
i believe they are progressive metal, and should not be generalized into heavy metal, for progressive metal is their dominating genre.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gothicrocka (talk • contribs) 02:19, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Genre classification 

message: Since when are Symphony X touring Australia? Source, please!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.59.216.229 (talk) 03:21, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Check their website? Kouban (talk) 01:30, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: My point exactly. There are no Australian tour dates on their website, nor their mailing list, nor their official Facebook group. The statement that they are touring Australia should be removed from the article.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.59.216.229 (talk) 05:07, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Touring Australia? 

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message: Is it just my browser or is the infobox image not working right? I tried cropping the pic at commons but it doesn't show as being cropped here? Anyone know what's wrong? FireCrystal (talk) 18:01, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: You can disregard this now as it is fixed. FireCrystal (talk) 16:46, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: The article on Symphony X Dungeon is a short unsourced stub. The section "Recording Studio : The Dungeon" is almost as long as the article, although unsourced as well. I don't see the need for a separated page, and other users have expressed similar opinions on that article's talk page. There's no reason to keep this page (as it is, at least) if the subject is solely related to the band. Victor Lopes (talk) 16:15, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the article has just been redirected. I didn't really feel it would last for long, actually. Victão Lopes I hear you... 01:37, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merging of Symphony X Dungeon 

message: I did a search in Google and another one in bravewords.com. Nothing was found, other than a mention to this wiki article. Either the author of that sentence should source it properly, or someone else take it off until a proper statement from the band is made on the matter. 186.108.199.155 (talk) 00:31, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed. Can be re-added when reliable sources are presented. As you mentioned I also didn't find any info about the album in the sources presented. CantoV |talk 15:10, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  New album titled "Infinite Knowledge"? 

message: I'm just wondering what the usefulness of this is. I haven't elected to remove it or anything, but Symphony X is one of the simplest band names to pronounce, and it should be quite straightforward. Typically pronounciation keys are included in order to clarify ambiguous pronounciations. However, the name Symphony X is far from ambiguous unless you don't understand how to pronounce the fairly elementary word Symphony. 
To that end, I think not having it would make more sense, but if there are objections or reasons for it, let me know. Otherwise I may soon remove this pronounciation key, as it doesn't seem like a useful portion of the article. If it is to help people who cannot speak english well enough to know elementary pronounciations, perhaps it should be moved to their article on Simple English Wikipedia instead. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_X Vortiene (talk) 22:47, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronounciation Key 

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