Bands with orchestra?

[aander91]

And Sonata.

[blazingamer]

Surprised no one mentioned Nightwish from what I saw, but yes, Sonata Arctica's latest album is good.

[Maartah]

How come nobody's mentioned Symphony X yet?
Their wonderful Masterpiece, The Odyssey, nuff said.

because they're not "a band with an orchestra", which is what the thread is about. Plus, they suck in my humble opinion, I am in no way saying that the suckage of symphony X is a fact.

[aander91]

Bawwww. Well then let's clarify. Is having an orchestra actually having a physical representation of about 50 or so performers or using Symphonic elements in your sings via editing/sampling/synthesizer?

[Maartah]

Warhol's thread, Warhol's rules. But having a synthesizer with all its funky sounds wouldn't cut it I guess.

[Electro Tomato]

Lol, omfgdrphl, Emperor is so unkvlt and entry level.

/elitist

[cool29801]

Avenged Sevenfold uses orchestra stuff in some songs. Most notably in Afterlife. There are a lot of Piano segments in their songs, even some that you wouldn't expect. (Like beast and the harlot, if you listen to the split tracks)

[mrbrownstone1990]

The Beatles later stuff, from The White Album/Abbey Road/Let It Be

cant believe nobody has said it yet

[Kermit4Prez]

Electric Light Orchestra's pretty cool.

Paul McCartney did some stuff with orchestras, like Live and Let Die.

[RexMundi412]

Music of Styx: Live With Symphony Orchestra [Live]

[warhol]

Warhol's thread, Warhol's rules. But having a synthesizer with all its funky sounds wouldn't cut it I guess.

It wouldn't have to have all the 50+ people right there playing. Maybe a synthesizer that mimics/imitates an orchestra would suffice. I'm only after the sound, anyway. Not the physical presentation (What are the chances of a concert where I live? xD)

Lol, omfgdrphl, Emperor is so unkvlt and entry level.

/elitist

Epic

[aander91]

Well then that's pretty much all I listen to.

Dark Moor
Stratovarius
Amberian Dawn
Angra
Children of Bodom
Conquest
Fairyland
Fantasia
Rhapsody
Silhouette
Skyfire
Symphony X
Ultimatium

And you might want to check out Vanessa Mae. Its a bit backwards, but I think you'll find it cool nonetheless.

[DSP21]

Avenged Sevenfold uses orchestra stuff in some songs. Most notably in Afterlife. There are a lot of Piano segments in their songs, even some that you wouldn't expect. (Like beast and the harlot, if you listen to the split tracks)

Absolutely =D I was going to post that A7X has orchestra sounds including violins (afterlife) piano (beast and the harlot, unbound the wild ride) and just listen to a little piece of heaven (it explains all) =)

[MoN01]

Xystus use real orchestra.