Opeth

[Darkness]

Dirge for November has some of the most beautifull parts on the album, but the structure of the song and the way it goes super soft THEN BAM HEAVY then super soft again I'm not crazy about. It should have flowed better...

[Killtacular]

I really don't like it too much at all.

[Toaster]

I really dislike the intro to Dirge For November. Mikael's singing is so off-key, it's painful. The Funeral Portrait isn't the most sophisticated Opeth song, but it rocks quite decently.

[Darkness]

I really don't like it too much at all.
I really don't like YOU to much at all. :p


Godheads Lament sucks.

[MidnightRider]

I love Dirge For November, but no one else seems to like it. I think BWP would be flawless without The Funeral Portrait.

The more I think about it, the less every Opeth song title makes sense.

Yeah, they're pretty strange for the most part. I've sat and thought about what Godhead's Lament could possibly mean for like 30 minutes before and not gotten anywhere.

Godheads Lament sucks.

Boo! The intro riff can be a little annoying at times, but other than that it's a great song.

[Knifeboy]

Pfff.

Dirge for November.
The Funeral Portrait.

Those two, oddly enough, are some of my favorite Opeth songs.

[Darkness]

Boo! The intro riff can be a little annoying at times, but other than that it's a great song.
Yeah that riff really drives me up the wall. But I'm mainly bugging some of the older regulars in this thread. :cool:

[MidnightRider]

Yeah that riff really drives me up the wall. But I'm mainly bugging some of the older regulars in this thread. :cool:

Oh, sorry for the n00b interference. :)

[Toaster]

Yeah that riff really drives me up the wall. But I'm mainly bugging some of the older regulars in this thread. :cool:

Do you really not like it though? I personally think that opening riff is one of Opeth's best. It sounds really evil and frantic to me.

[vashts80]

I do believe, that I'm going to do TBYF as my song in the last talent show. It just seems so fitting, since I'll be graduating that school and going onto high school.

[Darkness]

Do you really not like it though? I personally think that opening riff is one of Opeth's best. It sounds really evil and frantic to me.
Yeah I donno, sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't. Overall the song is pretty average to me. I think it's pretty overrated in the Opeth community. And we have this kind of joke where I bug everyone about it...

[TojesDolan]

I really dislike the intro to Dirge For November. Mikael's singing is so off-key, it's painful. The Funeral Portrait isn't the most sophisticated Opeth song, but it rocks quite decently.
The off-key singing is what appeals to me.

A lot of raw emotion. With no guidelines of... you know. Yep that exactly.

[Toaster]

I guess you could call it emotional, but I'd much rather listen to Akerfeldt be emotional while singing in tune. The whole part sounds a tad contrived to me anyway, not that emotional.

[TojesDolan]

I like it anyhow :mad:

There's this part of me that likes cacophony a lot.

[Darkness]

It's the acoustics in the intro that do it for me.

[espjunkie]

It also has a lot to do with what mood you're in.
123, every album really has it's own mood.
Damnation makes me 'lax.

[Jack Daniels]

I wonder how all of you non scandinavians that writes "Akerfeldt" pronounce his name, beucause it is spelled "Åkerfeldt" :P

[vashts80]

I pronounce it how it's pronounced, " mick-el awk-er-felt" (at least that's how I've heard it pronounced)

[MidnightRider]

I've always thought it was pronounced Mi-kel Oak-er-felt. That's just what I've heard though.

[PeEpHoLe_10]

Lol, i thought it was Mick-Al Ak-er-felt.

[MidnightRider]

I guess you could call it emotional, but I'd much rather listen to Akerfeldt be emotional while singing in tune. The whole part sounds a tad contrived to me anyway, not that emotional.

The singing at the beginning doen't do much for me either, but the acoustic guitar afterwards is orgasmic. I also kind of like the way it goes straight from soft to heavy, it's something different.

[penelope_weird_hands]

WTF!?
i haven't had the 'net for a while.. and i just found out that opeth are coming to australia.. and perth !!!!

YYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
/insert heart palpitations here
fvuck me fvucking sideways, captain!!!!
i am the happiest sentient being on the earth!

*dances around like gollum when he finds those rabbits in the movie*

this is the best news i have ever received !
can i get an amen?!
*foams at the mouth*

three cheers to some of the best musicians ever.
hip hip.....

[Deth]

Yeah I donno, sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't. Overall the song is pretty average to me. I think it's pretty overrated in the Opeth community. And we have this kind of joke where I bug everyone about it...
If by joke you mean you looking stupid, then I agree :p.

[Werny]

WTF!?
i haven't had the 'net for a while.. and i just found out that opeth are coming to australia.. and perth !!!!

YYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
/insert heart palpitations here
fvuck me fvucking sideways, captain!!!!
i am the happiest sentient being on the earth!

*dances around like gollum when he finds those rabbits in the movie*

this is the best news i have ever received !
can i get an amen?!
*foams at the mouth*

three cheers to some of the best musicians ever.
hip hip.....

Hoo-farking-RAY!

/is hopefully seeing them in Melbourne

[i am the robots]

Just curious, does anybody know what the Ghost Reveries bonus tracks are called?

[Shadius]

The funeral portrait dosn't have enough contrast in it for me in the song structure, too heavy, or whatever you want to say for it, I find it hard to enjoy; though some of the riffs are fairly cool.

Dirge For Novermber starts out good, then lacks towards the end. I don't mind the off key singing, he hits the odd off key note all the time. Often the chords he's singing over are really dissonant anyway, it's part of the appeal. It's that lead riff over those acoustics thats the best part of the song. It gave me the chills the first time I heard it, and I'm not even sure why. Then it goes heavy, okay, it stays heavy for too long... then goes really mellow for a couple of minutes.. for nothing. No clean singing, no.. I don't know, climax? It dosn't seem to go anywhere.

Godheads Lament is a good song, like all that album, so shush. Searching my way to perplexion, aah, aah, ahhh!

Just curious, does anybody know what the Ghost Reveries bonus tracks are called?

I've read that they recorded When and The Grand Conjuration in the BBC studios live, and they're going on it. I missed the performace, unfortunately. Also, they're doing a cover of Solder of Fortune (Deep Purple). They cover it pretty well live from what I've heard on mp3.

[UpperDecker]

Dirge For November is my first or second best on the cd. I don't understand all the Dirge hate. I especially love to play the acoustic parts on guitar.

[Shadius]

Dirge For November is my first or second best on the cd. I don't understand all the Dirge hate. I especially love to play the acoustic parts on guitar.

Because, like I say, it dosn't feel like it goes anywhere. It sounds, in mind, like he got that lovely intro, stuck it onto a heavy section, then stuck another acoustic section on the end that isn't all that exciting overall, and repeats for too long, and nothing much happens in it. That said, I like about half of the song, overall I just feel it has structural problems. To each their own, I guess.

[UpperDecker]

Because, like I say, it dosn't feel like it goes anywhere. It sounds, in mind, like he got that lovely intro, stuck it onto a heavy section, then stuck another acoustic section on the end that isn't all that exciting overall, and repeats for too long, and nothing much happens in it. That said, I like about half of the song, overall I just feel it has structural problems. To each their own, I guess.

ok i understand what your saying and i respect your opinion and all but i just disagree.

[JamJar]

Dirge For November is my first or second best on the cd. I don't understand all the Dirge hate. I especially love to play the acoustic parts on guitar.

123 man. At the moment, it's my favourite on BWP. I love the guitar layering aswell, as well as the clean guitar at the end. I don't really pay attention to Mikael's voice in the song, I just go with the music.

[milkman41]

I think Dirge For November is one of the best songs on BWP, although they're basically all good. The acoustic intro and then when it goes into that riff with the lead over it, thats so amazing, sure, the heavy part isn't as good as that part, but its damn hard to match that, you know what I'm saying. Good stuff, Opeth, either way :smoke:

[Jude]

I think Dirge For November is one of the best songs on BWP, although they're basically all good. The acoustic intro and then when it goes into that riff with the lead over it, thats so amazing, sure, the heavy part isn't as good as that part, but its damn hard to match that, you know what I'm saying. Good stuff, Opeth, either way :smoke:
The acoustic intro and first metal riff are cool, but after that it's kind of bleh.

Same with The Drapery Falls, the beginning is great, and there are good parts throughout, but some of the middle just doesn't really do much. Like the deadly badgers part.

[i am the robots]

I agree with you on Dirge for November, but The Drapery Falls owns the Hell out of it.

[Kage]

I think The Drapery Falls is the best song on the CD.

I realized why Opeth got a permanent keyboardist for Ghost Reveries. After having Steven Wilson doing keyboards for them on BWP and especially Damnation, they got used to having them. And when they called Steven up for the GR sessions, he was busy with Deadwing, so they panicked.

[Darkness]

If by joke you mean you looking stupid, then I agree :p.
Damn you Deth... damn you.

[MidnightRider]

Same with The Drapery Falls, the beginning is great, and there are good parts throughout, but some of the middle just doesn't really do much. Like the deadly badgers part.

123, After the amazing intro, the rest isn't anything special.

NP: Godhead's Lament (This song has a badass solo!)

[JamJar]

123, After the amazing intro, the rest isn't anything special.

NP: Godhead's Lament (This song has a badass solo!)

All Opeth solos are awsomely melodic, rather than just being there more of a show off of talent, they fit in and add a lot to the song.

[SingleBulletTheory]

Lol, i thought it was Mick-Al Ak-er-felt.Me too.

Master's Apprentice is probably my favorite song from Opeth.

[Darkness]

123, After the amazing intro, the rest isn't anything special.

NP: Godhead's Lament (This song has a badass solo!)
Lies! The growls in The Drapery Falls, along with the melodies inbetween are some of the best on BWP! They lyrics are really tight to.

[JamJar]

Lies! The growls in The Drapery Falls, along with the melodies inbetween are some of the best on BWP! They lyrics are really tight to.

Agreed, after Dirge, it's my favourite on BWP. It is incredibly fun to play on guitar. I love his growls althroughout the song and it never really tires, though the last growling section go's on a bit too long IMO.

[Darkness]

I love it when he says "Never Again" then it just goes into the acoustic part... thats great.


Off topic, but... is anybody else bugged by the bonus tracks on the reissues of the older albums? After the last notes of the albums fade out, and everything is at peace (IE Orchid) These horrid, out of place, bonus tracks fly in... their decent songs, but they just reck it...

[Shattered_Future]

I hate The Drapery Falls. I don't know why.

I rather liked Still Day Beneath The Sun, one of the bonus tracks on BWP...I haven't heard any others though, besides Eternal Soul Torture.

[MidnightRider]

Lies! The growls in The Drapery Falls, along with the melodies inbetween are some of the best on BWP! They lyrics are really tight to.

After the intro, the song just seems to drone on a little for me. It doesn't have those jaw-dropping climaxes like The Leper Affinity, Bleak, and the rest of Blackwater Park(Minus The Funeral Portrait).

But to each his own, I still think it's a good song.

I rather liked Still Day Beneath The Sun, one of the bonus tracks on BWP

That was my first Opeth song, I love it.

[JamJar]

After the intro, the song just seems to drone on a little for me. It doesn't have those jaw-dropping climaxes like The Leper Affinity, Bleak, and the rest Blackwater Park(Minus The Funeral Portrait).

But to each his own, I still think it's a good song.

I'm a sucker for fade out outros. :smoke:

[Darkness]

I hate The Drapery Falls. I don't know why.

I rather liked Still Day Beneath The Sun, one of the bonus tracks on BWP...I haven't heard any others though, besides Eternal Soul Torture.
Yeah, Still Day and Patterns II are the exceptions, but the ones on Hearse and Orchid bug me...

[Whale and Wasp]

i have all tracks from still life except moonlapse vertigo :( i love the album but it feels incomplete when i listen to it :upset: anyone know where i can get moonlapse vertigo? (besides buying still life - i would but it is in no record store here)

[GenuineImitation]

What was everyones first Opeth album? Mine was BWP.

[JamJar]

i have all tracks from still life except moonlapse vertigo i love the album but it feels incomplete when i listen to it anyone know where i can get moonlapse vertigo? (besides buying still life - i would but it is in no record store here)

Allofmp3.com my friend. Legal Music albums for $2.00 = woohoo! :)

What was everyones first Opeth album? Mine was BWP.

SL. I still think it's their best.

[magicbus]

What was everyones first Opeth album? Mine was BWP.

Mine was Blackwater Park also. I liked it a lot and then took a break from it, but I've started listening to it again. It's still very cool.

[Txus]

What was everyones first Opeth album? Mine was BWP.
Damnation

[naboo]

Blackwater Park was my first from Opeth.

[ok lateralus]

morningrise was my first

[Hells Bells]

Those two, oddly enough, are some of my favorite Opeth songs.

Same here, A Dirge for November has a beautiful intro. For a while I actually thought it was a song on it's own...it sounds so different from the rest of it.

[Shattered_Future]

My first was Damnation. It threw me for a loop...I was expecting something ungodly heavy. :lol:

I didn't like it at first, but it grew on me, I think after I got Blackwater Park.

[Jude]

Damnation was my first, I didn't like the heavy stuff at that point but someone pointed me to that album.

[TojesDolan]

Bought?

Ghost Reveries.

Listened?

Benighted. So I started with Still Life.

[Shadius]

Blackwater Park was my first. The one that got me into them properly though was Damnation.

About the Drapery Falls, the best part of that song, and the climax for me is the clean singing towards the end. "Spiral into the ground below, like autumn leaves left in the wake to faaaaaaaaaaaaaade" and the "waking up to your sound again" part. I think they're brilliant. That and Bleak are the best songs on there, followed by The Leper Affinity and Harvest and the bonus tracks.

[Darkness]

BWP was my first. My favorites bounced around for a while, but I've come to the conclusion that the title track is my favorite.

[Deth]

Order of albums purchased for me:

BWP
Orchid
Morningrise
Deliverance
Damnation
Still Life
MAYH
Ghost Reveries

A pretty weird order.

[Otherside]

Started with Morningrise here. Still possibly my favorite.

[Killtacular]

Those two, oddly enough, are some of my favorite Opeth songs.
Bollocks!
I wonder how all of you non scandinavians that writes "Akerfeldt" pronounce his name, beucause it is spelled "Åkerfeldt" :P
OW-ker-felt.
Off topic, but... is anybody else bugged by the bonus tracks on the reissues of the older albums?
I despise them with the intensity of a thousand suns.
What was everyones first Opeth album? Mine was BWP.
Blackwater Park. Downloaded it, listened to it like twice, was impressed, impulse purchased off of eBay for six dollars.

I win.

[Deth]

I despise them with the intensity of a thousand suns.

Dammit! You stole my line!

[Killtacular]

Dammit! You're so much more awesome than I am.
I know.

[Deth]

:lol: This thread always turns into me and Darkness arguing and Scruples providing the comic relief.

[naboo]

Order of albums purchased for me:

BWP
Orchid
Morningrise
Deliverance
Damnation
Still Life
MAYH
Ghost Reveries

A pretty weird order.

Yeah, mind was pretty random too. I didn't buy any albums that were an album that came before or after the last one I bought (if that makes sense).

Blackwater Park
My Arms, Your Hearse
Deliverance
Orchid
Still Life
Damnation
Morningrise
Ghost Reveries

[Deth]

I bought them in order I could find them.

[Darkness]

:lol: This thread always turns into me and Darkness arguing and Scruples providing the comic relief.
Bleak has crappy clean vocals.

I bought them in order I could find them.
Me to, whenever I saw an Opeth album I didn't have, I bought it.

[Shadius]

Bleak has crappy clean vocals.

ur mad, lolz

[MidnightRider]

My first was Blackwater Park. It's still the only studio album I have.

NP: Tool - The 81st Chakra (Thanks Dunkelheit! This song is great.)

[Darkness]

My first was Blackwater Park. It's still the only studio album I have.

NP: Tool - The 81st Chakra (Thanks Dunkelheit! This song is great.)
It is a good tune isn't it. :D

[Killtacular]

I didn't buy any albums that were an album that came before or after the last one I bought (if that makes sense).
....What?
Bleak has crappy clean vocals.
YOUR FACE has crappy clean vocals.
It is a good tune isn't it. :D
Givitahme.

[Darkness]

Not after you instulted me like that.

[Killtacular]

I sowwy.

:(

[Darkness]

It's ok. :D


:lol: I'll be on msn in a moment. I'm currently on the account you don't know about.. :evil:

[Killtacular]

Oh, don't worry about it, as I'll be gone by then.

Tomorrow.

[Darkness]

Psht. Fine.

[Werny]

I, after listening to Deliverance and Masters Apprentices, purchased Ghost Reveries. Then I bought Still Life and Blackwater Park together, then Damnation, then I downloaded Deliverance. Yeah.

[Det_Nosnip]

Finally someone who agrees with me on this.

I've been saying that for years! That cover blew me away when I heard it, I never knew Chuck had it in him.

So what's this new Tool song you guys are talking about? I've been on vacation for a week, so I'm totally out of the loop. :confused:

[TojesDolan]

eighty-something chackra?

You might give your e-mail in the tool thread and they can help you. Or here if there are any Tool fans around. :shifty:

[MidnightRider]

If anyone wants 81st Chakra post your email. I've got a YSI link for it courtesy of Dunkelheit. :thumb:

[Det_Nosnip]

twpinson@yahoo.com

I'd greatly appreciate it.

[TojesDolan]

orlando677@hotmail.com

Much appreciated.

[Deth]

eddiesminion@gmail.com

I'd like to hear it.

[Shadius]

It's a parody, yah knuckleheads.

[Jude]

mistergroovy1023@gmail.com

I have only bought two Opeth albums, (first Damnation then recently Still Life because of being broke) and I can't even remember the order I DLed them in :upset:

[Hells Bells]

New music's always good.
Thanks :thumb:

into.the.pandemonium@gmail.com

I've been saying that for years! That cover blew me away when I heard it, I never knew Chuck had it in him.

So what's this new Tool song you guys are talking about? I've been on vacation for a week, so I'm totally out of the loop. :confused:

What cover? I've only heard Death's cover of Painkiller, which was awesome. The instrumental's top-notch, but at the same time Chuck makes such a parody of Rob Halford's falsetto...that scream at the beginning cracks me up every time I hear it :lol:

[Jude]

Bleak has crappy clean vocals.


i nut on yo face


In other news, I accidentally bid 17 dollars on the wrong item on Ebay. I was trying to get a brand new copy of the original Stupid Dream and somehow I bid on Coma Divine by accident.......


I already have Coma Divine. I hope someone overbids me.

[Darkness]

It's a parody, yah knuckleheads.
Shhhhhhhhhh. Deth is stupid enough to believe it was a real song...

[Shadius]

Shhhhhhhhhh. Deth is stupid enough to believe it was a real song...

Oopsie.

[JamJar]

In case anyone's interested. I've just written an interpretation of The Drapery Falls lyrics.

I personally think that the main jist of the song is that the narrator is being abused by his partner and he has gone into a dream where he escapes through death. I believe that he is staying with her because he wants the partner he used to know and love.

Please remedy my confusion
And thrust me back to the day

He is basically saying here that he needs a release and is confused why it is happening to him.

The silence of your seclusion
Brings night into all you say

I think that here, he is saying that everything that his partner says is caused by the seclusion that he is showing her. This is basically the idea that it is a vicious cycle. It started with his partner abusing him, which has lead to neglect and causing her to feel isolated hence 'seclusion.'

Pull me down again
And guide me into pain

Here, i believe that he is saying that he is always being put down by his partner, which is guiding him to a pain at heart.

I'm counting nocturnal hours
Drowned visions in haunted sleep

I believe that this is where his dream begins and he is beginning to think of a vision of death, possibly being drowned by his partner.

Faint flickering of your powers
Leaks out to show what you keep

I think that this is explaining how bad he now realises his partner is. It is explaining this through th phrase, 'leaks out to show what you keep.'

Pull me down again
And guide me into

This time he is dreaming of the fatal blow from his partner. I think that the 'Ah' symbolizes the plunge into death.

There is failure inside
This test I can't persist

I believe that the scene is now at the narrator's funeral. He is saying that he has failed from saving himself from his undying love, which he knew was killing him.

Kept back by the enigma
No criterias demanded here

This is basically him being baffled at why he has let himself endure what is happening to him.
Deadly patterns made my wreath
Prosperous in your ways

This is him saying that he was killed in an unjust way and it has not been discovered that his partner was the killer. He is then saying that at his funeral she seems prosperous and not in the slightest bit sad.

Pale ghost in the corner
Pouring a caress on your shoulder

He then discovers that his partner was never in love and sees a ghost of another man. He assumes that this is a past love whom his partner has never forgotten and still loves.

Puzzled by shrewd innocence
Runs a thick tide beneath
Ushered into inner graves
Nails bleeding from the struggle

He finds himself puzzled by what he has just seen. He then finds his coffin in the ground and he knows that he needs to find out more.

It is the end for the weak at heart
Always the same

This is the narrator talking about how he feels that the weak hearted (his partner) can not let old love go.

A lullaby for the ones who've lost all
Reeling inside

He then starts to sympathize with his partner.

My gleaming eye in your necklace reflects
Stare of primal regrets

He then starts to feel regretful towards the neglect that he's been giving to his partner ever since she started abusing him.

You turn your back and you walk away
Never again

He then realizes that it is too late to try and heal what is happening and he vows that he will never let it happen again.

Spiralling to the ground below
Like Autumn leaves left in the wake to fade
away

He wakes up realizing that his experience of death was dream.

Waking up to your sound again
And lapse into the ways of misery

He wake up to his partner and says that he is leaving her and they both leave in misery.

Don't be too harsh, it's the first time that I've ever really written up a lyrical interpretation.

[Darkness]

VERY nice dude! I had no ideas what some of those lines ment, and you shed a lot of light on it! Keep it up man.

[Biancazzurri]

i have a ticket to opeth. mwahahahaha

[Darkness]

Yeah well, I have a SIGNED Opeth ticket. :cool:

[JamJar]

Yeah well, I have a SIGNED Opeth ticket. :cool:

Therefore you own everybody at everything.

Cheers for the comments dude. :thumb:

[Shadius]

Those were some good ideas on the lyrics, matey. I like.

[Jude]

I wonder if you could connect that interpretation with some people's interpretation of Bleak as being about someone murdering their lover?

[Jude]

I can't be bothered to YSI, but I'm sure someone else will, but if you get on AIM I'll send it to you. My SN is MisterGroovy1023.

[MidnightRider]

I sent 81st Chakra out to all who posted emails.

Nice JamJar, that song's always confused the hell outta me.

[The Cynic]

Yeah well, I have a SIGNED Opeth ticket. :cool:



I have a signed GR shirt. :naughty:

[Panvium]

I can't go to the Virginia show in feburary :mad:

also today is my birthday and I was thinking about getting Lamentations with the money I got, whats the setlist?

[Txus]

I can't go to the Virginia show in feburary :mad:

also today is my birthday and I was thinking about getting Lamentations with the money I got, whats the setlist?
Windowpane, In My Time of Need, Death Whispered a Lullaby, Closure, Hope Leaves, To Rid the Disease, Ending Credits, Harvest, Weakness, Master's Apprentices, The Drapery Falls, Deliverance, The Leper Affinity, A Fair Judgment.

Happy Birthday BTW. :chug:

[Panvium]

Eh, mostly soft songs, but I think i'll get it anyway. Thanks.

[The Cynic]

I can't go to the Virginia show in feburary :mad:

also today is my birthday and I was thinking about getting Lamentations with the money I got, whats the setlist?



Try getting it on Amazon if possible. I got it for 8 bucks and it is an amazing DVD. Have a Good Birthday! :chug:

[Shadius]

Eh, mostly soft songs, but I think i'll get it anyway. Thanks.

Yeah, it's a DVD supporting the Damnation album, plus showing a little of their heavier side. There's also nothing older than Blackwater Park on it.

[Darkness]

I have a signed GR shirt. :naughty:
Me to. :D Along with a signed setlist.

[MidnightRider]

Me to. :D Along with a signed setlist.

Damn you and all your Opeth signed rubbish!

/is jealous

[Darkness]

Yeah when they were doing the signing, I got back in line like, 3 times. :D

Mikeal said to me "back for me are we?". :lol:

[MidnightRider]

:) Mikael sounds hilarious. I need to go to one of their gigs really bad.

[Darkness]

He also talked about getting wasted at West Edmonton Mall the day before. :lol:

And right before Demon Of The fall, he's like, "It's time for some real death metal! no more of this pussy ****!" (after playing Deliverance, the Grand Conjuration, and To Rid the Desiease)

[MidnightRider]

:lol: That's great. I've heard that when they first started touring, Mikael would get up to the mike and say, "We are Opeth," and nothing else.

[Darkness]

Anybody know why Jude was banned?


Probably for likeing those crappy vocals in Bleak...

[MidnightRider]

Maybe for this?

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=430628

I don't know though, I haven't been here long, so I'm not sure what would merit getting banned.

[TojesDolan]

Wait why in the whole wide world did my Opeth "Ghost Reveries" copy doesn't have the name of the album, or the name of the band??

:confused:

The european must be the one with the name and all. Friggin' europeans and their PAL. :angry:

[Darkness]

Mine doesn't have it either.

[Shadius]

Mine has the name and track's on my CD player, it's the only CD I have that does that.

[Darkness]

I thought he ment on the front cover...

[Shadius]

He probably did.

I didn't know what he was talking about though, and it reminded me that the Ghost Reveries CD has the track names and stuff built into the CD, rather than having to search for them online or whatever (Or in the case of CD players, it actually shows the tracknames).

[Werny]

Wait why in the whole wide world did my Opeth "Ghost Reveries" copy doesn't have the name of the album, or the name of the band??

:confused:

The european must be the one with the name and all. Friggin' europeans and their PAL. :angry:

Mine's PAL (well I assume it is, since I'm in Australia) and it doesn't have the name or title on the cover, if that's what you're on about.

[Killtacular]

The copies around here have the band name and album name on the front.

[MidnightRider]

Yeah scruples, Tennessee is just good like that.

/fellow Tennessean

[Emperor]

Opeth is one my favourite bands and I have most of their CDs. I was worried that their new CD Ghost Reveries wouldn't be that good but thankfully I was wrong. I just wish they would play a show close enough to my town so I could see them live.

[TojesDolan]

Mine's PAL (well I assume it is, since I'm in Australia) and it doesn't have the name or title on the cover, if that's what you're on about.
No, I think PAL is Europe exclusive, and it's a TV system thing actually.

And yes I meant the booklet thing. Mine had a sticker and that's it.

[guitar_face]

Shockingly enough, Opeth are coming to NZ! woot! I'm there.

[Emperor]

Shockingly enough, Opeth are coming to NZ! woot! I'm there.

Your lucky :/

[Werny]

No, I think PAL is Europe exclusive, and it's a TV system thing actually.

And yes I meant the booklet thing. Mine had a sticker and that's it.

Australian console games are PAL. Maybe it's different... I don't even think they have regions for CD's.

Mine, as well, just had a sticker that was quickly removed with my l337 sticka remooving skillzorz.

[Mister Groovy]

Anybody know why Jude was banned?


Probably for likeing those crappy vocals in Bleak...
LOL. No, I was banned for spamming up some retarded Pit thread. Someone in PNWI thought Trilemma banned me for pointing out that his views on Israel/Palestine are about as valid as Pat Robertson's views on anything :lol:

Anyway, I'm distressed to find that the closest Opeth gig to my college (where I'll be in Feb) is all the way on the opposite end of the state of Virginia, probably about 3 hours away :upset: I'm going to have a helluva time getting a ride to that. Most likely I won't make it :(

[Darkness]

LOL. No, I was banned for spamming up some retarded Pit thread. Someone in PNWI thought Trilemma banned me for pointing out that his views on Israel/Palestine are about as valid as Pat Robertson's views on anything :lol:
Oh ok. :lol:

Was that when you were like "Spam this thread" or something to that effect in big letters? How long are you gone for?

[Mister Groovy]

Oh ok. :lol:

Was that when you were like "Spam this thread" or something to that effect in big letters? How long are you gone for?
Well, there was one where I put "I NUT ON UR MOTHER" in size 7 font or something, but I think the one I got banned for was where I just put 'everyone spam this thread.'

Ban ends tomorrow at 6.

[Mambuto_O'Mally]

I've only heard MAYH so far and I love it. What do you recommend for the next one to get?

[Darkness]

Still Life and Blackwater Park. :p


Well, there was one where I put "I NUT ON UR MOTHER" in size 7 font or something, but I think the one I got banned for was where I just put 'everyone spam this thread.'

Ban ends tomorrow at 6.
You said that nut on ur face thing to me to. :lol:

[Darkness]

Sorry for double post, but I felt that saying that there are more tour dates on Opeths web site was worth it, so go check them out!

[Rounder]

hey me and my bro are thinking about maybe covering bleak. I found a good powertab, but some of the parts are wrong. In the 'devious movements' part, after the bmin chord, the power tab has both guitars playing an f#min octave, when there is clearly a chord there. and some other important things. Anyone know either a great tab or just know what goes there? there are so many guitars in that song its hard to distinguish chords from harmony parts.


if anyone has a drum midi or know where one is of bleak, i would appreciate it. Matter records his drums after I have my guitars down, and I would like something more than a click track to get a good feel of the song, and my midi cable broke so its too hard to use dkfh without a keyboard

[Toaster]

Sorry, I don't have any drum midis for Bleak. Did you actually buy DKFH though?

[suspect]

**** me, the heavy part that comes in around 5:14 in Blackwater Park is just awesome. I've had that song on repeat for two days now. Now that's drop D done properly.

[Ghost Of Perdition]

Hell yeah man, they work wonders with D.
Same with The Grand Conjuration.

I love thier guitars too, always wanted a PRS, they make them sound so ****ing perfect!

[Quickdrop]

Hell yeah man, they work wonders with D.
Same with The Grand Conjuration.

I love thier guitars too, always wanted a PRS, they make them sound so ****ing perfect!i agree, the tone of their guitars is awesome. I love the sound from the guitars in reverie/harlequin forest alot too, which im listening to now might i add.:chug:

[Ghost Of Perdition]

Ditto :)

Their use of harmonics is untrue also, such a great ear for music.
They're def one of the few bands that actually play what they most enjoy, not what the industry is going to prefer.

[The Cynic]

Hell yeah man, they work wonders with D.
Same with The Grand Conjuration.

I love thier guitars too, always wanted a PRS, they make them sound so ****ing perfect!



I have A PRS! :naughty:

[Shattered_Future]

I have A PRS! :naughty:

Bastage.

How do they play the acoustic parts of different songs live though, with only 2 guitars? :confused:

The Grand Conjuration has a great Drop D riff pattern in it...harmonic minors rule. :cool:

EDIT: Oh, NOW it's all ages when the goddamn concert is 6 hours away from my house. :mad:

[Darkness]

EDIT: Oh, NOW it's all ages when the goddamn concert is 6 hours away from my house. :mad:
:lol: That sucks dude.

[Shattered_Future]

I know...it's got 3 of my favorite artists/people too. :angry: :angry: :(

**** you Webster Hall, stupid 18+ requirement.

[MidnightRider]

:lol: I feel for ya man.

[Ghost Of Perdition]

I have A PRS! :naughty:

Balls! :(

Im gunna ask for one for my birthday in Feb. I wont get one, but im gunna ask...

Opeth :: The funeral portrait... such a groovy riff, kicks a.s.s

[Deth]

I don't like that riff for some reason, I always think of some crappy nu-metal (nothing against the genre) band just bashing it out, it doesn't sound intelligent like most of their riffs.

[The Cynic]

I don't like that riff for some reason, I always think of some crappy nu-metal (nothing against the genre) band just bashing it out, it doesn't sound intelligent like most of their riffs.



I know what you mean. It's a pretty straightfoward riff. Sounds really good though. Especially now that I have my PRS.

[Ghost Of Perdition]

Especially now that I have my PRS.
LOL what does that have anything to do with the rest of your post?

I love the opening vocals to 'Closure'
You wouldn't think someone able to sing that well, could get the low growling he can, its amazing imo.

[The Cynic]

LOL what does that have anything to do with the rest of your post?

I love the opening vocals to 'Closure'
You wouldn't think someone able to sing that well, could get the low growling he can, its amazing imo.


:p Sorry, I just like to tell ppl I have a PRS.

[Darkness]

:p Sorry, I just like to tell ppl I have a PRS.
Pictures?

[Deth]

pics or it didn't happen.

[TojesDolan]

Picz0rz!!!

IO would show off mine's, but they are awful.

Anyhow, they also used like 700 different guitars for Damnation.

[Ghost Of Perdition]

Fook me, is that for all the recording, or just to choose from/to record with??

[Darkness]

As much as I love Damnation, I wish there was a few more acoustic parts...

[Det_Nosnip]

Yeah...it would be nice if they actually did an album focusing on the acoustic stuff. At the same time...it was a nice departure. I dunno...I can't seriously rag on that album for very long while keeping a straight face, because...well, I'm a drummer. And...yeah. Lopez tore that album up, big time. :cool:

EDIT: Holy ****, guys. Check this out!!!


US TOUR 2006
Support has been confirmed:
Dark Tranquillity as main support
The Devin Townsend Band opens.



F E B R U A R Y
15th - Raleigh, Lincoln Theatre - NC
16th - Norfolk, The Norva - VA
17th - Towson, Recher Theatre - MD
18th - Millvale, Mr. Small's Theatre - PA
19th - Cincinnati , Bogarts - OH
21st - Columbus, Newport Music Hall - OH
25th - Providence, Heartbreak Hotels - RI
28th - London, The Drink Nightclub - ON
More dates will be added!!


Dark Tranquillity. Devin Townsend Band. Aaaaaghh!!!!!!! *freaks out*

[Darkness]

Yes. I love the album, it's just something with stuff like "Benighted" and "Still Day Beneath the Sun" would have been nice. Still use the electrics here and there, and the keyboards, just more acoustic based is all.. oh well.

[MidnightRider]

I think Damnation's perfect, but I see what you mean.

NP: Still Day Beneath The Sun

[Toaster]

Yeah...it would be nice if they actually did an album focusing on the acoustic stuff. At the same time...it was a nice departure. I dunno...I can't seriously rag on that album for very long while keeping a straight face, because...well, I'm a drummer. And...yeah. Lopez tore that album up, big time. :cool:

EDIT: Holy ****, guys. Check this out!!!



Dark Tranquillity. Devin Townsend Band. Aaaaaghh!!!!!!! *freaks out*

Oh my god. It's my dream come true.

[Darkness]

Pfft, thats old. We talked about that in the Dark Tranquil thread already. :p

[Jude]

Oh man, I hope I can make it to either the VA or MD show....

[MidnightRider]

If you go to the VA one, I might be seeing you there. Me and a buddy are thinking about going.

[lost_profits]

Opeth, Dark Tranquillity, Devin Townsend Band.

I never knew heaven had three words.

But no, what are the odds they will support Opeth on the Australian/NZ tour?! If you are in the U.S and thinking of going to see Opeth only, think again. Opeth will really have to play one colossal set to outdo either of those bands. Great news for metal.

[rhcp pman]

Bastage.

How do they play the acoustic parts of different songs live though, with only 2 guitars? :confused:

The Grand Conjuration has a great Drop D riff pattern in it...harmonic minors rule. :cool:

EDIT: Oh, NOW it's all ages when the goddamn concert is 6 hours away from my house. :mad:
I reckon the Grand Conjuration has some pretty nice drumming in it. Martin Lopez is a great drummer. And his drumming actually *adds to the song, it doesn't just go along side it.

[Dannyboy15]

US TOUR 2006
Support has been confirmed:
Dark Tranquillity as main support
The Devin Townsend Band opens.



F E B R U A R Y
15th - Raleigh, Lincoln Theatre - NC
16th - Norfolk, The Norva - VA
17th - Towson, Recher Theatre - MD
18th - Millvale, Mr. Small's Theatre - PA
19th - Cincinnati , Bogarts - OH
21st - Columbus, Newport Music Hall - OH
25th - Providence, Heartbreak Hotels - RI
28th - London, The Drink Nightclub - ON
More dates will be added!!

My question is why the hell are the going to London? It's a U.S. Tour.

[Emperor]

My question is why the hell are the going to London? It's a U.S. Tour.


OH MY GOD!!! OMG, THATS WHERE I LIVE!!! OMG

I <3 you, bringer of good news!

and to answer your question, they are going to London cus I live there.

[Ghost Of Perdition]

I reckon the Grand Conjuration has some pretty nice drumming in it. Martin Lopez is a great drummer. And his drumming actually *adds to the song, it doesn't just go along side it.

Yeha i agree there.
Alot of the beats are as distinctive as the guitar parts, and you dont need to be a drummer to notice them.

NP: The Drapery Falls - Such an epic song its untrue!!

[Jude]

My question is why the hell are the going to London? It's a U.S. Tour.
:lol: Look closer. It's London, Ontario.

[Emperor]

:lol: Look closer. It's London, Ontario.

If you look really close you can see my house.

[Dannyboy15]

If you look really close you can see my house.

Meh not in the US either. *greedy american*

[rik]

Yo thread, I was just wondering if one of you lovely Opeth fans could upload "To Bid You Farewell" for me. I'd appreciate it a hell of a lot. (Via yousendit would be great)

[Toaster]

Yeah, I will.

[Whale and Wasp]

if you go to singingfish.com and do a search for opeth, there is "to bid you farewell"

[Toaster]

I need your email, rik.

EDIT: Sent.

[rik]

rik_coe@hotmail.co.uk Thanks a lot man.

[Darkness]

:lol: Look closer. It's London, Ontario.
:lol:

They better have more Canadian dates...

[Jude]

:lol:

They better have more Canadian dates...
They usually have one or two. However for me the most important thing is to be able to make it to at least one of their shows.


Well, it's second most important to Porcupine Tree Touring again and me making it that.

[Darkness]

Usually bands hit a place in Ontario, then a place in B.C. Sometimes they come up through Alberta though, which is what I'm hopeing for.

[Shattered_Future]

I got no chance of seeing them on this tour...

GODDAMN YOU STUPID WEBSTER'S HALL! :angry:

I wish Opeth would play B.B. King's...that's like one of the only places I can go to go see concerts. One of the only places that has all ages concerts.

[Darkness]

Every concert I've looked into here has been all ages... it's great.

[Kage]

I really really really hope they come to Houston with Devin Townsend. I really want to see them live.

[Toaster]

I've never seen DTB live, and them with Opeth is my dream concert. I'm going to see that London show for sure. Anyone know if it's all ages?

[Det_Nosnip]

Pfft, thats old. We talked about that in the Dark Tranquil thread already. :p

Hey, I've been out for a few weeks because of vacation. Give me a break, I'm a bit behind. :p

This is huge, though. DT are by far my favorite melodic death band and one of my favorites of all time, and Devin Townsend is one of my favorite musicians...having those two groups along with Opeth is just incredible. Now, if only Lopez would get better...then it would be perfect.

[Flynn]

Yeha i agree there.
Alot of the beats are as distinctive as the guitar parts, and you dont need to be a drummer to notice them.

NP: The Drapery Falls - Such an epic song its untrue!!


Yeah, The Drapery Falls is a great song. Don't you post on the Pantera Forums?

[ok lateralus]

Opeth better come to AZ this time...

[A-S-S-H-A-T]

I'll likely have multiple simultanious orgasms if they end up comin to Alberta or B.C.

[Darkness]

I'll likely have multiple simultanious orgasms if they end up comin to Alberta or B.C.
Dude where you at in Alberta?

[A-S-S-H-A-T]

Im up in fort mac

[Hells Bells]

:lol: Look closer. It's London, Ontario.

That's the one I'm gonna be at :D

Dark Tranquillity. Devin Townsend Band. Aaaaaghh!!!!!!! *freaks out*

Haha, my reaction exactly :p

[MidnightRider]

Well, my plans for going fell through. My friend who I was going to go with decided not too, because he's kind of short on money, and his parents talked him out of it.

So....someone make me a bootleg copy! ;)

[Darkness]

Im up in fort mac
Cool, I'm just outside Edmonton.

[TojesDolan]

Bastage.

How do they play the acoustic parts of different songs live though, with only 2 guitars? :confused:



Yes, when it recquires more than two guitars (for instance, Bleak) they help themselves with Per Wirberg, who makes some parts, and for acoustics they use clean electrics with acoustic pick-ups, I suppose, but they sound like clean guitar.

That's for the most of the songs that have a lot of leads and electric, but for a lot of songs out of Damnation they actually use acoustics.

EDIT: And by a lot I mean some.

[Darkness]

I don't think they use acoustic pickups or channels or anything like that, they just set it to a clean channel. They should get those though, like during The Leper Affinity live for instance, the guitar (ton) sounds kinda crappy during the acoustic break.

[Deth]

I brought this up almost a week ago!

And Darkness wouldn't believe me :angry:.

[Darkness]

I brought this up almost a week ago!

And Darkness wouldn't believe me :angry:.
Ugh I hate that guy! Haven't seen him in a while though.


What was it that you brought up? The acoustic pickup thing?

[Deth]

No, the Dark Tranquillity thing.

[Darkness]

I just wanted some proof!


Geez... You suck.

[The Cynic]

Pictures?


Sorry it took so long to reply. I honestly would If I knew how to but I can describe it to you guys. In Lamentations, it's the exact same one they use to record (blue one) except I don't have Seymour Duncan pick-ups.

[Darkness]

Ah, nice. Is that the one with birds flying across the fret board?

[The Cynic]

Ah, nice. Is that the one with birds flying across the fret board?

The very one. It is very nice and it better be for $3000!

[Darkness]

I LOVE those birds... it mesmerizes me for some reason... but wow. $3000 is steep man.


More dates just added to the web site!

[Shattered_Future]

I paid $1300 used for my guitar...I couldn't fathom paying that much.

Although I do want one of those triple humbucker Gibson SGs...$3200. :mad:

I got Lamentations today, and watched 1 full song (Windowpane) and snippets of others. The band looks nothing like I thought they would...

Mendez's sideways headbanging put a smile on my face though.

[The Cynic]

I LOVE those birds... it mesmerizes me for some reason... but wow. $3000 is steep man.


More dates just added to the web site!


I bought is because I knew this would probably be the last guitar I'll buy. Plus I've always wanted one.

[Shattered_Future]

HOLY CRAP OPETH IS PLAYING IN HARTFORD!!!!

My grandma lives 15 minutes away from Hartford...:eek: :eek: :eek:

[Darkness]

Is it 18+?



To Cynic:
Hey, I didn't say it was a bad purchase, just a pricey one. :p

[Deth]

I paid $1300 used for my guitar...I couldn't fathom paying that much.

Although I do want one of those triple humbucker Gibson SGs...$3200. :mad:

I got Lamentations today, and watched 1 full song (Windowpane) and snippets of others. The band looks nothing like I thought they would...

Mendez's sideways headbanging put a smile on my face though.
You've seen pictures surely?

[Shattered_Future]

Is it 18+?



To Cynic:
Hey, I didn't say it was a bad purchase, just a pricey one. :p

I'm attempting to find that out...

It's at a Webster Theatre though. :angry:

[Ghost Of Perdition]

Yeah, The Drapery Falls is a great song. Don't you post on the Pantera Forums?

Negative, any reason for asking?

[Forlorn Hope]

Can anyone recommend me some good Opeth? Preferably some of the heavier stuff. Im sure somebody has already done this but I didn't want to read through this entire thread. I've heard that they have a large variety of sounds and I've been interested in hearing more of their stuff.

[Ghost Of Perdition]

Masters Apprentices is the first heavy song that springs to mind.
I'll let someone else list all the heavier songs...i cba :P

[The Cynic]

Can anyone recommend me some good Opeth? Preferably some of the heavier stuff. Im sure somebody has already done this but I didn't want to read through this entire thread. I've heard that they have a large variety of sounds and I've been interested in hearing more of their stuff.


Leper Affinity
Blackwater Park
Masters Apprentice
Baying Of The Hounds
Ghost Of Perdition
The Moor
Serenity Painted Death
Deliverence
Demon Of The Fall
When
Godhead's Lamnent
The Funeral Portrait
The Drapery Falls


You should be good for now. :thumb:

[milkman41]

you forgot Bleak. silly billy.

[=-fukifiknow-=]

moonlapse vertigo
KARMA
.. by the way the first page has alot of recomendations
demon of the fall

[The Cynic]

you forgot Bleak. silly billy.



/Ties noose.

[TojesDolan]

I paid $1300 used for my guitar...I couldn't fathom paying that much.

Although I do want one of those triple humbucker Gibson SGs...$3200. :mad:

I got Lamentations today, and watched 1 full song (Windowpane) and snippets of others. The band looks nothing like I thought they would...

Mendez's sideways headbanging put a smile on my face though.
Watch it. Full. It's really worth it.


The best part has got to be the something after Closure which sounds nothing like the album version... yep. That part.

And the documentary on the realization of the album, with Mendez' odd accent. :)

[Darkness]

you forgot Bleak. silly billy.
Good thing to, that poor guy was at risk of hearing an average Opeth song.

[MrJack]

I just been getting into Opeth the past few weeks. I have heard Still Life and GR so far and think they are a complete breathe of fresh air. Their melodic parts into furries are just so well done. Probrably doesn't mean much to old fans, but im liking Beneath the Mire alot right now. I hope they come to Cali this year. Have they played any songs off GR live? Since thats what I know, it would be nice to hear.

[Darkness]

Ofcourse they have, it's like, their most popular record.


I saw The Grand Conjuration live before GR was even released. :cool:

[Det_Nosnip]

Well, my plans for going fell through. My friend who I was going to go with decided not too, because he's kind of short on money, and his parents talked him out of it.

So....someone make me a bootleg copy! ;)

*glances at your avatar*

I'm listening to that album right now. :)

NP Mellotron Scratch.

[PeEpHoLe_10]

I just been getting into Opeth the past few weeks. I have heard Still Life and GR so far and think they are a complete breathe of fresh air. Their melodic parts into furries are just so well done. Probrably doesn't mean much to old fans, but im liking Beneath the Mire alot right now. I hope they come to Cali this year. Have they played any songs off GR live? Since thats what I know, it would be nice to hear.

Beneath The Mire is great. Probably my fav off GR. :thumb:

[Jude]

Beneath The Mire is great. Probably my fav off GR. :thumb:
That song starts off really weak, although it does get better. It's still probably the second worst on GR, after Hours of Wealth. THAT song starts off kind of nice and then just craps out and goes nowhere for the last 4 minutes.

[Shadius]

I like Hours of Wealth. Possibly the last solo part drags, though.

Usually they play Ghost of Perdition, Baying of the Hounds and The Grand Conjuration live.

Have they played Beneath the Mire or Harlequin at all?

Get Blackwater Park next, btw, MrJack, matey.

[Det_Nosnip]

That song starts off really weak, although it does get better. It's still probably the second worst on GR, after Hours of Wealth. THAT song starts off kind of nice and then just craps out and goes nowhere for the last 4 minutes.

Are you joking? The beginning of Beneath the Mire is the best part! :angry:

[Shadius]

Those dissonant chords with the middle eastern riff are really cool, and it goes into a nice powerful progression. It has it's strong points, i'd rate it my 4th favourite track on the album behind Ghost of Perdition, Baying of the Hounds and Harlequin Forest.

[MidnightRider]

I've heard a lot of people put down the lyrics in Harlequin Forest, but I don't think they're that bad. I think they fit in with the music really well. Plus, I love how it starts out with..."Into the trees.." It's probably my favorite song on GR. It's great musically.

[ok lateralus]

I listened to the last half of GR yesterday and realized Reverie/Harlequin Forest is actually not bad, not Opeth's best but still has some nice parts. GR is a great album, just not quite up to Opeth standards

[milkman41]

Good thing to, that poor guy was at risk of hearing an average Opeth song.

pfft, just because you don't like the clean vocals, picky bastard. its a great song.

*sticks tongue out at you*

[Toaster]

Ofcourse they have, it's like, their most popular record.


I saw The Grand Conjuration live before GR was even released. :cool:

Me too. :chug: I have to say my first impression wasn't too good. It's definitely not as good of a song without all the atmospherics and production add-ons.

Recently I've really been into Opeth's earlier stuff. I have newfound love for Orchid.. I absolutely adore it right now. My collection (of purchased albums) is almost complete, I now only need Still Life.

[Darkness]

pfft, just because you don't like the clean vocals, picky bastard. its a great song.

*sticks tongue out at you*
Hmph... you're meen. :mad:

[milkman41]

Hmph... you're meen. :mad:

Awwww I sowwy, :-*, does that help?

[Darkness]

Awwww I sowwy, :-*, does that help?
Nope.


In other news, ever since I bought Orchid, I just kinda found a new appreciation for it, and now I really like it. Forest of October is probably my favorite, though they are quite good.

[Toaster]

Same with me. I bought MAYH, Orchid and Morningrise together, and they've been the only cd in my player the past two weeks.

[Quickdrop]

Im really into Black Water Park right now.

[Ghost Of Perdition]

I now only need Still Life.

:P Listening to that as i type

Opeth are robots, noone human can make music with this much depth and skill, surely...

[Shattered_Future]

BWP = teh ownage.

Does anybody have any info at all for the February 24th gig, in Hartford, CT? As I said before, my grandma lives 15 minutes away from there, and it turns out the gig is right smack dab in the middle of my February break. :cool:

[Ghost Of Perdition]

Another reason why it sucks living in the UK :(

[Darkness]

Doesn't the venue have a web site?

[Shattered_Future]

They have nothing on the concert, last time I checked (yesterday).

[Whale and Wasp]

i want to hear orchid so badly! i read some of the lyrics and i thought they were awesome.

actually opeth lyrics in genral are awesome. no cliches, and they usually dont depend on rhyming. i love how they describe things, like in the moor about the man coming out of exile. my fave lyrics ever. :)

[Vinternatt]

Nope.


In other news, ever since I bought Orchid, I just kinda found a new appreciation for it, and now I really like it. Forest of October is probably my favorite, though they are quite good.
I generally like to go for their older releases. I think Morningrise is their masterpiece and Orchid was something truly special and far beyond it's time, especially for a new band. My favorite song from that album has got to be "The Twilight is My Robe".

Runner-up would be Blackwater Park and Still Life. To me, their last 3 releases are just kinda "meh".

[Shadius]

One of the things that amazes me most about Opeth is how close together the album releases are. For how many riffs and how intricate the guitar and arrangements are on a lot of their songs it's crazy that they put that stuff together in a year or two.

'95
'96
'98
'99
'01
'02
'03
'05

Thats crazy. 8 albums in ten years. Compare that to Tool who, in the same time frame (95 - 05) have released two albums. Most artists might manage 4 or 5, but eight? It's insane.

I know they had a lot of stuff already written back when they formed in '90, the stuff they put on Orchid and Morningrise, and maybe to a lesser extent My Arms Your Hearse, though I imagine most or all of that was written afterwards due to the change in sound (more dissonant and everything). Still, it's amazing.

[milkman41]

I still need Still Life and MYAH and Orchid and Deliverance and damnit its aggravating! ah!

[Darkness]

One of the things that amazes me most about Opeth is how close together the album releases are. For how many riffs and how intricate the guitar and arrangements are on a lot of their songs it's crazy that they put that stuff together in a year or two.

'95
'96
'98
'99
'01
'02
'03
'05

Thats crazy. 8 albums in ten years. Compare that to Tool who, in the same time frame (95 - 05) have released two albums. Most artists might manage 4 or 5, but eight? It's insane.

I know they had a lot of stuff already written back when they formed in '90, the stuff they put on Orchid and Morningrise, and maybe to a lesser extent My Arms Your Hearse, though I imagine most or all of that was written afterwards due to the change in sound (more dissonant and everything). Still, it's amazing.
Tools last album (Lateralus) beats all Opeth, for me. Don't try to start arguments, you're not going to change my mind. Tools my favorite band, with Opeth in second. :p

[milkman41]

Tools last album (Lateralus) beats all Opeth, for me. Don't try to start arguments, you're not going to change my mind. Tools my favorite band, with Opeth in second. :p

Nananananana Pink Floyd is number one, theeeeeen comes Tool and then Opeth, hee!

[Jude]

Tools last album (Lateralus) beats all Opeth, for me. Don't try to start arguments, you're not going to change my mind. Tools my favorite band, with Opeth in second. :p
Ehhh, Lateralus is good but overrated and Opeth is better than it.

Man, I'm really hoping to make it to one of the gigs on this tour. How much do Opeth tickets usually cost?

[Darkness]

Ehhh, Lateralus is good but overrated and Opeth is better than it.

Man, I'm really hoping to make it to one of the gigs on this tour. How much do Opeth tickets usually cost?
I connect a little more with Tool then Opeth, I guess. I find Opeth are starting to become over rated aswell...


/runs

[Vinternatt]

I connect a little more with Tool then Opeth, I guess. I find Opeth are starting to become over rated aswell...


/runs
Sad but true...

In my opinion, I mean...

/flees as well

[Cardboard Headgear]

Any guesses on whether Dark Tranquillity or Devin Townsend Dand are playing first? I'm hoping it's Townsend so that DT can get a longer set.

[Darkness]

Devin are opening, and DT are the main support. DT will get the longer set.

[I'm Charming]

My favorite Opeth albums are Blackwater Park and Damnation.

I personally don't like GR, there seem to be alot of very lost moments in it.

[PeEpHoLe_10]

That song starts off really weak, although it does get better. It's still probably the second worst on GR, after Hours of Wealth. THAT song starts off kind of nice and then just craps out and goes nowhere for the last 4 minutes.


Woah, our opinions are very different. I love the whole of Beneath The Mire,and the solo at the end of Hours Of Wealth is amazing IMO. Along with the singing before it.

[Shadius]

I connect a little more with Tool then Opeth, I guess. I find Opeth are starting to become over rated aswell...


/runs

I don't judge music by how people rate it so much anyway. Calling things overrated is... well, I don't know. I prefer to enjoy music rather than try and find things I don't like about it.

Tool and Opeth are two of the best bands i've heard, and like any music they can get old if you overplay them.

I like Tool a little more than Opeth. For me, Tool have two or three high standard (I like most of the songs on them) albums, Opeth have four or five. With the rest of the albums being merely good. Even with Opeth having more albums I enjoy, Tool have done it more for me in the past, and I think that they put more effort into the construction/editing of their songs. I mean, Mikael is a musical genius for me, but he can be almost half assed about putting his segments of songs together sometimes. Luckily for him it sounds good, because he knows what he's doing, but it dosn't always sound amazing like it should from him. Tool, on the other hand, seem to work out their kinks and such in the studio more.

The amount of Tool's releases, especially when compared to Opeth's just seems ridiculous though.

[Deth]

I enjoy Tool occasionally, but I really don't see how their held in such high regard.