Sinternet
05.22.16 | my recommendation is don't start |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
05.22.16 | listen to still life then listen to heritage and then dont listen to them any more |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | don't forget to tip your fedora sinternet |
Sharenge
05.22.16 | I started with their first 3 albums. Never got further than that; part of it is that they are long albums and I'm still digesting them, part of it is that there just isn't any spark to keep going with their discography.
I guess I at least need to check out Blackwater Park still, considering all the praise it receives |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | still life > bwp easily |
Ebola
05.22.16 | don't start [2] |
Snake.
05.22.16 | "don't forget to tip your fedora sinternet"
side-effect of enjoying opeth |
Mystletainn
05.22.16 | blackwater park sux
their best is probably, MAYH, still life and morningrise |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | nah everyone knows opeth is for fake nerds and enlightened gentlesirs could never bear such neanderthalic filth |
sputnik1
05.22.16 | Yeah first 3. Not a huge fan of BWP. Still Life is a masterpiece with MAYH just a bit below. |
Sinternet
05.22.16 | I'm an opeth fan actually |
Snake.
05.22.16 | "everyone knows opeth is for fake nerds and enlightened gentlesirs could never bear such neanderthalic filth"
you're not funny sorry |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | neither is the meme of shitting on opeth randomly
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Sinternet
05.22.16 | It's not random it's actually calculated shitting |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | it's akin to lewronggeneration youtube comments tbh, with the obvious exception that they ain't bad
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Lord(e)Po)))ts
05.22.16 | parks is mad about metalcore and opeth today makes me sad |
Sinternet
05.22.16 | I think that that is an incorrect statement buddy |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | supes mad |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | y'all need to survey the slopes |
Sinternet
05.22.16 | I would like to visit this Blackwater Park is it a nice park? |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | morningrise is better |
Mystletainn
05.22.16 | the famous sputnik opeth quote is actually hilarious |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | the really tryhard one? |
Maniac!
05.22.16 | Ghost Reveries, then Still Life, then MAYH, then whatever else you want |
Mystletainn
05.22.16 | I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to this genre |
Deathconscious
05.22.16 | just go in chronological order. or if you want to skip to some of their best work, jam My Arms, Your Hearse, Still Life, or Blackwater Park first. |
Sinternet
05.22.16 | tryhard and Opeth have a strong correlation |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | @mystle wait was that about opeth?
i think it was about bm |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | @sinternet every band has its cringey fanboys |
p4p
05.22.16 | Opeth is a top 40 band so just dl the singles and you'll be fine |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
05.22.16 | not really
only famous ones |
ScuroFantasma
05.22.16 | Since you haven't been given a proper answer this far...
I'd say start with Deliverence if you're having a hard time keeping up, it's probably their most straightforward and also the heaviest. If you want something softer, Pale Communion is straight up prog rock, and Damnation is prog rock/folk. If you want something that basically sums them all up into one, Ghost Reveries, Still Life and BWP are all highly recommended. Morningrise is a little bit more 'floaty', it sort of wanders which is cool but probably the opposite of what you're after right now. |
Dimorphic
05.22.16 | Blackwater Park and Still Life are both classics of the genre for a reason. Anyone saying these albums suck are pretty much just shitting out a 2kool5mainstream meme. Other than that, their heaviest album is probably Deliverance and their cleanest (and most similar to Katatonia) is probably Damnation.
But bear in mind that I haven't properly listened to anything post Damnation (2003) because... their discography is kinda big and their newer albums are pretty shit from what I've heard. |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | dimorphic check ghost reveries |
wwf
05.22.16 | I always tell people to start with BWP and go forwards if you like the soft stuff and go backwards if you like the heavy stuff. Or just listen to BWP over and over because lbr none of their other albums are even close to that quality |
Tobmast
05.22.16 | Thank you for the recommendations Scuro and Dimorphic :) they are really constructive and helpful! Of course every other help is appreciated too and im thankful for all the help ^^ |
Dimorphic
05.22.16 | OK, cool, I will check it out; thanks for the advice. From reading the comments posted so far (the rare ones that actually contribute to the discussion) it seems like people see it as a good overall view of what Opeth stands (or stood) for.
Edit: No problem,happy to help out a fellow metalhead. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
05.22.16 | no seriously listen to still life and then heritage. everything else is just a shittier version of still life. |
parksungjoon
05.22.16 | heritage is pretty underrated tbh |
Ryus
05.22.16 | still life is best for sure but blackwater park is also pretty good |
SIIMBOLIC
05.22.16 | still life is tops |
MeatSalad
05.23.16 | Heritage is good but don't start with it
I'd say you should start with ghost reveries or mayh but those are the only opeth albums i still listen to |
user
05.23.16 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74VTf9RypfU |
Keyblade
05.23.16 | morningrise is best opeth, get on that |
PortalofPerfection
05.23.16 | Loving all the votes for Still Life. Definitely my favorite Opeth.
I'm kinda surprised no one mentioned Watershed. It's actually a pretty good cross-section of all their strengths up to that point. |
CamiloG
05.23.16 | Go in chronological order |