Opeth Pale Communion
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Egarran
January 4th 2021


36860 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

> this is one of the BEST prog rock albums I've ever heard.



Great for you Frost. All Opeth albums have their fans, so fly that freak flag.

Mythodea
January 4th 2021


7459 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Yeah, in all honesty this has some great bangers, and it's the second time I see someone loving this album, so good for you ;)

Sabrutin
January 4th 2021


9843 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The shot of energy to end River is lowkey top-tier Opeth moments

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
January 5th 2021


21027 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

I hope he heard Red by King Crimson, and other classic prog essentials. If so then I can respect that opinion, perfectly solid album here with some great moments.

Mythodea
January 5th 2021


7459 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

@Sabrutin, It's indeed a shame they didn't let go of any restraint there, that would have been wild

Trifolium
January 5th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

River is amazing agreed. So is Eternal Rains obviously. Some awesome moments yet parts of this feel a bit through-the-motions.

Pikazilla
January 5th 2021


32373 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Yeah, Heritage is definitely better.

Morningrise767
January 5th 2021


3253 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Yes Heritage is best Prog-peth

Mythodea
January 5th 2021


7459 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

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TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
January 7th 2021


21027 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

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Koris
Emeritus
January 7th 2021


22618 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I'm gonna get some flak for this, but I think Sorceress is the only post-Watershed Opeth album that deserves a 4 or higher

Space Jester
January 7th 2021


11560 Comments


Wow that’s some divergent thinking

Space Jester
January 7th 2021


11560 Comments


Also all their 2010s stuff is rad, but In Cauda Venenum is my least favorite of them so far

Koris
Emeritus
January 7th 2021


22618 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah. The problem with In Cauda Venenum is that it's too long and overstuffed with empty ideas. There's really good stuff in there, but it's buried beneath a lot of filler

Space Jester
January 7th 2021


11560 Comments


I agree, and it’s probably the only one I can say that about out of their newer stuff. The only thing I’d change about Sorceress is the production and the working of the bonus tracks into the tracklist, Heritage and Pale Communion are both great as is

Koris
Emeritus
January 7th 2021


22618 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I definitely agree on Sorceress. They should have replaced one of the weaker tracks with The Ward (I was always a little baffled that that song wasn't included on the main tracklist)

Mythodea
January 7th 2021


7459 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

The Ward didn't really fit stylistically with the rest of the album. Of course there is the oriental The Seventh Sojourn, but it's instrumental so works well as an interlude, while The Ward wouldn't.

kalkwiese
January 7th 2021


11040 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Idk all these tracks in Sorceress are very different from one another. Replace two weaker tracks with these bonus tracks (Spring 1972!) and the album gets better quite a bit

Pikazilla
January 7th 2021


32373 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Sorceress has one of the worst production jobs I've ever experienced

Trifolium
January 7th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah it totally ruins the experience. But some songwriting decisions are a little too much too.



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