Album Rating: 5.0
Yeah it's all subjective. I agree, Morningrise and GR are on the same level as this. For sure!
This just happens to have my fave Mike harsh vox, the riffs/melodies are incredibly memorable and adventurous, the atmosphere is perfect, the album flows like crazy, the tone of the guitars is perfect, the story and the mood of the album are nicely balanced, and so on and so on. Plus individually, this has some of the band's best tracks. When might be on the podium next to BWP t/t at that number one place.
But again, it's all a matter of taste!
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Album Rating: 5.0
It's not subjective, Mary is wrong
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Album Rating: 5.0
Shits on ghost reveries, agreed.
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Album Rating: 5.0
Isn't the average based on subjective ratings though, and shouldn't the average thus be considered the most subjective thing on the planet?
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Album Rating: 5.0
this is still a 5 to me no matter what
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Album Rating: 5.0
Mary, the majority can be wrong. If you lift your head and look at the world for 2 seconds, this should be obvious.
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Album Rating: 5.0
Isn't the average based on subjective ratings though, and shouldn't the average thus be considered the most subjective thing on the planet?
Finally, someone gets it! High five!
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Album Rating: 5.0
No problem Pika! And beautiful parallel Egarran!
And beautiful 5.0s in a row Morningrise, Egarran and Pika!
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Album Rating: 5.0
I rest my case, your honor
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Album Rating: 3.5
This is closer in mentality to middle-era Opeth (MAYH to Ghost Reveries) that it is to their first two albums. More progressive death, than death/doom with black flourishes. Lyrically, while romanticism is still apparent, the lyrics talk more about christianity, than nature (which is apparent on song titles as well). Also, there are huge differencies in song structures and length as well.
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Album Rating: 5.0
Now you have to change the wiki page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opeth#Orchid,_Morningrise,_and_My_Arms,_Your_Hearse_(1994%E2%80%931998)
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Album Rating: 5.0
This, Still Life and GR are the 5's. Add that to wiki as well.
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Album Rating: 3.5
I don't know why Wiki article author chose to group the first three albums together, but maybe it's because of the first three being under the Candlelight Records label?
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Album Rating: 5.0
Yeah I think so. The Candlelight Years and all. To be fair, they polished their sound from MAYH to Still Life too, which could make a point for not grouping them together. But I think it would make more sense to group Orchid/Morningrise as 'their beginnings' and then MAYH/SL/BWP as their 'first golden era' or the 'increased popularity and golden standard' era against which every album afterwards would be measured (however just).
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Album Rating: 5.0
For me too, Morningrise and MAYH belong to the same era. I think their sound got more 'professional' after this one, if that makes any sense.
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Album Rating: 5.0
I've always grouped Orchid, Morningrise and MAYH together. And yes Still Life is where the noticeable shift in higher quality production is.
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Album Rating: 5.0
Yeah, professional/polished/grown-up, true.
You could make a case for either of those pairings I'd say.
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Album Rating: 3.5
All those groupings are correct, depends to the criteria. Truth is in the eye of the beholder.
Thanks Metallica
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Album Rating: 5.0
Indepeeendence limited!
Freeeeedom of choice is made for you, my friend!
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Album Rating: 5.0
I've always seen Orchid and Morningrise as their carefree, throw (glorious) riffs at the wall days. This, Still Life, and BP are their steps to tighten up their songwriting and hone in on their craft. Damnation through Watershed was when they continually tried to shake it up, be even more ambitious. And now of course we're in the wonderful prog era.
Anyway, just revisiting this masterpiece now, so wanted to talk Opeth a little!
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