Could it be safe to say this is one of the best releases in Roadrunner history?I think so.

[QUOTE=relliK]Bwahahaha.That wasnt smart at all.Especially since it's RR.Who knows what kind of stipulations they had in there.[/QUOTE]

"Must play 15 minute set at lame metalcore show...*

[/SOTU bitterness]

hey Ted
did you get your copy of Ghost Reveries?

I have listened to it 3 times already, and I can feel it growing on me already

[QUOTE=relliK]Could it be safe to say this is one of the best releases in Roadrunner history?I think so.[/QUOTE]

No way! Curb by Nickleback pwns Opeth ALL THE WAY TO TEH BANK, OPETH R LIEK SWEDISH, EWWW! :lol:

Wow. That album was ****ing amazing. I just gave it the full listen after waiting for the release and it was worth it. Ghost of Perdition and Baying of the Hounds are my favorite tracks.

Eh? Me likey Harlequin Forest

Any ideas on what the concept might be if there even is one?

So far all I have drawn out from it is that it is about being possesed by demons or something of that matter.

Ghost of Perdition-I think this is where the Demon takes the mother but leaves her son to live a full life.He only does this to give him more to lose once he does finally take him into his possession aswell.

Baying of the Hounds-This is where the demon(s) calls for him to join him.The character attempts to resist them but in the end has to give everything up to join them.

"And so, cold touch now inhumane
Every waking hour
Awaiting a reverie to unfold
And now they are calling me
Louder by the minute
The baying of the hounds
Calling me back to my home"

Beneath the Mire-This is where he finally gives in and is now in complete possession.In this he experiences pain and anguish that were unimagined, but thrives on it.


Thats all I got.I'm pretty high right now, so I dont really know if I made any sense.

[QUOTE=the2stranger]hey Ted
did you get your copy of Ghost Reveries?

I have listened to it 3 times already, and I can feel it growing on me already[/QUOTE]

I was one of the ones who yielded to temptation and downloaded it, but yes, I bought it today just as promised, and I hold to my contention that it is a ****ing awesome album.

[QUOTE=relliK]Any ideas on what the concept might be if there even is one?

So far all I have drawn out from it is that it is about being possesed by demons or something of that matter.

Ghost of Perdition-I think this is where the Demon takes the mother but leaves her son to live a full life.He only does this to give him more to lose once he does finally take him into his possession aswell.

Baying of the Hounds-This is where the demon(s) calls for him to join him.The character attempts to resist them but in the end has to give everything up to join them.

"And so, cold touch now inhumane
Every waking hour
Awaiting a reverie to unfold
And now they are calling me
Louder by the minute
The baying of the hounds
Calling me back to my home"

Beneath the Mire-This is where he finally gives in and is now in complete possession.In this he experiences pain and anguish that were unimagined, but thrives on it.


Thats all I got.I'm pretty high right now, so I dont really know if I made any sense.[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure there isn't a concept. Look on Opeth's site for the new chapter in the biography section. Mike just said that a lot of the lyrics had to do with occult themes so it isn't really a story.

This the first time I've heard it, because I held out until it was officially released.

Wow. Blew me away. This is some of their best material ever, no doubt. Favorites for me are Ghost of Perdition, Harlequin Forest, and..the one right before Harlequin Forest, I can't recall the name. Very haunting record. I love the keyboards, too.

Could someone upload [I]Ghost Reveries [/I] for me? None of the stores around me have it...

10/10 incredible.

My favorite tracks are The Baying Of The Hounds and Beneath The Mire. This is sure to be one of my favorite albums of all time. I just started listening to it for the third time tonight.

I'm also happy to see Mendez playing some more interesting lines, he is really mixed high compared to previous albums.

NP: The Baying of the Hounds \m/

[QUOTE=Kage]This the first time I've heard it, because I held out until it was officially released.

Wow. Blew me away. This is some of their best material ever, no doubt. Favorites for me are Ghost of Perdition, Harlequin Forest, and..the one right before Harlequin Forest, I can't recall the name. [/QUOTE]

Atonement

[QUOTE=naboo]I'm pretty sure there isn't a concept. Look on Opeth's site for the new chapter in the biography section. Mike just said that a lot of the lyrics had to do with occult themes so it isn't really a story.[/QUOTE]

He said he was going for a concept but dropped it just for "Years of Isolation".I'm just saying the first 3 tracks sound somewhat connected lyrically.

[QUOTE=relliK]He said he was going for a concept but dropped it just for "Years of Isolation".I'm just saying the first 3 tracks sound somewhat connected lyrically.[/QUOTE]
I've found some connections in the lyrics as well.

Me three. I'm pretty sure there's a concept.

[QUOTE=relliK]He said he was going for a concept but dropped it just for "Years of Isolation".I'm just saying the first 3 tracks sound somewhat connected lyrically.[/QUOTE]

Hmm maybe it is then, somewhat. I haven't really read them over too much.

Just picked up Ghost Reveries. Listening now. :D
I was listening to Ghost of Perdition when I up this post up the first time...

Also just bought it here... I'm suprised there isn't a real band photo in the notes, just that drawing which is good though. I dunno, guess I kinda expected something really odd with the notes now that there with RR but I'm glad they stuck with their traditional art for the CD cover and notes. I love how most of the newer albums have different colors and text colors actually on the CD and Dam[I]n[/I]ation was white and this one is completely black, to me it seems it is how the CD is viewed as either light and soft (white for Dam[I]n[/I]ation) or dark and brutal (black with black text for Ghost Reveries). Wow that was extremely random sorry guys, I'll finish with saying this album is no disappointment for me!

...And white for BWP...

I don't know how they chose the colors.

The shipment was delayed so they didn't it in yet. But, I bought still life instead. I will definately get ghost tomorrow. Still life is already blowing me away after three songs!

I am a [B]huge[/B] Opeth fan, probably like most of you, but I have to say I was a little bit let down. Scratch that, I was pretty let down, a lot of [I]Ghost of Perdition[/I] reminded me a lot of Tool's [I]The Grudge[/I] (Lateralus) the riffs sounded just like that one. I thought I would never be disappointed by them, but my foot is now in my mouth. I will give it some more time to "grow" on me, so hopefully I won't have to close the book on Opeth after being such a diehard for so long. But I guess one bad album is alright considering how many sterling albums they have in their catalogue. Another thing, what's up with Mikael's new soft voice?! Totally caught me off guard, anyone else putoff by that?

[QUOTE=The Brad]I am a [B]huge[/B] Opeth fan, probably like most of you, but I have to say I was a little bit let down. Scratch that, I was pretty let down, a lot of [I]Ghost of Perdition[/I] reminded me a lot of Tool's [I]The Grudge[/I] (Lateralus) the riffs sounded just like that one. I thought I would never be disappointed by them, but my foot is now in my mouth. I will give it some more time to "grow" on me, so hopefully I won't have to close the book on Opeth after being such a diehard for so long. But I guess one bad album is alright considering how many sterling albums they have in their catalogue. Another thing, what's up with Mikael's new soft voice?! Totally caught me off guard, anyone else putoff by that?[/QUOTE]

That never surprised me, Mikael's always done clean vocals.

This new album's heavier, but at the same time much more proggish. I like the combo :). So far meeting my expectations for another masterpiece. I'm also enjoying the permanent addition of the keys/mellotron ^^.

[QUOTE=The Brad]I am a [B]huge[/B] Opeth fan, probably like most of you, but I have to say I was a little bit let down. Scratch that, I was pretty let down, a lot of [I]Ghost of Perdition[/I] reminded me a lot of Tool's [I]The Grudge[/I] (Lateralus) the riffs sounded just like that one.[/QUOTE]

I love how you're the second guy who complained about this.. It's just a simple rhythm/riff that's used in plenty of songs.. Nothing to get your panties in a twist about

I know the clean vocals have always been there but they changed for a much, much more melodic almost mainstream sound it went from like classic Opeth for a brief instance to something that Radiohead Thom Yorke almost. Waaaay too different for me thus far. I also don't like the keys as much on this album. But yeah it definitely is much more proggie.

If your talking about the first soft vocals in Ghost of Perdition and how they sound somewhat "happy" then I know what you mean, although I still love them they sound akward there at first but now I've listened through it quite alot and all I can say is that Opeth is Opeth, they continue to suprise us in new ways although at first it might seem hard to like... hey, I never even used to like growling but I just loved something about BWP (the song) so much that I kept listening and before I knew it I was hooked on Mikael's awesome growling ability, this man deserves alot of respect for his talent!

I like all the clean singing on the album except for Atonement. I think that's the weakest song on the album.

You know what?

The Grand Conjuration is amazing, I don't know what everyone's complaining about.

One of the best songs on the album.

[QUOTE=strat]You know what?

The Grand Conjuration is amazing, I don't know what everyone's complaining about.

One of the best songs on the album.[/QUOTE]

I agree, it's one of my favourite songs on the album. It might be because it's the song that's been most influenced by prog. It sounds like it goes furtherest from what Opeth has typically sounded like.

I still think it's a concept album. If anyone has noticed he mentions other song titles in other songs. I'm still working on figuring it out to see if all of them fit together or just some.

Yeah, I also thought it was a concept album, but now after reading the diary on the site where he mentions that isolation years isn't part of the concept.. I think it's more like a concept album with a bonus track :p

I'm not so sure about a storyline, but it is a concept album in that all the songs were inspired by occult themes. And the cover art is great.

Alright, having listened to the entire album now whilst making my rounds this evening I retract my previous comments (a good majority of them). It was far less the disappointment I had thought it to be, just something less than expected-the joys of anticipation, eh?
-The "happy" clean is a definite no-no in my book, it really bugs me for some reason.
-This album seems to lack a lot of the chilling melancholy emotion that all the other albums exude and that real sense of brilliance, etc, etc. The subtle intro just doesn't do it for me either, they could have picked a stronger intro song.

But it's a fair album and it's good to hear from an old friend. So cheers to Opeth, once again. Just need to learn to accept this album for what it is.

EDIT: Oh yeah, album art was kind of tacky on this one. Far more fitting to someone such as Cradle of Filth with all the religious imagery and statues. They're slowly getting better with their album art. I think it would have faired much better with the illustration designs they sent out for before the album was even in progress. The stippling/mosaic of the band is nice, I really like that. The illustration credit goes to Anthony Sorrento, nothing came up when I searched so I guess his entrance actually got accepted or something?

I'm still on first full listen, song number 6. Its been rather awesome. Lots of slowness, and its been great.

Anyways, I read in an interview yesterday that Chad Kruger (sp?) is a big Opeth fan, and that a fan asked him and he said yes, and he played a riff from Demon Of The Fall (TALENT?!?!?!).

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]I'm still on first full listen, song number 6. Its been rather awesome. Lots of slowness, and its been great.

Anyways, I read in an interview yesterday that Chad Kruger (sp?) is a big Opeth fan, and that a fan asked him and he said yes, and he played a riff from Demon Of The Fall (TALENT?!?!?!).[/QUOTE]

Is that the guy from Nickelback? If so, respect++

Yes. He said hes liked them since he heard Blackwater Park.

Wow, odd...

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]
Anyways, I read in an interview yesterday that Chad Kruger (sp?) is a big Opeth fan, and that a fan asked him and he said yes, and he played a riff from Demon Of The Fall (TALENT?!?!?!).[/QUOTE]

Im sorry but playing one riff from Demon of the Fall doesnt mean you have talent.

[QUOTE=Byzantine]Im sorry but playing one riff from Demon of the Fall doesnt mean you have talent.[/QUOTE]

He is probably an amazing guitarist, but he either A) is as creative as a vat full of... uncreative... goo or B) a master of marketing who knows how to wow the masses with generic simplicity [I think it's a little of both].

[QUOTE=Byzantine]Im sorry but playing one riff from Demon of the Fall doesnt mean you have talent.[/QUOTE]
All the guys from Nickeback are very capable musicians, they all went to a jazz school and did well. They just choose to make money by playing mainstream rock.