[QUOTE=Creeping_Deth]I would take The Moor over Face Of Melinda myself.[/QUOTE]

You're a damaged young man.

[QUOTE=Scruples]You're a damaged young man.[/QUOTE]
I've been trying to tell him that for some time. :p :lol:

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]Decent tune, never saw the magic in it that everyone else does though. The Moor and Face Of Melinda happen to be some of my favorites, though.[/QUOTE]


I never got into [I]Bleak[/I] either until I heard it during a tornado...holy **** it's so much better! I'll never forget that day :amaze: It's now one of my top 5 favorite songs ever.
Yeah, The Moor is tight. They didn't play that song at the concert either, which sucked. The song I really really would of loved to see them play live, was [I]Black Rose Immortal[/I]. I got like 15 people to chant it towards the end of the concert, they still didn't play itthough :angry:

[QUOTE=Flynn]I never got into [I]Bleak[/I] either until I heard it during a tornado...holy **** it's so much better! I'll never forget that day :amaze: It's now one of my top 5 favorite songs ever.
Yeah, The Moor is tight. They didn't play that song at the concert either, which sucked. The song I really really would of loved to see them play live, was [I]Black Rose Immortal[/I]. I got like 15 people to chant it towards the end of the concert, they still didn't play itthough :angry:[/QUOTE]
I'd [I]kill[/I] to see "The Moor" "Blackwater Park" and "Face of Melinda" live.

No really, I'd just starting killing people if thats what got me a ticket. :D

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]I'd [I]kill[/I] to see "The Moor" "Blackwater Park" and "Face of Melinda" live.

No really, I'd just starting killing people if thats what got me a ticket. :D[/QUOTE]
It seems like BWP is a staple this tour, so that's a good thing for me.

Blackwater Park is teh sh[b][i][/b][/i]it.

It's a good thing.

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]I'd [I]kill[/I] to see "The Moor" "Blackwater Park" and "Face of Melinda" live.

No really, I'd just starting killing people if thats what got me a ticket. :D[/QUOTE]


hahahah you sound like my friend who I went with. He doesn't like Opeth that much, but he went berzerk in the pit. No one could touch him, and he doesn't even weigh over 150 lbs. He was throwing people and kicking spitting you name it...then he had the circle. After the concert, he asked what song he snapped to. It was [I]Blackwater Park[/I].

[QUOTE=Creeping_Deth]It seems like BWP is a staple this tour, so that's a good thing for me.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, thats awesome. :thumb:

I'm listening to BWP (the song) right now :cool:.

I'm going to try and avoid the pit during the concert, I only weigh 130 pounds.

[QUOTE=Creeping_Deth]I'm listening to BWP (the song) right now :cool:.

I'm going to try and avoid the pit during the concert, I only weigh 130 pounds.[/QUOTE]


:lol: I usually love moshing, but I didn't once during the concert. I was so fixated on them. The same thought kept streaming through my mind ''I can't believe I'm watching Opeth''

[QUOTE=Flynn]:lol: I usually love moshing, but I didn't once during the concert. I was so fixated on them. The same thought kept streaming through my mind ''I can't believe I'm watching Opeth''[/QUOTE]
I experienced the same feeling when I saw them... When they played Demon Of The Fall though.. well lets just say, I had to take my glasses off for that one! Mad head banging! :evil: :D

Why does everyone love "Bleak" so much?? It's a great song and all, but there are waay better Opeth songs.

They never play it live, to my knowledge. There's too much overdubbing with the guitars.

[QUOTE=toaster135]Why does everyone love "Bleak" so much?? It's a great song and all, but there are waay better Opeth songs.

They never play it live, to my knowledge. There's too much overdubbing with the guitars.[/QUOTE]
Agreed, i like bleak and everything but there are better songs on BWP.

[QUOTE=toaster135]Why does everyone love "Bleak" so much?? It's a great song and all, but there are waay better Opeth songs. [/QUOTE]
Now this is a smart poster. :D

[QUOTE=toaster135]Why does everyone love "Bleak" so much?? It's a great song and all, but there are waay better Opeth songs.

They never play it live, to my knowledge. There's too much overdubbing with the guitars.[/QUOTE]


That song gives me gooseflesh every listen :D It's the build-up that gets me every time, right at 6:40. Plus the guitars are so eerie. The song as a whole is so powerful. Listen to it during a tornado, you'll love it even more. ;)










[I]

''Slight twist, shivering corpse
Ornated with water, fills the cracks
Clasped in my limbs by tradition
This Is All You Need!!!!!''[/I]

The growled parts of the song are rockin, but the rest is weak, IMO.

[QUOTE=Flynn]That song gives me gooseflesh every listen :D It's the build-up that gets me every time, right at 6:40. Plus the guitars are so eerie. The song as a whole is so powerful. Listen to it during a tornado, you'll love it even more. ;)










[I]

''Slight twist, shivering corpse
Ornated with water, fills the cracks
Clasped in my limbs by tradition
This Is All You Need!!!!!''[/I][/QUOTE]

^^^ I love that line so much.

[QUOTE=.:~ Route 1 ~:.]^^^ I love that line so much.[/QUOTE]


No doubt! Why do people dislike Bleak? The song is really mesmerizing.

[QUOTE=spacemanjack]The drummer they're playing with is a titan, and clearly he's doing a masterful job dealing with Martin's complex sh*t......but boy I would have loved to see the real thing. This new guy pounds, where Lopez plays with much more subtlety.

Have seen much about Martin being sick, but one interview Mikael said he was depressed. What is the real deal here?[/QUOTE]

Argh....that's what I was afraid of. Unfortunately, Lopez was a member of a very special elite of heavy metal drummers who actually know the meaning of the words "dynamics" and "groove." Hopefully they'll shy away from the Dam nation material when I see them in a few weeks, as I'd hate to hear those parts butchered.

The 'real deal' is that Martin has some sort of blood disease that he's had for quite a long time, which is acting up or something. He's expected to be out for the rest of the year (I hope that means until January..?), unfortunately.

[QUOTE=Flynn]No doubt! Why do people dislike Bleak? The song is really mesmerizing.[/QUOTE]

*shrug* got me. I'd ask how anyone could dislike "Baying of the Hounds" or "Harlequin Forest," but I seem to be alone here in thinking that GR is an amazing album. :(

Gene is still a really sweet drummer, he nails Martins parts with little difficulty. Maybe he couldn't compose them, but he sure can play them. He won't butcher Dam[I]n[/I]ation, don't worry. He played To Rid the Deisease fine when I saw them.

[QUOTE=Det_Nosnip]Argh....that's what I was afraid of. Unfortunately, Lopez was a member of a very special elite of heavy metal drummers who actually know the meaning of the words "dynamics" and "groove."
[/QUOTE]


:eek: Did you just make fun of Gene Hoglan? He is the man. I met him actually, after a Strapping Young Lad concert. He's mountainous.

If you've seen the video for "Ghost of Perdition" you'll know what I'm talking about.

The Grand Conjuration*

[QUOTE=Det_Nosnip]*shrug* got me. I'd ask how anyone could dislike "Baying of the Hounds" or "Harlequin Forest," but I seem to be alone here in thinking that GR is an amazing album. :([/QUOTE]
I enjoy "baying of the hounds". I personally wouldn't call it a amazing album, but I would certainly call it a good album.

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]The Grand Conjuration*[/QUOTE]

Haha I cannot believe I put that.

*hangs head in shame*

"Mist ripples round your thin white neck
And draws me a line
Cold fingers mark this dying wreck
This moment is mine"


I always get chills when I hear that line.




Post your favorite Opeth lines.

All of The Moor, all of BWP, lots of By the pain I see in others...

ah screw it, it'll take to long. Mikeal is a great lyricist.

[QUOTE=.:~ Route 1 ~:.]I enjoy "baying of the hounds". I personally wouldn't call it a amazing album, but I would certainly call it a good album.[/QUOTE]

I think the album as a whole is too "light". It doesn't really show the whole of what Opeth can accomplish emotionally. Harlequin Forest is the weakest song IMO. Akerfeldt even said he stole the whole opening sequence off an obscure Swedish song (which I have been totally unable to find).

[QUOTE=toaster135]I think the album as a whole is too "light". It doesn't really show the whole of what Opeth can accomplish emotionally. Harlequin Forest is the weakest song IMO. Akerfeldt even said he stole the whole opening sequence off an obscure Swedish song (which I have been totally unable to find).[/QUOTE]
Yeah...well I just hope their next album is an improvement upon this one...

Hm.. whats gotten into Mikeal? He's always stressed being really unique, always trying to sound different, never ripping anything off... but now its like... really different then that. I bet if the old Mikeal heard us talk about how they use similar rhythms often and that kind of stuff, he'd flip out.

[QUOTE=Det_Nosnip]*shrug* got me. I'd ask how anyone could dislike "Baying of the Hounds" or "Harlequin Forest," but I seem to be alone here in thinking that GR is an amazing album. :([/QUOTE]


Hey now. I love [I]The Baying Of The hounds[/I], and [I]Reverie/harlequin Forest[/I]. It's the album as a [U]whole[/U]. I like 3 songs off that album. That's it. I think I let off the wrong impression on my feelings about [I]Ghost Reveries[/I].

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]Hm.. whats gotten into Mikeal? He's always stressed being really unique, always trying to sound different, never ripping anything off... but now its like... really different then that. I bet if the old Mikeal heard us talk about how they use similar rhythms often and that kind of stuff, he'd flip out.[/QUOTE]
A rumor maybe?

Plus most musicians get ideas from other songs all the time, so you can't really blame him if he did it, really.

[QUOTE=.:~ Route 1 ~:.]A rumor maybe?

Plus most musicians get ideas from other songs all the time, so you can't really blame him if he did it, really.[/QUOTE]


Yeah, that's true. But to sound unique, you have to take what you've learned, and harness that with your own creativeness.

Then explain the use of similar rhythms and song formulas on the past few records.

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]Then explain the use of similar rhythms and song formulas on the past few records.[/QUOTE]


Which records?

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]Then explain the use of similar rhythms and song formulas on the past few records.[/QUOTE]
Well I don't know. All bands sometimes have songs that seem similar to past ones.

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]Then explain the use of similar rhythms and song formulas on the [B]past few[/B] records.[/QUOTE]
The past few have probably been my favorite, but some of the songs on D-nation have quite the similar formula, as an example.

[QUOTE=.:~ Route 1 ~:.]Well I don't know. All bands sometimes have songs that seem similar to past ones.[/QUOTE]


Yes. That's true. But, Opeth doesn't sound like anyone. There's a solo on GR that sounds like I've heard it before, other then that, It's all original to me.

One would hope a band like Opeth would keep reinventing itself. A band gets boring once it starts to stagnate. They are a very different band than they were when they released Orchid.. not so much change from Still Life to Ghost Reveries.

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]The past few have probably been my favorite, but some of the songs on D-nation have quite the similar formula, as an example.[/QUOTE]

Thank you! The amount of undeserved love that album gets really irks me.