What would you guys think of Opeth if they ever were to grace the cover of Rolling stone? Would you think of them any differently?



Btw, I know this will never happen. :upset:

[QUOTE=amostbitterseason]What would you guys think of Opeth if they ever were to grace the cover of Rolling stone? Would you think of them any differently?



Btw, I know this will never happen. :upset:[/QUOTE]

Well, Opeth are for the music, not the publicity.. to quote Mikael "If music was a woman, I'd be desperate to **** her!" hehe... if they were, I'd be suprised they got that popular, but kinda feel bad cause I wouldn't know if the band just wanted fame or what.. I guess they would go down on my scale but I'd definitely still listen to them...

No difference, these guys already have my utmost respect.

[QUOTE=Lateralias]Well, Opeth are for the music, not the publicity.. to quote Mikael "If music was a woman, I'd be desperate to **** her!" hehe... if they were, I'd be suprised they got that popular, but kinda feel bad cause I wouldn't know if the band just wanted fame or what.. I guess they would go down on my scale but I'd definitely still listen to them...[/QUOTE]

I think Opeth is one of those bands who would give the big "fuc[COLOR=White]k off"[/COLOR] to rollingstones. They, as you said, are about the music not the publicity.

[QUOTE=amostbitterseason]I think Opeth is one of those bands who would give the big "fuc[COLOR=White]k off"[/COLOR] to rollingstones. They, as you said, are about the music not the publicity.[/QUOTE]

Right on man! What I abosolutely love about Opeth...

Opeth forever...

Is there any new news about Opeth's new record????

All I know is that it's supposed to come out late-spring 2005.

[QUOTE=Iron Man]All I know is that it's supposed to come out late-spring 2005.[/QUOTE]
Gah.....I need my Opeth fix. They are like crack to me. lol

I picked up MAYH today, which completes the set, it is simpley amazing.

[QUOTE=amostbitterseason]Gah.....I need my Opeth fix. They are like crack to me. lol

I picked up MAYH today, which completes the set, it is simpley amazing.[/QUOTE]

Awesome man, yeah MAYH is a great album, of course they are all great... I finished my collection last week after getting Orchid and Morningrise, I worked my way backwards. Both albums are awesome though, vocals are different but they grow on you pretty fast. :)

What album is your favorite out of the 7? (To Lateralias and amostbitterseason)

[QUOTE=Iron Man]What album is your favorite out of the 7? (To Lateralias and amostbitterseason)[/QUOTE]
Well it's a throw up right now between MR and MAYH. BWP is also very good. I would say MR.

[QUOTE=Iron Man]What album is your favorite out of the 7? (To Lateralias and amostbitterseason)[/QUOTE]

A tie between Still Life and the classic BWP... but Still Life wins by a hair. I love every song on there, and there all so fun to play on guitar, of course alot of Opeth's songs are.

My friend is also a diehard Opeth fan, but he says ****ation was a huge mistake. Personally, I love ****ation. I just don't get why he doesn't like it. Maybe it's too mellow for him???

[QUOTE=amostbitterseason]My friend is also a diehard Opeth fan, but he says ****ation was a huge mistake. Personally, I love ****ation. I just don't get why he doesn't like it. Maybe it's too mellow for him???[/QUOTE]

I don't think it was a mistake, but personally I think the soft parts are more effective when contrasted with the heavy parts. His clean voice is so **** good though, so I can't dislike this.

[QUOTE=amostbitterseason]My friend is also a diehard Opeth fan, but he says ****ation was a huge mistake. Personally, I love ****ation. I just don't get why he doesn't like it. Maybe it's too mellow for him???[/QUOTE]

There are a lot of people on the Opeth forums that think that way, but most of them are usually assholes who listen to music because its heavy, not because its well-made or good.

[QUOTE=Gibbers3095]There are a lot of people on the Opeth forums that think that way, but most of them are usually assholes who listen to music because its heavy, not because its well-made or good.[/QUOTE]
Exactly. Some Opeth "fans" only like the heavy parts, which are extreemly good, but you have to look past the heavyness to the technicality and theory of the songs.

[QUOTE=amostbitterseason]Exactly. Some Opeth "fans" only like the heavy parts, which are extreemly good, but you have to look past the heavyness to the technicality and theory of the songs.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. I love Opeth because of the lyric quality and the beauty of the music, even if its really heavy, it is all very well done, and perfectly atmospheric.

[QUOTE=Gibbers3095]Exactly. I love Opeth because of the lyric quality and the beauty of the music, even if its really heavy, it is all very well done, and perfectly atmospheric.[/QUOTE]

And I feel that the Heavy/Light contrast futher improves the music.

Think about it, where would you more appreciate water? Near a lake or in the desert? Having light parts in the middle of a heavy song makes you appreciate those light parts oh-so much more. Sorry for the ****ty analogy, but I think it serves it's purpose.

[QUOTE=Iron Man]And I feel that the Heavy/Light contrast futher improves the music.

Think about it, where would you more appreciate water? Near a lake or in the desert? Having light parts in the middle of a heavy song makes you appreciate those light parts oh-so much more. Sorry for the ****ty analogy, but I think it serves it's purpose.[/QUOTE]

No, the analogy works well, and I understand what you mean and agree completely man, but I just think that it sucks that people don't respect the ****ation work as much, just because it isn't as heavy. I'll agree that it definitely isn't my favorite album by them, but it is still an amazing piece of work.

[QUOTE=Gibbers3095]No, the analogy works well, and I understand what you mean and agree completely man, but I just think that it sucks that people don't respect the ****ation work as much, just because it isn't as heavy. I'll agree that it definitely isn't my favorite album by them, but it is still an amazing piece of work.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I love Hope Leaves and To Rid the Disease. Beautiful stuff. I can't get enough of Opeth's clean tone, especially on this album. I wish I could get my guitar to sound like that.

I absolutely loved Dam[B]n[/B]ation... Soft and heavy parts. Opeth said it was a last minute experimental type thing (they only rehearsed once before they recorded it), but it only proves that Opeth know what they're doing when experimenting. Some good songs off that album.. Windowpane, Closure, To Rid The Disease, and Ending Credits, actually, they whole album is great, shows Opeth have a "just" soft mellow side too.

I don't know if this has been dicussed yet, I'm sure it has, but is anyone else excited for the next album being another concept?

[QUOTE=Gibbers3095]I don't know if this has been dicussed yet, I'm sure it has, but is anyone else excited for the next album being another concept?[/QUOTE]

Where'd you hear it was going to be a concept album?

[QUOTE=Lateralias]Where'd you hear it was going to be a concept album?[/QUOTE]

I've heard it mentioned in the Opeth forums, and I read a few places that it was supposed to be. Also, Mike personally updates on their forums, so if you look for a thread about it, I'm sure you'll find him saying something about it.

[QUOTE=Gibbers3095]I've heard it mentioned in the Opeth forums, and I read a few places that it was supposed to be. Also, Mike personally updates on their forums, so if you look for a thread about it, I'm sure you'll find him saying something about it.[/QUOTE]

Ah figures, I haven't been to that forum in awhile... alrighty, I'll check it out, thanks for the info :)

[QUOTE=Lateralias]Ah figures, I haven't been to that forum in awhile... alrighty, I'll check it out, thanks for the info :)[/QUOTE]

No problem, happy to help another Opeth fan out anytime.

[QUOTE=Gibbers3095]I don't know if this has been dicussed yet, I'm sure it has, but is anyone else excited for the next album being another concept?[/QUOTE]
That would be truely intersting to see what they come up with.

[QUOTE=amostbitterseason]That would be truely intersting to see what they come up with.[/QUOTE]

I hope they make it more "brutal" and focused than Deliverance (and obviously ****ation :p ), not saying Deliverance wasn't great, cause it was fantastic... but they're not rushing this time, so we should be in for a suprise around Spring next year :)

From what I've heard, the concept is supposed to be somehow about the occult, which will be very cool.

[QUOTE]Originally Posted By [B]Gibbers3095[/B]
I don't know if this has been dicussed yet, I'm sure it has, but is anyone else excited for the next album being another concept?[/QUOTE]
The concepts before were fantastic, so this should continue the fantastic concepts. I reckon they should make MAYH or SL into a book or a movie. That would be great.

[QUOTE]Originally Posted By [B]Iron Man[/B]
What album is your favorite out of the 7? (To Lateralias and amostbitterseason)[/QUOTE]

Morningrise and Blackwater Park are my favourites, i would love to see Black Rose Immortal played live, apparently they vowed never to play it live and also that they hate all of Morningrise. I think thats dissapointing cos Black Rose Immortal live would go off :thumb:

They don't hate all of Morningrise, Mike simply stated that he doesn't like some of the twin-guitar harmony style riffs anymore becuase that's what every band in Sweden was doing at the time. He even says he still thinks it's a great record though.

hmm fair enough got me there :thumb:

[QUOTE=amostbitterseason]What would you guys think of Opeth if they ever were to grace the cover of Rolling stone? Would you think of them any differently?



Btw, I know this will never happen. :upset:[/QUOTE]


I don't care if that happens cause I showed all my friends Opeth and they can then think of me when they see the cover. :thumb:





[I]
"Although I may not agree with what you say,
I defend to the death your right to say it"[/I]

[B]-Peter Griffin-[/B]

Which Opeth song is your favorite `?

Mine is Face of Melinda...it has all the aspects of Opeth in one song...I think

BTW : Thank you Flynn for starting this thread

[QUOTE=Flynn][I]
"Although I may not agree with what you say,
I defend to the death your right to say it"[/I]
[B]-Peter Griffin-[/B][/QUOTE]
Just so you know, that's a quote from Voltaire, not a Family Guy episode.

[QUOTE=Cardboard Headgear]Just so you know, that's a quote from Voltaire, not a Family Guy episode.[/QUOTE]

This guy knows everything, and i'm not joking, rep++ for you

^^^

Actually I dunno where it is from originally but that quote is from Family Guy, I think it is the episode where Peter borrows 50 grand from the bank and has some otehr people move into his house.

I think he means it's originally by voltaire, and was used within a family guy episode.

[QUOTE=Cardboard Headgear]They don't hate all of Morningrise, Mike simply stated that he doesn't like some of the twin-guitar harmony style riffs anymore becuase that's what every band in Sweden was doing at the time. He even says he still thinks it's a great record though.[/QUOTE]

Morningrise is my favorite record. I think it is actually the most unique sounding of any of them.