Marshall, you'll like Nevermore. Their vocalist doesn't growl, and they're all great musicians, which I'm sure are 2 pluses for you. :)

Scruples- Wicked. :lol:

[QUOTE=Scruples]I command everyone to look at my beautiful picture that is the result of one boring history class.

[url=http://tinypic.com/fm3vvm.jpg]Beautiful[/url], I say.[/QUOTE]


It would have taken me ages to do the O...

[QUOTE=Hells Bells]
Could I get that link too? I've been looking for November's Doom forever, and I can't find anything
[email]into.the.pandemonium@gmail.com[/email]
Thanks :)[/QUOTE]
Links sent :thumb: I'm not sure if Shattered_Future sent them or not because he's offline.

I just got back from Sam Goody. It's triple reward points day and I bought 4 CDs, so I should get back over $10 in coupon form :D.

I bought November's Doom after Shattered whoring them on here (and I downloaded two somewhat alright tracks). Everytime I've gone to look in to N section, I noticed them, but never heard anything about them until now. So **** you if it turns out to be a bad album :D

I also bought a Sigur Ros CD. Takk I believe.

Nick Drake's Pink Moon was in the used section, so I bought that (even though I already have a burnt copy) and a Stravinsky CD for good measure.

I bought all of that for $40.62 :D Not bad.



And Nevermore was brought up last page. I bought TGE a while back which I found amazingly disappointing after all the praise I've heard around these forums. The vocals are bad. Baaaaaad.

[QUOTE=Flynn]



[SIZE="4"][I]Completely Failing To Get Humorous Posts Causes Cancer.[/I][/SIZE][/QUOTE]

Fixed

[QUOTE=bucket]
And Nevermore was brought up last page. I bought TGE a while back which I found amazingly disappointing after all the praise I've heard around these forums. The vocals are bad. Baaaaaad.[/QUOTE]
Lies! Warrel Danes vocals are incredible! :angry:


/my opinion

[QUOTE=Hells Bells]:lol:
This is the only thread I've seen that can keep conversation going by repeating topics like that.[/QUOTE]

[B][SIZE="7"]OPETH SUCKS[/SIZE][/B]

ORCHID: I haven't heard but one song off it, it's ok but the stupid metal harmony riffs get repeated too much, vocals suck, production sucks.

MORNINGRISE: Nice acoustics, but lame vocals, bad production, stupid growls, BORING BORING riffs that get repeated forever just to make that song longer, that drummer sucks and why does that bass have that stupid phaser on all the time? Weak.

MY ARMS YOUR HEARSE: This is better but they still repeat too many riffs. Dumb. Plus that concept is really stupid.

STILL LIFE: Finally, they decide to go all out metal and then record a bunch of guitars with no distortion. On the first song: did they have to copy the Stairway to Heaven progression, transpose it down to Gm and then rip off Iron Maiden like that? Jesus, are we Jeff Buckley all of a sudden? What's with Benighted? Christ, those riffs get repeated for a long time. You can almost see the dotted barlines.

BLACKWATER PARK: Ugh, now everything has too much reverb. And christ, these lyrics are bad. Why does everyone say that they make so much sense? How does liquid seeping from HER chest drain ME away? Wouldn't it just drain HER away? Jesus Christ, Mikael, learn English already, you've had four albums to get it right.

DELIVERANCE: Wow, production is almost at Morningrise lows here. I guess they wanted to try really hard to be heavy here. And you know what? They succeed. At TRYING, that is. A Fair Judgement has possibly the WORST OUTRO IN MUSIC HISTORY. The rest...eh. Compositionally weak. Haven't you noticed that there are more solos on this album than any other Opeth one? I wonder why?

TIME-KILLING. "I can't think of what to write to make this song 15 minutes long."
"Shut up, Peter, play a solo, you suck at writing anyway."

DAMNATION: This. Is. Not. Metal. That said, it's a pretty decent impression of Pink Floyd. Maybe Opeth should become comedians.

GHOST REVERIES: I think I'll let Flynn take care of this one.



///hopes this will incite different conversational topics. ;)

[QUOTE=Cain][B][SIZE="7"]OPETH SUCKS[/SIZE][/B]
......[/QUOTE]
:eek: :mad:

As much as I like Opeth (I'm going to see them in a few weeks)...Cain is right about some of the songs just being the same riffs repeated over and over again.

[QUOTE=scenesfromatheater]As much as I like Opeth (I'm going to see them in a few weeks)...Cain is right about some of the songs just being the same riffs repeated over and over again.[/QUOTE]

I'm kidding, though. I love Opeth. :) I also am only half-kidding about that part. I like it, but it's also clearly the result of compositional immaturity.

[QUOTE=Scruples]Hit me up, G homie dawg snizzle rizzle fo fizzle.
Or something.[/QUOTE]

Hit me up with your email...*insert rapper speak here*.

Opeth repeats same riffs over and over again? Blasphemy! They DON'T repeat their riffs.

In their first 2 albums, they never repeat a single riff, aside from that riff's repetition cycle...once it's played, it's history.

Repetitivness is what keeps me from loving Orchid.

[QUOTE=Cain]I'm kidding, though. I love Opeth. :) I also am only half-kidding about that part. I like it, but it's also clearly the result of compositional immaturity.[/QUOTE]
They reached maturity at Still Life - Blackwater Park, IMO.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]Hit me up with your email...*insert rapper speak here*.

Opeth repeats same riffs over and over again? Blasphemy! They DON'T repeat their riffs.

In their first 2 albums, they never repeat a single riff, aside from that riff's repetition cycle...once it's played, it's history.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but the repetition cycle is usually something like twenty times. And what do you call the outro to Advent?

[QUOTE]They reached maturity at Still Life - Blackwater Park, IMO.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I agree.

[QUOTE=Cain]Yeah, but the repetition cycle is usually something like twenty times. And what do you call the outro to Advent?



Yeah, I agree.[/QUOTE]
Their riffs are good enough to be played 20 times.

And twenty times of a riff really isn't all that much. A lot of good rock songs repeat 2 or 3 riffs for an entire song.

The Grand Conjuration is my favourite Opeth song (I only have Ghost Reveries), but all of the song is just a few riffs played over loads of times.

[QUOTE=Jude]Their riffs are good enough to be played 20 times.

And twenty times of a riff really isn't all that much. A lot of good rock songs repeat 2 or 3 riffs for an entire song.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but the song is three minutes and they usually throw in a bridge. With Opeth, at least in the early days, it'd be one acoustic bit for those exact same three minutes.

Don't argue with me, you were the one that wanted a change in the discussion. :p

/kidding

[QUOTE=Cain]
How does liquid seeping from HER chest drain ME away? Wouldn't it just drain HER away?
[/quote] Well, I don't know if you're actually being serious here or not, but I think that the idea is that its draining him away in more of a metaphorical sense...his humanity? his soul? his conscience? *shrug*

[quote]A Fair Judgement has possibly the WORST OUTRO IN MUSIC HISTORY.
[/quote] I love the doom outro! It rules.

[QUOTE=Det_Nosnip]
I love the doom outro! It rules.[/QUOTE]
Me to.

[QUOTE=Det_Nosnip]Well, I don't know if you're actually being serious here or not, but I think that the idea is that its draining him away in more of a metaphorical sense...his humanity? his soul? his conscience? *shrug*[/QUOTE]
I took his whole post as being a joke. It was really funny, either way. Besides, Bleak has some of the best lyrics/vocal melodies ever.

[QUOTE=Kage]I took his whole post as being a joke. It was really funny, either way. Besides, Bleak has some of the best lyrics/vocal melodies ever.[/QUOTE]

As does nearly every song with Mikael Akerfeldt and Stephen Wilson in it.

[QUOTE=Kage]I took his whole post as being a joke. It was really funny, either way. Besides, Bleak has some of the best lyrics/vocal melodies ever.[/QUOTE]

Agreed, on both Cain's post being rather funny and Bleak having outstanding vocal melodies.

[QUOTE=I Am Vikingcore]As does nearly every song with Mikael Akerfeldt and Stephen Wilson in it.[/QUOTE]

True.

Yes, Cain is freaking funny, his wit > my own.

[QUOTE=Cain]What do you call the outro to Advent?[/QUOTE]

Beautiful.

I was kidding, guys. It was all a joke, spurred by Jude's complaint of circular discussion. And hey, what do you know, the conversation it spawned actually was interesting. :)

Det Nosnip, suddenly I seem to put you on edge, did I do something that you took offense to recently?

Novembers Doom, the singer is freaking awesome, but the lyrics almost ruin it for me, they make them sound nu-metal. I've only heard Swallowed by the Moon.

Agalloch, on the other hand, wow. Way, WAY better songwriters than Opeth ever will be.

Well, Opeth was incredible in every way. Mikeal was hilarious and Into Eternity and Nevermore tore it up as well.

The Baying Of The Hounds
When
Bleak
In My Time Of Need
The Grand Conjuration
Deliverance
Face Of Melinda
Blackwater Park
Encore: Demon Of The Fall

The Grand Conjuration and Deliverance were probably the highlights of the night. The sound was perfect and the place was packed. Amazing show.

My favorite quote from Mikeal: "We are here for two reasons. One, because we love you. Two, because Martin Mendez over there wants to do a one man strip tease>" :lol:

[QUOTE=Creeping_Deth]
My favorite quote from Mikeal: "We are here for two reasons. One, because we love you. Two, because Martin Mendez over there wants to do a one man strip tease>" :lol:[/QUOTE]
:lol: Awesome, glad you had fun.

I was surprised on how busy it was. Just packed. And I picked up a sweet shirt :cool:.

[QUOTE=Creeping_Deth]I was surprised on how busy it was. Just packed. And I picked up a sweet shirt :cool:.[/QUOTE]

Awesome man, Mikael sounds hilarious. I might get to go to the Atlanta show, I can't wait.