ive got the album, i was just wondering what you guys thought of it, because i havent listened to it all yet. i was uploading it, got through ghost of perdition then went to play guitar for a bit so i didnt hear the others, but ghost of perdition was good :)

Ghost of Perdition's good, but there's definitely some less good songs on the album as well. Not bad songs all in all, but with Opeth's usual standard... some of the songs aren't up to that standard.

Hey guys, just picked up Still Life.
Ripping it to my computer and listening to the Moor now.

How do you all compare it with the rest of their albums?
(First Opeth album I've bought)

Reverie/Harlequin Forest is a strange song. It's not bad IMO though.

[QUOTE=RustedPieces]Reverie/Harlequin Forest is a strange song. It's not bad IMO though.[/QUOTE]

The bit starting at 2:54 kind of reminds me of the part in Serenity Painted Death that starts at 1:30

[QUOTE=vashts80]The bit starting at 2:54 kind of reminds me of the part in Serenity Painted Death that starts at 1:30[/QUOTE]
Never heard Serenity Painted Death, is it any good?

Reverie/Harlequin Forest has a good start but goes nowhere and gets boring. In general I like Ghost Reveries apart from Atonement, The Grand Conjurarion and Reverie/Harlequin Forest getting boring.

[QUOTE=Sixty Ton Angel]Hey guys, just picked up Still Life.
Ripping it to my computer and listening to the Moor now.

How do you all compare it with the rest of their albums?
(First Opeth album I've bought)[/QUOTE]
I think Still Life is their best album, followed by My Arms, Your Hearse with Blackwater Park on third place, but a lot of people rate Blackwater Park as the best. Most people will either say Still Life or Blackwater Park, in my experience.

[QUOTE=JamJar]Reverie/Harlequin Forest has a good start but goes nowhere and gets boring. In general I like Ghost Reveries apart from Atonement, The Grand Conjurarion and Reverie/Harlequin Forest getting boring.[/QUOTE]
The Grand Conjuration is a decent song, but it's kind of mainstream death metal if ya know what i mean.

[QUOTE=RustedPieces]Never heard Serenity Painted Death, is it any good?[/QUOTE]

Yup.


TGC is only boring to me on the album because of how repetative the riffs are. Live, the atmosphere it creates is amazing.

[QUOTE=RustedPieces]Never heard Serenity Painted Death, is it any good?[/QUOTE]
Serenity Painted Death is one my favourite songs of all time.

[QUOTE=RustedPieces]The Grand Conjuration is a decent song, but it's kind of mainstream death metal if ya know what i mean.[/QUOTE]

I've never really got TGC. I see what you mean about it being more mainstream death, and in general, I am far from a death metal fan.

[QUOTE=JamJar]I've never really got TGC. I see what you mean about it being more mainstream death, and in general, I am far from a death metal fan.[/QUOTE]
Yeah same here, their ballads are what got me into them, mostly Damnation. THen i slowly got into their heavier stuff.

I've barely got anywhere with Still Life yet still I'm blown away.

Heard a lot of good things about Serenity Painted Death too so I'm looking forward to reaching it :thumb:

[QUOTE=Sixty Ton Angel]I've barely got anywhere with Still Life yet still I'm blown away.

Heard a lot of good things about Serenity Painted Death too so I'm looking forward to reaching it :thumb:[/QUOTE]

Look forward to my favourite Opeth riff ever in that song as Mikael growls, 'White faced haggard grin.' Best use of a pinched harmonic ever. Still Life is so amazing.

Indeed I shall, maybe my dad will be back in time to hear it too.
I'm sure he'll love it :rolleyes:

Zomg, 10 more pages to teh evil number!!!!

When we get to 666 pages, we all just need to post "DEMON, DEMON OF THE FALL" repeatedly until we hit the next page.

This will show our tr00ness.

[QUOTE=Sixty Ton Angel]Hey guys, just picked up Still Life.
Ripping it to my computer and listening to the Moor now.

How do you all compare it with the rest of their albums?
(First Opeth album I've bought)[/QUOTE]
It's the best thing they've ever done. Judging by GR, it'll stay that way for a while, too.


I only see 437 pages. You crazy kids.

[QUOTE=Scruples]I only see 437 pages. You crazy kids.[/QUOTE]
Ah yeah, depends on how many posts per page you have.

The Moor was probably the song that stood out the most first time through.
Shame I can't get it onto my Walkman :mad:

[QUOTE=Scruples]It's the best thing they've ever done. Judging by GR, it'll stay that way for a while, too.


I only see 437 pages. You crazy kids.[/QUOTE]

*slap*

Ghost Reveries is a fantastic album.

[QUOTE=Shadius]*slap*

Ghost Reveries is a fantastic album.[/QUOTE]
Not even close to Still Life though.

Or MAYH or Blackwater Park.

Still,Great album:thumb:

Im listening to alot of Orchid lately.

[QUOTE=Dunkelheit509]He did, on My Arms, Your Hearse.[/QUOTE]

And he actually did a surprisingly good job on it. Unfortunately the poor production makes it hard to hear sometimes, but there are some rather ace lines that he threw in on there.

[QUOTE=Shadius]*slap*

Ghost Reveries is a fantastic album.[/QUOTE]
:cry:

No it's not!!

Sixty Ton Angel -Good choice of first album to get. :thumb:

Still Life has remained my fav for ages now.
The riffage and acoustic picking just peak as the best stuff they've ever written, for me anyway.

Serenity Painted Death is a fvcking good song, as you probably know by now. :)

Is anyone able to play the acoustic picking bit near the end of SPD?
I mean the a-minor part where he keeps hitting the high e in odd timing.
It's got my head fcked. ;/

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Are there any other songs like Demon of the Fall on MAYH cause that song kicks ***

^I suggest getting all the songs.
The entire album is heavy as hell.

My Arms, Your Hearse is in second place now for me, as far as album ratings go.

^No 3 for me. Still Life > BWP > MAYH. The favourite album list will begin again no doubt.

Is there many other progressive bands like Opeth because I havent heard any the closest prgressive band I have heard to Opeth is maybe Tool

In my experience, there aren't many similar bands to Opeth.

I've heard Woods of Ypres mentioned before, and Katatonia.. I haven't heard them myself so I don't know if they're a decent comparison.

Ask one of the regulars, probably the threadstarter, Flynn, if there are similar artists.
I don't know when he comes on here, but he'll see your post no doubt.

I'm sure there are others who can help you, just not me. heh.

I could recommend you some modern prog bands to check out who a lot of Opeth/Tool fans like. Dream Theater, Dredg, Nevermore (Not really prog but a lot of Opeth fans like them), Pain Of Salvation (I've been completely obsessed with these recently. Listen Now!), Porcupine Tree, Riverside, Symphony X (I don't like them but a lot of people do)

Ill give Dream Theater a try and also some others that you mentioned

Try some Agalloch. They aren't that musically similar to Opeth, but both are progressive bands with a lot of contrast.

Also, Woods of Ypres latest album reminded me of Opeth.

I find it odd his UN is Numetal:( , Even though hes getting into progressive music.

Try out Nevermore man:thumb:

[QUOTE=Nu_metal16]Is there many other progressive bands like Opeth because I havent heard any the closest prgressive band I have heard to Opeth is maybe Tool[/QUOTE]
Try some Novembre.

A lot of those prog metal bands with death vocals and acoustic breaks just remind me of bad versions of Opeth though. Without Mikael's clean vocals and songwriting they don't sound anywhere near as good.

also...
Lacrimas Profunde
Novembers Doom (I highly recommend them)
Vintersorg
Pain of Salvation

[QUOTE=JamJar]I could recommend you some modern prog bands to check out who a lot of Opeth/Tool fans like. Dream Theater, Dredg, Nevermore (Not really prog but a lot of Opeth fans like them), Pain Of Salvation (I've been completely obsessed with these recently. Listen Now!), Porcupine Tree, Riverside, Symphony X (I don't like them but a lot of people do)[/QUOTE]
Yeah Porcupine Tree is awesome. Didn't Steven Wilson produce a few Opeth albums?

[QUOTE=RustedPieces]Yeah Porcupine Tree is awesome. Didn't Steven Wilson produce a few Opeth albums?[/QUOTE]
Yes he did.
BlackWater Park
Deliverance
Damnation.

All exellent albums, I prefer Wilon's styyle of production to the guy who did production on Ghost Reveries.
Only after hearing that album I realized what a huge influence Wilson had on Opeth's albums