[QUOTE=DEER17]Well mainly because of only hearing good things about Opeth on these forums i bought ghost reveries today, and i have to say i feel a little let down. I was really hoping he would have a more interesting scream, it really just doesn't appeal to much to me. It's bearable, but certainly not enjoyable in my opinion. Why do you all like it so much :confused: I'm not flaming or anything, i'm honestly asking. Furthermore i don't really like the lyrics, I guess they are too black metal for me. The parts i really do like are the acoustic and lighter sounding tracks with clean vocals over them, and i do appreciate their talent, and their arrangement but the growling/screaming really throws me off, did any of you feel the same way when you first listened to them? Are there any Opeth albums without any screaming?[/QUOTE]

You picked a bad album to start out on, try Blackwater Park if you want to get into them.

[QUOTE=Otherside]You picked a bad album to start out on, try Blackwater Park if you want to get into them.[/QUOTE]
what is wrong with GR as a first album?

Nothing really, but BWP and Still Life are probably better starting points.

[QUOTE=Whale and Wasp]what is wrong with GR as a first album?[/QUOTE]

I've known alot of people who bought GR as their first album, and none of them were too impressed with it, but when I let them borrow BWP they loved it, and said it was alot better than GR.

[QUOTE=Otherside]I've known alot of people who bought GR as their first album, and none of them were too impressed with it, but when I let them borrow BWP they loved it, and said it was alot better than GR.[/QUOTE]
really?


GR was my first opeth album and i thought it kicked *** and it was like a gateway into opeth's music and metal with screaming vocals, but when i heard BWP i thought it was mediocre

[QUOTE=Whale and Wasp]really?


GR was my first opeth album and i thought it kicked *** and it was like a gateway into opeth's music and metal with screaming vocals, but when i heard BWP i thought it was mediocre[/QUOTE]

-shrugs- just going by experience here.

One guy said he fell asleep halfway through :\

I personally like the album, but Morningrise is my favorite, closely followed by BWP And Still Life.

My first and only was Morningrise. Except I new other stuff from the other albums before buying it. Its not like I was new to the band...I should be getting Orchid next. Or whichever one is in stores next time I go.

My first Opeth cd was Ghost Reveries, Ghost of Perdition is what got me hooked on Opeth. Although i do like Blackwater Park more.

[QUOTE=Flynn]Buy the album. It's worth it.[/QUOTE]

I didnt have enough. It was 45$

[QUOTE=aphotic__713]I didnt have enough. It was 45$[/QUOTE]

45 $ :amaze:

I thought the 30.99$ I saw it at in stores was expensive...

[QUOTE=Stormrider331]45 $ :amaze:

I thought the 30.99$ I saw it at in stores was expensive...[/QUOTE]

I was going to say im Canadian but i see you are too :lol:

The reason it was 45$ was because it was HMV. I usually buy CDs From A&B music but i think it closed down. And they didnt have orchid at CD plus, so i just bought a wintersun CD.

HMV sucks

Guess what...It was in an HMV that I saw it :p

Well the HMV I go still has a lot of stuff...well I think.

Where in Canada do you live ?

lol. crap. When i bought bwp, it was 27.99 But it was well worth it. I ont think HMV has all that much different artists whereas CD plus has alot of underground black metal and death metal. Lower prices too.

Np. Dirge For November

I live in NW Ontario where it gets all rezzed out. Its about 4-5 hours from a city called Thunder Bay

I have never seen a cd plus. But I usualy buy cd's at around 24.99$, sometimes lower.

Thunder Bay is about the coolest city name ever. I tend to do my buying at FYE, which has a decent metal section which I'm willing to pay an extra 2 or 3 dollars for.

24.99 is a decent price.

When i used to buy at a&b music, i bought 5 cds for 70 dollars.

I think they were

Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper
Opeth - Deliverance
Opeth - Morningrise
Shadows Fall - The War Within
And a Belphegor album

But at hmv or cd plus, id be buying 3-4 CDs

[QUOTE=Deth]Thunder Bay is about the coolest city name ever. I tend to do my buying at FYE, which has a decent metal section which I'm willing to pay an extra 2 or 3 dollars for.[/QUOTE]

Ive never went to an FYE

WHOOO! This thread hit the 11,000 mark

It's an American chain. It's OK, for some reason some are great and others are terrible.

Does anyone here have Orchid? If so I would really like to trade for it.

I do indeed. I won't be able to trade right now, but if you give me a day or so I can YSI if you like.

[QUOTE=Deth]I do indeed. I won't be able to trade right now, but if you give me a day or so I can YSI if you like.[/QUOTE]

Mind sending a link my way?

[email]nightrise713@gmail.com[/email]

I only plan on downloading requiem

[QUOTE=Thor]Does anyone here have Orchid? If so I would really like to trade for it.[/QUOTE]
Ill trade with you on AIM. my aim is m0rningrise

:upset:
/feels left out

[QUOTE=aphotic__713]24.99 is a decent price. [/QUOTE]

Yes, but then theres 15% tax. Well, where I live.

[QUOTE=aphotic__713]I was going to say im Canadian but i see you are too :lol:

The reason it was 45$ was because it was HMV. I usually buy CDs From A&B music but i think it closed down. And they didnt have orchid at CD plus, so i just bought a wintersun CD.

HMV sucks[/QUOTE]
Where are you at in Canada? Thats the exact situation that happened to me, except my Orchid was a little cheaper. CD Plus is usually the best for me, but their selection just can't compare, but the prices blow HMVs away.

I know this has probably been done here before, but what is your least favorite Opeth "epic" song? "Epic" as in not including the short instrumentals.

I would say The Grand Conjuration. Whereas other Opeth songs like Dirge or SPD just don't do that much for me, they're still very pleasant and not bad or anything. But TGC is what worries me about Opeth's newest direction. It seems so prepackaged for MTV2 and all the mainstream metal scene, it's really sad. Plus, they repeat the main riff too much and overall it's way too simple and boring.

My least favorite Opeth song basically. All of their stuff is pretty epic sounding. it's hard to say, I can't think of even a least favorite, with Opeth there's the ones I really like, and then the very-slightly-less-good-ones.

[QUOTE=ok lateralus]I know this has probably been done here before, but what is your least favorite Opeth "epic" song? "Epic" as in not including the short instrumentals.

I would say The Grand Conjuration. Whereas other Opeth songs like Dirge or SPD just don't do that much for me, they're still very pleasant and not bad or anything. But TGC is what worries me about Opeth's newest direction. It seems so prepackaged for MTV2 and all the mainstream metal scene, it's really sad. Plus, they repeat the main riff too much and overall it's way too simple and boring.[/QUOTE]
I still don't get how anything about TGC is "prepacked for MTV and the mainstream metal scene."

My least favorite epic song...probably Dirge for November.

My least favorite would probably be The Funeral Portrait or The Baying of The Hounds. The riffage in TFP just annoys me and the lyrics in TBOTH seem kind of cheesy to me.

[I]I hear the baying of the hounds, in the distance, I hear them devouring..[/I]

I mean come on, have any of you ever been hunting with dogs? They do nothing of the sort.

[QUOTE=ok lateralus]I know this has probably been done here before, but what is your least favorite Opeth "epic" song? "Epic" as in not including the short instrumentals,[/QUOTE]


you need a hobby

[QUOTE=Dunkelheit509]Where are you at in Canada? Thats the exact situation that happened to me, except my Orchid was a little cheaper. CD Plus is usually the best for me, but their selection just can't compare, but the prices blow HMVs away.[/QUOTE]

I stated where i was from a few posts ago. NW Ontario.


I find that the CD plus i go has much more CDs than HMV.

EDIT:

Your the top poster of the thread man