IMO orchid has the best guitar out of all the Opeth albums

hmm, i think still life is better (my favourite opeth observation)

lol i knew somebody would say that, yeah it is fantastic, moonlapse vertigo has insane guitar

yep, Moonlapse is my favourite song, fun to play too

Hmm, I don't think I could pick a favourite song off all the albums, I don't really know Still Life and Orchid well enough to pick one.
But as for the others:

Morningrise - [i]The Night and the Silent Water[/i] (actually one of my favourite Opeth songs ever)
My Arms Your Hearse - [i]Demon of the Fall[/i] (this one changes often enough)
Blackwater Park - [i]The Funeral Portrait[/i] (again, one of my favourite ever Opeth songs)
Deliverance - [i]By the Pain I See in Others[/i] (my favourite Opeth song atm, though it doesn't seem to be as popular amonst others)
****ation - [i]Windowpane[/i] (possibly the best melodic song, ever)

Recently all I've been listening to is Morningrise, and it has quickly become my favourite album. The quality is not that bad at all, and I think the vocals have a lot of emotion in them. The guitar harmonies are amazing too, depite what Mikael said about them. [i]Black Rose Immortal[/i] is an amazing song, I love it so much, but [i]The Night and the Silent Water[/i] has to be my favourite song. Though not many others seem to like it as much.

[QUOTE=bahamut_0] I don't really know Still Life and Orchid well enough to pick one.

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Oddly enough, those are my two favorite albums by Opeth (Out of the 6 I have)

Still Life is my favourite, it has, the moor, an opeth fan favourite. It has godhead's lament, an amazing song (listening to it now). Benighted and face of melinda, 2 beautifully mellow songs, probably 2 of Opeth's best on the softer side. Moonlapse vertigo. MY FAVOURITE OPETH SONG!!!:). Serenity painted death, second favourite, hehe. and White cluster, such an emotionally beautiful song once again.

Still Life definatly is my favourite, rock forthward opeth :) \m/

Picked up "Deliverance" today

awesome

guys, i need help, i am converting someone into an opeth fan, they really like patterns in the ivy 2, hope leaves, and most of their softer stuff. but i need to introduce them to the heavier side, and i was thinking drapery falls maybe? i need a song that is a good introductory song for their heavy side

I havent heard Orchid and Morningrise yet.So....

My Arms, Your Hearse-When(my first Opeth song, I knew my life was going to change once I heard it)
Still Life-The Moor
Blackwater Park-The Leper Affinity(fav. Opeth track ever.Nothing puts me in a trance like this song.I admit I almost cried the first time I heard it when I was high.)
Deliverance-Deliverance
****ation-In My Time of Need

[QUOTE=Grey Incision]awesome

guys, i need help, i am converting someone into an opeth fan, they really like patterns in the ivy 2, hope leaves, and most of their softer stuff. but i need to introduce them to the heavier side, and i was thinking drapery falls maybe? i need a song that is a good introductory song for their heavy side[/QUOTE]

The Drapery Falls is only heavy for a couple minutes.Most of it is soft.I'd say The Leper Affinity, Deliverance, When, Demon of the Fall, April Ethereal.If I had to pick out of those, go with The Leper Affinity.

[QUOTE=Grey Incision]awesome

guys, i need help, i am converting someone into an opeth fan, they really like patterns in the ivy 2, hope leaves, and most of their softer stuff. but i need to introduce them to the heavier side, and i was thinking drapery falls maybe? i need a song that is a good introductory song for their heavy side[/QUOTE]

Face of Melinda? No growling in it though...

Possibly Dirge for November then.

[QUOTE=Grey Incision]awesome

guys, i need help, i am converting someone into an opeth fan, they really like patterns in the ivy 2, hope leaves, and most of their softer stuff. but i need to introduce them to the heavier side, and i was thinking drapery falls maybe? i need a song that is a good introductory song for their heavy side[/QUOTE]
I'd say Wreath, Deliverance, or By the Pain I See in Others. Deliverance(IMO) contained the heaviest stuff they've done.

Edit: I misread...you want an intro to the heaviness. I'd second The Drapery Falls and The Leper Affinity, and also add:

White Cluster
Karma
Demon of the Fall
Nectar
Godhead's Lament
Blackwater Park
Moonlapse Vertigo

I'd say the Moor. It's nice and progressive, the intro is ridiculously cool, and it's balanced enough to not completely destroy the poor listener. I played that for someone who hadn't liked Opeth at first, and he liked it alot. Maybe Drapery Falls and then that?

Bleak... :thumb:

[QUOTE=Det_Nosnip]I'd say the Moor. It's nice and progressive, the intro is ridiculously cool, and it's balanced enough to not completely destroy the poor listener. I played that for someone who hadn't liked Opeth at first, and he liked it alot. Maybe Drapery Falls and then that?[/QUOTE]
The Moor... that's the first Opeth song I ever heard off the first album I ever heard. Needless to say I like it alot.

yeah, might go the moor, if it's any help, the person normally listens to indie sort of stuff. and when i said i was introducing the person to Opeth's heavier side, i actually did mean introduce, i'm not going to make them listen to wreath or demon of the fall straight away, that would put them off instantly.........the moor seems a good choice

"when" got me into Opeth instantly.

The Moor for sure, it is the best for this person in so many ways

maybe masters apprentices?? I know its really heavy but its got a realy beautiful soft part in the middle.

hmm, maybe, but i think i need a song that has the heavier part in the middle, and a softer/lighter start, that's why i thought of drapery falls, the moor is a good choice, so is dirge for november

first heavy opeth song i heard was deliverance

what would be your favourite Opeth instrumental? Mine would be Madrigal, its beautiful and fits straight into the next track on the album, April Ethereal

Ending Credits is the first thing that springs to mind....I love that smooth guitar line. :cool:

Been rather quiete on the Opeth front lately....what ARE those guys up to? Supposed to be working on a new album and securing a new label, but it bothers me that we pretty much haven't heard a peep since Dimebag died (RIP).

maybe they are grieving....................

[QUOTE=opeth_oasis]what would be your favourite Opeth instrumental? Mine would be Madrigal, its beautiful and fits straight into the next track on the album, April Ethereal[/QUOTE]

actually, the amen corner is the next song on the album. april ethereal is after prologue.

my favourite instrumental(s) would have to be, epilogue and silhoutte

oh **** im wrong, thats what i meant, im way over my head. Epilogue is fantastic, great harmonies.

[QUOTE=opeth_oasis]oh **** im wrong, thats what i meant, im way over my head. Epilogue is fantastic, great harmonies.[/QUOTE]

yeah, it's also a really fun song to play:)

I always thought For Absent Friends was their best acoustic instumental?

Do you guys think its under-rated? its simple yet (as Opeth does) conveys so much emotion. I guess it must have been the synth stuff they used on Deliverance.

opinions?

I like Credence. It almost sounds like a jam, but really well organised. Plus i can play it \m/ (its not hard xD). Its not really an instrumental, but meh.