[QUOTE=Kronos]Master's Apprentices is one of my fave tracks ever - I just love the crushingly heavy opening riff - and Martin Lopez's 32nd note double bass - awesome.
Pity about his problems and him leaving the band - he's my drumming idol. I expect his replacement is also very good ( I'll find out in November), what is it with Opeth and the name Martin? The replacement drummer's called Martin too, and none of them are english. It's like an english band having three members called Pascal or something...[/QUOTE]

His replacement is very good. I got to see him live at the Opeth/Nevermore show. Still it just won't be the same without Lopez.

Yea, he did a drum solo at that show. You can't really go wrong with Bloodbath.

[QUOTE=Spoonful of Shame]His replacement is very good. I got to see him live at the Opeth/Nevermore show. Still it just won't be the same without Lopez.[/QUOTE]
Does he play the drum parts exactly the same, or does he do his own thing (within limits)?

Probably within limits. It's kinda hard to play the exact same thing on every song.

[QUOTE=Kronos]Does he play the drum parts exactly the same, or does he do his own thing (within limits)?[/QUOTE]

Lets put it this way. I didn't notice any majors changes in the drums. It was an amazing show and the drums were no exception.

[QUOTE=Spoonful of Shame]Lets put it this way. I didn't notice any majors changes in the drums. It was an amazing show and the drums were no exception.[/QUOTE]

Sounds good! I wouldn't expect him to play exactly the same as Lopez - even he didn't play the songs identically live and studio, but hats off to him if the new guy can do it virtually the same; their songs are hard enough being mainly long with lots of different parts, but when you have to imitate another drummer's feel and style it must be much more difficult.

/looks forward to November even more now....

When do Gigantour tickets go on sale?

[QUOTE=Kronos]Sounds good! I wouldn't expect him to play exactly the same as Lopez - even he didn't play the songs identically live and studio, but hats off to him if the new guy can do it virtually the same; their songs are hard enough being mainly long with lots of different parts, but when you have to imitate another drummer's feel and style it must be much more difficult.

/looks forward to November even more now....[/QUOTE]

It was that I had read that Lopez was not there or I would not have noticed the difference. I'm more interested in how he is going to preform on the next studio album.

[QUOTE=JamJar]There's eight. You're missing Orchid, Morningrise and My Arms, Your Hearse.



I love it. It's so emotional.[/QUOTE]

He said IN all. Which means he knows there's 8, but only owns 5.

/grammer police ftw.

Pretty sure I'm going to Gigantour. If there's no tickets to a Jones Beach show (which I'm hoping will be one of the TBD dates), I'm pretty sure I'm gonna go to PNC.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]He said IN all. Which means he knows there's 8, but only owns 5.

/grammer police ftw.[/QUOTE]

Misreading ftl :(

My fault, there's suppose to be a comma. It won't let me edit it.

Im finding "To Bid You Farewell" a masterpiece right now. This song is amazing, I dislike new Opeth though, Ghost Reveries was horrid, IMO.

Ghost of Perdition, Reverie/Harlequin Forest, The Baying of the Hounds, and Beneath the Mire are all amazing songs off Ghost Reveries.

Overall, I think it is a really good album. Not a classic album or anything by Opeth's standards but has some amazing songs on it. \m/

btw, The Grand Conjuration is so heavy sounding live. Its intense.

I'd say it's about middle in my order of Opeth albums. It's got some amzing tracks (Isolation Years, Ghost Of Perdition) but also some not so good ones (The Grand Conjuration, Atonement) The songs generally drag on a bit for me though.

I'd still put it near the bottom..along with D1.

Yeah it's above D1 and the Orchid and Morningrise. The latter two do nothing for me at all.

I find Mikael's vocals on the new albums very annoying, personally. If you listen to "In Mist She Was Standing" and then "The Grand Conjuration", there's a huge difference.

MR is not anywhere near the bottom.

It's hard to make a bottom when all have such great elements.

Exactly. None of Opeth's albums are crappy or anything but when ranking them even the albums you would put on the bottom are still really good.

I have to go to work now, you guys have fun.

[QUOTE=BlackFire_]I find Mikael's vocals on the new albums very annoying, personally. If you listen to "In Mist She Was Standing" and then "The Grand Conjuration", there's a huge difference.[/QUOTE]
That's a little backwards. His vocals on Orchid and Morningrise were sloppy and unpolished while his voice on Ghost Reveries is near perfect.

I don't really care for GR as much as the earlier albums, (still good tho', esp. Harlequin Forest), and the video for TGC makes my flesh crawl - I quite liked the track until I saw it, now it's put me off

Yeah I know, it's pathetic. :-(

GR is at the very bottom for me now. After almost a year, there's [I]no[/I] songs I find myself going back to listen to.

I still love The Grand Conjuration. It's simple, yet asskickery, especially live. Video blows though.

GR is my second most frequented Opeth album.

Yeah, the only time I enjoy GR is when the songs are live. The material was ment for a stage, IMO.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]I still love The Grand Conjuration. It's simple, yet asskickery, especially live. Video blows though.[/QUOTE]

I thought the vid was decent, I dont get why everyone hates it. the intro is like 80% Shorter though lol.

EDIT: Upon looking at it again, I concur.

Really man...? That video was horrible. It had nothing to do with the song, and was incredibly cheesy.

See edit ^^

haha.

Oh ok. :p

Opeth was one of the first bands I started listening to when I was getting into metal. I really enjoy their music.

Ghost Reveries is above Orchid and My Arms Your Hearse for me, but below the rest.

[QUOTE=fwqhgads ²]Opeth was one of the first bands I started listening to when I was getting into metal. I really enjoy their music.[/QUOTE]

When did u get into music? First music I listened to was Metallica lol and Collective Soul.

I think I was about 8 or so.

The Grand Conjuration is a great example of Opeth's ability to write some truly evil sounding stuff. Demon of the Fall and title track off Blackwater Park are other good examples. In fact, BP is a candidate for my favourite Opeth song.

[QUOTE=VomitStainedCretin]In fact, BP is a candidate for my favourite Opeth song.[/QUOTE]

Awsome song. I love it. Very fun to play on the geetah aswell.

As much as I love Opeth, I do find, particularly on their longer songs, that I have trouble paying full attention to them. However, theyre so good this isnt really a problem.

BP is a long song I definitely dont have that problem with though.

The only long Opeth songs I have trouble with is the first two albums and Ghost Reveries. The rest is not over extended at all. Especially Still Life. That's an orgasmatron of an album.

Which particular songs off Ghost Reveries cause The Grand Conjuration is pretty much good the whole way through and most of Ghost of Perdition gets my full attention.

[QUOTE=VomitStainedCretin]As much as I love Opeth, I do find, particularly on their longer songs, that I have trouble paying full attention to them. However, theyre so good this isnt really a problem.[/QUOTE]
Same here, I wish they'd keep things short.