[QUOTE=Killtacular]Pffffffffffft.

Go listen to your Ghost Reveries, nubcake.


On a side note, My Arms, Your Hearse finally clicked with me. It's in my top 3 now.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it did that with me too. I used to consider MR a lot higher and MAYH was much lower down. They sort of swapped positions over time.

SL>GR>MAYH>D2>BP>D2>MR>O

MAYH was the first Opeth album that clicked with me.

That album clicked with me, and clicked hard.

the first one that clicked with me was deliverance, then still life \m/ awesome albums

My dad introduced me to Opeth. The first album that I heard was Damnation. I fell in love with that cd. Then my dad showed me Deliverance, and I couldn't even believe it was the same band, but nonetheless, I was blown away. I currently own all 8 albums and I think they're all classics, but I would have to say Blackwater Park and Morningrise are my favorites.

1. BWP
2. SL
3. Damnation
4. MAYH
----------------- big dropoff
5. MR
6. Deliverence
-------------------- bigger dropoff
7. Ghost Reveries
8. Orchid

I still love Orchid though, I just love the others more.

[QUOTE=Blackest_Eyes]My dad introduced me to Opeth. The first album that I heard was Damnation. I fell in love with that cd. Then my dad showed me Deliverance, and I couldn't even believe it was the same band, but nonetheless, I was blown away. I currently own all 8 albums and I think they're all classics, but I would have to say Blackwater Park and Morningrise are my favorites.[/QUOTE]
That is one awesome dad. My dad listens to really old country... :upset:

I bought the Ghost Reveries CD last week and was constantly playing Ghost of Perdition, The Grand Conjuration, and The Baying of The Hounds. The singing is decent but I don't think I'll ever be buying the Damnation CD because I like Opeth the best when the singer growls. Are there any Opeth albums where all the singer does is growl because if so I'd like to get that CD.

No, most of their songs contain growling and sung passages. Pick up Blackwater Park though...the growls he does on that album are absolutely freaking scary.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]No, most of their songs contain growling and sung passages. Pick up Blackwater Park though...the growls he does on that album are absolutely freaking scary.[/QUOTE]
I heard the Deliverance album was the heaviest. Would you suggest that over Blackwater Park?

If you want the heaviness of it, yeah. Get My Arms, Your Hearse too. Tied with Deliverance for heaviness and amount of growls.

Deliverance is a bit more straight-forward heavy and brutal. MAYH is more of an artistic, emotional heaviness.

Yeah, that's very true.

[QUOTE=pate]1. BWP
2. SL
3. Damnation
4. MAYH
----------------- big dropoff
5. MR
6. Deliverence
-------------------- bigger dropoff
7. Ghost Reveries
8. Orchid

I still love Orchid though, I just love the others more.[/QUOTE]
You're feakin' crazy.

How so?

I understand that a lot of Opeth fans don't care for Ghost Reveries, but ranking Orchid as their worst album ever is flat out unacceptable.

Orchid's their best IMO. I don't dislike Ghost Reveries, but It's not on my top list. BWP is probably my second.

Worst is a relative term. I said I still love it, but I love the others more.

Being the worst Opeth album is like being the worst $2000 PRS guitar: it's still pretty ****ing awesome.

What don't you like about Orchid?

Hm, let's see if I can make a list. It will be my first one ever here.

1. Orchid
2. Ghost Reveries
3. My Arms, Your Hearse
4. Morningrise
5. Damnation
6. Blackwater Park
7. Deliverance
8. Still Life

I think that will suffice. The first four are really hard for me to rank amongst each other. I'm sure my list will be different simply because I ranked GR so high and Still Life so low.

[QUOTE=SilentScream]What don't you like about Orchid?[/QUOTE]

I love it, and now that I think about it, I would put it above GR.

It's really a great, great album, but I feel that the others are better.

Oh, okay. My list would go something like this:

Orchid
Black Water Park
Damnation
Deliverance
Morningrise
Ghost Reveries
My Arms, Your Hearse (I just cracked this CD yesterday. :()

I've never heard Still Life though.

Ooh, you need to.

I went through BWP and SL back-to-back earlier today...2+ hours of non-stop awesomeness.

[QUOTE=ShadowsFallen]Hm, let's see if I can make a list. It will be my first one ever here.

1. Orchid
2. Ghost Reveries
3. My Arms, Your Hearse
4. Morningrise
5. Damnation
6. Blackwater Park
7. Deliverance
8. Still Life

I think that will suffice. The first four are really hard for me to rank amongst each other. I'm sure my list will be different simply because I ranked GR so high and Still Life so low.[/QUOTE]
And you call yourself a fan....


Here's my awesometastic list:

1. Still Life
2. Deliverance
3. My Arms, Your Hearse
4. Damnation
5. Morningrise
6. Blackwater Park (tongue my butt)
7. Orchid
8. Ghost Reveries

Pretty nice list. Swap Deliverence with BWP and you've just about got my list.

[QUOTE=Killtacular]And you call yourself a fan....


Here's my awesometastic list:

1. Still Life
2. Deliverance
3. My Arms, Your Hearse
4. Damnation
5. Morningrise
6. Blackwater Park (tongue my butt)
7. Orchid
8. Ghost Reveries[/QUOTE]
That's the worst list in the history of lists. :mad:

[QUOTE=ShadowsFallen]I understand that a lot of Opeth fans don't care for Ghost Reveries, but ranking Orchid as their worst album ever is flat out unacceptable.[/QUOTE]

Why? The songwriting dosn't hold my interest as much as every other release.

Putting Deliverance in the top 3 is hilarious too. It just screams "We rushed this album and put parts together regardless of how much they might fit". The band even mostly agrees.

Strongest releases: Still Life, Ghost Reveries, My Arms Your Hearse and Damnation.

Inconsistant but still awesome release: Blackwater Park.

Lacking releases: Morningrise, Orchird, Deliverance.

Even the lacking releases have awesome songs, or parts of songs in them, bare in mind. And many, many metal bands would do well to release albums of even that quality.

[QUOTE=bluewizard]I heard the Deliverance album was the heaviest. Would you suggest that over Blackwater Park?[/QUOTE]

I think there's less singing in that one, so if that's your thing, by all means get Deliverance. I personally don't think the songwriting is as good, and the growls are a lot better on BWP, but there's a few who will disagree with me.

Ben, you have no right to rank Still Life so low, you fool.

[QUOTE=ShadowsFallen]Hm, let's see if I can make a list. It will be my first one ever here.

1. Orchid
2. Ghost Reveries
3. My Arms, Your Hearse
4. Morningrise
5. Damnation
6. Blackwater Park
7. Deliverance
8. Still Life

I think that will suffice. The first four are really hard for me to rank amongst each other. I'm sure my list will be different simply because I ranked GR so high and Still Life so low.[/QUOTE]
Well, I think that rating Still Life as their worst ever is unacceptable. I'm not an old-skool fan, though, so I'm obviously not as badazz.

[QUOTE=Kage]Well, I think that rating Still Life as their worst ever is unacceptable. I'm not an old-skool fan, though, so I'm obviously not as badazz.[/QUOTE]
Meh. Still Life remains my favourite too, I also think that it doesn't deserve to be at the bottom.