[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.

then its not opeth :thumb:

I just downloaded Orchid again.

In The Mist She Was Standing

I kind of get lost in the songs on MAYH and Orchid...they don't hold me like the others do. Even Black Rose Immortal, through all its random twists and turns, keeps my attention. That's why they're at the bottom of my list.

Despite the lengthyness of Opeth, they do manage to keep it fresh with all their sudden twists and turns I find. Never a dull moment.:chug: :chug:

[QUOTE=Vegetaman]Despite the lengthyness of Opeth, they do manage to keep it fresh with all their sudden twists and turns I find. Never a dull moment.:chug: :chug:[/QUOTE]

The only repetitive parts i can remember by Opeth are one in BWP (song) the acoustic part, and the ending of Deliverance, which is amazing.

It seems everytime I listen to one of their lengthy songs, I notice something in the song I didn't the last time I listened to it.

Strange.

Things like the ending of Deliverance (the song) WOULD be boring, if not for the awesome drumming that Martin Lopez spices it up with.

^^ Martin was the MAN :(

[QUOTE=Kreator2112]It seems everytime I listen to one of their lengthy songs, I notice something in the song I didn't the last time I listened to it.[/QUOTE]

This is definitely true, each time you listen to an Opeth song, youll make some new amazing guitar or lyrical line and learn to appreciate the song in new ways. Id prefer if they kept with longer songs because of this - also shorter Opeth songs dont have the epicness, atmosphere and feeling that length allows to build up.

I still think the end of Harlequin Forest goes on [I]way[/I] too long. Otherwise a great track. Opeth songs just don't seem to last as long as they actually are - Bleak, To Bid You Farewell, The Drapery Falls, Master's Apprentices etc etc all seem a reasonable length to listen to.

I listened to "Temple Of Love (92 remix)" the other day, and it's only just over 8 mins long but seemed to last [I]forever[/I]! That's the difference between Opeth and lesser bands