Author Topic: The Official Opeth Thread: New Album now streaming (Read 350960 times)

lateralus88 · « **Reply #140 on:** March 27, 2011, 02:16:52 AM »

Quote from: Zantera on March 26, 2011, 06:46:36 PM

Watershed is solid, but it doesn't have a single song that I have a big urge to listen to.
It's like 7 good songs, but none that would make it to my top20-25 Opeth-songs.

Coil/Heir Apparent
The Lotus Eater
Burden
Hessian Peel

I have no idea what you are talking about. Those songs alone make for badass stand alone tracks, and Hessian Peel is easily a top 5 for me.

Porcelain Heart on the other hand, can go suck Asian wang.

Zydar · « **Reply #141 on:** March 27, 2011, 02:28:22 AM »

The Lotus Eater and Burden would make my Top 10.

Gadough · « **Reply #142 on:** March 27, 2011, 03:10:28 AM »

Quote from: Zantera on March 26, 2011, 06:46:36 PM

Watershed is solid, but it doesn't have a single song that I have a big urge to listen to.
It's like 7 good songs, but none that would make it to my top20-25 Opeth-songs.

I agree with this 100%

Zantera · « **Reply #143 on:** March 27, 2011, 03:24:08 AM »

And before someone dares me to do it, here are 25 songs (In no particular order) that would certainly be 'up there' for me:

In Mist She Was Standing
Under the Weeping Moon
The Night and the Silent Water
April Ethereal
When
The Amen Corner
Demon of the Fall
The Moor
Face of Melinda
Serenity Painted Death
Blackwater Park
The Drapery Falls
The Leper Affinity
Harvest
Deliverance
A Fair Judgement
Wreath
Masters Apprentices
Windowpane
Hope Leaves
Weakness
Ghost of Perdition
The Baying of the Hounds
Harlequin Forest
Isolation Years

Then there would probably be one or two Watershed-songs in the next 5, but still.
Making this list, I still had to leave out some really good songs, but I didn't really 'miss' anything from Watershed.

lateralus88 · « **Reply #144 on:** March 27, 2011, 03:57:41 AM »

Well, if nothing else, at least you have song from Orchid and Morningrise up there.

Zantera · « **Reply #145 on:** March 27, 2011, 04:06:40 AM »

Yeah because Orchid and Morningrise are both amazing, no matter what everyone else says.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #146 on:** March 27, 2011, 09:20:07 AM »

Morningrise can go suck a dick.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #147 on:** March 27, 2011, 11:30:48 AM »

...........

So anyway, I never see Godhead's Lament get talked about around here, unless I've been in a daze.

Godhead's Lament

Zantera · « **Reply #148 on:** March 27, 2011, 11:33:01 AM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on March 27, 2011, 09:20:07 AM

Morningrise can go suck a dick.

You're only embarrassing yourself.

LCArenas · « **Reply #149 on:** March 27, 2011, 12:22:56 PM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on March 27, 2011, 09:20:07 AM

Morningrise can go suck a dick.

YOU....

skydivingninja · « **Reply #150 on:** March 27, 2011, 12:52:12 PM »

IIRC Godhead's Lament is Sigz's favorite Opeth song.

Zantera: Sorry, forgot to put my trollface on...

Ravenheart · « **Reply #151 on:** March 27, 2011, 01:56:00 PM »

He makes a good choice, then

It's in my top 3 Opeth songs, if not my favorite.

Sigz · « **Reply #152 on:** March 27, 2011, 02:13:00 PM »

Indeed it is. It's the song that got me in to Opeth, and still remains my favorite. Seeing it live was one of the highlights of my life.

Scard · « **Reply #153 on:** March 28, 2011, 12:12:45 AM »

Seeing Opeth for the first time in July, so pumped!

Ħ · « **Reply #154 on:** March 28, 2011, 01:24:34 AM »

Ghost Reveries is not only Opeth's best album, but it sits comfortably in my top 5 of all time.

Riceball · « **Reply #155 on:** March 28, 2011, 02:35:05 AM »

Has there ever been an Opeth "Top X" in a similar vein to the one in the DT sub-forum?

If not, why the hell not they seem to be one of the most heavily debated bands here. Itd be really interesting to set up, say, a top 20 Opeth with write-ups, favourite moments etc.

Or am I talking out of my arse?

Zantera · « **Reply #156 on:** March 28, 2011, 02:47:59 AM »

There has been a Top-X Opeth-thread, even though I can't remember exactly who ran it.

Sigz · « **Reply #157 on:** March 28, 2011, 04:55:41 AM »

I believe it was TOX.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #158 on:** March 28, 2011, 05:44:24 AM »

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=7579.0

Boom.

zxlkho · « **Reply #159 on:** March 28, 2011, 04:24:33 PM »

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LieLowTheWantedMan · « **Reply #160 on:** March 28, 2011, 04:27:59 PM »

I HEAR THE BAYING OF THE HOOOOOOOOOOOOUNDS
IN THE DISTAAAANCE I HEAR THEM DEVOURIIIIING
PASS ME THE TACOS OF THE EARTH

Ravenheart · « **Reply #161 on:** March 28, 2011, 06:52:26 PM »

I listened to Watershed yesterday. I forgot how good it is

Then I listened to Damnation

Totally ethereal

ThroughHerEyesDude6 · « **Reply #162 on:** March 29, 2011, 10:00:57 AM »

Quote from: ravenheart on March 28, 2011, 06:52:26 PM

I listened to Watershed yesterday. I forgot how good it is

Then I listened to Damnation Totally ethereal

Good choice of words

bodiesinflight · « **Reply #163 on:** March 29, 2011, 11:13:57 AM »

How would we all feel if Opeth released a growl-free album?

Not Damnation-esque, still heavy...just no growls

zxlkho · « **Reply #164 on:** March 29, 2011, 11:25:07 AM »

Mikael's growls are probably the best thing about the band for me... so I'm not so sure.

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #165 on:** March 29, 2011, 11:29:44 AM »

Quote from: bodiesinflight on March 29, 2011, 11:13:57 AM

How would we all feel if Opeth released a growl-free album?

Not Damnation-esque, still heavy...just no growls

If one growl-free album means a higher probability of no more growl-free albums from now onward, I would be a little sad.

But I would not mind at all. They have made at least four truly amazing albums in their career, a feat unmatched by most.

ariich · « **Reply #166 on:** March 29, 2011, 11:58:10 AM »

Quote from: bodiesinflight on March 29, 2011, 11:13:57 AM

How would we all feel if Opeth released a growl-free album?

Not Damnation-esque, still heavy...just no growls

I have no preference towards or against growls, so I wouldn't really care. It would depend entirely on the quality of the music.

Zantera · « **Reply #167 on:** March 29, 2011, 12:23:03 PM »

Quote from: bodiesinflight on March 29, 2011, 11:13:57 AM

How would we all feel if Opeth released a growl-free album?

Not Damnation-esque, still heavy...just no growls

Then it would just be like every other metal-album?
I can't say that growls are the best thing that music offers, and I can't say that I dislike it either.
Done well - fantastic, Done poorly - then I don't really care for it.
Overall though, growls are a very huge part of the Opeth-sound, and them making a non-growl album is pretty much as exciting as Dream Theater making a non progressive album. (to give an example)

ariich · « **Reply #168 on:** March 29, 2011, 12:37:28 PM »

Quote from: Zantera on March 29, 2011, 12:23:03 PM

them making a non-growl album is pretty much as exciting as Dream Theater making a non progressive album. (to give an example)

And the problem with that would be?

The way I see it is this: I love lots of non-prog albums. I love lots of albums that have no growls. So if DT or Opeth were to release albums like that, then I can't see why I'd care in the slightest.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #169 on:** March 29, 2011, 12:38:45 PM »

Long as the music's good. I'm sure they could do a heavyish album with no growls. Demon of the Fall, When, Lotus Eater, and Bleak have heavy bits with clean vocals and they work brilliantly.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #170 on:** March 29, 2011, 01:16:18 PM »

Honestly, I think if Dream Theater made an album that veered away from prog, I'd be interested in them again $:-\$

Gadough · « **Reply #171 on:** March 29, 2011, 01:17:56 PM »

Quote from: bodiesinflight on March 29, 2011, 11:13:57 AM

How would we all feel if Opeth released a growl-free album?

Not Damnation-esque, still heavy...just no growls

I don't particularly want them to, but if they did, I think I would enjoy it. At the very least, I'd give it a chance. I think they could pull it off.

lateralus88 · « **Reply #172 on:** March 29, 2011, 01:24:41 PM »

Having no growls would be completely contradictory to what Opeth's signature sound is. I know, you can make the argument that there is no specific sound for prog since it's all about change, progressing and moving forward with new ideas. But with Opeth, the growls represent something much more than sheer brutality and anger much like most death metal bands are going for. The growls in Opeth (at least to me) are a representation of the ugly, dark and evil tones of their music while the clean vocals act as the beautiful, sad and often melancholic side of their music. To me, an Opeth album without any growls would be missing a large portion of their dimension and substance.

This is why Opeth remains my favourite band to play both progressive and death metal music. They aren't just using growls because "lol we play hevy mehtul".

Zantera · « **Reply #173 on:** March 29, 2011, 02:20:14 PM »

Quote from: ariich on March 29, 2011, 12:37:28 PM

Quote from: Zantera on March 29, 2011, 12:23:03 PM
them making a non-growl album is pretty much as exciting as Dream Theater making a non progressive album. (to give an example)
And the problem with that would be?

The way I see it is this: I love lots of non-prog albums. I love lots of albums that have no growls. So if DT or Opeth were to release albums like that, then I can't see why I'd care in the slightest.

Well true.
I'm all for artists trying new stuff, but after hearing bands like BTBAM and Opeth, heavy music (and now I mean real heavy) with normal vocals just comes off as very cheesy to me, and even though Åkerfeldt has a great voice, it would sound pretty.. lame.
The growls + the heavy music results in the heavy side of Opeth, if you take away the growls and add normal singing, it would sound like a band "trying to sound heavy, but melodic at the same time", something I personally don't like that much.

Gadough · « **Reply #174 on:** March 29, 2011, 05:03:45 PM »

Lat raises an excellent point.

@Zantera: Have you ever listened to Nevermore? They're a good example of a band that plays really heavy music with (mostly) clean vocals. They make it work.

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