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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #105 on: August 14, 2012, 08:10:28 PM »
Morningrise

1. Nectar
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3. To Bid You Farewell
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #106 on: August 14, 2012, 08:33:33 PM »
So what's so bad about Nectar? There are about three DTFers other than me that I've ever seen speak well of it and everyone else generally lists it no better than second worst on Morningrise. I don't have any problem with folks liking the other 3 or 4 better but I'm honestly curious to hear what are the dealbreakers for it in each individual DTFer's opinion.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #107 on: August 14, 2012, 11:18:58 PM »
There's nothing wrong with Nectar, it's just unremarkable. Especially when compared to the other 4 songs on Morningrise.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #108 on: August 14, 2012, 11:30:13 PM »
There's nothing wrong with Nectar, it's just unremarkable. Especially when compared to the other 4 songs on Morningrise.

Its remarkably good. The bass in,perticular is great. I really enjoy the riffs and the chord progressions.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #109 on: August 15, 2012, 01:33:45 AM »
There's nothing wrong with Nectar, it's just unremarkable. Especially when compared to the other 4 songs on Morningrise.

This. I've heard it 25-30 times and I still can't remember much about it.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #110 on: August 15, 2012, 02:27:50 AM »
8:02

"SMI-LING IN THE MIDST OF THE MOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

And then that exquisite melodic section that immediately follows it. Good lord! Awesome overload.

Also, when the next section kicks in at 8:53, I'm beyond shocked that I've never heard anyone note that as foreshadowing for 2:17 of Demon of the Fall.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #111 on: August 15, 2012, 03:10:52 AM »
Nectar is an amazing song - I consider almost every opeth album very consistent, so there really is no or little difference between top and bottom spots.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #112 on: August 15, 2012, 03:26:28 AM »
Same here, Wyatt Jirp. Aside from Atonement, The Drapery Falls, half of Watershed, and Marrow of the Earth, the entire remainder of their discog is quite evenly-keeled for me. Shit, the door's not even closed for Marrow since I hated that whole album 6 months ago so who knows what the future holds?
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #113 on: August 15, 2012, 03:46:10 AM »
What's wrong with The Drapery Falls?  ::)

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #114 on: August 15, 2012, 03:46:42 AM »
And Atonement? I love them both. 
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #115 on: August 15, 2012, 03:58:39 AM »
Morningrise ranking:

1. To bid you farewell
2. The Night and the silent water
3. Advent
4. Nectar
5. Black rose immortal

It's a damn good album.  :metal

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #116 on: August 15, 2012, 04:03:06 AM »
On a second thought, I would maybe rank Nectar above TBYF but the other songs are simply better. I do love the last few minutes of the song starting with the acoustic section, though. Anyway, my Hearse ranking:

When
April Ethereal
Demon of the Fall
Epilogue
Karma
Credence
The Amen Corner
Madrigal
Prologue

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #117 on: August 15, 2012, 04:17:27 AM »
What's wrong with The Drapery Falls?  ::)

Nothing. I think it's a lovely song and do like it overall but it's probably my least favorite on BWP because I find it drags a little bit during the first half and even though it's a signature of Opeth's sound to wear out a song's main anthem through repetition while the drums, bass, and sometimes 2nd guitar go off with their own embellishments, I guess I'm just not smitten with this anthem in particular to enjoy how much it's emphasized and repeated. For that reason, there's separation between TDF and the other 7 songs thereby making it one of the few cases in Opeth's discog where I don't have a consistent opinion of an album's tracks which was the criteria set forth by Jirpo that I was referring to when I voiced that opinion. It wasn't me saying I disliked it overall.

And Atonement? I love them both. 

Not a whole lot. In fact it pleasantly comes off as SuperMario64DesertLevelcore but once the soothing chill factor subsides, it just doesn't fuck my ears the way the rest of their discog does. It's probably tied with Marrow of the Earth for the title of being my least favorite Opeth song.

Lastly, will someone please comment on the Nectar/Demon of the Fall similarities I mentioned a few posts ago?
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #118 on: August 15, 2012, 04:29:51 AM »
1. Demon of the Fall
2. Karma
3. When
4. The Amen Corner
5. April Ethereal
6. Credence
7. Epilogue
8. Madrigal
9. Prologue

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #119 on: August 15, 2012, 05:50:56 AM »
This ranking I'm not to sure about since MAYH is probably the album I've listened to least other than Heritage.
1. Demon Of The Fall
2. The Amen Corner
3. April Ethereal
4. When
5. Karma
6. Credence
7. Madrigal
8. Epilogue
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #120 on: August 15, 2012, 06:07:39 AM »
1. When
2. April Ethereal
3. Demon of the Wall
4. The Amen Corner
5. Creedence
6. Karma
7. Epilogue
8. Prologue
9. Madrigal

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #121 on: August 15, 2012, 06:09:23 AM »
Lastly, will someone please comment on the Nectar/Demon of the Fall similarities I mentioned a few posts ago?

NO

MAYH ranking will be difficult, as its probably my favorite Opeth album now.

When
April Ethereal
Karma
Demon of the Fall
Credence
The Amen Corner
Epilogue
Madrigal
Prologue

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #122 on: August 15, 2012, 06:16:30 AM »
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #123 on: August 15, 2012, 06:19:44 AM »
Cut it out with the red, you're giving me a headache.  ;D I'd address the similarities if I gave the songs a few more listens. I don't know about ranking the songs on MAYH, except that I know April ethereal is my favorite.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #124 on: August 15, 2012, 06:30:02 AM »
Calm down man. If I didn't know any better I'd say you were seeing red.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #125 on: August 15, 2012, 06:36:45 AM »
Calm down man. If I didn't know any better I'd say you were seeing red.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #126 on: August 15, 2012, 06:37:20 AM »
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #127 on: August 15, 2012, 11:48:26 AM »
I need to re-listen to MA,YH again before I rank anything. Thing is, I JUST fell out of my Opeth mood. Maybe tomorrow night or something...

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #128 on: August 15, 2012, 11:52:07 AM »
I always have a hard time getting past Madrigal, but I guess my ranking would be something like this

1. When
2. April Ethereal
3. Demon of The Fall
4. Karma
5. The Amen Corner
6. Madrigal
7. Credence
8. Epilogue
9. Prologue
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #129 on: August 15, 2012, 11:53:40 AM »
MAYH is good, but the only songs I go back to a lot are The Amen Corner, Demon of the Fall and Credence.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #130 on: August 15, 2012, 01:04:46 PM »
Yeah, Orchid and MAYH  are the only Opeth I can't really get into.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #131 on: August 15, 2012, 01:07:32 PM »
I still need the first three albums. I'm really into Still Life at the moment, it has some great riffage.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #132 on: August 15, 2012, 01:17:41 PM »
Karma
When
Demon Of The Fall
April Ethereal
The Amen Corner
Credence
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Mardrigal
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #133 on: August 15, 2012, 07:49:52 PM »
MAYH is one of my top Opeth records.

Demon of the Fall
Karma
The Amen Corner (WAY too underrated, every second is brilliant)
April Ethereal
When
Epilogue
Credence (though the heavier version they used to play on tour into Bleak was awesome)

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #134 on: August 15, 2012, 08:25:41 PM »
Karma
When
Demon Of The Fall
April Ethereal
The Amen Corner
Credence
Epilogue

Mardrigal
Prologue

Fuck yeah! 0:55=my favorite transition in any song ever except for maybe when Any Colour You Like immediately starts following the ending of Us and Them.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #135 on: August 15, 2012, 11:18:53 PM »
Karma
When
Demon Of The Fall
April Ethereal
The Amen Corner
Credence
Epilogue

Mardrigal
Prologue

Fuck yeah! 0:55=my favorite transition in any song ever except for maybe when Any Colour You Like immediately starts following the ending of Us and Them.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #136 on: August 17, 2012, 02:15:02 AM »
Still Life ranking time!

1. Serenity Painted Death
2. The Moor
3. Godhead's Lament
4. Moonlapse Vertigo
5. Face of Melinda
6. White Cluster
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #137 on: August 17, 2012, 02:20:18 AM »
This is the first album that I could potentially rank since I know it, unlike the previous three. However, Still Life has always been kind of a whole thing for me, I can hardly tell what the different songs sound like from memory. Without cheating to check them, I'd probably do something like this:

The Moor
Moonlapse Vertigo
Face of Melinda
Serenity Pained Death
Godheads Lament
Benighted
White Cluster

After doing a quick check to identify them in my mind, it's kind of similar except Godhead might be second, I don't know. This is such a hard album to rank, it's incredibly consistent. It's definitely one of those cases in which ranking a song last doesn't mean anything because they are all excellent.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #138 on: August 17, 2012, 02:38:38 AM »
1. The Moor
2. Serenity Painted Death
3. Face of Melinda
4. Godheads Lament
5. White Cluster
6. Moonlapse Vertigo
7. Benighted

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Lost Control
« Reply #139 on: August 17, 2012, 02:50:02 AM »
1. The Moor
2. Serenity Painted Death
3. Godheads Lament
4. Face of Melinda
5. White Cluster
6. Moonlapse Vertigo
7. Benighted