Author Topic: The official Opeth thread v. Bring on the new album! (Read 193276 times)

Zydar · « **Reply #70 on:** August 10, 2012, 08:02:11 AM »

Quote from: Lynxo on August 10, 2012, 07:24:26 AM

That might be my most pretentious post ever. I'll just stop now.

Daniel Gildenlöw would be proud.

Big Hath · « **Reply #71 on:** August 10, 2012, 09:37:37 AM »

Quote from: black_floyd on August 10, 2012, 04:06:41 AM

BtPISIO has an intro and verse 1-2 punch that I find to be the finest in Opeth's entire discography

1,000,000 million times this

that intro kicks serious astronomy

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #72 on:** August 11, 2012, 04:32:04 AM »

I just realized... I completely forgot to yak about Blackwater Park in my last post!

Quote from: black_floyd on August 10, 2012, 04:06:41 AM

BWP will likely never be any worse than tied for #1 as far as my Opeth rankings go. Although Demon of the Fall was the first Opeth song I ever heard, and I loved it instantly, it was Bleak and TLA and Harvest that really won the war early on for Opeth becoming my favorite band since early '04.

My top two are kind of interchangeable right now - BWP and GR (with Still Life in the top 3). Bleak and Harvest reeled me in, The Leper Affinity and Blackwater Park threw their arms around me and wouldn't let me go. Not complaining at all, mind. Have a lot of love for The Drapery Falls and The Funeral Portrait too. Just a stellar album.

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #73 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:01:11 AM »

Yeah, TFP's solos are majestic. More people should wake up on that one.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #74 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:10:57 AM »

Jirpo · « **Reply #75 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:14:44 AM »

It's an incredible track but one of my least faves on the album

Not saying much though, the album is very even in quality.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #76 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:18:30 AM »

And very good too.

Zantera · « **Reply #77 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:22:29 AM »

Dirge For November and The Funeral Portrait are the songs that drags down BWP a bit for me. There's not much wrong with them, I just feel like the other songs are much better, and when it comes to the whole album, I think Opeth has stronger albums.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #78 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:29:59 AM »

And that's the lovely thing about opinions, folks.

Zantera · « **Reply #79 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:32:45 AM »

While we're on the subject of their albums, I would probably rank them something like this right now:

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

I really like them all though, even the lowest ones.

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #80 on:** August 11, 2012, 08:28:03 AM »

Time for album-by-album rankings!

Orchid first!

1. The Twilight is My Robe
2. Forest of October
3. The Apostle in Triumph
4. In the Mist She Was Standing
5. Silhouette
6. Requiem
7. Under the Weeping Moon

Zantera · « **Reply #81 on:** August 11, 2012, 08:34:29 AM »

1. In Mist She Was Standing
2. Under the Weeping Moon
3. Forest of October
4. Twilight is My Robe
5. Apostle in Triumph
6. Silhouette
7. Requiem

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #82 on:** August 11, 2012, 08:38:13 AM »

Thanks Zanta Claus! I wasn't expecting others to play along this quickly given Orchid's nearly black sheep status around here.

Zantera · « **Reply #83 on:** August 11, 2012, 09:16:38 AM »

Orchid is amazing.

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #84 on:** August 11, 2012, 09:22:50 AM »

Yep. I remember playing the Maidencore riff around the 5:47 mark for like 5 minutes straight the day I decided to work it out by ear. Not that it was hard or anything, I just never thought to before that.

Mosh · « **Reply #85 on:** August 11, 2012, 09:49:21 AM »

1. In Mist She Was Standing
2. Twilight is My Robe
3. Apostle in Triumph
4. Under the Weeping Moon
5. Forest of October
6. Silhouette
7. Requiem

I have a soft spot for Orchid, a fun album to listen to during the Winter.

The King in Crimson · « **Reply #86 on:** August 11, 2012, 11:03:33 AM »

Just listened to Orchid again because, fuck, it's been a year and a half since I've touched any of those songs. It's better than I remembered, but it still suffers from the same flaw I remember it having: the songs are all really long and not all of them fill up that time with um worthwhile material. What's weird about it is that UtWM is my favorite and it has that long, droning ambient section, so I'm probably just full of shit.

Here's how I'd rank it now.
1. Under The Weeping Moon
2. The Twilight Is My Robe
3. In Mist She Was Standing
4. The Apostle In Triumph
5. Silhouette
6. Forest of October
7. Requiem

MK_Ultra · « **Reply #87 on:** August 11, 2012, 12:01:46 PM »

I like songs from Orchid when they come up on shuffle but I rarely listen to the album.
1. The Twilight Is My Robe
2. The Apostle In Triumph
3. Under The Weeping Moon
4. In The Mist She Was Standing
5. Forest Of October
6. Silhouette
7. Requiem

KevShmev · « **Reply #88 on:** August 11, 2012, 12:25:05 PM »

Quote from: Lynxo on August 10, 2012, 07:24:26 AM

My favorite albums are Ghost Reveries, Blackwater Park and Watershed. I love every single song on them.

With that being said...I think that Damnation holds up better for me than any of those albums. There's just something magical about the simplicity of it all. The strong melodies, Mikael's beautiful voice, Steven Wilson's harmonies, the never-ending Mellotron... To me, it feels like the most personal album Mikael has ever written. I love listening to it with headphones, with a glass of wine and the raining pooring outside. Most Opeth albums are like rides, like taking a trip to your favorite place. Damnation is like taking a trip inside the mind of a very tormented but still beautiful individual.

That might be my most pretentious post ever. I'll just stop now.

Pretentious or not, it was well said. I love me some Damnation as well. For what it is, it is absolutely terrific, and looking at my iTunes, my seven most-listened-to Opeth tracks are from Damnation.

Mladen · « **Reply #89 on:** August 11, 2012, 01:22:33 PM »

I'll give this a whirl, the album is quite fresh in my memory, even though I didn't like it that much...

1. The Twilight is my robe
2. In mist she was standing
3. The Apostle in triumph
4. Under the weeping moon
5. Forest of October
6. Requiem
7. Silhouette

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #90 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:32:16 PM »

I can't participate yet, as I haven't given the first three any spins.

Ultimetalhead · « **Reply #91 on:** August 11, 2012, 06:19:02 PM »

Man I miss Opeth.

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #92 on:** August 11, 2012, 06:35:43 PM »

Like the traditional prog/death style or did someone gank your iPod?

Zantera · « **Reply #93 on:** August 12, 2012, 02:34:00 AM »

I assume he's talking about the "RORORORO *some acoustic guitars* RORORORO *some riffing* CLEAN VOCALS"-Opeth.

Xanthul · « **Reply #94 on:** August 12, 2012, 03:35:50 AM »

That's Bleak, right?

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #95 on:** August 12, 2012, 04:02:33 AM »

Edit: Back when the RAH DVD first came out, I watched it... dug some of the stuff but nothing to really make me say "I need to check these dudes out." That didn't really happen until probably the beginning of this year, maybe February... Anyway, I watched the DVD again tonight and HOLY SHIT... can you say religious experience? WOW.

Wish they would've played something different from Damnation besides Hope Leaves. It's a good song, though, don't get me wrong... I just think In My Time Of Need would've been a better choice. This may also prompt me listening to the first three albums finally.

? · « **Reply #96 on:** August 12, 2012, 10:41:33 AM »

My Orchid ranking:

1. Forest of October
2. In Mist She Was Standing
3. The Twilight is My Robe
4. Under the Weeping Moon
5. Silhouette
6. The Apostle in Triumph
7. Requiem

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #97 on:** August 12, 2012, 10:48:14 AM »

Morningrise time!

I still hope to see other folks posting their Orchid rankings but I just had an itch to post my Morningrise list since I wasn't sure how long we'd have a steady stream of Orchid lists given its bottom-tier status around here.

1. The Night and the Silent Water
2. Nectar
3. To Bid You Farewell
4. Black Rose Immortal
5. Advent

Zantera · « **Reply #98 on:** August 12, 2012, 10:52:13 AM »

1. The Night and the Silent Water (top10 Opeth song overall)
2. Advent
3. Black Rose Immortal
4. To Bid You Farewell
5. Nectar

? · « **Reply #99 on:** August 12, 2012, 10:56:55 AM »

Hmm, let's see...

1. Advent
2. Black Rose Immortal
3. The Night and the Silent Water
4. To Bid You Farewell
5. Nectar

MK_Ultra · « **Reply #100 on:** August 12, 2012, 11:40:37 AM »

1. To Bid You Farewell
2. Advent
3. Black Rose Immortal
4. The Night And The Silent Water
5. Nectar

darkshade · « **Reply #101 on:** August 12, 2012, 12:54:01 PM »

1. To Bid You Farewell
2. Advent
3. The Night And The Silent Water
4. Black Rose Immortal
5. Nectar

Jirpo · « **Reply #102 on:** August 12, 2012, 08:14:59 PM »

1. Black Rose Immortal
2. The Night and the Silent Water
3. Advent
4. To Bid Your Farewell
5. Nectar

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #103 on:** August 14, 2012, 07:51:37 PM »

Time for My Arms Your Hearse rankings!

1. When
2. Demon of the Fall
3. Karma
4. Madrigal
5. April Ethereal
6. The Amen Corner
7. Prologue
8. Epilogue
9. Credence

glaurung · « **Reply #104 on:** August 14, 2012, 08:00:40 PM »

Sorry i need to get in my opinion/troll post

1. To Bid You Farewell

2. Night at the Silent Water
3. lol
4. lol
5. lol

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Author Topic: The official Opeth thread v. Bring on the new album! (Read 193276 times)