Author Topic: The Official Opeth Thread: New Album now streaming (Read 353642 times)

zerogravityfat · « **Reply #945 on:** June 13, 2011, 07:25:55 AM »

got my heritage tour tix, i am excite.

OsMosis2259 · « **Reply #946 on:** June 13, 2011, 07:59:41 AM »

Quote from: zerogravityfat on June 13, 2011, 07:25:55 AM

got my heritage tour tix, i am excite.

Sameee

Elsydeon · « **Reply #947 on:** June 13, 2011, 10:27:37 AM »

Is anyone else going to Hartford? I might be going solo...

Gadough · « **Reply #948 on:** June 13, 2011, 11:00:45 AM »

Here is Opeth's setlist at Bonnaroo from a few days ago:

01. The Grand Conjuration
02. Face Of Melinda
03. The Lotus Eater
04. In My Time Of Need
05. Master's Apprentices
06. The Drapery Falls
07. Hex Omega

Sauce: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159328

What an odd setlist. Not to say it's bad, (I love every one of those songs), but it seems like they threw all Opeth songs into a hat and chose 7 at random.

My friend was there and he said they kicked ass. He texted me during Master's Apprentices. I told him that he was seeing Opeth history, it being the first show with the new keyboardist. Lucky bastard.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #949 on:** June 13, 2011, 11:03:46 AM »

Replace Master's Apprentices with a better heavy song and The Grand Conjuration with a better heavy song like Ghost of Perdition and it would be perfect.

Gadough · « **Reply #950 on:** June 13, 2011, 11:06:31 AM »

I dunno man. Master's Apprentices is awesome. And The Grand Conjuration, for what it's worth, was probably a good opener.

Elsydeon · « **Reply #951 on:** June 13, 2011, 11:07:41 AM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on June 13, 2011, 11:03:46 AM

Replace Master's Apprentices with a better heavy song and The Grand Conjuration with a better heavy song like Ghost of Perdition and it would be perfect.

Those are great live songs! That's a good set, face of melinda

lateralus88 · « **Reply #952 on:** June 13, 2011, 11:08:25 AM »

inb4 people bitch about TGC being boring.

I fucking love that song, and seeing it live in 08 was so kickass.

Gadough · « **Reply #953 on:** June 13, 2011, 11:11:39 AM »

The Grand Conjuration is one of those songs that's much better if you're listening to the whole album instead of the song by itself.

zxlkho · « **Reply #954 on:** June 13, 2011, 11:12:15 AM »

Actually that song is much better when not listened to at all.

(kidding of course)

Xanthul · « **Reply #955 on:** June 13, 2011, 11:46:53 AM »

Just got home from buying the vinyl + DVD edition of Blackwater Park!!! I feel funny in the pants

Gadough · « **Reply #956 on:** June 13, 2011, 11:54:04 AM »

Don't worry, that's normal.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #957 on:** June 13, 2011, 12:16:03 PM »

The Grand Conjuration seems like an odd opener. Face of Melinda would be more logically placed near the end, like as the 5th or 6th song.

But hey, Opeth are like Cardcaptors: Expect the unexpected NOW.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #958 on:** June 13, 2011, 12:18:48 PM »

...did you really make a Cardcaptors reference? God what a terrible show.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #959 on:** June 13, 2011, 12:20:05 PM »

Yeah

I always thought the theme song was kinda catchy, though, or at least that little bit I quoted.

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #960 on:** June 13, 2011, 02:41:26 PM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on June 13, 2011, 11:03:46 AM

Replace Master's Apprentices with a better heavy song and The Grand Conjuration with a better heavy song like Ghost of Perdition and it would be perfect.

Master's Apprentices is INCREDIBLE! The Grand Conjuration blows though.

Zantera · « **Reply #961 on:** June 13, 2011, 03:48:13 PM »

I'm fairly sure that The Grand Conjuration is one of Mikael's favorite songs by the band, at least that's what I've collected from facts.
They have played it quite a lot live (compared to some other songs from GR), and I remember seeing an interview with Mikael where he talked about how evil the song was, and that he was very happy about writing it. (or something like that)

As for my own thoughts on the song: It's really great. Might get a bit repetitive, but I don't really listen to it on repeat, so it's not really an issue.

LieLowTheWantedMan · « **Reply #962 on:** June 13, 2011, 03:51:15 PM »

My problem with The Grand Conjuration is it just doesn't really have any great moments that stick out for me.

orcus116 · « **Reply #963 on:** June 13, 2011, 06:52:29 PM »

Quote from: TheOutlawXanadu on June 13, 2011, 02:41:26 PM

Quote from: skydivingninja on June 13, 2011, 11:03:46 AM
Replace Master's Apprentices with a better heavy song and The Grand Conjuration with a better heavy song like Ghost of Perdition and it would be perfect.

Master's Apprentices is INCREDIBLE! The Grand Conjuration blows though.

For some reason when you said you didn't like Deliverance I just figured you didn't like any songs off of it. Dunno why.

Pyroph · « **Reply #964 on:** June 13, 2011, 08:01:22 PM »

Quote from: lateralus88 on June 13, 2011, 11:08:25 AM

inb4 people bitch about TGC being boring.

I fucking love that song

lateralus88 · « **Reply #965 on:** June 14, 2011, 12:34:22 AM »

Quote from: LieLowTheWantedMan on June 13, 2011, 03:51:15 PM

My problem with The Grand Conjuration is it just doesn't really have any great moments that stick out for me.

WHISPERED CONJURATION A BELIEF TAKES FOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

CHOKING HAND TAPPING THE VEINS IN YOUR THROOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTT

Zydar · « **Reply #966 on:** June 14, 2011, 12:36:18 AM »

Quote from: LieLowTheWantedMan on June 13, 2011, 03:51:15 PM

My problem with The Grand Conjuration is it just doesn't really have any great moments that stick out for me.

My favourite moments in that song is the calm verses and then BAM! the heavy contrast of 'The eeeeeeeeyes of the deeeeviiiiiil!".

Xanthul · « **Reply #967 on:** June 14, 2011, 12:52:58 AM »

My favorite part of TGC is the drumming during the calm verses.

Zantera · « **Reply #968 on:** June 14, 2011, 05:11:03 AM »

What about the:
THEEEEE GRAAAAAAND COOOOOOONJUUUUURAAAATIOOOON-part?
That one is just epic.

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #969 on:** June 14, 2011, 02:47:40 PM »

Quote from: orcus116 on June 13, 2011, 06:52:29 PM

Quote from: TheOutlawXanadu on June 13, 2011, 02:41:26 PM
Quote from: skydivingninja on June 13, 2011, 11:03:46 AM
Replace Master's Apprentices with a better heavy song and The Grand Conjuration with a better heavy song like Ghost of Perdition and it would be perfect.

Master's Apprentices is INCREDIBLE! The Grand Conjuration blows though.

For some reason when you said you didn't like Deliverance I just figured you didn't like any songs off of it. Dunno why.

I like it now.

Dr. DTVT · « **Reply #970 on:** June 14, 2011, 03:02:01 PM »

Man, the tour dates don't work out for me at all. The closest dates are in the middle of the week. My only hope is that I'm just writing at that point and not teaching.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #971 on:** June 14, 2011, 03:06:56 PM »

Quote from: DTVT on June 14, 2011, 03:02:01 PM

Man, the tour dates don't work out for me at all. The closest dates are in the middle of the week. My only hope is that I'm just writing at that point and not teaching.

Remember in your late teens and 20's and the weekday concerts didn't mater. You were there. Now it's, "Damn, it's on a Tuesday?!" "I've got to get up a 5 am to work."

What the hell happened to me.

73109 · « **Reply #972 on:** June 14, 2011, 03:25:48 PM »

Quote from: DTVT on June 14, 2011, 03:02:01 PM

Man, the tour dates don't work out for me at all. The closest dates are in the middle of the week. My only hope is that I'm just writing at that point and not teaching.

Go the philly one. Friday night and that is only like a what? 3 hour drive?

toro · « **Reply #973 on:** June 14, 2011, 04:51:21 PM »

Quote from: Zydar on June 14, 2011, 12:36:18 AM

Quote from: LieLowTheWantedMan on June 13, 2011, 03:51:15 PM
My problem with The Grand Conjuration is it just doesn't really have any great moments that stick out for me.

My favourite moments in that song is the calm verses and then BAM! the heavy contrast of 'The eeeeeeeeyes of the deeeeviiiiiil!".

Fuck Yeah! I love that part.

glaurung · « **Reply #974 on:** June 14, 2011, 05:25:17 PM »

Quote from: kingshmegland on June 14, 2011, 03:06:56 PM

Quote from: DTVT on June 14, 2011, 03:02:01 PM
Man, the tour dates don't work out for me at all. The closest dates are in the middle of the week. My only hope is that I'm just writing at that point and not teaching.

Remember in your late teens and 20's and the weekday concerts didn't mater. You were there. Now it's, "Damn, it's on a Tuesday?!" "I've got to get up a 5 am to work." What the hell happened to me.

I have to get up at 3 AM for work so if there's a weekday concert I usually just don't go to sleep.

Worth it!

73109 · « **Reply #975 on:** June 14, 2011, 08:39:45 PM »

Letters, all I'm saying is that, while I want to have sex with Mikael's voice, there will be points where I miss the ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

zxlkho · « **Reply #976 on:** June 14, 2011, 08:41:24 PM »

I can see that. I'm curious, how much have you listened to them? Last I heard, you weren't into the growls so much...

Jirpo · « **Reply #977 on:** June 14, 2011, 08:41:33 PM »

I loved the mix of growls and clean vocals, not many other bands do it as well as Opeth, if any. Really adds diversity to the music and makes it very unique and interesting.

73109 · « **Reply #978 on:** June 14, 2011, 08:44:06 PM »

Quote from: zxlkho on June 14, 2011, 08:41:24 PM

I can see that. I'm curious, how much have you listened to them? Last I heard, you weren't into the growls so much...

I haven't listened to much. A little BWP, a little Still Life, a little Watershed, and a little Damnation. But I've gotten over growls. What pisses me off with about 95% of Death Metal is production. I like my vocals in the front of the mix, and hearing a muddy RORORORO pisses me off. If I can clearly hear the RORORORO and can make out what is being said in the RORORORORO, I'm a happy camper. Case in point, GOJIRA!!!!!

edit: For example, I was listening to a Nile song the other day. Brutal guitars and drums. Absolutely kickass, then all of a sudden, RORORO came in and it was like some dude coughing up blood over the mix. Had it been produced right, I would have dug the song.

zxlkho · « **Reply #979 on:** June 14, 2011, 08:50:40 PM »

Wait so you're saying that you can't make out Akerfeldt's voice? Not even on a song like "Blackwater Park"?

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