The official Opeth thread v. Bring on the new album!

[Outcrier]

Pretty f*cked up ranking 
(I have not heard the other 5 albums yet)

   

Keep in mind it was an enjoyment ranking, not a quality one.
I don't think Heritage is better than BWP, Still Life or Morningrise (duh)... I just enjoy it more (if it makes sense ).

It doesn't to me
I mean, how could you enjoy it more without saying is not better than the others? Maybe you mean, technically?

Well, BWP and Still Life specially are much more creative and original than it (as Heritage is more of a tribute to 70's prog rock)... They're classic albums that inspired many bands, they have a signature sound, etc and etc...
But i enjoy Ghost Reveries and Heritage more (and they are the two first Opeth albums that i listened).

[senecadawg2]

Nothing wrong with liking Ghost Reveries more than Still Life and Blackwater Park. The three, together, make the holy trinity of Opeth albums for me, and any one of them can be my favorite on a given day.

[Ben_Jamin]

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

Never really listened to Deliverence, so I'm not ranking it.


I'm of the rare breed that really loved Heritage, regardless of it being under the Opeth moniker. Its got this sinister evil vibe that's haunting, like being alone walking through the woods with mist floating and eyes watching you. The perfect devils sound.

Remember from the dvd, mikael made entirely different songs, he presented them to the band and Martin said if those are gonna be the new Opeth he's gonna be disappointed.

I personally think people miss the distorted guitars, because Heritage IS Opeth stripped to the core.

[aprilethereal]

Nothing wrong with liking Ghost Reveries more than Still Life and Blackwater Park.

Everything is wrong with that.

Never really listened to Deliverence

Do it

[Ben_Jamin]

Never really listened to Deliverence

Do it

I plan to, don't know why I haven't yet. I barely got around to listening to Still Life, due to my friend buying it and showing me the songs.

I do know Deliverence and enjoy that song a lot.

[aprilethereal]

It's worth it.

[Outcrier]

Everything is wrong with that.

Wrong as liking ADTOE more than IAW and SDOIT, Mr. April

[aprilethereal]

Everything is wrong with that.

Wrong as liking ADTOE more than IAW and SDOIT, Mr. April

Says the guy with an ADTOE username

[eviljust]

It's worth it.

Definitely 
Master's Apprentices is one of my fav song 

[adastra]

Last night I decided to listen Ghost Reveries.  It's amazing how good album it is!  Not a single weak song.
This has to be one of my top5 albums of all time.

[Outcrier]

Everything is wrong with that.

Wrong as liking ADTOE more than IAW and SDOIT, Mr. April

Says the guy with an ADTOE username

Just a username 

[Moor]

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

[eviljust]

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

Where's Deliverance?

Mine is:

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

[aprilethereal]

Great to see D1 that high, but Still Life at #9?!?!

[adastra]

Great to see D1 that high, but Still Life at #9?!?!

The MOooooooOOOOOOoooooooOOOOooor!!!!     
sry, I didn't have anything else to say. good song btw.

[aprilethereal]

The MOooooooOOOOOOoooooooOOOOooor!!!!     
sry, I didn't have anything else to say. FUCKING AMAZING song btw.

FTFY

[eviljust]

Great to see D1 that high, but Still Life at #9?!?!

Yeah, I know, but it have never clicked on me that much. I really like The Moor tho

[skydivingninja]

Oh hey are we doing lists again?  Here goes:

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

[krands85]

I find it quite tricky to rank the albums specifically, easier to put them into tiers for me, with a sort of rough ranking within each.

Albums I've listened to the most and love:
Deliverance
Blackwater Park
Ghost Reveries

Albums that are great, but I don't listen to as much as the top tier:
Watershed
Morningrise
Orchid
Still Life

Albums I rarely listen to and don't enjoy as much as the others:
My Arms, Your Hearse
Damnation
Heritage

I don't hate any of the bottom 3, but I'm far less keen on them than the others in the discography.

[black_biff_stadler]

1-5. (Any album in this group could be as high as #1 or as low as #5 depending on my mood since I love them all)

Blackwater Park
Still Life
Orchid
Morningrise
My Arms Your Hearse

6. Ghost Reveries
7. Deliverance
8. Damnation
9. Watershed
10. Heritage

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Watershed at number nine?

[KevShmev]

Heritage wasn't my favorite Opeth record, but I loved that they did something so different for them and, more importantly, did whatever the hell they wanted, instead of worrying about what the fans want.  Hooray for creative freedom and artistic vision!  I am sure they will continue to do whatever the hell they want on this next record, and I applaud them for that.

[Lolzeez]

Fuck it.

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

[black_biff_stadler]

Watershed at number nine?

My reasoning:

Coil: If I didn't know it was Opeth, it'd be a pleasant (though not special at all) song which I'd consider to be barely on the good side of average.

Heir Apparent: A decent headbanger that appeals to my visceral, meatheady side with some enjoyable mellow bits here and there. It's about on par with the lesser tracks from the albums predating Watershed imo which is still good company considering Opeth's been my favorite band since 2004.

The Lotus Eater: A legitimately awesome track that would fit in quality-wise on any of their albums, The Mariocore middle section, though popular with fans and being generally liked by myself as well, does seem like an awkward fit for the rest of the song but I don't hold that against it since I believe if something appeals to my ears then I shouldn't be so conditional in my mindset.

Burden: Not bad at all but a tad pussy. I love every Opeth ballad prior to this and have no problem with the subdued energy level of any of their prior ballads but this one just didn't grip me. The musicianship is certainly there and it's nicely-written and executed but I get this hard-to-articulate, going-through-the-motions kind of feeling when listening to it that I don't when listening to earlier ballads. I just feel like Mike either fell in love with a boringly simplistic motif here or didn't try as hard as he usually does. The nauseacore outro is nice though.

Porcelain Heart: Good song in a new style that I actually dug for once. I think roaring would've helped it a bit though as it has some heavy parts that would've gone nicely with it.

Hessian Peel: Very enjoyable song but some parts drag a bit. 10+ minutes is no prob for an Opeth track though so I think the solution would've been to fill in the gaps a little better.

Hex Omega: There is nothing appealing about this song for me in any way whatsoever.


Conclusion: The wing tracks plus Burden could've been chopped off leaving behind a decent EP or they could've just included Derelict Herds and added a few more tracks of legit quality to round out an album of standard Opeth awesomeness but the end result we got was an album with too much dead weight that watered down the album to the point where the decent tracks couldn't even redeem it.

[TheOutlawXanadu]

So depressed at the low rankings of My Arms, Your Hearse.

[Mosh]

That album actually clicked for me recently. Definitely a favorite now.

[TioJorge]

If I was to do a ranking, MAYH would either be the top or near the top...


Til the next day when I like Heritage more again. But MAYH will always have a special place in my dirty, skanky little heart.

Dat Karma outro.....AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[black_biff_stadler]

Karma's vocal transition starting at 0:55 is one of my favorite moments in any song ever.

[Orthogonal]

Transitions are something Opeth excels at and that is probably the best in their whole catalog. 

[?]

So depressed at the low rankings of My Arms, Your Hearse.

Yeah, that album is really great. I even have a MAYH T-shirt

[aprilethereal]

The first two minutes of April Ethereal are some of the best material in the whole Opeth catalogue (hence my username ), as is the outro of When. The whole damn album actually
MAYH and Morningrise amaze me every time I listen to them, which unfortunately doesn't happen very often, because when I feel the need to listen to some Opeth these days, I mostly go for Still Life, Blackwater Park, Deliverance, Watershed or Damnation. These are my favourites by the band, but since I love them so much, I tend to overlook MAYH and Morningrise

[adastra]

The first two minutes of April Ethereal are some of the best material in the whole Opeth catalogue (hence my username ), as is the outro of When. The whole damn album actually
MAYH and Morningrise amaze me every time I listen to them, which unfortunately doesn't happen very often, because when I feel the need to listen to some Opeth these days, I mostly go for Still Life, Blackwater Park, Deliverance, Watershed or Damnation. These are my favourites by the band, but since I love them so much, I tend to overlook MAYH and Morningrise

What about the acoustic part on The Moor?  That's my favourite part on Opeth's catalogue :3

[aprilethereal]

If I had to choose one, I think it would be the "came with the moon" part of SPD and the solo before it

[TheOutlawXanadu]

My favorite moment in the Opeth catalog is at the end of "Benighted" when they use the verse to conclude the song. Amazing!

[adastra]

decided to order Opeth - Still Life 2LP..  One of my least listened Opeth album o.o  The MoooOOOooR!