Author Topic: The official Opeth thread v. Bring on the new album! (Read 194326 times)

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #490 on:** November 01, 2012, 03:57:35 PM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on November 01, 2012, 03:26:32 PM

Hessian Peel is amazing and way better than the Lotus Eater. That is all.

I'm ready for a debate

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #491 on:** November 01, 2012, 03:59:48 PM »

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #492 on:** November 01, 2012, 06:53:18 PM »

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #493 on:** November 01, 2012, 07:04:31 PM »

Dafuq?

KevShmev · « **Reply #494 on:** November 01, 2012, 08:19:16 PM »

The King in Crimson · « **Reply #495 on:** November 01, 2012, 08:52:56 PM »

The Lotus Eater is great. I think it embodies probably the best combination of old style Opeth and new, prog-rock Opeth and it does much better than ~~all~~ the majority of Heritage.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #496 on:** November 01, 2012, 10:59:34 PM »

If anything, Hessian Peel is even more progressive/disjointed than The Lotus Eater. Hessian sounds like two completely different songs. Now, while I don't necessarily have a problem with that... I find TLE to be LESS disjointed.

The King in Crimson · « **Reply #497 on:** November 01, 2012, 11:19:46 PM »

That's true, but I like TLE better, so it's more successful IMO.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #498 on:** November 01, 2012, 11:26:34 PM »

Oh, I agree completely.

? · « **Reply #499 on:** November 02, 2012, 07:25:50 AM »

Quote from: Zantera on November 01, 2012, 03:36:55 PM

Quote from: skydivingninja on November 01, 2012, 03:26:32 PM
Hessian Peel is amazing and even better than the Lotus Eater. That is all.

I agree 100%.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #500 on:** November 02, 2012, 07:51:59 AM »

Quote from: black_floyd on November 01, 2012, 03:57:35 PM

Quote from: skydivingninja on November 01, 2012, 03:26:32 PM
Hessian Peel is amazing and way better than the Lotus Eater. That is all.

I'm ready for a debate

Around the 5:30 mark in Hessian Peel.

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #501 on:** November 02, 2012, 08:40:37 AM »

I do like HP but I guess the TLE gets a big win imo because so much of HP's draw is based on subtleties, contrasts, and the payoffs following buildup sections whereas TLE is almost nonstop gratification except for the somber sounding sparse part before that bluesy-sounding lick that leads into the mariocore section. But that tends to help it out in a competition against HP since it gives it some buildup to compete with the numerous buildups in HP.

Xanthul · « **Reply #502 on:** November 02, 2012, 12:00:22 PM »

I like The Lotus Eater better because it's more fun - while I love Hessian Peel the quiet section at the beginning sometimes feel a little bit drawn out and I lose interest, but TLE keeps me interested throughout and I feel like the song flies by.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #503 on:** November 02, 2012, 01:19:19 PM »

Quote from: Xanthul on November 02, 2012, 12:00:22 PM

I like The Lotus Eater better because it's more fun - while I love Hessian Peel the quiet section at the beginning sometimes feel a little bit drawn out and I lose interest, but TLE keeps me interested throughout and I feel like the song flies by.

This.

Orthogonal · « **Reply #504 on:** November 02, 2012, 01:58:07 PM »

TLE isn't just the best song on the album, it's in the running for their best song ever imho. Pure brilliance and creative genius. It's a unique animal that explores new territory unlike any other track in their catalog.

TioJorge · « **Reply #505 on:** November 02, 2012, 02:11:02 PM »

Perfectly said, Ortho. It's one of my favorites, and while Watershed as a whole isn't, that one song makes the album for me.

Silver Tears · « **Reply #506 on:** November 04, 2012, 12:45:44 PM »

Opeth with Anathema a week Tuesday, I can't wait

Zantera · « **Reply #507 on:** November 04, 2012, 12:56:49 PM »

Quote from: Silver Tears on November 04, 2012, 12:45:44 PM

Opeth with Anathema a week Tuesday, I can't wait

Opeth unplugged here in a month.

Silver Tears · « **Reply #508 on:** November 04, 2012, 01:00:35 PM »

Ooooh that'll be awesome!

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #509 on:** November 04, 2012, 01:04:27 PM »

Quote from: Silver Tears on November 04, 2012, 12:45:44 PM

Opeth with Anathema a week Tuesday, I can't wait

(aka Debbie is quite jelly)

Silver Tears · « **Reply #510 on:** November 04, 2012, 01:15:13 PM »

Nip on over to Glasgow and come see 'em with me!

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #511 on:** November 04, 2012, 01:20:19 PM »

Be right over!

Oh wait...

Silver Tears · « **Reply #512 on:** November 04, 2012, 01:23:05 PM »

Maybe someday we'll end up at a gig together. Someday...

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #513 on:** November 04, 2012, 01:33:02 PM »

Oh, it WILL happen.

Silver Tears · « **Reply #514 on:** November 04, 2012, 01:42:21 PM »

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #515 on:** November 04, 2012, 01:58:08 PM »

May have to move heaven and earth and win the lotto to do it though... $:-\$

Silver Tears · « **Reply #516 on:** November 04, 2012, 02:17:25 PM »

Yeah. But you never know what'll happen, we might end up nearby at some point!

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #517 on:** November 04, 2012, 02:35:00 PM »

That is very true, my dear.

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #518 on:** November 06, 2012, 12:19:01 PM »

Quote from: Zantera on November 01, 2012, 09:21:22 AM

I'd say The Lotus Eater is one of the more overrated songs on the album. It's not bad, but I can't help but feel that it's so high up because it's the most progressive/weird song on the album.

I feel the same. Coil is still my favorite piece of music on Watershed with Burden 2nd.

The King in Crimson · « **Reply #519 on:** November 07, 2012, 08:33:29 PM »

I love Coil and Burden (like I love most of Watershed) but Coil works best as the intro to Heir Apparent. On it's own, it's still good just not as good.

Big Hath · « **Reply #520 on:** November 07, 2012, 10:27:39 PM »

Stats and Observations on the Heritage rankings:

Song Avg Rank Folklore 2.73 I Feel the Dark 3.55 The Devil's Orchard 4.09 The Lines in My Hand 4.73 Famine 5.09 Nepenthe 5.27 Haxprocess 6.09 Slither 6.55 Marrow of the Earth 8.27 Heritage 8.64

- Folklore and I Feel the Dark were easily the top 2 songs. Folklore received 4 first place votes and Dark received 2. Neither received any votes for 7th, 8th, 9th, or last place.
- However, Dark didn't receive a single second place vote, but 5 for third place. Orchard, Lines, and Famine each had multiple second place votes.
- Famine voting was all over the place. Six votes for first through 4th place, and 5 votes for 8th and 9th place.
- Marrow and Heritage were easily the bottom two tracks. Every vote for Marrow was 7th, 8th, 9th, or last place. And Heritage had the most last place votes with 6.

Orthogonal · « **Reply #521 on:** November 07, 2012, 11:09:36 PM »

Where are you getting all the data for this? I don't see any polls.

Big Hath · « **Reply #522 on:** November 07, 2012, 11:18:52 PM »

earlier in this thread people just posted their track rankings for each album. From page 3 to page 11 or so.

Orthogonal · « **Reply #523 on:** November 07, 2012, 11:48:41 PM »

Guess I should look more closely at the thread next time.

Xanthul · « **Reply #524 on:** November 08, 2012, 07:43:21 AM »

Move Slither up to the second or third place and I could live with that ranking.

The lack of love for Slither makes me a very sad panda.

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Author Topic: The official Opeth thread v. Bring on the new album! (Read 194326 times)