Opeth Appreciation Thread

I got into Opeth about a bit less than a month ago, and I really love their music. I used to really dislike the growls, but because of Opeth I now really dig them! I've got three albums so far, Ghost Reveries, Blackwater Park and Deliverance, though I'm planning to buy much more as soon as possible. Blackwater Park is good I think, but overrated, while I really think Deliverance's rating on this site is  bit low. I can see the weak points of the album, but I think songs like Master's Aprentices and Deliverance are great. Ghost Reveries was the album I started with, and I think that it is a true masterpiece, it's stunning. I'm planning to pick up Still Life soon, as what I've heard from it sounds fantastic. 

Can't wait for the work of those three guys! I hope Portoy will not be excluded ;)

kibble_alex wrote: What are your opinions on the genius that is Mikael Akefeldt and his musical incarnation, Opeth?

Interesting, but I tend to avoid ordering my favourite albums. The order will most likely change around 30 times within the space of a fortnight.

sleeper wrote: kibble_alex wrote: DatM wrote: sleeper wrote: The already mentioned Godheads Lament and Demon of the Fall are the most likely for you to see them play, but When, April Etheril and The Amen Corner (from My Arms Your Hearse) and The Moor, Moonlaps Vertigo, Face of Melinda and White Cluster (Still Life) are the essential ones from those albums IMO. Kibble, I agree with you on them playing Still Life all the way through, but its Balckwater Park that would send me off the deep end. Ok, I got my homework, thanks! Don;t forget Serenity Painted Death and Karma sleeper. In other words, any track of those albums would hit the bullseye. Should really have rememberd SPD, but Karma seems to be a very underated track, there's a lot of people that dont seem to like it for some reason.

Same here actually, it's always remained a mystery to me. Read my review on MAYH for my thoughts on Karma. I've always said that the album is right up there with Still Life and Blackwater Park.

I´ve already remembered they played Demon of the fall

Surely some other guys in here can give you the full set list

^Awesome stuff
What was the set list?

kibble_alex wrote: DatM wrote: sleeper wrote: The already mentioned Godheads Lament and Demon of the Fall are the most likely for you to see them play, but When, April Etheril and The Amen Corner (from My Arms Your Hearse) and The Moor, Moonlaps Vertigo, Face of Melinda and White Cluster (Still Life) are the essential ones from those albums IMO. Kibble, I agree with you on them playing Still Life all the way through, but its Balckwater Park that would send me off the deep end. Ok, I got my homework, thanks! Don;t forget Serenity Painted Death and Karma sleeper. In other words, any track of those albums would hit the bullseye.

Should really have rememberd SPD, but Karma seems to be a very underated track, there's a lot of people that dont seem to like it for some reason.

DatM wrote: sleeper wrote: The already mentioned Godheads Lament and Demon of the Fall are the most likely for you to see them play, but When, April Etheril and The Amen Corner (from My Arms Your Hearse) and The Moor, Moonlaps Vertigo, Face of Melinda and White Cluster (Still Life) are the essential ones from those albums IMO. Kibble, I agree with you on them playing Still Life all the way through, but its Balckwater Park that would send me off the deep end. Ok, I got my homework, thanks!

Don;t forget Serenity Painted Death and Karma sleeper. In other words, any track of those albums would hit the bullseye.