GHOST REVERIES

Don't judge me and thing that I am just some punk who gives 5 star reviews to everything... I'm not. Just the thing is that I don't feel that 4 stars and under, in general, deserve THAT much of my attention. Anyway... tot he point. Opeth's Ghost Reveries is probably one of THE best album, in my opinion, that were made after the year 2000. Almost definately the best in Prog Metal, anyway. Transatlantic's Bridge Across Forever and almost all The Mars Volta stuff I like better, however. But what I am saying is that this album knocks my socks off. I listened to Blackwater Park and this back to back as a new comer to Opeth's music and, whereas Blackwater didn't really impress me too much (maybe only a 3-4 star album) this album got me soooo outrageously excited and I was eager to hear the next track and the track after. Also, Ghost Reveries ends very well... and aren't endings everything after all? The only weak track, I think, is Atonement; but the term 'weak' is only to mean it isn't the most awesome display of Metal in the world. Conceptually I see the complete relevance in this track, as well as all the other ones. And, as a whole, the album comes together nicely and I doubt any other Prog Metal band could have done better. Awesome at it's awesome-est. An easy 4.75 stars. I hope to see more and possibley better stuff from Opeth in the future. Definately a recently discovered favorite.