Opeth Appreciation Thread - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Author

Message

Topic Search

Topic Options

mystic fred View Drop Down

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 13 2006
Location: Londinium
Status: Offline
Points: 4252

Posted: November 28 2008 at 10:45

my humble little review...

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53526

Prog Archives Tour Van

The Pessimist View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: June 13 2007
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 3834

Posted: November 28 2008 at 10:27

Either albums would be monumental.

"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."

Arnold Schoenberg

sleeper

Prog Reviewer

Joined: October 09 2005
Location: Entropia
Status: Offline
Points: 16449

Posted: November 28 2008 at 05:10

DatM wrote:

Here's a request for you Opeth fans...a have a gaping hole in my Opeth discography because I discovered them with Morningrise, but didn't check them out again till Blackwater Park. Don't really know why that happened, just kinda did...

Anyways, as I'll be seeing them iin about 2 weeks, what are the essential songs I should be familiar with from Still Life and My Arms, apart from Demon of the Fall? I'm already getting an idea from this thread, but just wanted to get some insight.

And do they still play anything from Orchid?

Thanks.

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.

Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

The Pessimist View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: June 13 2007
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 3834

Posted: November 26 2008 at 12:43

sleeper wrote:

kibble_alex wrote:

sleeper wrote:

Opeth absolutely rocked on Wednesday, just wish I wasnt standing infront of the Front of House desk, couldnt see anything but the back of peoples heads.

They played better than they did in May, they seem to have gelled a bit more since then. Cynic were fantastic as well, really looking forward to getting my hands on the new album, Traced in Air. Missed The Ocean so I dont know what they're like.

Tell me about it man, shame that 90% of the crowd weren't really getting into it that much

The funny thing is they played all my favourites! I'm so pleased they played Godhead's Lament, they hardly ever do. The Drapery Falls was phenomenal as well, but my highlights had to be either Heir Apparent and Deliverance. I was bleeding internally after those songs they owned so much. I'd see them again, definitely.

I still can't feel my spine

I dont know about the intro they used, though. it worked fantastically with When on the live album but not so much with Heir Apparent, just starts a bit too slow.

The Drapery Falls and Demon of the Fall were both phenomenal. Godheads Lament was good, but they played Serenity Painted Death the last time I saw them which was brilliant.

Yeah, I heard someone heckling for Serenity Painted Death. To be honest, they couldn't really go wrong with anything off the Still Life album. I think an unforgettable gig would be if they played Still Life in its entirety, from the the peculiar dissonance of The Moor right through to the closing clean section. Highly unlikely however.

"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."

Arnold Schoenberg

DatM

Forum Groupie

Joined: November 19 2008
Location: Berlin, Germany
Status: Offline
Points: 95

Posted: November 26 2008 at 12:24

Here's a request for you Opeth fans...a have a gaping hole in my Opeth discography because I discovered them with Morningrise, but didn't check them out again till Blackwater Park. Don't really know why that happened, just kinda did...

Anyways, as I'll be seeing them iin about 2 weeks, what are the essential songs I should be familiar with from Still Life and My Arms, apart from Demon of the Fall? I'm already getting an idea from this thread, but just wanted to get some insight.

And do they still play anything from Orchid?

Thanks.

Death and the Maiden - A Metal Tribute To String Quartets

Website
Myspace

JulioSouth View Drop Down

Forum Groupie

Joined: July 19 2008
Location: Uruguay
Status: Offline
Points: 55

Posted: November 26 2008 at 09:13

Fantastic band. Real artists.

Discovered them with "Blackwater Park" back in '01 and that's still one my two favourite albums of this decade.

Love "Deliverance" too, but "Damnation" perhaps lacked the balance of the heavier stuff. "Watershed" is excellent too. "Ghost Reveries" I didn't like as much.

Surely one of the very best metal bands active today.

But with the loss of López and Lindgren I think they lost a bit of swing and finesse too. Still, can't wait to see them next year here in South America!!!

"I'll be right there, I'll never leave; All I ask from you is Believe"

CCVP

Prog Reviewer

Joined: September 15 2007
Location: Vitória, Brasil
Status: Offline
Points: 7971

Posted: November 25 2008 at 18:27

F**K YEAH! Opeth i comming to South America in '09. Can't wait man, i SIMPLY just can't wait. Opeth is one of my all-time favourite metal bands (along with Dream Theater, 1st, Ayreon and Shadow Gallery, 2nd, Death and Atheist, 3rd, Psychotic Waltz and OPETH, 4th and Savatage, Queensrÿche and Fates Warning, 5th) and i will definitely save money from NOW (like i did when i went to see DT at Rio de Janeiro) so i can enjoy myself, buy lots of albums that i just simply can't buy here and buy LOTS of merchandise. I just hope that OPETH fans down the equator are not as retarded as the usual extreme metal fan here. . .

Toaster Mantis wrote:

moe_blunts wrote:

Every mosh pit I've been in at an Opeth concert has been reasonable......

Mosh pits at a goddamn Opeth concert? That sounds like a really weird idea... Ouch

Well, how about a mosh pit at a DT concert? I was part of the only moshign pit in the show and it was quite fun.

EDIT: added Shadow Gallery to the second place

Edited by CCVP - November 25 2008 at 18:55

PinkPangolin View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: May 26 2006
Location: Somerset (UK)
Status: Offline
Points: 213

Posted: November 25 2008 at 14:37

Can anyone remember the set list from this tour at the moment (particularly Bristol last Friday). For some reason I always forget even though it was so awesome. I remember Demon of the Fall, Godhead's Lament, Grand Conjuration, Heir Apparent, The Lotus Eater, Deliverance, Windowpane? (from Damnation?), the start of Hessian Peel.

What else was there?

sleeper

Prog Reviewer

Joined: October 09 2005
Location: Entropia
Status: Offline
Points: 16449

Posted: November 24 2008 at 08:23

kibble_alex wrote:

sleeper wrote:

Opeth absolutely rocked on Wednesday, just wish I wasnt standing infront of the Front of House desk, couldnt see anything but the back of peoples heads.

Tell me about it man, shame that 90% of the crowd weren't really getting into it that much

I dont know about the intro they used, though. it worked fantastically with When on the live album but not so much with Heir Apparent, just starts a bit too slow.

The Drapery Falls and Demon of the Fall were both phenomenal. Godheads Lament was good, but they played Serenity Painted Death the last time I saw them which was brilliant.

Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

PinkPangolin View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: May 26 2006
Location: Somerset (UK)
Status: Offline
Points: 213

Posted: November 22 2008 at 17:26

Saw Opeth live in Bristol last night with my metal-head sons - wasn't sure if I was going to like it or not.

But WOW... they blew me out of the water - they were amaaayyyyysing!! I'm converted! Never before been convinced by their soft-loud approach but they really do it seamlessly - such skillful musicians....

I "APPRECIATE" them! LOL

Hey also - Cynic were great too (and we met 2 of them after) - well recommend them too - great to see them reunited...

Ohharr

the_binkster View Drop Down

Forum Groupie

Joined: September 20 2007
Status: Offline
Points: 83

Posted: November 22 2008 at 17:22

By a while they mean since last gig :P

The Pessimist View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: June 13 2007
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 3834

Posted: November 22 2008 at 17:07

If I'm honest, anything off Still Life satisfies most Opeth fans. However, Godhead's Lament is my favourite Opeth song ever, and The Moor and Serenity Painted Death would also make me bleed happiness. Before they played Godhead's Lament Mikael said something like "we haven't played this in a while, please forgive me if I f**k up" or something like that. It was then I realised just how lucky i was!

"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."

Arnold Schoenberg

Jake Kobrin View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: September 20 2008
Status: Offline
Points: 1303

Posted: November 22 2008 at 02:40

Damn lucky is right! We got Serenity Painted Death though...

SUPPORT MY FATHER AND BECOME A FAN

Jacob Kobrin Illustration

Moatilliatta View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: December 01 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3083

Posted: November 22 2008 at 00:36

^Godhead's Lament! Dang you're lucky!

www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph

The Pessimist View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: June 13 2007
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 3834

Posted: November 21 2008 at 11:30

sleeper wrote:

Opeth absolutely rocked on Wednesday, just wish I wasnt standing infront of the Front of House desk, couldnt see anything but the back of peoples heads.

Tell me about it man, shame that 90% of the crowd weren't really getting into it that much

"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."

Arnold Schoenberg

sleeper

Prog Reviewer

Joined: October 09 2005
Location: Entropia
Status: Offline
Points: 16449

Posted: November 21 2008 at 09:23

Opeth absolutely rocked on Wednesday, just wish I wasnt standing infront of the Front of House desk, couldnt see anything but the back of peoples heads.

Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

Negoba

Prog Reviewer

Joined: July 24 2008
Location: Big Muddy
Status: Offline
Points: 5210

Posted: November 21 2008 at 08:36

No music out there takes me as far and wide as Opeth. And I like the songs better with each listen. "Ghost of Perdition" used to be too much for me but now I think it's among their best. I'm a huge Watershed fan, Lotus Eater and Hessian Peel are for sure top 10 Opeth tracks. But I'm reaching further back into the catalog and be greatly rewarded. I have everything backwards from Watershed to BWP except Deliverance. Still Life is probably next after I digest Ghost Reveries a little more.

Best Metal Band ever? Hard to say for sure but they're close. Metallica right after Justice came out ruled from a pretty high perch. Who else? Queensryche - they're great but not album after album like Opeth. Iron Maiden? Deep Purple? Sabbath? even the Grandfathers don't quite measure up in totality. Granted, Opeth has never written anything to match "War Pigs" but then again that's probably the best metal song ever written. Zeppelin isn't metal, Rush is actually comparable but their more prog rock than metal.

Ok best metal band ever spanning their entire career. Metallica's three album peak may never be topped though.

You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.

Drew

Forum Senior Member