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ColonelClaypool 
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 Posted: October 31 2005 at 18:05 |
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It's perfect the way it is. Mikael Åkerfeldt is a rare case with being equally good at growls and clean vocals, would be a crime not to use that talent to its fullest.
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AtLossForWords
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Posted: October 31 2005 at 17:55 |
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I don't really care. Opeth has done plenty of songs with only growls, like the song Blackwater Park that i just love. Opeth has done songs with no growls at all like Harvest or A Fair Judgement which i love even more. I enjoy the growls in Opeth, but there are some songs like Bleak which i think would be better with clean singing only. All in all, i really do not care what Opeth does.
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Peace Frog
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Posted: October 31 2005 at 15:10 |
 Logos wrote:
Opeth is a prog death metal band.
If you're too close minded to enjoy growls that's your own problem, isn't it?
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EXACTLY!!
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Coya
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Posted: July 30 2005 at 06:12 |
 , sorry, * "... like THEY are".
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Coya
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Posted: July 30 2005 at 06:11 |
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Opeth is Opeth (like Drew said). If you like clean singing, then you can find another band with clean singing, leave Opeth just exactly like their are.
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Henkka
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Posted: July 29 2005 at 20:07 |
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I'd say having the death metal vocals in Opeth's music makes it even better. If it didn't have any, I'm quite sure I'd feel that it's missing something.
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philippe
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Posted: July 29 2005 at 13:05 |
"death vocals in Opeth" are delicious, sumptuous!!!
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richeym
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Posted: July 29 2005 at 12:26 |
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i like the growling aspects. Damnation was a boring album, and so was Deliverence. the mix of the 2 styles is what makes them a great band.
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lynton samuel
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Posted: July 29 2005 at 11:35 |
tuxon wrote:
I think it's part of their sound |
excactly!!!
they should never stop growling!
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memowakeman
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Posted: July 28 2005 at 17:18 |
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to be honest Damnation for me is the best album , because Akerfeldt dont use the death vocals, and the music is less metal than the others, Opeth sounds better without death voice
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King of Loss
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Joined: April 21 2005
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Posted: July 28 2005 at 15:42 |
no, its good as it is
@Empathy- Opeth maybe overuses the growls on the first album, Orchid, but after that they are great. In perfect balance.
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Empathy
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Posted: July 28 2005 at 15:26 |
Citanul wrote:
Logos wrote:
Opeth is a prog death metal band.
If you're too close minded to enjoy growls that's your own problem, isn't it? |
Not liking growls has nothing to do with having a closed mind. I
don't see the point of death metal growls, and I don't like them.
However good the music may be, the death growls ruin it for me.
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Same here. And I disagree that Damnation is a good example of a
"normal" album, as it's extremely mellow. I enjoy the heavy songs just
as much when it's regular singing and not growling.
I've said it before, I'll say it again - I just think growling is overused, and frequently comes off sounding pretty corny.
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Citanul
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Posted: July 28 2005 at 05:25 |
Logos wrote:
Opeth is a prog death metal band.
If you're too close minded to enjoy growls that's your own problem, isn't it? |
Not liking growls has nothing to do with having a closed mind. I
don't see the point of death metal growls, and I don't like them.
However good the music may be, the death growls ruin it for me.
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Progzilla
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Posted: July 28 2005 at 04:50 |
Logos wrote:
Opeth is a prog death metal band.
If you're too close minded to enjoy growls that's your own problem, isn't it? |
Here's the close-mindedness thing again...
Answering yes in this poll in no way means that you can't enjoy growls.
And if someone doesn't I don't see how that's a problem. 
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Manunkind
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Posted: July 28 2005 at 04:30 |
ShaunoNoNo wrote:
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Valarius
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Posted: July 28 2005 at 04:26 |
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I don't care. The few Opeth songs I've heard sound pretty decent... but I've never really liked death vocals or anything like that.
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Drew
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Posted: July 27 2005 at 21:08 |
Logos wrote:
Opeth is a prog death metal band.
If you're too close minded to enjoy growls that's your own problem, isn't it?
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Took the words right from my mouth- wow.
Opeth is Opeth!
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: July 27 2005 at 20:00 |
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I like it just the way it is.On Ghost Reveries Akerfeldt really balances his death metal growls and normal singing voice pretty evenly.
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Hangedman
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Posted: July 27 2005 at 18:58 |
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I think the growls are part of thier sound. It goes well, and they write it in nicely. its not like they just tack it on to any song they write, its appropriate.
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Logos
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Posted: July 27 2005 at 18:36 |
Opeth is a prog death metal band.
If you're too close minded to enjoy growls that's your own problem, isn't it?
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