| Author |
 Topic Search  Topic Options
|
Spacemac 
Forum Senior Member
Joined: June 15 2005
Location: Poland
Status: Offline
Points: 1626
|
 Topic: PoS vs Opeth
Posted: January 24 2006 at 13:19 |
Both are great and both have original and fantastic elements in their music. For me, POS and Opeth are ex aequo on 1st place 
|
 |
SetAbominae
Forum Newbie
Joined: January 24 2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 16
|
Posted: January 24 2006 at 13:02 |
|
I have to go with Opeth. I've only heard a little PoS from a friend and couldn't really get into them. Opeth's lyrics are so beautiful and the growls are simply an amazing medium for them. I should note that I'm a huge metal fan, though and I love good death vocals. Also, I saw Opeth last year with Nevermore and Fireball Ministry and they were simply the best on-stage show I've ever seen. No flash, no gimmicks just the band completely owning the crowd. I'm going to see them on March 1st and this will be the 3rd time I've seen them.
-P
|
|
moonlapse
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 15 2005
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 464
|
Posted: January 23 2006 at 22:44 |
|
I like POS, they're good, but Opeth is better. If Opeth is
overrated by the hordes of metal fans, then they're underrated by this
site if this thread is any indication.
|
|
Ed_The_Dead
Forum Senior Member
Joined: April 29 2005
Location: Poland
Status: Offline
Points: 4928
|
Posted: January 23 2006 at 10:55 |
 king volta wrote:
Okay so I have only heard two PoS songs, which i know isn't enough to make a good choice.
for now i chose opeth.
someone reccomend me to the best/one of teh best PoS albums
|
The "perfect" Perfect Element pt. I
Give it time, let it grow on you.... one of the most emotional albums ever!(Full of anger, sadness and sheer beauty )
|
|
|
|
Norbert
Forum Senior Member
Joined: October 20 2005
Location: Hungary
Status: Offline
Points: 2506
|
Posted: January 23 2006 at 04:08 |
Pain of Salvation by miles. Their music is far more exciting, versatile and emotional, and they have far better lyrics.Daniel Gildenlöw is an amazing singer/songwriter.
I don't know what's that great about Opeth. They are not bad but nothing really special or inspiring.Honestly, they are not on my prog. metal map.
|
|
W.Chuck
Forum Senior Member
Joined: October 27 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 606
|
Posted: January 23 2006 at 03:31 |
king volta wrote:
Okay so I have only heard two PoS songs, which i know isn't enough to make a good choice.
for now i chose opeth.
someone reccomend me to the best/one of teh best PoS albums |
Try Remedy Lane!
Listen to it several times, maybe it needs some time.
|
|
|
|
King of Loss
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 21 2005
Location: Boston, MA
Status: Offline
Points: 16804
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 19:43 |
|
PoS is by far more original than Opeth. Opeth, by far, is kinda overrated by the hordes of Metal fans, while PoS takes the backseat.
|
|
Ben2112
Forum Senior Member
Joined: March 15 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 870
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 19:35 |
king volta wrote:
Okay so I have only heard two PoS songs, which i know isn't enough to make a good choice.
for now i chose opeth.
someone reccomend me to the best/one of teh best PoS albums |
The only one I know is The Perfect Element Pt. 1. It's a very good album, but don't go in expecting metal per se. I was thrown a bit at first and really didn't know what to think, but the album has really grown on me. If you've heard Riverside, it is fairly similar in style IMO.
|
|
CaptainWafflos
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 09 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 213
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 19:06 |
|
The only Pain of Salvation album that has impressed me is One Hour by the Concrete Lake.
I voted for Opeth.
|
|
Figglesnout
Forum Senior Member
Joined: November 26 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 1455
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 19:03 |
Okay so I have only heard two PoS songs, which i know isn't enough to make a good choice.
for now i chose opeth.
someone reccomend me to the best/one of teh best PoS albums
|
|
I'm a reasonable man, get off my case
|
|
cold103
Forum Senior Member
Joined: April 12 2005
Location: California, USA
Status: Offline
Points: 297
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 17:21 |
|
There's only one band I like better than PoS.
|
|
Moatilliatta
Prog Reviewer
Joined: December 01 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3083
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 17:18 |
buckethead wrote:
both are brilliant |
Indeed, but I choose Opeth.
|
www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph
 
|
|
ambriz
Forum Groupie
Joined: January 22 2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 81
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 17:14 |
|
Pain Of Salvation's music is so much deeper, and mature, of course.
Still, they're two of my favorite prog bands.
|
|
Progressive music, a kind of life.
|
|
horza
Prog Reviewer
Joined: August 31 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 2530
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 16:20 |
Opeth IMO
|
|
Originally posted by darkshade:
Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
|
|
daz2112
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 18 2006
Location: England
Status: Offline
Points: 4483
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 16:18 |
|
Pain Of Salvation
|
|
In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole
|
|
Ty1020
Forum Senior Member
Joined: April 24 2005
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 721
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 16:15 |
W.Chuck wrote:
I can't really agree with that. Opeth reminds me of a Porcupine Tree/Death Metal blend with some exceptions.
Pain of Salvation has a far more unique musical style and ideas. |
Maybe if you've only heard the Steve Wilson-produced Opeth albums, but
they're hardly the pinnacle of the band's quality anyways...
I'd choose Opeth of the two. I absolutely love a lot of PoS's stuff,
but I also dislike a lot of it, so Opeth is an easy choice for me.
|
|
|
|
Ben2112
Forum Senior Member
Joined: March 15 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 870
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 16:12 |
Opeth for me. I love them both though (well, at least The Perfect Element as it's the only POS I own).
|
|
Xymphony
Forum Senior Member
Joined: November 03 2005
Location: Turkey
Status: Offline
Points: 211
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 15:28 |
|
I'll go with POS. However, Opeth-Morningrise is one of the best albums ever IMO...
|
|
el böthy
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 27 2005
Location: Argentina
Status: Offline
Points: 6336
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 15:23 |
|
I must say that no matter how hard I try I can´t get inot Opeth...and on the other hand there are some POS stuff I find excellent!
|
"You want me to play what, Robert?"
|
|
TheProgtologist
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin
Joined: May 23 2005
Location: Baltimore,Md US
Status: Offline
Points: 27802
|
Posted: January 22 2006 at 15:18 |
Very hard choice.
I love Opeth but I will go with Pain of Salvation.Gildenlow is simply a musical genius.
|
|
|
|
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.
/PAlogo_v2.gif "Progarchives.com Homepage")
PoS vs Opeth
