The Last Will and Testament discussion thread

MikeEnRegalia wrote: I really like the album. Does it have to feature something "ground-breaking" in order to receive high ratings? Not in my book. Strong contender for album of the year, especially since Opeth release tend to grow on me.

Absolutely had the same feeling about 'In Cauda Venenum', an album I still enjoy very much. Not to mention how well the Swedish-language version unfolds, just a perfect fit for the music.

A very good album, I definitely like it a lot, but hard to place Opeth albums after just a few listens. 

bardberic wrote: Cristi wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: I really like the album. Does it have to feature something "ground-breaking" in order to receive high ratings? Not in my book. Strong contender for album of the year, especially since Opeth release tend to grow on me.  Not just high rating, but i imagine low ratings as well (which Opeth does not deserve anyway). Possibly extremes, only highs and only lows.  I gave it three stars lol

Cristi wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: I really like the album. Does it have to feature something "ground-breaking" in order to receive high ratings? Not in my book. Strong contender for album of the year, especially since Opeth release tend to grow on me.  Not just high rating, but i imagine low ratings as well (which Opeth does not deserve anyway). Possibly extremes, only highs and only lows.

I gave it three stars lol

I really like the album. Does it have to feature something "ground-breaking" in order to receive high ratings? Not in my book. Strong contender for album of the year, especially since Opeth release tend to grow on me. 

Several people seem to have popped up with reviews... on release day. Never was too convinced by these early ecstatic reviews, hope I am not the only one. I see these albums as something that should be left to "age" a bit, you should think about them for some time before you really make up your mind about it. Why rush writing anything? Perhaps there is something I don't understand in general but this seems to be a problem I have (and observe on other similar websites like RYM, for example) with large amounts of early reviews.

As someone who isn’t a fan of Opeth, I can say that TLWAT is a very good album with some truly great moments. Ian Anderson's participation is spectacular. Without a doubt, the mellotron is probably the highlight of the album. If I enjoyed it, it’s likely that fans of the band found it to be an incredible record. Again, I’m speaking from complete ignorance here.

Edited by ThyroidGlands - November 21 2024 at 21:02