PoS vs Opeth
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Topic: PoS vs Opeth
Posted By: W.Chuck
Subject: PoS vs Opeth
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 09:45
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For me Pain of Salvation, fantastic emotional and original music! ------------- 
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Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 09:49
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Yet another hard poll But deep inside I'm pretty sure I'd take Mr Gildenlow over Mr Akerfeldt... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 10:00
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I go with Pain of salvation
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Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 13:35
Daniel Gildenlow is so amazing, as a musician (instrument) and musician (singer) AND of course as a song-writer! -------------
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Ed_The_Dead wrote:Posted By: Space Dimentia
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 13:44
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Opeth for me at the mo simply becuase I haven't heard any pain of salvation. ------------- Prog is music for the mind Hear your Orphaned child! Check out my bands myspace site: www.myspace.com/equinox17 |
Posted By: Erpland316
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 13:45
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Opeth is a MUCH more original band. They overall sound and talent that emerges from Opeth are unlike any other band around today, except the Mars Volta. |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 13:48
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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. -------------
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Posted By: buckethead
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 14:08
| both are brilliant |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 14:14
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Opeth great but they don't have the emotion, originality or diversity of PoS
------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 14:22
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------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 15:12
He's quite a good guitarist... Lots of feeling in his play, but many are just better then him. But when it comes to composing, he is totally awesome innovative and brilliant... And IMO he is THE greatest modern singer around... He's diverse, versatile, theatrical and has an ENORMOUS scale/range! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5">
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Posted By: Nyko
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 15:13
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PoS (or Gildenlow) seem to have great emotion and confidence in their
music. They also have great originality and an interesting extremeness
in their music, which helps to create a wide-ranged diversity in their
music. Opeth certainly does not have this. They also do not have the
musical complexity of PoS. However, Opeth does have very thick and full
music, and composes very unique music. Akerfeldt is a great musician,
who can only be beaten by someone liie... say... Gildenlow. Still,
because of the recognizable feel and captivating power of Opeth, I would
vote Opeth. The reason I will not is because of A) sudden release of
singles and videos (not necessarily evil, but questionable in the case
of Opeth) B) Ghost Reveries sounding a little more stiff and "robotic"
than their other works (less natural I suppose) and C) The awesome tour
(Opeth with Dark Tranquility and Devin Townsend) being wrapped up with
the addition of DEVILE DRIVER and excluding Devin Townsend and Dark Tranquility being knocked down to opener. PoS is great... wonderful... amazing. I have no problem voting for them. |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 15:18
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Very hard choice. I love Opeth but I will go with Pain of Salvation.Gildenlow is simply a musical genius. -------------  |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 15:23
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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?" 
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Posted By: Xymphony
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 15:28
| I'll go with POS. However, Opeth-Morningrise is one of the best albums ever IMO... |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date 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). 
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Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 16:15
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. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Ty1020/"> 
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Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 16:18
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Pain Of Salvation ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: horza
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 16:20
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Opeth IMO ------------- Originally posted by darkshade: Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
Posted By: ambriz
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 17:14
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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. |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 17:18
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Indeed, but I choose Opeth. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: cold103
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 17:21
| There's only one band I like better than PoS. |
Posted By: Figglesnout
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 19:03
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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 |
Posted By: CaptainWafflos
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 19:06
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The only Pain of Salvation album that has impressed me is One Hour by the Concrete Lake. I voted for Opeth. |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 19:35
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. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date 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. |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: January 23 2006 at 03:31
Try Remedy Lane! Listen to it several times, maybe it needs some time. -------------
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Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: January 23 2006 at 04:08
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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.
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Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: January 23 2006 at 10:55
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 ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5">
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Posted By: moonlapse
Date 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. |
Posted By: SetAbominae
Date Posted: January 24 2006 at 13:02
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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 |
Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: January 24 2006 at 13:19
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Both are great and both have original and fantastic elements in their music. For me, POS and Opeth are ex aequo on 1st place |
