Anyone else here hopelessly addicted to Opeth?

[Thin_Ice_77]

What is the big deal about Opeth? I'm not trying to be a dick here, but I never understood why people love them so much. I listened to a few of their songs, and while they're OK, they didn't really 'wow' me or stand out from other bands.

 

[caughtinamosh]

I'd say if you didn't "get" them by now, you probably never will... which is a shame.

 

[Ramsay777]

I certainly ain't "hopelessly addicted" but I really do enjoy their music, Mikael Akerfeldt is one of my favourite vocalists.

"Reverie/Harlequin Forest", off Ghost Reveries is amazing - When they kick in heavy after the laid back harmony part - around 6.48, defines "EPIC"

 

[caughtinamosh]

I certainly ain't "hopelessly addicted" but I really do enjoy their music, Mikael Akerfeldt is one of my favourite vocalists.

"Reverie/Harlequin Forest", off Ghost Reveries is amazing - When they kick in heavy after the laid back harmony part - around 6.48, defines "EPIC"

Aye - I didn't think anyone save me noticed that part... it's ball crushing .

 

[Thin_Ice_77]

I'd say if you didn't "get" them by now, you probably never will... which is a shame.

Maybe I listened to a couple of their album-fillers or something? I'd like to try and get into them, there must be some reason why everyone likes them so much.

 

[Ramsay777]

Opeth don't do "album fillers" m'man

 

[Thin_Ice_77]

Opeth don't do "album fillers" m'man

Ah. A couple of their less-amazing songs then?

I'm listening to 'Harvest' right now to try and change my mind about them.

 

[Randy]

Harvest is a great choice.

That song has a lot of body to it. A lot of their "deeper" songs like that usually require that you listen to it a few times to catch the nuances.

 

[caughtinamosh]

This is sacrilege, but I will compile an Opeth track list : -

Harvest
The Drapery Falls
Bleak
The Leper Affinity
Windowpane
In My Time of Need
Hope Leaves
Weakness
Master's Apprentices
Ghost of Perdition
Reverie/Harlequin Forest
Hours of Wealth
The Grand Conjuration
Isolation Years
Heir Apparent
Burden
Porcelain Heart
Hessian Peel

Fuck, that's long .

Oh, and they're really great for when you're feeling down. Not to pick on you/single you out Thin_Ice, but this might be especially good for you . If you get into these guys at all, I also highly recommend that you seek out Porcupine Tree, the band in 2nd place in the prog race.

 

[Thin_Ice_77]

^^ Haha, I'll work my way through it! Got nothing better to do tonight

I'm quite impressed with the vocalist so far. I don't know why, but there's something about his voice, particularly in 'Harvest', that I really like. Guitar work is decent, but hasn't blown me away as yet...

I think I'm getting there.

 

[Naren]

Here are a few of my favorites, Thin Ice:

Deliverance (I jam this song with my drummer sometimes):


April Ethereal:


Bleak (live on Roundhouse Tapes):


Beneath The Mire:

 

[Mr. S]

This is sacrilege, but I will compile an Opeth track list : -

Harvest
The Drapery Falls
Bleak
The Leper Affinity
Windowpane
In My Time of Need
Hope Leaves
Weakness
Master's Apprentices
Ghost of Perdition
Reverie/Harlequin Forest
Hours of Wealth
The Grand Conjuration
Isolation Years
Heir Apparent
Burden
Porcelain Heart
Hessian Peel

Fuck, that's long .

Oh, and they're really great for when you're feeling down. Not to pick on you/single you out Thin_Ice, but this might be especially good for you . If you get into these guys at all, I also highly recommend that you seek out Porcupine Tree, the band in 2nd place in the prog race.

No Black Rose Immortal, When, Forrest of October or Demon of the fall?

 

[caughtinamosh]

No Black Rose Immortal, When, Forrest of October or Demon of the fall?

That's old Opeth... I have yet to familiarise myself with pre-Blackwater Park material... It will be done .

 

[Mr. S]

That's old Opeth... I have yet to familiarise myself with pre-Blackwater Park material... It will be done .

Oh do so! You're missing out on some gold dude!

 

[ZeroSignal]

If you don't immediately fall in love with Opeth after hearing this song then there's something fundamentally wrong with you...



Same:

 

[caughtinamosh]

Yes .

They have what Dream Theater do not - a sense of soul that extends beyond the occasional piano/acoustic interlude. Personally, I find that the mellower parts are no less intense - they are merely posessing of a different style of emotion.

 

[Ishan]

They're my fav band with Meshuggah so yea I'm hopelessly addicted to them
I see some guys over here got into Death Metal after listening to them. For me it's the opposite, I got into all the prog/70's stuffs after listening to them

 

[Emperoff]

This has to be one of the most awesome songs ever. Period.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlhahNSszlU&fmt=18

 

[Harry]

What is the big deal about Opeth? I'm not trying to be a dick here, but I never understood why people love them so much. I listened to a few of their songs, and while they're OK, they didn't really 'wow' me or stand out from other bands.

They helped to push the progressive death metal genre to new heights which is partly why they are so revered.
Whether you like their music or not is something else entirely, but their sheer innovation cannot be denied.

 

[All_¥our_Bass]

I love Opeth. And when I go to listen to them I just put on my 'Opeth Playlist' that has all the Opeth I own within.

It contains:
Damnation
Deliverance
Ghost Reveries
Blackwater Park
My Arms, Your Hearse
Orchid
Still Life
Watershed

It's not surprising I'm a big fan, since besides other kinds of metal, I'm a huge Pink Floyd fan. I have basically everything by them. Opeth kind of briged the gap between 70's prog and metal.