Opeth lyrics are bad.

LexPWeller · June 10th, 2008, 11:31 AM

(this is a very IMO thread)

I mean, they always look like being written the day before enter the studio, or while in the studio, especially on the new albums. I cannot see an intense process of creation behind them, nor true feelings, just the man with the dictionary on his desk, or rhymezone.com on the pc, looking for "the word that fits in". And they are always about the same old dark stuff... plus, you know the typical magazine interview situation "what are the lyrics about?" - "uhm, well i prefer not to talk about that because they are very intimate and i prefer to let them to listeners' interpretation..."... ok, do you know what does that mean? that there's no meaning behind the lyrics, 90% of the time. don't trust artists!
so, IMO most of opeth lyrics don't mean shit. i say most of them because i think that there are some very good ones, especially from the old days.

sorry if i offended someone.

pyr0rrzzz · June 10th, 2008, 11:36 AM

Listen to something else then.

tchocky · June 10th, 2008, 11:39 AM

I would have to disagree, on most of their albums the lyrics have been poetic and graceful, yet can be violent as well. The only exception to this is the new album where the lyrics are quite average. I think everyone has to keep in mind that of course the bloke's going to use a thesaurus as English isn't his native tongue, but I think he portrays the story he's trying to convey rather well most of the time.

Hedon- · June 10th, 2008, 11:42 AM

fuck you, lex pweller.

Hedon- · June 10th, 2008, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tchocky

I would have to disagree, on most of their albums the lyrics have been poetic and graceful, yet can be violent as well. The only exception to this is the new album where the lyrics are quite average. I think everyone has to keep in mind that of course the bloke's going to use a thesaurus as English isn't his native tongue, but I think he portrays the story he's trying to convey rather well most of the time.

GR lyrics arent too good as well tbh

burntoast · June 10th, 2008, 11:47 AM

I do feel this way about some of Mike's lyrics, but I guess there's really know way to know outside of getting inside his head.

Cerberus III · June 10th, 2008, 11:57 AM

*sticks white hot poker into OP's anal cavity*

fps · June 10th, 2008, 11:57 AM

mike's lyrics up to inc. deliverance are among the best i've ever heard. he writes with precise poetic imagery and conjours some great phrases. brilliant.

Sisyphus's Struggle · June 10th, 2008, 12:09 PM

i've always thought that Opeth lyrics are related to Brian Peppers

Cerberus III · June 10th, 2008, 12:11 PM

Opeth's lyrics are way more intelligent and thought out than anyone on America's Top 100 lol.

Heir Apparent · June 10th, 2008, 12:21 PM

You know what getting on my nerves? People who are new to this forum and sign up only to bitch and complain about the band. Serisously if you don't like the band why are you posting on it's official forum?

Also, how dare you, he shouldn't have to explain his lyrics. If he say's they are personal then they are. Have you even read the lyrics to Watershed? They seem pretty intimate to me, dosen't sound like "there's no meaning behind the lyrics, 90% of the time".

Epic Fail.

anarchy420 · June 10th, 2008, 12:21 PM

i suppose any of one of you haters could write better lyrics than mikael, especially those are are most personal to him? i think he said himself, in the lamentations doc i think, that he doesn't consider himself to be a great lyricist, and i personally am not very good with words and am not an admirer of much poetry or anything, but i think mike puts a very great deal of thought and emotion into his lyrics, and i mean especially shit like the entire watershed album, which i think seems to think deals with his own personal life and perhaps the lineup changes and what-not, and of course he has written about things like passed family members and such, which i can relate to as my father has passed away last year. anyway i think his lyrics are awesome and haunting and just fucking incredible. but if you'd rather listen to people singing about money and bitches and hittin that bootay and bling blang or what the fuck ever, then you shouldn't be on opeth's forum, imo.

June 10th, 2008, 11:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
LexPWeller Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 23	Opeth lyrics are bad. (this is a very IMO thread) I mean, they always look like being written the day before enter the studio, or while in the studio, especially on the new albums. I cannot see an intense process of creation behind them, nor true feelings, just the man with the dictionary on his desk, or rhymezone.com on the pc, looking for "the word that fits in". And they are always about the same old dark stuff... plus, you know the typical magazine interview situation "what are the lyrics about?" - "uhm, well i prefer not to talk about that because they are very intimate and i prefer to let them to listeners' interpretation..."... ok, do you know what does that mean? that there's no meaning behind the lyrics, 90% of the time. don't trust artists! so, IMO most of opeth lyrics don't mean shit. i say most of them because i think that there are some very good ones, especially from the old days. sorry if i offended someone.

June 10th, 2008, 11:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
pyr0rrzzz but still so precious... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 346	Listen to something else then. __________________

June 10th, 2008, 12:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
Heir Apparent Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 110	You know what getting on my nerves? People who are new to this forum and sign up only to bitch and complain about the band. Serisously if you don't like the band why are you posting on it's official forum? Also, how dare you, he shouldn't have to explain his lyrics. If he say's they are personal then they are. Have you even read the lyrics to Watershed? They seem pretty intimate to me, dosen't sound like "there's no meaning behind the lyrics, 90% of the time". Epic Fail. Last edited by Heir Apparent : June 10th, 2008 at 12:24 PM.

June 10th, 2008, 11:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
tchocky the evil pirate bloodnose Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 683	I would have to disagree, on most of their albums the lyrics have been poetic and graceful, yet can be violent as well. The only exception to this is the new album where the lyrics are quite average. I think everyone has to keep in mind that of course the bloke's going to use a thesaurus as English isn't his native tongue, but I think he portrays the story he's trying to convey rather well most of the time.

June 10th, 2008, 11:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Hedon- Blood Vortex Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 984	fuck you, lex pweller.

June 10th, 2008, 11:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
burntoast Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 326	I do feel this way about some of Mike's lyrics, but I guess there's really know way to know outside of getting inside his head.

June 10th, 2008, 11:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cerberus III Banned Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 449	sticks white hot poker into OP's anal cavity

June 10th, 2008, 11:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
fps Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 166	mike's lyrics up to inc. deliverance are among the best i've ever heard. he writes with precise poetic imagery and conjours some great phrases. brilliant.

June 10th, 2008, 12:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sisyphus's Struggle Ember Days Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Karukinká Posts: 307	i've always thought that Opeth lyrics are related to Brian Peppers

June 10th, 2008, 12:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
Cerberus III Banned Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 449	Opeth's lyrics are way more intelligent and thought out than anyone on America's Top 100 lol.

June 10th, 2008, 12:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
anarchy420 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 175	i suppose any of one of you haters could write better lyrics than mikael, especially those are are most personal to him? i think he said himself, in the lamentations doc i think, that he doesn't consider himself to be a great lyricist, and i personally am not very good with words and am not an admirer of much poetry or anything, but i think mike puts a very great deal of thought and emotion into his lyrics, and i mean especially shit like the entire watershed album, which i think seems to think deals with his own personal life and perhaps the lineup changes and what-not, and of course he has written about things like passed family members and such, which i can relate to as my father has passed away last year. anyway i think his lyrics are awesome and haunting and just fucking incredible. but if you'd rather listen to people singing about money and bitches and hittin that bootay and bling blang or what the fuck ever, then you shouldn't be on opeth's forum, imo.