How would You Introduce Opeth to a friend or parents?

hexwind · January 7th, 2009, 04:57 AM

Opeth is my favorite band and my friends and parents think it's just an ugly screaming and random riffs in a musical form, yet they never listened to a full song or sth...i wanna introduce Opeth to them (friends and parents) in a way that gives them the right idea of this band is about.any ideas guys?

Alex78 · January 7th, 2009, 05:09 AM

Play them A Fair Judgment! It's mostly pretty mellow, very epic and awesome.

GSRbass_89 · January 7th, 2009, 05:13 AM

When I first started listening to Opeth, first song I listened to was Harvest. From that I imagined a prog rock band. Then I listened to Harlequin Forest and for some reason the file I downloaded (don't worry since then I now have both versions of GR) would cut out before the death vocals would come in. So then I pictured them as this Heavy prog rock band. Then I listened to the Blackwater Park album and was shocked to hear the death vocals on Leper Affinity. But I found it exciting and got use to it more.
For my friends especially the girls I usually give em a copy of Damnation and the other mellow tracks first off and they usually like Face of Melinda, so then I work my way from there.
Hope this helps.

Ghost Of Mother · January 7th, 2009, 05:20 AM

DAMNATION...

HemeHaci · January 7th, 2009, 05:22 AM

Face of Melinda, great song and emotional lyrics.

Albert R · January 7th, 2009, 05:58 AM

I would play them Damnation, then put on The Amen Corner.

Chinese Whispers · January 7th, 2009, 06:15 AM

For my ex, I made her a mix of all the mellower stuff ("To Bid You Farewell", "Benighted", "Atonement" and stuff like that. Hell even "Shilouette"). She was never going to get use to the death metal bits, but at least she had an appreciation of how great the band, in her case, could be, lol. A lot of people would probably wonder why they just don't do the mellow stuff all the time, but it is their loss. Personally I'm not too worried what my friends or family think of the music I listen to and to be honest I don't think much of a lot of theirs but we at least have some common ground so we can get along.

hexwind · January 7th, 2009, 06:22 AM

^But it hurts when u hear prejudice about your favorite band who was always there for you. Especially from friends who listen to shit music (imo) like Techno,House and bla bla bla and they call Opeth music is just screaming and loud noise. I can't stand that

Silent Dance With Death · January 7th, 2009, 06:34 AM

I found that only fellow metalheads and musicians appreciate Opeth the way I do.

Of course my family doesn't appreciate the music, but when I introduced Opeth to one of my music teachers in high school he fell in love with them.

I guess it all really depends on how musically open-minded your friends and family are. When I listen to Opeth, I am baffled by the complexity and beauty of the arrangements while my family is baffled by Mikael's growls and don't understand why he would sing like that.

wut wut · January 7th, 2009, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by hexwind

Especially from friends who listen to shit music (imo) like Techno,House and bla bla bla and they call Opeth music is just screaming and loud noise. I can't stand that

You're being a bit of a hypocrite here. You think your friends' music is shit; they think your music is shit. Yet somehow they're the wrong ones.

Just let it go.

If you can't let it go, there might be some hope that they'll enjoy Opeth if you just play it around them. If they're at your place, or in your car, then they don't have much say in what music is being played, right? Just play Opeth a lot around your friends. They might find themselves enjoying the music after a while (a couple of my friends picked up on Opeth and death metal in general this way).

HemeHaci · January 7th, 2009, 07:00 AM

Althpugh I am some kind of, we shouldn't really be Opeth missionaries. It's not like they will become Wittgenstein if they listen to Opeth, "just let it go" was a good idea in a sense.

Echolipse · January 7th, 2009, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Silent Dance With Death

I found that only fellow metalheads and musicians appreciate Opeth the way I do.

Of course my family doesn't appreciate the music, but when I introduced Opeth to one of my music teachers in high school he fell in love with them.

I guess it all really depends on how musically open-minded your friends and family are. When I listen to Opeth, I am baffled by the complexity and beauty of the arrangements while my family is baffled by Mikael's growls and don't understand why he would sing like that.

Ya i know how it is, my family can't stand the growls but likes the softer music, but thus they still don't like Opeth O.o?

I got my best friend into Opeth by bringing him along to the Oct. 21st concert this past year. Since then, he's like me when it comes to Opeth....can't get enough. He's now also got all his co-workers into Opeth, he played them on the way to Georgia during one of their roadtrips and I got a text about it; hilarious.

Now I'm attempting to get one of the supervisors at my work into Opeth. She listened to Blackwater Park and enjoyed the harmony of it, but didn't really like the growls, but I gave her a copy of GR and I told her it has a good mix. She's looking forward to listening to it.

Just spreading the love :-D

beast from the east · January 7th, 2009, 08:07 AM

It would depend on the person's musical taste. If they were into metal, I'd play them Still Life or BWP. If they were not into metal, I'd play them Damnation, Patterns In The Ivy I and II, and Still Day Benath The Sun.

pyr0rrzzz · January 7th, 2009, 09:28 AM

"Mom, I'm gay... this is important to me, and I would like to talk with you about it."

Weakness · January 7th, 2009, 10:18 AM

Sit them down to watch Lamentations on DVD.

|55555| · January 7th, 2009, 10:22 AM

I would tie them up and blast when on max volume.

hexwind · January 7th, 2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by wut wut

You're being a bit of a hypocrite here.

What do you mean?
It's just annoying an hurting when you hear friends insulting music that doesn't deserve to be insulted by people who listen to such music and who call Jazz is shit music too btw ;|

Runny123 · January 7th, 2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Weakness

Sit them down to watch Lamentations on DVD.

funny thing is, they did that.

Cognitive Intercourse · January 7th, 2009, 10:44 AM

I've been trying to get my wife to listen to Opeth for a few years now. She just doesn't dig the growls or the heavy parts. She loves Damnation, but that's about it. I'm sure that most people would like the melodies of Damnation, but the growls turn a lot of people off if they are not used to them.

Then again, most people don't understand my love for Miles Davis or Theolonious Monk either. *shrug*

hexwind · January 7th, 2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by pyr0rrzzz

"Mom, I'm gay... this is important to me, and I would like to talk with you about it."

???
I just wanna do this to shut them up !! to stop talking shit about something i own and that was there for me in my time of need !

Mr Samsara · January 7th, 2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by hexwind

in my time of need

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hexwind · January 7th, 2009, 11:16 AM

^? ahhh okay !! You want me to ban u?????

Kidding

Nasty-Fire · January 7th, 2009, 12:05 PM

I tried Benighted and it worked pretty well.. but if you want to introduce growls and heavy stuff, I sincerly don't know.

hexwind · January 7th, 2009, 12:12 PM

Everyone introduced mellow songs as i can see, but Opeth is a Prog Death Metal band after all, so Growls are necessary and an important part of Opeth music i think.

burntoast · January 7th, 2009, 12:43 PM

I don't see the point in playing them a mellow song. I would play them something that's truly representative of Opeth, like "The Leper Affinity" or "Ghost of Perdition."

With Opeth, you need to dive head first into the music and give it enough time and attention before deciding whether it's for you. This seems to have been the case for a lot fans, including myself.

January 7th, 2009, 04:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
hexwind Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tunisia Posts: 1,261	How would You Introduce Opeth to a friend or parents? Opeth is my favorite band and my friends and parents think it's just an ugly screaming and random riffs in a musical form, yet they never listened to a full song or sth...i wanna introduce Opeth to them (friends and parents) in a way that gives them the right idea of this band is about.any ideas guys?

January 7th, 2009, 05:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Alex78 Fretbuzz Virtuoso Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 2,329	Play them A Fair Judgment! It's mostly pretty mellow, very epic and awesome. __________________ Grey is still black.

January 7th, 2009, 06:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
Silent Dance With Death Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 237	I found that only fellow metalheads and musicians appreciate Opeth the way I do. Of course my family doesn't appreciate the music, but when I introduced Opeth to one of my music teachers in high school he fell in love with them. I guess it all really depends on how musically open-minded your friends and family are. When I listen to Opeth, I am baffled by the complexity and beauty of the arrangements while my family is baffled by Mikael's growls and don't understand why he would sing like that. __________________ I once upon a time Carried a burden inside I sung a last goodbye A broken rhyme I had underlined There's an ocean of sorrow in you

January 7th, 2009, 08:07 AM	#13 (permalink)
beast from the east drifting thru time Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Philly Posts: 1,336	It would depend on the person's musical taste. If they were into metal, I'd play them Still Life or BWP. If they were not into metal, I'd play them Damnation, Patterns In The Ivy I and II, and Still Day Benath The Sun. __________________

January 7th, 2009, 09:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
pyr0rrzzz but still so precious... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 513	"Mom, I'm gay... this is important to me, and I would like to talk with you about it." __________________

January 7th, 2009, 05:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
GSRbass_89 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 47	When I first started listening to Opeth, first song I listened to was Harvest. From that I imagined a prog rock band. Then I listened to Harlequin Forest and for some reason the file I downloaded (don't worry since then I now have both versions of GR) would cut out before the death vocals would come in. So then I pictured them as this Heavy prog rock band. Then I listened to the Blackwater Park album and was shocked to hear the death vocals on Leper Affinity. But I found it exciting and got use to it more. For my friends especially the girls I usually give em a copy of Damnation and the other mellow tracks first off and they usually like Face of Melinda, so then I work my way from there. Hope this helps.

January 7th, 2009, 05:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ghost Of Mother Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 38	DAMNATION...

January 7th, 2009, 05:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
HemeHaci Ken Masters Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 472	Face of Melinda, great song and emotional lyrics.

January 7th, 2009, 05:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
Albert R Yorkshire Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 65	I would play them Damnation, then put on The Amen Corner.

January 7th, 2009, 06:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
Chinese Whispers Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 570	For my ex, I made her a mix of all the mellower stuff ("To Bid You Farewell", "Benighted", "Atonement" and stuff like that. Hell even "Shilouette"). She was never going to get use to the death metal bits, but at least she had an appreciation of how great the band, in her case, could be, lol. A lot of people would probably wonder why they just don't do the mellow stuff all the time, but it is their loss. Personally I'm not too worried what my friends or family think of the music I listen to and to be honest I don't think much of a lot of theirs but we at least have some common ground so we can get along.

January 7th, 2009, 06:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
hexwind Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tunisia Posts: 1,261	^But it hurts when u hear prejudice about your favorite band who was always there for you. Especially from friends who listen to shit music (imo) like Techno,House and bla bla bla and they call Opeth music is just screaming and loud noise. I can't stand that

January 7th, 2009, 07:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
HemeHaci Ken Masters Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 472	Althpugh I am some kind of, we shouldn't really be Opeth missionaries. It's not like they will become Wittgenstein if they listen to Opeth, "just let it go" was a good idea in a sense.

January 7th, 2009, 10:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
Weakness Senior Citizen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Jose, Ca Posts: 435	Sit them down to watch Lamentations on DVD. __________________ http://www.thunderhorserocks.com

January 7th, 2009, 10:22 AM	#16 (permalink)
\|55555\| Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 182	I would tie them up and blast when on max volume.

January 7th, 2009, 10:44 AM	#19 (permalink)
Cognitive Intercourse Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ft Worth, TX Posts: 246	I've been trying to get my wife to listen to Opeth for a few years now. She just doesn't dig the growls or the heavy parts. She loves Damnation, but that's about it. I'm sure that most people would like the melodies of Damnation, but the growls turn a lot of people off if they are not used to them. Then again, most people don't understand my love for Miles Davis or Theolonious Monk either. shrug

January 7th, 2009, 11:16 AM	#22 (permalink)
hexwind Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tunisia Posts: 1,261	^? ahhh okay !! You want me to ban u????? Kidding

January 7th, 2009, 12:05 PM	#23 (permalink)
Nasty-Fire Discursion Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,726	I tried Benighted and it worked pretty well.. but if you want to introduce growls and heavy stuff, I sincerly don't know.

January 7th, 2009, 12:12 PM	#24 (permalink)
hexwind Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tunisia Posts: 1,261	Everyone introduced mellow songs as i can see, but Opeth is a Prog Death Metal band after all, so Growls are necessary and an important part of Opeth music i think.

January 7th, 2009, 12:43 PM	#25 (permalink)
burntoast Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 513	I don't see the point in playing them a mellow song. I would play them something that's truly representative of Opeth, like "The Leper Affinity" or "Ghost of Perdition." With Opeth, you need to dive head first into the music and give it enough time and attention before deciding whether it's for you. This seems to have been the case for a lot fans, including myself.