Opeth-Watershed
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shaq
Demon of the Fall
Yep and it's brilliant (of course). I gave a brief description of it in the "solid releases of 08" thread at some point, but I can elaborate more if you'd like.
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General Zod
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I'm curious to know what you two (AngraRULES and shaq) thought of Ghost Reveries, which I thought drifted between OK and pure crap.
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shaq
Demon of the Fall
I thought GR was an awesome album, but before you let that taint my opinion of the new album...rest assured the new one is pretty different from it
mëtålspëd
Umlauts ist Krieg
I thought GR was an awesome album, but before you let that taint my opinion of the new album...rest assured the new one is pretty different from it
Yes, yes it is. 'Ghost' kicked all sorts of ass.....
General Zod
Ruler of Australia
Fair enough. Opeth is one of those bands who I expect will evolve over time. So even if they did a few discs I thought were complete ass, I'd still check out each new disc.I thought GR was an awesome album, but before you let that taint my opinion of the new album...rest assured the new one is pretty different from it
Zod
mëtålspëd
Umlauts ist Krieg
There are certain "things" I expect to hear on an Opeth disc. While they all still appeared, the new one presented some curveballs that I did not see coming from them. A couple of them I really enjoyed (like additional instruments and vocals).
shaq
Demon of the Fall
That's exactly the right attitude to have towards them too. I can respect that some don't enjoy their progression as much as I do, but you certainly cannot say they stand still for long. One thing worth noting is that they use Per much more on this album than in the past. Many of his "bigger" parts have a real 70's prog vibe, some reminding me of ELP-type stuff. Dunno if that interests you or turns you off
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General Zod
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I didn't mind the evolution of their sound. And I don't mind that the 70s Prog Rock elements that have always been present in their music, has moved to the forefront. My problem with Ghost Reveries was the songwriting. I expect Opeth songs to be compelling. Instead, they seemed forced and tired. Very curious to hear the new disc.That's exactly the right attitude to have towards them too. I can respect that some don't enjoy their progression as much as I do, but you certainly cannot say they stand still for long. One thing worth noting is that they use Per much more on this album than in the past. Many of his "bigger" parts have a real 70's prog vibe, some reminding me of ELP-type stuff. Dunno if that interests you or turns you off
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Valarien
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June 3rd.
I have a feeling Steve Wilson of Porcupine, et. al., was probably involved as the rumors continue saying there is going to be a ultra-prog-metal-super collabaration between Portnoy, Akerfeldt, and Wilson someday.
Which would explain the '70s-era prog.
Thank you for the release date. Yes, I've heard talk of this for a couple years and I think it would be absolutely genius. Keep our fingers crossed that this comes to fruition and tour (smile).
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Yup, it was also the first time Opeth started heavily relying on start/stop riffs which also kind of made the overall songwriting seem lazy. It didn't have the variation and the complexity of Deliverance and Blackwater Park. (I leave Damnation out because it's an entirely different beast)
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Clearly you have never heard Opeth before. Since the beginning they adopted 70s prog influences amongst others, of course.
^I've been listening to Opeth ever since Cashman played some for me on Ytseradio a billion years ago. So you would be, um, wrong. But thanks for playing.
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