[Proglover]

 
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It just doesn't seem like there are the wonderful complex guitar passages, the meshed twin guitar melodies playing I have come to expect from those guys. 
 
One thing I do like is the direction they are headed. I am thinking this album is a precursor they had to get out of the way to really get into some stuff. They certainly put a lot of effort in with this one, and I am very interested to hear what comes next. I think their next album will be the one to watch out for.
 
As for Heritage though I would give it a 3 out of 5, 6 or 7 out of 10. It's good, but not up to their usual awesome jaw dropping quality.

I hope you're right and agree to that rating.
I'm not very enthiusiastic about the sound quality though, not really bad but not outstanding either.
 
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I started out with My Arms Your Hearse.  Funny, it's one of my favourites of theirs yet I don't own it.  I can't for the life of me find it for sale in Australia anywhere. I thought Watershed was great too, despite what you hear about it.
 
Wow, really? Well, knowing that I can understand then, they should have devoted the whole album to Dio! Then made another one hehe. Yeah I enjoy Heritage OK I guess, but something just leaves me a little cold about it. Dunno what it is. Disjointedness maybe? I don't really know how to put it, need a more proficient wordsmith than I unfortunately. The album is still worth picking up though I just didn't think it was up to their usual quality. Never know it may grow on me a bit more as time goes on.
 

Couldn't find it here too, at least not separately. But the first 3 albums are sold as a package: http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/10297109/The-Candlelight-Years/Product.html?searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0&searchstring=opeth&cur=258&urlrefer=search
 
3 Opeth cd's for that price, free wordwide shipping
 

 

[supra1988t]

I just relistened to Heritage and its still boring.  I found myself wanting to skip to the next track almost every song.  They're so slow and mellow with monotonous rhythms , Damnation is more interesting IMO.  Pretty big disappointment from one of my favorite bands.  Its like they're trying to sound disconnected.

 

[diogenes]

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I went to see Opeth last night. I thought it in many ways was a really great concert. The more mellow intensity of this show gave plenty of room to experience how brilliant a musician and singer Mikael Aakerfeldt truly is.  The set was more than less build around the Heritage album (five songs), starting our with "The Devil's Orchard" , then later on a four song acoustic set!  and then "Folklore" as the encore.
 
I believe that most people present at this show by now aware of that this concert was not going to sound like the "old" Opeth, but maybe a more mature version. I certainly enjoyed this "version" and Mikael Aakerfeldt has a great sense of humour. I don't remember that I at any other progressive/metal rock concert have laughed as many times as I did last night!
 

 
 
Caught them last night in Houston. I think you summed the concert up nicely. I liked MA's professionalism along with the rest of the band. As much as some of the crowd wanted to start a pit, it just was not going to happen.
 
 

 

[KaerbEmEvig]

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I just relistened to Heritage and its still boring.  I found myself wanting to skip to the next track almost every song.  They're so slow and mellow with monotonous rhythms , Damnation is more interesting IMO.  Pretty big disappointment from one of my favorite bands.  Its like they're trying to sound disconnected.

I'm afraid that people who find the latest Opeth album boring and monotnous suffer from the information addiction syndrome. They feel bored whenever they are not bombarded with constant stream of information. The ability to focus [on music] is a thing of the past for many people, it seems.
 
You should calm down properly before you start your music listening session. Music should be the only thing on your mind - the only thing moving you when you listen to it. The ability to appreciate complex music is something that has to be acquired through practice. Lack of groove does not mean that such piece of music is boring. That's like saying jazz, tango or classical compositions listed below are boring.
 
Makoto Ozone, Asian Dream, Makoto Ozone Trio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02lJjrEck20
 
Jan Johansson, Visa Fran Utanmyra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMgitKv-78I
 
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez, La Cumparsita, Odeon and Janusz Popławski: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xMGT32qdWA
 
Cacho Castana, Me Saque Una Vuelta, Ariel Ramirez Tango Quartet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkUfIX-pLnQ
 
Fryderyk Chopin, Nocturne No.2, Op. 9, Artur Rubinstein: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b3TNiPjQq4
 
Ferenc Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Adam Gyorgy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H99FM6S8rU

 

[dfkt]

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Makoto Ozone, Asian Dream, Makoto Ozone Trio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02lJjrEck20
 
Jan Johansson, Visa Fran Utanmyra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMgitKv-78I
 
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez, La Cumparsita, Odeon and Janusz Popławski: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xMGT32qdWA
 
Cacho Castana, Me Saque Una Vuelta, Ariel Ramirez Tango Quartet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkUfIX-pLnQ
 
Fryderyk Chopin, Nocturne No.2, Op. 9, Artur Rubinstein: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b3TNiPjQq4
 
Ferenc Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Adam Gyorgy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H99FM6S8rU

 
I started playing all six links in separate tabs at once. Good stuff.
 
 

 

[Sonic Atrocity]

Once Steve Wilson got involved with Opeth I just stopped caring. After Still Life they became so contrived and formulaic. Signing with Roadrunner marked their last and biggest mistake.

 

[leng jai]

Gave Heritage a fair go and no dice. Just too damn boring for me. Guess I'll be go back to listening to A Fair Judgement on infinite loop.