Dublo7
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Ok, I hope I don't get in trouble for resurrecting this thread. I'm still a relatively new Opeth fan, so I haven't listened to a great deal of their earlier material. I think in Opeth, I listen to their mid-late material the most, simply because I appreciate the increased adoption of progressive structure in those particular albums. I came to Opeth as a prog-rock fan, not as a metal head. Really, I find most metal to be ****ing abhorrent.
1. Blackwater Park.
2. Ghost Reveries.
3. Damnation.
4. Deliverance.
5. Still Life.
My first Opeth album that I could actually digest was Damnation, simply because it lacked death vocals. Like I said, I came to Opeth as a prog fan; it took me a long time to actually appreciate death vocals. With that being said, Opeth is really the only band in where I can tolerate death/metal vocals. When I purchased Damnation, I also arbitrarily purchased Deliverance. Deliverance scared the crap out of me, and I couldn't actually begin to enjoy it until later on.
Blackwater Park then became the first heavy Opeth album that I grew to love. Ghost Reveries seemed like the next logical step - it's a lot proggier than Blackwater Park. It's classic brutal Opeth at times and other times it's heart wrenching (Isolation Years and Hours of Wealth).
Deliverance is a recent favourite of mine, and it's been a long time coming. A lot of people I know tend to think that Deliverance is the most impenetrable Opeth album; it's very dark and very heavy. I'd agree that Deliverance is difficult to adjust to at first, but with repeated rotations, it really shines.
And on the subject of Watershed, I'm not totally sold on it, but I don't think it's a bad album - just a little weak at times. There are some amazing moments throughout it, but I find myself losing interest in the last 2 or 3 songs. Coil, Burden, and Lotus Eater are great tracks. However, I can't really listen to Coil or Burden anymore, simply because they remind me of somebody that's now no longer a part of my life - they're way too painful to listen to. I guess that speaks to the effectiveness and talent of Akerfeldt's writing.
Needless to say, I wait on baited breath for the next Opeth project.
1. Blackwater Park.
2. Ghost Reveries.
3. Damnation.
4. Deliverance.
5. Still Life.
My first Opeth album that I could actually digest was Damnation, simply because it lacked death vocals. Like I said, I came to Opeth as a prog fan; it took me a long time to actually appreciate death vocals. With that being said, Opeth is really the only band in where I can tolerate death/metal vocals. When I purchased Damnation, I also arbitrarily purchased Deliverance. Deliverance scared the crap out of me, and I couldn't actually begin to enjoy it until later on.
Blackwater Park then became the first heavy Opeth album that I grew to love. Ghost Reveries seemed like the next logical step - it's a lot proggier than Blackwater Park. It's classic brutal Opeth at times and other times it's heart wrenching (Isolation Years and Hours of Wealth).
Deliverance is a recent favourite of mine, and it's been a long time coming. A lot of people I know tend to think that Deliverance is the most impenetrable Opeth album; it's very dark and very heavy. I'd agree that Deliverance is difficult to adjust to at first, but with repeated rotations, it really shines.
And on the subject of Watershed, I'm not totally sold on it, but I don't think it's a bad album - just a little weak at times. There are some amazing moments throughout it, but I find myself losing interest in the last 2 or 3 songs. Coil, Burden, and Lotus Eater are great tracks. However, I can't really listen to Coil or Burden anymore, simply because they remind me of somebody that's now no longer a part of my life - they're way too painful to listen to. I guess that speaks to the effectiveness and talent of Akerfeldt's writing.
Needless to say, I wait on baited breath for the next Opeth project.