opeth fans, this thread is a petition for a mike solo acoustic album. i've talked to opeth's management, and all we need is 100 pages on this thread for it to happen. so start posting.:mad:
i think its awesome. listen to the charlie brown's christmas jazz album. its a bunch of engrained familiar melodies interperated in a real and original way. any familiar melody can be transposed in a shockingly new light. originality and identity matter alot. but, it seems that a lot of...
i'm pretty sure there about 230948023984 questionable business practices that deliver a CD to Best Buy. and, as long as people are interested in the music art package, (CD, vinyl, booklet) it will be there.
i agree. lyrics are often interperated the same way, like in a literal ten commandments sort of way, like, "this is what he meant." when actually the real meaning is simply how it makes you feel, what meaning you find in it.
by the pain i see in others was my first opeth song. i remember sitting at this computer hearing it, after searching for so long for a band that hit me, and it was like, whaoaaalllyyy shit!!!! there is certainly a raw in the moment quality to this album.
i am really pleased to hear mike's new down-to-earth pack-a-day ole' rocker dude vocal style. its definitely a humble progression from the emerging divinity we heard at 5:23 in beneath the mire. :waah:
i really enjoy his melodic jazzy snare work during the growling part at the end of the lotus eater. to me, that is axe's identity at its prime in opeth context.
how about instead of a winner takes all vs. thread, we focus on the unique characteristics of each drummer. i'm sick of the "lopez's feel" talk. what is feel? does only lopez have "feel"? wtf?
i'll make a quick comparison. lopez had a smooth and flowing and transitional feel. he...