Recent content by shantideva

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    Mikael and Deadwing

    when i saw PT this fall, i thought the opportunity to hear the extra tracks for the first time was probably the highlight of the show, aside from the particularily stirring rendition of hatesong. i was one of the idiots who bought the special edition of deadwing with the shitty, overhyped...
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    ~Blues~

    Ornette Coleman- Twins John Hines Quartet- In The Pocket Django Reinhardt- Djangology Thelonious Monk- Green Chimneys four great jazz records. my favorite blues record is, and always will be, muddy waters- i'm ready. but for something more recent, buddy guy- sweet tea a great album from...
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    The Greatest Growlers?

    johan lindstrand.
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    New Songs "DISCUSSION ONLY" thread

    GOP: i really dig the vocal tone and melody, but the rhythms are kind've... eh. 'devil crack the earth' etc. is really kind've emotionless. the vocal rhythm at 4;30 or so strikes me the same way... almost singsongy. whatever happened to the fades from heavy sections into clean sections...
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    What is you IQ?

    yeah, IQ tests are shit. they measure IQ very well, but IQ is such a worthless fucking quantifiable that it's like pissing in a beaker and being proud of the line you fill to.
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    I woke up this morning and realized

    i have to drive eight hours every time i want to see a show, because no one tours in nebraska, and i don't blame them. but sometimes the roadtrip is the best part of the whole experience. quit bitching about what sucks (rainbow brite dance moves... ha.) and enjoy what doesn't suck (Opeth...
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    Now Playing Thread

    np- aphex twin- milkman
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    Now Playing Thread

    np- sentenced- kaamos
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    Opeth Greatest Hits

    In The Mist She Was Standing Advent Black Rose Immortal To Bid You Farewell When Amen Corner Demon of the Fall The Moor Godhead's Lament Serenity Painted Death White Cluster The Drapery Falls Blackwater Park A Fair Judgment Ending Credits but honestly, why would Opeth need a...
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    Moonlapse is back!

    thanks, Anna. good to know that you and the band are listening and responding to the fans. welcome back, Moonlapse.
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    Chances of a "real" Opeth video

    Opeth + David Lynch = music video masterpiece
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    Open Letter to Mikael and Opeth

    someone who drives to CO just to see Opeth. the trip is worth it, usually, but i didn't think it would be in that case. i'm sad to hear that i missed what sounds like a good set.
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    Support Opeth.com's mod choice!

    yeah! support Opeth's choice of mods.... whoever... that... is. what kind of fool supports someone without even knowing who it is? opeth.com has the right to pick whoever they damn well please as mod. and i have the right to tell them they picked the wrong person, if that's how i feel...