Ayreon - your thoughts?

[Snowmaker]

Ambeon is a young girl (I believe she was like 14 or so when the cd was done) named Astrid; Arjen discovered her many years after TFE, AFAIK.

Astrid van der Veen

 

[Liquid Tension]

He makes every singer that he works with sound awsome!

The problem that I have with his stuff is that it sounds the same from disc to disc at times. I remember playing THE for my wife when it first came out and she asked if it was the Ambeon disc....

My favorites are the Ambeon and The Human Equation discs....

 

[Tubbs]

Ummm.... no.

Yes, because Opeth fans are usually more open to other kinds of music.

You're such a damn negative person.

 

[Kenneth R.]

Yes, because Opeth fans are usually more open to other kinds of music.

LOL you haven't been to the Opeth forum too much have you?

Great band, but just like most bands, their fans believe they're the second coming and look down on other similar bands as 'imitations'

 

[Tubbs]

At least the ones who aren't from Opethforum are generally more open.

 

[Metal-X]

Ayreon is pretty good, but way too much keyboards.

 

[rockyracoon]

Ambeon is a GREAT album to have sex to.


And anything Arjen touches is gold, I think.

 

[Taliwakker]

SR wrote

the song i got is called estranged.. im sure its her voice.. its pretty hard to mistake..

Astrid did a version of Dreamtime on the bonus disc of TFE....but wasn't involved on the original recording.

Ambeon is a GREAT album to have sex to.

You like having sex to the sound of a 14 year old girl?

 

[arglebargle]

Yes, because Opeth fans are usually more open to other kinds of music.

Opeth fans are some of the most closeminded people on the planet.

 

[SilentRealm]

Astrid did a version of Dreamtime on the bonus disc of TFE....but wasn't involved on the original recording.

ok yeah thats the voice I'm thinking of.. the dreamtime song on the 2nd cd.

LOL you haven't been to the Opeth forum too much have you?

the fans on the Opeth forum are the reason I wont go there! As big of a fan I am myself of the music, I cant tolerate the others that post there.

I would definately say the major reason I prefer here is everyone is into such a wide range of bands not only do i get to learn about new things quite easily but there's none of the BS attitudes you get somewhere like that.

As for closed minded people, I find the worst are your really fundamental black metal fans. Wow I've tried having conversations before with those and they flat out reject any other music at all.. very frustrating.

Oh and also your mainstream fans, like the people who think Metallica rules above all and wont hear that there might possibly be something better out there.. It seems they see my black clothing in clubs and bars and pick me out to harrass me about my music tastes if I disagree with them (however politely).

 

[RobbM]

SR wrote

Astrid did a version of Dreamtime on the bonus disc of TFE....but wasn't involved on the original recording.

yeah, thats what I said, disk 2 of the special edition..

 

[Tubbs]

Opeth fans are some of the most closeminded people on the planet.

Okay, you guys obviously aren't paying attention too well. There is a lot of idiots over there, but many of the other people there have a large taste of music.

 

[Thraxz]

You like having sex to the sound of a 14 year old girl?

Yes.

Okay, you guys obviously aren't paying attention too well. There are a lot of idiots over there, but many of the other people there have a large taste of music.

Nu-metal and *core don't count.

Yes, because Opeth fans are usually more open to other kinds of music.

You're such a damn negative person.

Ummm, no.

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[Tubbs]

First of all, you further proved my point of your negativity, and second, I haven't heard a single person say that they liked nu-metal or "*core" over there.

You lose t3h interweb.

 

[Kenneth R.]

Okay, you guys obviously aren't paying attention too well. There is a lot of idiots over there, but many of the other people there have a large taste of music.

you mean the ones who visit it when Swanö's forum is slow

 

[Liquid Tension]

Every band has it's close minded fans and to argue about who has the worst or make claims like "Opeth fans are some of the most closeminded people on the planet" makes THIS forum seem like bad place to visit....

Can't you people see this?

 

[Thraxz]

Can't you people see this?

Nope.

 

[arglebargle]

Every band has it's close minded fans and to argue about who has the worst or make claims like "Opeth fans are some of the most closeminded people on the planet" makes THIS forum seem like bad place to visit....

Can't you people see this?

Nope, it's true. Opeth fans (not all) are amazingly elitist, and the amusing thing is they are the ones who bitch about other people (read: mainstream music fans) being closeminded.

Obviously this attitude is prevelant in the entire metal scene, but Opeth is one of those bands that seems to attract those types.

 

[Tubbs]

I suppose this is correct.

Opeth is one of my favorite bands, but I won't defend them like I do Dream Theater.

EDIT: WOW. Check out the Mike and KSE thread there right now, you are absolutely correct.

 

[Matt]

Opeth fans are some of the most closeminded people on the planet.

no; Children of Bodom fans are the most close minded. I tend to agree with everyone else saying that opeth fans are openminded.