Bad News for Amorphis fans...

[NAD]

Tuonela blows. I never made it through the entire disc and I'm glad Elegy is better.

 

[Erik]

Tuonela is a masterpiece.

 

[J.]

Have you people been listening to Tuonela while drinking bong water?

 

[Erik]

Bah, you people have hardly listened to it at ALL. I listen to it fairly regularly since obtaining it back in 1999, and it just rules. Timeless album with a strange, intangible atmosphere and great slight folk influences. "Withered" ain't so great, though.

 

[NAD]

It's true, I didn't spend much time with it. I couldn't. It bored me silly. Sounds like a metal band trying to play corporate rock.

 

[Erik]

You're pissing me off

 

[J.]

Bah, you people have hardly listened to it at ALL.

I've heard Tuonela too many times. It was my first Amorphis album from way back when it was released. I heard "Divinity" on a sampler and liked the song, so I bought the album. I liked it then. Then I got Elegy and Tales, and those two simply overshadowed Tuonela.

 

[Erik]

Yeah, those aren't bad either.

 

[Demonspell]

I agree with J here, Tuonela is decent on its own, it has some great songs that capture the atmosphere they've been trying to achieve on the last three (The Way, Divinity, Rusty Moon), but pales before Elegy and 1000 Lakes...

 

[Erik]

"Am Universum" sucks so much. Holy shit does it ever suck. I remember ordering that with Opeth "Blackwater Park" and Soilwork "A Predator's Portrait" back in the day, when all three were new. Funnily enough I hate all three of them now, but "Am Universum" I hated from day one. Superficially it's easy to say that it's stylistically similar to "Tuonela" but all the atmosphere is gone and so is most of the songwriting. Never sat through that putrid pile of stinking shit once.

 

[J.]

I liked one song from Am Universum. Don't remember the name.

And yes, that is one shitty haul.

 

[Erik]

You probably mean "Alone", that's the one I can stomach at least. I sold off "A Predator's Portrait" ages ago, I still have "Am Universum" because nobody wants it, and I still have "Blackwater Park" because I hate it the least of the three, though I doubt I will want to listen to it anytime soon.

 

[NAD]

I remember really liking Blackwater Park for some time, put it away for a year or so, then picked it up to fall asleep to one night. I fucking flung the headphones across the room during some acoustic interlude in half-awake madness, cracked myself up.

My Kantele and the acoustic reprise were pretty awesome Erik, you were right.

 

[jimbobhickville]

Honestly, this is probably the best thing for Amorphis. I downloaded some of their stuff and thought "damn, this is good except for the vocals". Maybe now I'll actually want to buy some of their stuff.

 

[Black Winter Day]

Tuonela > sitting naked in front of the computer (but not by much)

 

[NAD]

Naked In Front of the Computer by Faith No More >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tuonela

 

[Black Winter Day]

I'm Moochy!

 

[NAD]

You've got the touch!

 

[Demonspell]

Shake those hands!

 

[JayKeeley]

Another girl from the 'hood impregnated before she turned 16....