Best opening song...

[svish]

Definitely Advent.

 

[Opethian666]

Prologue/April Ethereal beats all the rest by miles. It's just so fucking good the piano and rain setting the atmosphere in the intro that fades into the thunderous double bass of April Ethereal. It's soooooooo good, it is the best opening to any album!

 

[[KOTNO]Narrot]

mayh kicks ass...so pro/ap eth

 

[The Evil Toucan]

of course april eth is gonna win, its like their best song period...I figure everyone who voted for it would vote for the moor if it just said prologue though..

 

[sweet majestic darkness]

Eh, made a fool of myself, I thought you meant opening song to a live show. In this case, The Moor.

I thought that too until I read your post and scrolled back up. This is real real tough. I'm guess my vote will go out to The Moor.

 

[CF87]

The Leper Affinity followed by April Ethereal.

These two specific songs might be Opeth's best in general.

 

[Spawnof84]

In the mist she was standing

 

[FUBAR]

In mist she was standing

 

[StillDayBeneathTheSun]

The Leper Affinity... No question. When they played it in Shepherds Bush I nearly shit myself.

 

[bahamut_0]

The Moor, no question. I think it's the best intro to an album ever.

 

[Autumnal]

It was hard to pick Ghost of Perdition over The Moor. Maybe if I hadn't been listening to Ghost of Perdition so much lately. However, the Moor has always been exceptional, but never gripped me, whereas GoP invades every ounce of me for just about every moment of the song. Meh.

 

[Alcapoth]

Prologue/APRIL ETHEREAL - easily! Also, one of the best Opeth tracks there is.


But, The Moor IS very nice. Between the two, I couldn't choose which song is the better one, but Ethereal definitely starts out better

 

[Psycroptipath]

very hard between the moor and ghost of perdition. i went with the moor

 

[Caesar Metallius]

I would have to shit my pants if they came out in the darkness with Prologue starting, then they being April Ethereal right as the lights come on. Perfect opening!

 

[black_tooth_grin]

Ghost of Perdition

 

[Don Corleone]

leper affinity

it's mind-blowing!

 

[Morpha]

The Leper Affinity. Some great riffing. Better than The Moor I think.

 

[Don Corleone]

the moor keeps you waiting a bit too long in the beginning...thats its only problem really

 

[Don Corleone]

excellent one there morpha

 

[atrocity]

Prologue/APRIL ETHEREAL - easily!

Haha it's my dream to see Opeth opening like that....but it wont happen