Best song poll part 3

[Kamel]

well.. it's time for a fresh poll, don't you think?

this time, evaluating live performance.

 

[Realturka]

Wow, I didn't think anyone else would vote for Night & Silent.

 

[pyr0rrzzz]

^Same here :O But it certainly has the best atmosphere.

 

[Prophet178]

Really tough, but I voted for TNATSW, I love the way its done live, I hate the production on Morningrise and it sounds so much better in a live setting. Runner ups were Face of Melinda, the end sounds so massive live compared to the original recording. When; of course, one of my favorite Opeth songs, done so well in the DVD. And Blackwater Park, never seen it live, and it looks like it would be incredible to see from watching the DVD.

 

[Ninfix]

I struggled on this one for a while, and when I voted TNATSW I though I would be one of few xx)

 

[Realturka]

^ The ending is quite headbang-worthy on the live version.

 

[Fields Of Sorrow]

Blackwater Park narrowly over The Night and the Silent Water

 

[Kamel]

woah...I didn't expect it, but i was pretty confident the majority thought as me.

 

[To rid you disease]

and you voted...?

 

[Kamel]

The night and the silent water, it was the first vote.

 

[sotua]

Really tough, but I voted for TNATSW, I love the way its done live, I hate the production on Morningrise and it sounds so much better in a live setting. Runner ups were Face of Melinda, the end sounds so massive live compared to the original recording. When; of course, one of my favorite Opeth songs, done so well in the DVD. And Blackwater Park, never seen it live, and it looks like it would be incredible to see from watching the DVD.

Absolutely. The Roundhouse version blows the Morningrise version out of the silent water. Morningrise sounds too thin. Roundhouse has the OOMPH!

I love cranking it really loud when I'm driving by myself.

 

[Chinese Whispers]

I'm going with 'The Night And The Silent Water' even if it is just for when the growled vocals of the title at the end. So much better than the whispers on Morningrise, seems to get the emotion more across for me.

 

[DarkGift]

i voted "when", everything about it sounds so much better than the studioversion, especially the clean vocals

i think the night and the silent water lacks the acoustic guitars live, it's better on the album

 

[To rid you disease]

voted bleak. no weak steve clean vox, disted solo and overall great performance. only downside with the live version is that the intro isnt quite as mesmerizing as the in the studio (another great example on that many opeth riffs etc should be repeated even more rather than the oposite! ).

 

[Korlich]

UTWM would´ve beenTNATSW but the growls near the end sound stupid.

 

[embrace.random]

Voted Ghost Of Perdition, because The Moor and To Bid You Farewell aren't there TBYF was the first Opeth song I heard so it'll always be one of my favourites.

 

[billydheyhey]

Kudos to this poll

It's tough between Night and Silent Water and Blackwater Park, but I decided on Blackwater Park.

My top from best to worst:

1. Blackwater Park
2. The Night And The Silent Water
3. When
4. Bleak
5. Ghost Of Perdition
6. Face Of Melinda
7. Demon Of The Fall
8. Under The Weeping Moon
9. Windowpane

 

[isolation_years]

face of melinda, the solo is put up front, godly...

 

[Chinese Whispers]

The only thing I don't like about 'Blackwater Park' is that thing at the end goes on...forever. It is mildly entertaining the first time but now I just skip it.

 

[Lateralus14]

Performance wise they're perfect on like half those songs, so you kinda have to pick TNATSW for being more of an improvement after looking at studio versions. If you disregard studio versions, there's really no mistakes in most of them that would allow you to judge one's performance above the other's.