Albums can be looked upon as footnotes to corresponding live performances. Twenty years from now, it is the live performances that will be remembered, just as we look back today and remember Hendrix, Floyd, Zeppelin, and The Beatles etc for their ability to play live.
An example: for those who don't like listening to "Deliverance" on a CD player, or from MP3 download, I cannot imagine they've seen it played live. It makes no sense to me that someone can like bits and pieces of Opeth, but not be completely floored when they stand in front of 2x1000 megawatt speakers watching Opeth play "Deliverance".
An example: for those who don't like listening to "Deliverance" on a CD player, or from MP3 download, I cannot imagine they've seen it played live. It makes no sense to me that someone can like bits and pieces of Opeth, but not be completely floored when they stand in front of 2x1000 megawatt speakers watching Opeth play "Deliverance".