Originally posted by Razed
This may just be my opinion, but it doesn't really make sense to compare Resurecction Through Carnage to Deliverance. They're entirely different styles of music, and although I think both are good, it's like comparing apples to bananas. While both Deliverance and RTC have their brutal parts, the acoustic medlies and the excellent transitions in between are what set Opeth apart from most other bands, in my opinion.
Don't get me wrong, I love RTC. I preordered it through The End, and I take it with me anytime I go on trips. I'm just saying, both albums are good, and it really doesn't seem right to say that a goofy, throw-away side-project CD is better than something Mikael, Peter, and the two Martins slaved over for five weeks or whatever it was. I think I even remember reading that most of RTC was done ad-lib.
Again, though, this is just my opinion.