Controversial Opeth Opinions

[To rid you disease]

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if anything, mike will the oposite of what the "fans" on this forum thinks.

 

[Lenni]

Mike has initially written long songs just for the sake of having long songs,
but since it worked so well with most of his ideas he kept that "style" for Opeth.

The setlist in Cologne last year was far too short with only 8 songs
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1. Heir Apparent
2. The Grand Conjuration
3. Godhead's Lament
4. The Lotus Eater
5. Hope Leaves
6. Deliverance
7. Demon of the Fall
8. The Drapery Falls

 

[Nasty-Fire]

Because Cologne sucks. Joking. Great place. Koln.

 

[DisappearingSun412]

old account on the fritz for some reason.

1. Watershed is the best Opeth album thus far.
1a. Hex Omega RULES. Whole record is good, beginning to end.

2. Still Life is WAYYY overrated. Boring. White Cluster and Face of Melinda are the only reasons I spin it.

3. Watershed>GR>BWP=MAYH=D&D>Orchid>MR>SL

4. OPETH NEEDS TO DO ANOTHER LIVE ALBUM/DVD OF CURRENT TOURS SETLIST!!!! WOULD BE AMAZING!!!!!

 

[hexwind]

^ Should be done in South America actually !!!! coz the crowd is fucking amazing !!!!!!!!!

 

[DisappearingSun412]

To add:

Axe kills Lopez. Axe is metal enough to push the darkest parts, and is versed enough to accent the light parts. His fills slay lopez's, and he just makes the band feel whole. I think it was Lopez's drum sound and playing that made GR feel a little incomplete. Lopez is a little too loose, Axe is tight and precise, even at high tempo. Listen to how sloppy Lopez sounds with speed on other stuff, escpecially Wreath and Masters

I do miss Lopez's snare tone though. Axe's is too low and brash. Doesn't sit well with some moments in watershed. But it does separate him distinctly across the Opeth discography.

 

[DisappearingSun412]

^ Should be done in South America actually !!!! coz the crowd is fucking amazing !!!!!!!!!

My God did you see the Megadeth's "That One Night"? I completely agree, South America has the best live energy ever. I'm still waiting for Sepultura to reunite and watch the whole continent plunges into the ocean.

 

[Rogue Eagle]

I dont like orchid or morningrise.

I think Watershed is weak.

Masters Apprentices is an awesome song.

 

[sotua]

To add:

Axe kills Lopez. Axe is metal enough to push the darkest parts, and is versed enough to accent the light parts. His fills slay lopez's, and he just makes the band feel whole. I think it was Lopez's drum sound and playing that made GR feel a little incomplete. Lopez is a little too loose, Axe is tight and precise, even at high tempo. Listen to how sloppy Lopez sounds with speed on other stuff, escpecially Wreath and Masters

I do miss Lopez's snare tone though. Axe's is too low and brash. Doesn't sit well with some moments in watershed. But it does separate him distinctly across the Opeth discography.

I wouldn't go that far in condemning Lopez, but I agree on the tight vs loose, and agree 100% on the snare - it's the only thing I don't like about Axe on Watershed, the snare sound.

 

[Nasty-Fire]

The performance on Ghost Reveries is just awesome... damn! But Axe just kicks ass.

 

[DisappearingSun412]

The performance on Ghost Reveries is just awesome... damn! But Axe just kicks ass.

I'm not saying the performance was necessarily bad, his actual PARTS were great. For some reason his kit lacked a set of balls or something. It was crisp, it was well engineered, it was tracked well.

IDK, something feels off about his kit in some places on that record. Call me crazy.

Agreed: Axe kicks ass.

 

[Nasty-Fire]

I will suppose that you are better than me for noticing these things. I just like the drum a lot of that album, and completly agree with the fact that Axe kicks ass and I would even dare to say that he's a better drummer even though he looks like a strange person.

 

[embrace.random]

Orchid is my least favourite album, can't get into it.

Ghost Of Perdition is one of the top 5 songs.
So is Windowpane.
So is The Moor.
So is Hex Omega.

To Bid You Farewell is probably my favourite Opeth song (it was the first one I heard)

Blackwater Park is overrated, as on Opeth song.

 

[hexwind]

To Bid You Farewell is probably my favourite Opeth song (it was the first one I heard)

Same here

 

[embrace.random]

I love it when the beautiful distorted guitar riff enters.

 

[biggsy]

lopez was the quintessentail opeth drummer. ridiculously good feel, put his heart and soul into everything he played and was tight enough to make any heavier piece sound good. axe is a great drummer, dont get me wrong, i just think he has nothing on lopez's feel, esp on damnation which is fairly orgasmic

 

[Chinese Whispers]

it's the only thing I don't like about Axe on Watershed, the snare sound.

I agree about the snare sound. Doesn't seem to cut through as much (not enough attack?), or is it just me?

 

[sotua]

I agree about the snare sound. Doesn't seem to cut through as much (not enough attack?), or is it just me?

Not just you, it's missing a bit more "CRACK!" to go with the "PAF!".

Writing about sound sucks

I just listened to Watershed from the CD instead of the MP3 player (since I do most of my listening on the commute) with my good earphones instead of the earbud ones of the MP3 player. Axe is the man. And there's some Lopez-ish ride patterns that peek out here and there, the alternation between the bow and the bell of the ride during the blast beats, lots of tasteful bits that get lost between the MP3 lossy compression and the ambient noise from the subway...

Damn, I need another Opeth live concert. I was impressed by Axe's live presence, the guy seemed like he was a eight foot tall force of nature behind the kit...

 

[abandonedwaz]

Watershed is my least listened to Opeth record.... ........PEAC EOUT

 

[Chinese Whispers]

Not just you, it's missing a bit more "CRACK!" to go with the "PAF!".

Writing about sound sucks

I just listened to Watershed from the CD instead of the MP3 player (since I do most of my listening on the commute) with my good earphones instead of the earbud ones of the MP3 player. Axe is the man. And there's some Lopez-ish ride patterns that peek out here and there, the alternation between the bow and the bell of the ride during the blast beats, lots of tasteful bits that get lost between the MP3 lossy compression and the ambient noise from the subway...

Damn, I need another Opeth live concert. I was impressed by Axe's live presence, the guy seemed like he was a eight foot tall force of nature behind the kit...

I agree about it being hard to describe sound sometimes when you aren't necessarily the most technical termed guy in the world.

But yeah, I can't take anything away from Axe's playing. My view about him and Lopez is just that they bring different flavours to Opeth - cause I can't choose a favourite between the two. Maybe if I could get a hold of both's DNA and make a mega-drummer!?