Does anyone know who plays which solos?

[bonzer]

Ive always wondered about this, so can anyone who's seen the guys live help me out?

I know all the ones on Lamentations obviously, and the first two Forest Of October ones are Peter's. I think the end Apostle In Triumph one is Mikaels too.

 

[Shadows Skulk]

I think it says who plays each solo in the lyrics of each song on opeth.com

 

[Protected Witness]

Ive always wondered about this, so can anyone who's seen the guys live help me out?

I know all the ones on Lamentations obviously, and the first two Forest Of October ones are Peter's. I think the end Apostle In Triumph one is Mikaels too.

Forest leads go:

Mike, Mike, Peter, Peter, Mike

 

[Ermz]

Aren't the forest leads 'Mike, Peter, Peter, Mike'. It's only got 3 solos doesn't it (the first two being interconnected as the one big solo)?

 

[suislidE]

yea.. thats what i was thinking. whats the first you are talking about neil?

 

[Shadows Skulk]

Oh, nevermind, that's only for BWP

 

[deliverance]

^ hmm, that's too bad. i wonder why they didn't just do it for all the albums. i'd like to check it out. i can't tell who's solo is whos (unless i've seen them played live). i've never tried to figure it out though, i just listen to them as solos, not who is playing them.. :shrugs: oh well.

 

[Demilich]

I'm guessin they can't remember the older ones.

 

[Julian Zembrowski]

Peter does a lot of appregio stuff

 

[deliverance]

I'm guessin they can't remember the older ones.

i dunno about that dude. even if they forgot, say orchid and mr., they still could put up the other albums solo info. but i'm sure they knew whos solo is whos haha.

 

[Demilich]

At the show I was at, Mike could hardly remember what year each album was made in, so don't be too sure

 

[Shadows Skulk]

Peter does most if not all sweeps.

 

[jaykeegan]

Aren't the forest leads 'Mike, Peter, Peter, Mike'. It's only got 3 solos doesn't it (the first two being interconnected as the one big solo)?

Yeah, that is what I have always believed it to be.

 

[Protected Witness]

Aren't the forest leads 'Mike, Peter, Peter, Mike'. It's only got 3 solos doesn't it (the first two being interconnected as the one big solo)?

In the very beginning of the song, Mike is playing a lead. It's not complicated of course, but it is a lead.

Then there are the leads over the fast part that Mike and Peter split, and then Peter's lead after "The Sun rose no more" and then Mike's last solo over the F#/Ab/A/B part.

 

[Ermz]

Ah k, I just never really considered the intro to be a solo.

Peter tends to do alot of basic scale runs and arpeggios. Mike is a bit more about the wide vibratos and Pentatonic runs, giving it that more bluesy and prog rock feel. Peter does your standard metal solos, except minus the speed.

 

[DarkHawk]

Im still curious as to who finishes off The Apostle In Truimph?

 

[bonzer]

Thanks a lot for the help guys, its certainly very much appreciated. However im not a guitarist, so its not that helpful im afraid!

 

[deliverance]

Deliverance... I must say your sig kicks major ass

are you a fellow MXC'er?

 

[x_OPETH_x]

then who teh fock plays the White CLuster solo? I would guess it's mike, but it's more peter's style...

 

[Arnold Layne]

On a sort of side note, did they change round who plays the lead during the clean verse of the drapery falls on thier last tour, cuz i had a vid and it looked like mike was playing but in aussie it looked like peter was playing it? It confused me.