EoS's Crimson vs. MAYH or SL

[Demilich]

As a concept album, how do you think Crimson compares to Opeth's two amazing concept albums in terms of overall flow and cohesion of parts? How do you think they compare musically? What concept/story is more interesting to you?

I find Still Life's story to be the most interesting, though I enjoy Crimson a lot more lately. As far as flow, Crimson is top notch, by far eclipsing Opeth's concept albums. As far as music, Crimson is much more intense and catchy, as is to be expected of EoS. It still maintains an unprecedented degree of complexity and variety, which is what I find so amazing about it. The heavy/mellow transitions are more abrupt than in Opeth, generally speaking, but I find this keeps the pace up and makes the album more interesting to listen to.

Speak your mind...

 

[michaelr]

Crimson I or Crimson II?

 

[x_OPETH_x]

yeah...crimson II rocks..i'd say equally as much as MAYH and Still Life, so it's a tie

 

[AbsentFriend]

Still Life by FAAAAR

 

[silentwatcher]

without question, Crimson!

 

[futile]

why not :


crimson 1 & 2
vs
MAYH , SL

 

[Mayh]

Mayh and Still Life are both better than Crimson I !

 

[Demilich]

i havent heard crimson 2 yet, is all, so i didn't want to include it

 

[Bleakest Harvest]

Crimson is awesome 'n all, but Still Life is the greatest.

 

[TheFourthHorseman]

Opeth wins by far,though I think that Crimson I is good. The Still Life story especially is awesome.

Nightingale is where Dan's concept albums shine.

 

[no country for old wainds]

I haven't got Crimson, but My Arms Your Hearse obliterates Still Life.

 

[Pieless]

but My Arms Your Hearse obliterates Still Life.

Crimson is good, but MAYH kills all of these albums.

 

[ffanatic]

Still Life.

 

[Antaeron]

Still Life is the best album ever. Crimson is good but I like both Opeth albums better. I haven't heard Crimson II but I'm getting it now.

 

[Leper_/-\ffinity]

Mayh!!!

 

[futile]

but My Arms Your Hearse obliterates Still Life.

yep sure does

 

[deliverance]

I've been seeing a lot of shit about EoS and Crimson. I personally never heard their music yet. What's the deal with Crimson I and II, 2 seperate albums? And I also read that on one of them it's just one 40 min. song, which I know Mikael sings on. Give me the downlow, and should I get them?

 

[yourdeadgroom]

@ deliverance: the two albums are both single songs (the first one is 40 minutes, the 2nd is 43 minutes, and divided into 44 tracks, but it's still one song). They are seperate albums, though the 2nd one continues the story of the first, and contains some of the riffs from the first one also.

Yes, you need to get them (while we all have different opinions on how great (or otherwise ) they are, I think most would agree that they are must-hear albums). C1 is, IMO, amazing, and C2 is rapidly catching up to it.

Oh, and as for the poll, I had to go with Crimson

 

[deliverance]

yeah, and after all the good words on the albums, I bought Crimson II this afternoon. I would have gotten Crimson I first, but that was like the only EoS album they didn't have, haha. It's good, but that's only after one listen, I shall listen again tomorrow.

 

[Flaming Death]

i went with Crimson