Evolution of Mikael's voice

[hibernal_dream]

Mikael's voice: can it get any better???? Album | Voc. Quality

...............................................................| <BWP Fucking
.............................................................../ Superb!!
............................................................../
............................................................/ <SL Excellent
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..................................................__/ <MAYH Great
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................................_____/ <Morningrise V. Good
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________/ <Orchid Good



Hmmmm looks like an exponential to me...

 

[Jo]

if it gets better, help...I am already laying on the floor listening...
(Filth vocals across all 5 albums are EQUALLY furring superb! IMO)

 

[LostInFog]

i agree with the graph. mikael has gotten more and more confidence and practice with his clean vocals on each album. and his bellows, grunts, whatever you want to call them, get so deep and crushing on some parts of BP it seems inhuman (verse in BLeak for example). but it is all better than any other death/black metal vox i have ever heard and better than any "acoustic rock" vox i have ever heard. god damn, i wish opeth made albums on a weekly basis.

 

[Graveless Soul]

In my opinion Mikael's vocals were at their best on MAYH. They are the perfect mix of both growling and clean as they both seem to blend into each other effortlessly (as do the songs!).

Although I must say, the clean stuff on BP sent shivers down my spine the very first time I heard it (especially in Bleak), and I think this was largely down to the influence of Steve Wilson.

 

[Demonspell]

I agree, his vocals have improved with each subsequent album, paralleling Opeth' sound becoming more polished and self-actualized as time passes...

 

[hibernal_dream]

The cold on SL sort of improved the growl though; he sounds pretty evil

i wouldn't mess with him anyway