i will always say orchid. its the best album any band could ever put hope to put out. while its mellow yet heavy, its still makes me want to hear it again and again after every time i here it. i use it to create wonderfully dark and imaginative dreems. i use it to put me alseep and give me visions of my girlfriend. she gave it to me, for no real reason she just came over one day, and said here i have soemthing for you. it was rapped in a pretty black wrapping paper, with an intriquet design. isnt she the best!!! anyways, the first opeth album i owned was blackwater park. when i got it i thought to myself nothing could be better but i was wrong after orchid i was an opeth addict. ised to listin to hardcore deathmetal like cannible corpse and morbid angel but mno more i listen to more melodic metal now.