When I did this poll, my vote originally went to Deliverance.... that song and A Fair Judgement were my initial favorites.... but now my favorites are Wreath and Master's Apprentices....
A Fair Judgement is the song that I FUCKING LOVED from the moment I first heard it...damn is it ever impressive! THAT SOLO!!!! That acoustic piece....Mikael's clean vocals have NEVER SOUNDED BETTER!. The others took 2-3 listens to love as much as I do now. Especially Wreath, which took like 10 listens (but the 1:50 part I loved instantly!!!! Just the intro took a while to embrace.....)
As it stands, I'd place Deliverance's songs in this order;
1. A Fair Judgement (same position)
2. Deliverance (used to be 5th)
3. Wreath (same position)
4. By the Pain I see in Others (used to be 2nd)
5. Master's Apprentices (used to be 4th)
6. For Absent Friends (same position)
One of the most underated tracks in Opeth history.....
WREATH
Followed by..........
A Fair Judgement
Master Apprentices
Deliverance
and lastly the most over rated Opeth track By the Pain I See..... (still pretty cool though. Just seems like the song is "unfinished" or a "filler" to me)