This was one of the proposed questions in the ask Opeth thread...
What do you think? Have Opeth really created their own cliche/genre? What about this concept in general?
Opeth still stick to the same style...soft/heavy in the same song. But this essentially is what Opeth is. Extremely beautiful music contrasting with the brutal. I think if they deviated from this "formula" too much they would cease to be Opeth...I mean where exactly do they have to go other than this? Of course they can lean folksy/prog/blackmetal/whatever. But ultimately Opeth has their own sound and as long as Mike is writing it will always be recognized as Opeth.
I'm wondering what you all think of musical evolution...it seems like musicians can't catch a break. Slayer gets criticized for not changing at all while Metallica get accused of changing too much. Where do you draw the line?
What do you think? Have Opeth really created their own cliche/genre? What about this concept in general?
Opeth still stick to the same style...soft/heavy in the same song. But this essentially is what Opeth is. Extremely beautiful music contrasting with the brutal. I think if they deviated from this "formula" too much they would cease to be Opeth...I mean where exactly do they have to go other than this? Of course they can lean folksy/prog/blackmetal/whatever. But ultimately Opeth has their own sound and as long as Mike is writing it will always be recognized as Opeth.
I'm wondering what you all think of musical evolution...it seems like musicians can't catch a break. Slayer gets criticized for not changing at all while Metallica get accused of changing too much. Where do you draw the line?