How would You Introduce Opeth to a friend or parents?

[Noel]

Yeah, the first time I saw it I was waiting for the big growl part and started whispering (that's how I do the growls ) that part and I got brainfucked when I heard it said The Grand Ration

 

[Chinese Whispers]

Some things just aren't for everyone. Just feel good knowing that you are one the the 'enlightened few'.

 

[grey knight]

I introduced the band to one of my friends yesterday.

Well almost surprisingly, she otherwise liked it, but thought that the long acoustic parts were boring.

 

[Para Bellum]

I will tell you one thing: chicks love Damnation.

Pfft, I am a chick and it is my least favourite album.

 

[Purple Haze]

^

But you're a br00tal and frosbitten one

 

[hexwind]

Thanks guys..I just wanted to share some good music (is it really good? ) with some close people :] and defend it is that lame as some of u said????

 

[grey knight]

Btw. I just remembered that while we were doing x-mas cleaning with my sister I put Orchid playing on the background.
Strangely she didn't complain at all though she hates all growling, even stuff that's something like but not exactly growling.

Dunno, maybe it was the acoustics, and I told her there's not much singing in general there.

 

[Discursion]

^ Maybe she was just fucking angry in her head, she was about to explode and yell at you but then the album ended. :Smug:

 

[grey knight]

^ Maybe she was just fucking angry in her head, she was about to explode and yell at you but then the album ended. :Smug:

Might be, except that she was whlisting (or whatever...) along at some points.

Edit: NOT whispering.

 

[hexwind]

Maybe she was mad angry becoz of the mess?

 

[grey knight]

Maybe she was mad angry becoz of the mess?

Nah, we were almost finished at that time.

 

[ojready]

"dad, this is Mikael. Mikael, this is my dad."

 

[The Porcelain Eater]

Maybe she was mad angry becoz of the mess?

You guys are just jealous because you don't have a sister who likes Morningrise.

 

[.StaticA.]

Start them on Damnation. Then show them their other softer songs and slowly move it into songs with heavy and soft etc.

 

[schism09]

play like gorgoroth or bathory first then play opeth and opeth won't seem that bad in the heavy sense

 

[FRUGiHOYi]

Start them on Damnation. Then show them their other softer songs and slowly move it into songs with heavy and soft etc.

In My Time of Need --> The Drapery Falls --> Wreath

 

[{-sapob-}]

"dad, this is Mikael. Mikael, this is my dad."

 

[amarkonthedoor]

Playing Damnation first will probably make them feel like you've tricked them later. What about Face of Melinda or Dirge for November? If they don't like that, then try Damnation...and they'll at least have one Opeth CD they can enjoy.

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[ProgresiveLanD]

Just use "Damnation -Ballad songs" formula (Full Damnation album,Face of melinda, isolation years, Burden,Harvest, A fair Judment,etc) and all the girls will fall in love whit the music and voice

 

[grey knight]

Just use "Damnation -Ballad songs" formula (Full Damnation album,Face of melinda, isolation years, Burden,Harvest, A fair Judment,etc) and all the girls will fall in love whit the music and voice

I introduced one girl with The lotus eater, she said that she loved the voice.
(she was kind of J-pop/rock girl)