Introducing opeth to a jazz/classical influenced musician

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If you want to impress her with opeth, just show some of the coolest tracks.
weather heavy, or "jazzy", or "classical".

 

[Chinese Whispers]

If you want to impress her with opeth, just show some of the coolest tracks.
weather heavy, or "jazzy", or "classical".

Weather heavy?

 

[ingenkommentar]

Heavy Weather, as in the Weather Report record?

 

[Words of Credence]

lol

Wow. You're actually loling at me having an opinion.

Nice job you elitist smart-ass.

 

[dwoakee]

I have a music teacher who only truely appreciates jazz and classical genres of music. Being a fan of opeth I know they incorporate these elements into their music. I was wondering if anyone could help me choose a song to introduce them to her.

Don't bother about jazz or classical music. Just show her a good example of Opeth music, neither too mellow, nor too heavy. Try Moonlapse Vertigo, or Harlequin Forest. If she doesn't like it, show her Windowpane. If she still doesn't like it, then give it up. Either it stays in her head and she'll come back to you about it, or she'll never like it.

 

[Chinese Whispers]

Heavy Weather, as in the Weather Report record?

It would be a much better idea to show that record to a jazz musician. They have probably already heard it mind you.

 

[Alteredmindeath]

just give the teacher DAMNATION album.

 

[Fields Of Sorrow]

I think someone needs to learn the definition of 'atonal'...

 

[Defluo]

YOU'RE atonal.

 

[MegaMoose]

This board makes me cry. like seriously. SOB.

 

[Nasty-Fire]

This board makes me cry.

Don't be so emotional..

 

[Iki-ilkkuja]

Still Life has some jazzy elements. I'd go for Face of Melinda. However, Opeth is in many ways a modern band and thus it's unlikely that a person who's solely into classical or jazz and who's not into metal would really catch with Opeth. Sad but true.

 

[Hemlok]

Textures

Perhaps my favourite Cynic song...

 

[Sensran]

I have an idea. Don't introduce it to her. Simple enough I suppose

 

[Widows Sulk]

I'd like to hear someone explain what about face of melinda is jazz related in ANY WAY

 

[antipunx13]

any song that uses a fretless bass is jazz bassically

 

[hexwind]

Forget about Opeth, introduce Farmakon instead ! 1st track of the first album.

 

[Widows Sulk]

well but to convert someone you have to play them music that doesn't suck shit

 

[Nasty-Fire]

well but to convert someone you have to play them music that doesn't suck shit

..ermm..?

 

[Widows Sulk]

was it really that hard to understand? I'm saying farmakon blows