isolation years... crap or awesome track?

[Cognitive Intercourse]

I agree that it sounds kind of "out of place" within the context of the rest of the album. That being said though it is a WONDERFUL song taken on it's own. Absolutely beautiful and haunting...still gives me goose bumps even though I've listened to it about a bazillion times by now.

 

[Annihilat0r]

One of the best Opeth songs

 

[isolation_years]

isolation years is great............but i didnt need to say that

 

[Nasty-Fire]

Why the fuck do people make this kind of questions?

Because some douches like me don't like it, not at all.. well.. maybe a little bit, but not much. :Smug: I don't know why, and it's very personnal, but I'm reading stuff and because this song can't be good for me, I get the feeling that everyone is sarcastic. Oh well, my girlfriend loves it, though.

 

[Zantera]

I think i would rate Isolation Years - my top 5 Opeth songs.
It's the most beautiful mellow song they've done, the lyrics are just touching.

 

[duvix]

Awesome

 

[Iki-ilkkuja]

A great track, in a way leaves the album unclosed by being completely different than The Grand Conjuration.

 

[badabiing]

awesome, definitely.

 

[Goodyear]

I think i would rate Isolation Years - my top 5 Opeth songs.
It's the most beautiful mellow song they've done, the lyrics are just touching.

I came in here to post this. It's one of my top 5 Opeth songs.

 

[Slaydon]

The highlight of GR, but I wish it was a bit longer. Shame they didn't release it as single, altho they planned to.

 

[Dammnare]

Beautiful track. I love it.

 

[sundance]

cream of the crap!

no seriously. it's a beautiful track!

 

[L0bster]

Among their best work

 

[Snusgropen]

If people didn't know it was unrelated to the album's story, they would think it fits perfectly.

 

[Chinese Whispers]

If people didn't know it was unrelated to the album's story, they would think it fits perfectly.

I agree with this. It's not as if there isn't other soft songs on Ghost Reveries (not much different then, oh, I don't know...'Hours Of Wealth'). And it is not as if it is randomly in the middle of a concept album (as it is the closing track) and from what I have heard all of the concept songs (tracks 1-7) have been scambled around anyway.

Truth is, I think it is a great individual song and I think it does fit the feel of the album (in its depressive/sense-of-loss kind of feel).

 

[grey knight]

As someone said, GR is a story with mixed chapters and one that has nothing to do with the rest. (or something like that)
And atleast I like the idea when looked at like that.

 

[Iki-ilkkuja]

^ I think it fits beautifully... a nice epilogue that does not necessarily have anything to do with the rest. I don't know why I feel it fits, but it simply does.

 

[Caesar Metallius]

The song is superb.

 

[Lordfausto]

she isn't a slut... she is my slut ^^ and a suicide girl

 

[Nasty-Fire]

^ Oh yeah suicide girls.. my girlfriend checks out that website sometime. Anyway random post you did.