If you took all the error's out of Opeth you wouldn't have Opeth ... it's why I like them .. even the mistakes are good .. it's just the way it is ... unlike tool,who rely on perfection (and what great perfection it is), Opeth go into the studio thinking about themselves really ... they do it for them .. almost every member of Tool has chosen the music as not just music but an income really .. but they are fuckin awesome .... Mikael works in a small record store sometimes ... that's it ...not a rich guy .. but a good guy .. so don't call anything that he does terrible ... it's not made for you anyway .. or any of us ..
it's high time Akerfeldt learned how to play guitar
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yourdeadgroom
Black Stone Wielder
Personally, I like the occassional mistake, it proves the band are actually playing it, rather than doing some fancy editing job on it afterwards.....
Poison Godmachine
Atheistic Existentialist
Except your english jackass. It's too bad genius is a noun when referring to a person. Lets here a single sound clip of one of your compositions! It's easy to talk big on the net but can you back up what you say?
I think not. You probobly can't even read music or play an instrument.Originally posted by Poison Godmachine
Except your english jackass. It's too bad genius is a noun when referring to a person. Lets here a single sound clip of one of your compositions! It's easy to talk big on the net but can you back up what you say?
oh no!!! an error in my first book!!! people are going to laugh!!!
Back up? What? I guess it's enough to USE your EARS.
If you can't hear errors in Opeth songs then you are deaf.
and btw. I can read music and I play guitar.
Ermz
¯\(°_o)/¯
That's cool. I doubt you'll be hearing just the 'art' from Opeth anytime soon though... I mean the extra bwp re-release tracks were done in a home studio with a glove over the mic... But yeah, just goes to show that people have totally different ways of listening to music and appreciate different qualities in it. It's good that on this board we can express our opinions without sounding like a bunch of morons.
Vortex
Oh, Beth...
Part of my enjoyment of music comes from hearing it's played by humans. I want every squeak that comes from playing acoustics to come out loud. I even like when drums occasionally speed up on Orchid.
ether
°°§°°
perfection doesn't exist. Our world is beautiful because is imperfect. Art is the result of the work of a human being, not of a computer, if you want perfection you will get coldness and no feelings at all.
DogVomit
Lord of Beer
I dont enjoy listening to overproduced music, thats the trademark of career bands (coughdimmuborgircough). Im glad that Opeth is natural, and by the way, blackwaterpark is actually NOT the greatest. Just look to morningrise and orchid for the purest untainted strength in a band like this.
ControlledChaos
Unbleeding
So even if you can hear errors, who in the heck cares? if you are so incredible and your genius musical palette can't be tainted by hearing imperfections in your music, either:
a ) throw away your opeth cds or give them to someone who is less anal than you
or
b ) put out your own cd, or upload some recordings to the internet so we can listen to your insane guitar skills as you play all the opeth songs flawlessly
or
c ) shut up
or
d ) get a life
...just trying to help you out.
Morningrise
...I am just thin air...
To me Mike is an amazing guitar player. I've been playing for 7 years, and I still can't do some of that shit he does.
You're probley talking about musical ideas and like scales.
FUCK THAT SHIT!
The most important guitar plays have said fuck it to! I don't care about skill. To me it's what sounds good. And I think Opeth, is the most artistic band in the world.
There lyrics are pure poetry. The music is amazing (to me). The riffs themselves, the brake downs, EVERYTHING! To me Opeth are artists...
If you've ever seen opeth live, you'll know how musically amazing they are. There are some bootlegs on
(www.bootlegmania.net) Demon of the Fall, The Drapery Falls, and Forest of October. Look at that study them play...maybe it'll change you mind
Though, you have the right to your opinion, and that's great. I love to hear what people think. You're not wrong, it's just cool when you have these little discussions
Take care Extensive
Laters
You're probley talking about musical ideas and like scales.
FUCK THAT SHIT!
The most important guitar plays have said fuck it to! I don't care about skill. To me it's what sounds good. And I think Opeth, is the most artistic band in the world.
There lyrics are pure poetry. The music is amazing (to me). The riffs themselves, the brake downs, EVERYTHING! To me Opeth are artists...
If you've ever seen opeth live, you'll know how musically amazing they are. There are some bootlegs on
(www.bootlegmania.net) Demon of the Fall, The Drapery Falls, and Forest of October. Look at that study them play...maybe it'll change you mind
Though, you have the right to your opinion, and that's great. I love to hear what people think. You're not wrong, it's just cool when you have these little discussions
Take care Extensive
Laters
What the fuck do you mean by saying natural sound??
Someone who cant play guitar at all will make shitty sound on every note he plays.
And its also NATURAL.
So whats the point in learning to play an instrument??
Have you heard about a guy who spend hours hitting one note, trying to get a perfect sound??
And what is unnatural about that?? Its his hand, wooden instrument, no digital processing, and above all beautiful sound.
Maybe you want some farting and coughing on next Opeth CD.?That would be NATURAL.
Someone who cant play guitar at all will make shitty sound on every note he plays.
And its also NATURAL.
So whats the point in learning to play an instrument??
Have you heard about a guy who spend hours hitting one note, trying to get a perfect sound??
And what is unnatural about that?? Its his hand, wooden instrument, no digital processing, and above all beautiful sound.
Maybe you want some farting and coughing on next Opeth CD.?That would be NATURAL.
Duvall
Ia!
genizah
Kayo Dot Fetishist
ControlledChaos
Unbleeding
extensive desolation - I now know what you're talking about. I thought you were talking about hitting wrong notes etc, not quality of sound. As a classical pianist looking at scholarships to music academies all over the world, I know what quality of sound means. Although, I can't judge akerfeldt because I don't have any formal guitar instruction. I'm a self taught loser.
I don't know though, there seems to be alot of very good guitarists at the board and most of them think Mikael is decent if not very good.
I don't know though, there seems to be alot of very good guitarists at the board and most of them think Mikael is decent if not very good.
that's neat, so someone sat there and hit one note for hours until it sounds perfect. fantastic. but can they write a fucking melody? i know tons of guitarists that have awesome technique but can't write a good melody if their life depended on it.
and listen to an acclaimed jaz cd, you'll hear tons of mistakes. the thing is that the musician will force it to fit and play the note a couple of times to make it seem intentional.
and listen to an acclaimed jaz cd, you'll hear tons of mistakes. the thing is that the musician will force it to fit and play the note a couple of times to make it seem intentional.
