moments

[einride]

When the song comes full circle back into "if you didn't knooooow" at 8:22.

i would totally agree with "brave" but i don't think this is the moment for me

for me it's at 3:00 when it breaks into the tapping part, the feedback, and then the insistent rhythm guitar comes in and plays THE SAME CHORD IN STRAIGHT 8THS 240 (count 'em) TIMES before switching chords, and then how much greater the impact of the chord change is when it actually happens

this will ALWAYS hit so much harder than any 240 bpm tech shit with 500 notes a second and fancy jazz chords ever possibly could.

this part was, so, so, so influential on me and my way of thinking about music. which should be blindingly obvious to anyone who's ever listened to the stuff i write. the economy, restraint and minimalism of it, how they do SO MUCH with SO LITTLE. i mean the drummer COULD be playing fills but he does not ever because it doesn't serve the song. burzum and katatonia taught me that musicians are irrelevant, only the song and what it's trying to communicate matters.

 

[Ellestin]

I was looking for an Omnio moment and that one will do thx

Anyway Omnio number one, forever and always I guess/hope

 

[Doom]

7:41 in Weeping Willow for me, up to I guess around 8:32.

 

[MFJ]

Max what did you say about A Desolation Song some years back, something like "it isn't the last track, it's the coda after the album ends." HANG ON I CAN SEARCH YE OLDE ARCHIVES:
Yes. This. Agreed. And then the bone crack happens one last time and holy shit I'm going to listen to The Mantle right now.

Interesting! I don't remember this at all but I definitely agree with myself.

 

[swizzlenuts]

Interesting! I don't remember this at all but I definitely agree with myself.

YOU RUINED THAT SONG FOR ME AND YOU DON"T EVEN REMEMBER SAYING IT

 

[NAD]

If I had to pick just one moment from Omnio (and there are so many) it is the transition between Pre and Bardo. The guitar bend that resolves for the first note in Bardo... perfection.

Agreed with Burnt Flowers Have Fallen. That main riff with the keyboard motif is just absurdly good. I can't even count how many times I've listened to that song, numbers don't go that high.

 

[Krilons Resa]

I guess I should revisit Omnio, eh? I only have HEart of Ages.

 

[NAD]

How good is Omnio?

When I was a kid and could only afford to buy a few CDs every several months, I studied every detail and nuance because emotions were high, discovery was new, and music was limited. So on most albums I had there were those MOMENTS where my hair stood on end and I became overwhelmed. The more albums I collected and the more I branched out, the more I realized that those moments did not happen very often, and certainly not on every album. I was a little letdown, but in time I learned that Magic was Special and Rare, so that too was good.

Omnio does that to me, about 17 times, as a jaded 41 year old dude, in this awful year of 2020.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Again, where's that "LOVE" button?

 

[einride]

omnio is very special

i've said it before -- i don't necessarily think it's the BEST ALBUM EVER but it is one of those rare few that i'm almost always in the mood for listening to. and it's also one of few metal albums that feels hopeful and positive without being cheesy

 

[Ellestin]

Joining the Omnio circle jerk. Almost everything has been said above. Let's just add that there is a me pre-summer 1997 and a me after listening to this album. This album changed my perception of music in ways too intense to even reflect about but yes, I agree that it has a hopeful effect. It makes me feel in tune with what's (still) right and beautiful out there.

 

[NAD]

3:11 when the guitar solo goes into the spacey delay bit that sounds like The Never Ending Story? Yep.


2:10 just when you think THAT riff can't possibly get any better, the vocals come in and ties everything together. Amazing.

...

Never thought I'd be discussing Burzum and Pantera under similar terms. How 'bout that.

 

[SonOfNun]

This one never got old for me, Opeth - Black Rose Immortal:



The bit starting 11:55 after the very brief silence, up until about 14:45.

Nailed it.

There's also a couple moments in "To Bid You Farewell."

The part where it picks up speed around 7:07 - "In my own ashes I am standing without a soul..."

Also, the ending from about 9:55 on - "We walk into the night. Am I to bid you farewell? Why can't you see that I try? When every tear I shed is for youuuuuuuu."

top 10 of all time for me, easy

Agreed.

i nearly always skip "the desolate one", i think it's the one weak track on the album

I think NAD has said something similar. I really like it and "Four Leary Biscuits." They help build that trance-like atmosphere that draws me deeper in and gives me the feeling that something transcendent is happening here.

 

[Ellestin]

Dev doesn't want to post on RC anymore (dunno why) but he gave me a couple moments of his own. Here's a first batch. I'll fish for explanations on request.


14'10


1'54


2'30


18'33


4'47 (I second that one)

 

[Doom]

That Emperor is a good one. There's definitely a few such moments on those first two Emperor albums.

 

[spikes77]

Great thread, and a ton of awesome choices so far. Excellent Empyrium picks doom--and can't argue against any of these Omnio picks --

I'm going to add in addition to the 7 minute part in Weeping Willows that doom mentioned:

2:43 to 4:00


Some of my all time favorite Opeth moments (Will never forget these melodies--dangerous to drive ):

5:37 to 6:30


One of the most underrated opeth songs (3:00ish to the acoustic part at 6:15--the bass, the solos, the rise and fall,--yes it's all over the place, pure awesomeness. AND another moment at 7:15 to 8:35 as the acoustic part transitions into the next little melody --invisible eyes, red reflectionsss, it is youu etc.



Another classic moment: 10:20-11:00 the melody that ends in the bouncing bass along with the vocals:
My blaze travel the last universe, to While leaves fall from the weeping trees -- and the ahhhh's ---glad I got to see this part live several times, when you know, they were still good



Moving on to Crimson, you know the part. -- 27:00-32:00--Not only the wonderful clean vocals by dan, mike's scream, leading into a great solo, eventually coming back to one of the main thematic riffs---




1:34 to 3:00 (beautyy)



6:30 to end (this part killed live as well)



4:00 to 7:30 (You think the melody is going to burst out, but it''s restrained until the build up at around 5:30 --- transitioning to the great rocking moment that finally arrives at 6:50) Such a great song--



7:07 to 8:50 end so fucking good--interplay between the vocals with that riff and the lyrics -- Riding with the drum, flying in the whirling wind..


Could probably do a whole separate post for Maudlin but i'll do these three for now:

Gleam in Ranks (2:35 to end)


Besides the aforementioned Waldposie track, if I heard this section in my dying breaths, that's be a fine way to go out.
6:40 to end



5:25 to 9:05


5:40 to 8:15 -- first few minutes hits you with jagged bursts of pure synthetic---continuing to puncture until around four minutes when you can hear faint ambient melody in the background--which eventually comes to the fore and warms up until the end---



Will post a few more soon-

 

[NAD]

So many good bits on those maudlin of the Well albums. Mine are these two, in particular:


The whole song really, but in particular the closing seconds of "SLOWLY INSERT...!" which is somehow both a release and a tease.


1:27 I still maintain that this is the heaviest riff I've ever heard. And I've been combing the world's music for heavy riffs for decades.

 

[SonOfNun]

Some of my all time favorite Opeth moments (Will never forget these melodies--dangerous to drive ):

Good taste chap. Thanks for drawing my attention to "Nectar" because it's not a song I usually dedicate much time to. The Edge of Sanity, Ulver, and Agalloch are all solid picks.

 

[einride]

one of these days i'll have to try and get into maudlin of the Well proper-like

i bought the albums like ten years ago and i still haven't listened to them and what i did hear i didn't much care for haha

but now i have higher tolerance for prog fuckery than i used to so maybe now...

 

[Nico]

Every minute of this is a personal favourite, but being that it's 12 minutes long and not everyone has time for that, starting at 9 minutes through to that majestic release at 9:35 and the way the whole thing takes shape... really big moment here.


Unfortunately (for some), the band kind of took that self-congratulatory energy and made it their entire sound in subsequent albums. But Christ almighty, when they build it up like this track does, they deserve all the fucking glittery victory wank in the world.