Most Overrated Opeth Album?

[biggsy]

most of the music i listen to is progressive but my favourite opeth album is still life. and of course its based on opinion, thats why the OP created a poll so we could see how others felt.

 

[BloodSword]

BlackWater Park is easily the most "overrated" album by Opeth. I remember everyone was cummin' over this when it came out, and I could'nt understand why. There are some good songs, the title track, When the Drapery Falls, Bleak, Harvest and the interlude Patterns in the Ivy. Steven Wilson's vocals ruined this for me. They depleted the "heaviness" of it all. Still, not a bad album, just never understood the "breakthrough" mentality. They broke through on "Morningrise" for me.

 

[ShadowCreator]

It doesn't matter, even if you hate him you have to understand that all this "metal universe" and "corpse eating bands" that you listen to would probably have not existed if it wasn't for him! Most of them say they've got the balls, but jimmy had the balls!

Very untrue.

Anyway, I voted Damnation, because for some reason it loses my attention/gets boring while listening to it as a whole, though I enjoy every track.

 

[winters epilogue]

...I don't understand how music can be overrated, you either like it or you don't like it...the end.

I pretty much side with this and decided not to vote.

I can see why people enjoy every album regardless of where it stands on my "favorites" list.

My thinking being this: Just because I really don't enjoy Orchid immensely (disjointed songwriting, lack of flow) doesn't mean I think it's overrated by those who love the album. One likes what one likes, and if it differs from me...oh well, life goes on.

On top of this fact, I really don't know that many Opeth fans. Despite having seen them live about ten times and always lurking on the forum, I'm only acquainted with a handful of people who care for them. When it comes down to it, we all have our favorite records for our own reasons and leave each other be about it.

That being said, Hendrix rules.

 

[hibernal_dream]

Deliverance, and Deliverance is also the most overrated track

 

[Slayer101]

I think it's either GR or Damnation, I went with GR.

 

[Black Rain]

still life only because the entire album has this 6/8 feel in pretty much every section that drives me fucking crazy and I can't stand it. Good music but by no means their best.

 

[BlüdDisörder]

Morningrise.

It's good, but it's far from being a masterpiece.

 

[Albatros]

Ghost Reveries,cause its the album that I can say that bores more easily.

back on topic no2: If it wasn't for handrix, probably there wouldn't even be amps that can amp metal guitars.

 

[Lothlorien]

Deliverance, and Deliverance is also the most overrated track

fail. fail.

my vote goes to still life.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

Okay we get it you're cooler and moodier and darker than the rest of us stupid scum. Now go back to your gothic Metttal cave and braid your long hair and wallow in your own vomit now will you?

Hendrix fans

 

[Iki-ilkkuja]

Damnation. Though songs like Windowpane and Closure are great, the lack of dynamics and the verse-chorus-verse structure doesn't really work. Plus I think Death Whispered a Lullaby is one of the worst songs in Opeth's catalogue.

 

[L0bster]

Around here, easy
- Morningrise

 

[Don Corleone]

deliverance and orchid. but mostly orchid.

 

[isolation_years]

Fuck off, have you no definition of the word "opinion"?

no your right, i apologise, i was just kidding around and im sorry if you took offense to it, im seriously sorry

i dunno, i guess orchid isnt that overrated, i guess i just like it the least , i dont think any really are but maybe deliverance is, i heard some guy on this forum say he knew people who liked it cause it didnt have any "fag lyrics", they obviously dont know opeth

 

[v2kv]

lol we might as well just name this thread "Which Opeth album do you like least?"

 

[all_sins_undone]

lol we might as well just name this thread "Which Opeth album do you like least?"

...why? overrated doesn't necessarily mean which album someone likes the least. this is pretty basic stuff.

 

[biggsy]

he was hinting that thats what people are doing.... just saying their least favourite album.

 

[Carta's]

That's exactly what I thought seeing so many Orchid and Ghost Reveries overrated: Orchid has the only bad review on allmusic, and Ghost Reveries is... the least fan-liked album, I guess, but NOT ovverrated.

 

[Anza]

It doesn't matter, even if you hate him you have to understand that all this "metal universe" and "corpse eating bands" that you listen to would probably have not existed if it wasn't for him! Most of them say they've got the balls, but jimmy had the balls!

While I like Hendrix music (I still think a lot of bands, like Opeth, are WAY better) and I respect him a lot for his innovative guitar playing, but you can still hate the music. And besides someone else whould most likely come up with the metal universe and corpse eating bands.

As for most overrated album I'd say a Morningrise. And BWP can NEVER be overrated, only underrated. Yes Im BWP Fanboy #1