i have only recently got into opeh. i have black water park and still life and think there both awesome. Id really like to go see opeth live next week but im unsure of what to expect.
what can i expect?
what can i expect?
opeth live
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YourFuneral
SIMply Virtual
a pure musical experience... Don't expect glammor, because it's not there... It's just pure raw energy and emotion... Definately go... (I got into them BECAUSE of their live show, if that tells you anything...)
Heliologue
neologist
i have a friend who once told me "opeth fuckin' sucks live, man. they just stand there." and i promptly laughed at him and called him a silly git.
i saw them in april 2001 and i was amazed for a week. i stood there in absolute awe.... their playing is perfect live: they don't dumb down or falter. it's fucking great.
i saw them in april 2001 and i was amazed for a week. i stood there in absolute awe.... their playing is perfect live: they don't dumb down or falter. it's fucking great.
pac1288
El Jefe
Yeah definitly go, you can't go wrong!
I saw them play in San Jose California at The Cactus Club and they were spectaculer! One of the best concerts I have ever been to!
I saw them play in San Jose California at The Cactus Club and they were spectaculer! One of the best concerts I have ever been to!
TheMindzI
Denial serves me
Well.. no need to say much.. I just couldn't believe that Opeth's music could be performed live.. it was just too much.. how wrong I was..
DogVomit
Lord of Beer
Monday will be my first time to see Opeth live as well, i can't wait.
Arch Enemy and Withering Surface too! Fantastic.
Arch Enemy and Withering Surface too! Fantastic.
bang
Member
i agree!
and i love it when he beats his bass
anyways, opeth is amazing live.. the 2 times ive seen them was the best days of my life
That reminds me, when I saw them last year, I remember Mendez started head banging like right away...first song. I had to laugh. I was so excited to be there and actually getting to see them live. I remember thinking "They're from Sweden? I'll never see them live."
I never anticipated seeing a show so much before.
I never anticipated seeing a show so much before.
Rusty
A-HAHAHA!
You should definitely go, because I can't and I just want to get a ladder and jump from somewhere high.
Lakestream
Member
definately see them!
I saw them live last weekend, and they were so great I almost wet my pants!
I saw them live last weekend, and they were so great I almost wet my pants!
You can expect a soulwrenching, fantastic concert. It's brilliant.
I'd love to see them playing more than one hour, only seen them at two festivals so far. Two and a half hour live opeth would be lovely.
yup
I'd love to see them playing more than one hour, only seen them at two festivals so far. Two and a half hour live opeth would be lovely.
yup
Having seen them in london last year, I thought they were awesome. Played the songs absolutely perfectly. Lots of energy. They didnt move around that much (except for some entertaining cheesy synchronised headbandging at a few points) but they are playing damn complicated stuff and had great stage presence. One thing to be noted is that they were NOT what I expected live. I expected them to take it all very seriously and be maybe a bit pompous but instead they completely rocked. They kinda ditched a lot of the emotional melancholy element of the songs and just went for rocking and really enjoying themselves - different approach to the albums. Michael had a cheesy grin on his face all night and came across as almost american (especially with the new Dave Windorf facial hair)! He spoke great english, joked with some hecklers who called him a sweedish cunt (!) etc. The melodic vocal parts in pretty much every song turned into a big crowd singalong moment.
