Opthe newbie advice

[Jon Snow]

Still Life is the best.

 

[metal_wrath]

Still Life is the best.

fixed.

 

[Jon Snow]

^thanks

 

[metal_wrath]

whoops, lol

 

[Crysiss]

My Arms, Your Hearse is usually everyones favorite album after awhile.

 

[Jon Snow]

^Still Life has consistently won polls here on UM and at opethforum for as long as I've been around. So I would say that is usually everyone's favorite.

 

[illidurit]

^Still Life has consistently won polls here on UM and at opethforum for as long as I've been around. So I would say that is usually everyone's favorite.

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[~random~]

Yeah, but UM only represents the boring forum-warring miniscule demographic of Opeth's fans. Probably less than one per cent of all the fans in the world.

 

[pogopuggie]

lol. my mate just sent me ONE song from the Still Life album and I've had it on repeat! me = buying TODAY.

 

[Crysiss]

And what song was that?

Moonlapse Vertigo is my favorite from that album.

 

[biggsy]

The Moor is amazing, just I don't have the patience to listen to to the intro most of the time.

 

[schenkadere]

Yo reidie,

Just got Still Life...good stuff...very similar to Blackwater Park, actually...can't say I like it better...need a few more listens to make a decision, but I do like it...thanks for the advice...I got a brand new digipack on eBay for 8.99 with shipping...can't beat that.

Thanks again!

Schenka

 

[reidie]

Yo reidie,

Just got Still Life...good stuff...very similar to Blackwater Park, actually...can't say I like it better...need a few more listens to make a decision, but I do like it...thanks for the advice...I got a brand new digipack on eBay for 8.99 with shipping...can't beat that.

Thanks again!

Schenka

No worries mate,
I must admit it took awhile to grow on me, the song structures arent quite as accessable as those on blackwater park (eg Bleak) but after a while the strenght of the material will have you over

 

[saut]

still life is the album that sold me on opeth

 

[belgarath68]

still life is the album that sold me on opeth

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[FuneralPortrait]

That's exactly how I got into them!
But I'd say that if you're after the nice mix go Blackwater Park.
It's a pity you couldn't digest damnation, I adore it personally. It's not for everyone that's for sure- my father loathes it "monotonous, dreary 'dinge' music" he said.
How old are you? Maybe it's a generational thing.

My dad (who's in his mid-50's) loves damnation, especially Windowpane..

 

[biggsy]

My dad, same age, loves windowpane, dwal and hope leaves but thinks the others are boring and depressive:zombie:

 

[illidurit]

my dad thinks it's depressive too

 

[@=NoBigDeal=@]

My dad is stronger than yours.

 

[illidurit]

I'm gonna get my brother to beat you up >=(