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MetalManCPA
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My love for Opeth has nothing to do with any individual part, whether it be acoustic passages or death growling. My love for Opeth stems solely from the feeling I get from the overall sound.
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Boy's right. It's about how it makes me feel. When i listen to Opeth i can just put in my headphones, close my eyes and i lose myself in my own thoughts and emotions, just me and my air guitar.
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Thats pretty much what happened to me. Except not really. Before Opeth I was into Deftones (which still rock), Tool, A Perfect Circle etc. Now I'm into more prog stuff.Liquid Diamonds said:
Porc Tree
Bloodbath
Katatonia
Opeth (duhhhhhhhhhhh)
Agalloch
Pain of Salvation
Opeth is responsible for me getting into all of the above good bands.
Hi Opeth.
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Jude said:
They're essential, but if you're that turned off by the heavy parts, I think you shouldn't be into Opeth at all. When you listen to an Opeth track are you saying "wow this heavy shit has got to end so I can listen to the clean bit before another shitty heavy part!"?
And BTW; the heavy parts in Opeth > mellow parts in Opeth. Not up for discussion.
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Jude
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I'm not turned off by the heavy parts at all. It's just that I don't think I would like Opeth if it were just the heavy stuff. If all their songs were like Wreath I probably wouldn't listen to them.blimey said:They're essential, but if you're that turned off by the heavy parts, I think you shouldn't be into Opeth at all. When you listen to an Opeth track are you saying "wow this heavy shit has got to end so I can listen to the clean bit before another shitty heavy part!"?
What I love about Opeth is their ability to make me feel a half-dozen different emotions during the course of one song . They wouldn't be able to do that without the mellow parts , so for me that's essential . But I also like to headbang , and Opeth takes care of that need , too 
The various musical styles they use work very well together , to my ears .
The various musical styles they use work very well together , to my ears .
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Funeral For A Ghost
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I know most people get flamed for admitting to liking the "mellow" parts the best, but I have to agree. Don't get me wrong, the heavy parts are awesome, but the mix of the two set Opeth apart. I would still dig Opeth without the acoustic, mellow, what-have-you, just wouldn't be my favorite band.
And I'll admit that Damnation is my favorite album...
Flame away!
And I'll admit that Damnation is my favorite album...
Flame away!
SacredReich
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I listen to Opeth for prog metal with death elements. I listen to blues for non-distorted fun. I listen to classical for depth in composition. Death metal gives me something to headbang to. BM gives me atmosphere and pure metal themage.
I hardly listen to any "soft" opeth songs, because I think their heavier ones are their best. I like all of the acoustic or soft riffs in the midst of "Phat riffage", because they add atmosphere and add to the songs they're positioned in, but I can't really listen to the soft songs by themselves
I hardly listen to any "soft" opeth songs, because I think their heavier ones are their best. I like all of the acoustic or soft riffs in the midst of "Phat riffage", because they add atmosphere and add to the songs they're positioned in, but I can't really listen to the soft songs by themselves
NFU
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Opeth does very well with diversifying the "metal" sound. They dont do very well standing alone without the metal aspects to the music...damnation was an example of this. Which was a "decent" album, but something i think they would have to try much harder on if they were to attempt it again. It comes off as Opeth "unplugged" rather than a breakthrough musically outside the realm of heavy metal. And i also think their distorted parts alone would become too predictable and repetative without the clean guitar/vocals/keyboard variation to mix it up. However as it stands now, they are very successful in introducing and exploring non metal elements in that archetype...and developed a sound that is much their own and that most avid metal listeners can recognize as them by a handful of notes alone. Long story short...Opeth wouldnt be what they are if they didnt combine both elements together. But im glad they did, and they did it well.
SacredReich
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NineFeetUnderground said:
I'm glad someone agrees with me about Damnation. Its that full range of intensity that makes Opeth Opethian. However, there are times when I just don't want metal and I can chill out with Damnation. So, I am very glad they made it. Ok...my post was pointless.
Well clearly it is the the dynamic elements that give Opeth their identity, I guess I was more so saying that I enjoy the mellower parts more than the metal parts on a whole. And I would definitely have to disagree with Damnation not being that great. Damnation is one of my favorite Opeth albums and the main reason I don't listen to it as much anymore is because I listened to it TOO much when it came out. I really killed that album. But songs like windowpane, hope leaves, closure, to rid the disease, and ending credits are incredible. The composition on damnation is so fluid, I really think Mike was in the zone when he came up with those songs. The solos are some of their best as well. Also, the production of Damnation is another element which adds to the albums greatness.
I don't ever want them to lose their death metal sound, so I don't want to give that impression. I simply enjoy the mellow parts more I would say. I even said that in my first post, that I love the metal parts as well and that they're essential to Opeth's identity. So perhaps I guess I'm trying to say MIKAEL, START AN ALL MELLOW SIDE PROJECT! Perhaps with the drummer from paatos, bring per along, grab justin chancellor, and steven wilson for rhythm guitar and harmony vox.
I don't ever want them to lose their death metal sound, so I don't want to give that impression. I simply enjoy the mellow parts more I would say. I even said that in my first post, that I love the metal parts as well and that they're essential to Opeth's identity. So perhaps I guess I'm trying to say MIKAEL, START AN ALL MELLOW SIDE PROJECT! Perhaps with the drummer from paatos, bring per along, grab justin chancellor, and steven wilson for rhythm guitar and harmony vox.
I've listened to BWP at the shop. Nice growls... When I returned home, put on new cd... And at the middle of the first song... Hmm... Clean vocals? That's nice. And there's much more songs with clean vocals! I like death-metal and clean voice. And I like very much those moments when heavy music changes by light melodies and then again heavy stuff! Opeth is the greatest band! And I am a poser too...
I uesed to prefer the metal side four years ago when I first discovered them, but my taste in music overall has indeed changed. I now am more into the softer material (damnation). I listen to metal only sparingly.
Plus, I cannot listen to growled vocals with a straight face (laugh at it everytime) no matter who it is.
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^^^ I can see why you might feel that way. I know a lot of people like that. I, personally, love growls and recognise them as a form of intense expression. But I suppose, out of context, they can seem a little silly.
Not when it's Mike though
Not when it's Mike though
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