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[~random~]

But Damnation was a tribute to pink floyd. The keyboard and mellotron is essential. Love that shit.

 

[cuntface]

well i dont care about pink floyd i like opeth

 

[Dalkaen]

I thought Steven Wilson did the mellotron stuff on Damnation. Didn't Per join right before Ghost Reveries? I dunno, I don't have a problem with the keyboard additions. It was very tastefully done on Damnation, and I like the stuff on GR as well. Haven't heard the older songs modified, though.

 

[~random~]

Yeah, they got him to come for the Lamentations tour and then he became a permanent member after that. I don't think the older songs have been modified, at least I couldn't hear it in Brisbane. He does take some solos though. Crazy stuff.

 

[biggsy]

Lol at the sweet puns

I don't mind what he does with Ghost Reveries but I agree it would be interesting to hear it without the keyboard. I've heard When with keyboards and in my opinion, some things just should NOT be tampered with. Although I like what he does with closure a LOT.

 

[Sexy_Grandpa]

I remember being impressed with the keyboard additions to "white cluster" live....the "this is forgiveness..." part in particular.

 

[Don Corleone]

i think the guys and per need to spend a bit more time on writing key partitions to older songs. the stuff he does on when is good, though. exclude that song

 

[Metal_Rocker]

I thought Steven Wilson did the mellotron stuff on Damnation. Didn't Per join right before Ghost Reveries? I dunno, I don't have a problem with the keyboard additions. It was very tastefully done on Damnation, and I like the stuff on GR as well. Haven't heard the older songs modified, though.

I'm pretty sure Steven Wilson did, just read the booklet.

 

[~random~]

Yeah, it was Steve Wilson, who is the man by the way. Porcupine Tree owns all (nearly.)

 

[Towedwart]

I've seen Opeth twice with Per, and I didn't think he detracted from the older stuff. In fact, the times I noticed him it was awesome. Especially when they played Under the Weeping Moon, during the eerie part where Mike is makign all sorts of crazy noises, Per was doing some crazy cool ambience sounds that just made it all the more evil.

 

[Dalkaen]

I'm pretty sure Steven Wilson did, just read the booklet.

Yeah, in the booklet it says: "Grand Piano, Mellotron, Fender Rhoades, backing vocals by Steven Wilson."

 

[~random~]

In Masters Apprentices, with the "Haaaaaahhhh aaaahhHH!" bits. Is steven Wilson in that too? I remember watching Lamentations "The Making..." and he puts his voice in the mix, but it's quite distinctive compared to Mike's and I can't hear it.

 

[biggsy]

Yeah it is Steve Wilson, and he also does some singing on Bleak, DWAL and a couple of others I can't remember.

 

[Crysiss]

In Masters Apprentices, with the "Haaaaaahhhh aaaahhHH!" bits. Is steven Wilson in that too? I remember watching Lamentations "The Making..." and he puts his voice in the mix, but it's quite distinctive compared to Mike's and I can't hear it.

I laughed when Steven was recording that part, he sounded like a preteen haha.

 

[~random~]

Yeah, that's why I thought he wasn't in that bit. It sounded pretty weird.

 

[Godhead59]

he just headbangs like a mad man and pretends he's playing keyboards

Yeah, kind of looks like it

 

[Crysiss]

Yeah, that's why I thought he wasn't in that bit. It sounded pretty weird.

It sounds great in the final mix. Its 'Tight as a witches Cleft':Smug:

 

[~random~]

Yummy

 

[Crysiss]

Indeed.

 

[Torenstain]

I think part of the reason that many don't like the keyboards on older songs, is that it is unusual.

We want to hear what is on the records, and when the keyboard inerferes we dont like it.