Perhaps the most stupid question of the year

[bogomil]

Have you ever thought that Opeth fans are more intelligent than non-fans?

I have.

 

[[KOTNO]Narrot]

as if this forum wouldnt prove the opposite

 

[Luann]

+1
Plus the name of your thread is "the most stupid question of the year"

 

[isolation_years]

i have thought, you kind of feel like you "get" music a bit more than the average person.

 

[Luann]

But it's not true sadly

 

[Hedon-]

as if this forum wouldnt prove the opposite

+666,666,666.66666666666

 

[nocturno91]

i have thought, you kind of feel like you "get" music a bit more than the average person.

This.

 

[|55555|]

My intelligence is far superior to that of the non-Opeth fans.

 

[Purple Haze]

Why is this guy here?

 

[{-sapob-}]

dont know "professional spammer"

 

[JesterShadow]

Have you ever thought that Opeth fans are more intelligent than non-fans?

I did until I read this thread.

 

[fsgdjv]

I constantly think I'm smarter than many other Opeth-fans. Especially now.

 

[Wander]

No.

 

[L0bster]

I did until I read this thread.

I did until I read your post.

No, honestly, I havent been under that impression. Live there is always a lot of fans screaming THIS IS SO FUCKING BEATIFUL out loud during a mellow passage. Imagine that at a jazzshow or classical concert, in the middle of a dynamicly light part, someone goin "FUCK YEAH, THIS PART IS AWSOME" on the top of his voice.

And then there is this forum as well.

What I do think, however, is that Opeth can broaden the taste of any metalhead, which is amazing. A lot of guys previously listening exclusively to metal get into psych/progg/acid and all sorts of 'forgotten' genres.

 

[Bleakh]

I think just "they" (or "we" or whatever) are on a slightly higher level of musical understanding. And I´m talking about people who are into long songs with lots of rhythmic/mood changes and odd time stuff anyway, so you could say that about almost anyone who listens to Dream Theater or Meshuggah for example and therefore "trains" his ears and his musical brain to get it all, but not about Opeth fans exclusively. So, for musical understanding I´d say yes, but nor for intelligence in general.

 

[Le_Shrike]

Horsehockey. Have you ever been to an Opeth concert? There are just as many morons there as any other

As far as I know no one's ever proven any correlation between musical taste and intelligence. Class is another issue. I've got a feeling Opeth fans are more middle-class than your average metal band. Which might have something to do with a supposed musical maturity which would be favoured by the "slightly more well off" (OMG JAZZ INFLUENZEZ!).

 

[harmonic_minor_shred]

Have you ever been to an Opeth concert? There are just as many morons there as any other

Akerfeldt played the 'guess the riff game' when I saw them, and no one knew what he was playing. We were all too dumb to know what it was.

 

[isolation_years]

But it's not true sadly

hahaha i can agree with that, it certainly gives you a sense of arrogance though

 

[Luann]

a new year is coming!!
do you know what does that mean???
NEW STUPID QUESTIONS!! YES!!!!!

 

[grey knight]

I constantly think I'm smarter than many other Opeth-fans. Especially now.

Saying that makes you less smarter btw.