MAYH is still my favorite, But after only listening to Watershed once, and just Sunday hearing Heir Apparent live, it's a good album for me already. That is already a good sign for me. I haven't been pissed at anything they've done yet. Back in 96', when I first got Orchid, I liked it, but didn't go nuts over it until weeks later, after the melodies and unique musical approach infected my brain. And then when MAYH came out, I remember hauling-ass to the local metal store (yes, Aces was a metal store, no joke!) to get it when it arrived here in the states. After the first 2 listens, I liked that the vocals got even more guttural and intense. But, I thought it was missing something. But the exact same thing happened again, as with Orchid, and Morningrise....I caught myself after a few days removed from those 2 listens, murmuring "It was the only task I would undertake"....and "You keep your dagger close at hand" That was it, hooked again! And with this band, it has always been like that, they have so much going on in every song. Mike knows that he has to keep that balance with every new album he creates...progress, but tie in the trademark riffs and top creativity he's known and admired for. I go in with the mindset with Opeth, -let's see what weird nuances and strange chords they're going to come up with now-.....