ok well i was sitting in my car thinking about how ridiculous it is that ever since GR was released there's been a ton of people flipping shit at opeth for selling out....i have yet to hear a legitament reason as to why people think they've sold out unless you consider them signing to Road Runner or seeing someone younger than you wearing an Opeth shirt selling out....ok for one the fact that you doubt that Opeth is incapable of even making shitty music of any kind is laughable....your definetion of selling out seems to be more of a fashion statement than anything else.....suddenly theres a possibility that once a day somebody might recognize that demonic looking band logo on your shirt and at that same moment you'll hate the band....and besides, i dont know about anybody else but i try to show as many of my friends and people im around how amazing Opeths music is....im not worried about how many other people know about them its not going to change the music they make....if you want the definition of selling out listen to metallica or new mudvayne...i think that as long as Opeth continue to write songs 8min+ it would be impossible for them to become mainstream or whatever you're scared of them becoming...you gotta atleast give them credit for not having one of their cd's sound the same with the exception of Orchid and Morningrise as far as the style though they're still quite different from eachother....if they kept making the same cd over and over they would be just like any other boring band....thats really the essence of Opeth, they're completely unpredictable, you don't know if you're about to get booming death growls or floating on clouds after eating enough blotter acid to make Dr. Gonzo proud psychadelic guitar effects and whatnot.....their ability to change the mood and feeling throughout a song while making it work perfectly is their signature trademark and i dont think GR strays from that....granted prefering their older stuff to their new stuff is a totally different ballpark than accusing them of sellingout...i actually like their old stuff better but still love their newer stuff because its something totally different than anything else they've done....well this has turned into a pretty pointless thread but i just had to go off for a while and im mostly talking about people in other forums and just in general from people ive talked to so im done -H.S.
-Just Another Freak in the Freak Kingdom
-Just Another Freak in the Freak Kingdom
