Slay The Masses - which is the definitive Opeth album?

[tominous]

my choice would either be 'My Arms..' or 'Blackwater Park'

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[Anti-Everything]

Probably Blackwater Park

 

[ViCyniC]

For some reason I can't pick the best. But I can pick the worst, and that's a tie between BWP and D2. Oh, and this is all relative.

 

[ElectricWiz]

I say Blackwater Park. In know a lot of people like the "old school" stuff, which is awesome. But, the band has been evolving since the beginning, and I tend to see Blackwater Park as their Number of the Beast. You know....just like Maiden....Killers and the first album were great....but they really came into their own productions-wise, writing-wise, etc., with Number of the Beast.....

Of course, this would make Deliverance their Piece of Mind......and the annoying debate still rages amongst metal heads as to whether NOTB or Piece of Mind is the better album. I say, incidentally, Number of the Beast.....and I also say Blackwater Park....but I said that once, didn't I?

 

[blackseedofvengeance]

Personally I'd say either Blackwater Park or Still Life, but that's just me. They both have really good acoustic songs and heavy songs, depicting the two sides of the band.

 

[Anti-Everything]

I don't think 'difinitive' has anthing to do with 'favorite'. My favorite is Still Life, but their difinitive album to me is Blackwater Park, because needless to say, it gave them their largest fanbase increase

 

[blackseedofvengeance]

Yeah I know. I didn't mean to put it like that. Sorry if I sounded stupid.

 

[ViCyniC]

I guess I interpreted the question incorrectly...I'd agree that BWP gave Opeth their biggest exposure and thus made it a 'definitive' album in that sense. But it definitely wasn't 'definitive' in a musical sense.

 

[blackseedofvengeance]

Nah you interpreted it correctly. I half did. I've only had 12 hours sleep in the last three days though. Is that an excuse? Hmm...

 

[Anti-Everything]

You didn't sound stupid, it's easily misinterpreted.

So, in this case then, how are you asking for definitive then? If it's pushing musical boundaries I'd say Morningrise, but again I don't think that relates to the word much.

 

[blackseedofvengeance]

Well I edited my original message. Hopefully it should be more relevant to question.

 

[blackseedofvengeance]

Heh. I guess its a bit vague to say definitive. I think they mean like definitive for Opeth, not music in general, or maybe a bit of both. Only the lord above, and the lord below really know. Well, aside from the person who set the question. Doh!

 

[Morfiend]

Still Life or Morningrise for me

 

[Reign in Acai]

Still life or BWP

 

[Xes]

Still Life

 

[Maq]

BWP, although its not their best

 

[estimate]

Deliverance. I think.

 

[synergy]

Still Life

 

[charnee]

okay, BWP or Still Life

 

[Servo]

although not my favorite, it has to be Morningrise