Something for the little lady

[wwallinga]

My wife of 3 years is NOT an Opeth fan. Her experiences of the band are limited to me listening to various albums while doing the dishes (do I rock or what?) And, while I have given time to Damnation (which she says sounds a lot like Pink Floyd), usually I am listening to a much heavier album, and that just scares her away.

So, (there was a point to this thread), I am putting together a "mix-cd" for her. Here is the track listing (in reverse order of release):

Windowpane
In My Time Of Need
Closure
To Rid The Disease
Ending Credits (Instrumental)
For Absent Friends (Instrumental)
A Fair Judgment
Harvest
Patterns In The Ivy (Instrumental)
Benighted
Face Of Melinda
Credence
To Bid You Farewell


QUESTIONS FOR THE PANEL:

1) How does this look? Am I missing anything? I couldn't justify putting anything from Orchid - no growling allowed for the little wifey!

2) Would anyone do this or has anyone done this already?

 

[Torenstain]

What about Silhouette for the wifey

 

[Supermoi]

Patterns in the Ivy II

 

[Bacchante]

You might consider adding these into your wifey's mix...(The last two are more hard to find)
Prologue
Madrigal
Epilogue
Requiem
The Apostle in Triumph
Patterns in the Ivy 2
Still Day beneath the sun

And what about the other Damnation tracks: Death Whispered a Lullaby, Hope Leaves, and Weakness?

Best of wishes!

 

[Reign in Acai]

patterns in the ivy 2, still day beneath the sun, remember tomorrow.

P.S Grow some balls.

 

[Bacchante]

I made an Opeth mix like this for my father, and he loved it

 

[KevyCanavan]

I'd say still day beneath the sun is a must for your compitation dude.
a wee jem of a song it is.

 

[wwallinga]

Torenstain: I thought about Silhouette, mainly because it's the only appropriate song from Orchid, but there's something about it that doesn't catch my ear - too refined maybe.

Everyone Else: I don't have the BWP re-issue, so I don't have PITI2 or SDBTS.

AllWithin: I had balls - then I got married. They don't grow back. My wife keeps them in a little box for safe keeping. Thanks for rubbing my nose in it.

 

[Reign in Acai]

Torenstain: I thought about Silhouette, mainly because it's the only appropriate song from Orchid, but there's something about it that doesn't catch my ear - too refined maybe.

Everyone Else: I don't have the BWP re-issue, so I don't have PITI2 or SDBTS.

AllWithin: I had balls - then I got married. They don't grow back. My wife keeps them in a little box for safe keeping. Thanks for rubbing my nose in it.

lmao! I'm very sorry to hear that bro

Oh and you cant get the piti2 and sdbts off of kazaa like i did this saturday. I fucking love those songs. After you do this disc. Try another one with songs that have growls, but alot of clean parts. Like the moor and apostle in triumph

 

[Rejvk]

I agree with others Still day beneath the sun is a must.
You could always put Masters Apprentice after Weakness, and tell her to listen to it in bed whilst getting to sleep.

 

[Protected Witness]

I've pretty much worn Opeth out on my wife too. She digs it though, in sparse amounts. I even got her to go see em with me in Atlanta in '03.

I still have my testicles.

 

[jaykeegan]

deffinately prolouge from my arms your hearse.

 

[Niklas]

who cares if she dosn't like them, my girlfriend dosn't like most of the stuff i like, but ive recently managed to get her into the latest nevermore album, which is prety cool,

 

[The Dude]

I agree with others Still day beneath the sun is a must.
You could always put Masters Apprentice after Weakness, and tell her to listen to it in bed whilst getting to sleep.

That was how I first heard Masters.
It scared nine colours of shite out of me.


PS. Epilogue is essential man (much better to fall asleep to)

 

[Maq]

you missed Still Day Beneath The Sun and Patterns In The Ivy II

 

[Risquit]

Near the end of the disk, I would slowly work in some heavier songs...The Drapery Falls, Moonlapse Vertigo, and maybe Karma.

 

[Bacchante]

Ah, perhaps she will adapt over time....

 

[Korlich]

Ok I see most mellow tracks have been suggested. But if you wan´t her to dig the heavier stuff too I suggest: "The drapery falls" and "White cluster". These songs are not too heavy and both have awesome clean vocals from Mr. Åkerfeldt.

 

[Demoke]

I suggest you use "Requiem." It's the most beautiful Opeth instrumental song. It gives me chills!

 

[osse87]

I agree with others Still day beneath the sun is a must.
You could always put Masters Apprentice after Weakness, and tell her to listen to it in bed whilst getting to sleep.

Master's is heavy indeed, but the drum thing in the very beginning of Wreath might sound even more extreme.