the night and the silent water

[deliverance]

i'm not too sure i will get an answer, but: does anyone know why this song, which i think is pretty damn good, is both mikael and peter's least favorite opeth song?

also, i can't fucking wait till the supposed live opeth dvd is released, if ever, haha.

 

[Katatonic]

mikael wrote it about his grandfather who died, so maybe its just an emotional song for him. dunnno about peter.

 

[SculptedCold]

tis my favourite Opeth song.

 

[diabolical vengeance]

Mike told me in an interview i had with him a couple of years ago that it was "too slow" to play live. Bullocks Isay, there's no such thing as too slow

 

[illbeleavinnow]

That song is so beautiful. Especially the part where he goes "Your face was, like the photograph" and "Those who would give anything to see you again."

If it's an emotional song for ME, I imagine it'd be pretty intense for Mikael.

 

[Supermoi]

Mike already gave an answer to this question in this thread:

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67631

 

[WyldeBill]

IMHO it does start out to slow and kind of boring, but after a few minutes into it, it's definitely a good song.

 

[Staffan]

"Hello people!

I don't wanna slag off any of my/our older tunes, but with TNATSW it's different as I wrote that to my grandfather who'd passed away and it was terrible. Much like the whole recordings of the new albums was "tainted" by my grandmothers passing.
This together with the fact that I don't like the production of the "Morningrise" album at all + some of the riffs for that song feels really "old" today. I liked it at the time and I still think it's a good song, but if I have to chose my least fave Opeth song then that is it.

I consider all songs a document of that time and TNATSW is no exception, but I can't really relate to that tune anymore. Lyrically it's one of those songs I just wanted to leave behind as soon as I was done, you know.

---

Take care guys
Mike"

 

[no country for old wainds]

It's in my Top 10 Opeth songs. And Katatonic is right about Mike.

 

[Supermoi]

hey Katatonic, was that quote in your sig seriously written or was it just a joke?

 

[illbeleavinnow]

Yes, it is: http://ultimatemetal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106430

The guy is a moron. Half of his posts are like "HAA OMG 1337 FUCK ME i'm hilarious" or something equally dyslexic.

 

[Supermoi]

lol!

 

[JesusChristPose]

"And so you left us..." (add the soulful and excellent guitar riff here)...This song just plain rocks.

 

[opethwundi]

mike wrote that song for his grandfather...

i think but i'm not sure that can be a reason for this situation...


+that is my fav opeth song...

 

[SculptedCold]

it's one of the few Opeth songs where I find myself consciously loving every single riff and moment in the entire song.

 

[Mapinas]

TNATSW is on my top 7 opeth songs list. I LOVE it. It feels
so "real". The lyric is great. The riffs are great. The mood is
great.

And what about the Morningrise production:

Morningrise RULES! The production is superb. Everything is
superb with that album.

I don't care what Mike says. To me, Morningrise is the album
that "touches" me most.

It is pain in my heart to hear that mike talks bad about it.


(THOUGH: I cannot promise that this opinion will hold in 5 years. Who
knows. But Morningrise will always have a special place in my heart.)

 

[Korlich]

Serously I know this might sound ignorant. But I can´t see how it can be your fav. Opeth song