Has anybody read Wilbur Smith's The Sunbird? Obviously Opeth felt a close enough to connection to the book to name the friggin band after the city which the story was based upon.
The Sunbird
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I read Mike didnt particularily enjoy anything about the book.
EDIT: It was in the FAQs.
Where does the name Opeth come from?
[From the Official Site] The name was taken from a book by author Wilbur Smith, and was originally spelled Opet without the "h" at the end. The meaning was unknown for me until I quite recently found the book myself, and got the knowledge that Opeth is the city of the moon. (The book is called 'Sunbird').
EDIT: It was in the FAQs.
Where does the name Opeth come from?
[From the Official Site] The name was taken from a book by author Wilbur Smith, and was originally spelled Opet without the "h" at the end. The meaning was unknown for me until I quite recently found the book myself, and got the knowledge that Opeth is the city of the moon. (The book is called 'Sunbird').
Black Session
Heretic Misanthrope
But that name in the book probably also derives from something else, because OPET was an Egyptian godess ...
CorpseDeception
Valar Morghulis
The Sunbird was alright. Nothing fantastic about it, really. Part two is, imho, far superior to part one. The whole thing felt a bit cheesy to me.
I don't mean for this to turn anyone away from the book, it wasn't /bad/, I just happened to think it wasn't great, either.
I don't mean for this to turn anyone away from the book, it wasn't /bad/, I just happened to think it wasn't great, either.
Vivören
New Metal Member
I found that the expression "weird" is way too much. It's strange, yeah but I don't think it's weird..
Probably the remaining ones during the days of Isberg's leaving thought the name sounded cool anyway..
..it surely sounds at least really mystic
@ semantics. Interesting, then? Just odd that no one currently in Opeth actually had a say in the name. There are no original members in the band.
Vivören
New Metal Member
HoursOfDebt
Perfect Tantrum...
something about a couple archaeologists who are searching for a fabled lost city in the middle of africa. there's some political drama, gunfights, etc. but all in all, it's a very boring book, i couldn't even finish it.
Blind Guardian
Member
How many of you normally pronounce Opeth the right way? Not me,that´s for sure,that would feel awkward. I pronounce it Ooopett.
affinityband
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Blind Guardian
Member
The th feels unnatural for me to say since there´s no th-sounds in Swedish. Therefore i also mispronounce Therion,Theory In Practice,Atheist and so on 
brownden
Member
My first car was a sunbird. Good thing I didn't start listening to Opeth until after it broke down, or it might have in fact exploded with me inside!
chrisdoig24k
Boom King
"sunbirds leave their dark recesses" was actually inspired by your car driving out of the garage.
Blind Guardian
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brownden
Member
LOL yes, the secret orchard is in fact located in a Canadian Northwestern-Pacfic town. What do I do now that the truth is out???
Huy Ben-Amon
Dead Man Walking
Actually, I found the book to be great. Different tastes, I guess. Hell, my nickname is taken from that book, so go figure.
