To all Ghost Reveries Haters.....

[MixGrafix]

Listen all you whiny little bitches! It seems that the majority of people here are the best musicians in the world, and should actually be writing all of Opeth's songs for them. You want to keep them in your "Opeth Shell", and not let them evolve. You want to keep them all to yourselves. When I was 14 I had to choose between WASP, Motley Crue, Ozzy, Ratt and Quiet Riot. Luckily I discovered Metallica through Bob Muldowney's Fanzine "KICK ASS MONTHLY". The first time I heard "Kill Em All" on vinyl I knew that there was something better out there. I found Venom and Anthrax and Overkill and Voi Vod and Megadeth and MOTORHEAD. I found my calling in life.

You should be thankful that Opeth is still a band. SIXTEEN years together, and most of you still want to keep them in the Black Water Park Days. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I hope Opeth writes a love song / ballad using a xylophone, bongo, timbale,accordian and a clave with Ron Burgundy on Jazz flute and scores a number one hit with it. Kasey Kasem soon will be doing a long distance dedication to "Tad in Fresno from his long lost love Buffy in Tulsa." Opeth's music is their music, and not yours. THANK GOD FOR THAT.

Understand one thing. OPETH IS A BUSINESS AT THIS POINT AND NOT JUST A BAND. They have to evolve and make there sound as big as is can be and push them limits of change. That means taking chances, twisting their sound, trying a new style, and if they did not do it, they would be going straight to nowheresville.

So in closing, I want to say to Mike, Pete, Martin, Martin and Per, and the whole Opeth crew, do whatever you feel is best for you. If you have to lose a few fans stuck on Morningrise, then so be it.

I will still be a fan.

 

[Nichtsicher]

OPETH IS A BUSINESS AT THIS POINT AND NOT JUST A BAND.

Argh Die!

 

[MixGrafix]

Argh Die!

Need a spoonful of sugar for that medicine to go down? Remember that Opeth pulled out of Hunterfest because they did not get paid in time. If they were in it strictly for the fans, they would have shelled there own coin of their bank account and went and played anyways.

 

[gtr4ever]

till i came to these boards i never knew lot of fans hate GR. i discovered opeth pretty late and love gr. i never understood the hate... i guess its the same with fans of all bands...

 

[Hevimees]

Need a spoonful of sugar for that medicine to go down? Remember that Opeth pulled out of Hunterfest because they did not get paid in time. If they were in it strictly for the fans, they would have shelled there own coin of their bank account and went and played anyways.

Would you work for an employer who refused to pay your salary?

 

[Arjen W.]

Need a spoonful of sugar for that medicine to go down? Remember that Opeth pulled out of Hunterfest because they did not get paid in time. If they were in it strictly for the fans, they would have shelled there own coin of their bank account and went and played anyways.

Yeah sure, and if they REALLY cared about the fans, they wouldn't charge anything for playing, EVER. :Smug:

 

[MixGrafix]

Would you work for an employer who refused to pay your salary?

That is my point exactly. Opeth needs to do what they need to do to to keep going. They are a business and a band at the same time.

 

[metal_wrath]

OPETH IS A BUSINESS AT THIS POINT AND NOT JUST A BAND.

Yuor m0mm 1z a bus1nu=nes, hahahaa l0l

 

[:Wreath:]

it would be shorter if he just wrote 'fuck you' in the first post

 

[MixGrafix]

So true. So true.

 

[Korlich]

Look opeths been a buisness since Orchid. Today Opeth can live of their buisness, but that was never the main reason.

 

[metal_wrath]

Look opeths been a buisness since Orchid. Today Opeth can live of their buisness, but that was never the main reason.

Opeth are musicians.
period.

 

[Hevimees]

That is my point exactly. Opeth needs to do what they need to do to to keep going. They are a business and a band at the same time.

It doesn't matter whether they are in it for the money, fans, fame, music, themselves or whatever. You simply don't pay (or do anything else) to benefit a person who tries to take advantage of you.

So your comment about the Polish Hunterfest was simply stupid.

 

[all_sins_undone]

god damnit ppl here are stupid

 

[FRUGiHOYi]

people who dont like gr are dumb

 

[hibernal_dream]

That is my point exactly. Opeth needs to do what they need to do to to keep going. They are a business and a band at the same time.

Are you accusing Opeth of sacrificing their artistic values for the sake of the money? Sorry, but that's much worse than accusing them of writing a slightly inferior album.

 

[Dante's Inferno]

If they don't get paid, they have to get extra jobs, which means less concerts and longer time between albums. Besides, they've gotta feed their family, right?

 

[all_sins_undone]

i heard that peter is the CEO of opeth incorporated. can anyone confirm?

 

[i aint play this]

Wth is this thread about? what is the point? i'd appreciate some explanations...

 

[i aint play this]

people who dont like gr are dumb

Yeah, maybe a bit.