What is every one's view of Opeth's musc. Allow me to explain mine. To me Opeth is "music" for people who don't need to be told what kind of music to listen to. Today people don't LISTEN to music, they just think power chords on a guitar and "rap/metal" which takes NO TALENT is the best and most "ant-comformist" type of music. They've lost all knowledge of true art and music. To me, I can't stand mainstream influences and those who listen to music just because MTV is playing it or they heard it from the radio. They don't take the time to look and seek out the really deep use of music and those who play it. Opeth is a music for intellectuals who actually use the mind. I've been a lover of Opeth since the Morningrise era and have since never seen a band to come comparitivly close to displaying the talent that the band has. To me, I have to LISTEN to music. Not just jumbled loops, beats, and hooks. Music today is sooo cheapened. They play music that a 5 year old can play. All these pop bands usually make their music on a computer and don't even write their own songs. It's really hard to express what Opeth means to me. It's moods and finely tuned perfection is undiscribeable. Hopefully I hope everyone knows what I mean. Most bands think you have to say "fuck" 500 times in an album to sell records. Opeth have put out 5 albums without 1 use of profanity. All the songs are pure poetry and Mikal and Peter need to be put in a hall of fame for their guitar talents. All of the acoustics are extremely advanced and simply put, are in a catagory all their own. This does not scratch the surface of the emotional side of Opeth that it holds for me. Words can only discribe so much. Often time they don't come out right. What I'm writing doesn't do Opeth justice. But they'll still keep putting out perfect albums for we true intellectuals who appreciate music/art/emotion and really LISTEN to the music which speaks loader that lyrics do and not affected by image or mainstream followers. I hope everyone knows that this is barley the feeling I have for Opeth, it goes much, much deeper than any words can convey. Does everyone feel the same?
-Mourning
-Mourning