Well, here's my short story of the weekend:
I went to see Epica in concert on saturday...After exposing myself to Mutiny Within, Blackguard, Scar Symmetry and Epica (mostly growling vocals for the first 3 bands), I said to myself tonight: I'll pop the Royal Albert Hall DVD by Opeth...Lo and behold...A new appreciation for them!
I'm not a fan of the growling/screaming but after getting used to them with Epica and the new JLB album, I kind of started liking them...So tonight, I finally "got" Opeth.
I wish I had really gotten Opeth when I saw them in Tucson in 2009. I love the music passages, the clean vocals, and the guitar solos but the growling was the turn off...I had to listen to them at a low volume. After tonight, I might listen to them a little louder
I own the RAH DVD, Watershed, and the Lamentations DVD (which I originally got because of the Documentary...I'm a sucker for making of documentaries).
Anyways, carry on..
NP: Opeth - Watershed album