What's the general consensus on this board on the Funeral Portrait?

[raaargh]

Is is popular? I don't see it mentioned very much which is sad because I think it's one of their best and would love to see them crack it out on tour this year...

 

[Volt]

I think the general consensus is that it's an Opeth song.

 

[JoeVice]

in my opinion, its worse than the worst possible slipknot song, which they haven't even written yet.

 

[Slynt]

It's among my least favourite Opeth songs.

 

[Godhead59]

I love it. Has one of Opeth's heaviest riffs and the solo trade-off that Mike and Peter do around the middle is awesome.

 

[demonofthefall6469]

One of my favorites, love to just rock out to it

 

[Brave.Archangel]

i think it's a good song, but not their best

 

[myndcrym370]

I think it's a pretty tasty jam

 

[i aint play this]

One of their most poorly written songs. Not very good.

 

[Jon Snow]

i like it

 

[Korlich]

you will learn to apreciate it when you see this:

 

[Scherprechter]

Great song. Grooves pretty much all the way through, which isn't very common in their songs. The main riff kicks ass and it has two of Opeth's tastiest riffs from 1:16 - 2:32.

 

[gabaghoul]

one of the most gratifying and thrilling songs in their entire catalog - that mounting acoustic mantra exploding into a bouncy succession of monster riff after monster riff, and each one tops the next, making you crank the volume higher and higher. awesome.

love this song, one of my top 5 Opeth tracks of all-time (been listening since just before MAYH was released).

 

[Vega Skater]

Dirge For November and The Funeral Portrait were my least favourite on Blackwater Park (not including Patterns in the Ivy) because DfN wasn't progressive enough for my liking and I wasn't a fan of the first heavy riff of tFP (it just put me off). However as time went on I realised DfN is supposed to be doomy and unlike the rest of the album, with the beginning and end sections being amongst the most beautiful Opeth has written. I am a fan of both at this time but I prefer SL songs (for example) because the album flows so well. SL is a great album, whereas Blackwater Park has great songs.

 

[Slayer101]

one of the best on BWP

 

[JoeVice]

one section is similar in classical order to its comparison, the lotus eater's. do you folks know what i mean?

 

[worldwide_suicide]

^your new "evil" online persona sucks tbh. thank god you're banned now.

 

[ramses]

It's one of my top ten Opeth songs. It's the best one to start off with, when driving somewhere.

 

[Lachybob]

I personally love the track, but its definately not among my fav opeth tunes. That said it really fits into blackwater park as a whole album better than as a single track. Fits in with the whole feel of the album i find personally

 

[Deathamphetamine1313]

The first song I ever heard by Opeth, and a great one at that. But, if you're first introducing someone to Opeth, I would not recommend playing them Funeral Portrait.