Which one is more folky? Still Life or BWP?

[batmura]

I've always thought BWP is more on the folkier side, while SL is more of a mix of melodic metal, death and prog.

Comments?

 

[Liquid Diamonds]

Hmmm... interesting question. Can't say I've ever thought about it. My gut instinct is to say Sl is folkier (I'm hearing the acoustic bits in The Moor, sounds pretty folky to me). But then....BWP does have a very folky vibe...
Let me think about this....

 

[Tubbs]

The Moor, Godhead's Lament, and even Benightened I think sound really folkish, especially the acoustic parts.

 

[batmura]

Yeah but what about "Harvest", "The Drapery Falls", "Dirge for November" and "Patterns for the Ivy" to name a few?

 

[all_sins_undone]

Hmm Ill have to say SL because it was my first instinct.

 

[naboo]

Still Life. The acoustic bits on the first two songs of that album are probably Opeth's folkiest parts. Blackwater Park has a few folky passages but not many that really come out and FOLK to me.

 

[JoeVice]

yah, i definetely say still life...

 

[in limbow]

Still Life, but BWP has a lot of folkish parts too

 

[Jude]

Probably Still Life, but BWP has Harvest.

 

[blinkgreenozzy]

Still Life definetly.....BWP has more of a warm progressive 70's feel to the acoustic parts i think atleast

 

[Braighs]

From Orchid through Ghost Reveries each album looses some folk and gets some prog imo. Still Life.

 

[MasterOLightning]

^Yes.

 

[dishcloth]

Still Life.

 

[Oxyn]

I'd say Still Life.

 

[Sexy_Grandpa]

From Orchid through Ghost Reveries each album looses some folk and gets some prog imo. Still Life.

I definitely agree with this 100% altho I might say Still Life is a bit more folky than MYAH.

I'd say Blackwater Park had a much proggier feel than Still Life. The acoustic passages in Still Life have a definite folk feel to them whilst in Blackwater Park have a more atmospheric 70s prog feel. After Blackwater Park I'd say the folk influence was practically gone.

 

[byrne]

Neither are very "folky" at all. Acoustic guitars =/= folk music.

 

[Sexy_Grandpa]

I'd say that one part in "The Moor" where he goes "Oooo-ooo-ooo" in the extended quiet part would be the definition of what I consider folk personally. Some others may think differently

 

[prowlergrig]

I definitely agree with this 100% altho I might say Still Life is a bit more folky than MYAH.

I'd say Blackwater Park had a much proggier feel than Still Life. The acoustic passages in Still Life have a definite folk feel to them whilst in Blackwater Park have a more atmospheric 70s prog feel. After Blackwater Park I'd say the folk influence was practically gone.

good points there.
sl is folkier

 

[Autumnal]

Neither are very "folky" at all. Acoustic guitars =/= folk music.

See the middle of Godhead's Lament and the part in The Drapery Falls right after the heavy part.