Wreath is like a fine wine...

We actually talked about playing this one sometime.
We have never ever played this as a band (not even before we recorded the album), but I agree it is a good song, very dark. Just don't like the recorded version that much.

We went through a few "Wreath" riffs in the rehearsal room and everyone's faces was like "yes, yes"!

We'll see....

Mike
 
Mikael Åkerfeldt;6974998 said:
We actually talked about playing this one sometime.
We have never ever played this as a band (not even before we recorded the album), but I agree it is a good song, very dark. Just don't like the recorded version that much.

We went through a few "Wreath" riffs in the rehearsal room and everyone's faces was like "yes, yes"!

We'll see....

Mike

Yes yes yes! It would be fabulous to finaly see Wreath live!

And the fact that you don't like the recorded version that much is actualy a very good reason for doing that song live :kickass:
 
The whole of Deliverance feels like a madmans murderous confession that was caught on old 1920's vinyl. His (numerous) murders followed by the recognition of what he's done followed by regret then back to crazy man.
It's like if Still Life had a baby with DT's 'Scenes from Memory'.

l33t descriptive skilz.:rock:
 
Mikael Åkerfeldt;6974998 said:
We actually talked about playing this one sometime.
We have never ever played this as a band (not even before we recorded the album), but I agree it is a good song, very dark. Just don't like the recorded version that much.

We went through a few "Wreath" riffs in the rehearsal room and everyone's faces was like "yes, yes"!

We'll see....

Mike

I'd probably nut in my pants if you guys actually played Wreath live.

The riff that you wrote that plays before and after these vocal lines (don't know the exact time off the top of my head)...

Human harvest burning
Blackest pages turning
Twisted perception come true
Captured in dreams connected


...is pretty much the epitome of evil as far as riffs go.

The one problem I see with this song concerning it being played live is the overlapping vocals at the end of the song. I've recorded this song a few times and I assume you would have to dumb down the vocals a bit otherwise it would be hell on your lungs. I remember seeing on Lamentations that you recorded the 1st and 3rd sections every other line because of the overlapping.

Regardless though, you'd probably make alot of Opeth fan's life worthwhile if you could pull it off.

I realize Mike will probably never read what I just said, but oh well.
 
Mikael Åkerfeldt;6974998 said:
We actually talked about playing this one sometime.
We have never ever played this as a band (not even before we recorded the album), but I agree it is a good song, very dark. Just don't like the recorded version that much.

We went through a few "Wreath" riffs in the rehearsal room and everyone's faces was like "yes, yes"!

We'll see....

Mike

That would be awesome!!! I just hope to be there when you do play it....Please wait 'til you're in San Francisco. :lol:

See ya there.

SRS
 
It's a great song for sure. Very good album, but still lacks something the other albums have.
Listening to GR conveys colors and feelings of sickness and evil.
Still Life conjures love and despair in my head, and BlackwaterPark surely conveys feelings and colors of bleakness, desolation and loneliness.

For some reason Deliverance gives me no colors or atmosphere. While the other albums really do have an atmosphere throughout the album, Deliverance basically is like sitting in an empty room. Good music, good songwriting, and impressive musicianship, but lacks the feeling and mood of their other work.

That said, the songs on Deliverance are fantastic. And I know solos arent everything, but both Mikes and Peters guitar solos on Wreath have got to be some of their best.

I agree with everything you said here...It sure does kick alot of ass ....Especially those first 2 songs but the feeling is diff..
 
The one problem I see with this song concerning it being played live is the overlapping vocals at the end of the song. I've recorded this song a few times and I assume you would have to dumb down the vocals a bit otherwise it would be hell on your lungs. I remember seeing on Lamentations that you recorded the 1st and 3rd sections every other line because of the overlapping.
Well that's something that's in many Opeth songs. He just shortens up the lines. It sounds great, I don't see why it should be a problem. Seeing the song performed live will be awesome. I really hope they do!