your favorite katatonia album

[Synesthesia]

i just got into katatonia and i downloaded a few of there songs, but i dont know which of there albums i should buy. what would any of you recommend as an album that you can listen to without it getting boring because im tight on money and dont get new music often.

 

[no_reply]

any album is worth ur money..................

 

[Synesthesia]

yea but which one would be best to get into the band
i was thinking last fair deal gone down

 

[Katatonica]

yeah lfdgd...or if u wan a taste of all buy the black sessions (if u like light nice depressing top quality doom) or brave yesterdays if u like more heavier blackyish music

 

[no_reply]

nah black sessions did not include all of the greatest kata songs, yup grab last fair, it's the best album so far..........

 

[lucifer1126]

i'd say grab the black sessions box. well worth the money with all the good songs from the newer material and comes with a dvd!

 

[stefan86]

last fair deal gone down if you're into the light material and brave murder day for some serious death/doom

 

[Fahrenheit]

My favorite album is (and I guess forever will be) Tonight's Decision, but with objective point of view I will say that best Katatonia album is Last Fair Deal Gone Down, but from another side the most interesting for listener will be Viva Emptiness album, because there is a solid story and it's perfectly shows the mood of the band. But there is another "but": new Katatonia album The Great Cold Distance is the most powerful and qualitative work of the band. So I can't even decide for myself what album is better, so I will not give you any advices. And by the way, Brave Murder Day, Dance of December Souls and Discouraged Ones are fucking classic, it's must listen to everyone.

 

[LifeDepraved]

i love disocueged opnes but last fair deal gone down has my favorit songs!!!!

 

[BlueSky]

viva emptiness, last fair deal gone down or the great cold distance are all good choices

 

[Hypnos]

get Viva Emptiness, definitely better than LFDGD imo. songs are stronger and the vocals much improved...

 

[MadTinus]

get Viva Emptiness, definitely better than LFDGD imo. songs are stronger...

No f*ckin' way, but that's my opinion.

Anyway, LFDGD is a good starting point, as most people here have said already.

 

[the mourner13]

Man go and grab Tonight's Decision...It's a lifetime experience...But as said before any album would worth

 

[Peachy]

get Viva Emptiness... and the vocals much improved...

Definitely much improved. I love that album, and it would be my favorite, but the newest one is simply fantastic. My favorite is The Great Cold Distance!

 

[salient]

All albums, mournful and darker Katatonia, very obvivious, but last,-" The Great Cold Distance" more mature then others. Last album balance of light and dark, this is my choice- choice of the professionals!

 

[Cerulean]

Whatever you do, don't start with Viva Emptiness

 

[Hypnos]

yeah, keep the best one for the end...

 

[Cerulean]

Bastard

 

[Hypnos]

indeed

 

[Morfeind]

Whatever you do, don't start with Viva Emptiness

Actually, I rediscovered Katatonia with that album and have been addicted ever since. I had copies of Last Fair Deal, Discouraged Ones and Viva Emptiness collecting dust until one day I gave the latter another shot and was completely blown away. I guess Katatonia finally "clicked" with me that day.